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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
1
Richland township suffers widespread sheep losses due to roaming dogs. The township trustee is $800 in arrears from the dog fund and issues warrants bearing 5 percent interest for ten years. A farmer vows to kill all visiting dogs on his property. Bloomington World reports on local livestock predation and fiscal strain.
The Oliver brothers plan extensive improvements in Monroe County near Victor. They will erect a 24 gang cement stone saw mill, equip Consolidated quarry No 18 with top machinery, and operate to capacity. A cement plant may follow if conditions allow. The site lies about 8 miles southwest of Bloomington on 300 acres and is tied to the Oliver wagon works in South Bend.
Medora Indiana hosts relatives and friends at the Beem home on December 28 to honor Mr and Mrs W L Beem on their golden anniversary. Attendees include daughters Mrs Robert Erwin and family Seymour and Mrs J L Wray with Ina in Bloomington Illinois, plus Mrs Omar Cole and their sons Everett and John Bloomington. The Beems are active and energetic for their age and well regarded by about 60 local friends.
A Friday night meeting at the First Baptist Church features Mrs Whitney and about 146 women pledging to earn one dollar each for the church treasury. The event includes personal earnings stories and Mrs Whitney’s poem about replacing traditional fund raisers with individual contributions, followed by speeches and a church-finance talk by Rev. Albert Ozle.
Several couples tied the knot around December 24 in different venues. Charles P. Judah wed Ida Bishop at Pastor Edwards parsonage. Augustus R. Allison wed Euia McBrayer at the bride’s home. Thomas B. Allen married Ethel Lewis at 2104 South H street with Rev. Edwards officiating. Jessie Ragsdale and William Fletcher married at the Cosner home with Rev. Hyde officiating.
Bedford unions invited the poor to a no cost Christmas dinner at Krenke Hall with abundant dishes and baskets of provisions for those not in attendance. Ministers provided lists of the needy, and many generous supporters contributed to the meal, which locals called a success.
Special correspondence from Washington discusses Judge Crumpacker’s proposal to reduce Southern representation in Congress and the electoral college based on voting population. It notes Southern and Northern reactions, the fight over grandfather clauses, and Judge Emory Speer’s call for impartial federal laws extending voting rights to capable Black and white voters alike.
A small audience welcomed the second King Dodo show with strong local talent. Chas Stephenson as King Dodo impressed, Miss Leah Messick excelled as the Queen, and Dr Hollingsworth, Mr Simon Graves, Mrs R C Cosner, Miss Ella Whiting, Jack Palmer, Carleton Lane, James McKinley and the choruses all earned praise for acting, singing and ensemble work in this demanding amateur production.
A Bedford Odd Fellows Christmas Eve gathering filled the lodge with a festive crowd. The event featured a program of toasts readings and music followed by a lavish banquet of eighteen turkeys bread coffee and assorted dishes donated by local housewives. Members noted the lodge’s growth from under fifty to over two hundred and recalled its origins and progress.
The passage argues that constitutional power may exist with will, noting thirty six representatives allotted to the South by black population. It cites a state with 557,807 whites and 782,281 blacks electing seven congressmen and only 741 votes cast against the ruling party. It warns drastic measures spark hostility and urges thoughtful debate to avoid drastic reforms.
N. B. Strout & Son sold their plant to Ed Zohn and Charles Gordon of New Albany. Under Bedford Foundry and Machine Works, the site will grow and add a brass foundry. Also noted, a cow fell into a cellar during a storm in the township, but neighbors freed her and she escaped with a bridle.
Victor J. Neal and Cora B Scoggan wed at the bride's residence near Cross Lanes at 9 o clock on Christmas Eve 1902. Rev Marr officiated as guests applauded and gifts were exchanged. The couple will soon move to a new cottage near Trinity church and begin housekeeping.
Isaac Chitwood and Frank Lampkins of Monroe county discovered a rattlesnake eight feet below ground while repairing an old well in Benton township. The four foot long reptile, initially stiff with cold, is alive and being kept for exhibition.
Indiana Attorney General William L. Taylor plans to introduce a bill to create a state run fish, game and forestry reserve on the Donaldson farm in Lawrence county. Dr. Carl Higenmann of Indiana University endorses preservation noting caves with blind fishes and dramatic underground streams. The tract, described as among Indiana’s finest scenery, features twin caves, Rising Spring, Donaldson’s Cave and extensive cave systems, with a vast forest and rugged terrain that locals say should be kept in its native state.
Reverend Hicks outlines a string of perilous weather periods in January with a Mercury phase around the 6th, strong northwesterly winds, and widespread snow. He warns of warm spells between the 4th and 8th followed by heavy rain, snow, and sleet, then severe cold from the 7th to 11th, with further storms central on the 12th to 13th and a final period around the 29th aided by a new moon warming or chilling conditions. He urges sheltering the poor and humane action.
A southbound freight derailed near Putnamville after a rail broke on Tuesday at 7 am, throwing engine 207 and fifteen cars off the track. The engineer Barker, fireman, and head brakeman died beneath the overturned locomotive. Bodies reportedly trapped under the engine at 10 am. Nearby notes report Indiana farm hand wages rising this year with county by county averages and totals.
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