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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1912

Page

6

Notice To Now Residents in Lawrence County Court

In the Lawrence Circuit Court a complaint to quiet title to real estate is filed by Mary L. Browning against John Beasley and unknown heirs of several Beasley and Lomax family members. The case names multiple defendants and their unknown heirs. The defendants are summoned to appear by the second day of the next term, September 1912, at the Bedford Court House, or risk a default judgment. The clerk Elbert J. Stalker signs the notice.

Indiana Lawrence County Lawrence Mary L. Browning John Beasley Boruff & Boruff Euphemia Beasley Alonzo B. Jones Jones Clarissa Jones Mary Ann Colglazier Maury Ann Volglazier Colglaezier Mary Ann Owen Owen Maury Ann Owen Mary Abe Owen Alexander Owens Owens Francis Ellen Giles Giles Francis Ellen Giles Francis Ellen Gies Chrisian Francis Eijen Giles Bedford Elbert J. Stalker

Notice to Non Residents Lawrence County Indiana

Notice in the Lawrence Circuit Court September Term II to nonresidents George Rainey George Raney George Hang Isaac Stewart Michael Fillion Eva Fillion and unknown heirs. Plaintiffs Henry J. Zolimaan William F. Brooks seek action after affidavit of nonresidency. Appearance required September 10, 1912 at Bedford courthouse. Clerk Elbert J. Stalker signs.

State of Indiana Lawrance County Lawrence Henry J. Zolimaan William F. Brooks George Rainey George Raney George Hang Isaac Stewart Michael Fillion Eva Fillion George Rainey George Kany Indiana Court House Bedford Sime Elbert J. Stalker

Township Expenditures and Tax Levies for 1913 Proposals

The Shawswick township trustee proposes, at the Advisory Board meeting August 3 1912 in Bedford Indiana, total expenditures of 21874 95 and total tax 1 cent per dollar. Local tuition 14000 tax 50 cents per hundred. school and road expenses noted with specific cents per hundred and mortgage exemption credit 50230 06. Net taxable property set at 2019694 and valuations for lands personal property railroads and more listed. F D Hatfield trustee.

Shawswick Township Lawrence County Indiana

Notice to Nonresidents in Lawrence County Court

Inco Circuit Court April Term 1912 Eli S Ferguson vs Amelia Johns nonresident of Indiana. Plaintiff by Marvin Pearson files complaint with affidavit noting nonresidency. Action on contract related to Indiana real estate. Requires defendant to appear at September term 1912 at Bedford Court House to answer. Clerk Elbert J Talker. Attorneys Marvin & Pearson.

Eli S$. Ferguson Amelia Johns Martin & Peargon Amalia Johns Indiana Lawrence Beford Martin & Pearson Henry M. Lampman State of Todiana Hedford

Notice of Administration in Abbott Estate

The Circuit Court of Lawrence County Indiana appoints Delbert I Abbott as Administrator of the estate of Oliver P Abbott deceased. The estate is said to be solvent. Martin and Pearson are the attorneys.

Circuit Court Lawrence County State of Indiana Oliver P. Abbott Delbert I. Abbott Martin & Pearson Elias Wright William H. Bivins Circuit Court of Lawrence Country State of Indiana Arminda Wright Wiliam H.jarvins Martin & Pearson Attorneys

Estate of Elias Wright Deceased Administrators Named

Indiana probate notice lists Lawrence County administrator details for the Elias Wright estate with William H. Bivins and Martin & Pearson as attorneys handling the case.

Estate of Arminda Wright Details in Indiana Probate

Administrators William H. Jarvins and the estate of Arminda Wright, deceased, of Lawrence County Indiana, with legal representation by Martin & Pearson Attorneys handling probate administration.

Notice of Administratrix for James M Snapp Estate

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Ad ministratrix of the estate of James M Snapp deceased late of Lawrence County Indiana EMMAR SNAPP Administratrix seeks to administer the estate and may require claims from interested parties.

Lawrence County Tndiana James M. Snapp Emmar Snapp

Notice to Non-Residents in Lawrence Circuit Court

In September Term 1912 Complaint No. Tbs William Falk Charles Falk Plaintiff by attorney files complaint alleging Charles Falk is an absentee having left for parts unknown. Action seeks appointment of administrator or in case of death. Defendant must appear on September 2 1912 at Bedford Court House to answer. Seal of court, Bedford Indiana.

William Falk Charles Falk B. Lowe Lawrence Bedford Indiana Elbert J. Stalicer

Indiana Divorce Notice in Lawrence Circuit Court

Complaint filed by Phoebe Jae Lampman with attorney Henry M Lampman seeks divorce from nonresident husband Henry M Lampman. The court orders appearance by September in Bedford Indiana. failure to answer will lead to judgment in absentia.

Divorce Action Against Amanda Conlon Filed in Lawrence Circuit Court

In Lavengs Circuit Court April Term attorney Boruff & Boruff files complaint No 7565 for divorce against Amanda Conlon who is not Indiana resident. Court orders appearance by next term starting September 20 1912 at Bedford Court House, warning judgment may be entered in absence. Clerk Elbert J. Stalker signs.

Notice to Contractors for Gravel Road Contracts in Lawrence County

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners Indiana invites sealed bids by 1 pm Monday September 9 1912 for construction of the Louden's Ferry gravel or macadamized road in Guthrie Township total length 9570 feet. Bid bonds equal to twice the bid are required. Bids addressed to Ezra W Edwards Auditor. Reference Engineer and Viewers Report for project details. The board reserves the right to reject all bids.

Board of Commissioners Lawrence County Indiana Guthrie Township Louden’s Ferry Ezra W. Edwards State of Indiana

Pike Road Petition Seeks Oolitic Road and Street Improvements

Notice records a filed petition in Lawrence County Indiana by freeholders of Shawswick Township asking the Board of Commissioners to improve by grading draining and paving with crushed stone a section of the Bedford and Bloomington Public road from the Marshall Township line to May Street in Oolitic and to upgrade Florence May and Beech Oak Streets in Oolitic. The petition requests ten year bonds under the 1905 Highway Act and describes a grade eighteen feet wide with a twelve foot macadamized center and six inch side depths. It lists signers including Andrew Cuddy A C Clark and many others.

Shawswick Lawrence County State of Indiana Shawswick Township Bedford and Bloomington Marshall Township Said County Marshall Said May Street Oolitic Shanswick Florence Street Oak Street Beech Street Andrew Cuddy A. C. Clark Ziba Owens J. A. Bush J. N. Gainey Wm. Cuddy Claude L. Fish O. L. Brown Less Gainey Chas. Vantayle O. Maddox D. Cain E. L. Moore Burna Mitchell Lincoln Byers Fred Giles Sam’l F. Yeats Alvin Lee John E. Smith Chess McLachlan C. B. Fanbion James Hatfield Richard Spears Henry Spears Chas. Hiett Mort Steinhagen Earl May Martin Archer Chas. Hubbard George Quillen Clarence Smith Frank Farmer Wm. Blackwell Riley Swango James Hildum Emanuel Heller Howard Bruce Homer Hackney Chas. Farmer Harry Byers Allen Chambers Perry M. Blackburn Adam Blackwell C. L. Farmer Arch Anderson Wm. Herderson H. J. Owens Emery Blackburn Abraham Blackburn Wm. M. Brown A.B. Shipmart J. W. Thrasher Joe Pace Joe Brinegar Wm. Byers John Hicks John Cuddy T. T. Self Homer Clark A. W. Dierking E. Spear E. L. Perkins Walter Black

Harriman Influencing Testimony in Los Angeles Bribe Case

Edward Adams Cantrell, a California socialist leader, may testify in the Clarence Darrow bribery trial. The court will decide if Cantrell can impeach Harriman by detailing alleged remarks about the Times building explosion and Harriman’s knowledge of the plot.

Edward Adams Cantrell Los Angeles Cal Times Job Harriman Clarence 8 Darrow Hutton Harriman Cantrell San Luis Obispo Ben

Notice of petition hearing by Lawrence County Board of Commissioners

A list of residents including Enos Keith and C B George is named in a petition endorsed for hearing before the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday September 3 1912. Ezra W Edwards Auditor notes the seal and date August 6 1912 with first insertion August 16 1912.

Board of Commissioners Said County Ezra W. Edwards Lawrence County

Western Sugar Refining seeks court order to dissolve

In San Francisco on August 9 the Western Sugar Refining Company filed for permission to dissolve in Superior Court. Petitioners include John D. Spreckles W H Hannam and W I Brobeck three of the five directors. Signatures of Adolph B Spreckels and John O B Spreckels Jr are missing from the filing. The move follows an anti trust case against American Sugar Refining with claims of a conspiracy to crush competition.

San Francisco Western Sugar Refining Company John D. Spreckles W. H. Hannam W. I. Brobeck Adolph B. Spreckels John OD. Spreckels, Jr American Sugar Refining Company California

Massacre Near Ixtapa as Zapatistas Clash With Rural Guard

Reports from Mexico City describe a brutal Zapatista ambush near Ticuman and Ixtapa. Thirty-six soldiers and over twenty passengers killed, many mutilated, as rebels firebombed a southbound train and looted the cars while rurales were wiped out.

Mexico City Mex Ixtapa Geneveva de Lao Zapatistas Toluca State of Mexico Tenancino Ticuman Marine Dominguez Yutepec Zapatista Emiliano Zapata Reynoza

Survey of Alaska Coal Fields for Navy Use

Dr. Joseph A. Holmes plans a survey of the Bering River coal field Alaska to supply United States war vessels on the Pacific coast. Maryland officers study the Matanuska field near Seward as a tributary option awaiting patent status of land. The lands are United States owned with no patent issued.

Seattle Joseph A. Holmes United States Bureau of Mines Bering River Alaska Pacific Coast Matanuska Field Seward Maryland Bering River Field Tidewater United States

Mining Leader Killed in Michigan Shaft Collapse

Calumet Michigan Aug 14 Captain William Pollard famed mining head for fifteen years at Wolverine mine died instantly when ground fell in No 3 shaft half a mile below the surface. The well known figure in the Lake Superior region was 45.

Calumet, Mich William Pollard Lake Superior Wolverine Mine

Five Die as Train Strikes Handcar in Mansfield

Five laborers, described as foreigners, were killed when a Baltimore and Ohio excursion train struck a handcar near Mansfield on August 14. The workers died at the scene. authorities reported the fatalities as five.

Mansfield

Progressive party platform pledges reform and national laws

Chicago August 9 The Progressive party adopts a 5000 word platform pledging reforms for workers including woman suffrage, min wage standards, eight hour shifts, one day rest in seven, jury recall and judges recall, pure food law enforcement, rural credit, anti trust strengthening and a parcels post system. It criticizes Republicans for betrayal and Democrats for incapacity.

Chicago Progressive Party William Draper Lewis Philadelphia Qld Republican Party Democratic Party United States Country Life Commission National Industrial Commission

Taft Returns to Capital After Cincinnati Visit

President Taft arrives in Washington with Major Rhoades and William Hirron. Mrs. Taft and Charles Taft stay in Cincinnati and will proceed to Beverly. He attends a special cabinet meeting to discuss vetoes on the steel and wool tariff bills, aiming to send them to Congress soon.

Washington Taft Rhoades William C. Hirron Congress

Detroit Aldermen Arrested in Graft Scandal Debate

Sensational graft arrests hit Detroit as about 20 aldermen including a mayoral candidate are seized on conspiracy to defraud charges. Fifteen arrests occurred by noon with eight facing original bribery counts. New evidence prompts the sweep, and detainees were held at police HQ with bonds set.

Detroit Mich Shepherd Andrew J. Walsh Louis Broze

Pope Stands Od Real Well at Pius X Anniversary

In Rome the Sistine chapel marked the ninth anniversary of Pope Pius X with grand ceremony. Despite doctors fearing stress, the pope walked the chapel length in full regalia. Cardinal Mery del Val celebrated Mass as dignitaries looked on. A 2000 lire donation to the poor was announced.

Rome Sistine Chapel Pius X Sacred College Mery del Val

Four Die in Blast at New York Aqueduct Dig

Four men were killed and ten others injured when a steel drill at a depth of 266 feet below One Hundred and Sixth Street and Central Park West struck a dynamite charge during aqueduct excavation work. The workers were part of a 15 man shift.

New York One Hundred and Sixth Street Central Park West

Rebels threaten raid as posse gathers in El Paso

Sheriff Ed wards heads a 100 man posse in El Paso after warnings of a rebels invasion along the railroad line. In Bisbee rebels numbered 200 and US troops were dispatched there. Noted fisherwoman Lydia A. Rockwell dies at 106 in Hyde Park Boston.

el Paso Tex Edwards Bisbee Ariz United States Boston Mass Lydia A. Rockwell Hyde Park Maine

Also Mentioned on This Page

F. D. Hatfield Elbert J Tion Lawrence Circuit Phoebe J Ae Lampman Henry Lampmant Phle Lavengs Circuit Court Oral Conlon Amanda Conlon A. D Auditor Pike Road Honorable Board of Commissioners of Indi Ana Board of Education Sugar Trust Frisco J. W. Trainor Hamer & Smith Building Orrick C. H. Emery 15Th and Kate Score Pope Pontiff U. 5
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