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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
3
J S Dunlavy learned Tuesday of his sister Mrs Rebecca Dunlavy Brooking dying after a short pneumonia illness at her granddaughter’s home in Dugger Indiana. The funeral will be at Carlton Cemetery near Buddha at 1130 AM Wednesday.
Thieves took turkeys and chickens from Austin Crawford’s farm three miles east of the city. Crawford used Owens bloodhounds Tuesday. the dogs followed a trail to a cooked turkey but Crawford halted the chase and said no arrests were expected.
Salvation Army Captain O A Schnurr and local workers plan kettles on the streets to raise funds for a free Christmas dinner and winter relief. They target a 300 dollar goal and welcome assistance including a car donation. A Bedford city special reports W S Holcomb and granddaughter Elizabeth Kerr arrived from Shelbyville after the grandmother hosted the child amid family upheaval and a disputed custody incident.
The trial of Elisha Johnson charged with taking a watch from Gus Ellis jewelry shop on J street opened Tuesday with a jury empanelled and many witnesses. Walter Johnson, son of the defendant, faced charges of petit larceny and receiving stolen goods in the same affidavit.
Attorneys Edwin Corr and Wy. Sare appointed by the Bloomington Commercial club as a two member committee to confer with Governor Marshall on state aid for a road. If favorable they will seek the route from Martinsville to Bedford via Bloomington and Sea ford or Indianapolis via Bedford. Corr and Sare plan to meet the Governor Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Woman's League of the First Baptist church plans a bazaar to be held Tuesday afternoon December 17 with sale of homemade articles and fancy work. The sale place will be announced later. Prof and Mrs John B Dutcher and children visited Mr and Mrs G Wilson Sunday at Bloomington.
Fragmentary OCR notes identify a person named Edith Lute or Ley Morton visiting Mr and Mrs John in Bloomington Bedford area. Text is garbled and source details are incomplete. key names appear but positions and event are uncertain.
Newspapers urge shoppers to buy early for a smoother season. The piece highlights benefits for overworked sales staff and merchants, and appeals to customers to give clerks a calm Christmas. It notes a reform in shopping habits and hopes for no backward step this season.
Round Table members met at Mrs J A Gunns West 15th street home for an evening with Mrs Craigie Gunn Mitchell recently returned from a six week yacht trip through England Scotland and Ireland She shared slides and vivid recollections of historic castles scenery and harbor towns while hosts provided ices cake mints and coffee Attending were Mrs Gunn of Springville and Mrs TD Williams of Indianapolis and guests praised the gathering as the most delightful ever held.
Isaac Kern of West 20th Street is reported on the sick list as of this edition.
Newton Fisher sues Laura E. Fisher in Lawrence circuit court for divorce after fifteen years of marriage alleging adultery with a man named in the complaint. He seeks custody of their three children and notes the separation occurred December 2 1912 after the alleged act.
The Progressive headquarters in Indianapolis argues counties where Progressives placed second may print public notices funded by law, potentially leading to new Progressive newspapers. The piece contends newspapers survive by merit, not politics, and warns against papers started to grind political axes.
An Avoca teen, son of Seymour Jones, died Wednesday after an incident near a field. He was buried in Avoca after doctors said recovery was impossible. The family, living in a small back room and shed, faced stark hardship and funeral arrangements were made amid a rare insurance claim tied to the boy.
Mr and Mrs W C Denniston return to Befford after visiting Mr and Mrs George W McKnight on Waist Wighth street Bloomiston World.
Justice John W. Owens presides as physicians Butler Cain and Woolery on the medical board deem Steele of unsound mind. An effort will be made to admit the patient near Heltonville to the Madison hospital for the insane.
An unspecified individual from Florida has announced plans to take charge of a shop previously led by Della Boone and Etta Shire in Oolitic. Margaret Lemon’s upcoming Saturday and Sunday events are noted in the fragment.
Mr and Mrs Ea Ottin and their children have returned from visiting her mother Mrs HL Graff on Se street. The group traveled to Seyueur with plans for future visits.
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