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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
3
The ad from E A Stipp at one door north of Tilford and Mathes offers butter eggs and groceries with 10 percent savings on groceries tin ware and graniteware. It claims best of everything fresh and encourages customers to compare prices.
Hodge Day and Co Undertakers announce a woman attendant service for women and children to assist families in bereavement cases. The new role focuses on compassionate care and guidance through funeral arrangements.
vV A Wray of Zelma and William Williams of Williams visit town on Monday. Charles Bixler of Mitchell, Denver Mosier on business, Will Heywood returns to Norman Station. Allen Edwards Jr near Mitchell in city Wednesday. Miss Alice Mosier of Silverville visiting. Ale Hatfield of Hatfield Hotel ill. S S Doman buys half interest in Voris store at Oolitic. Joseph Snow from over the Rhine goes to Bloomington. Isom Sheeks of Red Cross transacts business. Woodson Clampitt, Norman Station saloon keeper, in town. Elsie Taylor visits Springville home. Zach Sims of Indian Springs visits James Chesnut family. Alva Evans from Avoca stays awhile. Misses Ethel and Mattie Pace of Fayetteville visit. Miss Jessie Andrews of River Vale en route to Elmora. Isom Davis of Red Cross witnesses Thomasson Gaines case in Bloomington. Wes Mayes of Red Cross also a witness to the case. HA H Walls offers money on favorable terms. Fred Richardson leaves for Buffalo to visit relatives. B M Lingle & Sons, harness and saddles, with branches in Paoli, Salem, Bloomington, Corinth and streets. I O O F Building.
David Fish remains very ill as various locals travel to Bloomington for business and illness. Several residents including E Tanksley of Heltonville and Harrison Flinn of Leesville visit the city, with others en route to Bloomington for surveying, court cases, or revival work. Sidelights cover corn crushing services, local hires, and a senate committee chairperson's duties.
S Rariden and Moses Nugent visited relatives in Marion and Mitchell while other locals attended events, opened a Dresden grocery, or moved homes. The Linthicum burial in Monroe County occurred, and several townspeople testified in Bloomington regarding the Thomasson Gaines murder case.
Smallpox remains contained within initial families under quarantine though several new cases have appeared. Charles Smiths family now all ill and two members of Leslie Gaineys family affected. Total cases reach 27 with 23 still in quarantine and none yet highly dangerous. In a separate matter John Gabbert of Bedford pled guilty to adultery before Judge Martin in Bloomington receiving a $50 fine and ninety days in jail.
Godlove Bossert and several residents of Williams variously in town on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Corbin mourn the death of Fay Anna Corbin from pneumonia with funeral held at Knott Cemetery. Numerous short notices include illnesses, visits, a marriage license for Vantyle Holmes, and business updates in nearby towns.
Miss Stella Rochenour visits Caxton to see Mr and Mrs Elkana Kern. Abraham Beebe and wife return home to Shanswick after visiting in the city. John Fidler seeks a vacant house in St Louis to move his family. Miss Laura Hunter travels from Heltonville to Worthington for a few weeks visit. Mrs J B Thayer and child travel from Peerless to Chicago to visit her parents. Judge Martin says Jackson suit from Lawrence county will continue to March term due to 100 witnesses from Oolitic with smallpox. Bedford Chapel A M E Rally raises 30.45 to pay church obligations led by Mr Burley Mabrey. James Myers helps arrest two for playing man and wife. each fined 13.50. Mrs Mary Asby returns to Oakland City after visiting her ill mother in Bloomington area. 89-year-old Mrs Smith improving.
A family friendly prompt promotes Try Jell O as a delicious no bake dessert prepared in ten minutes with hot water and cooling. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry priced at 10 cents at groceries.
Residents from Salem Mitchell Heltonville and Bloomington visit Bedford and nearby towns. Several travelers and relatives pass through, with church events, openings, and a new millinery shop planned in February. A 75 year old woman dies, and a horse mishap injures no one.
Emery Younger of River Vale heads to Heltonville on Friday to visit E. T. and S. R. Miller. Mrs. Wilhelmina Beuzel returns home after weeks with daughter Mrs. Wo. Kastings. Mrs. Geo. Chastine found dead Sunday and buried Monday at Beech Grove Cemetery. Evangelist D. A. Sommer from Indianapolis to conduct Church of Christ services tomorrow. German M E church reports good attendance and 85 in Sunday school. Leslie Dearing quarantined after a facial eruption. Nannie Duncan injured when her charge ran away. right arm broken, left thumb sprained, right leg bruised. A. A. Splitgember appointed Deputy Past Chief of Ben Hur’s Oolitic Camp No. 54. aims for 200 members. Judge W. H. Martin offers 500 reward for ex-county superintendent Thomas J. King. James Harris injured by wagon axle. resumes trip after repairs. Mrs. W. S. Bogg visits from Bloomfield. Capt. John Aley ill but improving. Tomato canning planned, 150 acres contracted, boosting local employment. Campbellsburg expected to boom from canning factory. Trinity M E church sermon for children by Rev. Wm. Russell. three additions at evening service. Next Sunday’s sermons: morning Heaven, evening Immortality Of The Soul.
Yesterday the town clock in the courthouse tower failed when the 800 pound weight on the strike rope broke, dropping about 20 feet into a box of sawdust and damaging floor joists. The crash halted court proceedings briefly and startled occupants, with safety measures in place to prevent a collapse into the courtroom.
Miss Nannie Duncan suffered a broken right wrist and possible internal injuries when her buggy was struck by a speeding horse rig on East 16th Street. The horse escaped harm while the buggy was wrecked, prompting notes on city ordinance enforcement and dangers of fast driving. Additional city notices mention visitors, local trades, and new stone steps.
C A Knight of North Bedford is reported ill with grip. The note records a local health concern affecting a named resident.
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