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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary notes list ailments including throat infection distemper and coughs in Quincy. Mentions various remedies and names such as H Wygey Midley Claddee Lurkin and J Kh G Bar Cony with unclear connections to treatments and conditions. Diarrhea eruptions indigestion and staggers appear in scattered entries.
The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with limited business. Fred Freeman was granted a retail liquor license in Bedford and Fred Kern’s application was approved. Sanford Rutherford of Mitchell had his request reconsidered due to a remonstrance in that town.
Bedford water works now supplies two million gallons daily after completing repairs. The larger pump has been lowered fourteen feet and connected to the mains, enabling both pumps to operate. This increases water supply and pressure for fire protection.
The town reports police on duty in the saloon district to enforce a Sunday and holiday liquor ban. Some patrons allegedly bypassed the rule, but vendors who sold liquor face prosecution under a mayoral edict that orders Sunday traffic to cease.
Tommy Carter suffered bruises in a runaway buggy accident near Washington Park ball grounds. A party of friends overturned the buggy when frightened by an automobile. Dr. Pearson reports no bones broken with only minor injuries.
James M. Myers of the B and O S W Secret Service is promoted to direct road work for the Indiana division between Washington and Cincinnati and North Vernon and Louisville. The two other agents split his former duties and will serve in the Cincinnati office. The move signals employer appreciation for Myers’s performance.
Chicago reports payment of interest on the first mortgage bonds of the Southern Indiana Railway has been deferred. The amount needed is 150,560 dollars. Notices cite a general railroad industry downturn and expected payment by the next due date, with earnings and available funds accounting for the delay.
The notice from Assistant Treasurer J. W. Walsh urges the present holders to pay due coupons within ninety days ending August. The misspelled text appears to be a financial demand or redemption instruction from a municipal treasury.
William Armstrong, suing for 1 000 000 over services, claims a New York railroad conspiracy aimed at blocking John R Walsh and his planned Southern Indiana line. He filed 141 interrogatories to Charles W Hotchkiss, ex president of Indiana Harbor railroad. Judge Hume requires 99 interrogatories answered.
Evansville Ind August 2 realizing he was in a serious condition and had but a short time to live D H Harris a wealthy citizen of Grand View Ind held an auction yesterday He sold all his property and in a few seconds after the sale he died He was 62 years of age
Bolivar, the biggest and fiercest elephant in captivity, died at the zoo. He weighed 47 pounds more than a human heart and had a 200 pound liver. Presented to the Philadelphia Zoo in 1888, doctors say old age and limited exercise hastened his end.
Willie Fitzgibbons aged eighteen months died Sunday of cholera infantum at home on Q street. Funeral held Monday at 2 pm with Rev. Wilson Whitney officiating. Burial at Green Hill. Just three days earlier Stanley Fitzgibbons aged three died under similar circumstances.
A Spokane and California tied company led by Aman Moore plans a one million dollar cement plant on Lake Pend Oreille shore north of Spokane with 1500 acres of beds. The venture promises 250 jobs and asserts inexhaustible, high quality limestone.
More than 4 000 attendees hailed Caleb Powers in Jeffersonville Indiana as he spoke on the Kentucky border amid Goebel murder fallout. Powers pardoned by Governor Willson of Kentucky after eight years in jail faced boos from Goebel loyalists, but the crowd cheered as he described alleged injustices. He urged calm as he continued chautauqua engagements through August 9 and prepared for Bellefontaine Ohio.
Mrs Geo Troy entertained a party of young guests for Irene Troy's sixth birthday with dainty refreshments. Guests included Selah More Ruby Henderson Myrtle Henderson Glaydes Rittenhouse Margie Brown Beulah Corbin Pearl Fawcett Jewel Sutton. Out of town guest Ruth Watson from Jeffersonville Indiana attended.
A passing locomotive sparked a fire on the B. & O. S-W. overhead bridge on East Sixteenth street at 3 45 P M Monday. Firemen extinguished the blaze after damage to the structure. Earlier at about 3 o'clock a small blaze occurred at the home of Robert Stevens West Thirteenth Street.
The Star argues Europeans plant roadside trees, noting America often leaves roads bare after initial woodland clearance. Trees provide beauty, wind protection, and dust shielding for crops with minimal cost, unless landscapes become elaborate. The piece criticizes American haste and practicality that sacrifices beauty in cities and countryside.
The Martinsville Reporter notes strong backing for Jim Watson in the Indiana governor race. President Roosevelt praised him for aid in Congress and labor legislation, while Secretary Taft gave clear unqualified support. The convention endorsed Watson without withdrawals, described as the greatest in years.
Out of the wreckage of the Blooming ton Real Estate Building and Loan Association the new Mutual Building Association is organized with the same officers and directors. William I. Fee becomes Secretary replacing Harry Axtell whose defalcation caused insolvency. State Secretary approval received and business to begin today. Subscriptions exceed 600 shares as the city hosts two other thriving associations.
Charlestown saloon keeper Conrad D Kahle issues a public card to Parents asking them to inform him of the names and ages of their sons under twenty one who may appear over the limit, to prevent illegal sales to minors. He states his intention to conform to the law and avoid knowingly selling to a minor.
Farmer Sam Simpson near Tunnelton sued the B&O Western railway in Justice Owens Court for 150 dollars claiming detective services. The Monday trial ended with a judgment for the railroad after evidence was heard. Simpson said he was employed to work up matters for the road's detective department.
The Big Four continues expansion with double tracking between Terre Haute and Indianapolis. All but twelve miles completed. the remaining segment is due to finish before snow flies. Other improvements along the lines are advancing as well.
A carload of creosoted ties burned beside the Monon line at Mc Doel Saturday around 11 causing $120 loss. The stack of 363 ties produced a blaze with intense flame and smoke, alarming residents that it could threaten Hoadley mills. The Chicago express was delayed by a roundabout sidetrack.
The Brookville Republican notes brewing firms unite to influence elections with money and malleable tactics. It warns that if brewers win, the worst could befall the state, accusing them of buying votes and provoking a fight against lawful conduct in saloons.
A crowd including Mr and Mrs Oscar Pygman Mr and Mrs Otto In man Mrs Vergal Able Mrs Harve Launnis Master Short Inman Henry Able Miss Gertrude Able Myrl Pyg man William Ritter Chas Howe John Lawrence Teris Raymond Able Clyde Pygman and Walter In man spent Sunday at the river. At noon a sumptuous dinner was served and a good time was had by all.
Roanoke Virginia July 30 report says K B Stoner of Fincastle sold rights in a new wheat seed he developed to Westerners for 250000. First seed yielded 120 stalks. Marriage licenses issued to John Tirey and Cora Whitted. William R Gains and Sallie Davis. George Fritts and Lizzie Mabel Rich. Carl Adams and Mary Bell. Invitations issued for Miss Pearl Marks to Mr John P Osborn on August 19.
Southern Indiana and American Express warn local agents to refuse booze in jugs unless crated. Wells Fargo will accept jugs but at the shipper's risk for breakage. A saloon keeper attempted to ship a jug and was told to crate it and return. Retailers largely unprepared.
Judge Taft's acceptance speech outlines a platform aligned with Roosevelt policies. It advocates stronger Interstate Commerce Commission oversight, tariff revision, anti trust reinforcement, protective tariffs, farmer welfare, labor rights with limits on boycotts, elastic currency, postal savings banks, Filipino participation in governance, public campaign funding, and a constitutional income tax path.
Indiana Democratic papers avoid debate on the main issue urged by Brewers Lieber and Fairbanks. They push soft talk on local option while promoting anti temperance aims, Bryan and Taft while promising votes for legislators. A statewide battle looms with Taft’s election and Watson urged as governor and Republicans seek to fulfill their platform.
The report covers funeral details at Old Union Church, a buggy accident injuring Charles Friel on North I street, recovery of A Truedley after Cincinnati hospital illness, and a reform school escape attempt in Martinsville. It also notes several Jackson County jail escapes, remodeling of Stone City Bank offices for Dr. Riley Shram and Dr. Mike H. Guthrie, and parolees Thomas Vollmer and John Lee among other fragments.
The Crystal Theatre contest for the Niagara trip concluded Monday with Miss Margaret Leahy declared the winner after a vote of 14 218 to 11 975 for Miss Prather. Five finalists from Bloomington Bedford Mitchell Washington and Vincennes will tour starting Saturday August 15. In Bloomington the vote tied between Lelia Todd and Katie Kerr, who both earn trips by management.
A public warning links the Democratic ticket to the saloon and corruption, asserting that a vote for Democrats is a vote for vice and political opponents. The message frames the election as a moral battle and urges Republicans to rally.
An editorial critiques the Bryan platform noting its copy of Republican positions with altered phrasing. It highlights the Denver plank on campaign contribution publicity and contrasts it with Taft’s transparent practices. The piece questions Bryan’s claim of openness and predicts continued scrutiny before election day.
Horbert Sheeks a melon grower near Bedford said one of 30 hogs bitten by a suspected mad dog showed hydrophobia symptoms and was killed. The remaining 29 hogs are watched to see if they contract the disease. The hogs fed on mussels were in a pen near the mussel diggers camp when the dog entered and bit many hogs.
The Republicans of Lawrence County plan to open the campaign from a large hall over the Wilson department store now leased as campaign headquarters. A county precinct committeemen meeting reported enthusiastic progress, with outdoor meetings to be arranged since court park is unsuitable. Headquarters to open August 15 in the Wilson block.
Fifty years of married life were toasted Saturday at the McLaughlan home on the Palestine road. Mr. James McLaughlan, born in Kentucky, and Mrs. McLaughlan, a Jackson county native, are longtime Lawrence County residents esteemed by many. A noon dinner followed by presents marked the milestone as friends and relatives gathered from several states.
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