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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
2
The attorney general provides an opinion clarifying county auditors duties on school fund mortgages. Auditors must promptly collect principal and interest and taxes. failure triggers misdemeanor fines up to $1000. Tax release varies if property is bought by the state or by mortgagers, with specifics cited from Indiana.
The report discusses who bears taxes when a school fund mortgage is foreclosed at tax sale. It notes potential bids by strangers, the auditor’s duty to bid the full amount, and whether such purchase frees the buyer from taxes if no collusion exists. Also mentions Stockwell and Indiana cases and Boer laws.
If you plan to paint your house this is a sales pitch urging customers to choose the best paint. It emphasizes long lasting quality, beauty, purity, and superiority over ordinary paints and promotes buying by the year and square yard rather than gallon. The ad invites readers to visit and discuss paint troubles directly.
Local hardware and home improvement shop offering wallpaper paint window glass supplies and related decorating services. The business focuses on serving residents and trades with a range of coverings coatings and glazing products.
Special to the MATS from Londes dated March 1 reports Gen Buller's army broke through the besieging Boer forces at Lady Smith and entered the city at 8 o'clock this morning after days of hard fighting. Also notes local moves such as Holman moving to Oakland City and various residents traveling, plus local business and community items including a new Bedford Stone Co capital and gas strikes near Sardina.
Readers in Decatur and nearby towns share a collage of daily life. Notes cover a local impersonator, visits by Miss Flynn and Miss Beavers, an auction sale of horses, pension updates, injury recovery, wedding anniversaries, saloon observations, and small public health notes amid a broader patchwork of town news and genealogical hints about the Biggs family and regional ties to England.
A long range forecast outlines a stormy March with a Vulcan period from the 6th to the 10th and a Mercury disturbance around the 11th to 16th. Expect wind, rain, snow, and temperature swings as moon and sun align, plus a potential severe sleet storm in northern sections. Local notes mention Miss Maude Clark’s return to Cloverdale and health updates on Henry C. Truelblood amid regional visits.
Notes mention a Poland China boar purchase and a breeding fee of 31 payable at breeding. Other items include local notices on residents travel pensions, a birth, a church visit, and a brewing license protest filed by the Anti-Saloon League with 532 names. Entertainment bookings at the Grand are listed with titles and dates.
In Judah Indiana February 17 1900 teachers of Marshall township assembled submit resolutions praising Principal Marshall Woolery for effective institute leadership and interest in work Secretary EB Sears for clear minutes County Superintendent for his work and support of The Lawrence County School Journal and new methods Trustee D F Chambers for efforts to improve schools Resolutions to be published in Bedford papers and Mitchell Commercial Com. Fuora Knight L Fiss O V Dunn Com.
Mercury containing ointments harm the sense of smell and the whole system. Use only prescriptions from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally. Certified testimonials free. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
Local notes report wheat in poor condition due to repeated hard freezes. Various town movements are listed including hog purchases by R J Eshom, a business trip to Sparksville, and residents moving or selling livestock. Ends with a local advertisement for Dr J H McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier.
Village brief listing residents and visitors with movements between Bedford Paragon Fay ettesville Springville and Tripleton. Names include Bill Tatum John D. Sellers Binna Boyd Hays family Walter Adamson and others with farm, work crew and social visits noted. Weather hinders molasses effort at Boyd camp. crews expect Nickless cut to reach safe condition within two weeks.
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