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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1901

Page

3

Local notices and events from Seymour Indiana area

Local items report porch building on L street, repainting on 14th street, visits to and from residents in towns like Springville Heltonville Terre Haute and Elwood. A marriage license issued to Charlie Fields and Stella May. Sailed passengers from Southampton and local ball game notes Seymour beats Indianapolis Reserves 11 0 with noted errors.

Charlie Fields Stella May Seymour, Ind Indianapolis Seymour

Blooming ton Couple Wed at Bride’s Home

Levi Rhorer of Bloomington and Maud Speer united in marriage at Oolitic on Wednesday. A dinner followed at the bride’s home with a large gathering of young friends attending. Heiger and Winterhalter fired a kiln of 150000 brick and plan a second kiln to be ready in a few weeks. They will supply brick for local buildings including McDonald and Rariden office and H H Walls residence. A Johnson farm picnic east of town drew Miss Glennie Sears Pauline Owens Anna House Ruth Owens Beulah Baker Theresa Burke Regina Gaussin Ava Pope and several men chaperoned by Mrs Schuyler Hendricks and Mrs Anna Tovey.

Levi Rhorer Bloomington Maud Speer Wm. Russell Johnson Farm Glennie Sears Pauline Owens Anna House Ruth Owens Beulah Baker Theresa Burke Regina Gaussin Ava Pope Messrs. Geo. House Raymond Owens Frank Richards Bernard Reath Everett McCarrell Mesdames Schuyler Hendricks Anna Tovey

City Police Court and Local News Bits From Bloomington

The State vs John B Dusard for malicious trespass was dismissed to be refiled in Circuit Court. Walter Martin is sick. Isaac Earl returned with his brother from an asylum furlough. Carrie Nation spoke at the opera house in Vincennes. Stanford now has free long distance to Bloomington. Bloomington Telephone notes 70 boxes connected. Rev lrl Hicks weather predictions live on in his name. July forecast calls for storms and September heat.

John B. Dusard Esq. Stephenson's Esq. Chrisler J. A. Zaring William Henry Huff Belle Huff Henry Isaac Earl Indianapolis Samuel Mr. Eart Stanford Bloomington Lrl Hicks Hicks

Local Residents Update From Jeffersonville and Nearby

John Strout’s home gets a fresh coat of paint. A T Hert of Jeffersonville visited the city Sunday. John Fish travelled in from the country on business Monday. Miss Jennie Day returns home from Indianapolis for a short vacation. A newborn son blessed Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Owens Monday morning. H H Walls begins work on a new home at 14th and O streets. Paul Whitted returns from a visit with relatives at Linton. Charles Wires left Wednesday for Gilman Illinois to visit relatives for a week. Miss Eva Cozine of Seymour visits Miss Chartie Holmes on West 13th street and remains for seven months. Misses Blanche Allen Ada Weaver and Emmett Weaver spent Sunday with Erie friends. Mrs. William Benazel and baby go to Seymour to visit relatives for several weeks. Mrs. Mary Pitchers and two sons of Peerless visit Amos Fish’s family on South F street. Riley Foddrill injures right hand when a folding bed shuts on it. J Armstrong of Williams moves to a new residence on North I street near 6th. Miss Mahaly Brannam returns from Indian Springs after visiting cousin Edith Brannam. Miss Bertha Stone returns home near Indian Springs after visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Stone. Mrs. Lawrence Agnew and daughter Lena of New Albany visit Mrs. Agnew’s parents on North Lincoln Avenue.

Bedford News Briefs and Local Updates

Will Ireland returns to Brownstown after selling strawberries. North Bedford merchants contend for best premiums as trading stamps fall. Lou R. Malott, once of Bedford, seriously ill in Kansas City, Missouri. H H Wells, Wells Hotel proprietor, ill with heart trouble. he leads Monroe County Bank in Bloomington. McKinley stone mill being rebuilt. operations hoped by August 1. Poultry buyers report shortage of young frying chicks due to cold, poor hatch. Bedford welcomes a newly organized young men orchestra with new books. Funeral for Aunt Mary Hatfield at Owensburg. service in Burns City on Sunday June 30. Big basket meeting planned in grove north of the depot. many Bedford folks to attend.

H. H. Wells Wells French Lick Monroe County Bank of Bloomington Mary Hatfield Owensburg Burns City Grove Depot Bedford

Baker and Trueblood Wed at Home of Reverend Newland

Mr. Fred Baker and Miss Cora Trueblood were married at Rev. J. W. Newland's home on June 27 at 8:30. They departed for Kansas City to begin their life together.

Fred Baker Cora Trueblood J. W. Newland Kansas City

Tailor J H Hudepoh Opens Bedford Firm Here

Bedford merchant tailor J H Hudepoh has moved to town and opened a new establishment in the I E Smith building. He comes highly recommended and is expected to gain patronage. Workmen repaint the Henderson house corner 5th and I streets for future occupancy by Chas A Knight Sr and daughter Martha Hudson. H H McLaughlin of 50 miles from Spokane City, Wash, visited his brother James McLaughlin near Trinity for three weeks and left Tuesday for Charleston, Ill.

J. H. Hudepoh Bedford I. E. Smith Loogootee Tribune Henderson 5Th and I Streets Chas. A. Knight Sr Martha Hudson H. H. McLaughlin Spokane City Washington James McLaughlin Trinity Charleston Ill

Commissioners Grant Liquor Licenses and Notices Rule

The court granted licenses to Charles H. Cooper in Tunnelton and Chester Ingalls in Bedford. Otis Hawkins’s license request in Heltonville was refused due to publishing notices in a distant paper. A recent Appellate Court decision declared such notices fraudulent if not seen by interested parties.

Charles H. Cooper Tunnelton Chester Ingalls Bedford Otis Hawkins Heltonville Oolitic Ww. D. Dalton Bryantsville

Local notes on residents and arrivals in the area

Guerney McDowell of Oolitic is sick with rheumatism. Jance Coleman builds a two story residence on West 14th. Mrs M E Richardson visits relatives in Armour New York. T A Queen travels to Martin County to see a sick brother. Mrs Elizabeth Keach of New Albany visits son S L Keach on North Street. Jeff Holt returns to Heltonville after visiting here. Mrs Walter Brown visits her father Wm McKnight. R W Mitchell and Jack Brazil move into Hendricks house on South H Street. Mrs Mattie Lewis returns from Jeffersonville. J M Pickard returns from Detroit Michigan. Mr and Mrs Homer Guthrie and baby go to Indianapolis to visit relatives. Born to Mr and Mrs B B Marley at 18th and 6th Street a 10 pound son Guernsey McDowell resumes work. Miss Georgia Duncan returns home from Bowling Green Kentucky. Marriage licenses issued to Levi H Rhorer and Maud Speer, Henry H Braxton and Mary E Mitchell. A W Jones of Mitchell secures pension for widow of William C Brock of Silverville. J J Atcheson of North Bedford leases half of saw mill to partner Sears due to rheumatic trouble. Charles Horn and family from Riverside New Jersey plan visit to Ed Horn’s family. Chas M Lemon repainting mill and adding to accommodate trade. S W Smith of Chicago travels to be with ill relative Mrs Isaac Denniston on South K Street. Andy Fine returns from Owensburg where his father William Fine and half brother Ora Roberts are sick. Roberts in serious condition.

Dentists Offer Pain Free Teeth Extraction

Dr J W Prichard advertises teeth extracted positively without pain with best dental work at lowest possible prices and G27 all work guaranteed. Office is on the West Side over Mitchell's Drug Store.

West Side Mitchell's Drug Store

Professor Parks to Teach in Louisville

Prof. Robert M. Parks named chemistry professor at Manual Training High School, native of Bedford Indiana and Johns Hopkins graduate. An abandoned house owned by Ed Moore at Oolitic near Bedford Belt Railway burned Monday night around 10 30 with estimated loss of 500 dollars. unoccupied and no insurance. Observers saw people fleeing just before the blaze.

Robert M. Parks The Manual Training High School Bedford Ind Johns Hopkins University Louisville Times Ed Moore Oolitic Bedford Belt Railway

Residents and visitors provide a snapshot of local life

Reports show Mrs M E Richardson planning a trip to Armour New York to visit relatives. Mrs Emily Bruce relocates to New Albany with her family. Henry Huff builds a two story house northeast of town along Heltonville road. A Terre Haute man buys stone in town for Linton sidewalk contracts. Mrs David Cobb near Springville suffers a stroke and is very low. John Helms moves to a new home at 12th and S streets. Miss Fannie Spear returns home to Sparksville after visiting J M Allen's family. Alonzo Roberts arrives from Manila as a witness in a court martial, a half brother to Andy Fine. Pension notice for Moses M Clinton of Indianapolis at six dollars monthly since 1898. George Bates plans an eight room house in McDaniel Williams Owen addition. Jesse Hazel dies at thirteen of scrofulous disease. buried at Green Hill. Isaac Higgins travels from Petersburg to Bedford for rock for Petersburg standpipe. E S Ferguson arrives from Perry Iowa. wife and children to visit Bell Plain Iowa, then join him.

Bloomington Ladies’ Hymn Book Blends Faith and Ads

Bloomington women publish a hymn book interspersed with advertisements while pondering its potential, a Bloomington World critique notes the blend could raise funds for church needs and even sell goods, with talk of copyright possibilities.

Bloomington

Geo W House's billiard room on I street noted for calm recreation

Geo W. House's billiard and pool room on I street three doors south of the Bedford National Bank has long been a model place where business and working men gather during leisure hours for amusement and relaxation with no unlawful games.

Geo. W. House I Street Bedford National Bank

Local resort adds electric fan to beat the heat

The hall maintains high standards of propriety and good crowd appeal. To ease the sultry term, Mr. House installed an electric fan directing a cool air stream across tables, a welcome improvement for patrons. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed as spending the Fourth in nearby towns, with several moving about for the holiday.

House

Cosner Family Returns From Oklahoma Visit

Mrs. W. H. Cosner and daughter Willa arrived home Wednesday evening from Blackwell Oklahoma where they had been visiting Mrs. Cosner's parents.

W. H. Cosner Willa Blackwell Oklahoma Mrs. Cosner

Monon excursion to Louisville tickets on July 7

Tickets for the Monon excursion to Louisville on Sunday July 7 will be sold at one dollar round trip. The train leaves Bedford at 9 08 a m and returns from Louisville 14th Street Depot at 8 30 p m.

Monon Louisville Bedford 14Th Street Depot

Crackers Startled City as Glass Shatters at Hardware Store

A double-geared cannon cracker exploded in front of Mathes and Ramsay's hardware store at 9 PM. The first blast shattered the side window glass. a second blast sent the end through the front glass toward the street. The projectiles could have killed if hitting a vital spot. The notice also reports heat deaths in New York and other cities and cites major fires in Williams, Arizona and Globe, Arizona with large losses.

Mathes & Ramsay’s

Wedding at Leesville Home Unites Miss Minnie Sluder and Ralph Whitted

A pretty wedding occurred last Sunday afternoon at H. H. Chess's Leesville home uniting Miss Minnie Sluder and Ralph Whitted. Whitted, a respected Lawrence County teacher, will go to Indianapolis this summer to finish his business education after a reception with ice cream cake and fruits.

Leesville H. H. Chess Minnie Sluder Ralph Whitted Lawrence County Indianapolis

Band Concert Program At Shelbyville

State Sunday School Convention of Indiana in Shelbyville drew 1500 delegates, a record attendance. Delegates came from 73 counties, with high fiscal health and no debt. W. C. Hall presided, W. Hivin re-elected treasurer, board members kept, and Terre Haute selected for next year.

Covention of Indiana Shelbyville W. H. Elvin Indianapolis W. C. Hall George H. Knollenburg Richmond O. M. Pruitt W. H. Hivin Terre Haute

Fourth of July visit from Ellis family in Martinsville and Indianapolis

O Ellis from Martinsville and Sam Ellis from Indianapolis came to spend the Fourth with their father Aug Ellis and family. A crowd chaperoned by Mr and Mrs W S Holcombe rode to the river for picnicking Thursday. Attendees include Katie Hoppingarner Mary Holcombe Mayme Strout Pearl Runnels Elmer Jones Frank Rowe Byrne Dye Noble Quackenbush Kent Denniston and Charles Lockwood. In the afternoon the party planned a ride on the Strout gasoline boat.

O! Ellis Martinsville Sam Ellis Indianapolis Aug. Ellis Holcombe Pice Katie Terrell Hoppingarner Mary Holcombe Mayme Strout Pearl Runnels Messrs Elmer Jones Frank Rowe Byrne Dye Noble Quackenbush Kent Denniston Charles Lockwood Strout

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Lon Evans Andy Stone L Street McHenry Owen 14Th Street Fred Owens Norman Mrs. D. Y. Johnston Baby Greencastle Ezra Okes James W. Owens Gertrude Dunlavy Springville Sarah Stephenson First Christian Church Harley Jackson Prof L.D. Owens Elwood, Ind W. Brooks Orleans North O St Enoch Smithers West 12Th Street Dugan Cut Stone Co Geo. Browning Bill Owens South F Street H. G. Walls T. J. Brooks Buffalo Boston New York S. B. Lowe Southampton England Deutchland Europe Clark Rhorer-Speer City Police Court Walter Martin Elbert Colvin Jeffersonville Geo. Colvin Lizzie Otha Colvin Pleasant Ridge Ettie Canada Marion Adams West 13Th Street Mack Owens Charles Pearson Monterday Harrodsburg Atlanta Georgia Earl Fish Eva Dunlavy West 138Th St Charles McCarrell Ed Horn Vincennes Carrie Nation Kansas Opera House Mathes & Ramsay Mim SS le Northeast Corner Public Square John Strout A. T. Hert John Fish Jennie Day T. H. Owens H. H. Walls 14Th and O Streets Paul Whitted Linton Charles Wires Gilman Eva Cozine Chartie Holmes Blanche Allen Ada Weaver Emmett Weaver Erie William Benazel South H Street Mary Pitchers Peerless Amos Fish and Family Riley Foddrill J. Armstrong Williams North I Street 6Th Mahaly Brannam Edith Brannam Indian Springs Bertha Stone John Stone Lawrence Agnew Lena New Albany Agnew W. H. Lemon North Lincoln Avenue Will Ireland Brownstown North Bedford Lou R. Malott McKinley Baker Trueblood Wilson's Bargain Store Commissioners’ Court John Martin Walter McCelland Fayetteville Benjamin Baston East 16Th Street West Bedford Minnie McCelland Nellie McDowell City W. H. Boruff Monroe, Brown Owen Counties Fletcher Gardener Herman H. Boyd Brown County Lizzie Chambers Sanders Chambers Henry Isom South Fst C. F. Grimes Bloomer Girls Bedford Boys Salem West Baden Chicago Logansport Journal Adah H. Allen William Erwin Crawfordsville Carbondale Howard Stannard Rush Medical College Oaktown John Smith St. Louis Ft. Ritner Washington Democrat West Northwest Dakotas Minnesota Guerney McDowell Jance Coleman West 14Th Street M. E. Richardson Armour, New York T. A. Queen Martin County Elizabeth Keach S. L. Keach Norths Street Jeff Holt Walter Brown R. W. Mitchell Jack Brazzil Hendricks Mattie Lewis J. M. Pickard Detroit, Mich Homer Guthrie B. B. Marley Guernsey McDowell Politic Georgia Duncan Bowling Green Levi H. Rhorer Henry H. Braxton Mary E. Mitchell A. W. Jones Mitchell William C. Brock Silverville J.J. Atcheson Sears Charles Horn Riverside New Jersey Ed. Horn Charley Chas. M. Lemon S. W. Smith Isaac Denniston South K Street Andy Fine William Fine Ora Roberts Mr. Fine Roberts J. W. Prichard Prof. Parks Wicker Armour Dayton Association Indianapolis News Fred Giles Lois Gainey Emily Bruce Henry Huff Heltonville Road Stone David Cobb Caleb Cobb John Helms 12Th S Streets Fannie Spear J. M. Allen and Sparksville Alonzo Roberts U.S. Vols Manila Moses M. Clinton Geo. Bates McDaniel, Williams and Owen Jesse Richard Hazel Englewood Green Hill Isaac Higgins Petersburg Washington Gazette E. S. Ferguson Perry Iowa Bell Plain Brother Chadwick Glen Bugh Murray Buell Mr. Fines DeVoe Henry M. Davis Red Cross Liard Hall Lillian Wires Cale Miss Maude Mead Loren Moore Ada Stone Mary Porter Iva Jordan Frank Carrico Louis Ackermann Dillsboro Frank Milligan John Maddox Zelma Dave Norris May D. B. Beavers Pinhook Austin Crawford J. E. Pace Wm. Hawkins Shanswick OST Bardalns W. M. Dobbins Ahother Elgin Rogers Bros Gole & Gampbell Railroad Avenue Otto Falk Brooklyn Philadelphia Ariz Globe, Ariz Whitted-Sluder Man Behind the Sousa Suppe Adams Fred Bowden Sherman 18Th Regiment Becker Coontown Capers Chattaway Oregon Fulton R. A. Waterbury H. H. Braxtan South Shpr Square Lola Owens Irene West Frank Tourner W.P. Buzzaird S. H. Parker Goldie Wm. — Bass Grace Kent Carl Clay City W. A. Rinker A. C. Muhse Bloomfield Charles Pollard Campbellsburg E. A. Sallust Stone City Hamer & Day Northeast Corner Square Hamer I. G Aces South Side Square East Side Public Square Hodge, Day & Duncan Messick & Dodd
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