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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1913
Page
4
A small header listing Otis and Brooks proprietors with phone numbers and staff roles. Includes editors Thomas J Brooks Fred B Otis Bert C Wicker News Editor and Circulation Manager Mrs Harry Askew Society Editor Curt Jocelyn and a job department price note.
Lawrence circuit court suit for damages filed by Alexander Freed through Borulf and Borch against Andrew J Temple after a February accident on the Bedford and Oolitic pike near Rawlins. Plaintiff alleges his horse and buggy were demolished and he suffered permanent back and hip injuries. seeks 4 000 dollars.
The period for filing mortgage exemptions runs from March 1 to the end of April for Bedford and Lawrence counties. Exemptions up to 700 are allowed, but not more than half the assessed value of mortgaged real estate. Applications must be prepared at the county recorder and filed with the county auditor. Mrs. John P. Woodward has returned from Bedford after visiting her daughter in Bloomington.
A fire Friday afternoon destroyed the home of William Pender east of the city. The blaze started in the attic as only women were home, and fierce flames driven by wind consumed the building and its contents. The family saved only the clothes they wore.
Local Boy Scouts raised funds Friday night through performances at Ure Crystal and Colonial theaters. Net earnings exceeded expenses by 100.27 dollars. Proceeds support Scout activities and potential Messenger service offering after school work and seasonal jobs. An office is planned to recruit and place messengers in the city.
Pitts heads a new excelsior plant under construction in the north part of the city and expected to operate in a month. Latest machinery has been purchased and will be installed. The plant aims to produce excelsior for packing stone at local quarries and may expand if successful, built across the southeastern track from the old heading plant.
Eleven local men incorporat e a savings and loan with authorized capital stock of 200000 dollars. The group plans weekly loan repayments and straight savings, with shares purchasable. Officers and details to be decided next week. location for offices to be secured. Incorporators listed include Sherman J. Keach and other Bedford residents.
Authorities report a burglary and robbery at a Stinesville store and the adjacent post office on Saturday. Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage and seeking witnesses. No injuries reported and a suspect description has been released.
Nina Bess Guthrie aged thirteen died Friday in Ontario after spinal meningitis. Daughter of A B Guthrie and his wife, she was born in Choteau and the family home is there where Mr Guthrie edited a local newspaper. Funeral and interment occurred in Choteau on Thursday after the Ontario services.
Sister of Sheriff Sitler Ada Sitler regained consciousness after a mysterious illness near her home east of the city. She described a sudden attack that left her unconscious for hours while William Sitler, found nearby after the same incident, showed slight improvement but remains in serious condition.
Mrs. T. J. Brooks hosted a pretty dinner party Friday at her West 14th Street home in honor of Eva and Marie Johnson of Nashville Tennessee. The table was set for eight with several young friends among the guests.
Boone Leonard owner moves Home Laundry into a new one story brick building east of the old site built specifically for the laundry. The facility adds substantial new machinery and upgraded facilities, with some units awaiting installation in the coming days. The laundry now ranks among the best in the state.
Owens bloodhounds were ordered to Stinesville where a store and the postoffice were burglarized. The store owned by C. C. Dunn and the postoffice are in the same building. The safe in the post office was blown.
A storm toppled a buggy shed at Cortland school breaking a telegraph pole which fell onto the C. T. H. S track delaying the afternoon passenger train briefly. The shed stood near the track with several buggies inside but none damaged.
Mrs. Quincy Armstrong of 12th Street suffered a devastating incident when a strong March wind gust toppled a cupboard on a back porch, shattering china and glass maple syrup cans stored there. The loss carries sentimental value for her.
Mrs Ida Hilden of Oolitic aged 28 died Saturday afternoon from consumption. Funeral and burial were held Monday in Loogootee after the body was moved there Sunday morning.
Uncle Abe Ikerd, a longtime resident living east of Bedford, suffered a very slight stroke Friday afternoon. At ninety five he is one of the county's best known men and figures prominently in local history and community life.
John R. Adamson reports his son Jason of Fort Huachuca now at Nogales Arizona is on the firing line in the first real Mexican battle he has witnessed. Jason serves in troop G and Private A A Umfleet was shot by a stray bullet days ago. Adamson, a Bedford lad, will complete six years of service on March 30 and is expected home then.
Mrs. Henry Embree, who underwent an operation at City Hospital, was taken to her home on North O Street Saturday and is doing nicely. Grace Hartman spent Thursday at Indianapolis.
The United States government now rests with the Democratic party after sixteen years of Republican rule. President Wilson and Vice President Marshall lead a Democratic executive and Congress as leaders in both houses align with a conservative faction while prominent figures like Bryan and Underwood clash over policy.
Police raided Saturday at 3 pm seizing kegs of alleged beer from Dad Starr John Gresham and Dave Torphy. Officers secured multiple full and partial kegs at each location and staff were taken to the station for analysis. Affidavits have not yet been filed.
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