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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
4
The item lists Thomas J. Brooks as editor and Fred B. Otis as managing editor with Bert C. Wicker as city editor and Mrs. Harry Askew as society editor. The column shows staff roles and a contact line.
A sealed verdict opened Tuesday in Jackson circuit court at Brownstown awarding Alexander Cox 3000 in his suit against the Southern Indiana Power Co. The case, moved from this county, alleges dam construction at Williams raised water levels and damaged his farm. Seven or eight similar suits against the Power Co. are pending in Jackson court.
J W Poster proprietor of a shoe repair shop formerly Murphy’s is sick with small pox. City Health Board warns patrons to fumigate unused packages and vaccinate. Nearby individuals including J W Murphy Roy E Murphy and the Standish family are mentioned in travel notes.
The Salvation Army plans a countywide Home Service funds drive beginning Thursday with work in most townships and Bedford in full swing by week’s end. Local men and firms contribute regularly and subscriptions will be transferred to the Home Service Fund. Ministers are asked to make a special appeal in churches on Sunday May 25.
Mrs. Matilda Martin aged 75 of Guthrie died Tuesday afternoon at 12:30 from apoplexy. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 at Guthrie conducted by Rev. John Williams. Burial followed at an avs cemetery. She was the mother of Mrs. Edward St. Clare.
Washington Park manager Shady Akers of the Bedford Limestone Base Ball Club announces a game against Loogceeeree at Washington Park next Sunday. Lineup to be announced later. Miss Thamah Martin returned to Bedford after attending the Free Methodist district meeting.
An advertisement claims Freckola removes freckles and tan in a short time. It urges buying a jar at any drug store and applying it once or twice daily to areas of the skin for lighter spots and clearer, smoother skin.
Mrs Blanche Lechner 34 formerly of this city is in Indianapolis after firing a shot at her husband Edward G Lechner 44 as he slept at 537 North Noble Street He later admitted the shooting under police questioning and collapsed at the detective office The case centers on domestic trouble and disputes over divorce and an alleged affair with another woman The husband is recovering at City Hospital and Lechner faces a charge of shooting with intent to kill
In Pega Washington Indiana on May 20 farmers north west of the city were fined 23.60 for harboring wild foxes. One defendant must release twenty animals. The case raises whether a farmer may kill a fox seen on his land but not imprison it.
The Linton Citizen argues that Oscar Bland, a young congressional figure from the Second District, stays in the limelight and gets things done. The piece contrasts Bland with a hypothetical southern Indiana sphinx and notes his press coverage and visibility in Washington. It also mentions Campbell’s health and a Marion county bid for body burial costs, questioning contractor profit expectations.
May 22 reports from Washington and Azores indicate the NC-4 seaplane again delays its transatlantic crossing due to engine trouble. The mission shifts to salvage and weather considerations as hulls and wreckage from NC-1 and NC-3 are noted. Foreign reports add no hopeful word on Hawker and Grieve as search vessels sweep the seas.
Denver voters chose a new mayor after a contentious race that included promises to restore city services and a crackdown on alleged irregularities. The campaign drew attention to precinct results and calls for integrity in local government. The article notes a challenging period for Denver’s administration and mentions state politics influencing the outcome.
An astute Berney Man Astute of Sieve claims beer procurement in West Prussia amid a state of siege. Berlin dispatches confirm the conflict situation and supply disruptions.
The page lists closing prices for May and Sept futures across oats rye barley and wheat. It details creamery product pricing, turkey and hog valuations, cattle grades, and lambs with ranges for prime choice stock and real retail trade figures.
A state proclamation urges all citizens to designate May 22 258 as Rat Day. Officials call for one day of nationwide effort to exterminate rats and other rodents, strengthen rodent-proofing, and mobilize local governments businesses and schools with public awareness campaigns.
Messages from Detroit reported Bedford stone cutter John Martin dead at Receiving Hospital. A Springville man mistakenly received the notice, later corrected to John Martin of Bedford, Ireland born, who had worked in the county and elsewhere.
William Kingman of Whiting West Sixteenth street mourns the loss of a toy automobile recently sent from Tulsa Oklahoma. He rode it near home before kindergarten and found it missing upon return. The toy cost 14 dollars plus 9 50 express charges. Mr and Mrs Jank Conner and their son Robert recently visited the Rainbows Division and returned to Indianapolis. Mrs Mary Langles of Anderson is visiting Mrs Robert Sego.
Printed pamphlets and bulletins outline wass and means for abating the oral evil and include plans for rat-proofing the building under Governor James P. Goodrich.
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