13 Mar 1908
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
1
Bedford Stone construction cited for a new Masonic temple in Indianapolis with plans outline and regional temple project details. The project emphasizes durable stonework and community functions proposed for the city.
The P M and B Stone Company of Bedford is likely to win the contract to furnish stone for the Indianapolis Masonic Temple at Illinois and North streets. The project will use about 96 000 to 100 000 dollars worth of stone, and the temple will be a imposing Greek Ionic style building with a 1 200 seat auditorium, armory and extensive Masonic quarters.
Indiana reveals 20 517 pure bred cattle valued at 1 432 245 with average value about 70 per animal. Beef cattle include Aberdeen Angus 3000 Galloway 11 426 Hereford 244 009 Polled Durham 128 495 Shorthorn 7 531. Dairy groups Ayrshire 2 400 Brown Swiss 155 1 390 Dutch Belted 7 B24.
The article outlines pure bred cattle values by age in Marion county with specific prices. It notes totals for Red Polls not classed as dairy or beef, and mentions 440 pure bred cattle in Marion. It states poultry sheep and hog reports will follow, but the data will be included in the governor's regular report rather than pamphlet form.
A party of young Bedford clerks planned a trip to William Rays sugar camp seven miles east of Bedford on a Wednesday night. They started with good weather and high spirits but wandered to a murky stream, miles from anywhere. None of the group knew the Lawrence county geography well enough to guide the others, and they returned home without taking part in a stir off.
A group of landowners Alfred Chepman Alex Cox Thomas N. Pierce and Laurence Williams returned from a South Bend trip to inspect the St. Joe River dam site. Promoters paid their expenses as they toured the proposed dam across White River to supply electricity to nearby towns. The visiting committee, shown by the promoters, returned home convinced the dam is bad business and they oppose it.
Warm days and Indian summer haze spark gardeners and seed merchants to showcase enticing radishes and onions. Maple syrup cans arrive in drayloads as sap runs, reflecting regional pride and seasonal activity.
Workmen James and Jerry Fish cutting a giant cherry in Ladoga cemetery uncovered a marble tombstone two feet high buried within a tree twelve feet around. The slab bears Alma Beard born January 5 1774 died May 15 1830. Local resident William Nicholson had long hinted a tombstone lay hidden in the tree.
Fred Wallace, assigned to Tannehill's broom and hoe brigade by Mayor Stipp, escaped Bedford police while under scrutiny for a $ fine in toxication. He arrived with a loaded Davis hammerless shotgun, claimed to hunt stray game, and attempted to pawn it to settle the fine. Police suspect theft of the gun and await ownership confirmation.
The first transfer of inmates from Indiana Reformatory in Jeffersonville to Indiana State Prison Michigan City occurred yesterday. Twenty overage second-timers and incorrigibles were moved by train, secretly to avoid crowds and potential escapes. Oliver Thomason of Lawrence county, convicted in 1900 for Lantz murder, was among them amid tense public sentiment.
A dispute pits the special Court House building committee against Monroe County commissioners over funding marble for the new $200,000 courthouse baseboard. The committee demands marble, the commissioners refuse, saying the project is over the appropriation and they will not authorize further expenditures.
Reverend Hicks predicts March will be dominated by frequent rain and snow storms with sleet. He forecasts a snow storm at month start, a seismic period around the second, a major storm from the 4th to the 6th, and unsettled weather with electric tropical storms southward and blizzards northward.
The forecast warns of heavy sleet storms from the 3rd to the 20th with three distinct storm periods. Expect rough weather through March with unseasonable cold after rain sleet and snow. Central on the 11th 12th and 18th are storm periods and magnetic electric crises. Tidal waves and fierce storms end the month into April.
Mrs Oscar Hartley visited Bloomington on Friday to see Mrs James Peake who has been treated for a tongue sore. A specialist in Indianapolis confirmed a cancerous growth in the tongue and throat, predicting the patient cannot survive more than a month. Peake is sister of Will Smith and relative of several local families.
The Lawrence circuit court suit by George C Crawshaw and Emma L Crawshaw alleges Ben B Marley fraudulently sold fourteen Tolliver addition lots in Mitchell for 1400 when true value was 500. Plaintiffs seek damages of 900 claiming misrepresentation and a recorded plat supports their claim. Marley may offer a different view in court.
Ebolee Wilson sues B and O Railway Co in circuit court for 10,000 damages over injuries on February 11, 1908 at Mitchell. He claims the conductor ejected him from a train, causing a knee fracture head injuries and humiliation. Attorneys listed: Paris Trusty and Stotsenbure Weathers.
A Columbus man returned from the Kennard homestead near Cincinnati to learn that graves of his mother and brother were robbed after burial. No bodies remained though coffins were intact, a heavy stone placed in the wife’s coffin, and authorities suspect theft by ghouls for sale to a Cincinnati medical college.
Bedford’s public library displays new art including a Paul Revere bas relief medallion given by Mrs. A. C. Voris and Miss Lillian Voris and a two foot long Samuel Pepys medallion by John Jackson of Lincoln Street. The George G. Dunn portrait, a gift from Jesse Mitchell heirs, hangs in the south room. Library officials praise the gifts as enhancing the interior for readers and visitors.
On March 7 at the YMCA Bedford H S and New Albany H S meet to decide the Southern Indiana championship. Bedford seeks a third straight title but New Albany has posted a strong season including a win on Bedford’s floor. A return game is planned if needed. The second game features Patterson-Davenport or another Louisville team, with lineups listing Johnson Rockenback and Fleming for Bedford and Kent Rogers for New Albany.
Indianapolis March 4 The Republican State Convention opens April 1 with 1,467 delegates from 92 counties. Charles W. Miller leads with 261 delegates. 316 are split among Watson Hugh W. Miller and William L. Taylor. Northern Indiana favors Miller, as many districts still have to elect delegates and no other governor candidates.
Dr. J N Hurty state health secretary says Indiana wastes at least half a million dollars annually from school funds in unsanitary schoolhouses He cites New Augusta as a case where a $20 000 consolidation is debated He calls the current building a death trap firetrap and lacking ventilation and notes inhuman treatment of children while gathering for school sessions.
County Council votes to investigate and straighten county records. Disagreement over selecting outside experts delays action while overdrafts totaling 29 thousand 410 dollars and 42 cents are revealed in construction, school funds, common school, and pike road accounts. Democratic members back investigation. Republicans oppose until outside firm and acceptable contractors are chosen.
About three miles of empty freight cars sit on the new Big Four cutoff west of town. Greencastle Herald cites railroad men saying business is dead and cars are stored on sidings as lines lay off workers. observers doubt the new depot and line will open until activity returns.
An individual named Sweet sends a letter to Senator Pearson describing a bird holocaust. The communication emphasizes concern over bird losses and requests attention or action from the senator.
Senator Henry P. Pearson receives word from State Game Commissioner Sweeney that plans for a Lawrence County northwestern preserve face delays. A shipment of 1,800 Hungarian partridges and Mongolian pheasants was burned with the steamship St. Cuthbert, complicating expected bird distribution and hunting plans.
Representative Chaney of Indiana outlined a currency bill to tax national bank deposits at one tenth of a percent yearly to fund a treasury trustee protection for depositors against bank losses or officer theft. He argued the plan would prevent bank failures by ensuring honest bank governance.
The Indiana Democratic State committee at the Grand Hotel Indianapolis chose Robert W. Miers of Bloomington as temporary chairman for the March 25 and 26 convention. Other candidates mentioned included Henry Warrum of Indianapolis and Benjamin F. Shively of South Bend. A committee was formed to fix assessments for convention expenses.
Get s in politics. Will I Fee and Fred Owen two Republican Monroe county council members blocked a plan to pay 1500 to two or three favorites to open the books. They would name two out of state accountants and vote the money but not until then. They voted no, killing the scheme which had been developed with Democratic central committee promises. The Republicans favor a non partisan audit of accounts.
Affidavits from Walsh defense reveal a Chicago burlesque scene where a blonde chorus girl flung a silver buckled garter to a juror. The incident, said to involve a State street venue and a “farmer” panel, may be questioned by Supreme Court justices.
Two men assaulted Mrs. Minnie Waldron and stole her purse near the Monon switch on 3th Street in Bedford. Her neighbor Mrs. Catherine McNally witnessed the crime as the robbers fled through Benchart alley toward south Walnut, leaving Waldron with a broken purse chain and a tumble.
An aged Philadelphia woman retracts a 1876 curse she placed on laborer Dennis Comey over a boarding house debt. Comey, now wealthy, demanded legal proof and the release was signed and witnessed. He traveled to Atlantic City for the formal retraction and final settlement.
Elijah Spradlin and Isaac Miller, elderly farmers near Rockport, found a bundle of switches and notes labeling them undesirable and warning they would be removed by a white caps group within five days. Both men refuse to leave and expect to confront the attackers, despite long-standing peaceful reputations and large families.
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