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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
4
Broad relief claims cover external and internal hemorrhoids burns skin eruptions and chafing with instant relief and cure promises. Advertises three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00. Distributed by Humphreys Medical Co New York from William and John Streets.
The Kentucky State Board of Health, meeting in Louisville, bids to quarantine Kentucky to curb a growing smallpox outbreak, while Indiana reports varied incidents including a Texas tornado, mining of a still in Clay county, a pigeon dispute, and local political primaries shaping up amid criminal probes and Whitecaps actions.
The Vandalia Line asks all parties seeking information about rates times trains and connecting lines to write to J. C. Mills Paugh Traveling Passenger Agent Terre Haute Indiana who will give matter prompt attention.
PINHOOK notes a busy week as farmers plow for corn and plant. Fires have been common, burning fences and causing damage. Local residents travel to Bedford and Zelma for visits and business, with social events including singing school, Red Men parade, and gatherings at Crawford and Dixon homes.
Enoch B. Dixon and son Frank of Ft Ritner hauled wheat to the mill on Monday. Various residents including Grace Sweeney of Bloomington and Mrs Elia Ketcham were mentioned visiting or transacting business. Several local names appear with travel, visits, or illness as Floyd Allen and Elisha Lee are noted, with community activity centered around travelers, shoppers, and the sick list.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Bedford Post Office for the week ending April 26 1902. Ladies include Miss Ethel Allen Mrs M J Bailey Mattie Doyle Miss Dana Fitzgibbon Gentlemen Levi Doolin Virgel Foster Frank Grow Hackett Mary Messrs Jones M S Siegel Frank addressed Erie Tenes Rep T User C W Walch J A
A March wind wave hits farmers with damage as residents recount illnesses travels and work. Neighbors, including J P Allen, O K Dixon and R N Flynn, visit family and help with barn repairs. Fishing trips, hay hauling to Bedford, and local social calls fill Sundays and weekdays amid cleaning and garden work.
The Greencastle Banner-Times reports jurors for the May term with grand jurors Frank Bailey Felix Miller Theodore Davis J. H. Brooking Eugene Thomas William Lockman and others and petit jurors Samuel Slaughter John W Owens Philip Malicoat Absalom Miller James Kern Noah Bowman W E McKnight M Standiford Robert Gasaway William Dalton Guy Coleman John Evans Indian Creek Bono and Shawswick communities plus notes on hunting bird shooting sparking debate on non game birds and a Bainbridge Monon turntable foundation progress to handle heavier trains and improve siding operations for south division trains.
Members of the 67th Regiment Indiana Volunteers are ordered to report to Headquarters Room 79 State House Indianapolis at 2 PM on May 14 for preparation for the Soldiers Monument dedication on May 15 a last Reunion under old colors. By order of W H Akin President and R B Scorr Secretary.
Stillson Judah studies Chemistry in Indianapolis while Washington High School appoints H H Clark as principal of Bloomington High School. Soprano and contralto selections shape Bedford contest plans with Genevieve Iseminger sure to represent. Unexcused absences reach twenty six. two tardies noted. Richard Guernsey visits from Terre Haute. Teachers renew licenses. Latin concerns persist across Indiana schools. Bloomington Tennis grows. local club features Will and Gus Martin. A lost gold watch is found and identified by owner. Southern Indiana High Schools meet in Bloomington with 1000 youths. Jordan field hosts athletic events and evening contests. trains run for dispersal.
Stone City, a new Bedford team formed by young players, expects to represent the city in summer baseball. They have ordered uniforms and will dispute the current first team. Games are at Fair Ground on Sunday afternoons with several trips planned, led by captain Charles Lawson.
The first drop in food prices yesterday saw butter fall five cents a pound. Elgin creamery is selling at twenty four cents versus twenty nine last Saturday while country butter lists thirteen and fourteen cents, down from nineteen. Moderating weather and yesterday’s rain spur grass growth and better pasturage, easing dairy feeding and grazing. Eggs remain about fifteen cents a dozen for case lots, similar to last week.
Special low fares offer travel to multiple destinations this summer. Trips include St Paul Minneapolis May 17 to 19 for National Baptist Anniversaries. San Francisco Los Angeles Portland May 26 to June 7 for Mystic Shrine and related conventions. Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo June 21 to 23 for Sunday School International Association. Minneapolis July 5 to 7 for National Educational Association. Tacoma Portland July 15 to 20 for Y B C U meeting. San Francisco Los Angeles August 1 to 7 for Knights of Pythias. Salt Lake City August 6 to 7 for Grand Lodge BPOE reunion. Contact Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents. Southern Indiana Railway agents can assist with mountain-side stays.
An extended promotional piece extols the Indiana Journal as a reliable, well edited paper with abundant market reports and AP feeds. It touts multiple bureaus, farm news, sports, fashion, and women’s sections while asserting Republican, conservative editorial tone and low weekly cost.
A new sleeping car service starts Saturday March 1 between Muncie and Chicago via C I and E H Ry Converse and Pannayiank Lines. Pullman sleeper departs Muncie 11 45 pm reaches Chicago 7 30 am berth ready 9 00 pm at Muncie. Return from Chicago 8 40 pm arrives Muncie 4 00 am passengers may remain in berth until 7 00 am. Frank Bottorff of Courtland Indiana visited friends Sunday.
Ralph Nugent and J B Davis study painting while Jas B Davis recovers from appendicitis. G H Wilkinson buys stock for Cincinnati, aiding George W Jones in shipping 4 foot timber from Red Cross to PM quarries. Fred Davis spends summer in Indianapolis. Frank Smith greets a 9 pound boy as he hauls wood through town. Bob Sprouil digs a well at Frank Smith’s. Some residents grumble at a $10 dog tax. John Reardeau and family visit. Epworth League organized at Wesley Chapel with Mrs Frank Bailey as organizer and Mrs Hannah Eversoll as President. James Neal plans a summer home project.
Travel notice urges passengers to contact the Southern Indiana Railway Ticket Agent for cheap Bates deals and sleeper reservations. It highlights services for women traveling alone with passenger representatives meeting them at transfers and ensuring comfortable seating on trains at no extra charge.
Travel notice from H. H. Roseman G P 4 promoting cheap Ind ianpolis routes with Southern Indiana Railway Ticket Agents. Three trains daily each way, connections and layovers, rock ballast track, no dust. Leave Bedford at 8 01 a m. arrive Chicago 4 00 p m. Always on time.
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