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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
1
Bedford residents praised last week’s Princeton Street Fair and vow to outdo it with a larger, brighter Bedford carnival. The piece notes plans by local talent to augment Wright Carnival Company acts, reports on attendees, and mentions wheat crop optimism fueling American export potential in 1901.
Mrs Geo R Colvin and friends left Sunday with her husband’s remains after his death early Saturday. The funeral was at Pleasant Ridge Baptist church with Rev Thomas Craig officiating. Burial followed in the nearby church graveyard.
Mrs Frances Cobb of Springville died Sunday afternoon at 3 80 par alysis aged 77. The funeral was held Monday at 2 pm from the home with services by Rev Maddux. Burial followed at the Cobb cemetery near Avoca. She left four children Moses Cobb Caleb Cobb Mrs E L Moore and Mrs James McFadden.
A. C. Scott and family arrived Monday night from Jersey City to make Bedford their future home. Scott, a noted cornet player, will join the Bedford Premier Band and open a carriage painting shop. Ray Dillman moved from West 17th Street to 18th and M Streets.
In Bloomington many lament ten saloons yet past decades brought whiskey freely. Early 1800s auctions fed booze, militia muster days were drunken pageants, and election day revelry sparked bare fights. Forefathers endured such times, now governed by laws that foster peace and morality. Bloomington Star.
Henry Campbell received a letter dated June 28 1901 from Dayton Ohio noting the Louisville club has moved to Grand Rapids Michigan due to poor attendance. All plans for July 7 are canceled, though an invitation is extended to attend in Grand Rapids. Manager W W Armour signs the notice sending regards via W W.
Sunday baseball near Bartholomew County features Bedford and Springville with Springville winning 13 to 10 after eight innings of slow play. Bedford’s misplayed flies cost six runs, while Odon game on July 4th looms. Local notes include Homeric post office history from Springer to Grammer with ongoing disputes led by Mollie Bergman. Harry Malott visits from Indianapolis.
A short notice ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills for digestion and appetite with a money back guarantee. It claims the pills strengthen the stomach aid digestion promote assimilation and improve appetite at 25 cents. Sold by Messick & Dodd druggists.
The pastor William T. Russell urges residents to condemn Sabbath entertainments and drunkenness, calling Christians to unite in action and word to restore Christian standards. Community leaders listed include L. B. Menanas, Torance Conners, Pollie Spaulding, and others among church officials.
O W Wakefield of Columbus Georgia, a veteran druggist, extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as superior for stomach and bowel troubles. He says it cured two cholera morbus cases in his family and praises its quick, pleasant cure and wide customer satisfaction. Sold by W C Elliott.
The 52 000 ton granite mass measures 325 feet long 50 feet wide and 38 feet deep. Workers drilled hundreds of holes and used dynamite to separate shelves of granite from the pyra mid like formation at John L Goss quarries Stonington.
Personally E S Ferguson will need no introduction to Bedford Indiana people. He is an expert embalmer and funeral director with diplomas and a state permit. At a Boone convention he was elected vice president. Ferguson will lead the business in Bedford with Clay W Duncan assisting.
A group of young women from the University summer session visited a gypsy camp east of town last night. They heard futures about husbands and other details and left delighted yet some decided not to finish their summer school work. Also noted Prof Callahan left for Bloomington to attend the University summer course with Mrs Callahan to follow soon.
Promote Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with a pleasant effect. Price 25 cents. Free samples available at Elliott's Drug Store.
A column forecasts July storm patterns with dates and planetary references, urging vigilance for heat and rain across regions and noting a central Vulcan Venus period. It also reports Washington Indiana adopting an ordinance banning spitting on sidewalks, in the post office corridor, courthouse, schools, churches, and other public buildings with a $1 to $35 fine for violations.
A large Perry church crowd bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Ferguson before their move to Bedford Indiana. Rev McDade presented a cut glass punch bowl as a token of esteem and remembrance. Mr. Ferguson was briefly moved to silence.
A man believed to be Charles Thompson, a farmer, was found dead on the railroad track near Black Hawk after a Terre Haute passenger train passed. Investigators think a west bound freight struck him Wednesday night, with clothing remnants spotted on a Terre Haute car the next morning.
W. H. Eads of Jonesville Va recalls a severe childhood foot burn that left leg sores for 30 years but Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him after all else failed. The advertisement touts it as infallible for burns cuts sores bruises and piles, sold by Messick and Dodd for 25 cents.
George R. Colvin of South G street died suddenly Saturday at 4:30 am from heart failure. He had complained of heart trouble since last winter and left a wife and seven children. A daughter is married to Schuyler Mosier. The funeral was held Sunday at Pleasant Hill in Indian Creek township.
Seymour police nabbed William McGartney after a tip from City Marshal Frank Russell. McGartney, linked to a family and neighbors jailed on poultry-theft charges, admitted nothing but was taken to stand trial. Authorities suspect a broader regional chicken-stealing ring. Separately, Lords and peers reportedly own many licensed saloons per a parliamentary return.
The Oolitic News urges readers to hurry to Salt Creek valley and East Oolitic to tour the new town sites and choose desirable building grounds before they are gone amid the Sunday crowds and town growth.
Public auction to dispose of cattle horses and livestock at the residence 3 miles northeast of Springville Indiana due to ill health. Items listed include 6 two-year-old steers 5 yearling cattle 5 two-year-old heifers 40 good eyes 32 spring lambs and several stallions jacks and donkeys with detailed descriptions and breeding notes throughout. Local notices mention health cases and regional news from nearby towns.
Paul Short and Mrs. Charlotte Perring wed at Clear Creek on Sunday as well wishers extend congratulations from the Mail.
Card of Thanks thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of husband and father Geo. Colvin. Mrs J W Sturgis and daughter Helen of Indianapolis visit then plan trip to Bedford. Three months old daughter of George Summers dies. burial at Green Hill. Willis Colvin of Michigan City arrives after brother Geo R Colvin’s death. Judge Crooke overrules motion for a new trial in Wilson versus P M B Co. judgment in line with verdict. defendant to appeal.
Doctors A J McDonald and C H Rariden hire Emerson Fultz to build a one story stone front brick office near the square. The 44 by 60 foot structure will house offices and operating rooms for the two physicians with work to start next week.
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