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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
3
Mt Olive and Tunnelton residents A Be Hinshaw Mort Kimbrel Heltonville Gussie Roberts Mollie Roberts Kurtz Walter Stevens visit Kurtz Capt Vance Brownstown guest Frank Vance Charlotte McAfee Erie J C Jocelyn Salem blacksmith job search Bryantsville D W Sherwood illness update Lawrence County property value rise Assessors report H H Walls offers farm loans Peters burg school board bans tobacco ecards and dancing for teachers
W H Stewart of Saltillo and E Tanksley of Heltonville were in Bedford on Wednesday. Frank Clampitt and Miss Lucy Mundy visited from Heltonville and Williams respectively. A marriage license was issued to Geo P Ferry and Nellie N Mavity. The Bloomington Goose aged 24 is mentioned. Multiple locals—Mr and Mrs J A Rogers of Greensburg, Mrs J Rush of Indianapolis, Rev Sentney Adamson, B B Baker, Wallace Dye, Elmer Jones, Mrs Lizzie Owens, Miss Frances and Laura Owens—are recorded as calling, visiting, or traveling. Several short trips to nearby towns including Sullivan, Shoals, Canton, Trinity Springs, and Fayetteville are noted along with a new cottage being built on West 8th Street.
A roundup of city visitors and residents from Leesville to Red Cross and Heltonville with moves to Shanswick Brasine Springs and Mitchell. Updates include home remodeling and repainting on West 14th street, a death looming for Dan Maddox, a stone mill remodel by Furst Kerber, and a church lecture by Rev J H Doddridge at Moore’s Hill college.
Lieutenant Thomas C. Williams of Terre Haute and Major Purdy plan a Bedford visit on Sunday June 16. John W. Accam reports the invitation to as many Co G Fourth Cavalry members as possible to join the excursion here on that date.
A string of short notices shows Mike Welch and Mike Banks visiting from Mitchell and Indian Springs while Marshall Beasley also comes from Mitchell. Edna Allen visits Erie. George Waterson from Huron attends to business. Oscar Wease arrives from Hawkeye and plans to settle locally.
Caxton, Bedford, Mitchell, and Heltonville receive visitors and movers while rail and road matters progress. Births and illnesses mix with town updates, and a large church and musical events pace the week amid licenses, traffic repairs, and a major tragedy at Avoca drawing regional interest.
A young men's orchestra has been formed featuring James Mc Kinley and Dan Fields on violins Ed McGuire on cornet Frank Pierce on clarinet Frank Rariden on piano Tilford Brown on trombone and Hanford Sisco on bass violin.
Oolitic prepares a Grand Barbecue and Free Bean Dinner for Quarrymen of Southern Indiana to mark the Fourth of July. C M Walton, long ill with neuralgic pains, reports improvement after a large morphine dose on the 27th of last month, denying any intent to self harm.
The Dayton Base Ball Club will visit Louisville for an opening game on Sunday July seventh. A movement to have Wicker pitch on that date and an excursion train on the Monon from Bloomington or Greencastle will allow Bedford residents another chance to see him this season. The Bedford Insurance Company suit against Crawford county citizens was dismissed in Harrison Circuit Court at Corydon after a defense demurrer was sustained. Lawyer John C. Chaney of Sullivan expects Porto Rican tariff cases to help him and may travel to Porto Rico to testify. the Sullivan Union notes the ruling could be worth about fifty thousand dollars to him.
Cool, showery days slow crop growth across corn oats barley and clover while cut worms and fly injury reduce yields. Rye matures well and tobacco expands in southern counties though some beds stay small. Peaches and berries show promise with apples dropping in places.
Mitchell, Indianapolis and other visitors arrive in Bedford for Thursday events while locals plan excursions to Terre Haute on June 9. Widespread activity includes church baptisms and a Rathbone Sisters convention. Local improvements, wedding plans, and fruit forecasts highlight a bustling period.
Knights of Pythias note requests members to attend Castle Hall Friday at 8 p m for work in the third rank and to make arrangements for decoration day. All come. THos. E. Henderson, C. C.
Albert Edmondson assistant day ticket agent at Union Station married Miss Fannie Apgar a popular Sey mour young lady at the bride's home on Wednesday. The couple will reside in the city in a cottage on North Seventh street. The Capital extends a cordial welcome.
Twenty itinerant workers were initiated into hay making by Opitsah Hay makers Association No. 185 Thursday night in the hayloft. The festivities extended past midnight and locals noted the event as a major rural celebration with community attendance and remarks.
Mitchell and Louisa Ragsdale were married at Elder Joseph Franklin's home Wednesday at 8 30 p m. Lee Mitchell and Louisa Ragsdale, daughter of W A and Mrs Ragsdale Jr., were married amid good wishes for a long and happy future.
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