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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1913
Page
6
City hospital officials describe a fourteen bed facility with nine beds in use, lacking rooms for isolation and an elevatorless layout. They urge public action to form a corporation, expand beds to fifteen, add an operating ward, improve sterilization, and attract trained nurses to build a real teaching hospital in Bedford.
Campbell sburg Graphic notes Ira M. Houston a section boss is promoted to road master between Bedford and New Albany. He will relocate his family to Bedford in September and his son Otis Houston is named to the vacancy on the section.
Mrs A C Parker confined by illness received a birthday surprise as the W R C and the So rosis Club sent cards and wishes from many friends during the celebration.
Miss Lottie Walls improves in Denver with her mother Mrs Fannie Walls enjoying their stay. Miss Amy Dodd returns from Louisville visiting her father. Mrs J J Quinn and daughter return from Texas after visiting relatives. Mrs Allen of St Louis visits daughter Mrs Weaver on West 16th street. Mrs Lafe Daugherty plans to travel to Salem Massachusetts to visit kin. Born to Mr and Mrs Dale Heywood a son on Thursday afternoon. Col V V Williams goes to West Baden for rheumatism mud bath. Mr and Mrs Charles Taylor visit Wallonia to see Mrs William Sage. Grace Hartman, a music school graduate, returns from Muncie. Mrs J E B Luzadder attends wedding in Bedford of Ruth Carter to Far Chambers.
A birthday celebration for Charlotte Bair marked her ninth birthday with about 30 friends in a well decorated home on East 16th Street. Guests, including Ruby Bair and Louise Holland, enjoyed ice cream, cake, and games amid flowers and music, receiving many presents.
Rev. J F O Haver and his wife depart Monday for a month away. In his absence Professor Roth and Dr. Gobin of Greencastle will fill the pulpit at the M E church.
Some papers that endorsed the Bull Moose cause reconsidered and returned to the Republican ranks. The Vincentes Capital switched last summer and rejoined the Republican newspapers last week.
Mrs William Skerd is reported ill at her home on 6th street. The notice notes her condition without detailing diagnosis or severity.
Mrs Mort Shortridge is ill at her home on South H street. Neighbors and family are notifying friends and seeking local assistance as she rests.
Harrison Ramsey spent a quiet Sunday with his parents near Bartlettsville, enjoying family time away from daily routines. The outing highlighted a typical weekend family gathering in the rural area.
Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Adams in East 7th street. Grace Overton and Ruth Elliott visited French Lick Springs. Martin Martini recovering after overheating illness. Oneita Harris improving after serious illness. Louise Thornton expected home soon after East visit. Solomon couple from Williams sought medical care. Dr William Yandell recovering from minor stroke. Doris Miller returned from Springville. Mrs. J Marley Hall ill at M street home. Lottie Day departed to attend Columbia University. Henley Cannady and Charles Scheffel back from Indianapolis. Dorothy Dalber visiting Anna Mary Dye in N street. A. C White of Cincinnati visiting relatives in city.
In Bloomington on West Kirkwood avenue a shooting occurred at a restaurant near the Monon depot. Bob Johnson fired four shots at Floyd Brown as he ate lunch. a bullet tore through Brown’s shirt sleeve and a second hit Arch Campbell, a clerk, while the third grazed William Hamm. The fourth shot pierced an oil painting. Johnson, described as colored, was captured by Officer Henry Dudley and jailed. The incident is reportedly linked to a craps game.
Washington June 27 parcel post stamps will be valid on all classes of mail on and after July 1 and ordinary stamps including commemoratives will be good for parcel post packages under an order issued today by Postmaster General Surleston.
Ernest Conley and his wife of Maryland, formerly of this city, spent Monday in town renewing old acquaintances.
H. C. Malott, an employee of Contractor Shields in Linton, returned there Monday following a several day visit to his home folks.
Mrs Eva Hanke mother of Mrs Charles Ebert is reported to be improving after she fell into a ditch on East 19th street and injured herself.
The young child of Mr and Mrs J K Roberts and the child of Mr and Mrs Charles Tarsley of F street, who had been very ill, are showing improvement.
Mrs Clark's severe heat condition leaves her gravely ill Monday night. Irene Skerd, 12, released from Board of Children's Guardians, comes to city to live with Mr and Mrs Skerd after extended illness of her mother before her last marriage.
Lafayette Indiana June 27 18 year old Paul P Barger released on 5660 bail after affidavit charges involuntary manslaughter in the death of his father who allegedly shot his mother. He waived arraignment and pleaded guilty then attended his father’s funeral with his mother at home. Louise Houston of Frankfort plans to visit aunt Mrs R F McKinley on West 14th Street Saturday.
Paul Hodges who was injured on the East 16th street hill after a bicycle fall is able to be out again though not fully recovered.
Miss Lottie Day accompanied by Miss Huma Thomas of Marion and Miss Bess Hornbrook of Evansville will leave Tuesday to attend Columbia University.
Mr and Mrs James Schooley traveled from Ellsworth NL to attend a family reunion and celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of a relative.
Mrs Craigie Gunn Mitchell sails from Montreal to England for the summer, traveling with her granddaughter Margaret and staying with her elder daughter Mrs William N Mitchell. She will remain in Indianapolis with her daughter Mrs John D Williams until Saturday night.
John Johnson visited friends in this city and has now returned to French Lick, marking a simple domestic travel note.
Mrs J C Hodges of Paragon is visiting relatives in this city.
Elder O M Davis of Oaktown was in the city today holding a pair of meetings at the Pinhook church.
Born to Mr and Mrs Leet Hill of Bryantsville on Friday night a son.
Sunday night program at Erie featured songs readings dialogues and a drill directed by Miss Pearl Brown and Miss Graves. The church was crowded with friends and all participants performed perfectly after weeks of rehearsal.
Miss Blanche Helfrich of West Kirkwood Avenue is at Bedford as the guest of her sister Mrs. Cecil Bartlett Bloomington Telephone.
Walter Route of Mitchell married to Dessie Cogswell of Mitchell recorded in county license books. Levi Batt reports bantam hen brood of twelve quails hatched this spring with a mother quail called by distant piping. Persis Richardson Smith and daughter Elizabeth, visiting from Buffalo New York, departed for home after six weeks.
Mrs. John Hackett of South Street is reported in critical condition suffering from a tumor and goitre.
Mrs A W Selby living at the McPheeters flat on West 13th street slipped on the sidewalk this morning while running with a pail of water. She was initially thought seriously hurt but was later found to have only bruises.
John McDonald the Welsh singer, long ill at Richard Roberts’ home, left for New York this morning. He will join the Welsh Choir and sail for home on Wednesday with the group.
Ralph Malott is reported ill at the residence of Dr. Harvey Voyles on West 14th Street.
Mrs Charles Guthrie and her baby, who had been visiting in Seymour and Cincinnati, have returned home.
Dr. Sherman Wright of Detroit and his son are visiting his mother Mrs. D. D. Williams, who resides in Detroit, Michigan. The outing marks a family gathering with relatives present.
Mr and Mrs J L Holmes of Indianapolis and Mr and Mrs W B Mitchell of this city traveled to Green County today to spend a week with L B Leonard's family. Misses Lena and Mabel Hudson went to Owensburg Saturday to visit relatives.
Miss Mary Daugherty and Mrs John Snyder with their young daughter Helen traveled from Chicago via Indianapolis to spend a few days visiting relatives.
Mrs Hugh Whiting and her sister Mrs Dora Livingstone of Chicago spent the day at French Lick. Mrs Logan Browning of East 16th Street is very ill. Mr and Mrs John Williams of Williams were in the city Sunday. Miss Ruth Dye and Clyde Dye, now in Indianapolis, passed through town with grandmother Mrs Lintricia Dye en route to Dresden for summer. Misses Lannert Mabel Brooks and Mary Manzenberger returned from Oldenburg Academy after commencement exercises.
Mrs Dora Livingston, who has visited her sister Mrs Hugh Whiting for several weeks, will return to Chicago Tuesday.
Orange county Sheriff PP. Reister and his two daughters spent Friday with Mrs. Jacob Whitmire of Paoli and with Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Driscoll on East 16th Street.
Frank Stultz and family and Philip Stotts and family left Saturday for Mattoon, NL, where they will establish their future home.
Mrs Eversole of the country is the guest of Mr and Mrs Robert Duncan on M Street.
Miss Edna Crawford and Juney Boynton spent Sunday in Mitchell visiting the caves.
Mr and Mrs Aaron Roberts of Terre Haute visit Mr and Mrs F Wyble in this city Miss Lillie Massengale of Bloomington spends Sunday with Miss Crawford Mrs J L Rutledge and daughter Cleo go to Lafayette to visit relatives
Mrs. Walter Edington and daughter return to Bedford Bloomington Telephone after visiting here. Col V V Williams comes back from West Baden where he sought rheumatism treatment. Ruby Sears, who visited Bedford, has returned home. Mr and Mrs Stanley Gore of Harrodsburg, visiting J L Gyger, depart Monday. Alva Williams, railway painter, visited his parents. Kent Withman of Williams comes to town. Mrs John Smith of Williams, ill for some time, comes to the city Tuesday.
Miss Thelma Fiscus has returned home after visiting her great grandfather, Fred Stipp, in Erie.
Mr and Mrs J L Holmes of Indianapolis visit the family of George Holmes on his street for a social call during their trip.
A daughter was born Friday afternoon to Mr and Mrs John Wesiner of Bryantsville.
Mr and Mrs Dickerson of Linton and Mr and Mrs Charles McCarrell of Bedford attended the Princess theater opening as guests of Mr and Mrs F A Leffter on East Second Street. Mrs Dickerson and Mrs McCarrell are sisters of Mr Leffter.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness shown in our trouble and loss of our darling. We are grateful for the many beautiful flowers received.
Fred, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Chase Whitted, Bast 18th. atreei, is i.
A barn owned by M. T. Guthrie near Bono was struck by lightning Monday and burned to the ground destroying the structure and its contents. A neighboring corn crib was also destroyed in the fire.
A group of about fifteen gathered Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Ray Dillman on West 18th street to celebrate Helen Dillman’s tenth birthday. The youngsters enjoyed games and received many useful presents before light refreshments were served and guests departed wishing her many more happy birthdays.
Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Able on West 18th street Tuesday evening to bid farewell to Miss Rose Bradley who has been visiting and left for home this morning. The event featured a tea style party with cake and ice cream and a list of attendees including Misses Mary Zunkle Tresie Zunkle Goldie Martin Elsie Mitchell Mary Kern Helen Kern Alice Kern Mabel White Mary McMurphy Leslie Mic Murphy Alpha Schriber and Messrs Walter Broady Clarence Blasey Joseph K Seals W M Ambley Richard Collins Jess Johnson James Night Iva Laith Kasey McGinnis Orin Martin.
Mrs J B Duncan visits Mitchell to see her brother J W Batman family. A daughter Louise May born to Mr and Mrs Jefferson Cahill south of the city. a son Thomas I Jr born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Fun ton on 14th street. Mrs Jacob Smiter ill at her home on East 18th street. Mrs Jathiées Gullirie, in Union Bridge guest of sister Mrs Tate iseith, has returned home. Ralph Scorah of Western Union Telegraph in city to prepare new West 15th street offices. Louis Eker of Marshalltown Iowa with remains of Robert Trinkle to Fredericksburg visits relatives then goes to Lafayette to visit brother Chas. Pauline Crawford improving after stomach troubles.
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