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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
3
The article argues inland young men prefer sea life to cornfields, claiming naval service offers adventure and romantic danger. It notes recruits come from maritime cities and inland farmers alike, with imaginations drawn to the blue of the waves over plowed fields and livestock.
Circus competition heats up as Wallace-Hagenbach and Buffalo Bill tours head toward southern Indiana with Bedford eyed for one or both. Weather delays hurt attendance while railroad officials visit on official business. A mayor court case is scheduled Friday morning and an Italian fugitive remains at large. Albert H. Davis buys 150 acres between Washington and Baltimore on the new electric line and plans a suburban settlement named Fairbanks.
Ray mond Blatchley reports a promising oil test near Heltonville after drilling to 1775 feet with last 95 feet in Trenton rock. Production around Blooming ton is about 50 barrels daily of light green oil with 15 percent gasoline, analyzed by university labs.
The body of Miss Goldie Atkisson, murdered near San Francisco about a year ago, arrives in Seymour for burial. The Indianapolis bookkeeper vanished there after a 1902 Seymour High School graduation. a severed head was found in a shallow ditch near the city. The mother Mrs Ruth McGee had long sought answers.
David Owens, son of Justice John W. Owens, who is ill with liver and kidney troubles, came with his father to consult a physician. He will probably return home tomorrow.
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