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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
7
Local man Peter Fielder was killed near Victor while returning home from work. George Brooks alias Williams, a suspect in the peddler robbery, fired on officers during arrest and was captured after a chase. the mob threat led to safety relocation and temporary confinement in Martinsville.
Henry Eker was charged in police court with failing to provide for his children and pled not guilty. He posted a $300 bond for a Thursday forenoon appearance and two Negroes involved were taken into custody. Construction foreman Fielder, his five children, and his grieving wife are mentioned amid a tragedy that left the family fatherless and his widow with few relatives. Funeral services were held Monday from the home with burial at Beech Grove.
The Board of Commissioners in regular session at the courthouse Tuesday awarded eight gravel road contracts. Winners include John G. Burns for Bedford and Fairflax road $2,999. Jesse J. Faubion for Heltonville and Leesville road $1,672. Faubion also for Lafayette street $439. Miles Standish for Scoggan road $8,925. William M. Brown for streets in Politic $1,900. George H. Miller for Mitchell Stringtown and Huron road $5,250. Hardin Dorsett for Mitchell streets and Meriden road $8,216.90. Jesse Boyd for Rabbitsville and Jullett road $6,195.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the First Christian church for Rowe Taylor who died by drowning Sunday morning. The Senior class led the pallbearers and the service featured hymns sung by a quartet. Taylor, 20, was a lifelong resident and former class president at B H S 1918, praised for his industrious character and promising future.
The Senior Class attended a solemn funeral at Grean Hill cemetery for a young man. A pyramid of white roses and other emblems decorated the grave, with class symbols and the phrase class 1918 in purple chenille. The editor notes the sorrow and widespread friendship in the city.
Preparations are made for an old time basket meeting at Talbott cemetery on Sunday June 15. The event has a long history and is well attended by residents from the southeastern part of the county. People from this city are expected to attend.
The county council session to discuss bridge appropriations was postponed due to Walter Burton's sudden illness. Burton, unable to attend, rode to Huron to fetch fellow member Thomas Daniels and attempt to attend.
Wayne Mitchell, son of Dr. BE Mitchell of this city, suffered a painful cut under the left eye and on the left arm at Bloomington on Monday while attending Indiana University. He fell against a barbed wire fence causing the injuries.
A two year old child in the William Pendergraff family west of town may have smallpox. The report says the baby became ill Monday night but diagnosis is not yet confirmed. The father has had smallpox for about two weeks.
Corporals Sharpe and Mattingly of the US Army recruiting service took charge of the Bedford local recruiting station on Monday. Sharpe served in the Philippines, Hawaiian Isles and Cuba, while Mattingly served largely in the far north. They relieve Sgt. Walter Ringwall, who has purchased his discharge. The reporters describe them as clean cut and upright, likely to find success in the new post.
Chief of police Joseph Hensley returned from Greencastle Saturday night and captured Dr R S Schiler, accused of taking money from Monroe County residents for supposed healing. Schiler reportedly refunded some funds to victims amid a crowd at Greencastle as townsfolk chased him to the train, but he escaped there.
Mrs Edward Berringer submitted to a delicate operation at City Hospital Monday afternoon. Dr R B Short led the procedure with assistants Dr Freeland and Dr Simpson. The patient is doing well today after a restless night.
Prosecutor Leyden has been examining witnesses in murder cases as a grand jury is summoned for Tuesday morning at 10 o clock. The panel will consider two murders this term including the Vergil Young case and the Fielder killing in Sanders. The term aims to bring both cases to trial.
Charles Tresslar aged twenty three drowned Sunday near Waverly while fishing with friends. He waded beyond safe depth on a flooded riverbank and disappeared after stepping from a log. His body was found at seven o'clock Sunday morning by a garden pond near the log where he went under.
John H Underwood and family enjoyed a large harvest of peas from their garden on June 1. He asserts the honor of champion pea grower and invites others to beat his record.
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