Dog ordinance in political feud over Pitman seat
A city records reveal that the dog tag ordinance was authored by John H. Underwood, not Frank Pitman, with council vote four to one. Pitman cast the lone dissent, and the open records refute Democrat charges of electioneering. The piece urges truth in reporting and notes the ordinance remains part of city statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Frank Pitman
Mr. Pitman
Pitman
John H. Underwood
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Underwood
Stevens
Sears
Bahr
Williams
MAIL
Dan Moore
Tunnelton Fire Sparks $9,500 Damage Suit Against Railroad
Malott Brothers sue B&O Southwestern railway in Lawrence circuit court for 3500 alleging a store room stock and personal chattels burned November 138 1907 from sparks from a locomotive. Suit follows a major Tunnelton fire threatening town. insurers refused settlement. railroad denied responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Edwards
Brooks & Brooks
Malott Bros
Tunnelton
Democratic trading stamp in vogue fuels county political feud
In Lawrence county a gang aligned with Gyger and Underwood trades candidates for votes, with claims of betrayals and planned public disclosures. Nominations for County Recorder and Sheriff are weaponized as part of the power struggle, while figures like Smith and Ewing face sidelining or coercion amid factional maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Committee On Rules
Will D. Ewing
Jack Harrell
Marshall Township
Recorder
Owens
Ewing
Bono
Lawrence County
Gyger
Underwood
Bob Miers
Insurgents plan campaign to remove County Chairman
A hurried meeting of Insurgents or Anti Ring leaders met at Attorney Charles R. Johnston's office this week to publish the resolutions and riders from the County Convention. They outlined a campaign to force John H. Underwood to relinquish the County Chairmanship for Johnston or another Democrat who supports fair treatment for all county nominees. They accuse the current ticket of being nominated to trade votes for Gyger and Underwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Johnston
John H. Underwood
Johnston
Gyger
Underwood
Mr. Underwood
Eck Gunn
Albert Field
Thomas Brinkworth
E. B. Crowe
Thomas W. Welsh
Jacob Colglazier
Tom Brinkworth
Dick’’ Gyger
Crowe
Ewing
Todd
Colglazier
Cobb
Brace
Bert Smith
Lawrenceport
Smith
Bono
Gunn
Aa Gyger
Cook and McClellan Wed in Indianapolis Surprise
Frank Ray Cook and Ethel E. McClellan were married last Saturday in Indianapolis. The couple, from this city, plan to reside in Indianapolis with both families surprised by the sudden nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ray Cook
I. N. Cook
Ethel E. McClellan
Lizzie McClellan
Politic
Indianapolis
Democratic factional fight envelops Lawrence County election
The Lawrence County Democratic scene split into Regulars who back Trading Stamps and Insurgents led by C R Johnston and Gus Weyerbacher demanding fair play. They seek publication of amended county convention resolutions and affidavits, oppose Underwood as County Chairman, and allege a plan to trade votes for Gyger and Underwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Lawrence County
C. R. Johnston
Gus Weyerbacher
McHenry Owen
Resolutions Committee
Charles R. Johnston
McHenry
Bartlettsville Crushes Erie in One Sided Sunday Game
Bartlettsville topped Erie 7 0 in a lopsided Sunday affair. Erie scored only in the second inning and did not bat the final half of the ninth as Bartlettsville improved to seven wins and two losses. An umpire named Curt Lowder presided, with a 1 30 time. The local notes also report condolences for Charley Ashe and Jane McNabb, widow of John McNabb, a Civil War veteran, who suffered paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlettsville
Erie
Curt Lowder
Charley Ashe
Jane McNabb
John McNabb
South N Street
B. A. Biggs
Eleven inning draw in county baseball classic
The Linton Cubs and Bedford played a 17 inning marathon at Beasley's park with 24 strikeouts and only one run scored. Linton edged ahead after the tenth, a hard fought championship battle praised by local papers though few fans attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Bedford
Linton Call
Linton Cubs
Greene County
Linton Citizen
Beasley’s Park
Bedford Boys
Cubs
Ump
Magistrates blamed for mariage fees and abuse in Jeffersonville
The Jeffersonville Star reports rising rivalries among city magistrates over marriage cases. Officials are accused of accepting fees from eloping couples and avoiding other business. Governor Hanly reportedly orders investigation and possible revocation of commissions if proven. A Jackson county reunion led by Capt. D B Vance is planned for Brownstown August 27 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hanly
Hanly
Jeffersonville
Jackson County
Brownstown
D. B. Vance
Lawsuit Seeks Five Thousand Dollars From Soap Maker
Mary Cline sues Proctor and Gamble Soap Company of Cincinnati and Howard Fields for $5,000 claiming Lenox soap caused blood poisoning, swollen hands, organ damage, and permanent injury in Bedford Indiana in 1908. The complaint accuses the manufacturer of using decayed poisonous materials and Fields of selling the product, with both described as negligent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mary Cline
Boruff
Howard Fields
Bedford
Lawrence County
Indiana
Procor and Gamble Company
Ohio
Proctor and Gamble Company
Proctor, and Gamble Soap
Proctor and Gamble’ Company
Fields
Proctor and Gamble
New developments in the Henry Dixon murder case
Engineer John Donnell details that the tunnel flagman carried both signal lanterns and wore shirt sleeves when Dixon was killed. Donnell's testimony supports the theory the killer signaled the train to avoid stopping, aiding the concealment of the murder near Ft Ritner. Warrants are expected later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Donnell
Ft. Ritner
Henry Dixon
Donnell
Dixon
Bucket Explodes Scalding Woman In Her Kitchen
Mrs. Edward Atkinson of South J street narrowly saved her sight when a half gallon bucket used to brew tea exploded on a stove top. Boiling tea and leaves burned her face causing severe blistering. a physician treated the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Atkinson
South J Street
Sheriff raids Ft. Ritner in search of blind tigers
Sheriff with Prosecutor Fletcher delivered search warrants to Ft. Ritner locating two booze venues. A store room run by Clendenin yielded sixteen bottles of Tonica with two seized for analysis, and Abe Richards’s residence held another Tonica supply. Local complaints tie the issue to Italian laborers near the B. and O. S-W railroad camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Box
Fletcher
Ft. Rimmer
Clendenin
Indianapolis
Abe Richards
Ft. Ritner
Plaintiff seeks five thousand dollars in damages
The plaintiff and her husband claim negligent acts caused damage totaling five thousand dollars and request judgment plus all proper relief.
Axtell's Legal Battle Over Embezzlement Claim
Bloomington July 30 Harry Axtell was arrested on a warrant charging embezzlement of 700 dollars from the defunct Real Estate Building and Loan Association where he served as secretary. His attorneys vow a strong defense and seek examination of association books to trace a 10 000 dollar discrepancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Harry A. Axtell
Real Estate Building and Loan Association
Axtell
John E. Littell
Chas. J
Frank. W. Axtell
The
Daily Telephone
Real Estate Building Association
Harry Axtell
Auditor of State
Wilson
Association
Notice to non residents in Indiana quiet title suit
The Lawrence Circuit Court in Bedford Indiana requires nonresident defendants William M Humpston and others and the unknown heirs and assigns of deceased parties to appear by September 22 1908 to answer or demur to the complaint in a case to quiet title to real estate in Indiana. The notice warns absence will lead to a default hearing.
Notice To Non Residents In Indianas Lawrence County
Notice in Lawrence Circuit Court Bedford Indiana for The Proctor and Gamble Company not a resident of Indiana. Complaint seeks damages. Defendant may appear on the first Monday of September 1908 or be defaulted. Clerk Boone Leonard seals the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boruff & Boruff
Proctor and Gamble Company
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
Lawrence Circuit Court
Notice To Contractors For Gravel And Macadam Roads
Lawrence county Indiana invites sealed bids by 1 pm August 10 1908 for gravel and macadamized road construction in Mansshetownship Bartlettsville Oolitic Buggs Chapple Logan Heltonville Guthrie Springville Avoca Harrodsburg Guthrie Fairfax Chapple Hill Springville Fayettesville Owensburg Guthrie township. Bids per township or all, bid security required, right to reject bids reserved. Contact engineer report for details, bids to Walter G Owens Auditor Bedford. Board confirms seals and signatures July 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Lawrence County
Indiana
MansHae’Township
Bartlettsville & Oolitic Road
Buggs Chapple Road
Logan & Heltonville Road
Guthrie & Springville Road
Avoca & Harrodsburg Road
Guthrie & Fairfax Road
Guthrie & Chapple Hill Road
Perry Township
Springville & Fayettesville
Springville
Owensburg
Springville & Guthrie Township
Walter G. Owens
Bedford
Anselm Wood
P.M. Mavity
Joel L. Hobbs
Quiet title suit filed in Lawrence County Indiana 1908
The state of Indiana Lawrence County 1908 complaint No 6388 by James Frank Hamer and Ralph Noble Hamer against Abraham Maloney his wife Cuthbert Bullett Ann Bullett and others seeks to quiet title to real estate. Defendants nonresidents are ordered to appear by Sept 7 1908 at Bedford before the Lawrence Circuit Court or answer. Clerk Boone Leonard attests the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence
James Frank Hamer
Ralph Noble Hamer
W. H. Martin
Abraham Maloney
Maloney
Cuthbert Bullett
Ann Bullett
Thomas Bullett
Diana Bullett
Elisha Simpson
George Dodd
A. D
Bedford
Conslaint
Sear
Boone Leonard
Foreclosure notice in Lawrence Circuit Court 1908
Citizens Trust Company of Bedford Indiana files foreclosure suit against John A Palmer and Emmit Palmer nonresidents. Defendants must appear and answer by September term of the Lawrence Circuit Court starting September 1908. Clerk Boone Leonard signs July 15 1908.
Divorce Complaint Filed in Indiana Case No 6403
Hallie Britts files for divorce from Harry Britts in Indiana. Complaint, through attorney George W. Wells, states he is not a resident of Indiana and requires appearance by the next term on September 2, 1908, at Bedford. Clerk Boone Leonard witnesses seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Britts
George W. Wells
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
A. D
Boone Leonard
Notice To Non Residents Invasion of Legal Action 1908
Notice to non residents. Complaint No. 6418 filed by Zuring Henley and East for damages against Henry Curtis who is not a resident of Indiana. Defendant must appear and answer by September 1908 at Hedford Court or demur. Clerk Boone Leonard states seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zuring
Henley
East
Henry Curtis
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
Hedford
Ind
Quiet title suit filed in Bedford over William Shelby heirs
In 1908 Sarah J. Harris sues the unknown heirs of William Shelby for quiet title to real estate. Complaint No. 6241 states defendants are not Indiana residents. Case set for September term at Bedford Court House. answer requested in their absence. Clerk Boone Leonard signs the filing.
Rossa Divorce Complaint Filed in 1908 Case
Plaintiff Carmela Rossa, represented by Simpson B Lowe, files for divorce from Frank Rossa who is not a resident of the state. The action, numbered 6849, cites September term 1908 and a Bedford docket date of April 25 1908. Clerk Boone Leonard records the entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson B. Lowe
Frank Rossa
Notice Of License Application In Bedford Indiana 1908
Fred Freeman of Bedford Indiana applies to Lawrence County authorities for a one year license to sell spuli ous wines and malt liquors in a small room on the first floor of a brick building on the public square in Bedford Second Ward. Applicant requests permission to sell cigars and tobacco in the same room. Public notice issued July 10 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Shawswick Township
Lawrence County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners of
Lot
City of
Shanswick Township
State of
Dora Reath
Notice of Probate Auction in Lawrence County Indiana
The plaintiff in the matter seeks to auction real estate in Indiana and names Mary Wiseley and Daniel Wiseley deceased and their unknown heirs as defendants not residents of Indiana. They must appear by September 14 1908 for the Lawrence Circuit Court to answer or demur to the complaint. The notice is dated July 23 1908 and signed by Boone Leonard Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Bedford
Boone Leonard
Daisy Ara
Lezatees
Mary Wiseley
Daniel Wiseley
Bettie Deckard
James W. Harrison
Indiana
Odiapa
Court House
Seay
Divorce Complaint Filed in Indiana Case No 6423
Complaint filed in 1908 by Ella Striger against Robert A. Striger shows she alleges divorce and asserts the defendant is not an Indiana resident. The case names attorney Marshall Woolery and sets a response deadline for the next term on September Monday. Proceedings noted at Bedford with clerk Boone Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence Circuit Court
Ella Striger
Robert A. Striger
Marshall Woolery
State of
Indiana
Bedford
Said
Boone Leonard
Notice To Nonresidents in Lawrence Circuit Court
Plaintiffs John A. Hartman Mitta Owens sue Nathaniel Carter et al in Lawrence Circuit Court to quiet title to real estate. Defendants must appear by September 1, 1908, at Bedford Court House or face default. Clerk: Roone Leonard.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Freday
Thomas J.brooks
B. Otis
Editors
Otis & Brooks,proprietors
Ficial Republican Newspaper
Diaplay
Jae
New Home
Central Union
Crat
Councilman
City Records
Claude, Malott and
Noble Malott
Malott Brothers
B. & O. SW. Railway Company
Ring
Derwood
Anti-Ring
McClellan
Ianapolis
Greene
Fred F. Richardson
East 16Th St
Bedford National Bank
the Home For Savings
Dunham
Jos Strong
Arm & Hammer Soda
Campbell’s Soup
Old Hillside
Bair’s Grocery
Proctor Gamble Company of
Cincinnati
Lennox
H. Terbeck
Tom Abel
Terbeck & Abel
F. W. Brown
East Sixteenth Street
NEW Firm
Net
Cation
Prospect
Building Association
Henley & East
Louden
Frank Dunn
Miers & Carr
Duncan & Batman
C. H. Emery
15Th and & Sta
Riley
Rilel
Tollaring
H.W. Buckbee
Whitt
Bedford Buff Stone Company
William X. Hamipston
William M. Humpston
Culbertson
Humpston
Hampston
Abraham Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Preston Mitchell
Mth
Lawrence Circuit
Proctor and Gamble Co
Clerk
Boruff, Attys
Abraham ‘Maloney Et al
Citizens Trust Company of
John A. Palmer
Emmit Palmer
Oort
Hallie Britts
Alexander & Harns
Attorneys-At-Law
Edford
Bedford Nationa Bank
J. W. Trainor
East Side
Badford
William
Morton F_ Henry Cur
Sarah J. Harris
William Shelby
Alexander & Harris
Carmela Rossa
L.S
Lerk
Fred Freeman
Bedford, Ind
Isis Donica
Nea Eptembe
John A. Hartman
Mitta M. Owens
Nathaniel Carter
H. P.pearson
William Carter
John Spears
Henry W. McDinnald
Robert Whitely
Seth Lunsford
Joshua Carter
Nancy Carter
Bedford Talanun
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