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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1900

Page

3

Local News Briefs Highlight Community Figures in Seymour

Mrs A H Bridwell visits Indianapolis. Red Cross member N G Guins visits. Mrs Frank Brooks visits Camphbellsburg relatives. Postmaster E C Butler of Erie attends to business. Several residents relocate or seek local offices. A driver and a clockmaker noted. Prominent candidates for township offices announced. Nat A Hill leaves for Mexico to assess Ubero Coffee Co. Otis Noel injured at Owensburg tunnel. doctors trepanned skull and inserted plate.

N. G. Guins Red Cross Frank Brooks Camphbellsburg Freeland Short Bloomfield Otis Noel Owensburg Tunnel Noel Owensburg Mon

Local notes from Seymour and county races

W C Young visits Seymour on business Monday. O P M Davis runs for County Councilmen. Mrs Geo Helmes ill at home on O Street West Bedford. Bert Underwood moves back from Indianapolis. Freddie Helmes improving after illness. Receipt of illustrated Telluride Journal from L C McShane. J R Pope visits Bloomington to assess taxables. Y’s host taffy pulling at Mrs O M Cosner’s Jan 16, bring sugar. Licenses issued to Koetter McKinney. Hutchison Bond. Covey Wilkison. Mathews Consalus. Tilghman Wallace to New York for Red Cross South Africa service. Revs Felix W DeMunbren and Franklin attend local duties. Jackson Bridges bound over for shooting Elmer Howell. Bill Howell pending. Driftwood church sermons. Rev Franklin to serve next year. Legal cases from Mitchell Everitt feud. 11 before Scott Circuit Court. Judge Chrisler receives a deer head and skin from son Stanley in Mississippi. T A Dickason buys 27 acres from Samuel Mitchell for 2750 in Crafton stone district. Charles H Dunihue announced as Sheriff candidate in Republican Primary.

Bedford man flags unpaid Bloomington building stock taxes

J. R. Pope of Bedford, visiting the city, told The World Courier that Bedford residents own Building Association stock in Bloomington firms and failed to list it. He says Assessor Morgan’s books show over 17 000 dollars of such property should be taxed in Lawrence county. He insists on enforcing the law to prevent evasion.

J. R. Pope Bedford Lawrence County John D. Morgan Pope The World Courier Building Association Bloomington Morgan

Gone With a Handsomer Man

George Bean a coal shoveler reports his wife left on the 2 oclock S I train with their daughter and 70 dollars. He suspects another man enticed her and asks for the money after notifying Columbus police. no sign of the wife yet.

George Bean Indiana S. I Bean Columbus Ind

Underskirts On Sale In Varied Prices

Special advertising listing underskirts in multiple price points from 6.00 to 0.98 and 4.98 3.00 to 2.50 with several low sale prices. Includes references to other items at 2.48 and 1.25 and notes “special sale.”

Bedford City News In Brief Items from Many Hands

W. M. Dobbins & Co and Mortimer Crabb of Erie in town Wednesday. Basil Lee and wife to Saltillo Friday. Aaron D. Pless of Mitchell over Saturday forenoon. Henry Burton of Orleans in town on business. M. Z. Stannard of Jeffersonville in town Saturday. Geo. B. Ross of Pleasant Run in town Friday. Lentz couple visiting Toronto relatives. Stanley Chrisler reports a 120 lb deer kill near Edwards Mississippi. Grant Armstrong ex Justice of the Peace in town Friday. L. M. Cox and daughter Verna of Bedford visiting friends. Ella Russell returns from Bono. C A Knight sold barber shop. no barber in North Bedford. Judge Alexander to sit on Dennis Wray vs Bloomington case set ninth day. Hugh Bass’s houses damaged by fire insured with James Chesnut. claims settled Friday. James Stalcup drummer injured in freight car incident. North Bedford to build stone walks in spring. Wm A Ragsdale vs Wm Murphy et al suit. change of venue granted. tried before Judge Stephenson. J M Stone deputy sheriff brought George Troy to Bedford on warrant for desertion. trial next Saturday.

Wm. A. Ragsdale Wm. Murphy Dan Fatout Chrisler Stephenson

Hamer and Day Form New Furniture and Undertaking Firm

Walter W. Day buys half interest in J. F. Hamer's furniture and undertaking business creating the firm Hamer & Day. Both men are licensed embalmer funeral directors and well known in the county, with Day formerly with Hodge & Day. They aim for a prosperous future in the city and surrounding area.

Walter W. Day J. F. Hamer Hamer & Day Walter Day Hodge & Day

Local residents noted in city news and court action

Wm. Lamb of Bartlettsville and George Allen of Erie were in the city on business. Several residents are ill or recovering, with pneumonia and a stroke reported. A newborn at the Beecham home near Oolitic and a 10 pound girl born to M. O. Hert and wife are mentioned. Wm. McCain, charged with larceny, posted bond of 200 dollars. Theodore Heiger will work in Louisville with florists. The Salem Bedford Stone Co sues John Walsh of Montgomery marble.

M. O. Hert Salem-Bedford Stone Co Bedford John Walsh Montgomery Washington Gazette

Local notices and community updates from Bedford and surrounding areas

An old established Bakery and Confectionery is for sale due to bad health. Samuel Simpson of Millerstown discusses his political race and Monon station traffic in 1899. Charles Lanz and Otis Fry plan a planing mill near the Monon round-house focusing on house patterns. Dan Guthrie pays a month’s wages to local workers. Lew Ferguson and Mrs. C A Rariden visit Erie for ailing sister Mrs. George Glover and daughter Antionette. James Shaner, 20, sentenced to prison for assaulting Eva Allen. Virgil Corbin’s 21st birthday surprise supper with friends. George B. Ross announces candidacy for County Commissioner Second District.

Charles Lanz Charleston Ind Otis Fry Jeffersonville Lew Ferguson C. A. Rariden Erie George Glover Miss Antionette Washington, Ind James Shaner Eva Allen George B. Ross Mr. Ross

Smallpox Epidemic Spreads in Indiana County Areas

State health officials seek federal approval to disinfect mails in Clay and Washington counties amid a smallpox outbreak. Fifty cases reported in Lesterville. cases traced from Clay County into Owen Sullivan Daviess and Greene counties. Schools closed in Clay City. other public venues shut down. Officials warn of possible deaths and strict quarantines. Local outbreaks impact Indianapolis and nearby towns. timber mills resume around the region.

Indianapolis Ind Washington Clay County Lesterville Washington County Ferguson J. N. Hurty State Board of Health Clay City Owen Sullivan Daviess Greene Hurty Seymour Pfifer Faulk Brazil

Sweeney to Speak in Bedford on True Standard of Greatness

The Disciples' giant Mr. Sweeney will lecture in Bedford tonight on The True Standard Of Greatness. He has led Indiana civic religious and literary efforts, serving as Indiana Anti Liquor League president, Christian Sunday-school head, American Christian Missionary Society vice president, Butler University chancellor, and Indiana fisheries and game commissioner. He authored Under Two Flags and contributed to magazines.

Sweeney Bedford Indiana Anti- Liquor League Indiana Christian Sunday-school Association American Christian Missionary Society Butler University Turkey Congress of Religions James Walsh Southern Indiana Railroad Company Terre Haute Express Walsh Grand Trunk Railway Detroit

Raeburn in trouble after box car robbery near Seymour

Mitchell news reports Stanley Raeburn, arrested by Marshal Thickston and jailed in Brownstown after robbing a ride in a box car near Seymour. Father Charles Raeburn is noted for supporting him through prior scrapes. family casts him as enterprising yet troubled.

Stanley Raeburn Seymour Marshal Thickston Brownstown Stanley Charles Raeburn

Railroad Racket and Belt Shops Progress Highlight Indiana News

The Southern Indiana and Belt lines push major upgrades with new lights, depots, and water tanks. Crews haul 150 cars of cross ties, rebuild track inside city limits, and straighten tunnels from Mitchell to Willlow Valley as part of a multi million dollar overhaul.

Southern Indiana Company Kurtz Freetown Norman Station

Local Classified Listing Fragment from Heitger Block Ad

An irregular OCR snippet shows a Chicago classified entry near Dobbins Hardware, with a phone number 733 and partial pricing data such as 10.95 and 10.80. The text references opening and closing figures, a 65 percent figure, and mentions Fanuar and 1900 in garbled form, indicating a damaged advertisement block.

Berle Mabrey Works At Citizens National Bank

Berle Mabrey is employed at the Citizens National Bank handling daily banking tasks and customer service duties.

Berle Mabrey The Citizens’ National Bank

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. F.hamer Northeast Corner Square A. H. Bridwell E. C. Butler City John Harsh West 17Th Street North Bedford James Hudson Miss Sue Dodd Potter W. E. Young Seymour Ores L. ©. Gilchrist South H Street Starks Eliza Lee Spring Garden, Fla Mrs. Fish John V Fred Strout Orleans Burton & Simms Sam Locke Sellersburg Will Campbell Marshal Frank Russell Henglish Chris Gaussin Elza Smith Williams Indian Creek Township Smith J. W. W Hoopingarner Shanswick Township Hoopingarner Nat A. Hill Old Mexico Ubero Coffee Company Hill Shanswick M. A. Rainbolt North Side W. C. Young O. P. M. Davis Bert Underwood Freddie Helmes L. C. McShane Telluride O. M. Cosner John A. Koetter Flora A. McKinney Addison Hutchison Stella Bond Howard Covey Emma Wilkison Thornton L. Mathews Alice Consalus Tilghman Wallace New York City Red Cross Society South Africa Felix W. DeMunbren Little York DeMunbren Jackson Bridges Elmer Howell Squire Chisler Bill Howell Franklin Driftwood Church Driftwood Mitchell Everitt Scottsburg Scott Circuit Court Mississippi T. A. Dickason Consolidated Stone Co Samuel Mitchell Clear Creek Township Mr. Mitchell Crafton Stone District Bloomington World Charles H. Dunihue Mr. Dunihue Underskirts W.M. Dobbins & Co Mortimer Crabb Basil Lee Saltillo Aaron D. Pless Henry Burton M. Z. Stannard Geo. B. Ross Pleasant Run Township Robert Lentz Toronto Canada Stanley Chrisler Edwards Miss Grant Armstrong Marshall Township L. M. Cox Verna Ella Russell Bono C. A. Knight Alexander Dennis Wray Hugh Bass James Chesnut James Stalcup North J. M. Stone George Troy Troy J. F. Hamer and Store East Side Public Square Wm. Lamb Bartlettsville George Allen J. W. Ramsey Salem Hugh McNabb Kansas F. M. Lemon Frank Beecham Oolitic Thursday John Tirey Mrs. Geo. Snider Greencastle Grace Johnson George Porter 14Th Street Whitted John Johnson Evansville H C. Moorman North H Street Richard Fisher Daisy Evans Tillie Larter F.M. Wampler Indian Springs Wm. McCain Theodore Heiger Louisville, Ky Nanz & Neuner H. C. Moorman Samuel Simpson Millersburg Monon Bloomington Star Dan Guthrie Sparksville Cor Seymour Republican Virgil Corbin Miss Florence J.H Keithley Zelma Mary Grigsby West Baden I. E. Grigsby Lincoln Ave T. J. Owens St. Louis Robinson, Il George Cooper Trinity Braxton Bros W. N. Matthews Perry- Matthews-Buskirk Stone Company Grand O. H. Montgomery North Vernon Oscar W. J. Bryan Cincinnati Judge Montgomery Ellettsville Spencer Gosport Charles Lanz, Jr Charlestown Elder Z. T. Sweeney Mitchell News L. E. Chesnut M. E Baptist Church Springville Mesdames W. A Will Jones Will Hilton Will Mitchell Ellen Johnson Fannie Chesnut Celia Short John Accam Mary Taylor Kate Taylor Hattie Taylor Harvey Fletcher Ruth’ Saladee Lula Saladee Vada Chesnut Elbert Taylor Harry Fletcher James Cather Hattie Saladee Lola Chesnut Mrs. C Ethelbert Scott Somerset David G. Colson Middlesboro Capital Hotel Frankfort Scott Colson Charles Julian Luther W. Demaree Shelbyville Harry McEwan Louisville Ben. Golden Barbourville C. D. Redpath Chicago Schdtt Anniston Ala Kentucky John Fullen Ft. Ritner S. L. Ry. Co Charles Hunt Paoli O Oo Tom Carlisle S. IL Southern Seymour Democrat Cty O. S-W New Monon Bedford Belt By New Albany Supt Lowell Switz City Harry Deputy Mitchell Hollow T. J. McGuire Belt Hoosier Buff Ridge Monon Railway Company Crawfordsville Cornwell Malott Pit River Vale New Street White River Bridge Qo G Indianapolis Southern Railroad D.m.parry Rockport Indianapolis Journal 8 S. L Elizabethtown Westport Greensburg Southern Indiana Railway Linton Terre Haute Via Columbus Republican Messrs. Mennett, Overstreet, Crump and Henderson I Street Rivervale Tank Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Jackson Park White City Willow Valley Big Hill Georgia North Side Public Square L. A. Kinsey CO Heitger Dobbins Fanuar Bay Liverpool Ower Eak Lower George P. Parks Ij. Gardner
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