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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1919

Page

3

Pinkook Area Daily News Briefs From Bedford Visit Scene

C M Brooking and family visited Bedford friends on Sunday. Hungerford, local oil worker, is ill this week. Several locals attended Erie commencement Saturday night. Men sel Guthrie and wife visited James Dodson and wife on Sunday. Jacob Hoppingarner and wife visited H W Ingle and family Sunday. Jesse Flinn of Disney stayed with W O Mitchell and family Saturday night. W H Crawford and Homer Ingle of Tunnelton called on Mrs Mary Ingle Sunday. Homer Brooking and wife visited relatives near Ft Ritner. D A Crawford and wife near Bedford visited catlet on Mrs Mary Ingle. Olin Johnson and wife of Budha visited Ambrose Crawford and family. Ezra Trooking and family visited J J Crawford and wife at Trinity Sunday. W Oov Haees and family drove to Freetown Sunday to visit relatives. John Flinn and wife of Trinity were guests of Mrs Mary Ingle Sunday. Harley Flinn and wife visited her parents Mr and Mrs Bob Speer at Wenniston Sunday. Mrs Srs Weaver of Bedford is here caring for her sister Mrs Trary Ingie who is sick. Maude Slien and children of Greencastle came to visit C FE Allen and family for a few days. Curtis Guthrie and family of Olitic visited Sunday to see his mother, Mrs William Guthrie, who is ill.

Local Gatherings and Shopping Notes Highlight Needmore News

Ida Lewis reports on social visits with Mrs George Alexander in Bedford and multiple gatherings at Peerless and Fayetteville amid a busy week. The piece lists guests including Lewis, Tumey, and Stewart families, plus shopping deals at Branch Dry Goods House and a brief note on Morri son Jolson visiting relatives.

Porter seeks divorce and child custody in Lawrence court

James Franklin Porter through attorney Logan R Browning filed for divorce from Maude Anne Porter in Lawrence circuit court. They married August 1 1903 and separated February 1 1919. He alleges her social association and a guilty plea to adultery after an arrest in a local rooming house. He seeks custody of three children aged 15 12 and 10.

James Franklin Porter Logan R. Browning Lawrence Maude Anne Porter

Bedford Rotary Club Organized at First Christian Church

The Bedford Rotary Club organized Tuesday evening at the First Christian Church with twenty five local members and thirty Bloomington Rotarians in attendance. Officers include H. P. Pearson president and Frank Walls vice president. a noon luncheon will be held weekly. Auld Lang Syne closed the event after a banquet featuring lamb chops.

Bedford First Christian Church Bloomington Christian Church H. P. Pearson Frank Walls Claude G. Creighton A. Ellison Cole Henry D. Martin Ben Sherwood W. E. Clark C. E. Francis W. HH. Cosner R. I. Beddoe Harry G Allen C. L. Walters Bedford Rotary Club Auld Lang Syne Wall Pauley

Local Notes From Tunnelton Social Roundup

Miss Bessie Worthington visits Mitchell. Courting and family visits recur across Bedford Bloomington Indianapolis Cavetown Leesville Newport Bedford and Mt Carmel with several sick and recovering residents noted. The town banquet features a Works orchestra providing pleasant music.

Regular Council Session At City Hall With Changes

The REGULAP Council met Tuesday evening at city hall. J L Spear protested a sidewalk in front of his saw mill on J street between 8th and Yth streets. Citizens sought sidewalks on the south side of Ninth street east of Lincoln avenue. Sherman Callahan was elected a regular policeman. The street commissioner received a $10 monthly raise. An ordinance appropriating $398.40 from the street fund to pay for asphalt was approved.

City Hall J. L. Spear J Street 8Th Yth Streets Harry Johnson Ninth Street Lincoln Avenue Sherman Callahan

Ivan Bullick Injured After Motorcycle Spill East of City

Ivan Bullick suffered a painful injury after a motorcycle spill east of the city. Local responders transported him for medical assessment with non life threatening injuries reported.

Boy Hurt In Motorcycle Fall On Loose Gravel

Ivan I Bullick, son of Mr and Mrs Al Bullick of North I street, is confined at home with a badly cut knee after a motorcycle skid on loose gravel east of the city. He was riding with his father. both were thrown, the left knee struck a sharp rock. A physician attended him and full recovery may take several days.

Ivan I Bullick al Bullick North I Street

Amputation After Quarry Injury at National Site

Tyson Benson, a National quarry employee, suffered a severe crush injury to his right foot on Monday. At city hospital Dr. C. F. Harris performed an amputation of about half the foot to save the leg. The accident occurred at the quarry with reports describing the pain as intense.

Tyson Benson National Quarry C. FE. Harris Lloumington

Emery Pitts Arrested on Assault with Intent to Kill

Emery Pitts was placed under arrest on June 11 at the Wallner mill office for assault and battery with intent to kill Wiley G. Mulkey. He pleaded not guilty in Mayor Allen's court and a trial was set for Monday at 2. Details of the incident are unclear. one account says Pitts emptied Mulkey’s gun, with a bullet reportedly passing through a woman’s sleeve.

Emery Pitts Wiley G. Mulkey Wallner Mill Allen Stone Mill Pitts Mulkey

Local Notables and Visits Highlight Opringville Gossip

OPRINGVILLE Miss Pearl Sipes reports a stream of visits and small events. Delights include Delight Stannard in Bedford, Fred Hatfield of Bedford transacting business, and friends from Bloomington Seattle and Chicago visiting or attending kinfolk gatherings.

Miss. Delight Stannard Bedford Fred Hatfield

Locusts Harm Chickens Says Agriculture Dept

The USDA warns seventeen year cicadas can harm chickens. Chicks over four weeks old may eat indigestible locust parts, risking crop blockage and death. Move flocks to areas with few trees during heavy swarms. mature birds are also at risk. T. J. Rutledge travels to Lafayette on official business.

United States Department of Agriculture iIt

Local Notes From Benham and Nearby Towns

Harold Sheetz on sick list while Albert Hancock returns to Benham Kentucky. Prayer meeting held Sunday night. Mrs George Hughes stayed in Loogootee last week. Mrs Ralph Williams visited Medora relatives. Walter Roberts and daughter at Campbellsburg Friday. Mrs Wesley Speers from Medora visits Ralph Williams’s family. Enoch Dixon and Mrs Mort Carothers with FE Dixon family Sunday. F L Neideffer with Arrett Wicker family at Stonington Saturday. Belena Voyles with Oliver Brown family near Fort Ritner. Jim Wade and Campbells relatives with Walter Roberts family Wednesday night.

Belena Voyles Oliver Brown Fort Ritner

Wilder Family Arrives After 15 Years Visit in Bedford

John W Wilder and wife with granddaughter arrived Tuesday afternoon about 4 o clock by auto from Pasadena California to visit Bedford relatives after a 15 year absence. They left Pasadena May 5th stopping two weeks at Linneaus Missouri to visit. Mr and Mrs Wilder formerly lived on South H street.

John W. Wilder

Mrs. Freelove Byers Undergoes Cataract Operation

Mrs. Freelove Byers of this city and her daughter Mrs Brazzel of East Eighteenth street are in Vincennes hospital where she underwent cataract removal from both eyes. Late word says the operation was successful and she was recovering.

Freelove Byers Brazzel East Eighteenth Street Vincennes

Freckola Extra Strong Freckle Treatment Claim

An ad claims Freckola Extra Strong clears freckles and tan lines with nightly use then shows soft clear skin by morning. It urges trying Freskola tonight and promises results at drug stores and toilet counters.

Visiting relatives called to Indianapolis for husband’s illness

Of Washington, who were here visiting relatives and friends, were called to Indianapolis Monday by the serious illness of her husband, who is in a hospital at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. I. Burton and two daughters, Irene and Ruby and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sipes, of Mitchell were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sipes and family. Master Richard Sipes returned home with them for several days visit.

Wesley Mayfield Seattle Wash Washington Indianapolis Geo. I. Burton Irene Ruby Walter Sipes Mitchell John W. Sipes Richard Sipes

Also Mentioned on This Page

A. Brooking Corresponteet C. M. Brooking Mr. Hungerford Erie Mensel Guthrie James Dodson Sunday Jacob Hoppingarner and Wife H. W. Ingle Family Sunday Jesse Flinn Disney W. O. Mitchell Family Saturday Night W. H. Crawford Homer Ingle Tunnelton Mary Ingle Homer Brooking Ft. Ritner D. A. Crawford Near Olin Johnson Budha Ambrose Crawford Ezra Trooking J. J. Crawford and W.oov. Haees Freetown John Flinn Trinity Harley Flinn Mrs Bob Speer Wennston Srs. Weaver Trary Ingie Curtis Guthrie Oolitic Wm. Guthrie Ida Lewis George Alexander Melvin Hodges William Lewis Stace Beyers Peerless Floe Stewart Edna Tapp Eliya Tumey Clifford Stewart Jeff Mitchell Fayetteville Elmer Lewis Jerry Lewis Emery Stewart Tont Tumey Ben George Fred Baker Fd Tapp Midland Tom Stewart Ernest Tumey Absolute Blackwell James Watson Georgette Branch Dry Goods House 2. Y. Jolson Sen, Morrison U. S J. J. Pitts Freeland John Johnnson Matlock Redpath United States Rotary Club Itwenty Ingalls Stone Company J. E. P. Holland Bloomington Rotary Club Holland A. H. Smith Indiana University Rotary Ed Showers Jesse Fields Las Ae WW. P. Pearson W.R. Martin Fleta Mathis Bessie Worthington Bertha Williams John, Williams Tom Cooper Dan Yeager A Mathis Curt Gilstrap Clint Fairview Bert Wright Levi Carl Zenor and Baby Clinton Elza Standiford Francis ‘Dodd Harry Frank Smith Bono Tom Faris Jean Cavetown Raymond Guthrie D. B. Guthrie Mayme Cooper Mt. Carmel Floyd Carmichael Lyda Butler Flora Mathis Lawson Curt Knight Lodge of the Eastern Star Leesville Mary. Guthrie Harmon Fullen Newport Anna .Guthrie Mrs. Brown Anthus Cigars Works Orchestra Regulap Ivan Bullick Opringville Miss Pearl Sipes John Gray Fred Gardner Messrs Avery and Frank Banks S. W.zike Harrodsburg John S. Evans Kenneth Newcastle Chas. Gilbert Morrice Richard Margaret Duncan Bmirs Crawford Johnson John Ketchem Columbus Alma Hackney Herman Mac Banks Cleo Gray Chas. Lambert Chicago Harry Byers Dorothy Gordon R. N. Tirey T. J. Rutledge The Monon Yards Lafayette Frank Young Harold Sheetz Albert’ Hancock Benham Ky George ‘Hughes Loogootee Walter Roberts Miss Bessie Campbellsburg Wesley Speers Medora Ralph Williams John Collier John Enoch Frank Dixon Mort Carothers A. Dixon and Rsf F. L. Neideffer Arrett Wicker Stonington Jim Wade Campbells Walter Walter Roberts California Inauto 17Th Street James O’connell Evensville, Graaniens Bank &S Pao
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