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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1900

Page

3

Hamer Day Funeral Directors Featured in Local Ad

An advertisement for Hamer & Day, embalmers and funeral directors, appears in the issue. The notice mentions an attendant at the store night and day at the East Corner location, 574.

Hamer & Day

Local notices mix of travel and politics in town

Mitchell visitors and residents travel to Indianapolis for business and social events. A marriage license was issued. Republican gains praised as city improves finances. Community figures like August Unkel and George D. Abraham are highlighted for leadership and involvement.

August Unkel

Webb residents travel and local notes from Greensburg

Lysander Montgomery of near Erie visited town Monday while Marion G. Cole went to Indianapolis on business Tuesday. Emanuel Sears shows rheumatism improvement. Mrs Ula Hart ill with malaria on North J street. E B Love of Nashville visited Saturday. Lillie Parrott gravely ill with pneumonia. Alex Bivins seriously ill with catarrh of the bowels in North Bedford. Greensburg readies for free mail delivery and numbers streets. Summit Lane noted as a street between 9th and 10th. Webb Huff from Indian Springs en route to Republican State Convention Wednesday. Progress Clothing Co adds new north side awning. Trustee West examined two graduates at Court House Saturday. Married by Judge Chrisler Joseph Mundy and Cenia Buskirk of Limestone on Tuesday evening. Prof W J Homer of Bedford to Danville Ky for Harding & Riehm. Harry Brown improves property with stone wall and water works. Minnie Winder returns to Ellettsville from visit east of town. Ex postmaster J W McCarty of Washington in town en route to Indianapolis for Royal Arcanum meeting. Rails pile at 17th and G set afire by boys. no harm. Aura Smith to Kansas for four to five weeks of meetings with husband Rev Aura Smith. H G Laiyards and wife and W P Buzzaird discharged after smallpox exposure. Club House folks to be discharged later.

Busy City Hosts Politicians and Travellers on Friday

Wade Mason and Charley Mason of Springville visited the city Friday along with Curtis Ray Republican candidate for Trustee. Several others including Rev C L Norman of Bartletsville and John Wilder traveled for business or conference. The Standard Oil Co received a car load of 60 gallon tanks, and a state convention in Indianapolis drew politicians like Col V V Williams Col A GC Voris Oliver M Cosner D Y Johnson and John D Williams.

Wade Charley Mason Springville City Curtis Ray Standard Oil Company Col V. V. Williams Col. A. GC. Voris Oliver M. Cosner D. Y. Johnson John D. Williams Indianapolis

Thanksgiving Thanks and Local Notices Spur May Eclipse Preview

Neighbors and friends are thanked for aid during illness and death of a son from Limestone, Indiana. Rev H A Severinghaus of Bedford will preach at the German M E church. G A R plans Decoration Day committees early. Mec McClure's Magazine May issue features Simon Newcomb on the total May solar eclipse and prior eclipse insights, with full illustrations.

Mrs. Beaty Limestone, Ind H. A. Severinghaus Bedford M. E MecClure Simon Newcomb

Magnetic healing for chronic diseases promoted by professor

Prof George P Parks offers magnetic treatment for chronic illnesses including nervous disorders and female troubles with free consultation. Training in magnetic healing available to others at Cor 17th and I St Bedford.

Local Carpet and Drapery Offer Headlines

A display promotes a large collection of floor covering and draperies in the region. The ad invites readers to visit and discuss carpet and curtain needs with staff.

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City Court Ends Ban on Intoxication Fines

Judge Stephenson Saturday forenoon assessed Sam Forrester 13.50 for intoxication with stay, and Cal Chambers 9 for the same offense, the latter jailed. Community notes mention local visits, elections, and upcoming mayoral race as Linton adopts city airs after May 1.

Bedford News In Briefs From Community Life

City Engineer Gus Houston offers to donate land for a church. A six year old loses part of a finger in a tobacco cutter at Buchanan's store. Dedication services draw visitors from Springville. Funeral of Mrs. Jacob Gehring held after illness in Williams. Bedford post office stocks new 2 cent stamp books with 1 cent binding fee. Prof. Thomas Jackson visits Danville Indiana then Cedarburg Wisconsin for summer work. George Perkins dies after leg injury from a rail in Surprise and is buried at Beech Grove. Local families attend Mrs Bennett’s funeral at Avoca. Miss Carrie Robinson arrives from Indianapolis to visit Radford friends. Fred and John Strout prepare a 25 foot gasoline launch for fishing parties. Consolidated Stone Company files $250,000 mortgage for six percent first mortgage bonds dated May 1 1900, payable in 20 years.

A. M. Morris Williams Jacob Gehring Bedford The Consolidated Stone Company Keithley the Consolidated Stone Company

Bedford Notes on Church, Taxes and Local Affairs

W A Webb carpets the new Baptist church. N B Hawkins from Portland Indiana visits Bedford paying taxes and urges the Indianapolis Southern railroad. State fishing season is closed for sixty days after May 1 with some waters exempt. Indiana crop conditions show warmer weather and improving crops. John M Johnson seeks re election to Third Ward council, praising Waterworks management. Cuban census reports majority native Cubans with 32 percent Negroes and 140000 qualified voters.

John M. Johnson

Fayetteville May 26 Union Decoration of Soldiers and Citizens

A local notice invites all to join the Fayetteville area on May 26 for a union decoration day to honor soldiers and citizens. Events include speeches, music, a service at the new Townhall, and a ceremony at the Old Union cemetery. Bring baskets and participate in the community affair.

Fayetteville

Couples Marry Freely Across Kentucky Border

A Jeffersonville push to restrict marriage licenses failed as nine Kentucky couples crossed into Gretna Green to marry Sunday. The Courier-Journal notes the move did not curb weddings and the practice remains easy for locals to wed across the border.

Jeffersonville Jeff Courier-Journal Kentucky Gretna Green

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East Side Square Bedford, Indiana Louis Mayer N. B Dot Ray Mitchell Politic J. Hickson Smith Amanda McFall Owensburg West 12Th Street I.H. Crim F. M. Lemon West 17Th Street John Caley Palestine, Ill Joseph Munday Denia Buskirk Charley Emerson and Little Son Norman Station J. C. Carlton Edwin Gould J. A. Kemp Salem J.H. McPheeters Martin Chambers Squire Evans Silverville David M. Monicle Charley Bowman Hatfield House S. A. Snyder S. L. Aley Tom Erwin Lillian Caley Aason Martin Elizabethtown Oliver Knott and Dottie Wray Zelma Bernie Fry Otis Fry Arthur Fry Central Union Telephone Company Jeffersonville Cor. Courier Journal H. H. Edwards Joseph Parker Popcorn Della Quigley Red Cross Everett Wilson Ray Boruff Chicago W. H. Boruff J.T. McFarlin Lawrence Park Geo. W. House Furst Kerber Stone Co New Albany Washington Park George Allen Flora, Dr Charles Woody Wm.a. Wallace Daviess County Ralph Beatty Green Hill Cal Welcher Malott 10Th Street Cliff Starks West Baden Washington Nine John C. Guthrie Tunnelton Mark Shryer Bloomfield Evansville Woman’s Missionary Society of the Northwest Nellie Beddoe Washington Joseph Gardner George D. Abraham Odon Wien Boys Rigeur G.ades Frank M. Cosner Frank M Postoffice Webb Lysander Montgomery Near Erie Marion G. Cole Emanuel Sears Ula Hart North J Street E. B. Love Nashville Brown County Lillie Parrott Alex Bivins North Greensburg Webb Huff Indian Springs Progress Clothing Company Trustee West Court House Chrisler Joseph Mundy Cenia Buskirk Limestone W. J.homer Danville, Ky Harding & Riehm Seymour Republican Harry Brown I Street City Water Works Minnie Winder Charles Echbach Ellettsville J. W. McCarty Royal Arcanum Dave Ragsdale Aura Smith Kansas Rev H. G. Laiyards W. P. Buzzaird Robert Overton Brownstown C. L. Norman Bartlettsville Albert Chastine Strout Ed Fillion Wheatland, Ind J. J. Spellicy & Co Henry Lawrence John Wilder al Conners Horace Payne Clear Springs Bert Baker East 16Th Street Mr. Baker Lafayette Frank Crookes Colorado Springs, Col T. J. and W.F. Brooks John Fisher Baby D.L Barker Neihart, Mont Olive Glover Fulton Bunday J Street Summit Lane U. I John Thompson Katherine McClelland James McClelland Salem-Bedford Joe Johnson J. M. Potter Indian Creek Township S. B. Lowe T. J. Brooks John M. Gainey George P. Parks 17Th & I St City Police Court Taylor Byers Charley Porter Selby Voorhees 14Th Street T. H. Taylor North H Street J.A. Speer Orleans J.A Vansickle Newland Edwards W. L. Evans H. F. Ragsdale Heltonville Bedford Friends W. J. Millis Plainville, Ind H. J. Dale Linton Gracie Withers West 19Th Street Ellen McDaniel Eastern Star Benjamin F. Royal Lydia Acton Walter Stephens Rose E. Mise Joe Ketchem Anen Moore Will Whitted Star City Ind Lee A. Gilbert Anderson's Jewelery Store Guernsey Iowa J. M.D. Huddleson Decker John Hartman Luella Hartman Lena Gussker Bartholomew County Friends C. E H. Asbury J. Beesley Greene County Werner Wray Otha Mark Andy Fine Owensbourg Frank Mendrixson Westport Gus Houston Alfred Billy Campbell Buchanan’s Margaret Short New Baptist Church Thomas Jackson Danville Cedarburg Wis George Perkins Beech Grove Wm. Benzel, Jr Ed Orrell and Baby Harvey McLaughnan Cross Lane Bennett Avoca C. L. Baker Logansport Carrie Robinson Julia Wallheiser Miss Robinson Col. E. J. Robinson Radford Fred John Strout W. A. Webb N. B. Hawkins Portland Indianapolis Southern Railroad Ohio River Lake Michigan Indiana Mattings W. M Marshal Russell E. W. Taylor W. P. Hargitt Emma Hunter Wyoming Hargitt U. S Cincinnati Enquirer Mail Bedford National Bank John R. Walsh T.O. Daggy Castier Dimension Lumber Hugh Melean & Co Beofocrd, Indiana R.A. Braxton D.D.S. H Telapsiona No Geo. W. Bay J. Gardner JW. Trainor D.D.S Ee Telephone No o-Tauiorela Plymouth Rocks America Leesville H. H. Chess Undertakers John D. Alexander Gunn Eagle Clothing Richard Ee. B. Stephenson South Side Gunn Building C. H. Emery
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