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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1903

Page

3

Bedford Citizens News and Updates Amid Local Happenings

Thomas Faris of Tunnelton and Mrs Uiata Smallwood visit Bedford while Mrs Gaines and Mrs Toon are noted as in town. Reports of illness, travel, and household projects fill the column along with Ben Hur tickets sales, a new electric light plant possibility for Campbellsburg, and local business notes.

Local notes from various towns report figures in health and politics

Thomas J. Flinn of Pinhook visits the city Morday while Charley Hamilton and family return from Westport. A Bloomington man seeks a divorce over tobacco use. Typhoid fever tightens its grip on Stanley Chrisler and County Commissioner Amos Scoggan. Mitchell’s James M. Edwards visits. James Morris leaves Ramsey. Pension increases reach John Egars via A. W. Jones. Mrs. Julissa LaForce seeks rheumatism treatment in Martinsville with son Dave. Charles Payne leaves S. I. painting for Bedford work. Myrtle Langley visits Bedford and samples Paoli waters. The South Side Stone Co undertakes a big cutting contract for Terre Haute. rainfall risks flooding. A Ben Hur excursion stirs Senator Rice’s hotel meal. New Indiana law directs owners to clear drifting obstructions from streams. Martinsville raises $65,000 factory fund and sells 115 acres for lots. Bedford coach Bob Wicker’s smallpox scare disrupts baseball plans. Indiana University notes coach Horne’s hiring status.

Local notes and regional updates from Seymour area

City residents seen in town include Charlie B Rogers John Mead and J C Lamb with Harrells near Heltonville reporting three smallpox cases. Gov Durbin vetoes inheritance tax bill. Prof Faris may relocate to Sheridan Wyoming. Weather and rivers highlight rising White River Muscatatuck and Mutton Creek. Circus prospects discussed by B F Wallace with many shows planned. Smiley Matthewson shooting case updates and bond posted.

Illness lists and local moves fill Bloomington notes

Mrs Ed Hartman and others are listed as sick while several residents report improved health. John W Williams is confined by illness and districts note moving households and job changes. A marriage license is issued to Richard McBride and Mary Henry. Fears rise over a house fire blamed on domestic troubles as Hiram Kline lies severely burned and his wife and son flee to stay with Delaney McHenry amid investigation into arson and assault charges.

Charles Kline Stinesville Burns Kline Matthew Bloomington Dunn Delaney McHenry East

Marrigep-Wednesday Nuptials At South H Street

Marriage reported for Charley Craig to Miss Pearl Lamb on South H Street with ceremony conducted by Hitler W. B. Chrisler. In Senate Bill No. 271 railroads must equip locomotives with power brakes and automatic couplers by 1904. penalties apply for violations, with exceptions for four wheeled cars. companies liable for damages from noncompliance.

Marrigep South H Street Hitler W. B. Chrisler Charley Craig Miss Pearl Lamb Obed Lamb Williams

Federal Building Site Debate Near Public Square

The city debates site for a federally funded post office using a $6,000 appropriation. Officials aim for a corner plot within one block of the square, seeking at least 15,000 square feet. Treasury correspondence from March 9, 1903 outlines the method for securing sites.

Congress Bedford Williams Treasury Department Washington Monon Railroad Monon Foote Dunihue 15Th and K Rippey

Real Estate Transfers in Lawrence County March 10 1903

List shows 32 transfers in Lawrence County Indiana for the week ending March 10 1903. Names include Sarah Allstott Maggie Doush Malcolm Buker Sylvester Moore Opal Armstrong Hannibal Monical Melinda J Goodlett John W Monical Wm P Duncan Robt S Duncan Thomas Lemonds Charles E Burch Florence D Burch Chloe M Saillee Wesley Worhies Ferdinand Deford John B Bridwell Thomas S Whitted Walter Speer Lula Ragsdale Nannie Walter Clinton Elisha Johnson Rosa Bowman Mary D Messick Martha J Huff Nate Iddings Wm Trowbridge Standard Oil J W Malott W L Kern Logan McDonald Josiah Trueblood Thomas Hardwick Noble Hardwick Homer Hardwick Hirsha G Johnson Geo W Browning Wm C Roberts J W Gilson Chas W Pate Wm Sowder Levi Presnell Elizabeth Jewell Carrie Moore J E Pitts Alice Pitts Jack Patton total 24 209 dollars in all.

Ferdinand Deford eJohn B. Bridwell Limestone Thomas S Whitted Walter Speer Pleasant Run Lula Ragsdale Nannie Walter Clinton Malott & Thornton Bedford Elisha Johnson Rosa Bowman T. W. Thornton Mary D. Messick Martha J. Huff Nate Iddings Wm. Trowbridge Spice Valley Township Standard Oil Company J. W. Malott W. L. Kern J. W Minnie Vorhies Silverville J. W. Gilson Chas W. Pate R. BE. Parks Wm. Sowder John C. Sowder Bartlettsville Marshall Township KH. E. Farmer Anderson Goodman Hast Oolitic I.E. Pitts Ethel Pitts Shanswick Township

Population center shifts east of railroad on East 16th

The article notes a favorable site on East 16th street within distance limits and suggests the population center will move east of the railroad in the coming years. Cheaper sites are cited as supporting these last mentioned locations.

East 16Th Street Bedford John Denniston East End

Born-To Durhams of New Albany A Son

Announcement from Mr and Mrs Joseph Durham of New Albany born March 9 a son arrives at their home.

Joseph Durham New Albany

Circuit Court Dockets and Mississippi Flood Alerts

The State vs Obe Hart was continued to the next term with Hart released on own recognizance. Hobbs vs Salem Bedford Stone Co heard by Judge Wilson. Estate matters heard by Judge Wilens. Hart larceny case to pursue new affidavit. Everett Hawkins vs George Doyle Co verdict for $1200 for a broken leg. Another Hawkins suit seeking $5000 damages on trial. Owens and Massey convicted of cruelty to animals. Shulty still at large. Mississippi flood situation worsening with New Orleans levee strain and Memphis flood stage forecast. Missouri lands inundated. Caruthersville levee breach. rain continues south. Ohio River rising. Paducah and Cairo forecast to reach fifty feet. White River damages in Indiana. hundreds homeless. Saawneetown likely flood impact. trains halted by backwater. river may reach 1898 levels with high drownings.

Everett Hawkins George Doyle & Co Wilson McHenry Owen Duncan & Batman Mississippi River New Orleans Memphis Missouri Caruthersville Ohio River Weather Bureau Paducah Cairo White River Indiana

Also Mentioned on This Page

Thomas Faris Tunnelton City Uiata Smallwood Tadianapolis Foster’s the Corner Bessie Buckles W. G. Gaines Marion Township Jas. Toon North J Street Campbellsburg Fred Bailey North Bedford Ambrose Nickless Red Cross Hettie Barbey Frank Diener Buffalo, New York Jacob Wallheiser Daniel V. Riddle Greene County Broomfield Linton John J. Pairchilds Ellis Dr. Freeland John Gabbard Jerry Watson Mitchell Ambrose Braden Mr. Snapp 7Th Street North End Louisville Joyce Coleman New York C.T. Brown Shoals Ed Ragsdale Great Falls Montana J.J. Fairchilds Worthington A. W. Jones Tillman H. Poindexter H. T. Nightengale Evansville Mr. Nightengale Sullivan Arthur Jordan Co Manor Station J. W. Harvey Erdman Smith Salem Thomas J. Flinn Pinhook Morday Charley Hamilton Westport Crawford Johnson Stanley Chrisler James M. Edwards Amos Scoggan Cross— Lane Mesdames Dave Johnson M. Allen Heltonville W.S. Richey Co Mc.Cormick Bros Wes Stephenson James Morris Ramsey Jasper County Anna Aker John Egars Fayetteville Julissa LaForce Martinsville Dave LaForce Charlie Payne The S.I Myrtle Langley R. L. Langley Paoli Paoli News South Side Stone Company Brownstown J. R. Pope Bob Wicker St. Louis Horne Indiana University R. H. Williams Cross Ayer Buckingham R. P. Hall & Co Nashua N.H Charlie B. Rogers Loogootee John Mead J.C. Lamb Tha Williams Poultryman Harrell Gov. Durbin Prof C. HE. Faris Sheridan Wyoming Gordon Batman James Batman Elizabeth Mathes Hilettsville Frank Denniston Indianapolis John Vestal Plainfield Ind Hendricks County Southern Indiana Muscattituck Mutton Creek Seymour Peru B. F. Wallace Barnum & Bailey Mr. Wallace Smiley-Matthewson Elnora Odon Smiley Matthewson Grove James Dobbs Thomas H. Edmondson Ed Hartman George Allen Guthrie Dan Eckley Olney Ill Mrs. R. C. Cosner Cincinnati Fred Preeman Hast 15Th Street John W. Williams Richard B. McBride Mary A. Henry Addie V. Smith Arthur M. Guthrie Odd Fellows Building John Quill Linden J. C. Jocelyn Felix Skerd John Castillo Charles W. Davis J. G. Ades Hiram Aker South K Street Hudson Houses H Street Henry Lancaster South F Street John Skerd Les Christopher Near Leatherwood Mrs. Newland Caress Texas Arkansas John Carr W. F. Brewer and Mrs. Carr Elkhart George Heiger Winslow John Mitchell James Wiieay Yara Brussels Wilk Federal Building Cation of Post Office Lawrence County A.b.dye Sarah Allstott Maggie Doush Rawlins Malcolm Buker Sylvester Moore Opal Armstrong Hannibal Monical Wm P.duncan Robt. S. Duncan Duncan Shawswick Melinda J Goodlett John W Monical Spice Valley United States H. A. Taylor Thomas Lemonds Charles E Burch Florence D Burch Chloe M Saillee Wesley Worhies John A. Guan Logan Mc Donald Stillson Sarah McNeese Logan McDonald Armenus Nail Adm’r Josiah Trueblood Thomas Hardwick Everett Hardwick Indian Creek Township Noble Homer Hardwick J. W. Vorhies Carrie E. Moore Jack Patton W. D. Williams S.T Thos. Dusard Circuit Court Hart Hobbs Salem-Bedford Stone Co Edward L. Moore Frances Cobb Wilens Obe Hart Hawkins Roscoe Lake Clarence Massey Claud Shulty Benton, Ill Saawneetown W. S. Holcombe Offe Alexander & Harris Attorneys-At-Law Gunn Carpets East Side Bedford, Ind J. W. Trainor East Side Alli Jas. G. Stull F. E. Stipp South Street Undertakers East Side Square Black Bat Hosiery Chicago B. B. Marley South Side Square H. H. Chess Leesville, Ind Brown Leghorn Kentucky C. H. Emery IW. S. Richey CO Benzel Black Bedford Union Dental Co Sarantec Union Dental Foster Building Nort Bedford Royal Blue Barred Plymouth Rocks Jack Dan John Browning Jack S Itewart Co James Newkirk Leesville Reahe PVA Wilson's North Side Dunn Buili Ding
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