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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary text lists ailments including sore throat chronic congestive conditions and grippe. Mentions individuals Wayne, William, Justin Strevis, and phrases like small bottle and pocket. No clear event or outcome identified.
John Wickliffe a 69 year old from Xenia Ohio arrived in Jasonville for a visit with his daughter walking the distance. He has never ridden a train due to a religious scruple believing travel by rail improper and prefers long walks as exercise insisting he will continue such journeys despite modern travel norms.
John King and Perry Miller, Brown County Ohio gold seekers, saved 10005 in five years digging from creeks and gulches. They moved from Ohio five years ago, built a cabin on Bear Creek, and used simple tools to amass wealth enough to buy a fine farm near Woodfield.
J J Lynch was granted a license to retail liquor in Bedford’s Second Ward after a Jackson circuit court ruling. The decision reversed an earlier county denial and remonstrance, with Lynch preparing to reopen on North I Street as temperance factions seek a legal remedy.
Mrs. Mary L. B. Duncan sues for divorce from Rev. D. B. Duncan of First Presbyterian Crawfordsville alleging misconduct. Presbytery inquiry found indiscretion but cleared him of charges. Couple separated since last summer. property transfer followed. Duncan vows to contest.
Dr A J McDonald reports a method to kill broom sedge. Two farmers Uncle John Murray of Marion township and John Reyman of Salem confirm success. In spring when shoots are about 14 inches high, burn the field to burn the young blades and seed germs.
Robert Coverdale a prominent local brick mason died at 2:30 AM at an apartment house run by Ida Greer on South I Street. Cause listed kidney trouble. He was about 50 and had suffered decline from hard living. No inquest was ordered by the coroner. Surviving cows noted. Funeral set for Tuesday at Hameres Day's morgue with interment at Green Hill.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Otto Sexton of Oolitic. The brief notice records the new arrival with no additional details.
Knox county commissioners sustain Vigo township remonstrance and refuse Charles W Pierce a saloon license after multiple Nicholson law violations. Vigo township goes dry February 10 1909 with Sandborn and Bicknell sealing saloons by those dates while Vincennes Widner townships retain license options.
Mrs. Mary Rogers 91, living with her daughter near Erie, is seriously ill with loss of vision. Known for second sight, her condition draws concern over recovery and possible lasting impairment. She recently made a solo railroad journey and remained active despite age.
George Stone, a United States Cement electrican, suffered severe burns from an electric flash while operating a switch on the switchboard Friday morning. He was knocked to the floor, rendered unconscious briefly, with burns to his face arms and hands. Dr A J McDonald attended and Stone remained in serious condition at home on 17th street between I and J.
The Seymour area faces unusually high measles cases with many town cards posted for weeks. School attendance has fallen markedly in the past month amid widespread illness in Seymour and surrounding countryside.
A construction crew on the Monon railway line near Midland blasted a large stone and uncovered a den of snakes. Snakes were thrown in all directions. one was killed nine feet long.
Ella Borden eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Noah Borden Seventh street fell at play Friday. Her hand struck a chair pin on the ground and penetrated several inches causing a very painful wound.
In the district, J d E Ramsey near town claims a record breaking cow with a rare quartet of calves born recently all but one surviving. Mrs Albert Dunihue from Odon undergoes tonsil removal after long suffering. F X Johnson and James R Pro return from Chicago with a stock company for a Stone City Opera House season. Southern Indiana workers receive January checks and February pay is promised by the 20th. The Monon railroad expands with a new road linking to Wallace and Shirley Hill mine loads 75 to 100 cars daily before shipping coal to Indianapolis. Raymond Malott, Tunneiton, passes Philippines teaching exam and plans July departure to serve three years as assistant superintendent. Railroads add 5,000 dispatchers with avg $50 wages. new rules cap on-duty at nine hours per day in continuous stations, leaving 2,000 idle.
The Indiana House scandal involves ex-Representative Ananias Baker alleging a $100 payoff from tobacco agent "Cigarette" Baker to influence a 1905 anti cigarette bill. He seeks the money from Attorney General Bingham, who says the funds belong in court until the fugitive is captured.
The Minnesota Democratic State Committee officially endorses Governor John A. Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination, urging his selection at the Denver national convention. The 68 to 23 vote followed fights with Bryan supporters who plan to push their own delegation and carry the contest to every precinct.
Local Democrats argue former Congressman Miers will chair the Democratic State Convention and may be the caucus nominee for U S Senator if the legislature is Democratic. Some say he could run for Congress or Senate, but Miers says he seeks bigger opportunities.
Dr. W A Burton, a respected Mitchell and Lawrence county pharmacist, died at home in Mitchell at 9 20 am of heart disease after two weeks illness. He was 73 and survived by a widow two sons Walter W Burton and Frank J Burton and a daughter Mrs Charles Clark of Anchorage Ky. The Burton family is prominent in the county and he was highly esteemed by Mitchell citizens.
Presiding elder to try suit over remarks by May L Day criticizing the president. Church leaders dispute basis of charges and procedural method.
A Methodist charges Chancellor R Day of Syracuse University with defamation of character over remarks on President Roosevelt and anarchism. The case is before Rev P M Watters with Rev Geo Cooke asserting discipline under New York Conference rules. The university remains nonsectarian. AN EXODUS OF KIDS JUST NOW notes a Bedford area trend of boys leaving homes amid spring unrest and curiosity.
Edward L. Dawson 21 and Bernice Hodges married by Rev R L Babbitt after Dawson’s baptism in a Mishawaka Baptist church cell. officers escorted him from jail where he had been held as a deserter from the Twelfth U S Army corps. the bride, a noted local musician and performer, later joined her husband’s brief ceremony before his transfer to Fort Sheridan.
Harrison county officials in Corydon order a six foot north to south hallway through the old State Capitol, with three east rooms and two west rooms, updating the 1815 limestone building once used by the Legislature.
Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore answered questions after a talk on Lent. He said a Catholic may marry during Lent only for urgent reasons and with a quiet ceremony. He also noted attending opera during Holy Week is not a sin if the person seeks improvement of mind through music.
Notice from County Assessor Tilford of a meeting of assessors from Owen Lawrence Jackson Orange and Martin counties in Bedford on March 18. John C Wingate of the State Tax board will attend to discuss assessors duties and deliver an address on The Assessing of Property and Collection of Taxes.
The Mail published a logic puzzle about animals finishing a cow after various hours and minutes of eating. Two readers, William W. Mathes and Martin Martini, provided correct solutions, Mathes first. The result is 2 hours 1 minute and 274 seconds. The note adds train trouble from high water near Monon, Shelby detours, and a feared bridge wash near Indianapolis.
Judge Wilson sustains demurrer to the answer of Southern Indiana and B. & C. 8 W. railway companies in a railroad rate case. The law creating the State Commission is challenged as unconstitutional. Counsel may withdraw denial and judgment enter on former answer, then appeal to the Supreme Court on the ruling.
Pulaski County resident J W Reynolds says a whiskey cure prescribed by Dr Desha saved him from hydrophobia after a mad dog bite in 1866 near Lexington. Reynolds details dizziness and sleep loss before drinking three quarts of whiskey to become drunk and recover, claiming no lasting ill effects.
Ira Hinchman, a Gas City barber, was paralyzed after a February 4 handshake with Otto Hildebrand at the barber shop. The grip dislocated his shoulder and he now rests at his mother's home, improving with massage but unable to walk unaided. A second item notes Joe Moss adding 240 acres to his 1,000 acre farm in Jackson township, with chestnut trees valued for timber and nuts.
A jury in the Circuit Court at St. Louis awarded Miss Annie Kerone $501 for slander by Albert S. Block a commission man who called her an old hen and old cat. Judgment for the plaintiff was entered yesterday.
Mary Jane Braughton widow from North I street died last night at 7 of consumption aged 68. Funeral from family residence tomorrow at 2 30 with interment at Green Hill. Lawrence county farmers report maple sugar and syrup crops above average after ideal sugar days Sunday to Tuesday. Indiana law bans moving corner stones with fines not less than 85 nor more than 50 and up to six months jail. many farmers unaware and may place corner posts near stones after fencing installed.
County Auditor Moffett and Engineer Lane with Commissioners Raines and McCammack plus State Inspector Shane and Chief Engineer Wallace met at Putnamville to decide final improvements to the overhead railway bridge. They back widening the approaches with crushed stone and erecting a fifty foot railing on both sides, hoping to remove the so called death trap.
A joyous taffy pull was held at the home of Elizabeth and Leo Pearl Wednesday night. Mina Roberts won first prize in the games with Wilber Owens second. attendees included Hazel Hutcheson Dessie Doods Alalia Henderson Nina Roberts Faria Ross Cecil Ross Fred Smith Edgar Harry Wilber Owens and Harry Johnson.
County assessors gathered Saturday to receive duties from the county assessor and to collect their books. A vote revealed Alvin Padgett as the preferred candidate for Congress by a large Democratic majority, with all Democratic assessors in favor.
Bloomington World reports Judge Wilson returning home from Bedford with a large tin pail. He explains the pail contains a present of maple syrup from a Lawrence County friend.
The Indianapolis city council introduced an ordinance restricting girls under eighteen and boys under twenty-one from visiting skating rinks after 6 p m without proper escorts. Managers face a maximum $75 fine for violations of the ordinance.
George D. Chenoweth of Zion City Illinois has written the Lord's Prayer six times on a postage stamp sized paper along with the line The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want and signed his full name and address. At 60 plus he uses two pairs of glasses and a fine pen. He plans to add a seventh prayer and inscription. Former West Lafayette Indiana constable now teaches penmanship and runs a news stand at the railroad station.
Arthur Lewis, a Bloomington worker for B H Kaser shoe man, set a state pie eating mark at the Dairy Lunch last night with 14 pieces of pie in various flavors. He claimed he could eat more but preferred sleep, reporting no hobgoblins or nightmares after the feat.
The Lafayette Courier notes Representative Chaney as the first Republican to oppose the Aldrich currency bill saying it favors Wall Street and fails to provide elastic currency. It urges other Republicans to voice their views to bury the measure.
In a dry county near Dolan, Levy Lentz owns a calf born last week that lived four days. Townspeople traveled to the Lentz farm to view the animal whose head and eye resembled a human, and after death the head was found filled with water. Also noted is a March 8 1908 wedding at Ft Eitner between Homer E Mathers and Nella E Allen with Eld F M Dixon presiding.
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