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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
3
Mrs Sellar Cooper shows improvement after illness. Families visit relatives in Buddha Bedford Indianapolis and Bedford areas. Oscar Cooper and family travel between towns. influenza patients include John Knight and Marie Lee with others recovering. Church services planned at Christian church.
Huron correspondent notes numerous visitors from Ft Wayne Shows and Sey mour while influenza sickens several locals including the Love family and the Breckenridge road households. Doctors from Mitchell Shoals and Georgia made calls as fur buyer Walter Crouch reports a banner trapping year with over four thousand dollars in furs purchased locally.
Mrs Jaca Steward and her children traveled to Yellowstone to visit the parents of her husband, Mr and Mrs James Ste.
Zimri Craig and family visited Bedford Tuesday. John Sullivan and family visited in Bedford and Stanford last week. Fay Terry of Huron and Fay Sheetz with relatives in Martin county visited. Merle Smith and Addison Thralls families shopped and visited in Bedford. Mrs. Merle Smith and daughter traveled to Indianapolis. Dee Bowden and O T Bowden visited in Bedford. Nellie Sheetz of Bedford spent Sunday with her mother. Ninevah Craig bought a new Ford. George Maegerlien and wife visited Martinsville to see Noble Craig family. The sick are improving.
Local notes recount visits among Brooking families at Bedford and surrounding towns. Residents report illnesses and recoveries including Mrs Ingle and Elmer Beavers. Oil well work set to begin on L. P. Beaver farm with Maple recent on site. A collision near Bedford injures Mrs Myers slightly as both cars wreck.
Mrs. Essie Strange and Miss Ivy Howard head to Salem for work. J. K. Link and wife visited relatives at Leesville Monday. Mrs. Albert Brown returned from Little Rock. School pie supper net $19.54. John Collier family moved to Fort Ritner area. Mrs. Frank X. Young attended her aunt's funeral in Seymour. Lockhart and Hanger firm changes hands with B. F. Lockhart retiring. Adam Brewer and wife visited W. H. Hughes family. Rev. Bivens preached to a large audience. Ralph Williams baptized. Elmer Knight visited from Salem. Rabbit hunting cited as a food source with 200 million rabbits killed yearly. G. L. Wilking and son Lester went to Mt. Olive for farming. Lester returning from Vancouver Barracks to run the Martin County farm. Last call at Branch Dry Goods House with deep discounts on suits coats and dresses.
Chicago markets list open high low and close figures for corn oats and barley wheat flour and butter eggs poultry and meats. Prices for hay butter eggs live poultry potatoes cattle hogs and sheep are provided with ranges by grade and weight.
Delinquent lands and town lots in Lawrence County Indiana listed for 1918 taxes with totals and costs. Properties across districts Flinn, Hubbard, Hoppingarner, Root, Utterback, Underwood and other local owners in multiple townships including Spice Valley and Pleasant. Notices confirm sale at Bedford Court House on February second 1919 for nonpayment of taxes.
The Farmers' Institute at Erie church Friday January 24 is postponed due to influenza. The notice also thanks neighbors for condolences to the family of a deceased husband and father and notes thanks to singers, floral offerings, car donations, and Mr Day's assistance. Other items: I N Thomas trip to Williams. a daughter Viola Rose born to Oral Boyd of Eureka. Miss Marie Schmidt recovered from influenza.
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