Chief Gratzer Ill. Moore Acts as Chief in Illness
Chief of Police John Gratzer confined at home with appendicitis. Dr. Short expects no serious outcome. Officer Charles Moore acting Chief during Gratzer's illness. Marriage license granted to Sanford Grubb and Bertha F. Flinn. Obituary notes Ella Beaver Johnson born December 8 1884 died May 21 1908 at age 24 years 5 months 13 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gratzer
Short
Atending
Chief Gratzer
Charles Moore
Mr. Gratzer
Sanford Grubb
Bertha F. Flinn
Ella Beaver Johnson
Christian Church
First Christian Church
Bedford
Fred Johnson
L. P. Beaver
Aged Lady Mary Ann Mavity Dead in Lawrence County
Mary Ann Mavity died Wednesday night at 9 at her daughter Mrs. Horatio Harryman’s home in Lawrence County due to paralysis, after a third stroke. Born February 20 1821 in Washington County she was 87 and survived by several children in Indiana Bloomington Corydon Carlisle Tennessee and Bedford. Funeral at Williams Friday at 10:30 conducted by Elder Homer Adamson and Rev Melvin Putnam with burial route from Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Mavity
Lawrence County
Horatio Harryman
South H Street
Preston M. Mavity
Miller F. Mavity
E. Cooper
James B. Cosner
Bloomington
Walter Davis
Corydon
J. S. Mavity
Carlisle
Indiana
Jesse V. Mavity
Tennessee
Williams
Homer Adamson
Melvin Putnam
Bedford
Johnsons thank neighbors for support after loss
The bereaved family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and death of their wife and daughter. They also thank the Manon Railroad boys and others for the flowers. Fren A. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manon Railroad Boys
Fren A. Johnson
L. P. Beaver
Community thanks for kindness after loss of Anna
The Leahy family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness shown during the illness and death of their loved one Anna. Born to Mr and Mrs Will Huddle a son on Washington Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Mrs. Leahy
Will Huddleson
Washington Avenue
NAMES HIS AIDES Officer taps new Indiana G A R leadership
Capt John D Alexander of Bedford is named department commander for the Indiana G A R and announces his term slate. He appoints a new legislative committee led by Maj W W Daugherty with four other members and designates visiting committees for the Indiana Soldiers Home at Lafayette and Knights Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
William F. Swain
Huntington
John B. Anderson
Elizabethtown
James M. van Hook
Charlottestown
James M. Owens
Bedford
J. M. Barlow
Plainfield
C. J. Lympus
Shelbyville
John Jackman
Washington
Luther K. Wolfe
Brazil
A. S. Creath
Greensburg
M. M. Justus
Bluffton
Louis H. Doty
Anderson
Byron R. Russell
Crawfordsville
Jim Skinner
Kentland
R. A. Love
Marion
W. A. Kelsey
Ft. Wayne
Elmer Crockett
South Bend
John R. Fesler
Indianapolis
David L. Weir
Jeffersonville
Woodson S. Marshall
Muncie
John D. Alexander
Indiana G. A. R
Kokomo
Alexander
W. W. Daugherty
Deputy Auditor and Pastor Capture Salmon in Creek War Dance
Deputy Auditor Horatio Harryman and Rev. Melvin Putnam fished Guthrie creek near W. D. Guthrie’s farm. After hours without action a 34 inch eight pound salmon was hauled from the water, sparking a war dance. Auction at Wright & Son featured odd lots, including a Renault sold for 550, and boxes of almanacs, hosiery, and antlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Harryman
Putnam
Rev. Putnam
Wright & Son
Thej
Father Byrne
Edward’ Polling
W.B. Jones
Matt McNulty
Matt
McNulty
Walter P. Clark
Convict Stillwell Dies By Own Action at Indiana Reformatory
Frank Stillwell, confined for burglary, committed suicide in Cell 13 at Indiana Reformatory. He hanged himself using a towel tied to a pipe near electric wires, following a prior inmate John Rough’s similar death. Coroner’s inquest held. note left expressing remorse and farewell to family. Stillwell, age 16 at admission, had been at the facility since last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stillwell
Indiana
John Rough
Stillwell
Hicks
Wilde
M. M. Barnard
Leon Leaf
Johnson
Sharp
Coots
Rough
Goodby
Shelbyville
Charles Stillwell
Annexation case decision expected this week
Judge Wilson will issue his ruling on the annexation of new territory into the city limits likely Friday. The case was heard earlier with remonstrators represented by Brooks & Brooks John H Underwood and Alexander & Harris. The term ends Saturday and a ruling before adjournment is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Brooks & Brooks
John H. Underwood
Alexander & Harris
Monon Railroad Auction Sells Unclaimed Freight In Lafayette
The Monon railroad held its annual sale of uncalled for freight in Lafayette last Saturday. The event drew curious onlookers as bidders purchased unclaimed articles from the year's consignments. Officials conducted the public auction with typical railroad formality and a sprinkling of amusing incidents reported by local observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Monon Railroad
Lafayette Couries
Salem Street
Beavers Sentenced For Abandoning His Children
William Beavers pleaded guilty in circuit court to abandoning his children and was sentenced to one to seven years in the state prison. The judge suspended the sentence on the condition he pay $3 weekly for child support and lead a better life, with warning that any violation would send him to the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beavers
Wilson
Beavers
Indiana Masons Hold Annual Grand Lodge Meeting
The Masons of Indiana met in Indianapolis for their annual grand lodge session. Details cover membership of 50,111, rules against public entertainments in lodge rooms for admission charges, and eligibility restrictions including a severed left hand. Sunday church processions by lodges are banned except funerals. officers elected include Grand Master Charles N. Mikels and Grand Treasurer Martin H. Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
The
Masons of
Indiana
Indianapolis
Martin H. Rice
Charles N. Mikels
Newcastle
William H. Marker
Tipton
William Ridley
Corydon
William H. Schntz
South Bend
Calvin W. Prather
Supreme Court OKs Mandated School House Funding Union
The Advisory Board of Harrison township in Miami county must borrow funds to join Clay township in a new school house for a jointly created school district. The ruling holds patrons may petition trustees and the county superintendent to form a joint district, obliging the boards to provide the building funds. The decision states that a continuing advisory board remains in authority despite changing members, and writs of mandamus proceed regardless of term expirations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Harrison Township
Miami County
Clay
Mitchell Car Stop Sees Cement Exec Fined
President E W Shirk of United States Cement Co. was in Mitchell on Tuesday when local police found no license tag on his car. He was promptly arrested and fined 16 dollars for offending the dignity of the municipality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
E. W. Shirk
United States Cement Company
Mitchell
Regular county teachers examination set for Mitchell
The county teachers examination will be held in Mitchell on Saturday by County Superintendent Tirey. A false report claiming a Memorial Day postponement circulated, but the law fixes the date and it cannot be changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Tirey
Stars Defeat Regulars After Wild First Inning
In a Sunday game Silverville Stars faced Trinity Springs Regulars. The Stars gave up a wild first inning error but recovered to secure a win. Misa Mary Hobson has gone to Decatur Illinois to spend the summer with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverville
Stars
Trinity Springs
Trinity
Misa Mary Hobson
Decatur
Ill
DePauw President Hughes Named Bishop in Baltimore
Rev Edward Holt Hughes president of DePauw University has been elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Baltimore Conference. The Greencastle leader is the third DePauw graduate to reach the episcopacy and the youngest ever selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Holt Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Hughes
Bedford
DePauw
Simpson
Christian Advocate
Bowman
Moundsville
W. Va
Thomas B. Hughes
Iowa
Ohio Wesleyan University
Towa College
Grinnell
Ohio Wesleyan
Boston School of Theology
New England
Malden
Mass
Greencastle
Mabel Ebbert
Bishopric DePauw
Meharry Hall
Gobin
U. S. Cement Plant To Shut Down Over Storage Shortage
The United States Cement plant plans a shutdown this Saturday due to full storage bins with about 30 000 barrels stored. Low Portland cement demand this season from halted railroad construction and low prices keep mills running only if storage remains. Lehigh mills at Mitchell are also operating well below capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lehigh
Mitchell
May corn boom steadies after Patten driven rally
Chicago May corn prices surged in trading today as the Patten crowd reasserted influence. The May corn market closed 44 cents above yesterday's finish after a 5 cent intraday rise, with traders noting settlements reached on most May deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A.n Patten
Board of Trade
Buffalo
Chicago
Cor
James A Patten
State tax board trims assessments for major carriers
Indiana withholds broad increases and cuts values for Adams Express and American Express, and Western Union. Postal Telegraph rises from 40 to 45 per mile. Adams Express drops to 165 and American Express to 50 per mile. Total miles operated: Adams 1516, American 2498.75. Telegraph company hit by a weak year due to last September strike. Overall assessments remain close to last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indiana
American and
Adams Express Companies
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Adams Express Company
American Express Company
American Company
Telegraph
State Board
Plunged Parson in Pistol Battle with Sheriff
Rev George Hays pastor of Shelburn Baptist was shot in the hip during a pistol confrontation with Constable Curtis McCoskey and deputy John Myers. McCoskey returned fire wounding Hayes, who had sought to search a cold storage beer house bound for Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis McCoskey
George Hays
Shelburn
McCoskey
John Myers
Terre Haute
Hayes
Jackson Hill
Decoration of soldiers graves at Tal bott's cemetery
The second Sunday in June will see the decoration of old soldiers graves and deceased members of K of P and Red Men Lodges at Tal bott's cemetery near Bono. The Sunday School class in Bono will decorate the soldiers graves in the forenoon and lodges in the afternoon. All are invited to bring baskets and spend the day. A meeting to clean the cemetery is slated for the preceding Saturday. COMMITTEE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P. and
Red Men’s Lodges
Talbott’s Cemetery
Bono
Women to Jail in Police Court Arraignments
In police court Tuesday Jack Brazil and Frank Brazil faced charges of association while Josie Wilson and Estella Beavers were charged with prostitution. Frank Brazil and the two women were found guilty and fined ten dollars plus ten days in county jail. Jack Brazil was found not guilty. The two women were sent to jail. Frank Brazil was released pending appeal. Wilson and Beavers posted bonds and appealed to the Circuit Court, released on bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brazil
Frank Brazil
Josie Wilson
Estella Beavers
Circuit
Wool growers of Sullivan county face plummeting prices
The Sullivan County wool growers discuss a bleak market as wool prices drop from 83 cents to 28, then to about 15 cents per pound. An experienced farmer notes his flock's value fell in two weeks while recalling earlier gains. He advises veterans to stay in the business when prices are low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Times
Sullivan County
Indiana Express Rates Cut 10 to 12 Percent by State Commission
Indiana railroad commission approves revised schedules reducing express charges 10 to 12 percent. It holds Adams Express Company profited from patrons, noting capital based on Alvin Adams and stock dividends from surplus earnings. Commission finds express rates far higher than British railways and argues the business is railroad transport without proper burdens or risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Railroad Commission of
Adams Express Company
Alvin Adams
American Express
Will Rariden Praised for World Class Catcher Skills
The Sunday Canton Repository hails Will Rariden as a valuable backstop under Manager Murphy. It predicts he will challenge many of the world's greatest catchers, noting his hard batting and superb throwing arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Will Rariden
Murphy
Letter List for Week Ending May 23 1908
Letters for the week ending May 23 1908 include ladies Delia Brown Colman Dayton Osie Gilbert Lottie Stout Annie Tinsley and Mrs Geo L Woods among others. Gentlemen listed include Allen Odes W Allen and A N Curtas plus Henry Dayton and Walter McGuver. Callers for above letters should say advertised. Miss Emily Houston returns from French Lick after two weeks away.
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Ash
Delia
Brown
Miney
Colman
C. A. Dayton
Osie
Gilbert
Sue. Robbins
Lottie. Stout
Unn
Tinsley
Annie
Woods
Geo. L. Gentlemen
Allen
W. Allen
Odes
Abbott
W. L. Baker
Henry
Box
A. N. Curtas
Henry T. Dayton
G. B. McGuver
Walter
Mason
Sound
Nogen
Frank
Roberts
Sheaman
White
W. S
W. L. Keach
P. M
New Trial Granted for Monroe County Whitecaps
In Bartholomew Circuit Court Judge Hacker granted a new trial to Jacob Kirk and Joseph Fox, Monroe County farmers, convicted of whitecapping William Vanest near South Bethany. The court set aside the verdict after more than a month of deliberation, siding with defense claims that a riotous conspiracy charge could not convict two men when five others were jointly indicted. Seven men were tried. Fox and Kirk were convicted while four Monroe residents were acquitted. Governor Hanly had Attorney-General assist in the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Ind
Bartholomew
Hacker
Jacob Kirk
Joseph Fox
Monroe County
William Vanest
South Bethany
Miers
Fox
Kirk
Gov
Hanly
Dog tax totals and listing failures in Shanswick township
Township records show assessor Robert Gyger collected 647 in dog tax for Bedford Oo litic area with 540 male dogs 79 spayed females and 45 unspayed dogs listed. 113 dogs are known not to be listed and taxed while last year’s collection was 626. Several residents pay without appearing on the list, though they remain liable to prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gyger
Shanswick
Bedford
Oolitic
Dalton
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Gratzer III
Bedford’s
Wass
Panamas
Wu. A. Webs
Cretone
Madras
Eastman’s
Wilberts
Colgate
Cosner
Parson
Putnam Lands
Guthrie Creek
Uncle Sams Freight
Monon Officials
Indiana Masons
Shirk
de Pauw. University Was
Metho
Dist
Ier
Methodist
DePauw Carnegie
Dr. Hughes
Isabel Ebbert
U. S
Big
Go Board of Trade
State
Express Companies
Western Union
Dulge
Talbott’s
Rariden
Emily Houston
French Lick
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