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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
1
Activities at several Indiana schools span exams, athletics, and events. Banoks, a Salem alum, won the shot put at Bloomington indoor meet with 386 feet 10 inches while Juniors beat Sophomores in a IU basketball clash.
Report lists Englewood pupils with 777 attendance days 99 absent 87 percent rate average 41 daily. Tardiness minimal 3 hours 10 minutes. Two visitors noted. A F Datton teacher. Also rail workers complain of watch regulations and Senate moves to empower militia with National Guard modernization and rapid mobilization.
Edward A. Watkins and Mollie F. Sanders wed at Liberty Baptist Church near Georgia on December 10, 1902. Ceremony led by Rev. Warren A. Sanders and Rev. L P. Groves. Miss Ethel Sanders played the wedding march. Bridesmaids Maude Burton and Misonie Howards. best man L B Sanders. ushers Henry B. and Russell Sanders. Afterward the couple, guests in Bedford, and relatives plan to reside in Georgia.
Special Judge Hoo W. T. Brannaman ruled in Brownstown last Friday that the estate of the late Thomas O. Daggy passes to his mother and sisters, though the suit may restart. Bedford events note social clubs, a Glee Club member’s return to Indiana University, and local amateur entertainments. The piece also recounts coal shortages in Bedford and a 1020 acre farm along White River with historic fording and the Wood’s Ferry era.
Superintendent J W Thompson confirms the railroad will extend from Elnora to Evansville in spring with 275 miles of trackage planned including connections to L N and J C lines and a future northern extension. 275 cars and ten locomotives ordered to handle expected traffic growth and coal shipments from Ledford.
A December 11 1902 birthday gathering for Mrs. J W McGuire filled her home with friends who surprised her with music cake and gifts. The event featured Miss Cora Lucas on piano and songs by Florence Crooke and Beulah McGuire. Guests included many locals and neighbors who extended best wishes as Clyde Brock and wife announced a move to New Albany with new jobs. Brock and Mrs Brock formerly resided there.
The Chicago Chronicle denounces three openly run socialist Sunday schools as sinister venues for indoctrinating youth away from constitutional rights. It claims teachers use cheap Sunday spaces to spread anti capitalist dogmas into public schools and warn of links to the Haymarket riot and later violence.
The stone cutters in the Liberal Arts building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition ended their strike after weeks. They demanded on site cutting rather than Bedford Indiana. The National Stone Cutters' Union ruled part of the stone must be cut in Bedford, ending the dispute and sending workers back to their jobs.
Telegram announces the sudden death of Mrs. A. J. McIntosh of Indianapolis, a DePauw heir, prompting mourning among Bedford friends. A Hiie family reunion marks Mrs. Thos. S. Stipp’s 68th birthday after twenty years apart, with nine children present. Florida orange crop reports warn of half yield and color delays, while farmers’ institutes draw mixed attendance amid debates on value and scientific farming methods.
In Lawrence County Indiana a plan to form a new Lehigh County by carving south of the White River and one township north would shift tax burdens from Bedford to Mitchell and the South Side townships. North Side factions show little support for separation, while Bedford resists financial loss. Also noted are Ludlow and Monon railroad engine troubles, injuries to Hudlow family workers, and a Dove protection campaign led by Ignac Brown urging Indiana lawmakers to protect birds and discuss dove legislation.
Senator elect C. E. Lyons plans a bill to prohibit reusing bottles to curb disease, while discussion on farm output highlights 1900 census data showing six million farms, 841 million acres, 5 billion dollars in annual agricultural value, and major crops. Congressman Miers secures a long-pending land claim for Willis Benefield, potentially worth 1400 dollars plus interest over 47 years if approved.
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