Decoration Day Observance Parade and Cemetery Service
School children meet at West Side school at 1 50 p m to receive flags and march led by the Bedford Band along 16th Street to Court House then to Green Hill cemetery for a program. Music by Bedford band reading of Roll of Honor Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and other Civil War and Spanish American War memorials will be presented by local veterans and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Bedford Band
16Th Street
Court House
Green Hill Cemetery
John Williams
John A. Logan
W. H. Martin
W. V. Wiliams
A. ©. Potter
J. D. Alexander
S. B. Lowe
Comdr
M. C. Clark
Baltimore & Ohio engine pulled from Blue Hole after fatal wreck
Washington Indiana May 28 The Baltimore and Ohio yard engine No 401 that plunged through the Blue Hole trestle with part of a work train March 27 causing four deaths was raised from fifteen feet of water. The engine was found on the north bank of Blue Hole along the White River. The tender was missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio Yard
Blue Hole
White River
Market Report on Wheat Butter Eggs and Poultry Prices
Minnesota and Dakota flour patents and winter wheat prices listed with jute and other grades. Butter eggs and live poultry rates shown with by the dozen and per dozen figures. New York futures quotes for wheat corn and oats provided with bid levels and delivery months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago and St Louis Live Stock Prices Report
Market listings show cattle and hog prices in Chicago and St Louis with ranges for steer categories from heavy to canners, yearlings, bulls, and pigs. East Buffalo notes prime steers and calf values, while sheep and lambs see steady demand. St Louis lists specific price bands for cattle hogs and sheep including Texas and Oklahoma cattle figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cattele
Butcher
Distillery
East Buffalo
St. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Decoration Day Observance Schedule Announced
O F Sunday June 1st marks Decoration Day with morning church services at the hall at 10 o clock and an afternoon cemetery visit at 2 o'clock. All members are urged to attend.
British Observer Parodies American Rural Courts In Blackwoods
An anonymous British writer in Blackwood's Magazine satirizes U S rural courts and lawyers. He notes lavish courthouses, overloaded dockets, grand juries, and corruptible jurists, praising respect for law but lampooning court paraphernalia, jury selection, and political influence. He calls for dignity and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood’s
Edinburgh
Scotland
United States
Not Frank Turner Of Avoca Denies Bedford Crack Game Arrest
Avoca resident Frank Turner protests claims he participated in a local craps game and was fined. He states he was not in Bedford on the day in question and was not the man arrested, aiming to clear his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Turner
Avoca
Bedford
Daughter of Mrs McGuire Seeks Return After Illness
Mrs L M Eddings of Crete Illinois underwent a surgical operation but is improving at present and will return home with her mother Mrs Tom McGuire of 1616 West 6th Street once she is able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McGuire
W. 6Th Street
L. M. Eddings
Crete
Petition for discharge in bankruptcy case
Court orders a hearing on the bankruptcy petition of James A. Blankenship for discharge. The hearing is set for July 2, 1913, in Indianapolis. Clerks to mail copies of the petition and order to known creditors with residence addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Bedford Mail
Lawrence County invites bids on two bridges in 1918
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids until 11 a.m. for a pair of bridges, one over Salt Creek on the Bedford and Williams road and one over Guthrie Creek on the Bedford and Tunnelton road. Bid for Guthrie Creek may include superstructure of the old truss. The board may choose new or replacement options and may reject all bids. Plans are at the county auditor's office in Bedford, Indiana. May 7, 1918. Ezra W. Edwards, Auditor LC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Creek
Bedford and Williams Road
Guthrie Creek
Bedford and
Tunnelton Road
Notice to Contractors for Gravel Roads in Lawrence County Indiana
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by June 3 1913 for gravel or macadamized road and street construction in East Oolitic Heltonville Bedford and Fairfax areas. Bids on each road separately with bond equal to twice the bid and right to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners of
Lawrence County
Indiana
Towit
Bedford and
Fairfax
Ezra W. Edwards
Board of Commissioners
State of
Notice of Administration in Elmira Cole Estate
Sadie E. Anderson is appointed by the Circuit Court of Lawrence County Indiana as administrator of the estate of Elmira Cole deceased of Lawrence County. The estate is expected to be solvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Lawrence County
State of
Indiana
Elmira Cole
Sadie E. Anderson
Mary F. Richardson
Elizabeth J. Hall
Minerva Kern
Susan F. Cutsinger
Christopher Schmidt
Mary Schmidt
Lawrence Co Board of Review to Meet for Tax Assessments
Notice to taxpayers in Bedford Indiana that the Lawrence County Board of Review will convene in the Auditor's office at the Court House starting Monday June 2 1913 for thirty days to hear assessment lists returned by Township Assessors. Any taxpayer may request a hearing. Dated May 24 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Co. Board of Review
Court House
Bedford
Indiana
Lawrence County Court Names Administrator for Richardson Estate
The Circuit Court of Lawrence County Indiana appoints Allen W. Richardson as Administrator of the estate of Mary F. Richardson, deceased, a solevent estate. W. E. Clark is listed as Attorney for the administrator.
Estate of Elizabeth J Hall in Lawrence County
Circuit Court proceedings in Lawrence County for the estate of Elizabeth J Hall deceased. Statement notes the estate is supposed solvent with Jesse O Hall involved as party.
Appointment of Administrator for Jeanette Armstrong Estate
David L. Cobb named administrator of the estate of Jeanette Armstrong, deceased, Lawrence County Indiana. Estate believed solvent. Brooks & Brooks serves as attorneys for the administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Armstrong
Lawrence County
Indiana
David L. Cobb
Brooks & Brooks
State of Indiana estate administrator names
State of Indiana Administrator of the estate of Minerva Kern, deceased, Wm. H. Smith listed for probate actions and related notices.
Estate of William Foster Jr Deceased Lawrence County
Probate records list the estate of William Foster Jr deceased late of Lawrence County. Executors are named and notices set for creditors and claimants to file within the statutory period.
Notice to Arlice Leonard in Indiana divorce case
The Lawrence Circuit Court of Lawrence County Indiana warns Arlice Leonard that he must appear and answer the divorce complaint filed by Hannah Leonard, No. 7982, by the second day of the September term 1913 at Bedford Court House, or the case will proceed in his absence. Clerk Elbert J. Stalker signed the notice on April 29 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlice Leonard
Fred N. Fletcher
Indiana
Lawrence
A. D
Bedford
A.D
Elbert J. Stalker
Indiana Estate Notice for Mary E. Hardin
State of Indiana administrator of the estate of Mary E Hardin late of Lawrence County announces a probate filing and expects further actions by heirs and creditors. The notice identifies Fred Bowen as a party to the proceedings.
Indiana Executor Schedules Sale of Schmidt Estate
State of Indiana notes executor of the estate of Christopher Schmidt to arrange sale by Mary Schmidt as listed in probate records. The notice indicates court involvement and proceeds to be handled per state law.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.S. Henry
M. B. Guthrie
Otice
Durrenerger’s
B. F. Keithley
Market Report
New York
Manitoba
O. F
Bedford National Bank
Citizens Trust Company
Arnold Bennett
Anawent
Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
the Observer
James A. Blankenship
District of Indiana
Albert B. Anderson
Noble C. Butler
Said County
Shawswick Township
East
Oolitic
Tresler, Third
Farmer Streets
Scoggan Road
Tunnelton
Heltonville
Pleasant Run Township
Leesville
Lafayette Street
Marshall Township
J. L. Smith
Hodge & Walia
Allen W. Richardson
W. E. Clark
Jesse O. Hall
Wm. H .Smith
Underwood & Underwood, Attorneys
William Foster, Jr
Spencer W. Smith
Poland
James Embree
Mitchell
Armstrong & Murpey
Sterling Drug Store
C. H. Emery
15Th and
K Streets
Je W. Trainor
Dentist
Hamer & Smith
Johnson-Smith Excelsior Co
Indianapolia
William J. Cutsinger
Boruff & Soruff
Mary E. Hardin
Fred Bowen
Boruff
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