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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1906

Page

3

Bedford City News Highlights Local Visiting and Moves

Bedford citizens and visitors abound with reports of friends and relatives visiting Bloomington Seymour Orleans Heltonville Mitchell Indianapolis and Lafayette. Local moves include McMahan renting East Side School for a dwelling and Graff and Acton planning relocations. Health notes include Mayor Smith ill and doctor Freeland returning from Florida.

J. L. Spear Seymour City Mabel Dilley Bloomington

New Train Schedule Adds Sunday Time Card Effect

A new time card system goes into effect Sunday on the Southern Indiana railroad. Bedford trains will depart southbound at 8 45 a m, 2 15 p m and 7 05 p m while northbound departures are 8 01 a m, 1 12 p m and 6 59 a m.

Southern Indiana Railroad Bedford

Trains Set to Overtake as Fast Mail Trails Early Train

Two passenger trains depart Chicago for Louisville. The first leaves at 7:00 a.m. traveling 35 mph. The second leaves at 9:35 a.m. traveling 60 mph. The fast mail will overtake the slower train after closing a 75 mile head start, reaching the rear train at 11:40 a.m. about 170 miles from Chicago.

Chicago Lousville

Mitchell Lad Willie McPherson Missing To Seek Army Enlistment

Willie McPherson a Mitchell boy is missing from home. His father believes the youth plans to join the army. The Louisville recruiting office has been notified to take custody if an enlistment application is made until the father arrives.

Willie McPherson Mitchell Louisville Young McPherson

Mob Drives Out Oolitic Officials Amid Violent Street Turmoil

A mob in Oolitic forced town officials to reconvene and discharge Marshal Henry Sutton as Deputy Prosecutor J. Harry France fled for his life. The confrontation included threats of lynching, arrests, and an ensuing exodus to Bedford, with investigations promised to uncover the motives behind the upheaval.

Oolitic J. Harry France Henry Sutton Sutton France William Ettridge Ettridge Fletcher Oolitic News Marshal Sutton William Vanmeter Vanmeter Bedford O. L. McLachlan McLachlan Carmicheal

Aunt Cythia Williams Dies at 86 Near Williams Indiana

Aunt Cythia Williams died Thursday forenoon at her home near Williams Indiana aged 86. She was mother of 10 children including Giles Webb Mike Rout Kern and Kern. Survived by 45 grandchildren and about 50 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Williams.

Cythia Williams Williams, Ind Giles Williams Webb Williams Mike Williams Louis Rout David Kern George Kern Williams

Man killed crossing tracks at Cement plant tragedy

J W Ellis 24 died at City Hospital from injuries after being struck by cars while crossing a side track between box cars near the Cement plant. He was a native of Loogootee and sole support of his aged father. Remains to be taken to Loogootee for interment. Also notes on a forthcoming Elks Minstrels fountain and tax deadline May first with penalties.

J. W. Ellis Ellis Loogootee Charles Blackwell Mitchell

Property Owners Protest Brick Street Improvement Plan

City Council met with all members present except the mayor. Property owners on Fast Sixteenth street warned they would refuse to pay if the brick is used for the street repair, claiming the brick is defective. The meeting covered rail light duties, street stone orders, hotel drainage complaints, and quarterly financials with reports from the treasurer and water works committee.

Smith J. B. Stipp Fast Sixteenth Street Southern Indiana Railway Company Lincoln Street Zaring Bedford Crushed Stone Company S. T. Zollman Brewer’s Bedford Steam Stone Works 9Th Street Stickles Hotel Ferguson Home Telephone Company Water Works Committee East Sixteenth Street

Brutal Attempt Criminal Assault Alarms East End

Fevered scene on East 19th street ends with two women narrowly escaping a swarthy man near Knight pasture land. A mother guiding two young girls was chased for a quarter mile toward a slaughterhouse before Charles Brown intervened, escorting them home. The suspect, in dark clothes and a stiff hat, fled but is described as swarthy and of medium height. The women can identify him if caught.

East 19Th Street Knight U. S Leatherwood Creek Charles Brown Brown Mr. Brown

Mule Kicked Ear Off in Morning Accident

John Hackler, son-in-law of John Sellars, near Mitchell, was kicked by a mule while feeding colts. The mule struck his left ear, tearing it almost off. He was brought to Bedford where Dr. J. T. Freeland attended and hopes to save him from disfigurement.

John Hackler John Sellars Mitchell Hackler Bedford J. T. Freeland

The Goat Bucked at Mt Vernon Initiation

Modern Woodmen candidates held a last Thursday night initiation at Mt Vernon. A candidate used a blank pistol in a hoax, firing harmless paper wad that injured a boy in the eye. Willard Williams relocated from Wailheiser property to Fayetteville. Mae Hitchcock, guest of Mrs A T Hert in Louisville, Ky, is due home tonight.

Man Mt. Vernon Mae Hitchcock A. T. Hert Louisville, Ky

Lowe Voris Damage Suit Continued to July Term

The Lowe vs. Voris damage and slander suit was set for Paoli trial next Monday but continued to the July term of Orange Circuit Court because defendant's attorney M B Hottel must appear in a U S Court case next week.

S. B. Lowe A. CG. Voris Paoli Orange M. B. Hottel U. S. Court

Portrait Donated to Bedford Public Library of Hon. George G. Dunn

A group including Mrs. Alice M. Winstandley and Mrs. F. O. Malott presented an oil portrait of the Hon. George G. Dunn to the Bedford Public Library. Painted circa 1857, it was owned by the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse A. Mitchell and passed to their children. Dunn, a nationally known orator and statesman, is celebrated as Bedford’s eminent citizen.

Alice M. Winstandley F. O. Malott Robert Mitchell J. H. Mitchell Mattie Simpson W. A. Mitchell Bedford Public Library George G. Dunn Jesse A. Mitchell Dunn Bedford Indiana

The Chapters of Faith and Instruction in One Page

A compact devotional list presenting Bible chapters linked to themes such as peace birth triumph and love. It pairs John iii Romans viii Exodus xx Matthew v Luke xv Acts ii 1 Corinthians xiii Job Proverbs Hebrews xi Romans xiv Psalm li Isaiah lili and more with descriptors of salvation guidance and spiritual growth in a period voice.

Jesus Heaven Gold Job Christ Isaiah Lili Isaiah Ly Mount Zion Ascension

May Nulliey Charges In Walsh Rail Case

District Attorney Morrison warned that if government findings show the railroads were owned by the Chicago National Bank rather than John R. Walsh, charges of misappropriating 3 000 000 may be nullified. Walsh claims bank ownership and that he acted as bank agent, not owner, with wilful intent to defraud depending on ownership proof. The report also notes local residents ill or visiting relatives, council talks on waterworks pumps, and a corner stone ceremony committee member from the Nineteenth District.

Morrison John R. Walsh Chicago National Bank Walsh John W. Harris Indianapolis Harris

Supreme Court ruling stirs Indiana divorce questions

The high court decision says a divorce granted to a plaintiff living in one state while the defendant resides elsewhere isn’t binding there, making many Lawrence County couples’ marriages potentially illegal. If the divorcee stays in Indiana, it remains valid. leaving the state dissolves protection, and remarrying could invite bigamy suits. Residents with nonresident defendants face a perplexing, delicate situation about their status. Mrs. Caroline Brown’s 79th birthday tribute was hosted by Mrs. William McBride on April 17, with Bloomington editors and local lawyers en route to Linton for a Republican convention.

United States Supreme Court Lawrence County Supreme Court Indiana

City Eyes Brick Paving On Several Streets

The City Council reviews a proposal to pave 16th Street from K to the corporation line and 5th Street from I to G, plus G from 15th to 16th. A favorable vote is likely at the next council meeting.

16Th 5Th Street

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