Attorney General interprets city attorney election and removal laws
The attorney general outlines four points on the 1901 act. Cities with an existing city attorney cannot abolish the office before September 1, 1902. No salaried legal adviser can be elected as city attorney. City attorney duties and fees belong to the office holder. assistants cannot serve as city attorney. The 1901 act repeals the 1899 act. city councils may remove city attorneys after May 2, 1902, but not those in office before approval, who serve until September 1, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.L. Taylor
Fourth of July Events in Shawswick Area and Linton News
Young people near Shawswick enjoyed a July Fourth picnic at Simpson's grove with Ed Saladee Pete Wires and families Bertha Pace and Maud Bex among Bedford attendees. The Linton Daily Call celebrated with a souvenir edition featuring streets buildings portraits and biographical sketches. A German M E Sunday school picnic near Porter farm offered food games and a afternoon service. Dr Walter Sherwood plans a medical office at Loogootee in Martin County after schooling in Louisville and Nashville.
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Shawswick
Simpson’s Grove
Bedford
Ed Saladee
Pete Wires and Son
Bertha Pace
Maud Bex
Linton
M. E
Porter Farm
Mary
Walter Sherwood
Bryantsville
Loozootee
Walter
Louisville
Nashville
Martin County
Loogootee
Mitchell Commercial
Saved Two From Death by Dr King's New Discovery
Mrs W K Haviland of Armonk New York praises Dr King's New Discovery for a child's almost fatal whooping cough and bronchitis and a niece's advanced consumption recovery. The ad claims the medicine yields to throat and lung diseases where others fail and offers 50c and 1.00 bottles with a trial bottle free.
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W. K. Haviland
Armonk
N. Y
Dr. King
Semuien & Dodd
Barbekew at Terry Hut and small town notices
A humorous tale of a Fourth of July barbecue at Terry Hut ends with a family dispute over cooking meat and a punchline about eating well. Then local notes report residents like G. M. Norman and James Chesnut moving, business updates on Ed Garvey’s shop, and a July windstorm in Grand Island injuring several.
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Terry Hut
Brazil
Wall
Fair Ground
Waal
Baurbekew
Jacob L. Eversole Dead at 70 in Mitchell
Jacob L. Eversole, aged 70, died suddenly today at the Mitchell Lime Company's wood yard near Rabbit Ville kilns while unloading wood from a wagon with Charley Stevens. Heat and age likely contributed. funeral planned at the Methodist Episcopal church this afternoon. He leaves two sons Ben and John and two daughters Lillian and Mrs. William Tyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob L. Eversole
Mitchell, Ind
Mitchell Lime Company
Rabbitville
Charley Stevens
Eversole
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ben
Philippines
John
Peabody
Kansas
Lillian
William Tyre
Indiana Farm Telephone Exchanges Grow Rapidly
The Electrical Review notes Indiana illustrates service by farmers through co operative exchanges. Many are built by farmers with proportional village rental. Connected to county seats and through them to state toll lines. Example is Bowers station Montgomery county now linking forty townships with over six thousand telephones. Initiation fee three dollars and monthly twenty five cents plus line upkeep. Statewide about fifty two thousand four hundred sixty nine independent telephones plus twenty two thousand extra instruments under Bell.
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Indiana
Electrical Review
Bowers’ Station
Montgomery County
Bell
A Good Cough Medicine for Health and Hope
Thousands have been restored to health by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It claims relief for lung troubles and chronic coughs where other treatments failed. The note says it has cured hopeless cases and is for sale by W. Elliott.
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Chamberlain
W. Elliott
Bedford Public Schools 1901 02 Teacher List and Assignments
Bedford Public Schools announces staff for 1901 02 with High School leadership by Arda Knox as Principal EH A Turner and O H Greist as Assistants Lillie Short also assists. Grade assignments list teachers by West and East Sides with names for each grade plus Superintendent W H Alexander. Florence Avery has returned from Bloomington and local firms plan new houses and a Chicago University building order for stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arda Knox
EH. A. Turner
O. H. Greist
Lillie Short
Piles Salve Ad Vantage and Local News Briefs
Advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for piles with guaranteed cure at 25 cents a box. Reports a damaged damages case against Southern Indiana By Co. tried at Paoli on venue change. Includes notes on baseball prospects, fruit crop outlook in Brown County, and local business activity.
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Bucklen
Messick & Dodd
Missionary Address by Prof Ongman At First Baptist
Sunday evening July 14 at the First Baptist church Prof C S Ongman of Chicago speaks on a missionary subject with slides showing the chapel cars of the American Baptist Publication Society and colportage wagons. The talk explains a chapel car as a church on wheels bringing preaching to towns without a church. Also notes Dr J W Trainor moved his family to West 15th Street and sold property on West 16th Street to Mr Herron of Danville Mississippi.
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First Baptist Church
C. S. Ongman
Chicago
American Baptist Publication Society
Ongman
J. W. Trainor
C. H. Emery
West 15Th Street
O and P Streets
West 16Th Street
Herron
Danville
Bedford Doctors vs Lawyers baseball game planned at Fair ground
In Bedford a town game between the Doctors and the Lawyers is scheduled for a few days hence at the Fair ground. Both sides are training hard and a lively contest is expected. Other notes include incidents in nearby towns and a busy July Fourth picnic at Bright's grove with local families listed as attendees.
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Fairground
Bedford
What’s Your Face Worth By Dr King’s Pills
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for Liver Troubles claiming a sallow complexion and blotches vanish. It promises clear skin and rosy cheeks with a rich complexion for 25 cents at Messick and Dodd’s drug store.
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Dr. King
Messick & Dodd’s
Caterpillar Control Tactics and Local Notes From Indiana
City Forester J Clyde Power urges immediate public action to destroy tussock caterpillars and cocoons around shade trees using cotton batting tarred cloth or fly paper. Clean cocoons thrice daily and remove sheltering cocoons in joints and eaves to prevent further tree damage. Other items note pension increases for Capt. Day, social visits, a local ball pitcher Schmitt, and a discussion on equine hats reflecting European and American practices.
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J. Clyde Power
City Forester
Indianapolis
No External Symptoms and Blood Health Claims
The passage describes blood in poor condition without external signs, noting symptoms like variable appetite weak digestion general weakness and loss of flesh. It asserts S S S cures by building up blood and supplying missing elements to restore strength and vigor.
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S. S
Odon Beats Bedford In July Fourth Ball Game 14 10
Odon defeated Bedford 14 to 10 as Bedford’s team earned 19 safe hits while Odon managed seven. An umpire from Odon favored his team, prompting a Bedford player to quit the game over fairness concerns. Several locals and visitors are noted, including Henry Johnson’s foot injury and various moves and travels. A new Henley Stone Company formed in Bloomington with Campbell taking over supervision. Local improvements include a stone dial project and a home repainting list. A testimonial praises Chamberlain’s remedy for cholera infantum in an adjacent note.
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Bedford Boys
Odon
Bedford
Henry Johnson
Fell From Apple Tree Injures Local Boy
Samuel Swengel fell from a apple tree at Charlie Burtons on West 14th street while picking apples. He broke his collar bone and was taken home in a buggy. The injury will keep him laid up for some time. Other city notes include visits and travel by several residents and chores such as John Hartman planning a three room house on West 15th street and Miss Anna Thomas visiting from Pin Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Swengel
Charlie Burton
West 14Th Street
John Stone
Indian Springs
John Hartman
West 15Th Street
Million Dollar Verdict For Thomas Martin At Indianapolis
Thomas Martin won a $1,000 verdict against the Southern Indianapolis Railway for knee injuries from a coal train accident near Williams on April 11, 1899. He previously received $500 in an earlier Lawrence Circuit Court case that was set aside. The matter moves to Orange County on appeal. The report also notes a hoard of alleged “insanity trusts” in Indianapolis and comments on overcrowding at the State Insane Hospital and evolving treatment approaches.
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John Stewart
Acme Bedford Stone Company
Bloomington
Acme
Traveler
Luther Lasure
William Ray
Frank McPherridge
James Gillaspy
Stewart
Thomas Martin
Southern Indiana By. Co
Williams
Martin
Paoli
Indianapolis
Paolh Mon
Southern Indians
Lawrence
Jackson County
Orange County
Insanity Trust
State Insane Hospital
Advice on Preventing Heartburn After Large Meals
The article advises avoiding large or rich meals when digestion is weak, eating slowly, and spacing meals six hours apart. It suggests using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to prevent heartburn and notes availability at Elliott's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Elliott’s Drug Store
Elliott
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Terre Haute Tribune
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Heltonville
James Chesnut
R Streets
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Oscar Lagie
Ladoga
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West 18Th Street
Howard Stannard
Rush Medical College
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Omaha
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Grand Island
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Will
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Huron
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Linton Record
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Edwina Day
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Elizabeth Martin
Mary Erwin
Frances Overman
Iola Hoppingarter
Mollie Brown
North Side
Nell G. Boruff
Clara Friedley
Eva Love
Cragie Mitchell
Mary Alexander
Emma Tresslar
Mattie Carlton
Anna Lester
Mittie McCain
East Side
HE. C. Consalus
Bertha Unkel
Mary Maher
Mabel Dilley
W. EH. Alexander
Florence Avery
W. W. Williams
Geo. W. McDaniel
Glover & Duncan
Dunn’s
Q Street
Adams Bros
Chicago University
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Wicker
Fox
Rey
Enquirer
Isaac Freeman
Brown County
William O. Dobbins
C. M. Dobbins
BE. R. Dobbins
Dobbins
Humphreys & Schloot
Linton Cail
Ind
William Wylie
Wylie
Locust-street Methodist Church
Greencastle
Nina Ragsdale
Billy Martin
Billy
Nina
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Julia Day
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Mattie Simpson
Jud Mitchell
Jessie
Little Hardy Kent
Drusilla Woolery
Eliza Houston
R. F. McKinley
Willie
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Robi. Mitchell
Frank Hamer
Isis Day
Julia
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Allie Messick
Amy Douthitt
James Small
Harley Jackson
Sallie Ragsdale
J. B. Duncan
Clay Duncan
A. W. Jones
Mitchell
Capt. Wm. Day
Everett Sheeks
Dad Starr
Mr. Sheek
Marion Township
Trinity
Seymour
Schmitt
Cincinnati Norwoods
Phil Meek
Seymour Reds
Curtis Fish
Europe
J. F. Dorr
Princeton, Mo
Gap
Marshal Frank White
John Vantyle
Oolitic
McHenry Owen
14Th Street
Isaac T. Holmes
Short
Joe Hanners
Shoals
Elza Knight
East of Town
Grace Shepler
River Vale
Blanche Helmes
Jamison
Anna Higgerbotham
John Kenley
Terre Haute
John Feltner
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
W. N. Matthews
East
London
Bro.Matthews
Mabel
Ralph
W. W. Harris
Ellettsville
Pansy
Mamie
Cary
Guthrie Creek
Stone City
Walter Collins
James Karsell
Joseph H. Campbell
Henley Stons Company
Joseph E. Henley
Capt. H. Henley
Henley Stone Company
George W. Henley
Campbell
Curtis Baxer
Bookwalter
W. ©. Elliott
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Avoca
Opal Pierce
Wendell Wallheiser
Ft. Ritner
Anna Thomas
Pinhook
Suneday
Wes Armstrong
Fayetteville
Mae Chesnut
Springville
C. M. Lemon
California
George
Newt Thomas
Carroll County
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Lois
Muncie
Detroit
Harry Maloi
Clay Malott
Luke Reynolds
Tunnelton
B. W. Ramsey
Lula
Logan
Mr. Ramsey
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