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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
7
Interstate Public Service Co begins foundation work for a new 60 000 cubic foot gas reservoir near the city gas house. It can be enlarged to 163 603 capacity to meet growth. Stacey Mfg Co of Cincinnati holds the contract. Ready by June 1.
Rice Haverley predicts a fair fruit crop in the Bedford and Bryants ville area as peach pear and cherry trees are in bloom. He notes frost risk could spoil the yield if a heavy frost comes after this mild spell.
Peru Indiana April 18 The Peru Greys opened their season before a record crowd of 2 509 and defeated the Marion Roosters 17 to 4. Calderhead hit a home run and triple while Pritchett collected four hits. Cramer pitched twelve strikeouts but left after the seventh. Batteries Cramer and Goodman Whitridge Kesner and Briggs.
Deputy Treasurer Roscoe White takes charge of the Mitchell taxpaying station for the south of the river area all week. The move places White at the helm of tax collection and related duties in the region.
Remains of Emmett F. Sutherland aged about 60 were brought to the city from Columbus after a surgical operation. He previously lived in Indianapolis and left two sons Eugene and Glenn with another in Chicago. Former president of Southern Indiana Normal College at Mitchell and former superintendent of Jagper and Shoals schools. Funeral services at the Malott home conducted by Rev. Frank Lenig with a large gathering. Burial at Green Hill.
The basement and foundation of the new Free Methodist church at 7th and KR streets are complete and ready for carpenters. The one story bungalow style structure measures 36 by 50 feet with a 25 by 40 foot basement. Architect Williams prepared the plans.
Mrs T J Brooks regent of Joan Wallace Chapter D A R and National Convention delegate left Sunday for Washington accompanied by Mrs Ray Boruff to present a new signet ring design endorsed by several state chapters. Mrs Julia Wallheiser recovers from severe finger injuries after a radiator mishap on Tuesday and is reported doing well.
At 1034 Bedford defeated Bloomfield High School 85 to 34 in a closer start to the meet before Bedford pulled away. Ralph Patton scored 32, Ray Pace 22, Hays 10 with Stephenson close in mile and half mile. Next Saturday Bedford meets Evansville High School at the new race track near the Sedimentation basin.
In Gran Lafayette Indiana on April 18 a looming legal clash arises as the Monon and Big Four railroad companies contest control of the old Wabash and Erie Canal towpath. The Monon pushes north crossing Big Four tracks while the latter blocks with long car strings awaiting a possible crossing. Representative Will R Wood aids the Monon in the fight.
City Councilman James Seithmore of Mitchell underwent hospital treatment in Indianapolis but his doctors deemed surgery futile as he battles a rare stomach cancer. Seithmore has long served as the town's Mo non operator and has been a fixture in Mitchell for years.
Mrs. George Ridgeway of Bryantsville spent Thursday with her twin sister Mrs. James Williams on West 22nd Street. Oval Boyd, new owner of the Buchanan property on South Street, is excavating for a basement and plans extensive improvements and a handsome addition.
The Indiana appellate court holds a former railroad employee may recover wages withheld for relief department dues under the 1907 act. Benjamin N. Acton, hired in 1909, can reclaim $6 held by the B and O Southwestern Railroad. The decision affects several pending suits and may be appealed to the supreme court, with implications for other railroads and future recoveries.
The funeral for Patrick Kennedy of Odon and Terre Haute was held Sunday at the Hartman home with Rev. Lenig presiding. The Elks quartet sang Abide With Me and Face To Face, followed by a procession to Green Hill Cemetery for BPOE and B of L I rites. Numerous relatives and friends from Jacksonville, Bloomington, Loogootee, and Terre Haute attended the service and burial.
Mrs. Hoover Trinkle of Washington D C has joined her husband in Bedford where Mr. Trinkle works for the Census Bureau. He will be in and near Bedford for several weeks continuing census duties.
A state law designates April 11 as Arbor Day though many days exist in modern calendars. The note questions the reason for Arbor Day while urging trees for schools and pointing to the seasonal sense of celebration. Mitchell residents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Duncan and children visited William Duncan on the Monical farm before returning home. Mr. Duncan works as a car repairer for the B and O Southwestern and travels daily to the city on the branch line.
We thank friends and neighbors for loving kindness during our wife and mother's illness and death. Thanks for the many floral offerings. M. D. Lane Arlen Lane Georgia Haas Harold Lane. Mrs. Robert Campbell is seriously ill at her East Oolitic home.
Twenty eight horses were sent by American Express from this city to Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania. The car carried 28 head of good animals and the final disposition of the shipment remains unknown. Neighbors note the unusual nature of shipping so many horses by express. Meanwhile news from St Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis reports George L Tovey recovering from hernia surgery and expected to stay two more weeks. Mrs Fern Taylor and her two young daughters travel to Noblesville Indiana to visit Mrs Ida Trowbridge until May 1 and then join their husband in Bloomington for the ball season.
The Ladies Aid of the First Baptist church have completed a new kitchen with gas connection and a two hundred cup coffee urn. They will handle culinary tasks for church events and small functions with this upgraded facility.
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