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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
2
Legal advertising rate set at 1.00 per square for initial insertions and 0.56 per square for subsequent. Display ad rates offered with multiple insertions and local advertising priced per line. Resolutions and notices provide up to 100 words free before standard local rates apply. Central Union No 269 and No 681 referenced.
Editorial labels a Democratic power struggle with rumors of a secret caucus behind locked Auditor Office doors. It warns of pressure on Chairman Underwood, questions graft promises by Walter Owens, and blasts the Know Nothing style tactics used to disenfranchise country voters.
A searing critique of party manipulation outlines Massa and the Central delegation efforts. It accuses the Know Nothing influenced gang of rigging meetings to name delegates and control the ticket, while farmers face sidelining and warnings of a no farmer need apply sentiment.
A letter from Joseph Barr to County Chairman J G Allen announces a Republican district convention in Washington on March 25. The exact hour is undecided according to the Washington Herald. The note discusses holding the congressional convention in Washington the same day if chosen.
State Auditor report to Governor Hanly for 1907 shows total $676,956.22 collected in poll tax across the state and $16,792 spent on special judges. In the Second district counties Daviess Greene Knox Lawrence Martin Monroe Owen Sullivan list poll taxes and judge fees, with Lawrence ranking third in poll tax collection and second in judge costs due to a county effort to boost collections.
A tramp built a fire in a box car near the ball park Tuesday noon causing a blaze that destroyed nine cars and scorched eleven others before officers and West End firemen extinguished it. The tramp fled the scene. Mrs. W. E. Medaris plans to move to Albuquerque New Mexico if her health improves after a long illness.
Cy Davis works to defeat Padgett as lineup for Saturday shows Padgett Davis bout gains hype. Delegates selection method hinted for Lawrence county with emphasis on synchronized county procedures.
Bloomington's hospital, bought two years ago by the Local Council of Women and presented to the city, will be enlarged. Cots have filled parlors, halls and nurses rooms for six weeks. The hospital was built by popular subscription, with the Local Council in charge. Miss Amy Stoops of Indianapolis has been superintendent since opening.
State Geologist Blatchley, who broke a leg weeks ago while hurrying to catch a train, visited his office in the state house yesterday for the first time since the accident. He uses crutches and expects months before he can be free of them, and will not be at the office regularly for several weeks.
Dorman L. Douglass aged 52 of Leesville died February 12 1908. Born October 19 1855 he married Savannah Marshall May 2 1875 and had two sons and one daughter Etta Wray and Burley Douglass survive. A brief verse closes the notice and references the Republican primary February 5 1908.
Poll figures show cross party strife across Greene and Lawrence counties as Cy Davis faces revolt. The Second Congressional District reels from mass convention tensions, calls for delegate reform, and threats to party unity amid Bleeding in the Cain Creek to Wabash corridor.
Report notes a Monon train covered 56 miles from Bloomington to Indianapolis in 57 minutes with a first trip on the Indianapolis Southern line. Detour due to washout forced trains via Indiana Southern to Louisville as the line proves faster than the Monon on this run.
An unofficial opinion states that there is no law exempting soldiers from poll tax due to service. Civil war veterans are not required to pay if they are outside the 21 to 50 age range. Teachers plan to attend the Southern Indiana Teachers' association meeting in Indianapolis March 26 27 and 28 with Grand hotel as headquarters.
Alvin Padgett Democratic District Chairman and congressional candidate will come to Bedford this evening to influence the local delegation. His father’s death caused a Washington detention, with the funeral held Wednesday, yet Padgett’s Lawrence County interests remain strong and he is expected to gain solid support at the Congressional Convention.
Heavy snowfall disrupts Monon schedules with trains late up to twelve hours. Train No. 5 from Chicago arrived after 4 o clock next morning. No. 3 from Orleans reached about 11 this morning. Snow depths reach three to five feet north of Lafayette and drifted eight feet in cuts. Train No. 6 delayed two hours due to missing coaches and later operated as No. 6 after No. 5 reached Louisville. Frank Beyers and wife return from country visit.
Jane Ketchem Ferguson died February 8 1908 at age 89 in the home of her daughter Anna Murray near Springville Indiana. Born November 26 1818 in Kentucky she moved with her family to Indiana in 1827 1829. She married Rolston Ferguson October 17 1850 and left a long widowhood of over forty years. She was a devout Methodist and beloved matriarch who raised seven stepchildren and three birth children Homer Anna Ruth. Her life was marked by kindness and moral strength and she will be missed by many relatives and friends.
Indiana Retail Hardware Association delegates in Indianapolis discussed state aid to supply binder twine from Michigan City prison to dealers and consumers. Governor Hanly supported state delivery to dealers, hinting at creating a new state office to place reps before trade. Funeral note follows for Quincy Short with obituary lines marking a mother’s death.
Prof. Chester Faris, longtime Department of Indian Affairs employee and son in law of Wm. A. Mathes, has been appointed principal of the Shoshone School in Wyoming at a salary of $1,200 per year.
Administratrix sold 187 acres near Bryanaville to Dr. John T. Freeland for 3300 dollars and 58 acres near Englewood to Henry Zollman for 2709 dollars. Mrs. Emily Johnson of South E street, recently ill, is improving.
The State Board of Health January 1908 bulletin shows 3,200 Indiana deaths in the month with 176 due to grip. City rate 16.8 vs state 14.0, influenza 176, cancer 113, infant deaths 874. Frank Kinnan leaves Monon freight service after years of work.
The Bloomington court house completion slips to around May 15 with dedication unlikely before the first week of June. Judge Miers and James Karsell head committees and plan a full committee meeting soon. The event is hoped to mark a Monroe county historical epoch. The leading speaker has not been selected.
White River rose to 21.4 feet at Decker and logged a rapid increase as high water floods 75 miles from Petersburg to its mouth. Embankments are patrolled, rail service slowed, and livestock moved to high ground as crews monitor damage and drifted debris.
The Democratic county ticket selection in Jackson County will take place on March 20 with a large, spirited field of candidates. Representative nominee Thomas Honan has no opposition and aims to become speaker if the party gains a House majority. Joint senator race features Carl E. Wood of Seymour seeking reelection, with A C Branan and William Snyder of Seymour and Washington county also mentioned.
Jerry Anderson of Chestnut Ridge delivered fourteen head of two and three year old cattle weighing about 18,000 pounds to Swope and Perry this morning. The animals average 1,800 pounds each and are described as excellent beef cattle destined for Cincinnati markets. The shipment is praised as one of the best from the area.
George Webster pleaded guilty in police court to allowing persons in his saloon during prohibited hours and to selling to a minor. He was fined 10 and costs for the first offense and 20 and costs for the second, totaling 80. John Wallace also faced 20 and costs for selling to a minor, bringing the combined fines and costs to 80.
Near Bloomfield resident Lowry Burton reported to the Citizen that recent high water forced rabbits to seek higher ground. He captured forty eight marooned bunnies on a small island in the White River bottom about twelve feet square.
The undersigned administrator of the estate of Frank Armstrong deceased will sell at public auction at the late residence of the deceased in Perry township near Springville Indiana on Tuesday March 24 1908 twenty mules four years old thirteen mules coming two years three mules coming one year one draft mare.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of William H Guthrie deceased to appear in the Lawrence Circuit Court Bedford Indiana March 2 1908 to show cause why the final settlement with the estate should not be approved and to make proof of heirship and receive distributive shares. IVA D Guthrie Adm J Hickson Smith Atty
The Lawrence Circuit Court in Bedford Indiana issues a notice to defendant William Lucas a non resident of Indiana to appear and answer the complaint by February 1908 or the case will proceed in his absence. The action concerns diverté and is filed by plaintiff Peart Lucas with attorney Samuel S. Dorman. The clerk Boone Leonard signs the notice on January 14 1908.
A sheriff sale announces payment of 3164.86 plus costs from a Citizens Trust Company of Bedford suit against Carrie M Millican Bournie L Millican and The Citizens National Bank of Bedford A sale is set for February 22 1908 at the south door of the courthouse Bedford Indiana for rents and profits for a term up to seven years of Lot 2 Simpson Berry Addition Bedford If proceeds do not cover the debt the fee simple of the property will be offered at public auction Sheriff Thomas W Box attorney William H Martin.
Notice to residents of the Second Ward Bedford Shawswick Township Lawrence County Indiana that Mike O'Connell will apply to the Board of County Commissioners at the March term 1908 for a license to sell vinous spiritous and malt liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking for one year. Location is the southwest part of lot 205 in Bedford described boundary and fronting I Street in a two story building owned by Lillie B Neff. Permission to sell cigars and tobacco expected.
A decree directs a public auction on March 7, 1908 at the county courthouse to satisfy 477.24 dollars plus interest and costs. The property includes part of the southeast quarter of section 31 township and range with detailed boundary descriptions and rents for a seven year term. If rents do not cover the debt, the fee simple of the real estate will also be sold at public auction without relief from valuation laws.
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