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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1900
Page
3
J F Hamer operates as an embalmer and funeral director at the northeast corner square with a storefront night and day attendant. The telephone is 574 and the residence is 853.
Grass seed suppliers visit Galney Burton Co announce births in town. A daughter born to Graves and wife Saturday. a son born to Lindsay and wife Sunday. a boy born to Braden and wife Sunday. Clyde Burton and Oscar Montgomery of Mitchell visit town. Sproull brothers visit Pittsburg to see a ill sister. Adolph Brown returns from Seymour on business. Fire department fights a small store blaze at Feddrill's. Uncle Jesse Skerd aged 85 ill at home. Jesse Weik of Green Castle in town to seek Supreme Court reporter post. Lew York family visits Orleans. Bryantville hosts Farmers Institute Feb 15 with speakers. Sam Lock returns from Sellersburg after engine work for Union Lime and Cement Co.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ikerd died suddenly at 1 a m visiting Wm Hilton’s. she was 68, widow of Cain Ikerd, funeral Wednesday at 1, burial at Ikerd graveyard. Jeff Haskett severed part of his left hand while chopping wood. surgeon stitched wounds and predicts permanent disability. An August mortgage exemption law prompts filings with the county auditor as expected totals rise. Albert Cass estate administrator sues Consolidated Stone Company for 10000 after Cass died January 24 from a derrick fall. At Blue Hole quarry Sam Rickard and Will Megiemre caused a facial wound when a detonator exploded into Rickard’s face. injury required stitches but is not life threatening.
Postmaster W V Williams reports to Senator Fairbanks that Bedford is eligible for free delivery and a July 1 start is likely after an inspector reviews house numbering street conditions and intersections. The note cites Bedford’s gross receipts near 10000 dollars for the current year.
Rev. H. C. Moorman preached the funeral Monday evening for Mrs. Chas. Duncan who died in Mitchell Sunday at age 25. Dr. Joseph Gardner and wife departed Saturday noon on the B and O S W for Washington to attend a Red Cross Society special meeting.
The Linton Call reports three smallpox cases in town, isolated and quarantined, with mild symptoms and no danger. The First National Bank at Bloomington has been paying all checks in gold for several days as gold reserves accumulate. A letter from Sam Wires notes his mother's rapid improvement in Kansas and plans to return home. Riley Foddrill and wife and Denny Worthington and wife travel to Arthur, Illinois, for a short visit, prompting the closing of the shooting gallery during their absence.
Local items include Cloaks at half price at Webb’s and new home additions by L C Gilchrist in West Bedford. Oolitic meetings grow in interest as Rev Russell continues. Washington leaders McCracken and Wadsworth discussed for Congress. small pox scare debunked. A Denver wedding linked to Indiana, a major fire northeast of town, and a local shooting near Leesville are noted. Washington county auditor deficit dispute persists as Cauble seeks more time.
A fire in the chemical laboratory of Wylie Hall at Indiana University began at 11:50 this forenoon and partially destroyed the three story brick building. The blaze spread before the Bloomington Fire Department arrived. equipment and chemicals valued at about 18000 were damaged or saved. The tower remains standing and classes will continue with other quarters secured.
Mitchell residents report on illnesses and funerals as Assessor Pope visits town Hayden Hancock battles pneumonia and Henry Cooper faces cancerous tumor Old soldier and G A R member Harrison Cooper slips ill Lulu Stanley visits from Bedford for a brother’s funeral Roy Stanley dies in Jeffersonville and funeral plans honor his sister Mrs Ed Barlow Freedom Cemetery noted The Burns family and local hail of primary results mark a busy week in Seymour and Salem reports
The Greensburg Review reports on S I railroad activity with car wheel repairs at Belt Shops, new engine overhauls, personnel notes including Ed Chasille and Adam Ingalls, and a plan for a shared depot site at French Lick West Baden. Also covered are Big Creek branch work, belt shop machinery, and historic engines headed for scrap. Boer War casualty figures and Tugela River crossings are briefly noted.
Report from the northeast town area says Jim McDonald was dangerously shot Saturday forenoon. Deputy Meek Stone found a pistol bullet in his thigh and ulcers a long recovery. McDonald and his wife claim it was an accident with no arrests. He previously shot Bill Jackson in 1897 in the Courthouse yard.
Curtis E. Ray, a young farmer and school teacher, nominated for Township Trustee over George C. Campbell in a Shawswick primary. George Glover named Assessor, with prior office experience. Other positions list BONO and MARION candidates for Trustee Assessor and Advisory Board including Sylvanus Jackson Charley Giles and Isom Burton with multiple named members.
The document lists district assignments for Lawrence County commissioners. It names three divisions for first second and third districts, detailing townships such as Shawswick Indian Creek Perry and others and referencing a meridian line east of Bedford for boundary divisions.
Guinnis and family visits noted with McGuinnis parents. Klondike Milling member McCormickz at Indian Springs. Beasley hauls hogs to Bedford market. Kern buys corn and hauls to home. Hikaney Boyd hauls logs despite mud. McGuinnis and Quackenbush drive to Bedford then Mt Olive to haul logs. Alfred Brown and Tom Fultz go Mt Olive, return and clean mud. Eleven men widen S. I. rock cut near Caxton using dynamite to remove loose stones. Northern Lead Oats priced 30c per bushel at GAINEY Burton & Co.
Sunday at 3 o clock p m Mrs Jennie Hubbard wed Mr Harvey Bond at the Hubbard home with J E Kern officiating. The ceremony was intimate with relatives, a sunny day, a bountiful repast, and gifts. The next day the couple shared a celebratory dinner at the Bond home, and friends wished them happiness. One present.
Dr. B. C. Wright of Indian Springs made a business call in town on Friday. Walter Adamson, noted local citizen, spent Saturday and Sunday near Orleans on business. Engineer Geo. Me-
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