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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
3
During a Thursday night storm Dr. R H Williams a well known dentist was badly shocked by lightning near West 16th street. The bolt knocked him to his knees and left him dazed and sore with lingering effects.
Lawrence county heirs of Thales Wilcox divide Guthrie township land valued at 45 000 to 50 000 with four farms allocated to each child and widow Susan Wilcox receiving the widow’s third after her remarriage to George Murray.
A suburban paper carried two adjacent items a hippo birth at the Zoo and a Bryan comparison in politics with no divider. Rev. Thomas H. Nelson of Indianapolis will conduct services at the Pentecost church this week.
Bloomington prepares for William Jennings Bryan to speak and meet supporters at the University Y M C A and Student building. A private dinner at Dr Johnston’s residence precedes an open lecture The Power of an Ideal and a Jackson club banquet with state candidates including Samuel L Ralston L Ert Slack Thomas Marshall and Rev T H Kuhn.
Nellie F Castella born November 17 1885 in Lawrence County died March 11 1908 leaving father mother two sisters and one brother. Funeral from residence March 18 conducted by C S Bair Bedford laid to rest Green Hill Cemetery. She joined M E church at Trinity at 14 and lived a Christian life. Elder F M Mattux conducted funeral services for Mrs George W Thomas in Paoli.
A Tuesday St Patrick's Day party at Mrs. George Hay’s West 16th street home featured Irish readings by Mrs. Harry Allen and Mrs. Charles Allen, Miss Georgia Friedley, and several others with music and stories. Fifty guests wore white gowns with green trims, and refreshments matched the color scheme.
State Tax Commissioner John C. Wingate spoke to assessors from several counties on tax personal property. He praised Lawrence County Treasurer Ray for reducing delinquent taxes from 17000 to 12000 in two years and collecting 5500 this year, urging citizens to support his efforts. The report also notes a pending circuit court case over a saw mill transaction involving Orpheus M. Dickey and Fletcher Johnson, with potential jury submission. Miss Ertie Bivins traveled to Louisville to attend Ben Hur.
Albert E Stannard son of Platt H Stannard died at his home near Springville at 8 O clock Wednesday from pneumonia He was 32 years old and unmarried The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Christian church in Springville
Pharaoh Inman died Wednesday at 9 at his sister's home near Fayetteville. Cancer behind the left ear caused death after an operation failed to relieve. He was 22 and survived by a widow. Funeral Friday at 11 from the old Indian church with Elder F. M. Mattux presiding.
Benjamin F. Thrasher trustee of Van Buren township Monroe county sues the Indianapolis Southern railway to prevent further obstruction of a public highway by a high embankment. Filed in Monroe county the suit seeks a court order to remove the obstruction placed during road construction.
Washington Park electric light wire worth over 100 dollars was stolen over a week. William Shields, a Bedford junk dealer, was arrested at Linton on suspicion of possessing the property and later arraigned in police court after investigators traced a chest of wire to Terre Haute. The case hinges on whether Shields bought the wire as legitimate salvage or from the theft.
The upcoming term before Judge James B. Wilson starts Monday in Bloomington with the murder charge against Harvey Hinkle for killing John R. McClintock and wounding Edna May Rogers as the lead criminal matter. A civil suit for 25000 damages by Nettie Northcott against Prof. William Bohannon is slated for the fifteenth.
Ray D Patton a minor by next friend Mary C Patton sues Edward N Neeld for 6000 damages claiming the pony sold was ungentle and prone to fits and ran away causing injuries including a barbed wire collision. Plaintiff alleges Neeld knew of the animal's dangerous condition and failed to disclose it. Attorneys J E Henley and Boruff Boruff filed.
The Bedford convention exposes money politics in the district as Cyrus E. Davis of Greene county leads a costly battle for delegates. Reports claim Davis’s wealth controls votes, with one offer of 100 cash to secure twenty supporters, while Bedford Republicans reject the scheme.
The piece notes Davis ready to invest $10,000 if needed to win the nomination. Gilbert Hendren aided Davis in Lawrence county by persuading Underwood that Padgett opposed Davis. Underwood, a Lawrence leader and Relative of Ralston, shifts against Padgett as Bedford Convention pressure grows.
Kentucky head coach Powers leads his team on a visit to Bloomington for a key matchup. Bloomington venue hosts the event as both teams pursue important conference implications.
Sheriff W C Waring of Scott county Kentucky reports the prisoner Caleb Powers rich and preferring to face an army than face jury selection. The next trial is set for July with an equal party split of Democrats and Republicans to select jurors amid general public opinion about Powers guilt or innocence.
The council passes a declaratory resolution for street sprinkling in a limited improved district with May to October operation. Bids due with a $100 certified check. project to be awarded April 7 to the lowest bidder at 7 cents per 1000 gallons. John L Stevenson seeks police placement.
A Washington ruling will take effect next month requiring publishers to pay 1 cent per delinquent paper for postage or cancel mailing rights. Delinquent subscribers should pay up now and, if possible, settle a year in advance to avoid higher costs and loss of service.
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