Springville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Teachers institute was held here Saturday. Several from here attended the basketball game at Bedford Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. C. Beh and two children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chestnut Sunday. Luther Ferguson of the U S Army returned home with honorable discharge. Mrs. S. H. Gunn visited relatives in Bedford and returned. John A. Hert returned to New York after a thirty days furlough with family. Mrs. Wit Pearson visited relatives in Bedford for dental work. James Osborn and family moved to the Showers farm near Bloomington. Mrs. Byers ong daughter Beatrice moved back to their home. Mrs. Edward Johnson and three children of Palestine Ill are visiting relatives here. Mrs. June Cox, mother of Mrs. W. L. Hert, is recovering from a broken limb. Mrs. S. R. Chestnut received a letter from grandson Ross Trainor dated Jan 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Osborn
Showers
Bloomington
Rev Vivens Preaches Sunday Night At Local Church
Frank Young reports on community notices. Albert Hoggatt improves. Henry Hoggatt attended to business at Little York and Salem Friday and Saturday. Elmer Knight of Salem spent Sunday at home. Ralph Williams listed as sick. William Paker and wife guests of relatives at Loogootee last week. Ben Hauger and wife Frank Young and wife and Wilbur Hinds visited Marengo Sunday. J H Kelsoe busy at Bedford and Mitchell Saturday. William Cordon of Mitchell bought the W J Hinds farm near here last week. Leonard Howard works for D J Wray at Leipsic this week. Everett Winchell and wife of Cincinnati guest of Ralph Williams and wife early this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hoggatt
Little York
Salem
William Paker
Loogootee
Ben Hauger
Frank Young
Wilbur
Hinds
Marengo
William Cordon
Mitchell
W. J. Hinds
Here
Influenza Circulates as Local Residents Fall Ill
Haws returns to Dayton and many neighbors report influenza cases in the community. Several residents travel, visit, and care for the ill as families gather for support. A funeral follows the death of Mrs. W. Mitchell from tuberculosis after influenza.
Bedford Mail Subscription Policy Notice
The Bedford Mail reports that subscriptions lapse when postage is not prepaid and copies may stop being mailed in line with U S postal rules for both Daily and Weekly editions. Virgil Owens, employed at Midland, visited the city with his family on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Virgil Owens
Midland
Indiana Senate approves tax reform and state banking bill
In Indianapolis the Senate passed a tax reform measure and a state banking department bill 32 to 17 with one Republican dissent. Other actions included approval of a mutual plate glass insurance proposal and the Miller measure on restricting suggestive motions failing 45 to 45, potentially revisited. The House adopted the majority report favoring the tax reform, and a probate will affidavits bill was set for 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Senate
James Oyser James
Dana
Commission
Mutual Plate Glass
House
Church Federation of Indiana
Indiana General Assembly
State Board of Tax Commissioners
House Committee On
Judiciary A
State Board
Indiana
Indiana State Grange
State Grange
Tax Board
House of Representatives
Legislative
Senate Finance Committee
Death of Colfax Woman After Short Marriage
Edward Ragsdale informs relatives of the death of his son Carl Ragsdale’s young wife from influenza. The couple had been married eighteen months and Carl, recently discharged from the U S navy, returned home a month ago. Their home is in Colfax Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ragsdale
Carl Ragsdale
Bedford High Defeats Sullivan in One Sided 34–6 Basketball Game
Bedford High School beat Sullivan High School 34 to 6 in a Wednesday night basketball contest. Irmu led Bedford with strong scoring and defense, while Sullivan struggled to find rhythm throughout the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford High School
Sullivan High School
Brother Ill in New York City Motor Transport Co.
Miss Clara Clark received a message Wednesday stating her brother was very ill in a New York City hospital where he was stationed with the Motor Transport Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Clark
New York City
Motor Transport Co
Centenary meeting set at First Methodist Bedford
Bedford will host an all day centenary meeting at the First Methodist church on Saturday February 8 with Dr A F Hughes president of Moores Hill college and other speakers. All Methodists of Lawrence county urged to attend especially minute men and local church councils. Bedford circuit to be well represented.
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Bedford
A. F. Hughes
The
Moores Hill College
Lawrence County
R. M. Hays
Lenine Calls Reds Plan to Eclipse Paris Peace Conference
Lenin urges bolshevist committees across Germany Austria Poland and Baltic provinces and Finland to convene a communist conference to eclipse both the Paris peace conference and the Bern socialist meeting. He claims only bolsheviks may lead the proposed gathering. Elsewhere Spartacans in Bremerhaven plan to hand arms to Hamburg troops. Nine Bolshevik staff from Copenhagen are to depart Denmark per police guidance.
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Stockholm
Lenine
Germany
Austria
Poland
Baltic
Finland
Paris
Bern
Petrograd
Berlin
Bredmerhaven
Hamburg
Bremerhave
Taft Opens Nation League Congress In New York
More than 8000 delegates attend the Atlantic Congress for a League of Nations in New York as part of a nine congress national campaign under the League to Enforce Peace. Taft opens with a keynote on the plain necessity for a league. Norman Hapgood and Stephen S Weise speak at the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic Congress
League of Nations
League
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
United States Senate
Italian pilot dies in Wright field test flight
Lieut. Giovanni Pirelli aged 23 of the Italian army aerial service was killed when his single seater nosedived at Wright field after a stalled engine during a test flight from McCook field. He had been in Dayton for tests with Captain D Annunzio, son of the famed Italian poet and aviator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Giovanni Pirelli
McCook Field
Wright Field
Pirelli
D'Annunzio
Market Price Summary for Grains Livestock and More
The report lists current market prices across commodities including flour varieties, hay, butter, eggs, live and dressed poultry, potatoes, and assorted livestock. Notable figures include flour ranges from $6.50 to $10.80 per hundredweight, hay around $25 to $28, butter 38 to 44 cents, eggs 36 to 39 cents, live poultry up to 32 cents, and cattle from $8.25 to $20.10 per hundredweight with hogs around $12 to $17.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Local Huron Notes Speak on Visits and Sermons
Anna Murphy and John Wilson and Thomas Daniel made a business trip to Bedford. Mrs. Everett Sorrelly went to Mitchell. Mrs. Florence Connerley returned from Seymour after weeks with her son. Rev Hasté preached to a large audience with inspiring sermons and songs. The funeral party of Dr. Shirley passed through enroute to Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilson
Thomas Daniel
Bedford
Florence Connerley
Seymour
Lester
Hasté
Brother Haste
Huron
Dr. Shirley
Shoals
Orleans
Bride Abandoned One-Hour After Wedding Finds Shelter
Mrs. Chester George Myers, deserted an hour after a brief marriage to Dr. Myers, seeks help at Trinity Methodist Church in Mitchell. The Red Cross aids as she and her 2 year old daughter stay with Rev. O L Curl at 1377 South Second Street pending permanent arrangements. Myers left with $550. no trace found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester George Myers
O. L. Curl
Trinity Methodist Church
Dr. Myers
United States Army
The
Red Cross
Rebecca Beasley
Mitchell
Ind
Myers
Louisville
Mrs Davis Honor Guest at Niece's Home
Mrs F S Davis visits her niece Mrs E BE Farmer and family on West Fourteenth street as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Davis
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Springville
Mies Peart Sipes
Teachers Institute
P. CC. Beh
Luther Ferguson
U. S. Army
Mrs. Chas. Carson
Flora Tiert
Hester Bair
Laura Brewer
Vere
Mrs
Ora Turner
S. H. Gunn
John A. Hert
W. E. Hert
Wit Pearson
Edward Johnson
Palestine, Ill
Reisrives
June Cox
W. L. Hert
S. R. Chestnut
Ross Trainor
Bond
Rev. Vivens
Albert Hoggatt
Elmer Knight
Ralph Williams
J. H. Kelsoe
Bedford and
Leonard Howard
D. J. Wray
Leipsic
Everett Winchell
Cincinati
Ralph Wiliams
Pinhook
J. A. Brooking
H. H. Haws
Guy Dixon
W. L. Williams
Mary Ingle
J. A. Brooking and
Family
Ambrose Crawford
Tunelton
Robert Brooking
John D. Crawford
Ezra Brooking
Ed Saladee
Ashley
W.O. Mitchell
Ll. E. Haws
Peora, MI
W. QO. Mitchell
Dr. Eimery
Mr. Hamer
Haste
Lawrence Brown
U. S. Army of Occupation
Cer
Will van Sickle
Tamms, Hl
Gee. Vantuyle
H. O. Vantuyle
J. L. Crawford
John L. Mitchell
W. A. Mitchell
Edgar Coe
Grace
Frank Speer
Homer Haws
Ohio
W. O. Mitchell
Mary Mitchell
Ira Green
Tom Parham
Odon
Daviess County
Wm. Guthrie
Curtis Guthrie
Oolitic
James A. Sallee
Frank Sallee
Buddha
Oscar Thomas
Henry Sallee
Sunday
Homer Brooking
Ft. Ritner
Dr. Reed
James
L. P. Beavers Farm
Raymond Trisler
Vannah Mitchell
Sampson
Josephine Haws
Goldie
Gertrude
William
L. E
Peoria, Jr
London
R. I. Baddoen
Rexall
Opera Home
15Th St
NTR
SE Seed Go., Incorporated Ay
Marley & Guthrie
Bedford National Bank
Pike Road
Bedford Indiana
Bedford Mail
Majority Report
Miller
Heer
Irmu
Sullivan
Attention Methodists
FORD
Walter Adamson
Pallisades
Colorado
E. E. Mitchell
West Sixteenth Street
Adamson
Paragon
Jos. Hodges
Lula Jones
East 14Th Street
Maggie Sims
Sims
Raleigh Brock
Akron
Eugene Quackenbush
Truman Green
Schaller, Iowa
Lida Lemon
C. M. Lemon
T. R. Huffines
Edgar Carter
Little Son
Crawford Johnson
Tom Conner
Bobby
Meck Connell
Robert Duncan
REDS
Berne
Nation League Congress
Flyer
Chicago
High Law Ee
Anna Murphy
Mrs. Everett Sorrelly
Frank Stapleton
Harley Sutton
John Terrell
John Stiles
Mrs. C. Murray
Dr. Dings
Nathan King
E. E. Long
Kate Burton
Charlie Isom
Isom
Margaret Chapman
Marshall Attorney
Woolery
t-Law
N. E. Cor
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