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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
8
A compact market summary notes prices for oats, flour, and spring wheat with Minnesota Dakota patents and related grades. Butter cream value, eggs and poultry currents, and potato varieties across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa. Prices show steady to firm tendencies with specific lot figures and daily checks.
Mixed livestock quotes show steers and heifers steady with cattle prices in flux. Lambs and hogs show varying bids as market chatter and local notices accompany city news from Williams, West Baden, and nearby towns.
Oliver Chastain, 24, was accidentally shot in the head by his brother Thenry Chastain in Guilletts neighborhood near Oolitic. A shotgun with No 4 shot caused multiple wounds though none penetrated the brain. Dr. Rays of Golitice treated the injured man, who remained seriously ill from pain.
Notice to creditors of Charles B. George of Oolitic Indiana that he was adjudicated bankrupt on December 3 1913. First meeting of creditors will be held at the law office of Robert L Melien Bedford Indiana on Friday December 8 1913 at 1 PM to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Albert Rabb Referee in Bankruptcy Indianapolis Indiana. December 6 1913.
Vet Thomas C. Underwood serves as Administrator with John H. Underwood acting as Attorney in related proceedings.
The court orders a hearing on the December petition of William V. Mason for discharge in bankruptcy No. 3734. The hearing is fixed for January 17 in Indianapolis. Creditors must appear if they have cause, with notices mailed to known creditors.
The petition of Arthur B. McClellan appears in bankruptcy records dated December 8 1913 before the district, indicating a formal bankruptcy proceeding. The notice references a seal and official action on the date shown.
Petition filed with Lawrence County Indiana auditors seeks road improvement in Shawswick Township by grading draining and paving with gravel or stone. Request includes 18 foot grade 12 foot paved width and 12 inch center depth 6 inch sides with ten year bonds. Hearing set January 6 1914 before the Board of Commissioners.
A young man with energy and limited capital can buy a 100 acre farm with a 6 room house, orchard, all out buildings, farm tools, and 12 acres of growing wheat. Small down payment. balance due in one, two, or three years. Send inquiries to Owner, Box 217, Bedford.
A large group of freeholders and voters in Shawswick Township Lawrence County Indiana petition the county board to grade drain and macadamize sections of the Rawlins Mill and Breckenridge Road the Rawlins Mill and Peerless Road and parts of Q Street and 6th Street in Bedford. They seek 10 year bonds under the 1905 highway act with 12 foot wide crushed stone macadam and 18 foot graded roads. The notice is dated November 1913 and signed by many residents.
Lawrence Circuit Court order announces complaint against James C. Denson an absentee since April 1901. Hearing set for January 26 1914 at Bedford Court House to determine estate administration under Indiana law. Clerk Elbert J. Stalker approves seal and attorneys Martin Pearson Martin represent plaintiffs.
Collins Fos ter's in Bedford advertises footwear on the corner with location hint 21wde and emphasis on purchase convenience. The notice promotes a local shoe shop likely targeting residents seeking nearby options.
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