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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
4
Proprietors Thomas J. Brooks and Fred B. Otis publish a city paper with Mrs Harry Askew as managing editor and Wesley L. Rhoda as society editor. The paper lists roles including editor, managing editor, and job department manager.
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Announcement in Indianapolis names W. H. Sherrill and Charles G. Malott as members of a committee on fraternal courtesies for the Scottish Rite Golden Jubilee in Indianapolis May 17 21 Brandt C Downey of Indianapolis chairs the committee active Masons from several cities form the Valley of Indianapolis The celebration marks fifty years of Scottish Rite in the state A monster banquet is planned at the state fair grounds coliseum with an automobile tour of Indianapolis boulevards prior to the banquet nearly one thousand autos may be needed for the event The program will be packed with events throughout the celebration"}
Southeastern section crews were telegraphed to Williams on Friday as heavy field fires raged in the district. After several hours of hard work the fires were brought under control. A separate woods fire in the city outskirts was extinguished with little damage.
The Supreme Court on Friday held that licensed druggists cannot be convicted of illegal sales of intoxicating liquors under the blind tiger act. The ruling overrules a Clinton circuit court decision against David W. Rigrish and clarifies that the statute does not apply to licensed pharmacists. Prosecutors in dry counties had used the act to show sales and describe store operations, but the court says other provisions govern druggist prosecutions.
Graham J S Denby has been appointed administrator of the estate of David J Mackey a former railroad magnate who died in Evansville Ind The estate is valued at 5000 dollars and James L Mackey is named as the only heir
A wagon collision in Kansas left the driver dead after the wagon struck a stump. Relatives of the victim are reported to be in Kansas.
The report details Mrs. Fullen of Lucerne Kansas visiting family in Bedford after her brother Isaac Standiford's fatal accident. It also covers the sudden death of James Henry Culhan, 18 months, from ingesting oil of myrbane found in a desk, with funeral rites held at 1519 West Seventeenth Street conducted by Rev. Father Lannert and burial at Green Hill.
The Hutchinson versus Hutchinson suit scheduled for Saturday before Special Judge John H Edwards was continued indefinitely. A jury demand led to continued postponement until an opportune time for trial. M C Hunter traveled from Bloomington to stay over Sunday. Miss Lara Bowman visits Helonton with her parents. Mr and Mrs A Morris left for Salem to visit son Benj Morris and relatives.
Robbery at a Sanders store owned by Melsner Sunday night resulted in a considerable quantity of merchandise being taken along with a horse and buggy used for the getaway. A call for bloodhounds was received but no dogs were sent as terms could not be arranged.
SPETI ilwood Tindell returned from Louisville after examination and bladder cancer surgery by Dr John Day. Partial removal of the tumor occurred, with uncertainty over lasting relief and possible future operations. William Hammond Monon Agent at Springville takes a layoff due to illness from a prior stroke. Laura Cummings of Elma visited Friday with Mrs Orland Cummings en route to her mother Mrs Elizabeth Troggden on North H street. Mrs Cummings has been ill and is just recovering.
The Bedford Concert Orchestra will present a concert Friday evening April 28 under the auspices of the C. W. B. M. at the First Christian church. The event promises a fine program for music lovers.
Mrs. Carl Sherwin reports her husband, in Württemberg, Germany, has been very ill with fever and briefly unconscious. He is recovering in a leading hospital and will not return to the United States before August, studying chemistry at Tubingen University and receiving American medical care during illness.
Moses Wertheim, a longtime visitor to Bedford, marks four decades of frequent stays and association with the town. Local residents recall his regular visits and the steady presence he maintained over many years.
James Newkirk receives news of his brother in law Worthheim death in Cincinnati after forty years as a traveling salesman for a Cincinnati wholesale grocery house. Survivors include five children and a widow. Funeral held in Cincinnati with relatives from this city attending. Also an East 18th street girl badly bruised after a 75 foot fall from a B&O S branch embankment. listed as serious but improving with medical care.
The Department of Agriculture will launch a new system of weekly weather forecasts to aid farmers in planning operations and help shippers manage perishable shipments. Distributing points are Columbus for Ohio Indianapolis for Indiana and Louisville for Kentucky, with forecasts covering the Ohio valley.
Frank B. Humston of Monon, based in Indianapolis, is arranging to relocate his family to the city, pursuing a steady home life in Tune.
A gas leak from the oven used for cooking at Brooks Bishop’s home caused an explosion Sunday evening around 5 o clock. Mary McCain, living with the Bishops and serving as the culinary instructor, sustained severe burns to her head face and neck. A local physician attended her and her condition today is improving though the injuries were extensive. Her escape from more serious harm is described as miraculous.
John W. Massey maps remodeling of his North M street home after a recent fire to create a modern cottage setting in the city. Daniel Bass, a prominent local farmer from Sheeks Crossing, visited the city Friday noting health improvement. Charles Engle of Norman Station, also in town, reported farmers preparing for a bumper corn crop as late rains revive wheat.
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