Mitchell News Highlights of Local Goings-On
Mrs J W Smith returns home from a lengthy visit to Odon. Bedford hosts Gentry show as Mitchellites travel in Friday. Lincoln Burton ships large poplar logs while forests decline. James Carlton entertains Mitchell at Bedford visit. L W Spencer extends poles to Georgia pike junction. Hoosier work advances from Orleans to Mitchell. Mitchell High seniors plan garments and finalize orations. Ollie Chess, parole violator, is returned to Plainfield Reformatory. Henry Murray and Oscar Montgomery discuss a shirtwaist factory. Montgomery has dry goods background and Murray excels in furniture and rugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Smith
Odon
Bedford
Masonic Hall
Lawrence County
Lincoln Burton
James Carlton
Mitchell
L. W. Spencer
Orleans
Georgia Pike
Plainfield Reformatory
Marshal Hixon
Henry Murray
Oscar P. Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
John V. Farwell Co
Chicago
Murray
Man Recovers From Severe Illness After Cure
Lisbon Indiana resident Chas C Ellis rewrote a tale of a raging flood that damaged a telegraph line and left him waist deep in icy water. Doctors in Oak land Sioux City and Omaha declared consumption and imminent death before he used Dr Kings New Discovery. He was cured after six bottles. Sold by Messick and Dodd for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. C. Ellis
Lisbon
Oakland
Neb
Sioux City
Omaha
Dr. King
Messick & Dodd
Indiana Sunday School Convention at Shelbyville
About 600000 members and 2800 conventions yearly comprise Indiana’s Sunday School Association. The State Convention meets at Shelbyville June 18 20 with world renowned speakers, EK O Excell leading music, a Sunday School Bazaar, and statewide lodging and meal options at economical rates. Contact Joan C Carman for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
State Sunday School Association of
Shelbyville
EK. O. Excell
Joan C. Carman
Indianapolis
What's Your Face Worth and Baby Found Near Tracks
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Liver Pills for clear skin and a rosy complexion at Messick and Dodd's drug store in Seymour Indiana. In a separate report a six week old infant was found in the weeds near the railroad tracks east of Seymour, poorly wrapped and starved, brought to town for care as investigators begin a sensational probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ind
WANTED TO DIE A small barber near fatal morphine overdose
C M Walton a 30 year old barber on J street in the Deckard building took 12 eighth grain morphine tablets and collapsed. He remained unconscious until around midnight then woke briefly next morning. Walton had been on a spree and previously attempted suicide at Mitchell. He is married with no children and in poor health. Evansville Ind May 27. The Jasper trial of John Reeves begins tomorrow. Reeves brother George was shot escaping. Miss Florence Newman reports Chamberlains Pain Balm relieves muscular rheumatism. telephones in farm homes may rise in use next year without charge increase. Limestone road gravel piles cause accidents. A storm from Bedford to Bloomington varied by location and a hail washout at Moore's Hill on B&O S W. A calf died from hail at Freetown.
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C. M. Walton
J Street
Deckard
Walton
C. B. Rariden
Mitchell
Evansville
Ind
John Reeves
Jasper
George Reeves
Washington
Alonzo F. Kellems
B. & O. S-W. Railway
Alonzo
Kellems
Railway Company
Youth hurt in Monon coal chute accident
Harry Cook, about 16, fell eight feet into a coal bin at the Monon chutes and suffered a brain concussion. He remained unconscious with serious conditions before stabilizing by Saturday noon. Andy Fall of ElNora killed a rare bird, the American osprey, carrying a 14 pound fish while roosting at about 200 feet high. the fish hawk measured 5 feet 3 inches wingtip to wingtip and was brown with a white breast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cook
Monon
Andy Fall
Elnora
Beware of a Cough and Terre Haute Growth in Housing
A promotional note touts Cham berlain a Cough Remedy as safe with a money back offer and cites Terre Haute Indiana May 27. The piece also reports a housing boom with five hundred houses built by April 1 and at least two hundred more since then driven by new mills and enameled ware works creating work for hundreds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Monon Railroading Amid Stock Moves and Accidents
The Southern Indiana Express Company raised capital from 10000 to 50000 dollars. Bart Hubbard and Brakeman Gardner were injured on a moving Monon train near Bedford. A Monon yard burglary spurred plans for a new high board fence at Lafayette shops. A wreck south of Putnamville delayed northbound service and a streetcar passenger, William Jacobs, suffered scalp wounds after a fall. Financial maneuvers in Chicago trust dealings tied to the Southern Indiana and Monon systems surfaced with talk of John K R Walsh backing a new line. Alonzo F. Kellems sued the B and O S-W Railway for damages after a mistaken beating on a Mitchell train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Jacobs
South Indiana
South Fifteenth Street
Wabash Avenue
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
Jacobs
Mont Rose Church
Waggoner's
Terre Haute Tribune
Southern Indiana Railroad Company
Equitable Trust Company of
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Equitable Trust Company
Lawrence County
Keithley
Terre Haute
Union Station
Elnora
Southern Indiana
Evansville
Indianapolis
Bedford
Monon
Mitchell
Bloomington
Seymour
H. H. Roseman
G.P
T. A. Bedford
Supreme Court rule on status of newly acquired territories
Indianapolis Journal reports the Supreme Court decision holding that the Constitution does not automatically extend to former Spanish possessions like Porto Rico and that Congress may decide their rights. The ruling upholds the Foraker Act on import duties, though jurists debate its reasoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Spain
Paris
Supreme Court
Congress
McKinley
Insular
Porto Rico
General Harrison
Indianapolis Journal
Bedford Post Office Unclaimed Letters List May 25 1901
Unclaimed letters advertised for the Bedford post office week ending May 25 1901 include ladies: Hester Bryant Lyda Burns Rosa Davis Dowling Dasie Elkins Abey Fiyn Oscar Foed EB W Guthrie Mauda Johnson Fannie Mason Loty Meyer R Newell Mollie Rollins Mary Sears Jane Shaw Laura and gentlemen: Rough Nelson Bruce Dowden Carlyle D Davis Ennis Hilton Kail Cornelius Mangieri Martin Oscar Mathes Noeman Overmeyer K P Pygman John Ramsey Gooden William HB. Callers must say advertised.
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Bedford
Box
Hester
Bryant
Lyda. Burns
Hattie. Davis
Rosa. Dowling
Dasie
Elkins
Abey
Fiyn
Oscar. Foed
EB. W. Guthrie
Mauda
Johnson
Fannie
Mason
Loty
Meyer
R. Newell
Mollie
Rollins
Mary. Sears
Jane. Shaw
Laura
Rough
Nelson
Bruce
Dowden
Carlyle
T. D. Davis
R. H. Ennis
F. W
Hilton
William I. Kail
Cornelius
American Telephone Co
Mangieri
G. Martin
Oscar
Mathes
W. Noeman
John. Overmeyer
Rev
K.P. Pygman
Johnie
Ramsey
Gooden
William
F. HB
Vinson V. Williams
P. M
Iva Hodge Died After Long Illness At Erie Home
Iva McKnight Hodge daughter of Sam and Sementha McKnight born July 30 1870 died May 17 1901 after nearly three years of consumption. She remained cheerful and loving, married to Frank Hodge in 1891 leaving one son Ollie. She joined the Erie church in 1892 and served as a good Samaritan visiting the sick. Funeral May 16 at home conducted by Rev Edwards. Bloomington Ind May 24. Ellettsville Bank litigation ended with sheriff sale $750 realized. Internal Revenue receipts forecast up by 10 million for current year, tobacco leads. W A Jones Mt Olive in town on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva McKnight Hodge
Sam
Sementha McKnight
Frank Hodge
Ollie
Iva
M. EH
Erie
Rev
Edwards
Strawberry yield and fruit crops near extraordinary
Sylvanus McKinley, a Wood township fruit grower, predicts a strawberry yield of at least 600 cases per acre with prices opening around $3 and closing near $1. James K. Sharp foresees a phenomenally large peach crop, while the apple crop is expected to fail for unclear reasons. Frost is not blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvanus McKinley
Wood Township
Clark County
James K. Sharp
Frost
Indianapolis
Ind
Berlin
Local Notices From Fort Ritner Area Run Daily Business and Family News
Alferd S. Lee on business trip to Tunnelton and others from the region visit farms and shops. J. Dowling moves on Tunnel Hill to Mrs. Parks farm. M. B. Lee seeks wagon repair in Bedford. A. S. Lee and E. K. B. Dixon attend Trustee Dodd's on business. Frank Foster visits from Pearidge on business. Hugh Coats ships hogs to Cincinnati. Jacob Flinn and Richard Plummer from local ridges visit. Mrs. Taylor of Bono visits relatives. Mat Hamilton from Medora calls on farmers. John Reynolds from Tunnelton visits. H C Wicker sells a horse for 100 dollars. W. A. Holland buys sheep and work mules at Orleans. William Aldridge from Seymour visits. William Henry Flinn dies after months of illness and is buried at Dr. Proctor cemetery. Matthew Mathis from Shiloh attends funeral of W. H. Flinn. M. W. Lee and Hiram Flinn noted.
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Alferd S. Lee
Tunnelton
Jesse Dowling
W. A. Holland
Tunnel Hill
Caroline Parks
M. B. Lee
Bedford
A. S. Lee
EK. B. Dixon
Trustee Dodd's
Frank Foster
Pearidge
Hugh Coats
Cincinnati
Jacob Flinn
Denison Ridge
Richard Plummer
Denison
Fredrick Hoppingarner
Iowa
Taylor
Bono
Mrs. Marshal
Mat Hamilton
Medora
John Reynolds
H.C. Wicker
Orleans
William Aldridge
Seymour
William Henry Flinn
John P. Flinn
Proctor
Eld
Elisha Lee
Matthew Mathis
Shiloh
W. H. Flinn
M. W. Lee
Hiram Flinn
Pinehook notes on weather and local business ties
Blackberry winter prompts rain worries for crops. Local residents and visitors, including Hans and Mathew Mathis, W O Mitchell, J C Brooking, and others, travel between Bedford Denniston and Pinehook for trading, hauling logs, and buying corn at about four tenths of a dollar per bushel.
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Hans
Mathew Mathis
Bedford
Clark & Woods
W. O. Mitchell
J. C. Brooking
Tunnelton
W. R. Jackson
Denniston
Dema Ingle
Gertie Ingle
D. A. Wever
Baer C. M. Brooking
A. J. Spear
John Allen
Crabtown
Pinehook
L. P. Ness
C. K. Brooking
W. V. Haws
Denison
F. W. Root
Otis Crawford
Crawford
Emmet Beaver
J. L. Crawford
Brooking
James Cather and Wife Spend Monday in Williams
James Cather and his wife were in Williams on Monday for a business trip. The couple conducted meetings and handled pending affairs while in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cather
Williams
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Mitchell News
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W. C. Elliott
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Freetown
Sitive
NK Fat Bank Company Ore
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Gardner
Phillip Clipp
Lafayette
Ilene
Putnamville
Shoemaker
Chicago, Covington & Southern Railroad
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John KR. Walsh
Chicago & Western Indiana
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Southern Indiana Railway
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Gan
Peter Mathes
J. G. Brooking
Ambrose Crawford
Cedar Ridge
Clarence Crawford
Sproull
J. C. Brook
Marion
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