Farewell Reception For Rev James Small At Bedford Church
Friends and church members honored Rev James Small and wife at a farewell reception in the Bedford Christian church. Local officials R N Palmer and J B Wilson spoke, a $50 gold purse was given by the Ladies Aid, and a Christian Endeavor pin was presented. Small will move to Columbus Indiana to begin evangelistic work.
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James Small
Christian Church
Rev. Small
R. N. Palmer
J. B. Wilson
Small
Homer West
Ladies’ Aid Society
Christian Endeavor Society
Indiana Springs case upheld by appellate court
The Indiana Springs mortgage dispute ends with the Indiana Appellate Court sustaining the verdict for Special Judge Ogdon in the Irwin versus Guthrie suit tied to a $3,000 mortgage on Indiana Springs. The case involved land agents Baxter and McCann’s scheme with Attie Brundage of Chicago and a Florida 75 000 acre deal.
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Ogdon
Florida
Indiana
Washington
Irwin
United States
Farrell
Guthrie
Indian Springs
Ohio
Baxter
Mitchell Buys Sawmill and Plans Planing Mill At Saltillo
James F. Mitchell purchased Daniel Hostetler's sawmill at Saltillo and will move the machinery to his property south of T. W. Welsh’s residence near the Monon railroad. He plans to add a planing mill to the plant immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
Buddy Ragsdale
Bedford
James Ff. Mitchell
Daniel Hostetler
Saltillo
T. W. Welsh
Monon
Mitchell Tribune
Surprise party marks Mrs Kinser's 41st birthday celebration
A surprise party for Mrs. Eli Kinser on Friday drew about thirty guests, many masked, for a long table supper of abundant dishes. The event, remembered as one of the pleasant pastimes, featured names including Mrs. Montgomery and Pearl, Harry, Cliff, and others, with lively merriment throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Kinser
Pearl
Harry
Cliff
Fred Mike
Fred
Henry Hon
Annie Brown
James Hodge
Carl
Pete Wires
Martin Martini
George
Wm. Lovell
Paul Whitted
Emma Hulse
Martha A. Green
Frank Green
Chas. Reath
Ed McGinniss
Thos. Harbinson
Pleasant Surprise for Miss Bates in Campbellsburg
The Junior Epworth League president Miss Inez Bates of North Bedford was surprised upon returning home from a decoy supper. A large group of friends gathered at her home for a social evening of games and music. Also noted are local updates on residents, business moves, and a court settlement in a separate Bloomington area item.
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Inez Bates
North Bedford
Epworth League
Marengo
Ind
Junior League
John Pierce
Vernon Bowman
Mable Quackenbush
Claude Harris
Ethel Hamer
Frank Pierce
George Lanz
Dalphus Voris
Golda Henderson
Lillian Smith
May Roberts
Jessie Ganz
Maude Prall
Mary Quackenbush
Lela Wallheiser
Freda Craig
Harold Walker
Flousey Strather
Florence Wycoff
Audry ‘Sears
Edna Praul
Elvy Straudy
Lilly May Larz
Blanche Bair
Carry Gowen
Henry Harris
Faye Roberts
Grace Jones
Ora Doncan
Louise
Royal Baking Powder Outshines Competitors
Royal Baking Powder Company at 100 William Street New York asserts superiority over rivals, promoting its product as the best choice for reliable leavening.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
New York
Bedford Fairground Sold for 4411 and New Association Planned
Bedford’s 18 acre fairground, owned by the Lawrence County Agricultural Society, was sold Saturday by Commissioner B F Pitman. Buyer BE B Stephenson paid 4100 and assumed 311 debt, totaling 4411. Associates Geo McDaniel W A Brown and Thornt Zollman join Stephenson to run a first class fair and racing next season. Married Lee W Allen to Moliie Osborne at his South H Street residence. Fred Stout of Orleans died after being struck by a Monon train. both legs were severed and he died hours later. A Strauss reportedly lost 15000 invested in the Indiana Polis Millinery Co now under Indiana Trust Co. Strauss was away.
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Bedford Fairground
Old
Lawrence County Agricultural Society
B. F. Pitman
BE B Stephenson
Geo. McDaniel
W. A. Brown
Thornt Zollman
South H Street
W. B. Chrisler
Lee W. Allen
Moliie Osborne
Fred Stout
Orleans
Monon
A. Strauss
Indianapolis Millinery Co
Indiana Trust Co
Strauss
Columbus Republican
Train Delay Along Monon Route After Engine Breaks Down
The southbound Monon passenger train was delayed Sunday evening between this city and Mitchell due to an engine breakdown. Mr and Mrs Manlove of Indianapolis are spending a month in Bedford. Mrs Manlove is related to the Malott and Duncan families. A full house welcomed Hon S B Lowe at the M E church Sunday with a highly engaging talk. Indiana civil war veteran population is shrinking with only about 15 000 left. the Adjutant General Smock report lists 525 G A R posts and 15 414 members, with over one thousand deaths in 1901.
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Monon
This City
Mitchell
Manlove
Indianapolis
Bedford
Indiana
War Department
Adjt
Smock
Jemima Johnson
Levi Johnson
Bryantsville
W. B.chrisler
Johnson
Tennessee
Church of Christ At
Roachdale
Ladoga
Shiloh
John R. Lowe
North
Pennsylvania Street
Fiftyeighth
Indiana Shiloh Park
Resignation at First Baptist Church March 16
Rev. C. W. Ghadwick announced his resignation at the First Baptist Church to take effect March 16. H. B. Gentry of Bloomington, returning from New York horse sales with Sterling R. Holt, plans a stock farm with a dozen brood mares and will train Gentry show animals. The four Gentry shows open in Dallas New Orleans Jacksonville and Macon from mid May to early May, with a stop in Indianapolis in May, featuring dogs ponies elephants camels and zebras.
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C. W. Ghadwick
First Baptist Church
H. B. Gentry
Bloomington
Grand Hotel
New York
Sterling R. Holt
Madisonsquare Garden
Mr. Holt
Gentry
Mr. Gentry
Dallas
Tex
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Macon
Indianapolis
Wood House Burglary and Local News Highlights
A West 13th Street resident fought off a burglar in his wood and coal house, taking a knife wound before the thief escaped. Other items note pension gains for John A. Maddox, telegraph plans in Terre Haute, flood of railroad growth, a Bloomfield toboggan slide craze, tomato prices, marriages in Bedford, editor feuds, and a Monon line wreck near Roachdale-Ladoga with a driver hurt but no deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Love
West 13Th Street
Frank
Love
Wood House
Mr. Love
Linton and
Sullivan
Linton
Cali
Indiana
Elnora
Terre Haute
Jasonville
Slipping sleigh crash near Belt railroad track injures pair
Charles McCarrell the Bedford clothing merchant and C M Wallace of Shoals in a one horse sleigh fell 30 feet when the horse shied near a bridge over the Belt railroad track. McCarrell suffered a broken elbow and shock. Wallace escaped serious harm. M Kern witnessed the accident and Dr. Freeland treated the men. The sleigh and horse were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCarrell
Bedford
C.M. Wallace
Shoals
Bierhaus Bros
Vincennes
Oolitic
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Edward F. Hall
Lawrence County
L.W. Allen
Mollie Ritter
J. M. Sare
T. J. Sare
Spokane
Indian Creek Township
Washington State
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Sam
Sue
Ben Spellman
Cincinnati
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Louisville
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Mr. Spellman
South Eighth Street
Matthew Robertson
Campbellsburg
White River
Greensburg
Curtis Mitchell
Social Telephone
James H. Ruddick
Social
Jackson County
Buchanan &Sears
J. A. Coleman
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad
Oklahoma
Rev.Garrison
The
Monroe
David Carson
Kansas
Zambales
Manila
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Colorado University
New York Tribune
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Fairground
Organize
New Fair Association
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O. M. Cosner
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Clerk
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En Ferguson
Marshal—F M. Russell
L. C. Payne
J.M. Myers
A. W. Jones
John A. Maddox
Befford
Terre Haute House
Grand Opera’ House
Oddfellows
Lodge
Hastero Minors Road
Riley Foddrill
Government Land Office
Jeffersonville
William Dixon
Orange County
Dixon
James Monroe
Bloomfield
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James K. Polk
Greenwood
Polk
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Fusiday
Chrisler
Thomas J. Bruce
Mary E. Adams
C. H. Farmer
J. R Pope
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Geo. Glover
Seymour
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Edna
Deadwood
South Dakota
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South Street
Aurora
Washington Herald
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Owen
R. N. Young
L. H. Smith & Co
Merrell-Soule CO
Syracuse
N. Y
S. A. Snyder
Frank Snyder
St. Mary’s Avenue
Omaha
Josephus Tannehill
Heltonville
Greene County
Josephc. Brayer
Marshall ‘Guthrie
Mr. Guthrie
Co. G
4Th Cavalry
John W. Accam
James Bryant
Thomas T. Ray
Richard Fisher
Emmanuel Sears
Lafe Chesnut
Mrs. Webb
Pigg’ 'S
Paoli
Will Garrison
Ashcraft Grocery
Odon
Trenton 1
Trenton Rock
George M. Albertson
Henry Draper
Indiana House
R. Scott -Hyde
Louisville Male High
Southern Indiana Athletic Association
Washington Democrat
Gov
Taft
Senate
Malacanan Palace
Frank ©. Andrew
City Saving Bank of Detroit
City Savings Bank
Andrew
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