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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
3
Correspondent reports numerous local visits and trips among families in Pinkook and nearby towns including Dixon Brooking Kern and Crawford households. Several outings to Tunnelton Bedford Earlville Oolitic Terre Haute and Vincennes are noted along with a water spout damage and two minor accident incidents involving youths.
Frank Young reports on the seasonal wheat harvest in full swing this week. Local residents travel to nearby towns including Mt. Carmel and Mitchell for work and errands while Sheriff Sitler handles official business. Community members such as Dan Smith and Erib Bennet visit relatives, and Will Knight from Salem notes his son Frank.
Wheat harvest is near as residents share travel visits and family news. Mitchell, Bedford, Connersville region trips and health updates populate a social column with names like Mildred Williams, Alma Witsman, Stacia Bowden, and Nelson Hendrickson while remarks on illness and service conclude the notes.
Miss Flossy Ray is ill with typhoid fever and H J Wilson is dangerously ill with blood poison. The community reports visits from Rev Kniesley, Judge Crook, Miss Ethel Wright, and many others. A family reunion at John William’s home features a two story list of relatives and a long aging veteran recounting memories.
Noble Malott visited Indianapolis last week while Miss Edda Wright stayed in Medora. Several families from Vincennes, Pinhook, Bedford, and Seymour spent Sunday visiting relatives, shopping, or attending funerals.
Mrs Dillion Wray remains ill. Walt Speer and Curtis Speer visited Speer family. Leland Todd injured two fingers at saw mill Saturday. Rain delays plowing. James Cummings and Herbert Thomas visited Thomas Whitted and family Sunday. Mrs Clara Speer and Hazel attended Mrs Thurman funeral at Mundells church. Harve Sawyer and R D Thompson attended funeral of Edward Fitzgibbons son-in-law at Mitchell. Florence Pough and Isis Kindred ill earlier, now in Sunday School. Lloyd Speer and John Holiman, IU students in Indianapolis, visited parents last week before returning to class.
Muriel Boyd reports farmers are mid wheat harvest. Reed McGinnis of Terre Haute visited his father last week. Mrs. Jane Cooper and daughter visited Mrs. M A Boyd, Tuesday. Miss Rose Malott and Daisy Cooper attended a Christian Church meeting in Bedford Saturday. Alex Adamson remains ill. Mrs. Homer Box visited her daughter Winford Sherrie. Clarence Mullis and family of Mitchell visited Albert Fountain Sunday. Miss Chloe Kern Elizabeth Sellers and Rose Malott spent Tuesday in Bedford.
Mrs. Charles Knott and her children of Malden Washington are visiting Reed Bass and family on West 9th street as guests.
Anna McPike reports mail carrier Thomas Elkins on Star Route and Oma Reed visiting Kate McPike’s family. A 13 pound daughter welcomed at Dillon Clark’s home. stork visits again. Funeral held for Nancy Thurman of Heltonville. John Thurman informed by telephone.
Richardson's Grocery advertises low prices including a broom at 29c and four cans of sugar corn for 25c. Local notices report Mrs. Homer Crawford traveling to Ladoga for her step-father Rev. Hawkins illness, visitors from Terre Haute, and plans for Ollie Kine and family to move to Greenwood for Van Camp Canning factory jobs. Mrs. Hugh Hays visits Mitchell to aid her mother Mrs. Amer ica Moore after a stroke, while Mrs. Tom Meglemre looks to Rochester Minnesota for a goitre operation.
Community invites all to a basket dinner at Shiloh M E Church on Sunday July 4 featuring Dr A H Pitkins of Greencastle who is known for impressive services. Proceeds support church programs.
For sale a two year old mare named Spain with dam Nules. Contact Sherman Callahan at the listed phone number 82 for details.
Mrs Robert Taylor and her mother Mrs M C Clark visited relatives at Verre Haute and have returned home.
Fire Marshal backs a peaceful Fourth of July with no powder displays and lower fire losses. Irvington hosts a large open air event with festivities and a safe pyrotechnic program. Efforts nationwide and by Indiana clubs push for celebrations focused on peace and safety.
Mr and Mrs Fred Bailey chaperoned a merry party of young people on an auto truck drive and picnic last evening. They met at Miss Ruth Sherwood s home and drove to Trinity for a picnic supper in the moonlight. Participants included Leta Hanners Ruth Sherwood Mary Embree Ruth Steven Katharine Hackett Eleanor Stover Rowe Driscoll Merle Gyger Harry Ragsdale Leslie Pitts Loren Prevo Glenn Cook and Mr and Mrs Orville Carter.
Carl Schafer bought a new Maxwell at Short and Owen today. Mrs R S Moore living southwest of the city visited friends here during a shopping trip. Miss Zora Chapman of Bryantsville traveled to Bloomington for the Indiana University summer term.
Mrs Will Andrews and her young son from Lawrenceport visited the city on Wednesday en route to Cloverdale to visit her mother Mrs Martha Pollard. Miss Agness Taylor of Fayetteville was in the city on Monday and went home with her sister Mrs Clara Whitted and family.
Nurse Mrs. W H Cannedy practices in Loogootee. Mr and Mrs Cecil Hart lease the A Campbell cottage on West 17th. Mrs Frank Roby and daughter Florence of Parkersburg are visiting cousin Miss Lenora New south of the city. Miss Faye Fleetwood of Yellowstone returns home after visiting grandmother Mrs M J Hudson. Charles Heiger and Theodore Winsherhauer travel to Orleans to work brick for the new Carnegie Library Building under construction.
Mrs. Sarah E. Hall of Williams traveled to the city on Thursday on her way home from Mitchell where she was summoned by the illness of her granddaughter Miss Ina Jones.
Herman Taylor will relocate to Terre Haute to take a position in a shoe store. Mrs. Taylor and their daughter Frances will join him in a few weeks, making Orleans the next home for the family. John Johnson holds the contract for stone work on the new Carnegie library under construction at Orleans, with Harold Johns Jr. going to assist.
Miss Edith Marquis and Mrs Ophia with Roger and their child traveled through the city en route to Jasonville for a visit. Mr and Mrs Sherman Ransom and Mr and Mrs Sherman Jones and their families were also observed in town today.
Mr and Mrs Ottis Rayburn and their sixteen year old son Laverle traveled from Wabash to visit relatives in the city. Laverle won a Panama Exposition trip for selling the most Insurance for the American Insurance Union and will join other winners in August leaving in a special car from St. Louis. The Rayburns plan to stay longer while Laverle prepares for the trip.
Miss Carrié Wallheiser and George Wallheiser visited Bloomington for IU commencement to celebrate diplomas. Their sister Mrs Ikerd and family were present while Miss Heléi Ikerd earned a diploma and Stanley Ikerd also graduated this year. Miss Fannie Wallheiser stayed as a guest during the visit.
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