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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
3
Local notes recount visits by Neideffer Brown Hoggatt and others in Bedford and Seymour area. Henry Hunsucker and Ethel Campbell wed at Tunnelton. Wool shipments fro Seymour and alfalfa crop prospects noted. June meeting held with Rev. Davis delivering a splendid discourse and the old committee retained for another year.
J A Brooking correspondent notes activity as corn planting remains in order for late farmers. Several residents made trips to Bedford and Tunnelton on business this week, including H W Ingle, C M Brooking, L P Beaver, Wood Yost, and Ambrose Crawford plus families visiting relatives.
Mrs. Calvin Bair shopped in Bedford Tuesday while T R Huffines of Bedford visited on business Saturday. Multiple Bedford and Tunnelton visitors are noted with Mr and Mrs James Miller hosting Chicago guest Osa Miller. Several local families are seen visiting kin, church events planned, and Wheat crop prospects improved after heavy rains.
Fairview notes show Roy and Nellie Ragsdale spending Sunday in Bedford, visits by Mrs. Sarah McHargue to Plainville Indiana, and Rev. Condo of Medora fishing nearby. Several local families host guests, attend funerals, or travel to Willow Valley and Mundell cemetery for Mrs. Orland Cummings burial.
Muriel Boyd reports visiting Bedford by Harry Malott on business. Miss Hunsucker and daughter stayed in Bedford. Mrs. Smith traveled to St Louis to visit her mother. Rev John Williams to preach at Old Union Church. Uncle Alice Adamson remains ill but improving. Rudolph Schersechel family visited Bedford. Mrs George McGinnis and daughter returned home. Dr Mitchell and family and others hosted at Walter Adamson. Indian Creek Township schools held commencement at Old Union Church with Harry Bowser delivering The Brain Cells and music by the Bedford Orchestra.
A son was born Saturday night to Mr and Mrs Freeland Ray of Peerless.
A Wednesday afternoon mingle at Miss Hattie Maddox home honored the Sun Day School red side by the blue side. Hostesses included Hattie Maddox and Louise Glover with guests such as Helen Williams Pearl Denniston Audrey Gyger Queen Henderson Clelia Fletcher Ruby Owens Ruby Ridge and Thelma Evans. Laura Mason was the guest of honor. Crepe paper decor graced rooms and porch as games and refreshments of ice cream cake and mints were enjoyed.
L Palmer and Marcus Yaubion who ran a roller skating rink in this city and at Oolitic left Monday for Medora to remove their business proposition.
Frank Allen visited Mitchell on Tuesday and Miss Grace Mathis of Pinhook came to town Friday. Dozens of relatives and neighbors including the Flinns, Mathises, Dixons, and Coopers were seen at Bedford Bloomington Seymour and Indianapolis. Henry Campbell and Ethel Campbell wed at a Jefferson parish home Monday. A birthday dinner honored Mrs. Sue Allen on Sunday with family and friends gathered at R N Dixon's home.
Mrs. Geo C Campbell departs Saturday for the Pacific Coast and will be joined by her son Leland R Campbell in Kansas City. They will visit the Exposition in San Francisco and San Diego, travel the Royal Gorge route, return via the Grand Canyon, and stop at Albuquerque New Mexico for an extended visit.
The Newcastle jury found Mayor James Leb Watking not guilty on malconduct in office after 45 minutes of deliberation. Prosecutor Walter Ryerson and others attacked ex-prosecutor H. T. Evans as the real prosecutor. Bribery charges may be dismissed as evidence overlapped with the malconduct case.
Annapolis June 10 Inquiries into unfair methods of recitations and examinations widen as two naval officers Ensign Walter G Confer and Midshipman Armistead G Rogers are added as defendants. Testimony by Commander Traut and Commander Trent suggests the defendant list will grow, with several midshipmen and officers already implicated.
Bloomington Indiana June 10 J A Howe city treasurer resigned after the state board of accounts found about 3090 missing from his accounts. Howe arranged to repay the shortage. Several other city officials were summoned as witnesses during the board hearings here weeks ago.
Cleta Mowery by next friend Alphretta Bowman sues Thomas Mowery in Evansville Indiana for divorce alimony and restoration of her maiden name Cleta Bowman claims grounds and asks legal relief.
Leo M. Frank, by a two to one vote, rejects commutation of his death sentence for Mary Phagan’s murder. He will urge Governor Slaton to grant clemency while two commissioners oppose interference with the verdict. Patterson files a minority report in favor of commutation. Frank, in his cell, spoke to few reporters as his father and wife were present during word of the commission’s finding.
Indianapolis and Chicago quotations show hogs and cattle prices with steer and heifer values, while Cincinnati and Toledo lists include calves sheep and lambs. Prices vary by class with heavy hogs around 7 8 and cattle beef steers near 6 9 for native and western stock.
Joseph Inman of Muncie suffered severe burns when gasoline exploded and caught his clothing while working around amusement devices on a street in Anderson. Firemen extinguished the flames and property damage remained minimal.
Will Weaver suffered a severe bruise to his right leg when a large stone fell ten feet at Strubles Mill on Wednesday at 9 30. He was taken home in great pain but no bones were broken.
Roscoe Edwards will move to Bedford this week to join W. C. Cook in a fruit stand on South I Street. The Commercial notes the Edwardses are valued citizens and leaves with best wishes from a host of staunch friends as they commend them to Bedford’s people.
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