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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
3
Mrs Grant Armstrong 45 wife of a prominent Springville farmer died after draining carbolic acid in her second floor room. In poor health for some time, she eluded a daughter then found in the barn, died at 1 45 p m. She leaves son Ray Armstrong a Citizens National Bank employee and two other sons Evan Everett and two daughters Ora Ida.
A man claiming to live in Bedford visited Seymour and was questioned by Chief Abell after being seen near the Kimberlain home on South Vine Street. He gave a plausible tale, but officers later doubted its honesty and could not locate him before he left town on an evening train, leaving his guilt unconfirmed.
Mrs. E. B. Thornton and son George return from a journey to Niagara Falls and via the Lakes to Mackinac Island and Sault Saint Marie. Maurice Thornton and sister Miss Helen of Indianapolis visit their uncle E. B. Thornton at 1123 Lincoln avenue. Mrs. J. T. Freeland and Frances return from extended visits with relatives in Frankfort Marion and Monticello. Mrs. M. J. Bridwell of Jasonville and Mrs. Frank Ketchum of Kokomo join Mr. and Mrs. Reed Bridwell on South H street. F. W. Teeh returns from a business trip to Cincinnati.
The Weekly Mail will be mailed anywhere for 25 cents in advance. M Keisner and wife from Indianapolis visited while he substituted for Marley at the Launis and Marley drug store on North 1st Street then returned to Indianapolis and plan Florida wintering. Graham traveled to Tiloomfield for a family matter. Rawill spent days in Bloomfield. James McGinnis visited relatives in Danville and Terre Haute before returning home. Marriage license granted to Mary Nichols.
The Keithley, Alexander and Turner families plan a reunion at Ragsdale Grove in Heltonville Indiana on Sunday September 8 1912. Relatives and friends are invited to attend and make the day memorable.
Mrs. Albert Steele and her sons return home after a pleasant visit in Louisville. Mrs. Ellie Dodd of Cincinnati arrives to spend time with her sister Miss Fannie Dixon. Bell brothers of Pell Cleaning Works rent the Houston house and will move soon. Mrs. Frank Abbott and Frank Coombs of Seymour visit Homer Crawford and family. Mr. and Mrs. D B Dodds of Louisville visit their daughter Amy Dodds and Mr. Coleman Duncan go to Pentwater, Mich. Blanche Boyd and Pauline return from Tunnelton. Mrs. John Able returns to Bedford after visiting East Street Johnsons.
The Buckles and family express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for favors and sympathy during the illness and loss of their daughter Bessie and for the flowers. Mrs. R. F. Malott of Louisville has returned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Morton Duncan.
Urban Rainbolt is quite ill suffering with typhoid fever. Mrs. Volney Houston and her little daughter, previously ill, are now improved. Charles Strosnider returned to Owensburg after visiting his daughter and family. Mrs R B Leonard and guests Miss Mayme Matthews of Franklin and Frank Robinson of Chicago traveled to Indianapolis Tuesday. David Johnson visited for a couple weeks. Upholstering and furniture repair work noted at 1630 S 1st Street. Phone 1052.
Spectators at the corner of 15th and I streets waded ankle deep through soft mortar near a new public square building during the 191 Ranch show parade. A young woman in polished pumps and a man in a blue serge suit both slipped, drawing amused stares from onlookers.
Mrs James Long of Bedford visits Dugger. Miss Mabel Walker returns from Jeffersonville. Rev J W Frazier of Oxford Ohio guests of Judge and Mrs W H Martin. Frank Spaulding and family visit Bedford friends. Miss Delia Spencer trips to Mitchell and Bedford. Miss Nellie Smith returns from east of the city. Mr and Mrs James Morris and son Frederick visit grandparents in Bloomington before returning home.
A garden party will be held at St Johns Rectory on Thursday August 28 from 7 to 10 p.m. If weather is inclement ice cream will be served in the Guild Hall. Everyone is welcome.
A group of young men plan a Friday evening dance at the Stone City Club with Mitchells Orchestra from Indianapolis providing the music. Langdon Coffin of Boston has visited Frank Shields and the two are spending time at Bedford stone quarries. Jeanette Standish of Bedford visited Mr and Mrs Lee Munkelt and leaves Wednesday for Detroit to study Domestic Science. Mr and Mrs Leo Horton of Louisville, visiting Mrs Walter Blackwell in Oolitic, were in town Tuesday on their way home.
Mr and Mrs T J Brooks and daughter May ended a southern state trip with stops at Washington Vincennes and Shoals and arrived home Tuesday. Miss Louise Crawford of Bedford visited Louisville and her grandmother Mrs Maggie Zink until Thursday morning. Mrs Joseph Wright of Orleans visited family on Lincoln avenue. Miss Goldie Sanders returned home from an extended visit with relatives at Mitchell. Francis Richardson visiting his parents from Indianapolis where he attends dental college.
All first and second class post offices will be closed Sundays under a new postal appropriation bill signed by President Taft. Only special delivery letters will pass that day and no mail will be placed in lock boxes. The closing is now required by law amid local sentiment.
New York August 24. At noon next Thursday all Salvation Army activities in America will stop for four hours to pray in memory of General William Booth as his funeral is held in London. Memorial services will be held nationwide on September 1 with 870 posts participating and city officials ministers and Christians invited to attend.
John Blake of Meredith New Hampshire reported a dream guiding him to a body floating in Lake Winnepesaukee. With a policeman he located Miss Blanche Sinclair of Boston Massachusetts who had drowned on August 26. Divers had previously searched for the body, for which a $200 reward was offered.
Ogden L. Mills, grandson of financier D Ogden Mills, has entered politics as a prospective Republican candidate for Congress in New York's seventeenth district. He was designated by the district's Republican committee as a candidate for the September primaries.
Dr Sun Yat Sen, ex provisional Chinese president, arrived in Peking on August 19 and received a magnificent reception rivaling Yuan Shi Kai's capital return. The national assembly met with small attendance and failed to pursue impeachment actions against Yuan Shi Kai over Gen Chang Chen Wu and other southern generals.
Governor Hiram W. Johnson Progressive vice-presidential candidate departs San Francisco for Los Angeles with private secretary Al McCabe. In Los Angeles he will be joined by E A Dickson and will continue eastward, beginning with Salt Lake City, to speak in Los Angeles first.
A humorous dialogue sketches an economical girl who eats a 5 cent lunch daily to save thirty dollars for a willow plume. The exchange highlights frugality, wishful purchases, and light social observation from a bygone era.
The Missouri Valley Farmer presents a hog house plan by William Critchell detailing a 24 by 60 foot building with 16 stalls and a drive way. It includes a concrete floor layout with labeled sections for bedding feeding and a 8 foot wide driveway with sliding doors.
The plan outlines a barn stall construction with a floor plan and cross section. It suggests placing posts at each corner for strength, adding zirts, and using No. 1 stock boards to seal cracks. A half pitch roof is recommended with 2 by 4 rafters cut for lower and upper members.
A simple hog handling crate enables one person to drive hogs into a doorway and trap them safely. It specifies dimensions 1 ft 10 in by 2 ft 8 in by 3 1/2 ft, a solid floor on runners, a top, and a rear sliding door. Hardwood levers 1 by 4 inches with notches fit the hog necks and bottom holes adjust for different pig sizes.
New Orleans reports adventurer John Norris drowned in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast. His body will be taken to New York for burial after decades spent in South Africa and various American regions.
Atlanta investigation reveals John Thompson a beggar with a house two lots and 1500 dollars in bank. Thompson, a well known figure, lost both legs in a railroad accident.
Judge Robert S Holt opens an inquiry into alleged bribery and voter manipulation in Beaver County. Saloonkeepers and hundreds of voters are summoned as State Insurance Commissioner Charles Johnson and Republican treasurer faces subpoenas. County chairman United States Marshal E H Porter linked to financing.
A farm note urges beef cattle growers to weed out cattle that waste energy bawling and seek pasture. It argues that grazing on readily available good pasture yields more adipose tissue gain than straying into forbidden fields, and emphasizes weight gain from proper feeding.
The flesh condition of a sheep cannot be judged by appearance. Always handle with fingers and examine every part of its anatomy carefully before sending it to market.
A description notes the Dereets possess a pugnacious disposition that enables them to defend themselves with large horns against dogs.
An Alabama inventor introduces a saddle mounted lever system that lifts a horse’s foot for shoemaking. The harness attaches to the animal’s back and collar, with a foot support to hold the hoof at a chosen height, reducing strain on the blacksmith and preventing kicks.
Oxford sheep, originating from England in the early 19th century, are large heavy Down breed. Rams weigh 250 to 275 pounds, ewes 200 to 225 pounds, with 10 to 12 pounds of unwashed fleece. They thrive on good pastures, breed triplets readily, but are less hardy than some other breeds and perform poorly on rugged ranges.
The article urges pig producers to grade up stock by selecting a locally popular breed and improving it with superior boars to enhance overall herd quality. It emphasizes a conservative approach focusing on common, proven lines.
A series of farm tips covers stock health and feeding practices. Advice includes keeping salt in pastures for calves, providing water and skim milk for pigs, selecting good brood sows, managing sheep and breeding stock, and the importance of clover and regular exercise.
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