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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1913
Page
2
A showing of Spring garments and other ladies wearing apparel without parallel in this part of Indiana at Webb Dry Goods Bedford. The store advertises a unique collection and invites shoppers to view the new line.
Rosella Jones, 21, of Indianapolis, is jailed after pleading guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses. She admitted taking subscriptions for four magazines at 49 cents each and said she traveled with a man called W. D. Webb or Martin. She is the daughter of a Methodist minister from Sumner Illinois and left home three weeks ago.
Ambrose Schrum of Salem, brother of Dr Riley Schrum formerly of this city, has died at his home. He was well known in this city.
Alonzo Weaver 61 of Bedford was found dead beside an apple tree at Dunn fruit farm near Dark Hollow after missing his train home. Coroner ruled death due to neuralgia of the heart. The body was found by Thomas Meglemre and local undertakers were notified.
Twenty one musicians met at the Orient Barbershop to organize the Bedford Concert Band with W E Cannedy as director and Frank L Reed as manager secretary and treasurer. Plans aim to establish a permanent organization praised by Bedford citizens. eleven more are expected to join for expanded instrumentation.
Mrs. E. B. Thornton will celebrate her birthday anniversary with a six thirty dinner party this evening at her home on North S street. The guests will be members of Our Old Crowd.
King George of Greece was shot in the heart by Aleko Schinas as he walked with an aide in Saloniki. The monarch died en route to a nearby hospital. Prince Nicholas announced the king’s death and pledged loyalty to the new sovereign, Constantine.
City council met Tuesday night and ordered several street lights including 260 watt at 22d and H, favorably reported lighting on West 16th between T and U, and referred 22d and F to the Light Committee. They authorized agreement with Monon railway for street crossings, accepted insurance policies, prepared culvert bids, and approved a $50 police special trips fund.
Joseph Blum of Louisville searched for his 16 year old son who ran away last Wednesday. The crippled boy, with one leg, was found by Policeman Dudley on North Morton Street and jailed awaiting the father from Bedford. The father left Bedford after a tip and the boy was sent to Louisville.
A man aged 25 to 30 dressed as a laborer cashed multiple bad checks totaling 16.50 at several city businesses. Checks were issued by Fred Smith to Henry Wilson for a week’s work and accepted as legitimate before victimized establishments like John Goldsby coal, Acme Coal, Otto Seig meat market, and Sys Beem learned the fraud.
Mrs. Fox Tapp, formerly residing in this city, died at her Taylorsville home on Tuesday night. Funeral is set for Thursday. The family once lived on West 18th Street and were well known here. Brother B Tapp lives near Fayettesville.
The committee in charge of the Children's Flower Garden department reports strong progress as school children rally behind the effort. Chairman Mrs J G Hogan has orders for 2600 packages to be delivered April 16.
B. B. Marley of Kekoma formerly of Bedford has been very ill with erysipelas but is reported to be improving.
Mrs. Quincy Armstrong visiting her mother near Springville returned home with sister Emma Ferguson to find her dining room set with a 50 piece china set. The windstorm a week earlier overturned the cabinet and scattered the dishes, making the surprise gift from fifty personal friends a remarkable recovery.
Charles Wesley West 35 a Bloomington area farmer died from an accidental shotgun discharge near his Hindostan farm while his wife and children visited relatives in Indianapolis West formerly drove streetcars in the city and had moved to a Trindostan eighty acre holding with his family A neighbor found his body near the kitchen door and a note lay on the table indicating he planned to calm his worries about hawks and chickens Friday's events suggest he died Friday before the rural mail carrier found no reply Saturday
William M Kelley filed in Lawrence circuit court a damages suit against Southern Indiana Power Co for 75000 alleging river rise from Williams dam causes ten foot higher water, flooding two mile riverbank land, damaging roads, hindering crops, and preventing safe livestock watering.
George W Holmes who Monday forenoon suffered a paralytic stroke was slightly better on Wednesday. His condition remains very serious.
Police arrested a black man and a white man after a late Tuesday night encounter. A large caliber revolver and a sack were found with the black suspect. Investigators believe a robbery plan existed and await prosecutor Underwood's return from Indianapolis for further inquiry. Both men claim Indianapolis homes and face vagrancy charges.
Mrs. B E Hansen of Bedford visits her mother Mrs H C Duncan on West Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington. The visit is noted in local society records.
Mrs Lon Keroff and two children from White Creek returned home this morning after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Luedtke on South G street.
Reports from Chicago say George W. McCammon, a Western Union operator from Bedford, was seen recently. He vanished after handling a bogus bank transfer for $600 to Borden related to J. A. Coleman, with Delbert Quackenbush arrested.
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