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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
3
Conductor Pete Ebelmesser of Southern Indiana died after a fall from a car at Bedford cut Stone Company plant. Both legs were severed when the car caught him as he fell. surgeon Dr. Freeland treated him and ruled death imminent. He leaves a wife and seven daughters.
Eliza Elkins filed for divorce from James N. Elkins in Heltonville citing cruel treatment and adultery. A restraining order was issued to prevent disposition of property and funds pending settlement. Sheriff Box served the order. The wife reports $200 cash and $400 in property.
Roy Smith an 11 year old of Englewood escaped serious injury after his horse bolted when a auto appeared on Mitchell pike. He was dragged over rough stones and suffered cuts and bruises to the head and shoulder before being taken home for care. Also, Simp Graham was arrested for selling liquor without a license at a South College Avenue establishment. He contends the beer was "White Ribbon" non intoxicating. Howard Hawse age 4 months died near Pinhook with funeral held Tuesday.
In Bedford the Paugh Sells show arrives by rail with three trains and a big billboard push. General agent Loverage and Wallace Hagenbach agent Joe Freed compete for local space and hype. Roy Feltus, Bloomington Star editor son, leads the show as its young manager for two days on Lincoln Avenue near the old fair ground.
Sheriff Ratliff and deputies raided a Smithville blind tiger. They captured Italian Sylvester Pallia and nine kegs of fifteen gallon beer each. Pallia arrested on bond set at one hundred dollars to await trial. Marriage license issued to Walter O'Donnell and Cora Burton.
Paoli and surrounding towns report residents visiting relatives and recovering health. Births, illnesses, travel plans, and real estate changes populate the week with marriages listed, and a Chicago tied social scandal detail about Cecelia Johnson, a long-standing university student.
The University of Chicago reports a prominent female student named Cecelia Johnson, once a Phi Delta Psi member and social standout, is exposed as a mullette. She led a double life as a scholarship student with lavish spending and sorority dues paid on time, raising suspicion among friends.
Bob Owens of Bedford, a self styled detective, wore a dirty shirt and carried a questionable recommendation as he handed his card to a turnkey. He claimed paid board and sought release while awaiting a judge to hear his tale of pursuing the Sarah Schafer murder case.
Oscar Skerd filed suit against Giant Stone to collect 320 alleged for service rendered. Gilbert Cathers, six months old of near Fayetteville, died Monday and was buried at Pleasant Hill this afternoon. Charles M. Laker of East 18th Street suffers an ulcerated eye after being struck by a piece of steel.
Milton Goldsby of West 18th street was reported missing by his brother on Tuesday. He had just cashed two pay checks totaling 182 dollars at Citizens Bank before vanishing, prompting fears of foul play as his wife and children await news. His employer was the Monon Railway Company where he worked as an assistant at the local shops and an extra fireman.
Mitchell manager Rockhill of Lehigh Cement Co sought deputizing James Jones, a recently paroled larceny convict and former town marshal. Sheriff Box refused, noting Jones was paroled from Northern prison after a 1 to 3 year sentence for robbing an intoxicated arrestee and forfeited voting rights for three years.
James Kelly a 50 year old Monroe county farmer was drawn into a threshing machine at the John Harrell farm near Har rodsburg while feeding the separator. His body was mangled and he died after laborers and doctors attempted to aid him.
Mrs. Frank Holby led an At Home event on Maple Grove farm east of town with Sunday School members and Rev. Scott Ayde. Guests received a bound volume of Brownings Poems as a keepsake and neighbors noted Holbys leaving for a new home near South Bend at month end. Also reported are illnesses including John Hovis convalescing, Mrs. Edward Hill very ill, and Clyde Quackenbush sick with malaria.
Indianapolis report says the state auditor plans to sue for possession of several thousand acres of towhead lands in the Wabash river near New Harmony. Squatters hold the islands and adjoining lands, but it is assumed the deeds belong to the state or the United States.
Chief of Police Gratzer received word that Mrs. Pearl Vaughn Robinson wife of Rev J W Robinson of Clay City eloped with Henry Brown of Terre Haute on a Terre Haute Clay City traction line and took her nine month old baby girl. Police await Terre Haute officers to arrest the pair.
The Indiana State Board of Health circulated sunstroke prevention advice via Dr. J N Hurty. It warns of five sunstroke deaths in one week starting July 17 and stresses cooling, temperance, light meals, and avoiding stimulants in hot weather. It also gives basic first aid for heat illness and emphasizes medical contact.
Mr and Mrs Frank Humpston hosted a mid summer reception at their L street home to mark twenty one years of marriage. The event featured pink and white decor, a greenery laden hall, organized by Misses Emma and Georgia Friedley, with guests greeted by the couple and Mrs McQuire of Laville. A dining room display showcased white ice cream, pink hearts, and pink and white confections as guests enjoyed music from a string ensemble.
Mayor E C Wilson leads a Sunday closing crackdown ordering soda fountains ice cream parlors and confectioners shut next Sunday. A city court of inquiry began in the city building to review the reform plan with testimonies from saloon staff amid no observed law violations.
The battle to move the Greene county seat from Bloomfield to Linton intensifies as Linton backers push a vote. They claim Bloomfield’s jail is dilapidated and the courthouse outdated, proposing significant remodeling and new county buildings funded partly by a $10,000 bonus from Linton. canvassers crisscross the county west of White River to sway voters.
Reverend W A Quayle preached at the Methodist camp meeting in Desplaines Illinois urging kisses as a necessity comparable to dessert and offering quips on piety bonnets and family duty. A hospital worker, Mrs J C Jocelyn, was moved to her sister’s home after a bout of illness.
Local health officers warn of an unusually high child death rate in Bedford and Lawrence counties over the past two weeks. Heat-related illness is a major factor, and they urge vigilant supervision of children, daily baths, and limited ice use to reduce risk.
Lawrence County auditors treasurer and county attorney traveled to Indianapolis to present reasons why county and city land assessments should not be raised before the State Tax Board.
The old town clock, long serving all, quit working and ceased striking at 3:23 this morning after two days of silence. Officials say the weary mechanism refused to operate, blaming heat and grime for the failure.
Eggs unloaded from a huckster’s wagon in Mallory’s stable on Pearl Street New Albany produced three young chicks. They hatched by the sun while the wagon rolled along the Paoli pike. A stable boy cares for the lively birds and hopes to raise them.
Arthur Clark, 12, son of Melvil Clark who runs city ice wagons, was bitten on the right leg by a bull dog owned by Riley Foddrill while delivering ice to the Foddrill home. Doctor Heckman dressed and cauterized the wound. the dog was killed after local steps to fix the situation.
Virgil Able funeral held at the family residence ten miles south of the city this morning at 10:30. Rev. Wilson Whitney conducted the services as the Eagles lodge, of which Able was a member, met the cortege at Englewood and escorted the remains to Green Hill cemetery for the lodge burial service.
Advertisement from Emmett Patton of Bloomington Indiana offering a traction engine in good order suitable for running a stone crusher. He is a practical engineer seeking a job for himself and the engine. R F D No 5.
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