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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1915
Page
5
A gang of four burglars blew the safe at Orleans post office at 2 am Friday, shattering the large safe door and forcing entry through the front. They escaped by car with about 40 to 55 dollars. A witness saw two men near the scene. others suspected in city.
James M. Stafford has a probate filing recorded in the County Clerk’s office. The document appears in the probate docket, indicating a formal step in estate administration.
Residents on West Twelfth street circulate a petition to open Twelfth Street from Lincoln Avenue west to U street and pave it with brick. The plan would beautify the area and raise real estate values if enough signatures are gathered for council action.
Des Moines February 19. Iowa lawmakers consider creating a state poultry department. Poultry men report 106.6 million eggs produced last year at 72 per hen with three months vacation. Carl Barrah cites 17 percent of egg yield wasted in marketing due to improper handling. A plan to swarm the rooster to secure infertile eggs for cold storage in May and June for winter delivery is proposed.
Pittsburgh notes that the third annual Technology clubs associated dinner will discuss European and US economic political conditions. Speakers include Harvard President A Lawrence Lowell and Massachusetts Tech President Richard C Mackauris. yy W Box visited the city Friday to arrange farm implements repair and preparation.
Oklahoma quotes a new oil conservation law banning taking crude oil when demand or price is low. The Corporation Commission can set oil prices based on US retail value of refined by products minus transport and refining costs. Debate cites Prairie Oil Company profits cited by George Henshaw at Tulsa legislature.
A fragmented Bloomington Star text questions towns about borrowing water and hints at shifting population centers. The piece mentions granting access to visitors and voices concern over moving the university amid wartime or civic matters.
Frank Henderson a local colored man was sentenced to one to eight years at Jeffersonville reformatory after a guilty verdict on receiving stolen goods The court action followed a no jury verdict and he was transported by McClure Smith to start his term.
The Lawrence County Farmers Institute runs February 22 to 24 with sessions starting at 9 45 a m each day. Five institutes already held and eight more planned with the goal of higher attendance and shared indoor picnic lunch. Charles J Jones Agricultural Agent urges all farmers including women to participate and urges counties to compete for top attendance.
A Bloomington Telegraph note reports most men are still idle while awaiting improved conditions within weeks. officials blame an underfunded appropriation and promise relief as some are already at work.
Hartford, Feb 19. The annual relay between Williams and Amherst drew hundreds of collegians to Hartford today. William M. Starr of Shanswick was in the city Friday seeking tin buckets for his maple syrup harvest and said there would be little molasses made in his section this season.
The seven weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Beyers of Seventh and Landon streets died Thursday. Funeral services were conducted Friday at Buess Chapel with burial at the cemetery after the home services near Jackson County. Special Judge W E H Clark presided over a case argument in the afternoon, Long vs Findley.
City groups invited by the Local Council of Women to organize one joint meeting each year coordinate roles among diverse clubs. The notice requests volunteers to assume planning duties and standardize the event format.
Vicen Woman's Local Council assigns one meet per club with Home Economics Club hosting the first April meeting. Dr Leonard, editor and Indian University extension head Pettijohn arrange for a lecture on Women in industry at the First Presbyterian church with free admission and expected crowded attendance.
Frank James aged 74 died this afternoon at his farm near Excelsior Springs Missouri after a period of ill health. He was a son of a minister and, with his brother Jesse, led the James Younger gang in Civil War guerilla actions and postwar robberies across several states. He surrendered in Jefferson City and was later released, never convict, ending a life marked by notoriety and escape.
Guernsey McDowell of Sixth and N streets suffered severe injury Friday morning at Ingalls Mill where he works as a planerman. His left foot was caught in a two and a half inch gap between an iron ring and a large block of stone. The member was badly crushed and will keep him from work for several days.
The article records funeral arrangements for a man known as an outlaw, with his wife and son at the farm home. Burial is set for a farm in Kearney, Missouri. Charles W. Burton recalls James’s early life and later work in a shoe store and as a ticket seller in St Louis. Frank James visited Bedford years ago.
Mrs Frances M Speer faced a truancy charge in Justice Owens court Saturday. The record notes officers failed to give proper notices to the defendant, with the proceedings detailing the involvement of a truant officer and related authorities.
Township assessors of Lawrence County and the county assessor met in the circuit court room on Saturday to plan their work ahead of the March 1st assessment deadline.
The body of Jack A Baker was found after a fatal dragging incident along a frozen road near Winlepnes and buried at Liberty Church. Aged about 99, he reportedly fell asleep in a buggy while driving home with his brother. the horses dragged him for three miles, leaving a gruesome scene. Baker was a known drinker and had been involved in a prior assault suit with Ray Paenom. he leaves a wife and no children.
Will Bassain, Southeastern passenger engineman, nearly died in a Terre Haute accident when a motor collided with a car he rode. He has largely recovered and resumed duties after three months out. The family expresses gratitude for kindness and floral tributes from friends. Wilbur Perrell of Uuron visited the city on business.
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