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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
2
Mitchell May Become A City
The Mitchell Town Board agreed to a special election on whether to change the town government to a city after repeated petitions and bitter opposition. A circuit court suit to compel the election was filed, and the town marshal was ordered to conduct a population enumeration to justify city status with an election planned in thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Town Board
New Peck Woods mill and Old Camp Ground near Putnamville
The Peck Woods lumber firm operates a modern circle saw mill southeast of Putnamville on the Monon. Nearby, the Old Camp Ground grove, once a Methodist love feast site, remains in the Cooper family as capitalists seek to buy it for a new automobile club resort. Monon Railroad agent Walden family legacy noted. Monon officials praised the Putnamville depot as the road's pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnamville
Cooper
Monon
W. M. Walden
Walden
W. H. Walden
Three Boys Die In Bridge Train Collision Near Morristown
Three Indianapolis youths Frank St. John aged seventeen Orville Babb and Joseph Scarcefield both sixteen were killed on a Sugar Creek bridge west of Morristown when a C H D passenger train struck them. The bodies were hurled into the river bank. Coroner McDonald attributes their deaths to inability to hear the whistle due to wind and nearby noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Frank St. John
Orville Babb
Joseph Scarcefield
Sugar Creek
Morristown
Scarcefield
Hardy
McDonald
Severe hail storm devastates Vincennes area
An historic hail storm hit Sunday around 6 p.m. lasting about ten minutes. Hailstones as large as hen eggs covered the city, smashing thousands of windows and damaging tin roofs, slate slabs, and shingles. Damage runs into thousands of dollars as residents sheltered from the bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Hailstorm Damages Roofs In Vincennes City
The Vincennes population reports hailstones six inches in circumference and over three ounces in weight, causing widespread roof damage. Tin and metal roofs were pierced, skylights broken, and interiors drenched by accompanying rain, with a South End home’s tin roof forcing ceiling plaster to fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes Wi
Vincennes Comercial
Senseless Mad Dog Scares Warn Readers in Chicago Journal
The Chicago Journal argues warm weather triggers mad dog scares as people misread ordinary dog behavior. It cites fear, panic, and cruel killings of dogs, plus a pamphlet by the Women's Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals disputing hydrophobia cases and urging restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Journal
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Bedford Slugs Bloomington In Tight High School Game
Bloomington High defeated by Bedford 7 to 6 in a Saturday baseball clash. Bedford batted Spears in the ninth after a disputed order, Johnson and another Bedford batter drove in runs, edging Bloomington as Manager Scott plans an appeal to the Baseball Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington High School
Bedford High School
Bloomington
Bedford
Spears
Johnson
Stone City
Scott
Baseball Association
Letters for week ending May 25th 1907
List of correspondence includes LaDIEs Baker Ada Cummings Viola Ferguson Alice Grey Lillie Harder Adah Monday Will Spears Ollie Taylor Rosa Terrel Saville and Gentlemens Lake John Miller Leonard Reed Charley A Tanksley E Williams Alva Wheeler Wm S L Keacu P M with addresses and initials noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Ada. Cummings
Viola
Ferguson
Alice
Grey
Lillie
Harder
Adah
Will, Spears
Ollie
Taylor
Rosa
Terrel
Saville
Avenue Hotel Wash-house Burned
A wash-house at the rear of the Avenue Hotel burned at 5 o clock Monday evening. An ironing woman discovered the fire starting in paper and excelsior, helped by a gasoline stove used for ironing. Loss estimated at 40 dollars to the building and 25 dollars to contents. no insurance. Firemen laid two hose lines from 16th and J and 17th and J as the blaze was in a dangerous area. a delay occurred due to a warm nut on the 16th street fire plug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue Hotel
17Th
16Th Street
Decoration at Talbott’s Cemetery Observed by Local Lodges
On the second Sunday in June the Talbott cemetery near Bono will host memorials for old soldiers and deceased K of P and Red Men members. Bono's Sunday school class will decorate graves in the forenoon, with lodge decorations in the afternoon. Attendees bring baskets and spend the day at the well known site, after a Saturday pre-cleaning by interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P
Talbott Cemetery
Bono
Cwemetery
Commencement Exercises At City High School And Rail News
The City High School graduation was held Monday evening with diplomas awarded to graduates including Carrie Gowen Georgia Lane Irene Priest Katherine Gainey Estelle Tuf fines Anna Reed and others. Judge Wilson filled in for the detained speaker Congressman Watson of Rushville. A rail industry wage cut is forecast to discharge 50 000 to 100 000 workers by June first amid widespread economy orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fagan
B.s.lvde
Z. W. Findley
Hyde
Watson
Rushville
I. U
Judge Wilson
Ova Johnson
Thomas Kern
Howard Sproull
Clyde Hodges
Rev. Findley
Bedford Federal Building bids surge from multiple firms
Postmaster head reports many bidders call for plans and specifications for the Bedford Federal building. At least three Bedford firms will bid on general contracts with others seeking cub contracts. foreign bidders may also enter. Work is expected to begin by mid summer as exterior Bedford stone details firm up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Federal
Facl
Treasury Department
Washington
Bedford
Cub
Indiana Pathfinders OK Lodge Officers and Meeting Site
The Indiana Lodge of Pathfinders reduced lodge officer salaries and empowered Trustees to fund organizing work. Kokomo is chosen as next year’s meeting place. Officers elected include President W. A. Church and other posts with delegates from Bedford. Bedford lodge wins first prize for membership gain over Jan 1 to May 1, while New Albany trails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Lodge of Pathfinders
Kokomo
W. A. Church
Terre Haute
A. Tucker
Logansport
M. W. Kemp
Fr. Wayne
Otto Allen
Marion
C. A. Burton
Bedford
Hollis
Muncie
Martha Miller
Shay
New Albany
Springer
Harry Ham
E. E. Long
Mishawaka
Shaner
Elkhart
George Stenphley
W. A. Davis
Bedford Lodge
W. C. Rayburn
Weather explanation for cold spell from high pressure shift
The speaker notes the cold spell is caused by high pressure moving south from the north, producing sustained cold north winds. They cannot explain why the highs persist this season, only describing the resulting weather pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almos
Outgrowth of Old Feud Sparks Post Office Shooting
A long running feud between Wes Spurgeon and Cleave Lucas, former postmaster of Freetown, flared up Monday night when Lucas fired five shots at Spurgeon in front of the post office. Spurgeon was wounded in the head and neck but remained on the street Tuesday. he was unarmed. No arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Spurgeap
Cleave Lucas
Freetown
Bedford
Lucas
Spurgeon
Stoning at Rushville Parsonage Targets Rev Abberley
A mob surrounded Rev. R. W. Abberley s Rushville Indiana residence late Tuesday night and threw stones at the Christian church parsonage. Abberley rushed out as the assailants, not recognized by him, fled and have not been apprehended. He is well known in Bedford for evangelistic meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Ind
Christian Church
R. W. Abberley
Abberley
Abberly
Bedford
Notice Of Application For License To Re tail
Notice to residents of the Third Ward Bedford Shanswick township Lawrence county Indiana of an application for license to ret ail. Public notice and stake details are implied for all concerned parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bedford
Shanswick —Township
Lawrence County
State of
Indiana
Third Ward
Shanswick Township
Alumni Reception Brightens First Christian Church Parlor
The Alumni gathering at the First Christian church Tuesday night shifted from a banquet to a social reception. Guests enjoyed a decorative setting with palms and lanterns, solos by Irene Priest Julia Day and a reading by Carrie Gowen. Roll call showed 62 of 348 members present with out of town guests from Cincinnati Orleans Springville Bloomington Chicago Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Christian Church
Irene Priest
Julia Day
Pearl Runnells Rowe
Carrie Gowen
Ella Whiting
Ethellisher
Pauline’ Salyards
Orleans
Aerie. Armstrong
Springville
Louis Erwin
Chicago
Walter Biltman
Evansville
S. E. Avery
Florence
Bloomington
Damages Sought in Alcohol Related Death Case
D S Gillham father of Willard Gillham announces a $10,000 damages suit against a Bedford saloon keeper over his son 18 who died after drinking illegal liquor at Peerless on the Manon and Salt Creek authorities say a brother and a companion will testify that the sale violated law and led to the fatal trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.S. Gillham
Willard Gillham
Manon
Peerless
Salt Creek
Bedford
Bloomington
Forgery and False Pretenses Trial in Circuit Court
W. D. Colvin faced a Circuit Court trial on two counts forgery and obtaining money by false pretenses. Prosecutors say in 1903 he arranged to settle Ney Seibert's troubles with his wife Madge for 100 dollars, then issued a receipt in Madge Seibert’s name defrauding the Seibert family. Colvin had been away from Bedford for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Colvin
Colvin
James Seibert
Ney Seibert
Madge Seibert
Bedford
Unseasonable Cold Wave Grips Nation
Weather Bureau reports a remarkable cold wave across the country east of the Rockies with frost warnings from the middle Atlantic states to the lower lake region. Freezing temps are forecast for western Wyoming and the Red River valley in Arkansas, with no summer weather in sight this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
The
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
Wyoming
Rio Grande Valley
Red River Valley
Arkansas
Michigan
Keke
Frankenfeld
Notice of License Application to Retail Liquor
Applicant Hugh C. Whiting seeks license to retail liquor and cigars at a north front room on the first floor of a two story stone front brick building on lot 1L in Bedford. The venue fronts J Street near the public square in the Third Ward. detailed lot and room measurements are described in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bedford
Maijen Lane
Lot 11
J Street
Public Square
Third Ward
City of Hedford
Mrs Sargent Taken To Indianapolis Insane Hospital
Deputy Sheriff M H Draper took Mrs Sarah Sargent to Indianapolis after she was adjudged insane. They arrived in the capital city and she was placed at the Central Hospital for the Insane. Mrs Draper and William Sargent accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. .H. Draper
Sarah Sargent
Indianapolis
Frank Huff Hurt When Train Fell Through Trestle
Frank Huff, three weeks into work on the Indianapolis Southern construction crew, sustained two cracked ribs after a train fell through a light trestle Saturday. He returned home Monday and plans to resume work next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Huff
Indianapolis
Notice of Filing Gravel Road Petition in Lawrence County
Notice is given that a gravel road petition has been filed in the office of the Auditor of Lawrence County Indiana for the Old Indian Creek Road in Indian Creek Township. The petition requests grading draining and paving with gravel or crushed stone and bonds to be issued for the improvement. It lists many signers and cites statutory authority for the project and the proposed road length about three miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Jacob Stroud
Lawrence County
Alfred B. Andrews
Auitor
Indiana
Indian Creek Township
State of Indiana
Indian Creek
Said
United States
General Assembly of
Lawrence Circuit
Marcus A. Kuinball
State of Tachmon
Nancy J. Rainbolt
Alexander & Tlarris
Well Diggers Pause at Marks Farm for Supplies
The well drillers at Marks farm halted operations for several days due to a shortage of supplies. They will resume work once replenishments arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marks Farm
Postal Office Hours and Mail Collection Details
The post office will open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and carriers will complete one morning trip and collection. A mail collection occurs in the business district at 2:30 p.m. Rural service is not available.
Lawsuit Filed In Lawrence Circuit Court Notice
Brooks & Brooks filing of complaint names Violinia Sig and Violinisn Ho as nonresidents of Indiana. Defendants are ordered to appear at the next term of the Lawrence Circuit Court in Bedford on the first Monday in September 1007 to answer or demur, otherwise the case will proceed in their absence. Clerk Boone Leonard certifies the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Court House
Bedford
Boone Leonard
Violinia Seis Et al
Brooks & Brooks
Violinia Sig
Violinisn Ho
Indiana
Boone Leanord
Brooks & Brooks Attorneys
W. Nichols
Dad M. Takollette
Fuchang
iSreau
Boune Leonard
Circuit Court
Lawrence County
Union National Saveness Loan Association
Quincey Byers
Lincoln Park
Oolitic
Thomas W. Box
Sherrif
Spradling Vittitoe Murray Dale Names in Notice
John C. Spradling and Anne Vittitoe, Frank Murray and Ana D. Dale are listed as involved parties in the document. The notice names multiple individuals connected to a legal or official matter. Further context from the source clarifies each role and the action required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Spradling
Anne Vittitoe
Frank Murray
Ana D. Dale
Bedford Resident Seeks License to Sell Alcohol at Central Hotel
Louis A Walker of Bedford Indiana announces his application to the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell spuleous vinous and malt liquors in a room at the Central Hotel on J street Third Ward for one year. The room occupies a defined 18 by 16 foot space and will permit on premise drinking, with permission to sell cigars and tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Whittaker
Indiana Reformatory
Bloomington
The
State University
Notice of Application for License 10 Re Tail Bedford Third Ward
Notice to residents of Bedford Indiana Shawswick township Lawrence county that William J. Cook seeks a license to sell vinous spirituous and malt liquors in a front room one story building on J street for one year with permission to sell cigars and tobacco. The applicant has resided in the township 90 days and will appear before the Lawrence county Board of Commissioners on the first Monday in June 19uv. The described premises occupy parts of lots 10 and 11 in the Third Ward with specified boundaries and front along J street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commis
Lawrence County
State of
Indiana
Mary E. Snyder
Sixteenth Street
Third Ward
City of
Bedford
Harry C. Embree
Board of Commissioners
Shanswick Township
Shawswick Township
State of Indiana
George P. Ketcham
Third
Lot -Na
City
Frank Dorsey
Central Hotel
J Street
W. V. Williams
George W. McDaniel
Louis A&a. Walker
Ind
William J. Cook
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S. L. Keacu, P. M
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City High School
Stone City Opera
Illinois
Cincinnati
William Adams
New Albany Board of Public Health
Chester Funk
F. A. Mitchell
H. F. Bader
Louisville
Dr. Davis
Floyd County Board of Health
Consignee
Paoli
Jordan
Martinsville
W. D. Robinson
Princeton
Robinson
Isei A. Cotton
Clare
Shesy
Sehewe Anhuren
Uke
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John Woontz
Eircus
Padteuls Mundie
Georgetown
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Nashville
Partholomew County
New York
Pittsburg
Indiana Harbor
Gary
Michigan City
Anthracite Coal Trust
Knox
Roosevelt
Posey
John Wright
North Carolina
Fred
Bertha Myers
Bedford Public School
Ft. Wayne
Marshall Guthrie
Miss Lida
John Cook
Gladys
John Patrick
Seymour Republican
Leo Heitger
Michael Heitger
Mary Taylor
James Hodges
North O Street
Harrodsburg
Henry Terbeck
Ralph Quackenbush
California
Della Spencer
Salem
Milton Montgomery
W. C. Fines
Seymour Fines
17Th Street
Owensburg
Lincoln Byers
Emery Newkirk
Mattie Bivins
Erre Haute
Isaac Bush
John Bush
Homer Lewis
Lane
Wick
Federal Building
Nih
C. A. Stuck & Sons
Jonesboro
Ark
PF. W. Brown
Green
Monroe
Weyer
Bedferd
Lawrence Circuit Court
Carrie Parrott
John G. Parrott
H. P. Pearson
Doliu G. Parrott
John Parrott
Thomas McDowell
Springvile
Ind. R
N. Malott
Tunnelton
H. H. Walls
General Insurance
Hodge & Walls Bldg
Alexander & Harris
Attorneys-At-Law
Bedford National Bank
Gillham
Willis D. Colvin
Government Weather Bureau
J. W. Trainor
East Side
Buford
E. S. Ferguson
Undertakers
East Side Square
Bedford, Ind
Hugh C. Whiting
C. H. Emery
E.B. Brown
Friedeman’s
RED Cross
Honorable Board of Commissioners of
J. L. Inman
J.C. Reuter
Frank Mitchell
Alonzo Grisso
McCoy Wm. F. Craig
Logan Bud
Alonzo Fisher
W. Db. Fisher
B. Fisher
H. G. Inman
Louis Craig
F. M. Hall
Johan Gehring
C. W. Lamb
Sam Short Welker Wright
Sanford Hall
William Inmar
Ray Mitchell
BR Craig
George Kinder
John B. Inman
Noble Reuter
Gardner
Ortha Gore
Elmer A. Fisher
Lafayette
Wag
G. A. Palmer
G. T. Baker
Martin Kedyard Sher
Dan Hall
Elmer Wagoner
Aaron Sargent
H. M. Ferguson
Geo. Hendrickson
M.T. Witsman
John C. Lamb
Charlie Reeder
John D. Hall
A. Hall
Sam Willam
Chas. A. Smith
Elza L. Rainney
Luther Rainey
Otis Short
W. M. Hall
F. L. Fidler
Wm. R. Hall
Jess Gore
Albert Reuter
KR. E. Reuter Dames Tatem
I. W. Hendricks
Endiana
Walter G. Owens
Charles Ebert
Ayer
J. U, Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
U, Ayer Co
Rio
Jane
Herchy
John Dears
Safco
McRenry Owen
Clark
Jamies J. Dieu
Bodtanes
Rupie
Alexander & Hirreis
Deawrenes
Doln N. Bherce
Pot Lawrenes
Lodlanate
Mary. Pierce
Admrinistratrix
Attys
Adtainistratrix
Sheriff’s Sale
James Long
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