Boss THE LEADING SHOE STORE
Bedford shop Boss at East Side Square advertises Tod Dinkerspeel Bros and props under Louis Mayer as manager in a concise local business notice.
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
4
Bedford shop Boss at East Side Square advertises Tod Dinkerspeel Bros and props under Louis Mayer as manager in a concise local business notice.
A fragmentary OCR note lists J F Hamer as embalmer and funeral director with an address line and a telephone reference. The legible portions indicate an advertised funeral service role and contact details from an earlier directory entry.
Seymour and Bloomington communities report visits, business trips, and family news. Local residents such as Miss Neca Parker Miss Grace Lee Mrs. DOM Pesce and Jerome Kudwan are noted among many travel updates and health concerns.
City Police Court fines for intoxication paid by Hector Hisset. Mentions of Mrs Kimira Fowler in Tanchellar. Levi Naugle of Salem takes a carver post at Rowe's shop with two delivery wagons. Hlivois Indiana debate at Bloomfort judged by W. H. Martin. Rev T. J. Clark returns from Bedford revival assisting Elder Small. Bedford M E circuit renamed to Oolitic circuit with new parsonage planned. Bird dog injured near Dobbins mill cared for by O'Bannon boys. Seymour Fire Company chief Roger noted. Ed Jennings, City Clerk, among visitors touring S. E. Ry station. Bedford Hull Stone Co incorporated with 50,000 capital to operate Peerless quarry. Death notice from Mrs Bart Armstrong in Great Falls Montana. Tax exemption filings required March 1 to May 1. County Auditor John M. Gainey named. Various local visits and trades noted including plastering for Masonic lodge and Meant Market updates.
The West End public brick school building burned to the ground this morning. Loss estimated at 12 hundred dollars. Insurance coverage noted as limited. The fire is believed to have started from a smudge used in smoking meat at Jesse Faubian's smoke house nearby. No injuries reported.
An ad touts season papers as magnificent with new designs and colors. It claims low prices and urges readers that they sell cheaper than wallpaper peddlers and will "Put the Paper On the Wall" in Peconas.
The February term jurors include Thomas B.K. Steele Flion Felix Miller Shawswick Albert Fountain Pleasant Run a Zollman Shawswick Dourway Doullas Flinn Thomas Brinkworth Spice Valley VATIT Surry for McKnight Pleasant Run Mckee Anderson Marshall James Miller Perry William Speer Guthrie William Hert Perry Charles McFadden Shawswick William Ko Hert Perry Joseph Hartley Shawswick Oliver Hert Perry James McFadden Marshall H R0 Jurgesop Indian Creek Thomas Pierre Indian Creek
George Deford 26 and two companions from Avoca celebrate St Valentine’s Day by overturning objects. They attack Tom Pierce with a chunk of wood, fracturing his skull. Deford arrested. bound over to Circuit Court, bondsmen sought. Pierce and Deford have families. Pierce expected to recover. Various local notes and events follow.
Mitchell news notes a busy week with visits to the county seat by Pension Agent Jones and others, Masons preparing for Mark Master’s degree, and a busy anti liquor license stance. Major John R. Simpson eyes Lieutenant Governor bid while local truant officers report unattended students. Road work, new licenses, and property updates fill the town ledger alongside military veteran Wim MekKoight seeking aid for a shoulder injury.
A letter from Joseph Franklin describes misread reports about daughters in India, confirms their welfare, and outlines famine distress, mission work, and charity dynamics. He notes Josepha’s pending furlough, her orphan school, and expected absence until October if famine endures. Also mentioned are Maple Sugar buyers, a new Heston scale, the St Valentine Ball, and condolences for the mother’s death.
A new preparation called Grain () is sold in grocery stores as a substitute for coffee. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and closely resemble coffee in taste. It is priced at 5 or 6 cents per package and advertised as beneficial for children, urging readers to try Grain-O.
Mrs H Prescott of Campbellsville Kentucky sues her daughter Mrs Billig of South Street and Mrs Guke Reynolds of East 16th over a long discussed steel sheet mill combination. Centralization of SO20d 0d remains a topic in Pittsburg discussions Wednesday.
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