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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1915

Page

7

Theodore Bodenhamer Dies After Long Illness Saturday

Theodore Bodenhamer died Saturday after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete in the brief notice.

Woman Dies After Long Illness In Greene County

Sunday Mrs Bodenhamer aged 55 wife of Theodore Bodenhamer a prominent farmer living four miles northeast of the city died Saturday at 9 o clock after a lingering tuberculosis. Funeral services were held Sunday at Buggs Chapel conducted by Elder John Williams. Seen by Bedford people a Newberry store robbery by three young men from Michigan was pursued by a county posse along the river into the river bottoms and captured with goods. The robbers Pearl Davis 19 Russell Seeders 19 William Igeraim 18 admitted breaking in. They were returned to Newberry and lodged in the county jail.

Bodenhamer Theodore Bodenhamer Buggs Chapel John Williams Newberry Creene County Deck Bros C. H. Strupe Bedford Sanborn W. O. Jackson Bloomfield Pearl Davis Russel Seeders William Lergaim Michigan Blcowfield

Two Frightened Horses Plunge Over Wall at Monon Station

Thomas Harbison waited with his cab at Monon Station for the 7:30 trains when the lines tangled around a horse leg and both animals bolted over a high wall. The pair were badly skinned, the cab stayed inside, and a prior similar incident had occurred with a blind horse hitch. Harbison had earlier suffered a serious loss and a crippled horse left idle in the stable.

Thomas Harbison Harbison

William Jackson In Serious Condition From Gall Stones

William Jackson prominent farmer living west of the city on the Williams road is in a serious condition with gall stones. He was stricken some days ago and has grown worse, his family and friends alarmed by his deteriorating welfare by Sunday.

William Jackson Williams Road Jackson

Accident Injures Gil Wright Near Garvey Lane Home

Gil John Wright of West $th street, about a mile from town, suffered a severe hand injury when a cow he was staking out lunged and pulled the chain from his left hand. A local surgeon treated the deep wounds to the top and palm of his hand.

John Wright Garvey Lane Wright

Ginseng theft and wedding news in Mitchell

The report notes nearly $1 096 worth of ginseng stolen from Levi H Scott's plantation near New Albany and the arrest of a ginseng digger. It also announces the engagement of Miss Ethel Fisher and Mr Dale Gray with a June 17 wedding planned at the bride's Mitchell home.

New Albany Levi H. Scott Scott State Reformatory Jeffersonville Ethel Fisher Homer Fisher Mitchells City Dale Gray Orleans Mitchell

Indiana Governor Ralston Heads to Panama Pacific Exposition

Governor Ralston and Indiana commissioners depart Indianapolis in two special cars for San Francisco to attend the Panama Pacific Exposition. Indiana Day is set for June 26 with the governor delivering the principal address at the Indiana pavilion.

Indianapolis Ralston Indiana Sanfrancisco San Francisco Indiana Society of California Mary E. Carroll Indiana Pavilion Purdue de Pauw Rallston O'Neill W. R. Plummer Rabbi Messing O’donnell South Bend O'Donnell Indiana Commission Commission

Mrs. Harrison Buried After Illness In Louisville

Mrs. Harrison, wife of Dr. H. G. Harrison, died Thursday at 6 p.m. after a brief illness. The funeral was held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery in Louisville. She leaves a husband and two young sons, ages six and eight months, and was well known in the city, having visited here several times.

N. F. ‘Mattox Louisville

Mrs Grnville Tabor Celebrates 57th Birthday

Mrs Granville Tabor was surprised with a June 13 gathering at her Bryantsville home for her fifty seventh birthday anniversary. Fifty two friends and many family members shared a bountiful dinner and afternoon. Attendees included Claude Colglavier family John Sherwood Embree Colglazier Hunsaeker Bryant Hill Guthrie Price Tabor Otis Williams Maggie Nail Lottie Blackwell and out of town guests Will Tabor Cortland Liverett Isaacs Baldwin Tabor and Chris Tabor.

Granville Tabor Bryantsville Claude Colglavier John Sherwood Wm. Embree Harvey Colglazier Skd Hunsaeker O. C. Bryant Lee. Hill Clarence Guthrie Price Tabor Otis Williams Maggie Nail Lottie Blackwell Will Tabor Seymour Ord Liverett Isaacs Cortland George Baldwin Reddington Chris Tabor Freetown

Dogs Head Brought for Rabies Test on Monon Route

Mr and Mrs Ott Carter of Mitchell traveled with their family to Indianapolis aboard Monon No 66 carrying a bull dog head suspected of hydrophobia The head was sent to the State Board of Pharmacy for testing The dog did not bite children though it played with them and fear of rabies prompted the inquiry Mitchell hosts a city fair all week White and White sold the Charles Acton general store at 18th and E to B Inman Acton moves into two houses involved in the deal

Ott Carter Mitchell Indianapolis Carter Cement City State Board of Pharmacy White& White Charles Acton B. Inman Acton

Old Glory And The Lofty Ideals Of The Flag

The Globe-Democrat notes the flag stands for liberty purity loyalty valor peace and justice. It claims the flag is heaven born eternal and unpolluted by injustice toward any people or class and urges renewed consecration to its principles.

Memorial Services Sunday Impressive and Well Attended

The Fraternal Order of Lagies held memorial services Sunday afternoon with about 100 members marching from the Lagies Home on J Street led by the Bedford Concert Band to Green Hill Cemetery. Taps was sounded at the end before the procession returned to the Aerie. Mr and Mrs Chas A Smith moved Monday to the Day property at 16th and L. Fred Todd, hurt in a hospital accident, returned from Orleans and now uses a crutch to get around.

Ernoon Lagies J. Street Bedford Green Hill Cemetery Aerie Chas. A. Smith Dr. Short 15Th Street 16Th L Street Fred Todd Dr. McCoy Hospital Orleans

Quarrel Over Horse Ends With Brother Shooting Brother

Cecil Elmore 27 was shot and seriously wounded by his brother Clay Elmore 19 in Kurtz early Sunday. Clay, owner of a horse Cecil wished to use, drew a .32 revolver in a scuffle. Cecil grabbed the weapon and was hit in the breast. A surgeon removed the bullet and Cecil showed signs of recovery by Monday night.

Cecil Elmore Kurtz Clay Elmore Clay Cecil

Windstorm leads to fines and a funeral in Seymour

In Seymour downtown, a series of intoxication fines were handed to Alva Trogdon James Burke Charles Miller and William Cray by Special City Judge Underwood with costs. A trespass charge was dismissed. Gray, a Bedford man, attended a Sunday afternoon Seymour event. A SPRALL funeral processions traveled to Seymour for Mgr Sharr's baby son funeral. On the way a severe wind storm forced drivers into cautious journeys as they crossed the river bridge amid driving rain.

Alva Trogdon Ppecial James Burke Underwood Charles Miller Wiliam Cray Underwsood Gray Bedford Charles Acton Ffrank Sharr Seymaici Mgr. Sharr Mays Prall Seymour Letiyo Ohio Muncie Cincinnati

Commencement of the Nationa University Law School Held

Carlson Iain Up ton of Washington is invited to the Commencement at the New National Theatre in Washington Sunday evening June 13. He is son of Mr and Mrs PR Houston of Frankfort born here and rose from a newspaper office to become Secretary to Congressman Raul then Sargent at Arms supervising House money. He graduated with honors from night law studies. Bedford proud of native sons. Bertha Reach returns home after visits with Turner family.

Carlson Iain Upton Washington Nationa University Law School New National Theatre Mt. Houston PR. Co. Houston Frankfort Washington, DC Raul Sargent At Bedford

Local Family fete honors Harold Mason and relatives

A Mayfield area gathering at Mr. and Mrs. W Wade Mason's home near Springville celebrated Harold Colton Mason's six month birthday and the return of cousins Charles Brandon and John William Mason from Ohio. About twenty five children and several parents enjoyed two hours of games and gifts from Mr and Mrs March who brought souvenirs from San Francisco. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith and daughters traveled by car to Bloomington and Spencer for a family reunion, with Ralph Brown among the graduates, visiting William M Denniston and Blanche Brown of Spanever before returning home.

W. Wade Mason Springville Harold Colton Charles Brandon John William Mason Bedford Ohio Maroh Sanfrancisco Cal Ralph Smith Bloomington Spencer

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