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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
6
Guy Goens was bound over to the circuit court on the charge of assault and battery with intent to murder Wes Walker, the Mitchell marshal shot days ago. Bond set at 5000 dollars, unpaid, he remains in jail. Walker’s condition is reported as deteriorating and may not recover. An error in the final line appears in the source text.
The clerk records the probate of Jacob Lantenschlager who died recently in Plainville. The German original will is translated and filed, naming Henry Dieitheeker and his family as beneficiaries with broad restrictions, witnessed by three men.
Josie Potts age nineteen traveled from Bealdwin Missouri to Lovansport to meet Bert Small, who arranged her trip for marriage. After hours waiting at the station the police were alerted and Small could not be found. A friend reported Small had left for Illinois and Potts was sent home on a Wabash train after Farmer returned $230 left by Small.
County auditor reports a settlement has been made with the township city and school corporations resolving financial matters. The agreement transfers funds and delineates responsibilities among the bodies for ongoing fiscal administration.
The bank remodel near completion doubles floor space with marble and mahogany fixtures. A formal opening is planned for next Saturday. County auditors report semiannual settlements across townships and cities, listing apportioned amounts for Pleasant Run Perry and others.
The local fire department posted 42 runs in 1912, surpassing 31 tallies from 1911. Community volunteers supported the effort as team members trained and competed in regional events.
In 1912 the city suffered forty-two fires, up from thirty-one in 1911, with the largest blaze hitting the John A. Rowe mill. The fire, discovered at 9 p.m. on February 6, completely destroyed the stone plant.
Mrs Sarah Cliff, mother of Mrs John McMillan, fell on a West Sixteenth street stairway Saturday causing severe ankle sprains. Harry Richardson, charged with illegal liquor sales at Mitchell, was discharged as the case was dismissed after the state rested and a motion to dismiss was granted. Prosecutor Underwood led the motion. The witness Harry Crane remained jailed on a separate fine for illegal sale and denied purchasing liquor from Richardson.
The Local G A R and W R C held a public joint installation at the hall on Saturday installing a full slate of officers for the coming year. Names include Stacy Little as President of W R C, Col V V Williams as G A R Post Commander, with numerous officers listed for both organizations and installing officers named Kate Culhan and E R Murphy.
Mrs. Raymann and family rejoice over the recovery of her wedding ring lost Easter morning 1902 after leaving St. Mary’s church in Barr township. A worker’s thrown rock revealed the ring with the inscription John to Katherine October 8 1901.
A large cement plant is planned for Monroe County, south of Victor on the Illinois Central extension. A syndicate from Chicago Cincinnati and New York plans to build the immense facility next spring with railroad switches under construction. A rock crushing plant will operate in connection and more than 20 carloads of stone can be crushed daily.
Mrs. C. H. Emery of West Fifteenth street is ill with tonsillitis. Miss Plum Scoggan has recovered from a grip attack and is up. Miss Lois Henderson has returned to Oberlin College after vacation with her parents on North I street. William J. Moore has regained some strength but remains in poor health.
Miss Caroline Erwin learned Saturday morning of her cousin Frank Lyons death at Indian Springs from consumption. She traveled there that forenoon to attend the funeral, which was held Sunday.
James Culhan Sr. marked his fifty-eighth birthday Friday with a surprise post card shower. A package from Mr. and Mrs. Hlbert Owens of Detroit contained cigars and a large birthday cake marked fifty-eight with pink roses. The family gathered for a supper centered on the iced cake. A daughter Mary Alice was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Eckley, formerly of this city, now of Marion. Mrs. Maggie Mitchell returned home after wintering with her sister Mrs. Samuel Mitchell in the South. Ralph Smith suffers with tonsillitis.
Inspector W. T. Pletcher leads the investigation into a Harrodsburg post office robbery estimated at 75 dollars. The Post Master Nance had cash ready for quarterly reporting and police suspect an insider familiar with local surroundings.
The body of John Farrall, about fifty five, was found on a cot in the bakery's back room at H A Patterson's meat market and bakery. A bottle of morphine lozenges found among his possessions provides the presumed cause of death. Farrall had moved from St Francisville Illinois to Loogootee three months ago to work for Patterson.
Capt Samuel Nicholas aged 81 and a Civil War veteran from this county died in Hot Springs Arkansas after a lingering kidney illness. He went to Hot Springs on December 3 seeking relief and burial will be at New Union. He served in the Fourteenth Indiana and was a member of the local post G A R.
W. G. Kitchen, teacher of agriculture at Columbus High, organized a Bartholomew County Poultry Club now with fifty members. Officers to be elected after permanent organization. The club aims to spark interest in pure bred poultry among county youth and will hold contests on members' birds.
Three districts united into the Southeast district covering multiple Indiana counties including Monroe Brown Bartholomew Lawrence Jackson Orange Jennings Ripley Dearborn Ohio Perry Crawford Harrison Floyd Washington Scott Clark at a state officers meeting. Summer conference discussed likely at Bethany Park. Local social notes include visits by Mrs James Richards and Marion Richards of Lafayette and others. Tim Concannon and Mrs Glen Murphy noted health updates.
Eli Fowler of Heltonville marries Laura E Hawkins of Heltonville. Ellis Steward returns to Bloomington to resume college after a New Years visit with Wm. Henderson's family. Miss Anna Reed travels to Bloomington to meet Miss Anna Stuart of Cedar Rapids Iowa for an extended visit.
Charles Chestnut acquires a 47 by 47 foot parcel on P street behind his grandmother Mrs. William Mitchell’s property on 18th street for $200. He plans to construct buildings in the near future.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian Church marked the final payment on their $3,500 pledge toward the church debt with a social. Over the last dozen years they funded carpet and a pipe organ, paid off the organ debt in 17 months, and contributed about $1,000 annually toward church expenses, praising the network of efforts and blessings.
Fears that Frank S. Hyatt, once of Washing ton, was among two trespassers killed in the B and Q Southwestern wreck at Fleming were disproved when a Mitchell post card from Hyatt stated he is alive and working as a harnessmaker there. Edward Tuttle, his brother-in-law, traveled to North Vernon to view the bodies but halted when shown the card.
Mrs. Henrietta Quisenberry of Bloomington Illinois visited the family of T. L. Harris on South Street and returned home Friday.
Miss Ethel Wingert visits her uncle H. J. Wingert in Bedford. Miss Dorothy Day returns to Chicago after visiting the Reed sisters. Miss Pearl Fish at 16th and P streets is ill. Rev. Jule Orton of Petersburg visits his cousin Mrs. J. T. Freeland and family on West 16th Street.
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