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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
2
Dr. A. D. Williams aged 0 years died at his home on 11 street Tuesday evening at 6 45 oclock after a brief illness. Williams was an eye specialist of almost national reputation and had been unable to be at his office for a week.
Dr. Williams born in Williams, spent 26 years practicing in St. Louis where he built a fortune before a bad speculation. Trained by his uncle Eleana the pioneer eye specialist, he studied in Europe, then worked in Cincinnati before moving to St. Louis to open his own office. He practiced across the West and returned to Bedford in retirement. Surviving: two daughters Anna and Elizabeth Williams. Elizabeth to Ithaca, N. Y. Burial at Green Hill. Funeral private Friday at 2:50.
The Weekly Mail advertises a political campaign rate offering delivery to any address until after the election for 25 cents paid in advance. The notice emphasizes prepaid delivery during the campaign period.
Auction note lists five bundles of old newspapers sold by the mail office at 25 cents per bundle. No further details available.
The Indiana Republican State Convention nominated Winfield T. Durbin of Anderson for governor after a competitive ballot and unanimity followed as other statewide races were chosen. The platform urged primary elections and woman suffrage while endorsing Taft and pledging anti trust enforcement.
Charles Stasnay of Bedford marries Esther Grossbach in a Bedford Baptist parsonage ceremony conducted by Rev. Owens. The bride, visiting her cousin Miss Emma Grossbach in Bedford, surprised many friends in New Albany with the announcement.
A well dressed stranger cashed worthless checks in several stores Saturday night using the name of attorney J L Smith. At Otto Seig meat shop and Rainbolt store the man received cash by passing forged checks made to J H Hill, signed in Smith’s name. The Citizens National Bank returned the checks as counterfeit. Police seek the suspect who matched a tall man with a black mustache.
City council adopted a preliminary resolution for the East Bedford sewer plan as residents push for the new system. Allen Conner and wife sue for 500 dollars over a flooded cellar blamed on a defective sewer amid ongoing drainage debates at 5th and Q streets.
Mr Herman Zellar and Miss Siba Young were quietly married at 7 o'clock Wednesday at the St. Vincent de Paul parsonage in this city. The bride, sister of Mrs. Andy Cuddy of Oolitic, is popular locally. The groom has lived in Oolitic for a year. They will reside in New Albany.
Mrs. Thomas Nuttall of North I street fell into the open cellar at her residence Tuesday evening. She was severely cut and bruised about the head after stepping across the doorway with a dragged chair. One head wound measured nearly three inches in length. She escaped serious injury by a narrow margin.
The Board of County Commissioners met Tuesday and let bids for county gravel roads. Woods Ferry Coxton and Williams road in Indiana Creek township bid $3,169 by Burns & Boyd. Old Meridan road in Marion township bid $7,395 by William M Brown and $7,500 by Harden Dorsett. Streets at Oolitic built by subscription were accepted. Petitions for graveling were presented. Carl Scherschell Newton Myers Robert Pitman John C Sherwood and John Ford were named superintendents of construction for roads remaining in the county.
James Jordan, under arrest on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill his wife, obtained local men to act as sureties for his bond Tuesday. He appeared in city court in Indianapolis, where the bond was approved and he was taken there by Chief of Police John Woodruff.
The Miller brothers 101 Ranch Show is set to perform in this city on Tuesday August 27 bringing a western spectacle featuring trained horses and riders. The engagement promises rural entertainment and showcases of rodeo skills for local audiences.
The 101 Ranch Wild West show sets up in town on Tuesday August 27 for two performances. Advertising cars have arrived and are being lithographed in the city, with two more cars to come before the show’s arrival. A past visit drew one of the most pleasing performances ever witnessed here.
Rube and Fred Glimpse, shot at Politic two weeks ago, show slow but steady improvement. Rube was hit in the right temple and leg, and Deputy Prosecutor Paxton says suspects have not returned to Oolitic. The Glimps oppose prosecution, so pursuit may pause while they stay away.
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