Bedford Man Kills Wife and Self in Kansas City Tragedy
Edward Ikerd aged 25 formerly of Bedford Ind shot his wife Bessie Skerd 28 in City Park Kansas City then killed himself. A note found in his pocket asked relatives to notify his aunt and to bury him in the Skerd cemetery east of Bedford. The couple had a young baby and had faced long running domestic troubles blamed on the wife's relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ikerd
Kansas City
Skerd
Atchison
William Sitler
Tkerd
Ikerd
John Skerd
Oolitic
Emily Johnson
South E Street
Bedford
Kas
Edward Skerd
Ind
Bessie Skerd
BR. Bennett
Edward I Kerd
Wiliam Sitler
Lawrence County
John Paris
Mary Ikerd
Farewell Party for Bert Smith Before England Trip
Bert Smith departs February 14 for a six month stay in England. He was honored with a farewell gathering by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew at the Guild Hall after their meeting. The event featured an elegant spread and surprise arrivals from Ford Bingham of Indianapolis and Mr. Harding of Stinesville. Ambrose Hollis and wife visited Bloomington from Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Smith
England
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Episcopal Church
Guild Hall
Ford Bingham
Indianapolis
Harding
Stines Ville
Smith
Indiana Day Celebrated by Ladies of the Round Table
The Ladies of the Round Table held an all day Indiana Day event at Mrs. J. T. Freeland’s home in Bedford. The affair featured yellow and white chrysanthemum decorations, a formal dinner, and a program tracing Indiana’s history from the Northwest Territory to statehood. Mrs. A. C. Voris recounted how Bedford got its name, inspired by Bedford, Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Round Table
John
Thomas Freeland
West Sixteenth Street
Joseph Rawlins Voris
W. T. Webster
Indiana
Northwest Territory
Grand Old State
Bedford
A. C. Voris
Joseph Rawlins
Tennessee
Bedford, Tern
West
Gary
Ind
Wabash
la Salle
Indiana Territory
Beulah McGuire Schmidt Dies in Terre Haute
Beulah McGuire Schmidt died Monday at 5 30 in Terre Haute. She was born January 1894 in this city and lived here until moving six years ago. Survived by husband David Schmidt, her parents, a sister Nellie, grandmother Mrs Ora Carter, and aunt Miss Fannie Carson. Funeral held Thursday at 2 30 at the Carson home with burial at Green Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah ‘McGuire Schmidt
Terre Haute
William McGuire
David Schmidt
Nellie
Ora Carter
Fannie Carson
Carson
South N Street
Green Hill
Charming Recital by Miss Helen Norton Delights Home Audience
Miss Helen C. Norton and Mr. Harry Walsh presented a charming recital Monday at the Methodist Episcopal church in Norton’s home city. Norton’s debut since Evanston training drew loud applause with encores. Walsh impressed with religious songs and varied numbers. Mrs. J. M. Winstandley accompanied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Helen C. Norton
Harry Walsh
Norton
Comnock
School of Elocution
Evanston
Ilinois
Ol’ St. Anne
Sally Ann
James Whitcomb Riley
Chicago
Walsh
J. M. Winstandley
Garl Graff Named Instructor At Terre Haute Art School
Indianapolis Star reports Charles Garff or possibly Carl Graff engaged as instructor at Terre Haute Art School. Friends believe the name should be Carl Graff, a Bedford toy-maker, who has earned positive notices in Indiana press. Edward Holmes of Williams is mentioned in city notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Star
Charles Garff
Terre Haute
Carl Graff
Carl
Charles
Bedford
Graff
Indianapolis
Marriage license and local social notes in Bloomington
James A. Bell to Ruby May Dowl eg. Mrs Jack Baloch of North M street has returned from Indianapolis where she attended her brother J W Bilyeu who is recovering from a severe pneumonia. Mr and Mrs Frank Walls and Mrs Wm Walls of Bedford were the guests of Fred Hoover and family over Sunday. Bloomington Telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Baloch
North M Street
Indianapolis
J. W. Bilyeu
Bilyeu
Frank Walls
Walls
Bedford
Fred Hoover
Liquor raid in North End leads to warrants and arrests
Deputy Sheriff Clay Tyree and Milford Sears obtained a search warrant Tuesday for the home of Mrs. Mattingly at 426 G Street. They found several drinkers and beer bearing Cook labels. Bottles were seized and stored at the county jail while warrants were issued for other North End premises dispensing liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Sears
Matttingly
G Street
Clay Tyree
Cook
North End
Ex-Governor Samuel J. Crawford of Kansas Dies at 78
Ex-Governor Samuel J. Crawford, the last Union War governor of Kansas, died at his Topeka home after a year of illness. A Civil War brevet brigadier general, he led key campaigns with General Blunt and helped shape Kansas immigration and state institutions including the university, agricultural college, and several schools. He was born April 19 1835 in Indiana and moved to Kansas in 1859, later serving in the first Kansas legislature and as governor from 1864 to 1867. He married Isabel M. Chase and had two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Crawford
Kansas
Fifth
Harrison Streets
Topeka
Crawford
Blunt
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
State University
Agricultural College
Emporia Normal
Deaf Mute, Blind and Insane ‘Hospital
Lawrence County
Indiana
William Crawford
Jane Morrow
James Crawford
Washington
Osawatomie
Wyandotte
Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Lyon
Wilson's Creek
Kansas Cavalry
Newtonia
Old Fort Wayne
Cain Hill
Ball Peak
Cove Creek
Prairie Hill
van Buren
Samuel J. Crawforde
Isabel M. Chase
Florence
Arthur Caper
George
Mail
Caper
Mayor Fields Accosts Voters Near North End Precinct
A marked incident shows Mayor Fields electioneering within fifty feet of a precinct entrance on Tuesday. A deputy sheriff was dispatched to remove him or arrest him for violating electioneering distance rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Fields
North End
Polis
Express Messenger Wilbur Crooke On Monon Blooming ton Run
Express Messenger Wilbur Crooke resumed his Bloomington run on the Monon line this morning after a weeks long layoff due to eye trouble. George Rariden also ran during his absence. Mrs James Osborn and granddaughter Miss Lois Mullin are visiting Bedford as guests of Mrs Minard Raypan Jee Osborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Crooke
Monon
Bloomington
George Rariden
James Osborn
Lois “Mullin
Bedford
Minard Ray Pan
Jee Osborn
Surprise Supper Honoring Joel Quackenbush Birthday
A surprise supper was given in Plainville to celebrate Joel Quackenbush turning forty seven. Attendees included his daughters Mrs Herschel Carmichael and Mrs Harry Slaven with other friends and relatives. The evening featured conversations and a good time. Local residents Horatio Pritchett of Logan and Enoch Etchison of Williams were in town on business. Mr and Mrs Thomas Pierce north of Williams visited, as did Mr and Mrs Oscar Pigman and son on West 13th Street. Mrs Charles Lowery of Tunnelton also visited friends Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Quackenbush
Plainville
Herschel Carmichael
Harry Slaven
Oscar ‘Pigman
West 13Th Street
Charles Lowery
Tunnelton
City
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John Ikerd
Ikerd Cemetery
Sarah Galloway
Galloway
Helen
Madison Street
Frisco Railroad
Ambrose Hollis
Schuyler
Davisson
of the Round Table
J. T. Freeland
Manhattan
Henry Parker Pearson
Frederick D. ‘Norton
Thomas J. Brooks
J. A. Gunn
T. Dewitt Scott
Elizabeth Wakefield
George M. Dodd
Sallie Smith
Fiph Hughes
Geld
Bagastieg
Columbus Dispatch
Mrs.Beulah McGuire Schmidt
Helen Norton
Edward Holmes
Williams
James A. Bell
Ruby May Dowleg
Bedford Graded School
Cincinnati College
Garnett
Fields
LAW
Horatio Pritchett
Logan
Thomas Pierce
Wiliams
John Gehring and Son
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