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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
3
Two heavy damages lawsuits were filed today in court against the Monon company. Plaintiffs allege substantial financial losses from alleged negligence and breach of contract. The cases seek unspecified monetary damages and court costs.
In Lawrence circuit court the Monon railway faces two damage suits totaling 30000. Tabitha Newkirk seeks 20000 for injuries when the French Lick train derailed on a deteriorated side track at Stinesville. Hulda M. Ross, administratrix, asks 10000 for death of William H. Ross in Bloomington yards due to lack of flagman or signals.
Mrs Elizabeth Moore aged 56 died at her home on East 17th Street after a brief asthma illness. She leaves three daughters Bessie Nor and a married sister. Bessie works at the Democrat office and Nora is Home Telephone chief operator. Funeral is at her residence at 7 30 this evening led by Rev J W Newland. Interment follows in Orleans.
Oscar Morris of Whitecap fame has moved away around July 4 and shows no plans to return, per the Bloomington Telephone. He spent six months in Ellettsville with a record of arrests and fights including shooting craps, whitecapping, and a dispute at Monon station. cases against others tied to whitecapping may be dismissed in fall court.
Harvey Hinkle, the murder suspect in the John McClintock case, remains free and elusive. The Bloomington Telephone notes no arrests and likens the crime to a patrolman murder in Indianapolis, while suggesting the victim may have died by his own hand or hidden body may lie undiscovered for years.
Governor Hanly proclaims Epileptics Village in Newcastle ready for occupancy after trustees report sufficient buildings completed and usable for residents.
Governor Hanly proclaims the Indiana Village for Epileptics sufficiently completed and equipped for patient admission. The facility was established by the previous General Assembly with a commission selecting land in Newcastle, Indiana for the institution.
Boosters selected to boost the Modern Woodmen log rolling event. Organizers aim to raise profile and attract crowds at the competition. Special guests invited to attend and cheer on participants.
At a Monday meeting the Woodmen of the World camp formed a booster committee to handle preliminaries for the next state log rolling in Bedford. Charles W. Lanz is president S L. Keach secretary and B F Pitman treasurer. The camp aims to double membership within a year and expects a class of 100 on October 14 with 27 applications already presented.
The Salem fair issues a premium list with purses totaling 1200 for racing and 1000 for livestock and other departments. The fair, noted for its success and faith with the public, runs September 3 to 6 with strong attendance expected from Bedford.
Edgar Carter of the Central Union Telephone Company sustained a broken left arm in a runaway wagon accident near Smithville. He had gone there on company business and was returning home when the wagon struck the horse on a steep hill, throwing him from the wagon.
Raleigh C. Stone a Bedford native dies at 2 PM at his mother's home in Dugger Greene County after months of lung trouble. A former tailor and Lawrence county auditor nominee, he faced hardship with fortitude and remained jovial. Funeral held in Dugger with Bedford friends in attendance.
James Linn a 27 year old farmer near Mitchell fired a revolver at his head in Loogootee's Strange saloon after drinking with Terrell. The bullet glanced off the skull, causing a scalp wound. Both Linn and Terrell were jailed overnight and fined about 25 dollars each for intoxication. Linn later traveled to Washington for treatment and proclaimed relief at his escape.
Roy Murphy son of J W Murphy was struck by Carl Cooke s cab near the Monon station yesterday about 530 pm arriving trains blocked his view and he was knocked down one horse stepped on his left foot and hand but he was not badly hurt.
Thomas H Edmondson died Tuesday night at his west Sixteenth street home from paresis. He was a leading draftsman in the stone trade, long with Thorntons and Wallner stone company. Survived by widow and daughter Gladys. Funeral Thursday at 1 30 at the M E church with Rev R Scott Hyde in charge. Interment under the three fraternal orders.
The Armstrong families gather at Springville and Armstrong Station for an annual stag reunion featuring a sheep roast. Three 100 pound sheep were cooked for the event as Col. George W. McDaniel, J. W. Beard, John Reath, S. F. Buchanan, S. T. Zollman, Charles Walker and Frank Sherwood represent Bedford among the attendees.
Philip Kearney Buskirk president of the First National Bank of Bloomington died at his home at 1:30 pm after completing auto repairs before a planned trip to Bedford. Age about 44, he left a wealth with investments in California and a Greene county farm sale proceeds used to buy and remodel a business block. Survived by wife, son, sister Mrs Nat A Hill, and two brothers.
Bob Owens a Schaffer detective famed for the Bedford murder case arrives in the city with a fresh clue. Indianapolis police jailed him for loitering a month ago and a judge fined him, while he vows to expose the crime and return with another lead. Calvin R. Faris of Mitchell also visited for legal business.
Paul C. Barth former mayor of Louisville and general manager of the Utica Lime Company shot himself in his private office yesterday. He died about 1 o clock. Barth, a man of means and former president of the Board of Aldermen, welcomed President Roosevelt on a Southwestern tour. The exact motive remains unknown.
Albert Spaulding of the Hoosier stone mill near Oolitic was pinned under a slab of stone this morning and suffered a fracture to his left ankle.
Cecil Lay thirteen years old decamped from his Burn City farm seeking city life and joined a circus. He placed steel on a railroad main line to tempt a wreck and was arrested by Pennsylvania railway detectives. He had left home last Saturday and hoped to reach Cincinnati. The boy, bright and restless, previously wandered from Seymour before returning.
Sanitary officers near completion of weed abatement notices to property holders. After notices are sent, the board of health will order the street department to cut remaining weeds at the holders' expense. Many comply. noncompliers face city charges for the work. Hobart Smith returns from Loogootee and Shoals visits.
The Monon line brought Ray R. Boruff and his bride to Bedford at 4 30 AM but the couple failed to alight and join a planned reception. Fans disrupted by a leaked secret watched as the pair hid in a Hoosier Inn and laughed at the crowd.
A Brown County sect led by William A Crabb held meetings near Nashville asserting that a snake bite could not harm their members and that victims would suffer no pain. Crabb exhibited a four foot copperhead, which did not bite him as it entwined around him before escaping into the woods.
Miss Mabel Trainer suffered serious scalp wounds after her hair became entangled in a cream separator at a farm near Martinsburg Washington county about twenty miles north of New Albany. A helper released her from the machine after her screams drew attention.
Henry Cooper of Mitchell seeks a divorce from Melissa Cooper in a court complaint filed today. Married 1904, separated 1906, he accuses her of threats and domineering conduct, seeking the court's help to return to a simple life. Also notice of a farm tools stock and household goods sale in Heltonville on Tuesday September 10 at 10 30 a.m. with T L Kimbrel handling the sale.
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