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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
8
The Bedford Mail issue from August 9 1912 lists subscription prices for within and outside county and catalogs advertising rates for legal display and local notices. It notes the publishers Otis and Brooks and includes postions and per inch charges for various insertions.
The railroad will receive nineteen new locomotives. Sixteen will be of the Mikado type and three of the engine class. The Pacific type heavy freight engines will be shipped to the Dunkirk shops for inspection next week.
A passenger train on the Illinois Central near Linton was saved when a trestle east of the big viaduct was thrown out of line. The engineer halted the train just before the bridge. The trestle, about 100 feet long, could have caused a disastrous wreck if crossed. The north bound run was delayed two to three hours. Workmen were reportedly buried by dirt as the bridge was removed. Cause of the misalignment unknown.
The notice lists registration sessions in September and October ahead of the November 5 election. It states all voters must register at these sessions to be eligible, and those absent from home must register during these periods to avoid losing their vote.
Mrs John V Delap returns from brief visit to Bedford friends. Found spectacles in case with I O R M receipts for Raymond Neland. 212 A H Collins. Harry Quackenbush in north city suffering from a severe chill attack.
A man armed with a revolver hunted a former family friend Friday after an alleged Thursday assault on his wife at their quarry worker home. The wife defended herself with a nearby weapon, and the husband searched the area and even the jail, but authorities say no charges or suspect have been confirmed.
A tiny colt shown at Short Livery stable Friday afternoon weighs 21 pounds and stands 21 inches high. Born on Hatfield place northeast of the city, the foal rode in by automobile and drew crowds of adults and children.
Tom Shepherd was arrested by Sullivan county officers and jailed on an assault with intent to commit murder charge after a Dugger shooting incident. He showed injuries and offered little resistance. Prosecutor Fred Hays, Sheriff Wible, Deputy Kelly and Coroner Padgett were present during the investigation.
The state board of health intensifies action against bedbugs described as dangerous disease spreaders. The text warns these silent crawlers contaminate bodies via contact, infest both cheap and old buildings, and even stay hidden in box mattresses.
Local Civil War veterans receive notice of the upcoming twenty first annual reunion at Anderson Madison County on September 16 and 17, 1912. General Wilder and other notables are expected to attend. Invitations to be mailed later. comrades urged to remember the date. Signed W H Benefill Secretary.
Local farmers anticipate slightly lower hay costs this season though market activity remains quiet as growers harvest wheat. Timoth y hay may start around 14 dollars a ton with mixed and clover timothy in similar ranges. last winter hay spiked to near 30 dollars a ton. Prices vary from 10 to 16 dollars depending on quality and type.
A parrot kept in Judge Buskirk's family was found dead in Capt. Stucker's fields last Thursday after escaping its cage the prior Saturday. The bird, about thirty years old, likely starved after being unable to care for itself. It was brought from Africa by a missionary and given to Judge Thomas L. Collins of Salem, later sold to the Buskirk household ten years ago.
Mrs Parker Lary, who underwent appendicitis operation at the City Hospital three weeks ago, has recovered enough to be out some.
County Republican meeting in the circuit court room elected delegates and alternates for the upcoming State Convention in Indianapolis and the Third Congressional district convention. J. J. Boruff and Simpson B. Lowe delivered strong speeches amid an enthusiastic turnout.
Judge Joseph H. Shea came home Thursday night after a month away for business and pleasure in the East. He visited Allenhurst New Jersey at the summer home of M F Faily and stayed with Democratic politicians from Indiana. He spent time with Woodrow Wilson at his Seagirt, New Jersey home and described Wilson as agreeable and a convincing conversationalist.
The Indiana state railroad commission, urged by a Chicago and Western Indiana official, orders train crews to keep private car doors unlocked while trains run. An earlier rear end collision near Vincennes traced to a locked private car blocking passage for a brakeman who must signal trains after stopping outside stations.
The local health department will soon order police to enforce weed removal as sidewalks and vacant lots fill with overgrown growth. Pedestrians face blocked paths and damp weeds. property holders are urged to comply with ordinances or receive notices.
Indiana state board of tax commissioners met in Indianapolis and kept Lawrence county personal property valuations unchanged from last year. County totals show a slight drop due to mortgage retirements and investment in non taxable bonds, while overall state assessments rise. County Auditor Edwards was notified that local assessors’ figures will stand pending pending reports on railways telephones and similar assessments.
A Bedford Power Company mule team laden with reels of wire ran away on West 18th street Saturday near the Monon station. It struck a telephone pole, the wagon was wrecked, the driver escaped serious injury by leaping aside, and rumors spread that a man was dragged and killed as a bale of wire trailed behind.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Garten spent Sunday at Bedford Odon Journal. Mrs W E Koch and Mrs JH Barnard went to Vincennes to visit Mrs Barnards son Riley Barnard. Mr and Mrs Elmer Smith of Bedford are guests of Mr and Mrs Ira M Dillman on South Grant Street.
Old and honored resident John Sears died at 6 45 Friday at the Bloomington home of his daughter Mrs Walter Robertson after four weeks of heart trouble and complications. He was born in Orleans and moved to Bloomington nearly 60 years ago where he worked as a plasterer before serving as city marshal. He was an active Methodist and Mason, survived by children Charles Sears Mary Dunn Walter Robertson D Sears Jr James D Sears and others, with funeral Sunday at 3 from Mrs Robertson’s home and burial at Rose Hill.
John Cross well known in this city died Friday afternoon at his home near Oolitic after several months of illness due to heart trouble. He is survived by his wife and seven children. The remains were taken to Freetown for burial with funeral services planned for Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in Free town Cemetery.
Mrs L E Rainbolt entertained Friday afternoon at her home on East Sixteenth Street in honor of Mrs Olive Driscoll Murphy of Braidentown Florida. Mrs Murphy is visiting her brother Dr C D Driscoll and family. Delicious summer refreshments were served.
Miss Belle Newby of Mitchell spent Friday in this city. William Jarvis is in at his home on West 17th Street. After a month’s illness Fred Bryant has reported for duty as a man engineer. Mr and Mrs R H Owens of Bedford are guests of Chase Jones. Seymour Democrat. Mrs John Bush of Bedford is visiting her sister Mrs George Shively. Bloomington Telephone.
Solomon Cornich files a damage suit in Lawrence Circuit Court against C L and L railway over the Monon wreck at Sand Pit on June 8 1912. He alleges purchasing a Mitchell ticket for 20 cents and riding No 5 when a collision hurled him from his seat causing permanent lameness. He seeks five thousand six hundred ninety dollars in damages.
An unexpected gas flow erupted on Edward Starbuck’s farm near Payne, burning all night and rising several feet when lit. Will Rogers was boring for water nearby when gas was struck at 250 feet. Starbuck plans to summon an expert to examine the flow.
A large group of relatives and friends of Joel Hatfield gathered in Bloomfield and Owensburg for the funeral held in Owensburg on Thursday. Among the attendees from the city were Mr. and Mrs. George Hatfield Col. V. V. Williams and Elza Jackson.
Bedford pupils prepare for the new term as city schools set to begin September 9. Elzier Smith of Williams visits the city and reports his stepfather Jack Sears is in critical condition with stomach cancer.
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