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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
4
Local items report illnesses and recoveries among residents, visits from relatives, theater previews for Elks show, and town improvements. Notable notes include Mrs. Bateline Bhincett’s health, families visiting from Indiana polis and Normal Station, Miss Ethel Deckard’s return from Corydon, and plans for the Elks show with Mell Faris providing a new song.
Two of three receivers appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court in liquor injunction cases seized three properties in Atchison tied to Schlitz saloons. Tenants surrendered possessions and could remove stocks. Buildings were not in Schlitz’s name. Fixtures from Val Blatz and Heim Brewing were moved or seized, with Brouse claiming stock and a possible departure from the state.
Mrs Caroline Seston, sixty six, Greensburg Indiana, was assaulted and robbed in her cottage about 9 pm by a man who gained entry through the pantry window. The suspect later confessed after interrogation and a manhunt, claiming to be John Green, a 42 year old actor and performer.
Late Saturday evening Homer Hillenburg of Bedford Buff Stone Co. was near a stone block as another worker drove a wedge with a sledge. A steel chip the size of a fingernail flew from the wedge and buried in Hillenburg's right eye. The organ was destroyed and Dr Freeland removed it Sunday. Hillenburg resides at Spion Kopj.
Fruit growers on the hills near New Albany report that if no more freezing weather occurs, which is unlikely, there will be an abundance of berries with exceptionally fine quality as cold weather thinned blossoms. They also expect a few peaches of extra fine quality but believe pears, cherries, and plums were destroyed.
An affidavit accompanies this story about A J Finn who lives near the Davis Ferry bridge on River View Farm. A large gray female cat gathers motherless chicks, warms them with her paws, and guides them to the chicken lot when they stray.
A six room house north and east of the Monon crossing burned Sunday afternoon between 3 and 4. The fire, started by sparks on the roof, destroyed the dwelling owned by the Southern Indiana Railway Co. with about 1500 dollars in loss. Employee James Mullen lived there. most belongings saved but damaged. Firefighting was hampered by distance from hydrants and long hose runs. The article also lists county arrest tallies for various crimes across Indiana.
City Marshal Gratzer and officers Lu cien Payne and Holmes raided a hobos camp east of town Sunday arresting three intoxicated men. Five or six others were away. The three were brought before Mayor Fillion who fined them 11 dollars each to be served on the streets.
The 1906 Indiana jail census shows 31,682 prisoners, up from 29,342 in 1905, with Marion and Vigo counties leading in inmate totals. Drunkenness was the top arrest cause at 13,592, followed by vagrancy and larceny, while eight men in Brown County and ten in Newton County faced jail terms that year.
Burglars raided Constant Gausin's saloon between Saturday night and Sunday morning, taking $1.50 in small change and damaging doors. William R. Tuggie's saloon was robbed twice in four days, netting $6.50 in cash and cigars, with both break ins through the water closet window. Local talent is blamed and Tuggle offers rewards for information.
Parson Hicks outlines a May weather forecast centered on April 30, detailing storm periods from the 1st to the 8th and 18th to 20th, with rain wind and possible tornadic activity. He cautions of cold snaps, sleet, and snow in the far north, followed by a shift to warmer, humid conditions and fluctuating barometer readings. The Venus period centers on the 29th, with continued storm potential into late May.
A major blizzard swept nearly the entire state delivering heavy snow and high winds. Snow depths ranged from three to twelve inches with temperatures dropping from 65 to 25 degrees. Fuel shortages hit the Rosebud Reservation as crops suffer in the eastern region.
The First Christian Church bid farewell to Pastor Rey. ki. Richard Edwards in a large ceremony. A 3:00 pm mass meeting of men featured speeches praising his fellowship with labor and community. Resolutions from local union No. 1280 commended his sympathy for workers.
The American Railway Association reported February car shortages reached about 160 000 cars, with 68 percent of railroads owning 76 percent of freight cars showing a 103 105 car deficit in February and 3 110 in January. Authorities call for harsher car service rules and stronger cooperation among railroads and shippers to ease the shortage.
An excerpt from Forest Service Circular 97 notes Americans use over six times more wood than Europeans and burn 3 to 4 times more than U S forests grow. It cites 1880 era estimates and urges steps to curb waste and boost growth. The analysis highlights vast timber cuts since 1880, including conifer output exceeding census projections.
A Bedford youth took a party of young ladies on a moonlit drive to Mitchell. The auto ran dry about four miles from Bedford. He trudged to Red Cross for a phone, summoned a liveryman for gasoline, and the machine was refueled by 2 a.m. to return home.
The Indiana Supreme Court in Beard v Jackson held no law authorizes a tax to fund free pupil transportation to a consolidated school. The decision, appealed from Vermillion County, states the 1879 act does not cover transportation as a secondary school expense and that only the legislature can authorize such taxation with clear duties and conditions. The court notes county and local actions lack jurisdiction absent proper legislation.
Letters listed as advertised for week ending April 20 1907 include Mrs E B Goldsberry Miss Dean Horn Mrs John Kettle Mrs Geo Kellams Miss Lucy Pierce Miss Cora Pierce and Mr Col Lewis Chatman Bud Brook Lemon Dowling Otis Henson Renne Geo Names appear as calling for these letters with letters marked advertised. Elmer McKnight and family visited Mrs McKnight's mother Mrs Tom Stipp of Erie. Miss May Malott a Bloomington teacher visited her parents in this city.
Snapp the North End druggist was too ill to attend court on two liquor without prescription charges. He offered to plead guilty to one count and quit liquor sales if the other charges were dropped, a proposal likely acceptable to the State. The fine on the one charge would be 50 dollars plus costs and about 50 gallons of whisky and 30 beer bottles were confiscated for destruction.
MOREYN ANGORAS Venneman McConnell reports return from Lawrence county after completing a contract for 450 head of Angora goats for Caleb Cobb. He averaged 50 head per day and notes fleece averaged 44 pounds per sheep with Cobb disposing of all mohair at 35 cents per pound.
T. A. Wallace Saturday sold three Buick autos to Dr. E. B. Mitchell, George Dugan, and Robert E. Blackburn. This brings Buick total to seven in Bedford and shows 27 automobiles in use locally, including several locally manufactured machines.
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