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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
2
Public notice lists subscription options for one year in and outside the county and advertising rates. Legal advertising terms show post insertion pricing at 81.00 per square and 0.60 per square for subsequent insertions.
Col Ed Henderson plans a volume titled The Funny and Ridiculous Side of Politics. The book will feature Grover Cleveland as a principal character and recount Hendersons long career in state and national politics including the 1886 campaign song incident.
Miss Aileen Weitzel of Linton fired her father's revolver at two quarreling cats last night. The shot went wide and struck passerby William Cooper in the shoulder, grazing flesh with no serious injury.
During a Sunday game at the Oolitic baseball diamond a ball hit by Dodd Eddington struck his jenny driven to the field. The mule reared and ran away with a small wagon attached, jumping a barb wire fence and taking refuge in an oats field where it fed until the game resumed. No damage occurred.
Friends are grooming ex-Congressman Miers for a return to politics as Indiana Democratic chairman. The plan, pushed by Ralston allies, aims to unite factions before next year’s race. Miers may run for Congress, forcing rivals to find a new campaign leader if he enters the state chair race.
Ten car loads of beef cattle move from Medora to London via Cincinnati transfer. Swift & Company bought at about 6.10 per hundred. about 17 cattle per car, ~1260 pounds each. Farmers Zollman Hughes Huffington among sellers. Arrival in New York next Wednesday, ocean trip about ten days, then rail to London. Transportation adds to cost. Jackson County cattle fetch high prices. John Mahan Hess also shipped five car loads to Cincinnati.
Al Brown formerly ran a gambling resort at French Lick, now has his own place, and challenged the State Tax Commission over a 150 000 hotel valuation and 55 000 grounds valuation versus Tom Taggart's 300 000 property valuation.
The tuberculosis commission appointed by Gov. Hanly met at the State House with five members reporting several potential sites. Reports favored sites in Franklin Owen Morgan and Brown counties at 25 to 40 dollars an acre, including an Owen county 600 acre Calvin Fletcher farm near Spencer offered for 22000 with the house. About ten sites are recommended. a July 24 meeting will select. Thomas Sutherlin and wife, formerly of the city, now of Chicago, are visiting relatives with Mrs. Sutherlin visiting Owensburg.
Columbus dispatch reports Frank Griffith as receiver and attorney John Aynerson with Sheriff Cox selling Rider estate property in New Albany and Louisville to 2570 dollars, then Indianapolis July 19 and Seymour July 17 for further asset liquidation. Proceeds aim to satisfy Rider liabilities first, then poultry business debts of about sixty thousand dollars amid contested Seymour bank claims. likely 50 cent or nothing dividends. Rider was a silent partner in the Bedford branch.
Capt. James E. Ryan, former City Clerk of Jeffersonville now in government service in St Louis, becomes grandfather three times in a single day as three of his sons welcome newborns. The births occur in Louisville and Jeffersonville, with Dr. O. P. Graham present at one, as the family celebrates during his vacation. Fourteen grandchildren now grace the Ryan clan.
The monthly State Board of Health bulletin details 1 387 sanitary inspections under the pure food and general sanitation law. It covers 481 grocery stores with 17 excellent, 11 good, 220 fair, 52 poor, and 13 bad, noting poor conditions mainly incleanliness and lighting. It also lists 302 meat markets inspected with six excellent and nine good ratings.
The survey reports meat shops and grocers in poor to fair condition with many condemned for cleanliness and bad refrigeration while drug stores bakery hotels and dairies show mixed results. Second inspections show overall improvement as inspectors gain experience and familiarity with the district.
The Far mer's Mutual Insurance Company board met to arrange the annual picnic at Heltonville on August 17. The firm reports excellent finances and no assessments exceeding 15 cents per 100 dollars, or 200 on the 100, for members this year.
Southern Indiana east bound passenger train No. 3 wrecked two miles east of Bedford on Saturday. Tender forward tracks jumped causing 300 yards of ties and rails to tear up. Engine 206 damaged. four hours to repair. All trains delayed.
Joseph C. Blake of Owen county sought his 14 year old son who disappeared last Tuesday after being sent to plow. He returned briefly to the house to pin a note saying I am going away Goodbye. Neighbors joined the search but the boy remains unfound. He carried less than two dollars.
Mr and Mrs Felix Flannel Belgians of Linton arrived home Sunday from New York after a perilous sea voyage. Their steamer was wrecked in the North Sea and drifted among icebergs for days before a rescue steamer towed them to port. After learning of his wife’s non arrival Mr Flannel searched New York and found her there, and they returned to Linton.
John Porter James Porter and twins with cousin George Halford from Anderson to Jeffersonville face one to eight years for petit larceny after confessing they, with their uncle James M Porter, robbed Lake Erie and Western freight cars. Uncle Porter is under arrest to be tried this week. In another incident William C Pitman of Fayetteville lost a finger when a grappling hook tore it during hay handling. Dr Short treated the injury.
Samuel Wilcox 72, a Tunnelton merchant and county figure, suffered a stroke at home and remains critical. Mrs. Martha Wells of Avoca also fell to paralysis Sunday morning and is in critical condition.
Dr. C. E. Ammerman fights New Home Telephone for a phone in his office after vacation disconnection. He paid three months rent but refused to sign a one year contract. Judge Henderson issued a mandamus order to reinstall the line, which the company has not honored. The doctor accuses contempt as they demand yearlong payment. Evangville Courier report notes broader safety energy in winter.
Greene county sheriff William Eddington traveled from Bloomington with legal papers to detain Crockett, a colored suspect in a Bloomfield contractor murder. Governor Hanly arranged papers and possible Knoxville transfer, awaiting Georgia witness to confirm identity, with Tennessee permit needed.
The piece urges speaking out for railway mail clerks safety and welfare, citing discharges after letters to a newspaper about car faults. It condemns overstrict rules and poor oversight in Washington and certain division superintendents, calls for steel mail cars and electric lighting, buffer storage ends beside engines, and argues safety should trump lower rates in policy choices.
W H Whittaker head of the Indiana Reformatory in Jeffersonville is drafting a report for the National Prison Association session in Chicago starting September 14. He sent letters to former inmates seeking their views on the institution’s impact. A recent reply from a final dischargee praises the training, crediting it with making him a better man and teaching self control and thrift.
W H Whittaker of the Indiana reformatory offers 25 dollars for the return of Fred Baugh who walked away from the barns where he worked as a trusty and has not been heard of since leaving. Baugh came from Clinton county to serve from two to fourteen years for forgery. He was a green country boy who had shown good behavior and duties at the barn including care of cattle and hogs. He was born near Bloomington where his father still lives.
The five months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kelly of North M street died Sunday morning of summer complaint. The remains were taken to Owensburg for burial.
Indianapolis light heavyweight Young Sharkey and Baltimore’s Joe Kelley are set for a ten round boxing stunt at Bloomington Wednesday night. The Armorial theatre has been converted into a boxing arena for the event.
Residents of Seymour report sighting a balloon pass over the city today. It remained high above and appeared uninhabited as it moved toward the northwest, never slowing.
Watermelon growers in Knox and Gibson counties foresee an average to larger Indiana harvest. They expect melons to be ready later than last year but in abundant supply.
Workmen digging in the rear of the Sherfey and Kidd building, recently vacated by Dilley Pharmacy in Brazil, uncovered a well preserved human hand stored in a glass jar. The jar shattered during excavation and the hand was reburied immediately.
The creosoting plant south of town will begin business by August says general manager J. H. Durnham. Construction is nearly finished aside from a mile of track for a trolley line transporting timber to the creosoting department. When finished the plant will rival western facilities in workmanship.
The government report translates acreage and condition into yields for 1907. Wheat totals about 634 million bushels, corn 2.56 billion, oats 973 million, and barley 163 million, all down from 1906. The code from the Department of Agriculture in Washington explains the broad falloff across crops.
Farmers anticipate possible revisions to crop yields as weather may alter July forecasts. Wheat expected below 1898 and earlier years except 1904, corn likely high second only to 1905 1906, oats near record except 1902, barley near 1906 peak. Despite price gains for consumers, overall farm prosperity may improve if harvests meet or exceed expectations.
Homer Perkins remains in stable condition after a shotgun accident near Fayetteville. Dr. Emery believes the right shoulder wound is serious but salvageable, caused when the gun slipped from a binding machine while Perkins rested its breech on the tool.
A letter from Emil Benke in Seattle dated July 8 1907 describes his arrival in Seattle at 9 30 pm. He mentions Aug standing at the station not recognizing him and shares experiences from tunnels mountains and prairies. He urges Bedford readers to visit or write and notes his health and new Westward address. Emil Benke is identified as the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Benke of East 16th Street who recently left for the West.
Fassett A. Cotton, state superintendent, orders township trustees to abandon all small country schools with daily attendance of twelve or fewer last year. The act requires discontinuance where roads streams and bridges permit. County superintendents are informed of the mandate.
Plaintiff Jeremiah M Young is alleged not to reside in Indiana. The Lawrence Circuit Court at Bedford will hear the case on the first Monday of September 1907 unless he appears and answers. Clerk Boone Leonard signs the notice dated July 16 1907.
Lawrence county Indiana Board invites sealed proposals by 1 pm August 6 1907 for gravel and macadam road work Part of Heltonville and Bartlettsville road length 8217 feet. Bid bonds twice bid amount required. Bids to Walter G Owens Auditor Bedford. Sealed by Anselm Wood Mavity James M Sowder Commissioners.
State of Indiana Lawrence County notices the Lawrence Circuit Court September term 1907 Howard Fields administrator seeks sale of Enoch Lee estate real estate. Defendant Jesse Allcorn not resident must appear September 1907 at Bedford Court House to answer or demur. Clerk Boone Leonard seals the order. Attorney J H Underwood.
David Tortphy announces he will apply to the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners at the next term starting in August 1907 for a license to sell spiritous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking for one year. The location is the front room of Stoesnel's barber shop on J street in Bedford. He seeks permission to sell cigars and tobacco as well.
Plaintiff Moore Lowe files a complaint in Lawrence Circuit Court to quiet title on real estate against Elizabeth Kern Alvin Kern John Reed George Reed Francis Reed Josie Malott George Withman Kate Withman Lilly Day Frank Day William Moore William Neal Lydia Neal John Shields Rachel Jack Mathew Jack Mary Young Parker Dean Agnes Dean Oliver Carothers Josie Carothers and their unknown heirs. Case No 6093 dated July 2 1907 seeks appearance by defendants before September 1 1907 in Bedford Indiana. action declares unknown heirs not Indiana residents and lists multiple spouses and heirs as defendants.
From my trap nested Snow White Wyandottes priced at 1.00 and 1.50 for 30. Records show 105 eggs during cold months. Birds scoring up to 94 and 95 points. Free circular offered. 20 hens for sale at 1.00 each. N Malott Box M 25 Tunnelton Ind.
In Lawrence County Indiana the Wisconsin Corporation versus John Hert. Complaint filed by attorneys C W Nichols and J J M LaFollette. Defendant must appear at the Lawrence Circuit Court in Bedford on the first Monday of September 1907 to answer or demur. otherwise the case will proceed in his absence. Boone Leonard, Clerk.
Carrie Parrott and real party in interest sue John G Parrott and unknown heirs of both spouses in Lawrence County Indiana. Complaint No 6062 seeks default judgment. defendants must appear Sept 1 1907 at Bedford Court House or default will be entered. Clerk Boone Leonard signs May 8 1907.
Elijah D Embree seeks a one year license from Lawrence County Indiana to sell spirits vinous and malt liquor in a small quantity for on premise consumption at a specific room in a two story brick building owned by Mrs Mary Enyder in Bedford Third Ward on Sixteenth Street. The notice dates to 1907 and provides precise room and lot measurements for the sale area.
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