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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1915

Page

4

Houseboat dispute ends in assault and battery case

Max Harbaugh followed a couple to a riverfront houseboat after hearing rumors of an affair with Miss Flora Thomas. He knocked, argued, and struck a girl with a piece of lumber and a lamp during a confrontation that left several windows broken and led to statuary offenses and assault charges.

Max Harbaugh Jory Underwood Flora Ue Harbaugh

Christmas Socials and Family Gatherings in City

The article details holiday events at St John s Episcopal Church and numerous family gatherings across city homes on West Sixteenth and Thirteenth streets. Notable guests include Mr. and Mrs. Williams of Indianapolis and families from Lebanon Bloomington and Sullivan, with festive dinners, trees, tableaux, and gifts.

St. John’s Episcopal Church Guild Hall Santa Claus Otte St. John’s Williams V. V. Williams West Sixteenth J. A. Shoulty West Thirteenth Ginner Ancir Roms CE South Nostrech D. L. Laforce Celeste Owens Albert Dunihue

Gypsy fortune seller steals cash then returns it

A gypsy fortune teller grabbed $15 from a downtown office desk while the office girl answered the phone. She was traced to Bloomington where she was willing to return the money and promised not to return to Bedford. A man accompanying her also agreed to turn over the funds.

Bloomington Seirl Woodruff Bedford

Great Ditches Near Seymour Drain Land

A local company builds ditches stretching 70 miles to drain wet land near Seymour. Meanwhile, the community reports several deaths and funeral notices including burial plans at Old Union Cemetery. Also noted are movements of residents through town for Christmas visits and various social updates.

Dredging Projects to Drain Overflowing River Bottom Lands

Two dredge ditches, each about four and two miles long, are underway to drain thousands of acres along the river bottoms. A dredge uses a waste shovel-like tool to clean a blocked creek bed while a bridge crew ensures telegraph lines are not disrupted. The effort aims to prevent future overflow and protect landowners.

Crea Op ‘ Tees United State Dredging. Co Levetheard Seymour Sheetz

Bloomington area notes and holiday travels listed

Dr T W Ellison visited Hell ville on business. Mr and Mrs Boonee Broady and son Walter in Peru for the holidays. Mart Brown ill but improving east of the city. Mrs Will McLaughlin visited Zelma with sick sister Mrs Orland Cemmings. Mr and Mrs C S Brown visited relatives in Bedford. Edward Clar Allen and daughter Miss Indianapolis debs. Clark's brother Mrs Burell Kern visiting Miss Clara Latlforce. Mary Tith Mists Lateree to accompany home for extended visit. Everett Stripp of Bloomington returned from Christmas visit with Mary Kirbre. Miss Bessie Armstrong returned to Danville Schools after Christmas. Mrs Lizzie Bailey to Shanswick for brother Z M Miller's rheumatism. Andy Stone off duty. Harry Myers on trains. Stone visits Lafayette. Ross Barnard and family in California on vacation. Barnard promoted in California. Bloomington Telephone. Indiana Constitution history piece about early railroads and Indianapolis development. James Paulison of Mertonville in Bedford Tuesday. James Williams in Bloomington.

Andy Stone The Motion Harry Myers Mr. Stone Lafayette Ross Barnard I Caliornia Barn Wilixrp Santa Fe California Bloomington

Divorce Suit Filed After Twenty Years Separation

Mary J. Flinn sues James S. Flinn in Lawrence Circuit Court for divorce after 1961 separation. Filed by attorney McHenry Owen, the couple married in 1885 and have lived apart since 1961 with claims of lack of reasonable support. Mary J. Flinn has resided in Indiana forty nine years and in Guthrie township thirty years.

Mary J. Flinn McHenry Owen Lawrence James 8. Flinn Indiana Guthrie Township

Death of Mrs Esther Bex in Huron

Coroner Harris reports the death of Mrs Esther Bex wife of Arthur Bex near Huron due to catarrh of the stomach. She had suffered years from stomach trouble and died Thursday night at 11 40 after a late supper and sudden illness. She leaves husband and five grown children.

Harris Huron Esther Bex Arthur Bex

Bloomington man dies in garage incident

Charles Daggy, 40, of Bloomington, died after a clean Monday fall at a Bloomington garage where he worked on an automobile. Death attributed to Brights disease. His home was in Bloomington.

Charles Daggy Bloomington Brights Jhis

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