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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1915
Page
4
The snippet lists editors and staff roles including Otis and Brooks Thomas J Brooks as editors and Red B Otis as managing editor. Wicker News Editor and Circulation Manager Mrs Harry Askew and Society Editor Rhoda Isley are named with contact lines. The page indicates a one year expiry in 1903.
Governor Hayes signed a Prohibition bill making Arkansas a dry state effective January 1, 1916. The action declares the state dry as of the start of 1916 under state authority.
The Bedford Lodge No. 826 B P O Elks celebrated their twelfth anniversary with a grand banquet and annual ball at the West Baden Springs Hotel. Mayor Albert Fields hosted and praised the order as guests danced to an orchestra, with 175 covers and elaborate decorations in Elks colors purple and white. The event, described as the most successful in Elk history, drew many Elks and their ladies from the region.
The Oakland City Journal laments the E. and I. railroad as a wrath provoking nuisance. It recounts repeated delays from bridge failures dredge whistle interruptions and water damage at White River. The piece cites Mark Twain on life as one thing after another and mocks ongoing temporary repairs.
Walter Armstrong of Springville was in the city Saturday. Mrs Ea Stevens of Seymour visits Mrs Ralph Owen on 10th Street. Mrs John Hill of North I Street rushed to Williams Saturday due to the illness of her sister-in-law Mrs Howard Hill. Rev J N Sears departed Saturday for Trinity Springs to conducted a two weeks revival at the Christian church there.
Mrs. Nora Duncan of Englewood pleaded guilty before Justice Owens on Saturday to keeping a child from attending school regularly. She was fined five dollars plus costs and paid the fine. The incident at the Ingleword school prompted efforts to halt such truancy.
Silas Adams and Tobe Snoddy were sentenced to two to 14 years for whitecapping in Michigan City. Both have completed their terms and are now at home in Bloomington, with Adams expected to work at the Joseph Lindsey farm and Snoddy to resume work in Bloomington.
Terrence Gilmore learns his daughter Dawn Kinder died in Arkansas after a long illness. She leaves a husband and a three year old child. Miss Stella Loudermilk visits en route to Mitchell. Births recorded: William F E to Charles and Indianapolis residents. a son Richard Earl to Thomas Waggoner. a son Clyde to Lawrence Scoggan. and a sickly child illness for the Collins family baby.
A social page lists residents H Moore and several Melter McCormick Miller McCormick Owen Owens Pitman Rariden Malone Rariden Smith Sohn Trueblood Torphy Quackenbush among hosts. Out of town guests include Mrs Gould and Miss Rosma Ryan Vincennes Miss Marge Benchart Crawfordsville Winfred Hargood Lyons Carrie Rasmussen West Baden Lelia Whitted Bloomington Helen Hipskind Orleans Delia Smiley Mabel Downing Indianapolis Dorothy Jones critic.
Mrs Frances Lantz, aged longtime local resident and mother of Andy Lantz, died Saturday at 4 30 a m. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
Frances Lantz aged 79 mother of Andy and Richard Lantz of this county died at her home on the Politic road Saturday at 4 36 am Funeral services were held at St Vincent de Paul church Monday at 9 am Burial followed at Green Hill cemetery
The University of Indiana has expanded its Bloomington campus to 117 acres through multiple land acquisitions from 1885 to 1914. Purchases included Dunn Woods and adjacent tracts, boosting the campus while property values near the campus surged. The university also owns 200 acres northeast of Bloomington, securing its water drainage area and reservoir supply.
Bloomington basket teams defeated local opponents in a Friday night gym encounter. The win showcased strong defense and scoring by standout players, boosting momentum for upcoming league play.
The Bloomington high school basketball teams swept local opponents Friday night. The varsity lost 26 to 11 to visiting Bloomfield, while the junior teams opened with a 14 to 5 count as visitors edged the locals. Refereeing was praised in the main game but criticized in the curtain raiser.
"Eddie" Collins of Bloomington visited Spencer Saturday and drew sharp criticism in the Spencer Journal for being a traveling advertisement. The piece mocks Bloomington for sending such fellows on the road and questions why he is not confined.
Funeral services for Joseph Jackson who died in Indianapolis were held Friday at 2:00 PM from Sam Jackson's Breckenridge road residence. Rev. T J Owen led the rites with a mixed quartet from the Baptist church providing music. Burial followed at Green Hill cemetery.
The Spice Valley Township vote drew a two thirds turnout on Friday as residents chose representatives in the gravel ADA election.
Seven roads were approved in a Spice Valley gravel road election with a two thirds turnout and no contest. The measure gained support for road upgrades in the township of Seriday.
Two boys scuffled in a doorway at Harbaugh and Schooley, breaking a window glass with no injuries reported. Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Etchison of Williams traveled to Mitchell to visit Mrs. Matilda Darnell, their aged aunt. Hiram Taylor, formerly of Freetown now Saybrook, returned home after visiting relatives. John Chaillaux of 22nd Street left for South Dakota where he works as a government teacher in Indian Schools. Lawrence Thorne of Bedford wed Bessie Marie Speer of Fayetteville.
The Campus Committee led by Professor D. M Mottier followed a landscape plan by a noted expert and enhanced it further. Indiana University now features a beautiful campus with hollows hills forests and new trees creating a lasting impression on visitors and alumni alike.
The Lafayette Courier reports Lowell residents recall Monon routes as exceptionally rapid with the Hoosier Limited and Daylight Special leading the claim. The column humorously notes a Daylight Special shoe incident at the station and jokes about trains kicking off footwear, while recounting past injuries from a shoe strike and fears of night depots.
The delinquent tax sale occurred Monday at the court house with many bidders and spirited bidding on one or two parcels.
Indianapolis February 8 Representative Eschbach won his House fight for a bill to require automobile license taxes to be collected and kept in the counties where owners reside. The majority report was substituted for the minority by 56 to 24, and the motion to adjourn the bill failed. Representative Sare argued Brown and Monroe counties should receive more taxes from in state motorists using their roads.
Washington reports officials warn of a large treasury deficit for next year and possibly this fiscal year end. Democratic leaders acknowledge the gap but Congress hesitates to push radical cuts. Treasury and postal services face current shortfalls blamed partly on European war costs.
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