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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
3
Announcement notes the Glenwood and Portland baseball teams in Louisville consolidating under the Glenwoods name. The combined club will play next season at Glenwood Park, with the former Portlands champions of the Falls Cities last season.
The city was notified of the death of Joseph Ray at his home in Winchester Kansas on Thursday morning He was an uncle of Curtis Ray and had numerous relatives in this city He visited here about two years ago and was well known locally.
Bloomington invites all IHSAA high schools to enter the March 14 15 basketball tournament at the university. Entries close March 5 as inquiries flood in. all teams welcome regardless of record. Visiting teams are hosted by the student body, with a large shield trophy for the champions and individual trophies for players. The final tops the Indiana Purdue game on March 15.
J Roy N Tanksley and Miss Ruby Taylor of Lawrence County were married Friday in the County Clerk office by Rev A E Dubber. Rev George H Beeman, national reform association field secretary, visited Greencastle on association business. Beeman promotes the Second World’s Christian Citizenship Conference in Portland Oregon from June 29 to July 6 1913 and plans a local church address in March.
Mr and Mrs J R Voris visit Indianapolis this week as their young daughter Elizabeth undergoes surgery Thursday to remove her tonsils.
Mrs J H Brooking of North M street is reported to be on the sick list.
J. L. Dunlavy of South G street is described as afflicted with rheumatism in a brief notice from the local column.
Miss Carrie Erwin, ill for several weeks, shows signs of improvement. Dr. C. Ingalls of the Ingalls Stone Company was hurried from town by the sudden death of his mother Mrs. Orpha Ingalls in Oneonta New York. She died February 22 and was buried in Oneonta on Tuesday of last week.
Cincinnati manager Joe Tinker and six Reds left for West Baden Indiana today. Other club members will join later and four days hence the full party heads to Mobile Alabama to begin training for the season.
Commencing March first the cable letter service will extend to Cuba with delivery within twenty four hours. Minimum charge for twenty words to Havana is one dollar and fifty cents in Hindi Indiana and Michigan. Excess words cost five cents each. Additional five cents per word to other Cuban locations except Camagüey Guantánamo and Playa del Este.
The Rev. Roy Still, who has held meetings at Central Point, passed through today en route to Bedford for a protracted meeting at the Methodist Church, as reported by Seymour Democrat.
Edward Cornwell of Campbellsburg who has been visiting relatives in this city for some time returned home Thursday.
Blooming ton social scene notes Miss Louise Fraker attends visit hosted by Miss Marguerite Lemonisth on K streets with local friends.
A child named Woodrow Wilson Hellenburg was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Grover Hellenburg of Bartlettsville. The newborn weighs 50n.
John Darrell is suffering from a sprained ankle at his home on East 16th street. Fire crew and responders assisted at the scene and he was left resting at home with guidance for care.
Charlie Trueblood visiting his brother in California after a five year stay elsewhere. The note mentions True blood as a possible quip or misprint.
Two youths from Needmore named Thomas O Brien and James Mitchell argued on J Street over a wholesale purchase. They fought with bare fists, received bruises, and were arrested by Policeman McBride after a crowd gathered. They planned to plead guilty to assault and battery with a typical fine of one dollar plus costs.
Two Linton youths Buryl Wilson and Elmer Knochs confessed to robbing the Dixon Miller store in Midland on Thursday night. A girl, Tennant, was sent to Indianapolis reform school for involvement with the pair in a Plainville robbery. Bloodhounds traced the trail to Vicksburg before losing it. reforms authorities plan further action.
Ezra Edwards, county auditor, prepares to distribute supplies to township trustees for the county voter enumeration. The six year requirement under the 1866 statute remains in force though superseded by current registration law. Estimated cost about 1000 dollars to be funded from the county treasury, with a county council special session for appropriation.
Henry Brown, a young Kentuckian, appeared in police court Friday and was fined $1 and costs for intoxication.
Mrs. Daisy Taylor of North Bedford is ill and listed as confined to home care with symptoms requiring rest and medical attention. Local residents were advised to monitor her condition and seek care if needed.
The three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Logan Browning of East 16th street is in a serious condition with meningitis.
Miss Mabel Benzel, who had been quite ill at her home on South H Street, is somewhat better now as neighbors report her condition improving.
Miss Evangeline and Marie Johnson of Nashville are visiting relatives in Washington D C with their uncle Edward Johnson and family on L street while en route home. Mr and Mrs A K Sears who stayed months in St Petersburg Florida expected home Tuesday. Miss Leola Trueblood of Loogootee returned home after visiting Miss Aileen Brown on West 18th Street. W W Cogswell visited Bedford on business. Mrs G W Murphy called to Williams this morning due to cousin Mrs Harry Hamersley illness. Dr W T Ellison of Heltonville bought property at 14th and P, plans to move the old house rearward for rental and build a new corner home, moving in after completion.
Beddoe and Chrisler received lime sulfur solution arsenate of lead blue vitriol and other sprays. The note urges spraying the scale now to protect trees.
Mrs. Homer Carpenter and daughter Helen of Bloomington are guests of Mrs. F B Lemon at 15th and K streets. Mr and Mrs John D Williams and daughter Margaret of Indianapolis visit Col and Mrs V V Williams on West 16th street.
Sugar corn offered at four cans for 25 cents and Great Light double dip matches priced at three boxes for 10 cents. Signed by Fred F. Richardson.
William Benzel purchases 395 feet of the east portion of Mrs Jane Pearson's property on West 14th street for 1400 dollars. He plans to build a house on the site this spring.
Advertisement from John V. Strout Garage offering a strictly good gasoline engine of two percent horse power for sale. Contact details listed as 14w3.
Classified note lists a phaeton and a harnega in excellent condition with contact details implied. It reads like a local ads snippet from a historic newspaper, indicating a vehicle sale or trade option.
Indiana Senate approved a bill banning cigarette sales to anyone under 21 and prohibiting misrepresentation of age. It also moved to restore sheriff fee collections, raise prisoner boarding charges, and advanced statehouse funding and other finance measures amid a busy session with protests over amendments.
The Indiana legislature concurred with Senate amendments to a corrupt practices act that would criminalize newspaper writings intended to influence voters on measures or candidates. It would ban publishing critiques or support for policies at primaries, sessions, or conventions, with penalties up to $1000 fine and four years imprisonment.
Roy N. Tanksley of Lawrence County and Ruby Taylor of Lawrence County are issued a marriage license.
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