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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1915
Page
7
Chicago store advertises deep discounts on garments and fabrics. Gents shirts and union suits at half price, muslin gowns and table linens, lace trimmings, parasols, dresses, coats, and silk fabrics up to 15 dollars off. Large lot of ginghams, percals, flannels, and linens offered at fraction of former cost.
County Health Officer Dr. Byrns quarantined several families in the Dark Hollow area after exposure to a smallpox outbreak. He believes strict regulations will lead to the disease being wiped out soon.
Prospects for another smallpox case in the county appear favorable at present as Mrs. Joe Duncan of East Oolitic, whose family has had smallpox, is noted in the report.
Local veterinarian assisted a choking horse at Thomas True near Heltonville when eleven and a half inches of the buggy whip broke off in the animal’s throat as an employee and helpers attempted relief.
Small fire reported at noon Monday in a closet at the Carroway residence located at Twenty First and Q streets. Fire department response was swift with chemical extinguishers, resulting in only minor damage.
A merry party of young people enjoyed a Sunday picnic at Kelly Castle Springs. The group engaged in motorboat rides and kodaking, including Misses Mary Kern Alice Kern Carey Watkins Minnie Athorn Epsie Harris and Wiste Mitchell and Messrs Everett Raugh Frank Alhorn Lloyd Morris Robert Kessing Bernard Kidwell and Frank Ramsey.
Miss Cora Pitman Tow seen in Mayor Wields court after all evidence on illegal liquor sale was submitted. another charge may follow with an affidavit for running a blind tiger. Max Sheftel files for divorce from Ethel Sheffel alleging threats to kill, poor meals, and vile language.
Frank Vaught of North O street returned home after a long visit with his ill brother Wytt Vaught of Somerset Kentucky who suffered a heart ailment. He died Friday and a funeral was held Sunday afternoon with relatives and friends from Northern Indiana in attendance.
A large copperhead snake, over three feet long, is showcased in the window of Stoute Pharmacy on the west side. Dr. J L Leatherington captured it after a desperate fight. The species is uncommon locally and has killed four snakes on nearby farmland in recent days.
George Hendrickson, mussel shell buyer, was in the city Tuesday en route home from Williams via White River. He reports the shell business fine despite high waters, with diggers occasionally finding valuable pearls.
Bloodhounds traced a trail from Mrs. Mary McKnight’s home near Hellenville to a farm where a large quantity of corn and all the chickens were stolen. Tracks led from a corncrib to the henhouses and investigations may yield arrests.
A Mitchell jury in Justice Wood's court found Rufus Bowden of Huron not guilty of provoke on Constable Walter Snow. Snow had pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons, and related assault charges against Bowden were dismissed after the verdict.
Dudley Norman states his brother Rolla O Norman of Crawfordsville, formerly of this county, harvested 22 acres and 892 bushels of wheat sold at one dollar per bushel for a total of 892 dollars.
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