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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
4
Rates listed for insertions per inch with 25c for four insertions and 15c for five to twelve. Local reading matter advertising charged 10c per line. Resolutions of respect and obituaries priced at $1.00. Cards of thanks 25c.
Grant Armstrong of Harrodsburg and Millard Norman of Heltonville were in the city on business. Sherley Sears and Ziba Inman visited nearby towns, as did several others from Oolitic Orleans Mitchell and Bedford. Mrs. S E Anderson attended the fall millinery opening in Chicago.
Police conducted another raid on the Torphy place on West Sixteenth street but secured no evidence. Local residents and visitors travel for personal business, births are announced, and residents visit relatives across nearby towns including Owensburg Springville Mitchell Vincennes Norman Station and Bloomington.
Ambrose Crosslets says gather all information firsthand except judge a man by his character. Truman Bilge plans to trust only half he hears as his ear wears out. Doc Wade lowers winter medical prices while Ratio Roundtree plans a wet feet moment. Ote Gimber collides with a buggy and is sued by Neil Bushnell. Witt Larcom causes shotgun damage to Marg Quidd’s shop saying he fired at a rabbit. Sherm Spoor’s hat blows off scaring a horse. Bill Waite’s closing sale molasses remains unsold, per Judge.
A. W. Brown, described as the gang’s leading figure, confessed to numerous holdups in Kansas City since September 1914. A telephone tip led Westport police to Brown’s home where he was found asleep. weapons and loot were recovered and Brown provided a long list of victims and addresses. He said he came from Texas and had been city marshal there, but did not claim crimes outside Kansas City.
Kansas City officials announce Sunday paroles for married inmates at Leeds Municipal Farm. Men with trustworthy records may go home after Saturday work and return by Monday morning under a merit based system run by Superintendent J O Stutsman. If successful, plan could widen to unmarried inmates.
In a three day rain climax a cloudburst in Erie caused ten to twenty deaths and about 3.6 million dollars in damage. The creeks flooded streets to five feet, destruction washed away thirty buildings, and many residents were rescued by police and fire units in boats. Assistant Fire Chief J Harder among the missing.
Oakland City Indiana Special report says Michael Mason a Simtown businessman was injured perhaps fatally when his car rolled over he was impaled on a broken steering gear post Mrs Mason and a child were slightly injured in the accident near Oakland City Indiana
Will Stanley, a Black man arrested on the murder charge of the Grimes children, was dragged from the Justice court room and burned on the public square in Temple Texas in front of thousands.
Market quotes list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices from Indianapolis Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Toledo Buffalo and New York with ranges for steers cows calves lambs pigs and sheep and noting steady or active trends in several markets. Prices include cattle steers 6.24 to 10.30 western steers 6.06 to 10.80 cows and heifers 2.20 to 9.25 calves 8 to 11.50 hogs 6.20 to 7.80 mixed and heavy 6.80 to 7.25 and sheep 6.10 to 7.46 with various regional figures.
Reports from London August 5 indicate the main Russian army is withdrawing from Warsaw leaving a small rearguard as German and Austrian forces close on Ivangorod. Berlin claims Bavarian troops drove Russians from the Blondie line toward Warsaw forts while other fronts brace for further maneuvering toward Brest-Litovsk and the Warsaw-Moscow railway.
Unusually strong dual cyclones swept the nation causing widespread damage from Texas to New York. A tornado near Texas caused heavy loss of life and moved toward Erie Pennsylvania before fading. A southern cyclone brought higher winds and rain across the St Lawrence valley and Coast. Wires went down, the city was cut off briefly, and transit halted with some bridges carried away. Rain measured in New York City was two and nine tenths inches.
New York Aug 5 The appellate division of the supreme court likely ends litigation over the will of Mrs Ruth Louisa Mailey wife of James A Vailey of Barnum and Wailey showingmen. The court decides the merits of the 1 500 000 will contest in favor of the showman’s wife relatives.
Washington reports a request to Fort Sill for an additional artillery battery to be moved toward Paso Tex as the government plans to strengthen forces at several border points to deter filibustering expeditions. A clash near Downsville Texas left casualties and several Mexicans captured.
Reports from Washington say trouble moved from Fort au Prince to Cape Haitien as U S forces land at Cape Haitien aboard the Nashville. Admiral Caperton may send more troops as Gen Blot refuses a peace commission and moves toward Port Liberte and Port au Prince, where American forces hold the area.
Muster out of Company H Bloomington Indiana occurs August 4 after being found unfit for federal service by the War Department. Sixteen members are retained to join Company C and will travel to Indianapolis for reorganization then spend a week at Ft Harrison before being mustered south of service.
A list of U S Civil Service examinations with salaries dates and locations across Bloomington Evansville Fort Wayne Indianapolis Jeffersonville Lafayette Marion Richmond South Bend Terre Haute Valparaiso. Posts include agriculurist land appraiser drainage engineer draftsman curator paleontology marine engineer and more. Applications from the Civil Service Commission or district secretary in Cincinnati.
Meyer Robert W Morris Republican chairman of the Third district calls a West Baden meeting on August 12. A committee of prominent Republicans will organize reception for hundreds of party members from the district and state. Principal speakers include Ben L Bruner and local leaders from Orange Salem Mitchell Paoli and Louisville. Will Hays and J W Slentey will attend. All districts except Third-New Albany Tribune have held love feasts.
Mrs Ora Sheets and her young son spent Thursday in Heltonville with friends. Mrs C E Franklin and her son Homer Franklin, recently returning from a Western and Northern trip, plan to reach home later this week after visiting relatives in Minneapolis.
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