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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
2
Mrs. Nancy Biggs widow of Dr J F Biggs, age about seventy, fell unconscious Friday afternoon at her Mitchell home after an apoplexy. She was at her daughter Mrs John B McIntire’s home earlier and died or remained unconscious by Saturday morning. Her husband died four years ago.
The 101M AED three months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bennett of Cale was found dead in her bed Friday at about 10 am by her mother. The child had been ill several days. death was due to a brain hemorrhage. The father works in nearby coal mines and learned of the tragedy upon returning home.
William Stansberry, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Stansberry, fell at Monon Coal shores and broke his right arm above the wrist. He also suffered severe cuts to the face and nose but was able to be downtown Saturday, a narrow escape from more serious injuries.
The Ingalls Stone Company will close tonight and give employees a ten day vacation. They will resume work on Monday January 3. Tyree Utterback is transacting business at Kurtz Saturday.
A stray dog roams Indian Springs Thursday biting a boy named Cox and several dogs hogs and other stock before being killed. The head was sent to the State Laboratory in Indianapolis for rabies testing. Residents remain stirred by the incident and its outbreak in the area.
Thelma daughter of Mr and Mrs Jonas Emery died at their home at First and N streets Friday night at 12 o'clock from whooping cough. Funeral services were held Sunday at 10:30 a m and burial followed at Breckenridge cemetery.
S B Lowe went to Bloomington on Monday to serve as special judge for two weeks. He was earlier appointed to hear a large number of Monroe circuit court cases and will return home each evening to manage his local law practice.
Saturday afternoon reports show White River rising with potential for a second, limited crest. Local residents Jesse Williams and Hiram Todd were seen in town, while Hiram Martin and W OH Clark traveled through as holiday plans were noted.
Bloomington beat Bedford 21 to 15 at Bloomington gym Friday. Bedford led 9 4 at halftime but Armstrong left the game late in the first half and the locals could not recover. The contest was among the most exciting in Bloomington in recent memory.
Brownstown Ind Dec 17 due to large attendance funeral services for 64 year old John B Burrell were conducted yesterday in the Court House with Masons in charge He died after a stroke His wife had died two weeks earlier Burrell served on the board of county commissioners and the County Council and was active in Democratic politics.
Cleatis L. and Miss Jillie Jones of Oolitic were married Saturday at 3:30 PM in Mayor Fields office at City Hall. The couple plans to reside in Oolitic.
Mrs. J. W. Ray of Pendleton fell gravely ill Friday while visiting her daughter Mrs. Robert Younger east of the city. Dr. Woolery of Heltonville attended her, with some improvement noted. Mr Younger, away in Kansas City, rushed back Saturday worried over his mother in law. Henry Rariden on Washington Avenue is home with lagrippe. Albn A. Russell of Peerless, Miss Anna Williams of Williams, Jesse McCoy of Williams, and Mrs. Arthur Hedrick of Bloomington visited Bedford Saturday or Monday for various tasks.
A local report notes plans for a new ENT mill to be constructed in the near future within the city limits. No further specifics on timing or company were provided.
B F Morrill who left the city four years ago to take a fine position in Washington D C and later joined Struble Stone Company in Chicago will arrive at the end of the month to establish a future home. He will head a new stone mill venture under the firm name B F Morrill and Company.
Miss Evalon Pitman a Conservatory of Music student in Cincinnati who was stricken with diphtheria has recovered. After the quarantine was lifted she was accompanied home by Mrs. Spencer K Norton, marking the end of her illness in the community.
The W H S basketball team travels to Bedford on February 5 to try for a second win and humiliation of Bedford. Principal Sass schedules a dual debate with Bedford High on February 4 on the topic Re solved that Indiana should adopt a new state constitution.
Prosecutor J. K. Barclay of Monroe County travels to Indianapolis to seek requisition papers from Governor Ralston for the return of the Halstead brothers from California to Bloomington. The brothers, charged with assaulting Riley Williams near Ellettsville months ago, are said to be enlisted in the U S Navy. Also noted are Dr. David J. Cummings of Medoria visiting the city and local family travel updates involving Mrs. Samuel Steel and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wigley attending affairs in Bloomington and Mitchell.
George Adams a 51 year old Bloomington drayman died instantly from electric shock while turning on an incandescent barn light. Coroner ruled electrocution. power cut to the area as investigators traced the cross between primary and secondary currents. He leaves a wife and six children and was active in church and fraternal groups.
Wilbur Hubbard and Miss Mary Fields, both residents of the city, were united in marriage Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock by Justice John W. Owens at his home. The couple will reside in the city. Miss Anna Ketchem, who went to Indianapolis to visit her brother, is confined at home with a severe attack of tonsillitis.
After more than four years Joe McBrayer of northeast city locates his granddaughter Hazel Allison in Black Mountain North Carolina. Hazel eleven was born to Gus Allison and his wife who died after moving through the west. The grandfather learns of the tragedy of Hazel’s father’s death at a sawmill in Arkansas and maintains the search until Hazel arrives to live with him.
Anxious holiday traffic leads American Express agent Reed to add a third wagon with Lew Ferguson directing the latter. Curtis Armstrong of Springville visited the city on Saturday for shopping. George Martini of the B and O S W, his wife and son, visited his parents on South I street too.
A reader laments Bedford residents slow to rise for patriotic music, noting the Bedford Concert Orchestra’s Star Spangled Banner ends with a lag as people wrap up and youths depart. The writer urges early devotion to the national hymn and patriotism taught from childhood. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brooks will spend Christmas in Washington with Dr. and Mrs. Roland E. Wynne.
Maude Morron seeks divorce from Willis Morron in Lawrence circuit court claiming separation since October 29 1915 after a marriage on May 11 1899. The complaint alleges cruel treatment including striking and cursing for a year prior to separation. Five children born to the union. three live with Maude and two with Willis. custody asked for Shirley Dorothy and Pansy.
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