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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1901

Page

3

Local Notes and Pledges From Town and Nearby

A roundup of brief items from North I street to East 19th street includes Henry Clark's illness at home and numerous visits. Many residents like Albert Beeman George Kern and Miss Achsah Bennett are noted in town for business, visits, and family ties.

Winton Hanner West 19Th Street Prof. Boyer Boyer Frank Rowe W. A. Mitchell Estella Huffines Bessie Smith Trevail Hoppingarner Susie Huffines J. A. Rowe Matthew Hanner Houffines George Smith Ernest Shultz Rachel Henry Campbell Frank Robert Campbell Don M. G. Cole Alvin Leslie Roger Alice. Campbell Robert Gyger A. Ashcraft Aerie Amy Douthitt Pearl Runnels

Local residents and visitors in the city scene

Miss Louise Wood of Mitchell visits the city as Grant Sears and I. B. Ades return from business in St Louis. Several locals move or visit, including births, marriages, and upcoming projects. Verbatim names include Louise Wood Sears Ades Brown Taylor Crawford Henshaw Bullitt Cooper Zollman Ragsdale Elliston Strout and more. A marriage license issued to Vernon Worman and Cora Sease. A junk dealer buys old hotel iron for 2000 dollars.

Local residents, visitors flock as town gears for street fair

Warner Day repainting storefronts. Will Garrison sets up a fair booth. Thomas Neal of Ned Cross visits on business. Many locals and guests arrive or depart, with painting, moving, and home projects underway. James Wilder and others enhance storefronts and residences. A big booth and a life-sized painting add to preparations.

Warner & Day Will Garrison Thomas Neal Ned Cross Charley Burton Life Pearson Charley

Local News a Drier, People Visit Bedford Area

Mt Olive resident A D Henshaw visits Bedford while Irving Pettiford returns from Terre Haute. Beulah Spurgeon suffers whooping cough. Tunnelton visitors and Harrodsburg business trips noted. Birth of a son to Will H McDaniel. Local tradesmen upgrade stores and a floor laid at Messick Dodd drugstore. Charities, travel, and illness updates from Bedford area with multiple streets and neighboring towns.

Death of David L Fish prompts thanks from family

The Crawfordsville dispatch reports Warner Swearengen, a Monon freight rider from Bloomington, fell under a moving freight car at Market street crossing losing both legs. It notes another local death, James Murphy, killed at the same crossing in a recent incident. The message thanks friends for kindness and floral offerings to the family.

David L. Fish Crawfordsville Warner Swearengen Monon Bloomington Market Street James Murphy

New Presbyterian Church to be Dedicated with Ceremonies

Bedford townspeople prepare for the August 18 dedication of a new Presbyterian church replacing the 1868 structure. Dr. R V Hunter of Indianapolis will preach, the building carries no debt, and Mrs Kalwoski of Chicago will serve as organist as the congregation embraces a larger, purpose driven worship life.

New Presbyterian Church Palestine Bedford Christ R. V. Hunter Seventh Street Presbyterian Church Indianapolis J. H. Kalwoski Chicago

Bedford City Police Court Report Shows Fines and Local Offenses

The Bedford police court reports bills for Sunday and Monday including Bill Bryant fined ten dollars for plain drunkenness and jailed. Five Spice Valley youths pleaded guilty for destroying Beasley watermelons with fines and costs tabled. Several other local moves include Will Day passing navy entrance exam and weather signal display plans for rural free delivery wagons to inform farmers along routes.

Spice Valley Stephenson D. W. Beasley Riley Beasley Herb Conley Joe Nugent Harve Nugent Roy Beasley Post Office Department Weather Bureau

Local notes from town and region

Clint McCurdy of Williams visited town on Thursday. Policeman William Teaford is gravely ill with typhoid at his mother's Georgetown Indiana home near New Albany. Editor W. S. Bradfute and son Blaine of Bloomington, camping near Tuuzelton, were in town Monday morning. About a dozen bridge workers from the Bedford Branch area overhauled trestles along the B. & O. S W for several days. Sam Simpson of Millersburg was in the city Saturday morning. While riding in a buggy the wheel came off and he walked back half a mile to retrieve the nut.

William Teaford Georgetown Ind New Albany W. S. Bradfute Blaine Bloomington Tuuzelton Bedford Branch Sam Simpson Millersburg Wm. Ross Westport Wm. Ross, Jr

Leg Injury From River Drive Accident

John Krenke and Char lie Metz were returning from fishing when their buggy nearly collided with a farmer’s buggy at 16th and H streets. Metz leaped clear and struck his mouth on the wheel, suffering oblique fractures of both leg bones above the ankle and three teeth loosened. Metz will be laid up for a long time. the farmer's name was not learned. The Krenke buggy tipped and the horse was thrown but damage was minor.

John Krenke Charlie Metz 16Th H Streets Metz Krenke

Railroading near Mill Creek a dangerous night ride

Sam Steward recalls a January night in 1874 when he joined a freight crew bound for the east. In a rainstorm the train slid down Mill Creek hill near Mitchell, the engineer asleep with a bottle aboard, and Steward wrestled water and traction to reach River Vale and Tunnelton after the perilous run.

Mitchell Vincennes George King John McBride Sim Stevens Union Depot Hank Bough King Jonas Mill Creek Kansas Mill Creek Bridge River Vale Tunnelton Seymour Maurice Thompson Alice Vinncennes Sam Steward Conductor’s Journal

Town Notes and Visits Across Monroe County

Erie Frank Maher and Heltonville George Carson in town Thursday. Miss Fannie Gillstrap visiting Miss Addie Allen. Louise and Grace Wood attend show. Re Stipp 46 foot well found water. Notaries and pensions updated. Watermelon shipments rise along Indianapolis Vincennes line. Frank Purcell pleads not guilty to wife murder. Social gathering with Prof. Boyer’s orchestra and local families. Multiple residents travel or visit relatives. peanut trains in service.

Wilson's Bargain Store Summer Goods Sale

Reduced prices dominate at Wilson's Bargain Store with discounts on all summer goods and a rebate check offered with every purchase. Local shoppers are invited to save on seasonal items and apparel while supplies last.

Wilson’s

West Baden hotel plans by Albright eye March opening

The West Baden Springs Company approves Moorish five story hotel designs by Harrison Albright of Charleston West Virginia. Plans show a $1 000 000 fireproof structure with a 200 foot glass dome and a 600 guest chamber interior featuring exterior balconies leading to an atrium. Ground will be prepared to have the hotel open by March first, with extensive grounds and a 300 by 600 foot footprint.

West Baden Springs Company Harrison Albright Charleston W. Va West Baden America Chicago

Also Mentioned on This Page

Thes Rence County Reet Pal Lawid Boss Dinkelspiel Bros East Side Square Louis Mayer Jesse Flinn Henry Clark North I Street Albert Beeman J. J. Knight East Town J. W. Harvey North M St George Kern Williams Wm. Speer Erie Town Will Duncan Aaron Mitchell Jess Pinhook Henry Splitgerber Polly Roberts L. D.owens Bostick Nettie Withers Ss. 'F Buchanan Hugh C. Whiting G. W. McDaniel Frank Vance Saltillo Walter Ward Herschel Sharp and Family Salem Walter Crooke 19Th Street Hamlet Brosius Frances Brazil J. W. Trainor D. B.beavers Lou Dixson Elnora Bertha Bundy Dave Skerd First Christian Church Blanche Chaney Springville Mack Chestnut Alex Duncan Frank Chaney and Family South G Street Curtis Whitted Jesse Teague East 17Th Street Ed Steele Washington, Ind Oilie Dinsmore Etta Fish Indianaapoli David Willis Righey Benzel Blosk Jp-Stairs Louise Wood The City Grant Sears I. B. Ades St. Louis Lee Brown Kate Taylor Red Cross E. R. Burton Fayetteville Stone City Robert Bailey Shoals Homer Crawford Eugene Thomas Henry Zoliman West 13Th Street Vernon R. Worman Cora Sease Ambrose Nichols James Carroll Rhoda Tincher Isaac Hutton F. G. Mulky Francis Sullivan Blanche Mitchell East of Town C. M. Jackson Monroe County Teachers’ Institute Austin Crawford South H Street Nellie Henshaw Trinity Springs Policeman Myers Julia Bullitt Brother Alva Lawrenceport Wm. Heize Salem-Bedford Henry McBride Matt Owens Florence Avery Ethel Smith Lota Hawkins Otis Clendennin George Cooper Trinity Amos Fish and Tracy Scott Frank Scott Fred Strout Roscoe McKnight Charles Seaburn Plummer Ollie Cosner Plattern Bros North Vernon Saw Mill McHargue Farm Leesville Joseph Champay Kate Sears Orleans William A. Sears M. Brown Emil Charles Lawson Uceba, Tenn J.G. Stull E. B.stephenson Jacob Weaver Emanuel Sears A. D. Cameron O Street Hampie Donica Lena Holder A. A. Moore Maggie Hines J. A. Fisher and Family Will Sears Ollie Dunn Bartlettsville Ethel Kieser James Tuell Lena Loogootee Geo. A. Richards Harry Chenoa Ill Anna Weaver Jesse Howard D. A. McCurdy William Ottawa Beach, Mich James B. Wilder Ashcraft Harley Shields Jason Charlie Colongue Charlie Woody East 18Th Street Myrtle Workman S Bedford Knights Templars Louisville Mort Shortridge Byrantsville Charles Allen Ivy Biggs J. D. Alexander Martinsville W.H. Isom Avoca Standard Oil Co W. H. McKinney Parnie Smith Denver Colorado Farnie John Dussard Joseph Dussard S.t Lou Woolery Bert Sears East Atlantic City New York Washington James Simpson Helena Montana Mr. Simpson John Bryant Alonzo Simms Gardner Beech Grove A. D. Henshaw Mt. Olive Irving Pettiford Terre Haute Mrs. Dawson Spurgeon Beulah Ertie Eker Burkett Treadway Harrodsburg John Osborne William Bailey N. E. Strout & Son Messick & Dodd Charles Higbee Tom Wright Will H. McDaniel Cook Burk Bloomfield Mrs Grant Parker Abbie Mitchell Madge Nellie McMahan Elizabethtown Dave Bundy Clarene Stevens Danville Sam Drake John Marsh H. H. Walls Indiana Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Bob Wicker Bedford Produce Company Great Falls Tribune Charlotte Dussard Miss Dussard Fannie Severinghaus M. E. Church Rocky Mountains Otto Schafer Casper Schafer Oolitic Blackburns W.S. Robinson Manson & Johnson J. D. Weaver Minnie Ferguson Manon Homer Ferguson Reed’s Station W. J. Smith Carmi City Police Court Bill Bryant Clarence McMahban Buddha Robert McMahn South F Street Will Day Navy Wm. Noe Columbus Clint McCurdy Chicago Branchi Dry Goods House B. B. Marley Frank Maher George Carson Heltonville Mary Holmes Medora Terrence Guthrie Fannie Gillstrap Addie Allen Louise and Grace Wood William Williams Richard Gentry Our City Greene County Goldie Parker Anderson & Brown Re Stipp W. A. Baker J. M. Myers John T. Biggs, Jr T. J. Tanksley John Robinson A. W.jones A. J. Hayward Felix Miller Kurtz Trians Farmers Annual Insurance Meeting Ashland Wis Tryphenia Willis S. Richey Durbin Transportation Department Frank Purcell Kellems Mammoth H. Gosner Ohio Valley Tennessee Upper Lake Region Carolinas Georgia Florida Alabama California Mississippi Missiouri Kentucky Missouri Ohio Illinois Atlantic Coast North Dakota North Pacific Coast Cotton Belt Texas Dr. H. Braxton Side Square Middle Atlantic States New England Maryland Washington Democrat Cole & Campbell Reliable Jewelers Railroad Avenue Bedford, Ind Hodge & Ferguson J. W. Prichard West Side Mitchell's Drug Store E. A. Sallust Store City Opera House Hamer & Day Northeast Corner Square Hamer D. H. Baldwin & CO M. Young, Bedford H. M. Burnham
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