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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1915
Page
4
The Bedford Weekly Mail outlines staff positions at Otis and Brooks with editors and managers. It lists subscription prices, advertising rates for legal and display ads, and local reading matter charges per line or inch.
Anna Sepos files for divorce from Andy Sepos in Lawrence circuit court citing cruel and inhuman treatment since their marriage on November 23 1893 and separation on April 24 1911. Allegations include striking beating kicking and abandonment with defendant failing to provide for her and refusing to work.
At 2 30 this afternoon the Bush Milling Company ground one million bushels of wheat since July 1. The Blish Milling Company operates continuously and expects to grind 0.5 to 0.75 million more before July. Navy orders plus export demand boost output. plant to run for months. Seymour Republican. Mr and Mrs Thomas Stultz of Avoca left for Knox county to visit relatives after their marriage Friday night. Rev M C Clark ill at 108 West 17th Street.
Joe Lotito an Italian from Reeds Station was found dead in a Robin Roost quarry hole near Reed. Coroner McLuchlan and Sheriff Sitler investigated amid suspicions but the inquest heard that Lotito may have fallen from a steep ledge while walking with a brother and another Italian. Lotito, 40, left a wife and four children in Italy. funeral held at St. Vincent de Paul church with burial at Green Hill.
William and Joseph Mandura were arrested Saturday in Lawrence on charges of petit larceny for stealing coal from the Co T H and S E railway. They pleaded not guilty and were jailed awaiting trial with no date set.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Byers died Friday night at her Peerless home after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1 30 p m from Buggs Chapel with burial in the local cemetery.
The 1915 calendar is noted for holidays all on Sundays and Easter early this year. Major dates include Palm Sunday March 28 Easter April 4 and Christmas December 25. St Valentine February 14 Ash Wednesday February 17 Washington’s birthday February 22 and Thanksgiving November 25 are highlighted with other seasonal markers. E R Murphy, an aged Civil War veteran, is confined to his room afflicted by several illnesses.
Monon shop employees plan to attend a Chamber of Commerce meeting at the old high school building to urge endorsement of higher passenger rates sought by the railroads. The goal is steadier work at the shops if rates rise. A separate street incident saw a pedestrian narrowly unhurt after being hit by a car at Sixteenth and I streets.
At the home of Senator and Mrs Charles W Lanz a luncheon for sixteen featured yellow decor and crystal candleholders. A canary carried a wing-tagged verse revealing Josie Crandell Lanz and Ernest William Carter will wed at St Johns Episcopal Church on April 7 1915.
Bedford High School defeated Washington High School 26 to 24 in a close Friday night basketball game. The Bedford squad returned home today after the hard fought win.
Harry T. Dodd of Tunnelton secures Weekly Mail through Feb 11 1916 with a one dollar deposit. R V Williams of Indian Springs subscribes for the year to Feb 11 1916. Miss Mabel Blackwell and her uncle Jesse Keithley visit Mrs John Hunter in Hestonville. William Martin of Norman Station, a saw mill and lumberman, conducts business locally. A K Newland manager of Union Home Telephone Co in HelTonville is seen in the city on a business trip.
Elvis G. Hornocker of Reeves Township receives a bronze medal and $1000 from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for rescuing three men adrift after the Haysville bridge collapse along White River in March 1918. He earned the honor after obtaining a boat and braving swift waters to save the trio. An agent of the Carnegie Commission inspected the case in Daviess County last summer.
Judge Swails granted a change of venue sending the State vs Pendergraff case, charged with running a blind tiger, to Monroe county. Local residents and subscribers are noted as events unfold with several individuals and subscriptions mentioned.
Mrs Harvey Donica died Friday night at 11 30 following surgery for appendicitis at City Hospital. She leaves a husband and two daughters aged seven and eleven. Her mother Mrs Stultz has been critically ill. Funeral services were held at the Donica home Sunday at 10 and burial followed at Buggs Chapel cemetery.
Mrs. George Byers died Friday night at her Peerless home. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 1 30 o clock at Buggs Chapel with burial in the local cemetery.
Ralph Whitted entertained friends at a valentine party Saturday afternoon at his parents home on East 18th street. Guests slipped valentines into a box and enjoyed a donkey tail pinning contest won by Frances Schmizer who received perfume. Refreshments of fruit and candy were served.
Brother Lee Rhorer traveled to Indianapolis Sunday night after the death of a sibling in an area hospital. The funeral and burial are planned for Clear Creek.
Hayden Owen, 1900 born son of Rev. Thomas Jay Owen, died Sunday morning at 7:45 at the parsonage on M Street after brief illness. He was a freshman at the city High School, an ambitious violinist in multiple orchestras, and a member of First Baptist Church. Funeral held Tuesday at 2:30 pm at the First Baptist Church with burial in Green Hill.
Forrest Isaacs filed for divorce from Ida Isaacs in Lawrence Circuit Court. They wed in July 1907 and separated February 10 1915. He alleges she insulted him in front of their child and neighbors and moved furniture while he was at work, while teaching their son to insult him.
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