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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
4
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Joseph Stubbs reports a modest statewide rise in saloons for 1905, with cities gaining while rural areas lose. Ten towns gained saloons since 1904, bringing the total dry incorporated towns to 163, aided by Moore law remonstrances. Brown and Pike counties still have no saloons, while Dillsboro, Ladoga, La Paz, Lapel, Matthews, North Manchester, Sulphur Springs and West Lebanon added saloons.
Gov. Hanly asks city clerks to provide the number of allowance items at each 1905 council meeting. He notes sending transcripts is unnecessary if dates and item counts are supplied, promising the department will gain needed information with minimal work. The exchange reveals tension over state funds and record requests.
Grace Lacy, a Folsomville store clerk, struck Thomas Condit with a shovel after he demanded chewing tobacco. Condit filed assault charges. Lacy was found guilty and fined ten dollars. She paid and quipped she would have finished him if allowed. The case stirred the town as Condit and Lacy are prominent locals.
Edward Crawford, who lived here five years ago and joined Co. B 22nd Infantry, arrived Saturday night to reside here again. He was sent to the Philippines from Bedford and after five years six months and fifteen days of service, was honorably discharged in January and given transportation home. He returned in uniform and was initially unrecognized by friends before receiving a warm welcome.
A 400 pound Jersey Red hog remained under an east bound freight engine at Dugger depot delaying the Dinors Central crew for about 15 minutes. The animal finally moved on as workers prodded and heated it with a rake, then the train resumed to the stock pens for weighing and likely sausage processing.
The Lawrence county primary results nominate Raleigh C. Stone for county auditor with broad support from labor and farmers, while John H. Edwards wins representation and Fred N. Fletcher leads as prosecuting attorney. Curtis E. Ray and Thomas W. Box secure treasurer and sheriff races. Tilford tops assessor. Commissioners Mavity and Hobbs win clear showings amid a unified Republican slate.
James T. Sawders and Miss Belle Grubb wed in the court park with Justice John W. Harris officiating after securing a license. A public ceremony drew hundreds to the square as onlookers speculated if the groom was paying an election bet.
Bloomington Star quotes social critique, noting a trend toward dramatic worship and public attention. It cites George Bates Sr visiting from New Albany and reports Albert Hoadley’s severe scalding accident at the Stinesville stone works, with Dr. Rice Holtzman treating his burns.
The Bloomingon World notes readers about business ethics in mail order purchasing and records local political moves. Edward E Neal of Noblesville is named as GOP nominee for Clerk of the Supreme Court, with prior race history noted. The City Council and County Commissioners discuss removing the hitch rack, but decide to seek hitching lots and periodic cleaning instead.
Governor Hanly presses to oust Secretary of State Storms amid calls for a special legislature. Storms refuses to resign, saying he has committed no crime. Officials warn a special election and session could cost over $100,000, with vacancies to fill.
Announcement in Chicago cites reorganization of the Southern Indiana and Chicago Southern Railways and John R. Walsh’s withdrawal from active control. Banks owning bonds and stock push to dispose of the roads within a week, saying coal strike pressure drove the move. Clearing house officials and railway experts toured the Walsh properties after the Chicago National crash, amid secrecy.
Rev. Ford Fisher, longtime Cleveland pastor on a Midland Lyceum Bureau lecture tour, fired a pistol twelve times in Quincy Illinois after a drunken rampage. He assaulted a woman, was beaten by bystanders, jailed, fined, and placed under watch as authorities canceled remaining engagements. He previously attempted an assault in Keokuk Iowa where a pistol misfired.
A reader pleads not to publish that they were pinched for drunk. The office replies that the newspaper protects family feelings while urging responsible behavior. Also notes the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Mike Hackett of West 14th Street.
A total lunar eclipse unfolds Wednesday night with Bedford residents and candidates watching as the moon enters Umbra at 11 57 and reemerges by 2 36. Scientists from the U S Government and naval observers record the event while nearby Aldebaran alignment promises a March 2 occultation.
Sylvester Johnson receives a ten dollar premium from the Marion County Agricultural and Horticultural Society for the best cultivated one eighth acre in the county. J J Milhous of Valley Mills earns the second prize for a similar plot, detailing crop counts from corn to cucumbers and beets.
London Truth recounts how the heart of Louis XIV was said to be taken from the cathedral then stored by the Harcourt family. Dr Buckland allegedly tasted it, later died, and the heart supposedly rests in Westminster Abbey within the dean’s body.
A teacher recalls a country high school valedictory by popular vote sparking controversy when a top writer included a contested line. The scene shows rituals and discipline clashing with student action and pride. และ The clipping closes with light quips about married life and a historic Hudson River chain at West Point.
A humorous Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet shows a caller asking how beef was ordered and a retort about ordering by mail weeks in advance, highlighting a lighthearted local exchange.
A rowdy scene on J street features a spontaneous prize fight sparked by a young woman objecting to her father. Hair and cuticle fly as wives raid a bird nest after hours, forcing several participants to flee. J L Holmes of the National Candy Company travels to West Baden and French Lick on business.
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