East End Beats West End In City Athletic Meet
East End wins 37 points to 35 over West End after a spring meet at the fairgrounds. George Wilder tops 100 and 220 yard dashes with multiple East End placers, while Jonas Hayes leads the West End in the mile. Edmund Gratzer and Bernard Keath also win events for East End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
West End
Fair Ground
George Wilder
George House
James Culhan
East East
Jonas Hayes
Edmund Gratzer
Charles Bickenhauser
Will Rariden
James Culihan
Bernard Keath
East Find
Mike Murphy
City Police Court Fine for Intoxication
Bob Coverdale was assessed a fine and costs of 9.50 Tuesday a.m. by Judge Stephenson for intoxication. Stayed. Henry Wiegman has repainted and repapered his shoe shop. Attend the Greatest Excursion of the season at Terre Haute June 9. Joe McPheeters of Bloomington was in the city Thursday. The Produce Exchange of New York has taken steps to prevent a corner in wheat and corn. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Malott, visiting in the city, returned to Indianapolis Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Coverdale
Stephenson
Henry Wiegman
Terre Haute
Joe McPheeters
Bloomington
Trinity Springs
The
Produce Exchange of New York
W. P. Malott
Indianapolis
Excursion to Oolitic Quarries Toured Under Rain
G C Smith led 249 excursionists from Blackhawk Lewis Jasonville on a Thursday trip by the regular 8 24 a m train. The group observed the Oolitic mill and quarries until noon despite heavy rain, then returned and departed at 6 46 pm. Most came from Blackhawk with others from Lewis and Jasonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Smith
Indiana
Blackhawk
Lewis
Jasonville
Oolitic
Theer
Half Charge Blows Tree Stump into House Near Perry
A half charge of dynamite used to clear a tree stump at Capt. Henley West’s residence on Second Street in Bloomington blows the stump 200 feet into his house causing 50 damage. A fragment also lands on the railroad, and no one was killed or seriously injured. The incident follows a prior barn fire and tree loss nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Henley
Second Street
Bloomington
Henley
Campbell
Perry Township
Baby Show raises funds for Presbyterian church
Tuesday evening in the Glover Block Mrs. Chas. O. Dob vins and Mrs. Joe Voris organized a baby show by the Presbyterian church ladies. The event featured many young participants, with Ada McPheeters and others caring for the babies and Misses Kitty Miller and Maude Deckard providing music. Cream and cake followed, drawing a large crowd. proceeds support the church’s new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. O. Dobvins
Joe Voris
The
Presbyterian Church
Glover Block
Henry Pearson
Annah Chamberlain
D. Y. Johnson
Leah Messick
Mabel Laforce
T. J. Brooks
Ralph Cosner
Harry Beddoe
Spencer Norton
Molz
J. W. Haupt
Ada McPheeters
Dr. Emery
Maude Deckard
Alice Potter
Sadie Johnston
Kate Emery
Joe Heiger
Kitty Miller
Nellie Judah
Dade Roberts
Nellie Quackenbush Hosts 15th Birthday Party
Miss Nellie Quackenbush of Crosslane held a Wednesday evening party for her 15th birthday. Attendees included Ruby Newland Louise Bowman Nellie Castella Della Parham Delia Ard Ruth Elliott and Ruby Day. Refreshments were ice cream cake and lemonade and guests wished her many more happy birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Quackenbush
Crosslane
Ruby Newland
Louise Bowman
Nelle Castella
Della Parham
Delia Ard
Ruth Elliott
Ruby Day
Nellie
Terre Haute Grocers Excursion To Bedford Sunday
The Retail Grocers' Association plans a dollar excursion to Bedford on Sunday June 16. The committee includes Fred W. Hertwig chairman, Lawrence Hickey, Cornelius Koll and W. E. Green. Special train leaves Union Station at 7 45 AM with a 30 minute Lin ton stop, reaching Bedford at 11 AM for a basket picnic at the Bedford fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Fair Grounds
Southern Indiana
Bedford Belt Railroad
Bedford
Terre Haute Gazette
Local Notes From Center of the Earth Area
Slices of small town life include Mrs. Will Sipes recovering from rheumatism, Arn Armstrong visiting his daughter in Oolitic, and Miller family moving into a T. M. Kern house. Multiple arrivals and visits weave a portrait of daily affairs across Bedford area communities.
Arapahoe Indians in Wyoming Arm Themselves
Reports say the Arapahoe community in Wyoming is arming itself amid rising tension and fears of bloodshed, with local leaders urging calm while security measures tighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Nuptials of Amelia Phipps and Dr Walter Culmer
Miss Amelia Gardner Phipps wed Dr Walter Culmer at Wednesday First M E church at eight thirty. The ceremony featured roses palms and peonies with the bridal party and guests present. The reception followed at the Gardners home and out of town guests joined the celebration. The couple’s marriage occurred last month in Frankfort Indiana. The article also notes Chicago machinists seek dissolution of the Employers Association as 2000 strikers remain out after five firms left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Amelia Phipps
Walter Culmer
Joseph Gardner Phipps
Harry Mooris
Overton
Mabel la. Force
Messers. Holcombe
Walker
Ellis
Mitchell
Joseph Gardner
J. W. Culmer
Twain
Mendelssohn
Alice Gardner Phipps
Methodist Church
Springville
Frankfort
Indiana
Lydia Stephens
Evansville
Roy Beddoe
Gardner
Fletcher Gardner
Bloomington
Strong
Terre Haute
Robert McKinley
Worthington
Ind
Gloomy Farm Prospects Hit Lawrence County Area
Reports show widespread crop distress with corn lagging, wheat ruined by fly, oats stunted, melon and tomato prospects bleak, and tobacco failing. Local sales include Wm A Hubbard selling a mare for sixty five dollars to Rev C A Ward. Buddha church baptisms and community visits noted as well.
Fifth Annual Amateur Tournament to be Held at Bedford
The Indiana Trap Shooters League lists member gun clubs and announces its Fifth Annual Amateur Tournament at Washington Park in Bedford on June 11 and 12. About 30 entries are expected with 12 events daily totaling 410 targets, a major Indiana event. The piece also includes a note comparing apple and wheat crops for 1900 and comments on apple exports and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Trap Shooters League
Limited Gun Club
Indianapolis
Erie
Huntington
Greensburg
Highland
Elkhart
Crawfordsville
Electric Gun Club
Ft. Wayne
Hartford City
Hartford
Peru
Hazelwood
Anderson
LaFayette
Indiana Mineral Springs
Indiana
Mineral Springs
Kokomo
Wabash
Marion
Bedford
Muncie
Lake City
Warsaw
Washington
Terre Haute
Bloomfield
Southport
Madison
J.B. Stipp
F. T. Sherwood
Washington Park
Fishing party mishap ends with splash and laughs
The city fishing and hunting party with Frank Brassive at LaSalle Spring on White River in Martin County enjoys a pleasant outing despite one minor incident. Prosecutor James A. Zaring fired at a squirrel from a skiff, knocked into the river, and had to retrieve his shotgun by a diver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brassive
LaSalle Spring
White River
Martin County
James A. Zaring
Leesville News Notes From Last Week
James Weddle and family visited relatives in Leesville last Wednesday. D B Dixon of Fort Ritner supervised the Wil son monument erection, a fine piece of workmanship. The Hessian fly has appeared in local wheat fields, ruining crops amid dry weather. Oats plowing slowed by lack of rain. meadows will be poor. J W Chess and wife visited their son Howard and attended Church of Christ services. Oscar Ellison of Heltonville called on friends. Eva Hughes married David Collier at the bride’s parents home on June 2 1901 with Rev W H Brown officiating. Dixon Clark of Fort Ritner erected a monument at Anna M Wilson’s grave in Shields cemetery last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Weddle
Childred
D. B. Dixon
Fort Ritner
Wilson Monument
J. W. Chess
Mitchell
Howard
Church of Christ
Oscar Ellison
Heltonville
Samuel T. Hughes
Eva Hughes
David Collier
Ft. Ritner
W. H. Brown
Dixon & Clark
Anna M. Wilson
Shields Cemetery
Atlantic steamer North man arrives in Hamburg
The American steamer North man reached Hamburg from Chicago after a 35 day passage. This marks the first crossing in the new Chicago Hamburg service. Andrew Carnegie predicts continental powers will attack Britain and seek U.S. aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Chicago
Guthrie Excursion Turns Violent Injuries Reported
A Monon excursion to French Lick ends in a disturbance when Dan Maddux is struck on the head and rendered unconscious after a quarrel with a rival group. Pistol firings and a volley of stones follow as the other party clashes with Maddux and his companions. One man, Charles Stewart, is named as the attacker in the reported incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
French Lick
Dan Maddux
Charles Stewart
Maddux
Railroad Roundup Includes Town Visit and Wreck News
Conductor Jim Torphy of the Westport division and Conductor John Wilder of the B and B were mentioned with illnesses and duties. An on board injury near Monon line occurred to Geo Kemble, while engineer Charles Gore reported a train run of 120 pulling from Louisville to Lafayette. Claude Memel bore news of a fatal shop accident at Washington with services held in Salem, and William Rainbow survived a fall after being struck by a wire near Vincennes Street. James A Morgan, formerly with Manon Branch, received 90 days in jail for stealing a gold watch from Ab Storms, with remark by the judge about his good wife and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville and Nashville
Tennessee State Line
Dye
Nashville
William Rainbow
S. I
Vincennes Street
Bedford
Linton Call
James A. Morgan
Manon
Bloomington
Ab. Storms
Morgan
New Albany
Davis and Miers Vie for Indiana Second District Seat
Indianapolis views Cyrus E B Davis of Bloomfield as a leading Democratic candidate for Congress in the Second District with support across counties Aiken Cullop and Miers also named. Eph Inman plans to stay in law. Miers seeks a fourth term while Martin county resists a four term incumbent. Davis critics cite past convention clashes but backers claim broad district backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Blodgett
Indianapolis News
Cyrus EB. Davis
Bloomfield
Congress
C. F. Aiken
Sullivan County
Eph Inman
Daviess County
W. A. Cullop
Knox County
Robert W. Miers
Inman
Aiken
Cullop
Miers
Davis
the Shoals
Martin County
Indiana limestone urged for federal building body
The Indianapolis Journal supports Indiana limestone as the preferred material for the new Federal building due to durability and local quarry access. It cautions architects to consider combining different stones for architecture while maintaining Indiana stone as the core for general use, arguing against alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis Journal
Indiana's New Century Sunday School Convention Opens in Shelbyville
The first Twentieth Century Sunday School Convention for Indiana will be held in Shelbyville on June 18, 1920. Noted speakers include Dr. J Wilbur Chapman and Dr. H M Hamill with Mrs Mary Barnes Mitchell. The State Board plans far reaching enterprises, large attendance, and special accommodations including lodging and meals, with rail fare one for the round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Shelbyville
Excell
J. ‘Wilbur Chapman
New York
Mary Barnes Mitchell
Iowa
H. M. Hamill
W. C. Pearce
Illinois
State Board
John C. Carman
Indianapolis
Corn replanting and local events in Bryantsville
Farmers report many corn replantings while Thursday’s decoration day drew a large crowd and generous edibles. Gertie Colglazier plans a Salem visit. Ollie Pierce wed Leafy Bailey of Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Colglazier
Salem
Archie Huddleson
Orange County
Bessie Callahan
Ruby Jackson
Port William
Bryantsville
Ollie Pierce
F. N. Pierce
Here
Leafy Bailey
Bedford
Walter Sherwood
Chapman
Galt
Local People and Visits Highlight Weekend News
Mrs William Foster of Oklahoma visited Elisha Lees home. M B Lee and Virgil Pate traveled to Indianapolis and back. Ross Huffman of Sparksville visited a friend. H OC Wicker sold 15 hogs to W A Holland for 514 a pound. Miss Retta Fields returned home to visit parents. Decoration Day has passed. Eid and Mrs J W Chess visited while returning from Leesville with son H A Chess. John A Trueblood of Oklahoma visited Friday. The Chess family child visited from Leesville with T T Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Foster
Oklahoma
Elisha Lee
M. B. Lee
Virgil Pate
Indianapolis
Ross Huffman
Sparksville
Jackson County
H. OC. Wicker
W. A. Holland
Retta Fields
J. J. Pields
Eid
J. W. Chess
Lawrenceport
Leesville
H A. Chess
John A. Trueblood
H. H. Chess
T. T. Hughes
Kemp's Balsam Promoted as Grippe Remedy
A remedy for the grippe endorses Kemp's Balsam for throat and lung relief. It urges early use to prevent pneumonia, noting it keeps cough loose and lungs clear. Available at druggists for 25c and 50c.
New Union and Shiloh Plan Decoration Services
Sunday school at New Union progresses as families visit relatives in Bedford and Pleasant Run. Decoration services are set for Saturday June 8 with preaching at New Union, a basket dinner in the grove beside the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Union
Arthur Quackenbush
Bedford
Bessie Callahan
Chloe Boyd
Himer Pace
Reo
Felix Fish
Pleasant Run
Elisha Callahan
Shiloh
Wedding and visiting notes mix in Weddleville
WEDDLEVILLE news notes Allen and wife of Norman Station visit niece Mrs David Martin. T J Holmes and family stay with Marcus Lutts and wife in Houston. John Henderson from New Albany visiting friends. Basket meeting at Cana. Dr Vermilya and wife from Medora consider locating in Indianapolis. Grace Burgdell from Leesville in area selling books. Hobbs of Salem, Mayo from Dayton Ohio visit. Mary Hughes and son Vern visit daughter Mrs Morton Bennett near Kossuth. Local youths attend Proctor cemetery decoration services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Norman Station
David Martin
T. J. Holmes
Marcus Lutts
Houston
John Henderson
New Albany
Cana
Vermilya
Medora
Indianapolis
Grace Burgdell
Leesville
Hobbs
Salem
Mayo
Dayton
Ohio
Mary Hughes
Vern
Morton Bennett
Kossuth
Washington
Proctor Cemetery
Military camps planned for Pan-American Exposition visitors
The Pan-American Exposition will offer 61st class accommodations in a permanent camp within the grounds for about 200 men at a time. Visitors must provide blankets and subsistence, with one general admission per man. Camp stays limited to six days per organization. Major Charles J. Wolf leads the Military Bureau. Mechanics' Institute Rochester exhibits space in the Educational division. John Philip Sousa introduces a new march “Hail to the Spirit of Liberty.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Company
Charles J. Wolf
Military Bureau
Mechanics’ Institute At
Rochester
John Philip Sousa
Sousa
Lafayette
Paris
Local Notes and Social Visit Updates from Fayetteville
Fayet teville community reports Mrs Della Boone and Mrs Maude Boone passing through on a trip to Bedford. Local residents visit kin in Bedford Lawrence Perkins returns from extended visit with sister in town. Several people travel to Silverville Orleans Oolitic Danville and Lawrenceport for visits and schooling.
Local Residents Return from Danville and Nearby Visits
Misses Alice Mundell and Stella Ellison returned from Danville where they attended Normal. Edward Holland came back from Danville due to sickness. Mrs Eliza Day of Haven Kansas visits relatives here. Mr and Mrs Jesse Day of near Bedford visited Sunday. Frank Blaes of Bedford called on friends Friday. Children Day will be observed on the last Sunday in June. Henry Skerd and daughter Mary Jocelyn of Bedford visited Mrs Charlotte McAffee Tuesday. William Skerd completed a saw mill contract here and will move to Flinn township soon. id Holland is able to be out again after measles. John Speer of Fairview called on friends last Tuesday. Protracted meeting at Leatherwood closed last Monday. Whit Speer visited at Fairview and Denniston last Sunday. Several from here will go to Terre Haute on excursion next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Mundell
Stella Ellison
Danville
Edward Holland
Eliza Day
Haven
Kansas
Jesse M. Day
Bedford
Frank Blaes
Henry Skerd
Mary Jocelyn
Charlotte McAffee
William Skerd
Flinn Township
Stickels
Id Holland
John Speer
Fairview
Friends
Leatherwood
Whit Speer
Denniston
Terre Haute
Notice To Non-Residents in Lawrence County Court
State of Indiana Lawrence Circuit Court September Term 1901. Unknown heirs of George Donaldson and others nonresidents are defendants in a cross complaint to escheat land and quiet title. They must appear September 2 1901 or face default. clerk Boone Leonard signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Tochang
William L. See
George Donaldson
Robert Edward Donaldson
James Donaldson
Mary Ann Walker
Mary Ann Donaldson
Elizabeth Copeland
Elizabeth Donaldson
Aker & Daniels
Albert Aker
Lena Dawson
Dawson
Thomas O. Daggy
Henry Raney
George D. Gordon
Edward J. Gordon
Charles Gordon
Helen Gordon Shield
George Alexander Raney
Caroline P. Dawson
Lens Priolian Dawson
Rose Earl Dawson
Hannah Harrison Dawson
Mabel Field
Isabella Thomson
Annie Thomson
Margaret Thomson
Jessie Ramie
Jessie Raney
Catherine Hall
John Hall
William Hall
Jessie Hall
George Alexander Rannie
Nettie Wilson
Carolina Priolean Dawson
Thomas Adam
Indiana
Lawrence Circuit Court
Bedford
Rao
Boone Leonard
Application For Liquor License In Tunnelton Indiana
Charles H Cooper files to apply for a one year liquor license at a front room on Main Street Tunnelton Guthrie township Lawrence county Indiana The room measures 37 feet 9 inches by 19 feet 6 inches with a clear glass display facing the street The building is owned by H Q Ixon shown as the location for sale and on premises consumption Confirmation date June 7 1831
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunnelton
Guthrie Township
Lawrence County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
H. Q. Ixon
Notice of Meeting of County Board of Review
Lawrence County Indiana County Board of Review will meet in the County Commissioners room at Bedford Court House on Monday June 17 1901 to hear complaints of property valuation to equalize assessments and correct valuation lists. All parties with business before the board should take notice. Witness L B Gainey Auditor Bedford Indiana June 4 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worick
County Board of Review
Lawrence County
Indiana
Court House
Bedford
John M. Gainey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bedford Mail
Thomas J. Brooks
Fred B. Otis
Otis & Brooks, Proprietors
Epirons
Republican
Boys of the
West End Con
City Police Court
Center
Will Sipes
Arn Armstrong
James McDowell
Harvey Paddock
Miller and
Owensburg
T. M. Kern
Mary Bennett
Harrodsburg
J. M. Stephenson
Cyrus Louder
Louva
Fayetteville
John Beyers
Popcorn
Grayson Kern
Kin Short
Bedford Normal
J. M. Faucett
J. T. Beard
L. A. Jackson
Joe Parker
Orval Rainbolt
Marshall Faucett
Mabel
Prichard
L. A Jackson
Paul Short
Alis
Bertha Louder
Theodore Davis
Catherine Loader
Greene County
Kate Heywood
Delmer Walker
Linthicum Ridge
Alva Walker
Homer Johnson
Beech Creek
Culmer—Phipps
Employers’ Association
Buddha
Wm. A. Hubbard
C. A. Ward
Ira Green
West Bedford
Clarence Guthrie
Trinity
United States
Toronto
Telegraphic News
Jamestown
Cape Colony
Fitzinger
Pekin
Forbidden City
Board of Records
Stranga
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Mare Island
Naval Station
Jim Torphy
Westport
John Wilder
Geo. Kemble
South F Street
Monon
Charles Gore
Louisville
Harry Deputy
Seymour Republican
Claude Melemore
Congressional Forecast
Bob Miers
Federal Building
S. S
Gus Weyerbacher
Weddleville
Della and
Maude Boone
Silverville
Geo. Perkins
Daniel Jones
W.L. Kern
John Pinkston
Henry Lawrence
J.M. Sellers
Old Union
Florence Burch
Sam Massey
Blanche Barker
Orleans
J. M. Potter
Walter McClellan
Arley Veatch
J. R. Smith
Lawrence Port
Qoal McCain
Lottie Boyd
Iva Jordan
Lawrence Perkins
Jed McClellan
Erig
Charles H, Cooper
Hodge, Day & Duncan
John D. Alexander
Gunn
Eagle Clothing
Hodge
DAY & Dungan
C. H. Emery
15Th and
Lsts
Richard B. Short
BONO
Chas. Ward
Harry Voris
Harry Kent
Mary Stephenson
Jno
Smith
G. H. Tindall
Elmer Wicker
C. H. Harbaugh
Myrta
Lowra Wicker
Stonington
Monta Neideffer
Fishing Creek
Joseph Simpson
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