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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
6
Neighbors discovered Lizzie Balding and her five children dead with skulls crushed in a Terre Haute home. Samuel 12 and Celeste 7 were dead on arrival. others injured as investigators noted poverty and absence of clear motive. No arrests yet. husband William Balding works in Illinois as a telephone lineman.
Burglars Sunday night tried to force access to Marcus clothing store on the East side of the public square. The rear door was jimmed with the bolt and lock broken but a wood brace under the lock and a floor cleat held the door. When the entry effort failed they damaged a south window and window bars but did not succeed.
With two small children at home, Mrs. T. D. Butler’s dwelling about 1.5 miles from Heltonville burned Monday forenoon at 4:30 pm. The family, at a sugar hip, was notified by telephone. By the time relatives arrived, the structure was fully ablaze. only one bed and a suit of clothes owned by a son survived, along with some valuable papers.
Crowds witnessed Marian Smith Hiplstreet, a young girl, nearly struck by a car while roller skating near Sixteenth and I streets. She escaped with only minor bruises as a crowd reacted in horror and the accident area was cleared. Ten vags were arrested Sunday and given lectures before being released.
Layoff of all B. & O. S. W. track men for Monday across the Cincinnati to St. Louis line and branches to cut costs. Mrs. Geo Bates of Wew Albany visiting sister Mrs Mara Fowler over Sunday. Br. O M Short of Avoca in the city Saturday. Thomas Cathers of Fayettesville suffers from an abscess.
Infant Sok Morning, Volney, infant son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Medaris, died Monday at 5 o'clock at home on South K street. Burial held this afternoon at Green Hill.
Indianapolis reports reveal Gillis an undertaker among twenty defendants in the Terre Haute conspiracy probe. Witness Charles Miller testified that City Judge Smith aided in fabrication at the registration booth to obtain business hauling the dead. Also noted are local police actions and a spring wedding story in the same dispatch.
William Fishback, a local motor cyclist, required prying assistance Sunday forenoon after an incident near Avoca. Firemen and bystanders aided him as he was freed from his entanglements and taken to a hospital for examination.
Police recovered a bicycle owned by Bernard Williams that was reported missing after being taken on Saturday. Investigators identified the riderless bike and traced it to its owner, arranging return of the property.
Benjamin Spangler aged 75 of Bono area died Saturday morning from pneumonia at home. A Washington County native, he lived about one and a half miles south of Bono and was a well known resident of this county. He is survived by his wife and a number of grown children. He was a veteran of the Civil War.
William Fishback and Thornt Faubion were in a Sunday forenoon collision on a motorcycle near Avoca. Both machines were undamaged and riders unhurt, but Fishback’s ankle was caught between pedal crank and footboard, requiring five minutes to release with help from a shovel-wielding Italian resident.
Mrs Dunihue left for Indianapolis with the three Bowden children to place them in a city children’s home. Bowden, widowed, plans to raise the youngsters there for now as a practical arrangement. On return, Dunihue visits daughter in Lafayette. Other notes: grading work begins on east approach of the 16th street overhead bridge. Parrot family returns from Paris Illinois due to health. Williams brothers depart for Heltonville to add a 16 by 40 foot extension to the Methodist church to accommodate rising attendance.
A baby boy named Donald Omar was born to Mr and Mrs Lon Brown on the Brickenridge road. Mrs Susan Martin of Norman streetson was in the city Monday for shopping. August Hustedt a farmer from near Courtland Jackson county spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Henry Aldenhagen and returned home today noting Mr Aldenhagen is improving after illness.
A son of James T. Martin fell from a bicycle on Sunday on South II Street and sustained a broken arm. He resides nearby on South II Street.
After a brief session the New Courthouse Building Commission postponed awarding the contract until Tuesday morning. Prosecutor Campbell and Assistant Prosecutor Groom said legal opinions, needed by the commission, would not be ready in time due to knotty questions. They expect a resolution soon and the group will reconvene to resolve the matter early next week.
A ring ceremony joined Mr. Talmage Bartlett of this city with Miss Ophia Fish of Norman in a nuptial rite. The couple exchange vows in the presence of family and friends marking their marriage.
Mrs. William C. Hill living four miles north of Springville suffered a broken right leg when a barn loft ladder broke Sunday afternoon about 5. She crawled to her farmhouse seeking help, with both leg bones protruding. She is the daughter of Hiram Batman.
Local physician attending G M Norman of near Fairview after an axe struck his foot while cutting wood. Two toes were injured as the axe glanced from the block. Dr Norman came from the city to dress the wound. Miss Elsie Bridwell and Miss Maude Johnson returned from Bloomington where they visited Miss Lillian Stewart. Mrs Wm L Krieger of Batesville Ind visited son R F Krieger and wife.
John B. McManus recalls a violent incident in Mexico City with Zapatistas, describes firing from a roof, catching a bandit, and looting in the doorway as Provisional President Gutierrez flees with treasury funds. Separate local agitation follows with residents traveling and church concerns.
The eighth annual Indiana artists show in Indianapolis earns praise for bold color and lively works. Otto Stark wins the gold medal for The Gas Works. many notable painters including Winifred Adams, William Forsythe, J Otis Adams, and Voille Neville Armstrong display landscapes, portraits, and rural scenes. Armstrong’s Rawlins bridge scene is highlighted along with Morgan and other Bedford-born artists.
Neighbors and friends gathered Monday evening at Gus Rhoda's South H Street home to honor his 45th birthday with games and refreshments. Attendees included numerous local couples and individuals, while others noted illnesses and house moves in the area.
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