Humble harness maker to receive $125000 estate share
Riggard Adams a Griffin harness shop foreman from this city learns his father died in January in Upladen Germany leaving a $750000 estate to six American children. Adams who came from Milwaukee a year and a half ago plans to stay in harness work as he awaits signing papers to claim his share.
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Riggard Adams
Griffin
Adams
Terre Haute
Upladen
Germany
Bloomington
United States
Milwaukee
Illinois
Iowa
Adam
America
Robert Adam
Moline
Ill
Fountanette
Ind
Lafayette
Birds Will Save Cotton From Weevils
Agricultural Department scientists believe birds can curb the boll weevil pest in Southern cotton fields. Fifty four bird varieties feed on weevils. experts say over time birds may keep this pest in check, reducing potential crop losses as they follow plowed furrows and hunt exposed weevils.
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Agricultural Department
Louisigne
Texas
Mississippi
Hart Merriam
Worthy Man Dead In New Washington At 96
Samuel Berry, Clark county's oldest resident, died Monday at his home in New Washington. He was born March 13 and would have turned 97 within eleven days.
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Samuel Berry
Clark County
New Washington
Remembered Kentuckian with long family legacy and faith
IK1s of Fern Creek Jefferson County Kentucky lived there since 1817, worked as a shoemaker and remained mentally sound until near the end. He voted Democratic for Jackson and every nominee since. eight sons and a daughter survive with many grandchildren. He was a sixty three year M E church member and married Mary Russell in 1834.
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Fern Creek
Jefferson County
Kentucky
New Washington
Berry
Andrew Jackson
Alton B. Parker
M. E. Church
Eixty
Mary Russell
Benjamin Berry
Lafayette
Eli Berry
Indianapolis
Rock's Creditors Burned Out Rock Family Fires Afoot
Indianapolis lawyer C Shaw comes to Bloomington to pursue suits against the Rocks of Reed s quarry Italians burned out recently. Philip Rock received 1500 insurance after Reed Station fire but creditors claim he hid funds and moved to Reed quarry. Insurance firms refused new policies fearing arson tied to Rock property.
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Hampstead
C. Shaw
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Reed
Shaw
Rock
Philip Rock
Reed Station
Lawrence County
Reed Quarry
Monroe
Monroe County
New School House Ready in Heltonville for Dedication
The new $8 000 school house at Heltonville is complete and will be formally dedicated Friday with exercises. County Superintendent Threy will give the principal address as Pleasant Run township patrons and citizens plan a gala event. The four room building was designed by Nichols & Son of Bloomington. Trustee Jesse Faubion will open the building for occupancy next Monday. Three weeks remain in the current term.
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Heltonville
Threy
Pleasant Run Township
Nichols & Son
Bloomington
Jesse Faubion
Romantic marriage reported in Orleans home
Miss Opal Black of Elnora married Jonathan Prather at the groom’s house in Orleans last Tuesday, friends in the city report, per the Washington Herald.
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Orleans
Opal Black
Elnora
Jonathan Prather
The
Washington Herald
Saint John's Church Sets Lent Observance Schedule
The notice outlines lent observance at St. John's Church with Holy Communion on Wednesday and services including Penitential Office at 10:00 am Litany at 4:00 pm and Evening Song at 7:30 pm daily activities. It mentions Miss Black visiting relatives and her marriage to Mr. Prather in Orleans and upcoming return to Elnora.
Missing Bourbon Barrel Recovered After Wreck At Mutton Creek
Detectors locate seven year old Bourbon from the Mutton Creek wreck of the B and O S W line. A Jackson county farmer allegedly hauled the barrel home in buckets after kicking in the head of the barrel. He admitted hospitality to neighbors but denied selling liquor, sparking a local dispute with railroad detectives.
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B. & O. S W. Railway Company
Mutton Creek Bridge
Mutton Creek
Jackson County
MISS STUBBS TO WED IN INDIANAPOLIS HOME
Miss Mary A. Stubbs state statistician and Harry C. Moore plan to marry next Saturday afternoon at the bride’s home 1731 Park Avenue Indianapolis Invitations were sent with a formal announcement that Stubbs will not seek the Republican nomination for state statistician The couple will live at 517 Sutherland Avenue Stubbs will complete her term ending December 31 1906
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Mary A. Stubbs
Harry C. Moore
Park Avenue
Indianapolis
Miss Stubbs
Joseph H. Stubbs
Moore
Pitman-Myers Company
Exemption Filing Under Indiana Mortgage Law Explained
March and April are the months to file exemptions with County Auditor Owens. The law allows owners to deduct up to seven hundred dollars of mortgage indebtedness from the assessed value of mortgaged real estate as of March first each year, reducing the basis for taxation, with a cap of no more than half of the assessed value.
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Owens
Indiana
Young couple united in marriage near the city
Miss Vivian Fultz and Mr. Charles Route were wed Tuesday at 5 pm with Elder Archie Dalton officiating. The bride works in the Prudential Life Insurance office and the groom is a young farmer from east of the city, where they will reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Fultz
Charles Route
Archie Dalton
Prudential Life Insurance Company
No Bids For Bonds on City Public Square Improvement
Bonds totaling 13 808 55 to cover unpaid assessments for the public square improvement will be taken by contractor Ewing Shields after no bids were received from outside parties. The bonds carry 6 percent interest payable semi annually. With no bidders the city advertised the sale but Shields must take the entire issue.
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Public Square
Ewing Shields
Shields
Pastor S. S. Offut to Leave Columbus Church
The Rev S S Offut pastor of Central Christian Church in Columbus will leave after last sermon. He faced criticism from some flock despite charity work and support from others as reports say he arranged for a survey to move Mrs Cooper, the woman who murdered her baby, from jail.
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Ife
Offut
Wesley Prescott
Kokomo
S. S. Offut
Central Christian Church
Columbus
Paris Koontz dies after long illness in Monroe county
William Paris Koontz died at his home near South Union Monroe county after a six month illness at age sixty four. A prominent local citizen and pillar of the South Union Christian church he was a lifelong Republican. He leaves a wife and four children Omer Lena Fred and Wylie a rural carrier, four brothers James John Morton Freeland and a sister Mrs Jane Mercer. Funeral was held Tuesday at 10 at the South Union Christian church with Rev George Rader and Rev Amzi Atwater officiating burial in neighboring cemetery.
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William Paris Koontz
South Union
Monroe County
Mr. Koontz
Christian Church
Koontz
Omer
Lena
Fred
Montana
Wylie
Bloomington
James
Harrodsburg
John S
Morton
Sullivan
Freeland
Jane Mercer
South Union Christian Church
George Rader
Amzi Atwater
February Weather Summary with Temperatures and Conditions
The average February temperature from 7 am 12 pm and 7 pm readings was 30.2 degrees. The lowest temperature was zero on the 2nd day and the highest 55 degrees at noon on the 14th. There were five clear, nine fair, and fifteen cloudy days with eight snowy and six rainy days. fog occurred on the 13th. precipitation amount could not be reported due to no rain gauge.
Lecford Power Company Inks GE Deal For Round-The-Clock Service
Lecford Light, Heat and Power Co signs with General Electric to install electric machinery enabling 24 hour electricity for lighting and motors. Contract closed Tuesday. system to be ready by May and costs run to several thousand dollars to expand Bedford service.
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Lecford Light, Heat and Power Company
General Electric Company
New York
Bedford
Mayast
Powers a Candidate
A Barboursville Kentucky dispatch reports Eleventh District Republicans are likely to nominate early for Congress. The district committee meets in Corbin on March 7 to set primary or convention timing. Supporters and opponents of Caleb Powers push for or against postponement to fit his release status.
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Barboursville
Corbin
Caleb Powers
Powers
Myers and Mackintosh Wed in Orleans Then Plan Colorado Move
Roy Myers a farmer from near Tunnelton and Mrs Emma Mackintosh of Rego Orange county went to Orleans on Monday to obtain a marriage license and were married that evening. They will visit the bride’s sister before heading to Colorado to start their new life, as Myers prepared to leave for the West.
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Roy Myers
Tunnelton
Emma Mackintosh
Rego
Orange County
Orleans
Colorado
Myers
West
Farm for Sale 64 Acres Near Coxton
Good farm with 64 acres, sturdy house, barn and orchard offered for sale near Coxton. Terms described as easy and bargain driven to encourage quick sale and relocation west by owner David B Webb of Cale Indiana.
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Coxton
David B. Webb
Cale Ind
Monroe County to Probe County Records Action Monday
A county auditor is to be hired to audit Monroe county books amid an emergency cited by County Attorney R L Morgan. The council approved 1500 for the probe as questions arise over funds, overdrafts, and authority in past expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toprobe
Monroe County Records County Council
Monroe County
R. L. Morgan
Frank Regester
Clark
Morgan
Money Growing on Blackberry Bushes Alarms North Bedford
A North Bedford resident reports money found near the B&O tracks between 4th and 5th streets, with $15 found one morning, $10 the next, and $15 again. Locals claim no one knows who leaves the bills, but many are eager to be first at daybreak to claim a share. Residents say they do not believe money literally grows on bushes.
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North Bedford
4Th
5Th
U. S
North
Bedford
Indiana pure bred horses show strong value in state report
The Indiana Bureau of Statistics completes its first pure bred livestock report led by Miss Mary Stubbs. It lists 4 768 pure bred horses valued at about 2 065 600 across classes such as Belgian Clydesdale French Draft Morgan and ponies with county estimates guiding average values for draft horses harness and saddlers and ponies.
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Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Mary Stubbs
Indiana Bureau
Indiana
Clydesdale
Pereneron
Ee Wees
Shido Fikateasiee
Enn
Morgan
Aes
Benton
Blackford
Elkhart
Henry
Jay
Wabash
Indianapolis
J. H. Skinner
Purdue
Stubbs
Pure Bred Stock
Bradley for Fairbanks Boosts Kentucky Support
Senator-elect W C Bradley backs Fairbanks for president and predicts Taft would lose if nominated. The move strengthens Fairbanks in Kentucky, drawing wavering supporters to his camp while Taft allies denounce the federal machine as odious, and Indy faction gleefully plans.
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Fairbanks
Kentucky
W. C. Bradley
Mr. Fairbanks
Taft
Mr. Bradley
Senate
Hoffer Bros. of New Albany File Bankruptcy
Bedford friends learn of the failure of Hoffer Bros wholesale liquor dealers in New Albany. Voluntary bankruptcy filed by George H. Hester representing the firm. Liabilities total 8,166.93 with assets of 25,114. Frank and Louis Hoffer operated the business for about forty years. They blame slow collections and dull business for the embarrassment.
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Hoffer Brothers
New Albany
United States
George B. Cardwill
Hoffer Bros
George H. Hester
Louisville
Cincinnati
Peoria
Ill
Frank
Louis Hoffer
Death Trap Bridge Visited By Officials For Safety Survey
A state inspector A Shane, county commissioners and Monon Chief Engineer Wallace toured the rebuilt bridge near Putnamville to assess highway safety. County Attorney James and Audor Moffet coordinated after correspondence with the State Railroad Commission. The aim is to adjust the structure so no objections remain as S. I. freight from the east schedules through Bedford at 10 30 a m when on time.
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Putnamville
A. Shane
Wallace
Monon
Greencastle
James
State Railroad Commission
Audor Moffet
Worthless Check Suspect Sought Across Cities
Bedford police and neighboring cities seek J J. Johnson a book agent tied to worthless checks. He stayed February 17 at the Avenue Hotel giving Mrs. Effie Prow a $10 stubbed check drawn on the German National Bank Louisville. A warrant followed and Cincinnati officers joined the search. Johnson faces embezzlement charges from a Cincinnati book concern, with a nationwide on sight alert issued. He was in Bedford about a week and may have moved toward Bloomington.
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Bedford
J J. Johnson
Johnson
Avenue Hotel
Effie Prow
German National Bank
Louisville
Prow
Cincinnati
Bloomington
Pathfinders Show Delights Crowd With Threefold Program
Saturday night the Pathfinders presented a high standard mix of music literary and vaudeville by amateurs and pros with a seven piece orchestra. About 150 people were turned away as seating filled and tickets sold out early. Prize winner Miss Verna Thomas claimed the white reed rocker. Management plans a repeat show in a larger room with added talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinders
Verna Thomas
Township assessors begin rounds with property valuations
County assessors met with County Assessor Tilford to revise the state basis for personal property assessments. They fixed local values for horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, and farm products such as wheat corn oats hay and potatoes, showing typical ranges and per unit rates to guide this spring’s assessments.
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Tilford
Sheep Killed by Dogs Reported in County Townships
Trustees of township funds report surplus dog funds to the county treasurer Bay. Each township may keep 100 to pay livestock loss claims. four townships filed figures: Spice Valley 15, Guthrie 104, Indian Creek 118.30, Flinn 44.50. Guthrie reports 20 goats and 40 sheep killed. Indian Creek 86 head. Spice Valley and Marion nearly exhausted by dogs.
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Treasurer Bay
Spice Valley
Guthrie
Indian Creek
Flinn
Indian Creek Township
Marion
Bedford Native Carl Houston Honored by Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis Sunday Star profiles Bedford native Carl Houston son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Houston Frankfort as Secretary to Congressman Rauch. The article lauds his early newspaper work at Marion and his affability and merits, deeming him a rising figure.
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Indianapolis Sunday Star
Bedford
Carl Houston
Robert Houston
Frankfort
Rauch
Houston
Marion
The
Star
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples in Boone County
A marriage license was issued today to Homer E Matthews and Nella E Allen Boone Ingram and Della Ethel Martin Leroy Myers and Emma Mc Intosh.
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Homer E. Matthews
Nella E. Allen
Boone Ingram
Della Ethel Martin
Leroy Myers
Emma McIntosh
Soldier Frank Wood Dies at Ft. Washington
News from Bedford area reports the death of Frank Wood aged about nineteen, son of John A. Wood. He served in the 143rd Infantry U S A at Ft. Washington Maryland with his brother Everett. The cause of death is not given. remains shipped home likely Tuesday evening.
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Frank Wood
John A. Wood
Bedford
Young Wood
143Rd Infantry
Ft. Washington
Maryland
Everett Wood
Everett
Walden Family Marks 30 Years as Monon Station Agent
On Saturday March 1 1908 the Walden family observes thirty years of William H Walden serving as Monon station agent at Putnamville starting in 1878. His father Wm M Walden began the agent’s post in 1854 and the Walden line notes early service from New Albany to Michigan City.
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William H. Walden
Monon
Putnamville
Wm. M. Walden
New Albany
Salem R.R
Michigan City
W. H
Mr. Walden, Jr
U. S
Walden Famex
Campbell Stands Pat Over Bloomington Primary Controversy
Republicans in Bloomington clash over delegate selection for the state convention. County chairman Joseph Campbell refuses to change the call that sets a single meeting time and place, despite protests that primaries should be by wards or precincts. Chairman Goodrich urged a change. Campbell stands firm, hinting at two delegate slates aligned with Taylor and Watson.
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Bloomington
Joseph Campbell
New County
Goodrich
Watson
State Committee
Campbell
Mr. Goodrich
Taylor
James Bryant Suffers Stroke in La Fayette
James Bryant father of engineer Fred Bryant residing in Manon suffered a stroke Sunday night in La Fayette and is in critical condition with loss of speech. Bryant is a former Bedford resident.
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James Bryant
Fred Bryant
Manon
Lafayette
Mr. Bryant
Bedford
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Thomas J.brooks, Fred B. Otis
Editors
Otis & Brooks
Republican
Central Union
Humble
Wast Estate
Scendants
St. John's Church
Desiagethe
Miss Black
Lataggenda
Maud Smithers
DAILY
Ton Creek
Bors Gratis
Charles
Lic Square
Teachings of Christ
Paris Koontz
Bedford Electric Company
Congress
Pike
Democratic Central Committee
Edwin Carr
John C. Dolan
W. E. Hottell
Glen Smiley
Bradley
Kentucky Republi
Putnam County
S.I. Freight
S. I
L. W. Cosner
Ades
S. B. Hollins
William J. Johnson
Rubin
Koch
McCord
Wm. Morris
Jas
A. Parish
Oscar
Sears
Clyde
Wray
Passman O Green
S. L. Keacy
P. M
Supreme Court
Waldens
Little Tin Box
Watson and Miller
East Siae Square
E. S. Ferguson
East Side Square
Ird
J. W. Trainor
East Side
Edford, Indiana
Orrick
Pronesu
C. H. Emery
15Th and
Esta
Sye
Bar
Alexander & Harris
Attorneys-At-Law
Edford
Bedford National Bank
William Perry Younger
Addison Younger
Younger
W. Dg. Martin
Atty
Lawrenc Circuit Court
Frank Armstrong
Kern Armstrong
Admr
Lawrence Circuit Court
Robert H. Tyree
George W. Tyree
Lawrence Circuit
Harryohn
Rachel Korn
Attys
Ment
John W.W. Harvey
John W. Harris
William H. Guthrie
Lawrence
Iva D. Guthrie
Admix
J. Hickson Soilth
Administrator's Sale
Perry Township
Springville
Cart
GEO
Flora E. Carson
Indiang
William F. Brooks
Commissioner’s Land
Sale
Gertrude Burton
Laura Burton
George H. Carter
L.U. Wright
Sheriff’s Sale
Circuit Court
Lawrance County
John W. Thomas
William O. Morris
Sarah M. Morris
Sworth
Back
Creek
Thomas W. Box
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