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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
3
Local residents report a flurry of visitors for the holidays from Indianapolis Worcester and Bloomington among others. Marriage licenses were issued to several couples and townsfolk travel to Salem Louisville and Frankfort for family gatherings and events.
Miss Maude Deckard is appointed soloist for Christ Church Choir in Indianapolis and will depart soon to begin her duties. Bert Railsback of Newport, employed by Greer-Wilkinson Lumber, is visiting his father F. E. Railsback and relatives with Miss Mable Mahan. A theft attempt on a turkey roost on West 14th street failed when a dog frightened off the intruder. Fr M McCurdy of Bloomington, Ralph and Clint McCurdy’s brother, must travel to Arizona and California for health reasons, a known Bedford figure who has visited the city.
Members of the Stone City Club hosted a ladies’ matinee dance yesterday afternoon from 2 to 6 o'clock. The social event drew many guests and provided a festive close to the season’s socially active period.
William Stace a New Albany retail grocer found a thief who had stolen a pound of butter from his store and resold it to Stace’s wife. He forced the thief to disgorge the money but the man escaped before police could be summoned.
The Circuit Court hears Charles Warren’s damages suit against Lehigh Portland Cement Company. Warren claims a conveyor caused a permanent foot injury during his employment and seeks 5 000. The case has seen two prior trials with juries failing to agree.
Farmers and families receive timely, practical reading with farming advice, fashion pages, stories, household hints, and youth sections. The Prairie Farmer weekly priced at one dollar annually plus a third day contract with Weeks Malt offer at one dollar and twenty five cents.
Trustee A. F. Dalton of Shawswick township was surprised Christmas morning when the teachers presented him with a handsome antique finished rocking chair as a gift from the Shawswick township teaching corps.
Coupon series J 799 holders are invited to Red Cross Shoe Store to claim a 42 piece dinner set. Eleven more sets remain to be distributed and customers are urged to request coupons with each purchase.
Henry Trueblood former county commissioner and notable Mitchell citizen died at his home near Mitchell Tuesday morning. He was about 60 years old and connected with multiple local business interests.
Mrs Sarah Pierce died yesterday afternoon at her parents home Mr and Mrs Albert Sage near Heltonville The funeral will be from the Christian church Friday at 2 o clock with Rev E R Edwards conducting services
Sheriff Smith provided eight county jail inmates with candy oranges fruits and guts and at noon a sumptuous Christmas meal featuring turkey oysters and trimmings.
One of the raciest divorce cases in the county ended before court adjournment yesterday as Special Judge W. E. Clark granted Isabella Huff a divorce from William Henry Huff. The court also divided the couple’s jointly owned property.
Notice is given of a congregation meeting at the Bedford Presbyterian church auditorium after the morning service on Sabbath January 7 1906 to elect five Trustees and one or more elders and to address other business. In Oklahoma City a cold storage plant burned cutting water supply, firefighters attached hoses to beer tanks and streams of beer flowed through streets for about an hour until water returned.
Lawrence R. King a Lawrence county youth and six year regular army member is on four months furlough visiting his sister Mrs H L McKnight on North I street. He has served at San Antonio Ft Sill and Ft Riley Kansas and brings several shells from the latest army gun. In circuit court Arthur Smallwood the political livery man sued Dr Oliver McLahan justice of the peace and his bondmen alleging an appeal bond was not certified after a prior adverse decision. The case was tried by Judge Wilson.
Charles Sherman arrested after allegedly robbing the Grimes saloon on Monday night. Police found a half hundred keys on his person including Yale and various locks. Sherman admitted arrival from Indianapolis and was bound over to the circuit court with bond set at 200 dollars, held in jail without counsel.
Clearing-house committee led by James B. Forgan inspects John R. Walsh railroad properties in Indiana. The party travels by special train from Chicago to Terre Haute and Oolitic, touring shops quarries and belts along the Southern Indiana line. Banks may buy bonds if claims are warranted, with potential added value of about two million dollars.
Mrs Jessie Deckard of near Guthrie is buried at Hanson cemetery on Tuesday. The death, on Christmas Day, follows a year of loss for the Deckard family as five children face an uncertain future after pneumonia claims the mother. The eldest is seven, and neighbors wonder how the five motherless children will fare.
A noon fire in the private car of the Great Lafayette at Youngstown, Ohio, caused about 10000 dollars in damage before it was put out. The magician owned two private cars used for scenery animals and living quarters, lavishly fitted with world treasures. The blaze began from an open fireplace in the car’s sitting room after he departed.
Judge Wilson appeared before the Board of County Commissioners and urged funding for refurbishing the courthouse interior. He asked for repainting papering and frescoing of the courtroom. The Board said no funds are available but will hire an architect to inspect and prepare plans and specs, then recommend budgeting for the project.
Traffic on the Bedford and Bloomfield branch of the Monon was nearly halted after Train No. 69 engine 50 derailed near Switz City. The engine jumped the track, tender damaged, but no injuries reported. An extra engine aided the scene, and wrecking crews worked overnight to clear the rails. Several local notables and staff are mentioned, including engineers, conductors, and marriages in Bloomington and nearby towns.
William Ransom Sparks and Jordan Brooks attacked Rev. Wright during a Holiness mission service in Cochran. Marshal J. F. Dickson was knocked down and badly injured, needing thirteen stitches after being struck with a mace. The assailants fled into a nearby cornfield as panicked worshippers fainted and lamps shattered.
A state official urged creating a Indiana state controller to supervise fund use and fee receipts. The plan would centralize fee payments to the treasurer, with auditor and secretary of state involved, plus a triple check on fee offices. The controller would also audit expenditures to ensure funds are used only as appropriated.
Samuel R. Wells sues in Jeffersonville to enforce March 4 1905 law abolishing prison contract labor and to stop selling inmate produced chains. He claims state losses and a monopoly by Indiana Chain Co. Whittaker says contract lasts to next July and notes plan to convert mills to a trade school after renewal.
The proposed meeting of the County and ex County Treasurers of the Second Congressional district drew only about five representatives. Officials postponed action until a future date as treasurers focus on annual settlements with the State.
Bedford Lodge No 14 F A M installed officers then held a banquet on Wednesday. Allen Conner W M James A Zar ing SW William C McCutcheon J W A H Guthrie Treasurer Henry P Pearson secretary John A Rowe SD B R Sears JD Samuel Stevens Tyler Col George O Iseminger led the installation in a dignified ceremony. A large attendance of Masons witnessed the event.
The seven foot tall David Mitchell Shadrick was killed four miles west of Columbia Missouri by 18 year old Henry Jonas who hurled a walnut sized stone from forty feet striking behind the left ear. Jonas acted after confrontation with Shadrick's son. The corpse required a coffin built to order due to its size.
Emma Myers seeks guardianship of John M. Linkenbach claiming he is of unsound mind and disposing of property. Linkenbach, about 80 and respected in Norman Station area, showed no insanity on the stand. The case was continued to January 4 for further evidence by Judge Wilson. Mrs. Fred Cannedy and son Ralph visiting Campbellsburg. Rev. E R Edwards of the Christian church conducting meetings at Pinhook this week.
The E C Newland Post G A R passes resolutions endorsing Capt J D Alexander of this city for Commander of the G A R department of Indiana. The statements are printed and sent to all Indiana posts. Alexander has many friends among Civil War veterans.
telegram from Decatur counsel John W. Harris reports jury verdict for plaintiffs J W Greene Frank Greene and Emma Hulse against Henry Weigle and others over a $15 000 farm near Decatur Macon county This is the second trial with a similar verdict previously returned by the jury.
Porter of Mitchell was arrested on a B and C S W railways detective warrant for larceny of company coal. He admitted taking the coal and claimed he acted on his son's instruction to haul it home. Mayor Smith reserved judgment after hearing his extenuating explanation.
Harrodsburg detectives probe a Sunday night robbery of Monon Agent Speer with no public clues. The stolen amount rose to between 135 and 140 dollars, higher than initial reports, and Speer repaid the loss by borrowing the funds with help from friends. Speer, two years Harrodsburg agent, is respected. rumors blamed on locals are dismissed as false.
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