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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
4
An old advertisement touts Humphreys' Sloneopathic Specific No 28 as a remedy for nervous debility and prostration from overwork and causes. It claims over 40 years of use, offers single vials or special packages, and lists William and John Streets in New York as sellers with prepaid delivery on receipt of price.
Judge Martin traveled to Paoli with a bond bearing about 15 names and over $30 000 for the release of Alva Callahan. The bond was approved by Judge Buskirk and the Sheriff, and Callahan was freed at once. He arrived in the city at 10 33 forenoon and went to his home at Dark Hollow. Trial date is not yet set.
Harvey Smith aged seventy was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern fast train at Eastwood crossing in Vincennes on Wednesday. His wagon and team were thrown fifty feet. every bone in his body was broken and he lies unconscious at Knapp's Sanitarium. His death is momentarily expected.
After a trial, the jury found in favor of Lillie B Phillips, defendant, upholding a life insurance policy valued at 1778.67 dollars held by the deceased and transferred to the defendant in 1883. The suit of Stanley T Chrisler against Phillips requested payment due from the policy. No appeal is expected. Osborn vs Osborn on account was heard and submitted for decision.
Five Indianapolis druggists testified before the Senate Public Health Committee opposing the Ganiard bill to repeal part of the Ganiard law restricting liquor sales without a physician's prescription. They recounted stories of a woman seeking alcohol for a chafing dish and described the law as harassing even temperance supporters. The article also notes recent safe-robbery activity in town, including a New York store safe blast that yielded cash and merchandise as thieves fled.
A Greencastle Herald report recounts a dog incident linked to a blast suspect and details Indiana’s road system. The agricultural department lists 68 306 miles of public roads, with 23 827 miles improved, plus $4 335 168 in annual road expenditure and $11 086 983 bond expenditures over ten years. A Jasonville resident notes three large balls of fire seen in the night sky, described as suns, seen by neighbors before dawn, sparking local concern.
The iron and steel association reports that last six months production surpassed the first half. Pig iron exceed 25,000,000 gross tons while blast furnaces at year end reached a peak since 1889. Rich ore beds in nearby counties draw outside attention and promise regional prosperity.
Memorial from Bedford Lodge No. 14 mourns the death of Jordan Owens who died February 19 1907 at age 69. He joined the lodge June 9 1867 and served as a Master Mason for about forty years. The lodge votes to drape hall in mourning for thirty days and to publish memorials in city newspapers. Committees McHenry Owen Edward F Sibel Oscar Hartley sign.
Farmers report opening sugar camps early due to mild days and soil moisture from winter rains. If warm days persist and nights freeze the ground, a strong sap flow should produce ample maple syrup. Modern boiling methods replace older cabin kettles, with most sap boiled in farm kitchens and many camps still active despite fewer trees.
Dynamiting wrecked the Sanford Methodist church, Shickel and Reese stores after a raid on a blind tiger. McDonald and Scanlon, tied to the saloon, were jailed amid suspicions of revenge. Witnesses describe two assailants fleeing toward the station as a third explosion followed at Reese’s and nearby oil tanks.
The item combines a Byron quote praising Washington and local notices from Terre Haute and Greencastle. It mentions Mrs. Frank Schafer attending her mother's funeral in Indianapolis, local moves on South H street, visitors to Mrs. Adam Sears, a curfew reminder from Mayor Fillion, a closing sale at Easy Furniture Co., and various community events including a phonograph theft acquittal, thistle destruction bills, and water works franchise for West Baden.
Physical exams at Terre Haute recruiting station reveal a case of complete transposition of the viscera in Iva J Sal yards. In Indianapolis lawmakers clash over a high license measure, with defeat and new moves to abolish saloons under the Constitution. News covers related health, railway updates, law actions, and local incidents across Bloomington Bloomington West and Elnora.
A reader reported a peculiar incident at Bedford involving five University affiliates and two suitcases of Milwaukee beer. The party allegedly boarded the Monon line, found their crates stolen, and later returned to the depot carrying much larger suitcases, after which the gas body shadowed the University area.
The article parodies town life in Bedford with quarries starting ten hour shifts and a deputy arresting an Italian for drinking at Goose Creek. It notes staff moves at the S. T. road, then catalogs a parade of clubs and societies led by Knights and Red Men, teasing local groups and their colorful names.
Bert Hoadley, three, son of B G Hoadley the stone man of Stinesville, drowned Thursday evening behind the family stone office. He stood on an embankment near Jack's Defeat creek and likely fell into about three feet of water. Dr. Holtzman strained to revive him for over two hours, but he did not respond. Funeral held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Stinesville home, Rev. William Miller officiating. interment in Chambersville.
In Daviess County near Washington, the town of Odon known for cider and temperance, with no saloon for years, features two large stores with a town pump. A wag Frank Simms quips about the pump on the day the blind tiger law began, later marshal Harrison Browning drinks, noting the cool water.
Railroad lore recalls Daddy faughn, veteran Monon Lines engineer between Louisville and Chicago. He is oldest in active service, renowned for long gray whiskers, a bold refusal to slow for villages, and a habit of opening the throttle to blast through towns, much to fireman and train master amusement.
A massive new locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh will enter service on Pennsylvania lines west of March 1 after thorough testing. The six eight foot drivers will bear 170000 pounds on the wheels, with a total engine weight near 240000 pounds. Similar engines are planned, as speed drives the project.
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