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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1900

Page

3

Local notes mention Riley sick and city happenings

John H. Riley is on the sick list. Wm Pearcy went to Mitchell. John Allen of Short was in town. Charles Mason of Springville visited. Nate Mann runs a street barbering for A J Hayward. A 4000 pound safe was added to the post office. Bina Boyd returned from Coxton. Jennie Callahan of Kurtz was visiting on North I street. Fishing parties are numerous along White River. Fulton Bundy improved after illness. Edward M Hopper and Sally Atchinson received a marriage license. George Holmes acts as City Marshal while Billy Campbell is away. Samuel Crane returned after visiting Kurtz. Col Wm Hilton plans a watermelon parlor by the square this summer. Florence Callahan returned from Kurtz. Fannie Dusard leaves for Denver for the season. George Charles of Prog ress Clothing Store visited Seymour. Sheriff Dobbins went to Indianapolis to fetch Thomas Martin from the Insane Asylum. Frank Crooke and family and Fred Garrison and family camping on White River near Duanihue’s Bend. James Mathes and Theresa returned from Short. M C Black moves from New Albany to this city as A S of Prudential. Aunt Phoeby Voss and Aunt Nancy Fish hosted by Mrs W V Williams. Mrs Ann Armstrong and son from Springville returning from Montana. Editor W B Myers of Elinora reports a soldier reunion in August. J M Kern of Springville in town noting blackberry crops and enforcement against blackberry hunters. Elmer Chambers of Central Union Telephone Co went to Harrodsburg to repair a lightning损ed line between Bedford and Bloomington.

Local notes bring visitors, repairs, and daily lives

Miss Dora Thomason and Andy Speer of Erie are in town. W C Elliott installs a new cash register. Col Wm Hilton repairs the post office plaster. Trustee J M Potter of Indian Creek township visits. Thomas Sallee, declared insane, sent to asylum. Elmer Clampitt visits Heltonville. John N Fish visited near town. Mrs A T Withers and family arrive from Omaha. Grace Quackenbush improves from illness. George Meinzer returns from Bloomington. Thomas Robbins in town on business. Children recover from measles. Bob Campbell visits. family returns from the country. Uncle Billy Henderson, 84, in town. Frank Wright and wife welcome a baby girl. Tobrock Sr visits from Wyandotte. Miss Mary Day to Bowling Green, KY. Miss Maude Stipp returns from Erie. Tom Medaris expects Park's house ready soon. Miss Addie Oliphant returns from Petersburg. Mrs John Bowman back from Chicago after 35 years. A J Hayward adds an awning and lantern to barber shop. Bedford churches consider monthly union service. Bedford loses to Linton 26 6 in ball game. Linton leads 2-1 in series. A three-year-old burns to death near Indian Springs. Dr W H Kimberlin foresees blackberry harvest 500-700 gallons. Mrs E G Wheeler delivers sermons at Baptist church, discusses Utah Mormons and missions. John Gaines arrested in Marion township for murder complicity. held in Paoli. preliminary in Mitchell Wednesday. Gaines’s lawyers named. Bloody clothing reported.

Big Elnora Reunion Aims For August Dates

The Big Elnora Reunion is scheduled for August 9 through 11. Several local residents are noted in the town roundup with updates on visits, travel, and civic activities.

Local Notes and Weddings Across the City

W A Wilson is at Chicago on Miss Jennie Calahan is numbered with the sick. Mrs Amzi Brock went to Muncie Ind. Mrs Edna Hail and son of Springville visit the city. Several buildings are being painted and roofed. Born to Mr and Mrs Walter a daughter. Married at his office Albert N Robbins to Allie J Patton. S B Lowe sails for Europe to spend the summer in Paris. The Tipps residence fire on South G street is contained. A Columbus Avenue incident yields no arrests.

Hhis Chrisler Albert N. Robbins Limestone Allie J. Patton Pattonville F. BR. Wilson Lydia Bedford Seymour William Tipps South G Street

Local residents in brief notes from Shoals and nearby towns

John Neighbors of Shoals and Dr A W Bair of Bryantsville were in the city Tuesday and Wednesday. Ed Trueblood is painting the post office interior. Golda Hunter’s funeral was held Wednesday at 3 30 from East 14th Street residence with burial at Green Hill. W A Webb plans a French Lick recuperation. Dr J B Duncan will attend a Mitchell District Medical Society meeting at West Baden. H H Walls offers loans with low rates and no expenses unless funded. A large group including Mrs Malott and the McKinleys picnicked at Shanswick Wednesday. Dr J M Callahan, Johns Hopkins lecturer, won the John Marshall Prize and works on a new book America In the Pacific.

Golda Frank Hunter East 14Th Street Green Hill J. B. Duncan West Baden Mitchell District Medical Society J. M. Callahan John Hopkins University Cuba Pacific

New Muslin Underwear Stock At Ready-to-Wear

A shipment of the famous White House Muslin Wear arrived yesterday. The Ready-to-Wear department manager urges customers to see the new line, praising the cut and fit that suit current styles.

White House

Ladies Gowns Ric Muslim Embroidery Trim Prices

Ladies gowns with rich Muslim embroidery and delicate lace trim offered at 1.00 dollars. Better quality pieces listed at 1.50 dollars.

Corset Market Prices Include Affordable White House Styles

Prices for corsets range from 25 to 75 cents with stronger options at 50 cents. The White House line is noted as the most attractive, while other styles trade at 35, 25, and 31 cents.

White House

Local Notes and News Highlights in Bedford

A roundup of Bedford area happenings includes Mort Holand of Heltonville visiting the city, J T Stipp in Fort Ritner, local business updates on awnings and cistern work, and residents visiting relatives. Several notices cover court actions, a camp meeting plan, and a marriage in the Staley Blair union.

Mort Holand Heltonville

Sheriff and deputy arrest Thomasson in Marion area

Sheriff Dobbins and Deputy Meek Stone arrested Oli ver Thomasson at his home in Marion township Friday forenoon. They moved him to the Reformatory in Jeffersonville for safekeeping amid suspicion of involvement in the murder of Frank Lentz. Thomasson, about 23, shows a scratched face and suspicious clothing marks. several other youths in the neighborhood are under surveillance with more arrests anticipated.

Dobbins Meek Stone Oliver Thomasson Marion Orleans Jeffersonville Thomasson Frank Lentz

Bedford Daily Notes and Updates from Town Scene

Bedford ind july 11 1900 brief items note Quince Dobbins as driver for Dobbins wholesale grocery house George Hamilton of Huron visits town on way home from Heltonville Gale Roberts son of Elijah Roberts returns from St Louis Fred Stipp and wife visit J T Stipp crash shirts sale price cut 75c to 39c B and O S excursion to Bedford sunday 8 am fare 125 Miss Kate Schmutte visits home from Madison wis Y W C T U urges stores close 6 pm weekdays 10 pm saturdays Anderson Brown drill well finds mineral asphalt note letter from James Small urging earlier store hours and sympathy for clerks.

Mai Bedford James Small

William Wright Drowned at Riverside in White River

William Wright aged 28, a carpenter with the S P & E bridges, drowned Wednesday morning in White river near Riverside one mile west of El nora while bathing with coworkers. His body was found that afternoon near where he was swept from his feet and taken to Cloverdale for funeral services.

William Wright White River Riverside Elnora Foreman Wright Bedford Cloverdale Wright the Monon Elias Wright John Foster J. M. Wright T. P. Bastin Charles Michael

Rough Riders elect officers and plan campaign events

Mitchell News reports the Rough Riders choose H. Woolheater as president Fr J Wolfe Jr as vice president Ralph M Dale as treasurer Ed C Tirey as secretary and plan a College Hall ratification meeting with Gleem club orchestra and speakers. Prominent locals including Mayor Johnson Judge Edwards and Thomas J Brooks are listed as expected attendees. A preliminary trial of John Gaines in the Frank Lantz murder case results in held for trial at next term with bond set at 1000 dollars. the mother of Lantz describes finding the body and quarrymen attend the proceedings.

Mitchell Republicans Lincoln League Rough Rider Club Robert Tirey H. C. Woolheater Rough Riders H. £. Woolheater Fr. J. Wolfe, Jr Ralph M. Dale Ed C. Tirey Rough Rider Chapple College Hall Gleen Club Thomas J. Brooks Johnson Edwards John Gaines Frank Lantz Lantz

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HAMER Northeast Corner Square I & Ade SS Hedge, Day & Con Frograss Clothing North Side Public Square John H. Riley Wm. Pearcy Mitchell John Allen Short Charles Mason Springville Nate Mann AJ. Hayward Bina Boyd Coxton Jennie Callahan Kurtz North I Street Fulton Bundy Edward M. Hopper Sally Atchinson George Holmes Billy Campbell Samuel Crane Col. Wm. Hilton Florence Callahan George Charles Progress Clothing Store Sheriff Dobbins Indianapolis Thomas Martin Insane Asylum Frank Crooke Fred Garrison Duanihue James Mathes Theresa M. C. Black Prudential Insurance Company New Albany Phoeby Voss Nancy Fish W. V. Williams W. B. Myers J.M. Kern Elmer Chambers Central Union Telephone Co Harrodsburg Bloomington Dora Thomason Andy Speer Erie City W. C. Elliott J. M. Potter Indian Creek Township Thomas Sallee Elmer Clampitt John N. Fish John Wilder Ned Mitchell A. T. Withers Omaha Neb Grace Quackenbush George Meinzer Thomas Robbins Politic Little Charles Mary Braxton Wm. Bass Bob Campbell Billy Henderson Town Frank Wright 10Th Street William Tobrock, Sr Wymansville Andrew Hartman Mary Day Bowling Green C. Duncan Maude Stipp Cora Stipp Tom Medaris East 16Th Street Addie Oliphant Petersburg John Bowman Chicago Warren Blackburn A. J. Hayward The Christian Endeavor Epworth League Linton James Borders Indian Springs WH. L Kimberlin Mitchell Tribune E. G. Wheeler Marion Township Paoli Squire Woolbeater W.H. Edwards R. N Palmer Gaines Bud Huff West 18Th Street Little Paul Rhoda Atchinson 5Th Street Annie Sanders W. H. Gillette August Benzel T. J. Brooks Stace Bar Association L C. Gillchrist Sherman Jones L. Jackson Dresden Albert Ashcraft A. J. Banker Columbus Ross Roberts Anderson John Martin Elizabethtown Oliver Knott West 13Th Street Mike England Brownstown W. P. Malott Robert Stevens Bloomfield Elizabeth Keach S. L. Keach C. H. Cause William J. Browning Hestonville Worthington Sarah Wade James Riley Farina van Clark Charles Rinehart Goldie E. Hunter T. J. Leonard D. W. Parker Owensburg Dobbins Bros Owensboro, Ky Fred Clark Anderson Pigg Holmes Squire Chrisler Albert Wilson Richmond Ind Rose of Sbharon Lodge Colored Order Eastern Star M. E Shawswick S. I Thomas Schofield Marshal Holmes Uncle Sam Postmaster Williams Geo. W. McDaniel James A. Zaring S. F P. Buchanan J. Hixon Smith Joseph Giles Charles O. Walker Tom Fultz Garrison McFall Frank Brassine la Salle Springs Martin County Noble Davis D. W. McDaniel Clyde McDowell Oolitic Augusta Fouth Emma Splitgerber Andy Fine Isaac Holmes Dinkelspiel Brown's Harness Shop Whitney Loogootee H. L. Thornton Lena Faubion Emmett McCarrell Model Cafe Milton J. Mabrey Tawrence Woolery Tombstone, Ariz His Brother Lee Q. Woolery Lydia Troy J.W. Anthony Seymour Democrat James Webb Mountain Spring Cale W. H. Krutsinger El’ettsville Church of Christ Chesnut Ridge Jackson County Oolitic Hack Line S. S China Courier Journal Hatfield House Bill Jackson Thompson Aldspaugh Jackson Fred Anderson W. A. Wilson Chigago Jennie Calahan Amzi Brock Muncie, Ind Edna Hail and Son M. Domphins & Co Henry Irwin Shoals Tom Sulfridge North H Street Monroe Byers Santa Rosa Cal Boss Shoe Store Amy Dodds Louisville Gordon Gaula J. C. Carlton and Family Mrs. Walters Strout John Helms J. S.clark Margaret Sheron Morris Mayer Cash Dobbins Heltyunville C. M. Lemon Plainville Elnora Wedensday John Dutton Westport Allen Willie Prather Lou Jackson Charley Watson Odon Hodge Wall I Street Carrie Smith Europe Italy Josie Zeig Mary Stilz Bedford Frends Ellettsville S. B. Lowe New York City Paris J.B. Dillman South Bene Mr. Dillman Clinton Rhodes Picture Co A. T. Hert Indiana Reformatory Sallie Herr Mackinac Columbus Avenue Jim McDonald McDonald’s John Neighbors A. W. Bair Bryantsville Mrs. Geo. Edwards Ed Trueblood W.A. Webb French Lick H.H. Walls W.P. Malott Ed. Babcock N. M. Goodlett E. B. Thornton R. FP. McKinley J. B. Stipp Sallie Carleton Mattie Carleton James McKinley William McKinley Louise Thornton Shanswick Broidery J.T. Stipp Fort Ritner W. M. Dogssins & Co Lafe Hoover Muncie Emily McDowell Stanley Chrisler Dick McGlemore Huron Park Richardson Hast 16Th Street Cincinnati Bruce Fleetwood Freetown D. B. Guthrie South H Street John Hartman Associated Press John R. Walsh Frank Russell Saints Anderson McKee West 14Th Street Englewood Christer Lizzie Jones Lawrence County T.cogan Frank Donica John Feltner H Street John H. Haywood Luzon Nebraska Co. H 40Th Infantry B. B. Marley Marley U. S. Revenue Squire Dillman United States Cleveland HUB Shoe Store West Side Square G. M. Foster Diamond Grocery Store W. M. Dossins & Co Quince Dobbins Frank Voris South I Street Patrick Murphy North O Kansas City W. L. Evans Washington George Hamilton Huron Eva Brown Kirby Jamerson James H. Willard Martinsville North Bedford Gale Roberts Elijah Roberts St. Louis Fred Stipp J. T. Stipp Kate Schmutte Madison, Wis Alex Bivins Anderson & Brown Fred Otis Bedford, Ind Dr. Burnham W. M. Robbins & Co Pe Bok Store East Side Public Square Mitchell News
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