Bedford Weekly Mail Society Notes
Society editor Curt Jocelyn reports on local clubs and social events in Bedford. Updates cover planning, engagements, and community notices with brief mentions of prominent residents and upcoming gatherings.
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
4
Norai Stanley Divorce Complaint Alleges Alleged Husband Cut Her
A divorce complaint filed Saturday alleges Norai Stanley was injured by her husband who allegedly cut her during the divorce proceedings. The report lists charges including adultery and related acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norai
Stanley
Unclear OCR Passages Describe Local Event
Fragmentary text references deaths, water scenes, and an ominous incident near a pond or water body. It mentions individuals named Mathys and Masheey and refers to a dangerous area in the south with history of protechos in waters. The passage is heavily garbled and lacks clear sequence or verifiable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jae Csos
Jae
West Baden Tragedy Ends In Fatal Shooting
Claude Pinnock, eighteen, shoots Everett Compton in a West Baden street brawl. Compton dies from a left eye wound after attacking Pinnock who drew a revolver in self defense. Pinnock is jailed as crowds watch the arrest and local arrangements are made for his transfer.
Thieves Burglarize Harbaugh and Schooley Store on J Street
Thieves enter the Harbaugh and Schooley store on J street Friday night between 12:50 and 4 am. They broke a side window and unlocked the catch to gain entry. They took two thirty-two calibre revolvers, pocket knives, some pennies, and possibly ammunition. James Schooley closed the shop at 7:50 and found show cases open upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbaugh & Schooley
J Street
U.S
James Schooley
Trestles Rebuilt After Flood, Bedford & Bloomfield Line
Trestles swept away by flood Thursday evening were rebuilt Friday night and traffic resumed Saturday. Monon bridge crew worked through the night on the washed out trestles of the Bedford and Bloomfield branch. Several hours of delay occurred that morning before lines were ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford & Bloomneld
Young man injured in Lincoln Ave fall from car
Lloyd Hensley, who fell from Homer Clark's automobile Friday on his way to the show grounds, rests well with a concussion and no skull fracture suspected. He was taken to his boarding house at Celic and recalls his hat blowing off before he fell. He also has a badly bruised back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Hensley
Homer Clark
Hensley
Celiic
Bulla Treatment Alleged in Divorce Complaint
Lee Roberts filed for divorce alleging Bulla treatment as a fault ground. The complaint requests dissolution of marriage and related prenuptial considerations, with details limited to the court filing.
Trank Poison Near Fatal Mistake Ends in Recovery
John S. Bailey drank a bichloride of mercury solution misidentified for internal use and nearly died Friday night. A strong constitution and prompt medical care saved him, and he is now out of danger with a probable rapid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Bailew
Frank Dailes
Fragmented OCR Notice Describes Marital Alliance Record
Damaged text fragment mentions a four year marriage and a person named Lahepee with unclear action. It references a voice about home provision and a police or legal context with individuals such as Bob and Helregy Dw, but the overall meaning is obscured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garer Roberts, Beard Ee
Erg
Ieee
Bob Bent
Nabotaer
Measuringtacks outlawed in favor of tape devices
Barnard, commissioner of weights and measures, reports that old tacks used to measure dry goods are illegal. Inspectors will ensure compliance with new standards allowing Koosteel tapes and other devices, with a three thirty seconds per yard tolerance and biannual inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loch Drs
Je. Barnard
Osceishtis and Measures
Owish
Linton youth cremated in barn fire
Linton Ind Aug 2 Levi Benefield 19 son of Robert Benefield living on a farm six miles south of here was cremated between 7 and 8 last night when lightning struck the barn starting a fire that consumed the structure Benefield was working in the barn and could not reach safety before the flames overwhelmed him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Ind
Levi Benefield
Robert Benefield
Here
S Benefield
Father Frank Dale Improves After Indianapolis Operation
Mrs. Reed Bridwell reports encouraging news on her father Frank Dale who has been seriously ill after an operation in an Indianapolis hospital. Dale, formerly from Mitchell, has many friends in the county glad to hear of his improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Bridwell
M Street
Frank Dale
Indianapolis
Dale
Mitchell
Mother to Employ Counsels in Monon Tragedy Case
Mrs J Barger of Danville Illinois, mother of John C Barger the Monon railroad freight conductor killed June 25, engaged counsel to aid the prosecution of Paul Barger. Frank Kimmel represents the state. brothers Martin and Harry Barger from Detroit and Jackson join in support. Grand jury to probe shooting at the fall term opening under Judge De Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. (. Barger
Danville
John C. Barger
Monon Railroad
Pat
Cponsel
Paul Barger
Lafayette Courier
Frank Kimmel
Martin J. Barger
Detroit
Harry J. Barger
Jackson
Mich
Escaped Greencastle Monkey Returned to City
George Rariden of American Express presented Hagenbeck-Wallace with a $5 bill for an escaped monkey captured at Greencastle. The manager refused the animal, saying Take him away. Others offered to pay charges, but the manager ordered its return to Greencastle and it was shipped back Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
Mr and Mrs John L Mitchell express gratitude to friends and the Moose and Pocahontas for support during the death of their son John J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
John J
John L. Mitchell
Circus Worker Killed by Train in McDoel Yards
Henry Jackson a Philadelphia colored man about 85 employed by the Wallace circus was struck by a midnight northbound Monon train at the McDoel yards and killed instantly. He was cut in two, his head caved in, and his leg torn from the body carried 75 yards down the track. The body will be buried locally as relatives cannot be located. The circus knew only his name and that he joined in Philadelphia in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Monon
Bloomington
Henry Jackson
Philadelphia
Wallace Circus
McDoel Yards
Jackson
Chickens Swim Daily On Indiana Farm
Seymour Indiana August 22 Cristo pher Helt who runs a farm in Redding township adjacent to Sand Creek Jackson county reports chickens that regularly plunge into the stream. Observers who doubted the tale saw four hens and a rooster swim to the opposite bank and return without a feather out of place. The birds now prefer the water to land during hot hours. Helt suspects proximity to the stream drives the habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ind
Cristopher Helt
Redding Township
Sand Creek
Jackson County
tHelt
Bloomington Population Figures From New Directory
The Bloomington population is listed as 10 880 in a new directory from the Caron company of Louisville. It notes 5 440 residents with names not included and cites a 2 042 increase since the 1916 government census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Caron Company of
Louisville
Visit of Weddell From Yates Center Kansas
Join Weddell of Yates Center Kansas visits his daughter Mrs Will Maroney on East 17th street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Join Weddell
Yates Center, Kansas
Will Maroney
East 17Th Street
The Old Fiddler Keeps Alive Long-Dead Tunes
The Old Fiddler plays classics such as The Arkansas Traveler and Hell on the Wabash from dusk until dawn. A lifelong ne’er-do-well, he relies on foot tapping to back his tunes and spends his days fiddling while his wife does the hustling to feed and house the brood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell On
Hell
Sun Brothers' Circus Struggles in Moody Weather at Seymour
Weather woes hit a Sun Brothers show in Seymour with heavy rain and a threatening wind storm. Gate receipts fell short as crowds stayed away. some attendees fled when the tent collapsed during a later show, injuring two and causing panic before guards and police aided others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Brothers’ Circus
Gentry Brothers’ Dog and Pony Show
West Fiftyninth
South Laflin
Chicago
Englewood
Conductor Jack Condon Returns to Run After Gallstone Surgery
Conductor Jack Condon of the Mo non resumed his run on train No. 5 through Bedford after over a month away for gall stone surgery in a Chicago hospital. He had been in New York on business related to the pending strike as a representative from the Order of Railway Conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Condon
The
Monon
Bedford
Chicago
New York
Order of
Marriage License for George H Beker and Ively M Arch
A marriage license was issued for George H Beker and Ively M Arch. The couple registered their intent and completed the necessary formalities with the county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Beker
Ively M
Chicken Thief Strikes Friday Morning in South H Street
Pete Thelen reports several fine chickens stolen early Friday. Neighbor Ed Hartman saw the thief first, but the culprit escaped before Thelen could awake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Thelen
South H Street
Ed Hartman
Mr. Thelen
Local Wellspring of Family News from Bloomfield
Mrs William Kelley of West 16th street, confined two years with sciatic rheumatism, enjoyed her first outing Friday with Mrs Edith Friedley and her daughters. Mr and Mrs T M Ryan traveled to Bedford Wednesday to visit and handle business. Mrs W L Freed and daughters Lassie and Pauline of Campbellsburg visit Mrs Zola Blieu on east 17th street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kelley
West 16Th Street
Edith Friedley
T. M. Ryan
Bedford
Bloomfield News
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Indiana
Otis & Brooks
Thomas J. Brooks
Otis
Bery Clowickine
Mes
Harry Askew
J Society
Curt Jocelyn
Republican
Etlin
Die
Eure
Ares 2
Everett Compton
West Baden
Claude Pinnock
Deadly Revolver
Paoli
Art Pat of
Srife
Trouble
Erie
Pinnock
Pooh
Jeffersonville
Compton
Yuan
Monon Bridge
Lincoln Ave
Com
Lee Roberts
John S. Bailey
Eashale
Linton Youte
Coun
Aimming Chickens
Sun Brothers
Gentry Bros
Wk Condon Lock
Chicken Thief
Rniday
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