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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
2
Authorized notices announce Raleigh C. Stone William M. Denniston and Fred T. Dunihue as Republican primary candidates for Auditor of Lawrence County.
Delegates from Daviess Greene Knox Lawrence Martin Monroe Gwen Sullivan counties will gather in Bloomington Indiana at 1 30 pm January 16 1906 to elect a District Chairman who will join the Republican State Central Committee John C Billheimer serves as District Chairman and convention leader with specified delegate totals for each county.
A Bloomington Bloomington Democrat column attacks the police while praising Walsh and criticizing tax politics. Bedford shoppers spend twenty thousand dollars for Christmas. a downtown fire prompts beer as extinguishing aid. Evangelists plan a Bloomington revival as party factions clash over conventions and delegation rules.
States editorial voice cites Democratic maneuvering around Tom Taggart and Kentucky politics. It praises delinquent tax collection by County Treasurer Ray, notes a record $20,899.68 in arrears, and previews the upcoming Second District treasurers’ meeting and a Lin ton January 2 gathering with harmony talks among lawmakers.
The jury awarded Charles Warren of Mitchell $2400 for personal injuries in a $5000 suit against Lehigh Portland Cement Company after 18 hours of deliberation. It is the third trial, with two prior juries failing to agree.
Governor Hanly at the State House pressed Daniel E. Storms to resign as Secretary of State amid alleged irregularities in the office found by the Auditor's investigating committee. Although specifics were not disclosed, three issues were cited as uncovered by the committee. Storms left the executive office after a three-way conference, with further talks by Hanly and Attorney General Miller.
Secretary Amos W. Butler reports census figures from Indiana county asylums showing 8 115 inmates on the census day, with 2 034 males and 1 081 females. Ages range with 1 548 over sixty, 124 between seventeen and sixty, and 32 under seventeen. Epileptics total 263 across ninety two counties, Marion County reporting the highest with fifteen.
A major political scandal erupts in Frankfort and Washington over alleged mail tampering aimed at Senator Blackburn. Investigators say a Frankfort clerk diverted Blackburn’s letters, one reaching Governor Beckham, with the postal department preparing further arrests. The incident dominates state talk.
The Indiana State Teachers association opened its fifty second annual meeting in Indianapolis with speeches by William L Bryan and Dr Edwin Holt Hughes, drawing about two thousand attendees and a musical program. A Riley session at Tomlinson hall featuring Albert Beveridge Meredith Nicholson and Henry Watterson is set for this afternoon. Everett Sheeks and his wife relocate from the B and O Southwestern to Mitchell after transfer to the Bedford branch.
The Democrats of the Second Congressional district announce a love feast at the New Linton Hotel on January 2 after the convention. Attendees include Peter Fillion Senator Matthews Auditor Walter G Owens and others. A luncheon program features toasts by J W Kern John E F Lamb and more with topics on democracy corruption and republicanism. Several afternoon speeches will follow at the opera house.
S J Surveyors at Work report Thomas Holburt and Virgin Paxton have been granted licenses to marry. C D Painter of Terre Haute foreman of a surveying party making new survey and maps of Southern Indiana right of way. He is aided by Marshall of Terre Haute and Heller, formerly of here. They will return to Terre Haute tomorrow.
Frank Richards son of Mr and Mrs George A Richards of North Lincoln street married Miss Emma McQuillen at the home of Mr and Mrs George Kimbrell on North Lincoln street. Rev Wilson Whitney officiated. The groom is a popular young man and brother of Mrs Walter G Owens. The bride is a popular exemplar of her circle.
Chairman Weyerbacher selects delegates to attend the Linton convention on January 2 to choose a district chairman. Named delegates include Peter Fillon W Matthews John H Underwood W Clark Thomas C Brinkworth Peters Bieles J A Gunn Gus Weyerbach Mrs Clinton Walter G Owens W A Holland Jr Arthur Smallwood Oval Evans.
Rep Gus Condo of Grant county leads a drive to end capital punishment arguing hanging is release not punishment. He met Indiana Governor Hanly and may gain executive support as he seeks re election and aims to again introduce a bill abolishing the death penalty.
Editorial argues local merchants should close at 6 pm in winter like larger cities to boost daytime commerce and improve clerks’ welfare. Cites Dry Goods Economist urging shorter hours for alert staff. Includes local notices: typhoid illness, property transactions, and church announcements.
Laurence Scoggran and Mary Holmes wed last night at 8 30 in the M E Parsonage with the Rev R Scott Hyde officiating. J Barrett Murray and wife of Mr Pulaski H visit the Owens family in Mt Pulaski. Murray is editor and publisher of the Mt Pulaski Press, a hustling weekly paper in Illinois.
Sunday at Euclinvenue Baptist Church in Cleveland ushers fail to recognize Rockefeller’s chief financier. The piece notes a federal probe into Standard Oil, with John D Rockefeller among 21 millionaires summoned to testify in Missouri and New York hearings. It also mentions his Cleveland gifts including a $150 home for newsboys and prior support for local causes.
A feature recounts encounters with figures such as Buffalo Bill Cody and Admiral Evans, detailing dinner conversations with patrons like Mrs. Potter Palmer, anecdotes of Roosevelt era politics, and remarks by Governor Warfield and Perry Belmont. The piece blends biographical sketches, military history, and public notices from the era.
A visit to Venice centers on the Bridge of Sighs known as the Pride of the Sea. Spanning the Rio della Paglia it links the ducal palace to the prisons and dates to 1501 with two passageways for prisoners on the way to trial doom or execution.
Joseph Wheelock Jr. will vacation in Arizona while appearing with the George Ade company. Fisher & Ryley announce a French musical extravaganza adaptation for next season. Nellie Lynch joins the VFiveli Opera company in San Francisco after The Tenderfoot. Meade Adiwas nears full recovery from appendicitis. Mrs Temple's Telegram continues summer runs in Chicago with William Morris in the cast. Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon head to London for a new English play next season. Florence Bindley unveils The Belle of the West with book by Harry B. Smith and music by Kart T. Taseria.
Miss Agnes Torphy visits Mrs. S A May in Guthrie this week. Agent Reed greeted by H BR Bartal of American Express Company who, from Louisville, praised holiday business breaking all former records and congratulated Reed on the local office’s excellent condition.
Frank Owen who spent Christmas with his parents Attorney and Mrs McHenry Owen on East 14th street has returned to Cleveland Ohio where he is employed.
A playful word puzzle treats Short and Long as lovers in a tangle of affection. Little loves Long, Short longs to outdo Little, and the pair navigate a sequence that ends with marriages and near-misses as the phrasing tricks through a web of names and intentions.
Levit L. Fish as administrator of John W. Fish deceased has filed a final settlement and asks to settle the estate as insolvent. The hearing will be in Lawrence Circuit Court on Saturday December 23 1905. Interested parties must appear to prove heirship and claims to any part of the estate.
State of Indiana Lawrence Circuit Court notices non residents Autis Swan Gertie Bates Joons Sheigren Chauncy Bates George Hates not residents of Indiana action to quiet title real estate in Lawrence and Knox counties defendants urged to appear March 6 1906 at Bedford Court House to answer or demur clerk Boone Leonard seal of court Brooks Brooks attorneys.
Complaint filed in Lawrence Circuit Court to quiet title to real estate against unknown heirs and assigns of several deceased persons. Defendants must appear by February 1906 or be in default. affidavit accompanies filing. court date set for Bedford at 3rd Monday February 1906. Clerk Boone Leonard signs.
State of Indiana law action to quiet title addresses unknown heirs and officials of Sophia W Daniels and Henry H Daniels. The defendants, not residents of Tudlana, must appear February 16 at Bedford Court House, 1906, or answer by default. Clerk Boone Leonard and Attorney W E Clark sign.
State of Indiana Lawrence County probate record from Lawrence Circuit Court February Term 1906 names Stanley T. Chrisler executor of William B. Chrisler estate with Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company and Joseph A Phillips Lillis O Phillips novice listed in the case notes.
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