Three Boys Escape Major Car Crash Near Belt Railway Bridge
Ferris Pitman, Raymond Torphy, and James Avery of this city survived a serious wreck Sunday afternoon when a light car lost a tire, spun, and struck a telephone pole near the Belt railway overpass to Oolitic. Pitman suffered a lacerated foot and leg, Avery a wrenched back, and Torphy several bruises. The Pitman truck towed the damaged car back to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris Pitman
Raymond Torphy
James Avery
Feris Pitman
Anci
Avery
Torphy
Oolitic
Bad Spill on Mitchell Road Injures Local Rider Alvin Cole
Alvin Cole, a local rider, suffered a severe motorcycle spill on Mitchell road south of Englewood due to a soft road spot. He sustained a badly wrenched shoulder and painful injuries to his hand and arm after being thrown violently. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon near Walter Short’s home. Feris Pitman pleaded guilty in Police Court to speeding after a Sunday race, was fined five dollars plus costs, with an affidavit filed against Jack Blackburn, who faces speeding charges in Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Road
Alvin Cole
Cole
Walter Short
Englewood
Feris Pitman
Pitman
Jack Blackburn
Lackburn
Bloomington
MacTaff Stock Company Closes Noted Season
The MacTaff Stock Company ends a highly successful season with Yverrett McCarroll returning home to Bedford with the equipment while Mr. and Mrs. Chas Taff head to Newark Ohio for a rest. Most members hold winter contracts and must begin rehearsals, signaling a needed reorganization if management persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacTaff
Yverrett McCarroll
Bedford
Chas
Taff
Newark
Ohio
MacTaff Company
Bloomington Journal
Pearl Rodenburg Hurt by Needle Foot Injury
Pearl Rodenburg 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs John Rodenburg Washington Avenue stepped on a needle injuring the base of her great toe. A local physician removed the needle and she is resting easy today. May Blackburn visited Dorothy Baker convalescing from typhoid fever and spent Sunday with family at Peerless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
John Rodenburg
Washington Avenue
Miss May Blackburn
Dorothy Baker
Peerless
Clyde Wood
W. F. Wood
Fifth Street
Bedford Wreck Kills No One But Wrecks Car And Pole
A Bedford roadster traveling at high speed crashed into a telephone pole between Bedford and Oolitic. The impact tore the wheels from the car and damaged the pole. Three young men, including a son of David Torphy and a man named Pitman, were bruised but not seriously hurt. A Bloomington party in a Ford aided the injured and returned them to Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Oolitic
Bedford Auto
David Torphy
Pitman
Bloomington
William Lawson
Ralph Stultz
Carl Shely
Week at Crystal Pains Guests at Crystal Springs Club
Gen Bennis Elbert Carr Jack Dalton Glenn Harris Lester Abels and Lou Ball are guests at the Crystal Springs Club House this week. Most guests are Mitchell residents with one visitor from this city. Harry Brown, grandson of Mr and Mrs Brown, is on furlough from U S Cavalry at Yellowstone Park and visiting relatives in North M Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen Bennis
Elbert Carr
Jack Dalton
Glenn Harris
Lester Abels
Lou Ball
Crystal Springs Club
Mitchell
Harry Brown
B. F. Brown
M_ street
U. S. Cavlalry Service
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Ida Forhner
Engagement announced for Miss May Wallace Brooks and Dr. Roland Wynne
Mr and Mrs Thomas J Brooks hosted a luncheon to announce the engagement of their daughter Miss May Wallace Brooks to Dr Roland Edwin Wynne of Washington DC The couple plan a late fall wedding Dr Wynne a Tulane and Johns Hopkins trained physician connected to Public Health in Washington The guest list included close friends from across states with Misses Lemon Mahaffie Smith Norton Crawford Douglas among others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Brooks
May Wallace Brooks
Roland Edwin Wynne
Washington, D. C
Roland Edwin ‘Wynne, M. D
Miss Brooks
T. J. Brooks
Smith Colege
Northhampton
Mass
Wynne
Jackson
Mississippi
Beta Theta Pi
Tulane University of New Orleans
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Baltimore
Maryland
Public Health Department
Washington, DC
Mary Lemon
Mary Mahaffie
Bess Smith
Florence Norton
Mabel Parker
Indianapolis
Virginia Crawford
Mitchell
Josephine Douglas
Brookline
Funeral Service Held For Mrs. T. F. Faubion
A funeral service for Mrs. T. F. Faubion was conducted Saturday forenoon at Fairview Church. The ceremony drew mourners and included customary rites as part of the local community observance.
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs T F Faubion At Fairview
The funeral of Mrs. T. F. Faubion born Lucinda Bailey August 22 1874 was held at Fairview church. She leaves four sons three daughters two brothers and three sisters. Also noted is a fire incident at Conrad & Co store in Leavenworth where Owens bloodhounds were used to trail a kerosene soaked wick but no arrest was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Faubion
Fairview
Faubion
Lucinda Bailey
Fred Faubion
Sarah Faubion Gosham
Cincinnati
Thornt
John
Lena
Robert
Harry
Mundell Christian Church
Quincy Short
Owens
Leavenworth
Crawford County
Conrad & Co
Dead Mrs Howard Purlee dies at parents home
Mrs. Howard Purlee died Sunday evening at her parents home on the Breckenridge road after an illness of uremic poisoning. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at the home conducted by Rev. Bailiff Haste. Burial in Green Hill cemetery. Survived by husband, child, parents, three sisters, one brother and a half brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Purlee
Samuel Gardner
Breckenridge Road
Euremic
Bailiff Haste
7Th Street Free Methodist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Jesse Green
Lora Gardner
This City
Kate Gilson
Jasonville
Roy Gardner
Victor Neal
Alfalfa Fertilizer Tips At Bedford Meeting
Hetter farming notes advise tackling crab grass and foxtail in alfalfa after third cut, with harrowing and discing. Fertilizer costs rise, but cooperative purchasing of 14 to 16 percent acid phosphate or bone meal is recommended. A wheat and fertilizer meeting is set for Saturday August 14 at the Bedford Office, 1:30 PM, led by Charles Jones County Agent U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Bedford Jon
Charles & Jones
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fishers dispatch 5 foot diamond rattler near Lafayette
Paul Fisher a Monon machinist and his wife while sightseeing near Huron encountered a large diamond rattlesnake on their path. Fisher struck the snake in the head with a club breaking its neck and removing 17 rattles. The shedded reptile measured over five feet. Bloomington telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fisher
Lafayette
Huron
Miss Pearl Sipes Expected to Leave City Hospital Thursday
Miss Pearl Sipes who underwent an appendicitis operation a week ago is recovering well and her physician says she will be able to leave the City Hospital Thursday.
Mrs Butler Recovers From Mayo Clinic Operation
Mrs Mary Butler who underwent a surgical operation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota has recovered enough to be moved to a hotel for convalescence. Police Court Albert Fountain pleaded guilty in Justice John Owens' court to assault and battery on John Dillon and was fined $1 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Butler
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Mann
Albert Fountain
John Owens
John Dillon
Monroe County Resident Visits Indiana Springs Pair
Noah Is. Blackwell of Monroe County travels to Lawrence County to visit Dertha A. Todd. Mr and Mrs A V Faris and children and Mrs Mary E Flinn, Jumelton residents, were in the city Sunday enroute to Indian Springs to see Mr and Mrs A M Faris, grandparents of Mrs Flinn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Is. Blackwell
Monroe County
Dertha A. Todd
Lawrence County
A. V. Faris
Mary E. Flinn
Jumelton
Indian Springs
A. M. Faris
New Ford Touring Car Wrecks Near Oolitic Injuring Driver
A Ford touring car turned over on a Pike near Oolitic Sunday at 3:20 pm. Elijah Tumney, driving, was severely injured and unconscious for about ten minutes. Four other men, Jesse Burk, Melyxin Hodge, Noble Brineger, Frank Lewis, suffered cuts and bruises. Witness said Frank Lewis was learning to drive and Tumney handled the throttle as the car passed a buggy. soft dirt and dust caused the skid and rollover. Dr. C H Emery arrived soon after, treating injuries but no bones were broken. Tumney bought the car in July and had used it little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jsnglewood
Elijah Tumney
Near Oolitic
Jesse Burk
Melyxin Hodge
Noble Brineger
Frank Lewis
Elijah Tumey
C. H. Emery
Tumey
Runaway Buggy Injures Mrs Nickless on Williams Pike
Mrs. Rufus Nickless of west of the city was badly bruised when her buggy, driven by a frightened horse, ran away after passing a traction engine at the Williams pike. The buggy overturned but her injuries were not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Nickless
Williams Pike
Nickless
Auto trip to St Louis yields long Indiana to Illinois mud road trek
Mr and Mrs F Railsback and Edward Railsback from near Indianapolis drove 1000 miles in 10 days on a visit to Mrs Mayme Brown in St Louis. They crossed Illinois on muddy roads taking two days each way. Edward, recovering from a scaffold fall, was joined by his wife for weeks with relatives. He owns many rare coins including an 1787 U S Penny with 13 stars and the motto Mind Your Business. Mrs McClellan, wife of a B&O S W brakeman, was in Mitchell shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Railsback
Edward Trailspack
Nice
Mildred Barr
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Mayme Brown
Indiana
Rockville
Edward Railsback
Southport
Tndianapolis
U. S
William Benzel in Mayo Hospital Faces Delayed Second Operation
William Benzel, in Mayo Hospital Rochester Minnesota, remains weak after a preliminary operation and cannot yet undergo the planned second operation. His sons in the city have received no word on the new operation date, while Mrs Benzel stays with him in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Benzel
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Mrs. Benzel
Thieves Reported Near Monon Freight Station
Late Sunday two boxes of tobacco were found secreted near the Monon freight station. Police and railway officials prepared to intercept thieves on their return, but the suspects did not appear and the tobacco was seized by railway officials Monday morning.
Edward Smith and Sinah Ma lott wed in Bedford
Edward Smith and Miss Sinah Ma lott, both of Bedford, were united in marriage Tuesday at 2 o'clock by Justice Ralph Malott at his spibes out street. They will reside in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Smith
Miss Sinah
Malott
Bedford
Ralph Malott
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Sueeag
TNA
Crystal Pains
Wallace Brooks
Fairview Church
Ruth Martin
Heltonville
Lou Hunter
Gladys Grissom
Mrs
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Henry McIintire
Norman Station
Pleasant Run Township
Hetter
Alfalfa
Rattler
Seveal Thursom
Antomobile
Ella Tumney Generely Hurt
New Ford
Road Machine
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