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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
4
The Otis and Brooks newspaper lists Thomas Y. Brooks as editor and Fred B. Otis as managing editor with staff including MRS. HARRY ASKEW as news editor and CURT JOCELYN as society editor. It prints Friday January 31, 1913 and shows subscription and advertising rates.
John Hanners, an elderly veteran of Sheltonville, was accidentally shot by Dock Williams while Williams fired a shotgun from about thirty feet away. Hanners climbed a brush pile to scare a rabbit when the gun discharged, striking both legs with shot buried in the flesh. No serious trouble expected unless blood poisoning arises.
Samuel F. Mitchell charges his wife with adultery in a suit filed on Friday. The case names the spouses and documents the legal action seeking relief.
Samuel F. Mitchell, via attorneys Giles and Doman, files for divorce from Sureldia J. Mitchell in circuit court. Alleges marriage on April 15, 1883, separation January 21, 1910, adultery by the defendant, neglect of duties including cooking and serving meals, and expressed lack of love and desire for his departure.
Mrs C H Emery and Mrs Were Clark traveled to Indianapolis this morning for an evening theater outing. Mrs Henry Lester formerly Nellie Johnson, who visited her parents Mr and Mrs George Johnson on South H Street, departed Friday for Gatun Panama.
Rolla Glascow and Ethel Williams of Heltonville are listed with Ora Beulah Gains of Bedford in a brief hometown notice. The fragment suggests a social or property related item involving families from Heltonville and Bedford.
Thomas C. Underwood, a local attorney, lost his overcoat from a Mitchell rooming place last week after a stranger sent a key to the landlady claiming it belonged to the man who ate 5 per there. A boy aided by a dime led authorities to a stranger. three hobos seen later bore signals of the coat but no arrest was made. The coat and pocket items valued about 44 dollars.
December deaths in Indiana reached 3 115 with a state death rate of 15.4 per thousand, up from 11.7 in November. Pneumonia caused 322 deaths and led to higher totals than the prior year, while typhoid diphtheria and measles also contributed. Births totaled 4 154 with varied regional rates across northern central and southern counties.
Margaret Holt seeks DNA testing in Lawrence Circuit Court on Friday morning. The filing requests analysis to resolve questions related to the case and potential involvement or identity issues pending court action.
Margaret Holt Wriday through attorneys Boruff and Borutt files for divorce from Robert K. Holt in Lawrence court. She alleges marriage in September 1912 and separation in January 1912, naming verbal abuse and physical beating. No children reported. seeks restoration of maiden name Margaret Ross.
The semi monthly dance at the Kiks Club Home Thursday evening drew a good crowd. Mrs. H. Miller and A. J. Palmer provided the music for the enjoyable program.
Fragmented notes describe a sleepy Bedford town scene with playful misstatements and stray phrases about parcels post and a university. The text hints at local humor and a chilly church scene, but offers few clear facts or events.
Last year eleven Indiana cities reported 3481 faulty scales and measures from 31 440 inspections. Reports come from Indianapolis Marion Crawfordsville Madison Richmond Fort Wayne South Bend Converse Kokomo East Hart Mishawaka with Meansville Hammond and Lafayette still awaiting. 871 scales condemned 302 adjusted 153 repaired. Milk bottles mostly correct. 15 of 662 incorrect. Officials urge buying by weight and publish avor du poids values for several staples.
Six Indiana Civil War veterans met Governor Ralston to propose a bill funding transportation for Gettysburg survivors living in Indiana to attend the July reunion marking the fiftieth anniversary. The plan seeks state funds after estimating transportation costs, with about 1,000 Indiana survivors expected.
Senator Raits of Paoli introduces a measure to proclaim a yearly Rat Day in spring and wage a statewide war on rats. It makes rat infestations a misdemeanor for building owners to permit and requires extermination by poisoning traps and other means. Health officials and inspectors gain entry to inspect rat habitats. County authorities may hire inspectors with council consent and allocate funds for rat warfare.
The publishers under postal law may not discrimination against outside advertisers who comply with terms. Papers that refuse foreign ads to protect home merchants violate conditions for second class rates. The newspaper, like the telephone, is a public service.
Bedford fanciers fared well at the Central Indiana Poultry Show in Bloomington last week. Hugh Whiting won 1st and 2nd pullet in the barred Plymouth Rocks and earned a $25 best female bird cup. R B Woody and son, Steve Rheum, and Mrs John Hogan also captured multiple ribbons across breeds. Next year’s show will be held in Bedford.
Mrs. Joseph Gunn and her children traveling from England to this city were held at Ellis Island for nearly a month due to a head abscess in a nine year old boy. A local physician had to document his practice and treat the boy daily before immigration release was granted. the family was reunited with Mr. Gunn after arrangements were made by wire.
Sullivan Ind Jan 23 A Sullivan Circuit Court jury found Samuel Woodsmall a Sherburn attorney guilty of conspiracy to commit a felony and sentenced him to two to fourteen years in prison He plans an appeal The case involved defrauding Louella Mills Shelburn of 200 by claiming detectives would arrest her son for embezzlement unless she paid The witness Charles Riggs a Sullivan real estate dealer said Woodsmall Henry Davey and others formed an organization committing robberies Davey is jailed in Carmi Leonard and Purcell remain at large
The text notes Democratic leaders debate food tariffs as the core of their program. It argues for material relief from the high cost of living, abolition of McKinley era agricultural protections, and aligning farmer support with party goals amid Canadian reciprocity tensions. The farmer remains pivotal for Democratic power.
Automatic block signals will be installed on the B and O Southwestern between North Vernon and Milan. It is the first Indiana division section to be equipped and will soon extend from Cincinnati to Washington. Signals planned at main yards, with five units to be erected in Seymour yards, electrically operated using battery power in wells.
The Oden Journal prints a stark, controversial method described as a curfew for street loafing. The piece proposes a literal clapper of siding warmed on a barrel and used to discipline a child, with a drawn out moral warning and a recurring hymn phrase.
Clyde Burton Biss of Mitchell is mentioned in a short city line. The note lists him among residents connected to local happenings. No further details are provided in the fragment.
G O Shields of New York told Indianapolis Nature Study Club members that farmers lose over a billion dollars yearly to insects and that each quail is worth 25 to the farmer. He urged protecting insect eating birds, especially quail, and supported shorter open seasons and longer closed seasons to curb slaughter.
The Muncie Press questions blue ribbon efforts to curb drinking and sexual vice while noting practical public health steps like clean water, dyke building, and pest control. It argues against legalization driven pandering and calls for consistent moral standards in society.
John Owens of North U street is the father of a daughter born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. James L. Johnson of West Ninth street. Mrs. J. W. Newland, recently operated on at City Hospital, is recovering at her brother Robert Duncan’s home on North M street. Several young ladies including Alsey O Connell Florence Emery Dorothy Trainor Agnes Joyner Shirley Armstrong and Mary Gainey departed for Indianapolis to attend the theater tonight.
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