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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1912
Page
3
Local car owners plan to petition the Turnpike Directors at the next meeting about unsafe road conditions. They describe graders pushing large stones and loose dirt into the center, creating a hazard for automobiles and even single horse rigs.
Mrs Elizabeth Westfall of Louisville is in the city visiting relatives. A prettily arranged gathering for twelve was hosted by Mrs A V Hunter on West 18th Street with dahlias and greenery. Guests included George Tinman and Thomas Gardner among others from Louisville and Illinois. A large family dinner at Red Cross Home of Mr and Mrs J G Gardner followed. A closing dinner party is planned Saturday at the Rogers home on Breckenridge Road.
A three year old boy from North J street named for illness of three weeks with stomach and bowel trouble fed Wednesday at 1 o clock. No funeral arrangements have been made.
A local real estate man sold a tract of land at night using bright moonlight to illuminate the property. The purchaser, who had never seen the land, reportedly saw enough to confirm the purchase. Mrs. Uppinghouse of North Street is described as quite ill.
The city sedimentation basin is advancing rapidly this autumn. If weather holds, completion is expected this year. Contractor's strenuous efforts and City Engineer Malott's close supervision drive the project. A Tuesday accident injuring six men did not delay the work.
UIP TERIA VOT Ta CEVA Jenuneti, twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Reuter west of the city, was operated for trace otomy. The physician removed the tube Tuesday and the patient is healing well with good chances of full recovery.
On page 212 of volume 5 Woodrow Wilson notes a shift in immigration: mass arrivals of southern European and Eastern European laborers feared as inferior. He contrasts Pacific coast opposition to Chinese exclusion with calls that Chinese workers were more desirable than eastern newcomers.
Mrs Clyde Burton of Mitchell visited Tuesday with Mr and Mrs J Coleman on West 14th street Thomas Gardner of Illinois who was visiting relatives here and at Red Cross has returned home Clara the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Tovey on South I street is sick with scarlet fever Miss Eben Johnson of East 17th street is quite ill
A Sunday school class of the First Christian Church surprised Mrs. James A. Zaring Tuesday evening for her birthday. The Loyal Daughters brought a powder box and puff as keepsakes, and old fashioned taffy pulling was enjoyed at her home.
The Local Council of Women holds its regular meeting at the Presbyterian church on Wednesday November 6 at 2 30. The program Do We Know Our City will be presented by Soresis with topics including city council elections boards of education health parks police and charities mayoral responsibility taxes and expenditures. A cordial invitation is extended to women to attend and support improvements in Bedford through the council.
James Bunn Monon brakeman was thrown from a freight car near Peerless when the train jumped the track. He suffered a severely wrenched back and sprained ankle but is now able to sit up and hopes to return to work soon.
Work on a new Monon station at Bainbridge has begun and will continue until completion. The brick and Bedford stone depot aims to be among the most commodious and attractive along the Monon line, surpassing many small town depots.
Mitchell Republicans aim to stage a Saturday parade if a speaker from the State Central Committee can be secured. The Lehigh Portland Cement Plant will close one hundred or more workers in overalls with dinner pails. Farmers will showcase floats on stock and grain prices under Democratic rule. An industrial float lineup is promised to reflect the community’s prosperity.
Voters are told at party headquar ters that moving between precincts before election day will forfeit the right to vote in November. Registration alone does not prove eligibility. residents must meet state county and precinct residence requirements and be registered to vote.
David Harrison of South G street and Mrs Victor Albright of 16th street welcomed a daughter born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Paolo Luciana of North P street. Dc L Baker returns from Indianapolis. Mrs Conrad Auerbach spent Tuesday in Indianapolis. Miss Alice Morgan visits Rev and Mrs E E Valentine in Aurora. Mrs H P Pearson returns home after visiting her mother in Evansville.
Bloomington Commercial club plans to extend the Indianapolis traction line from Martinsville to Bloomington. Correspondence with Martinsville officials is underway, with surveys done and cost figures ready. A meeting will appoint a committee to present facts to traction officials and to confer with Martinsville on results.
A. G. Wever, a planerman at the Rowe mill, was injured when a steel particle struck his right eye this morning. A local surgeon removed the particle and he was in pain, but the sight of the eye will not be affected.
The county reports several diphtheria cases but Bedford had been clear for days until today Audrey Dodds eight daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Dodds 11th street was found to suffer from the illness. A daughter was born Tuesday morning to Mr and Mrs James Huff 24th and K streets.
Six workmen fell from a scaffold at the sedimentation basin Tuesday afternoon. Curtis Chastain, the most seriously injured, is slightly better but remains in serious condition. James Conly was sent home from City Hospital. H C Day is sore with a internal injury but not serious. Henry McKinley and his son George McKinley, reported as wounded, are doing well.
Desperado William Gatlin and accomplice George W. Goode escaped Bloomington jail by sawing through two iron bars and a 14 inch wall. They used a hidden hole near a wash basin and pipes to reach a side entrance, aided by a lever that unlocked the cage. Sheriff Browning hunts the pair as townspeople recount past crimes and escapes.
A reunion took place at Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Cole's home near Fayetteville on October 29 1912. Attendees included Mrs. Jane Adams Bloomington Eliza Evans Dark Hollow Mr and Mrs Samuel Simpson Bedford Mrs John Perkins Mrs Noble Perkins Mrs Homer Perkins and daughter Margaret Fayetteville. A hearty dinner prepared by Mrs Cole and her daughter followed.
George Campbell who has been ill will recuperate in Albuquerque New Mexico with his brother A D Campbell and his son Leland Campbell. The couple plan to leave the week after next for the winter. Miss Marie Campbell will visit Miss Gertrude Evans in Atchison Kansas. Mrs Jennie Pearson of Springville visited relatives. William P Malott returned to Indianapolis after visiting W C Winsteadley and others. A son was born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Lafayette McBride of Highland Park.
Mrs. C Adérbagli visited Indianapolis this morning. J E Pitts departed for Martinsville to seek a mineral water treatment.
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