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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
5
D H Beaman stops through from Bloomington while Alvarion Darnell heads to Indianapolis. Clarence Butler and George Jackson arrive from Erie and Westport. Woodpile thieves seen in south town. Various residents visit, relocate, or attend church services as revival meetings progress. city engineers survey for a new sewer system.
The Bedford National Bank stockholders elected J. R. Walsh Dr W O H Smith W V Williams George W McDaniel James Herring Thos O Dagey and Thos J Brooks to serve as directors for the year Mr Walsh was chosen President Dr Smith Vier President TLC Daggy Cashier and Win Erwin Assistant Cashier The Republican Judicial Convention for Prosecutor is set for Bedford next Tuesday with Robert G Miller expected to be nominated by acclamation aided by county endorsements
The column records a birth in Oolitic to Mr and Mrs Arthur Simahiwood a barber shop opening in Bedford a voter withdrawal from a clerk race and numerous small updates from local residents including travel illness and weather affecting quarry work. It also notes Hall's Catarrh Cure endorsements and depot carpenters at work.
The article lists numerous local happenings with people visiting the city for business Mrs Win Lavall visiting relatives in Heltonville and many residents from Bedford Mitchell and Bloomington noted. It mentions a marriage at Jeffersonville and various community events including schooling and a court term.
Gainey & Co and Burton & Co merge. stock moved to Gainey building. The firm will operate as Gainey Burton & Co. Creditors of either former firm should settle with Gainey Burton & Co. Lucien Bo Payne enters the Sheriff race as a Republican candidate. long-serving Bedford Marshal praised as capable and loyal.
Local notice urges potential customers to call promptly to register names for future notification about Spring suit tailoring services.
Wet L W Spencer a leading citizen of Georgia was in town Saturday and visited the Matt Seward Masiyard family of Bedford with J B Cosner on South Maple Street Phoonington Telephone. George Dixon leatherworker Champion of the world for over a decade and winner of many scoring parties was defeated by Terry Metcovern of Brooklyn Tuesday night in short rounds.
The Bloomfield Democrat recaps a disputed 1696 congressional nomination by alleging a delegation chair manipulated votes to favor Miers over Moss and Akin. The page also reports a civil suit over a Jersey cow, a fatal typhoid-linked death, a county assessor candidate, a fire damaging a frame house, and a mixed editorial on Andrew Jackson. It includes a pension bill text for Civil War and later veterans, and notes on a brick house demolition for a railroad project.
Walter Burton and wife visited Louisville earlier this week. Lee Horton’s place on Brook Street is bought by Charley McCammerton and wife. Lewis Murray sold 20 acres south of town for 1500 to Lincoln and Alex Burton. George Barrett of Mitchell Lime Co. is very ill with typhoid fever at the Grand Hotel. Charles Dalton died Tuesday of fever at 33. Funeral Wednesday. Judge Martin’s recent speech impressed Republicans. Revival meetings continue at MBE church led by Rev. Jordan. Bedfor d matinee attended by Mitchell folks. Johnson the manager needs better seating. Prof. Homer teaches stringed instruments at the Normal college with notable skill. Dr. John Gibbons rumored as County Coroner candidate. About 200 Marion township Republicans were at Bedford. Rice Pope favored to stay assessor. John Johnson, Don Quixote, criticizes recent campaigns. Construction train accident on White River bridge injures Brakeman Baker and Roadmaster Welch. trains run with minor damage.
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