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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
5
Dr. Joseph Heitger extracted a large false tooth plate swallowed twenty four hours earlier by Mrs. Dodd of Pear Palestine after it lodged about an inch below the collar bone. The obstruction did not injure the throat and no serious consequences followed. a smaller plate could have required stomach surgery.
John Millan Stone Co. personal injury case against Lu Syke was compromised. Syke, who suffered a broken leg from a stone struck by a sling, remains crippled with lasting wounds. Plaintiff awarded $2400 in the settlement with the largest band in the world cited in matter.
William A. Ragsdale is hospitalized at his daughter's home two miles south of town after a paralytic stroke caused by hardening arteries. He is 87 on May 24 and in very serious condition though some improvement since yesterday. The letter then shifts to a municipal music club notice urging band members to attend rehearsals and promote a concert season with promises of public support from the Commercial Club in two towns, Bedford and the home city.
Word comes of the serious illness of Joel Nichol son of Salem, prompting his son Ovid Nichol who plays with the Wichita baseball club to return home. Rev. H. M. Middleton, retired minister, visited Indian Springs with his wife, traveling from there via the Monon to Moore's Hill area.
Dell Martin and Quinn Hutchens obtain a license and plan to reside near a pastor with a small farm in Springville. Everett Mitchell and Ionah Morris, both from Redford, have health issues noted but continue ministerial work.
Indignation rises among flower lovers after a vandalism raid on tulip and hyacinth beds owned by Mrs. A C Voris Jena Campbell S B E Averys S Li Standish. Two 12 year old boys seen on Sixteenth Street carry hyacinths on their coats as evening crowds head to the picture show. Police may use this clue to identify suspects and pursue arrests.
Captain and Mrs William celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with family and friends. The couple's long marriage, spanning fifty years, reflects shared devotion and community ties.
Early Friday a blaze lit the Rawline rear porch near Citizens National Bank, waking a girl and residents. Firefighters extinguished the small fire before it spread. damage mainly to the porch and rear door, with wet premises helping to limit harm on a damp, windless night. The house at 1 street housed Mrs. Susan Chamberlain and family with visiting relatives.
Mayor Fields plans to send Bedford's chronic drinkers to the state Penal Farm opened April 12. Prisoners are forced to quit drinking and perform farm work. No drunken arrests have occurred since the 12th, sparking city hall curiosity over who will be the first to be sent there. Lewis Bough and children left for Evansville to visit their mother, Mrs. Carrie Schiffman, for a few weeks.
Ed Coulter, sentenced April 22 to 2 to 14 years for uttering bad checks, was led to Michigan City Prison after a large crowd watched his handcuffed return. His two young daughters sobbed as they urged a farewell while the father showed little emotion amid the parting scene. Deputy Sheriff McClure Smith escorted him.
The city of Mitchell purchased the Bates property at Eighth and Main for a Carnegie Library site with 65 feet frontage on Main Street. A $16,000 building is expected as a donation from a great philanthropist, with Marion township and the city providing tax levies to support the library. Orleans plans a Carnegie Library soon. Also notes on hunting and fishing laws from the legislature and the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Cook attended by many.
Local railroad tale reports a Q C freight on the Baltimore and Ohio running east had a rear car derailment near the brick platform end of Mill 2. Cross-ties and bolt heads indicate the event, reported by Sid Yonker, a car repairer, with prior similar incidents noted by railroad men.
P. S. Kisert, a Marion Indiana farmer, moves his family to this county and will reside on the Joe Armstrong farm in the future.
Will H Crain son of Mrs Florence Crain on furlough from Norfolk Virginia visits his mother and friends. He serves aboard the U S S Franklin and expresses pride in Navy life.
A well attended celebration marked the golden wedding anniversary of Captain W. J. Cook and his wife. Friends and neighbors joined in honoring the couple with remarks and well wishes.
Local notes report Dick Bledsoe considering Martinsville for a drug store. Deacon Hbbersole returned from Indianapolis ill and reportedly blew out gas at Elite hotel. Mrs Zeke Billings hosted greens and dinner for the preacher, while Sister Billings aids church work. Jim Slivers plays Pop Goes the Weasel on one fiddle string. The pastor praises store policy cutting hard cider sales and hopes residents stop shaming cider barrels. Love Ann Long subscribes to Ladies Home Companion and sews pink cheesecloth pajamas. Will Stucker suffers eye rupture after a scuffle at Bailey Barber Shop. Ag Sciarra returns to Bedford to establish a permanent tailoring business, praising Bedford as best town for business.
About twenty five Loyal Order of Hoose of Bedford Lodge traveled to Mitchell with a 100 strong lodge in attendance. Washington Lodge degree team led the initiation work and a 200 strong parade preceded the ceremony. The 100 victims were included. Bedford autos brought the delegation home after arriving around 2 am.
Forest Calloway, the youth shot while driving home near Salem, is improving after days of critical condition. No arrests have been made.
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