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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1901

Page

3

Local notes and updates across Seymour area

Homer McBride returns home from Illinois. W H Gillette plans to finish new mill soon. Mrs George Moss ill on West 13th. Southern Indiana railway adds about 100 new cars Tuesday. John Fish to Smithsburg Ill to visit son Jesse and family. James Duncan recovers from second illness. Buchanan Sears closing out shoes at cost. Mrs Robert Gyger back from Avoca visit. John Pace improves at North O street home. A R Carter buys Model Restaurant on South J street. Mrs James Chesnut suffers inflammatory rheumatism with little relief. Elder Joseph Franklin and wife attend Christian district convention in Bloomfield. Department of Agriculture to begin seed distribution around December 1 with 37,000,000 packets. Eugene Sutherland returns to Indianapolis after funeral in Seymour. Mrs F Johnson back to Bedford after visiting son C O Wheeler at Southern Indiana depot.

West Baden town incorporates after board action

Local government moves to legalize incorporation of West Baden. An election is set for the 18th to choose town officers as part of the process. The transfer and development efforts follow recent legal steps by the Board of Commissioners.

West Baden Board of Commissioners

Local notes from Williams to Bedford in Knox county

Lisker Adamson of Williams and Ralph Stipp of Pleasant Run are in town for visits. John Mercier completed a new file box for the County Auditor. D E George builds a Millersburg house. Malaria illness in Kelley Dickerson’s child on South G street. Mrs Frank Graves and children from Chicago visit. Mrs Jennie Hulse plans to settle here. Tom Jackson leaves for Marengo to work in photography. Mrs Frank Brewer returns from Salem. Marriage licenses issued to Skerd and McKnight, Gratzer and Barr. Rev A M Irvine preached at the Methodist Church on Half Way Christians. John Foley leaves for Ft Worth to take railroad conductor job. E R Fender from Bloomington moves bakery to the north side square. B&O Southwestern starts a tourist bureau and will offer guided tours from December 1. James Lester and Annie Laura Lester welcomed a daughter born Oct 3. August Maick and wife return to Muncie. Albertson Burton & Huff stetter finish Knox gravel roads contract and work in Decatur county. Lindsey Baugh repairs the Courthouse and foundation cracks braced by a rod. Ida Crawley and three children visit Bedford relatives, now living in Los Angeles. Joseph Howell reports a nine pound eleven ounce eagle kill near Scottsburg, with a 37 inch length and 9 inch weight, large claws. J Wesley Davis, old New Albany resident and father-in-law of Henry Brown, dies at 68 in Gropsy. survived by wife and six children. He served 20+ years in postal service on Louisville and Henderson Packet lines.

J. Wesley Davis Henry Brown New Albany Elkin Avenue Gropsy Tennessee Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Association of

Gratzer-McKinney Wedding Held at Bride’s Home

Andrew Gratzer and Miss Alice McKinney united in marriage with a ring ceremony at the bride's home on North I street Tuesday. Rev. A M Irvine officiated as about eighty friends attended. The bride wore blue broadcloth with cream velvet trim. Refreshments and fruits were served, and many useful presents were received. They will move to a house on North I street in the Col McKinney property until spring. The Mail extends congratulations.

Andrew Gratzer Alice McKinney North I Street A. M. Irvine Col Mc— Kinney

Local notes from Seymour Democrat and Bloomington World

A collage of town news includes seed purchases by Timothy Seed at Cosner's, a fishing trip by John A. Reath, cattle buys by Peter Hill, and campus visits. Reports cover grave road work, millinery moves, a fatal quail season note, a church recital, stone quarry plans, and legal cases in Washington township and Bloomington.

Caxton Resident Delivers Wheat to City Mills

D W Beasley of near Caxton brings wheat to local mills on a Saturday. J C Button of Orleans reportedly negotiates for Bedford residence property. Mrs M J Knight returns from Orange county visit. Miss Olie Fess returns to Bloomington after visiting friends.Clark and Woods of Bedford win gravel roads bid of 70560. Bee tree near Kokomo yields large honey harvest. Millican pays 240 to Mrs Ella Johnson on life policy of daughter who died after school accident. Patton family from Clearmont visit J W Beard in town. A J Fine, Bedford agent for Meredith Son nurserymen, wins top cash prize for fall delivery orders.

B.F Millican Ella Johnson Prudential Ins. Co A. J. Fine Bedford Meredith & Son Koleen Mr.Fine

Pearl Withman and Fred Book Wed In Bedford Church

Invitation notes the marriage of Pearl Withman to Fred Book on Tuesday November 12 1901 at 8 30 PM at First Christian Church Bedford Indiana. Also reports rail news on coal car arrivals and a village incorporation vote with 134 yes and 50 no and 84 majority. Background anecdote about McDoel on a Monon train ends with a conductor losing his job.

Pearl Withman Fred Book First Christian Church Bedford Indiana McDoel The Monon Chicago Jon Mr. McDoel

Local notes of loans houses and social visits

B B Marley loans money and Hirscher improves slowly from rheumatism. Cosner's sells Timothy Seed. Mrs M E Cather visits Springville with Mack Chesnut family. Tom Reed nears completion of a new five room house on North L and 6th. Willie Brazzel, Rosa George, Frank Dalton and Lula Strout are issued. Sol McBride moves into Elmer Johnson's North I street cottage. H H Walls offers farm loans in Southern Indiana. Jake Elkins joins S I Ry belt line work. Mr and Mrs Walker and family return from Chicago after a visit. Barber laws urged by state barbers due to barber's itch. Mrs Chas Schafer hosts a Halloween birthday party for 15 to 20 friends with masks. Vandalia plans assigning an engine to a single engineer to improve repairs and pride.

Chas. Schafer South I Street

Lettie McKnight and Virgil Ikerd Tie The Knot

At James Mc Knight home on November 6 at 8 00 p m Lettie Mc Knight daughter of the host married Virgil Ikerd an excellent young man The ceremony was attended by about thirty to forty relatives and friends A generous supper followed at Ikerd's home The couple plans to move to the city soon Rev William Russell officiated.

James McKnight Lettie Virgil Ikerd

City Police Court and Local News From Monroe County

Judge Chrisler finds Harry Krekow guilty of intoxication and fines him 950 dollars plus costs. William Cramer is fined 10.90 dollars and jailed for beating Joseph Chapman if he cannot pay. Henry Isom improves his South E street property with a new stable. W. B. Barney buys John White's stake in the J street tobacco stand. An epidemic of horse sickness, notably lockjaw, afflicts Monroe County horses with few deaths. Notables visit Mitchell for the cement mill cornerstone. The old B&O yard oak tree is cut for firewood. Dr. McCurdy moves his family to the city for school benefits. Bourke Cockran's Indiana lecture date delayed to December due to injuries. Brownstown opens a new State Bank with 30,000 capital. Shoals sees growth and gas lighting. politics favor Republicans in Martin county. Indiana hosts 140 glass factories employing about 45,000, with many more under construction. state leads in North American glass production and wages rise.

McCurdy Williams Thornton Lincoln Avenue Indiana Association of Indiana University Bourke Cockran Father Due Montpelier Wheeling Pennsylvania

Notable Visitors and Local News From Thursday's Town Events

Cedar Ridge and Pinhook residents, including D A Crawford and J L Crawford, were in town on business. Luther Short of Franklin headed to Springville. Mrs Frank Milligan and baby visited Indian Springs. A fire destroyed the Lyceum Theater in Atlanta with a panic averted during a performance. Nine killed in a Hurley Wisconsin Klondike Theater fire and seven bodies recovered. Adalgo Hixon, once of this city, died in Bluffton from a brain abscess. New ten dollar bills arrived in Cincinnati Subtreasury with 40000 in shipment featuring Clark Lewis portraits and a buffalo.

Luther Short Franklin Springville Lyceum Atlanta Klondike Theater Hurley Wis Cincinnati Bureau of Printing and Engraving Clark Lewis Buffalo

Also Mentioned on This Page

Herrick Dinkelspie Bros East Side Square Ind Homer McBride Illinois W. H. Gillette George Moss West 13Th Street Southern Indiana Railway John Fish Smithsburg Ill Jesse James Duncan Buchanan & Sears Odd Fellows Building Robert Gyger Avoca John Pace North O Street A.R Carter South J Street James Chesnut Joseph Franklin Bloomfield Christian Churches Department of Agriculture Eugene Sutherland Indianapolis Business Lawrence County Earth Ben Kindred Zelma Dave Dale Mitchell Mary Chastine John M. Sears Sons Taylor Byers W. E. Huff George McFall Jake Miller North S.L Tillman H. Poindexter Laura Tow Mattie Ellison Mancie Charlie Pollard West 12Th Street James H. Redman James Glover John Helms James Ragsdale John Fisher South H Street Tr. W. Ash North J Street Harry Greiffe Mattison F. Souder Redman Bartlettsville Amanda Chastine Salem John Richardson W.E Farmer West Kansas Naugle Southern Indiana Gen. Byers 19Th Street Beech Grove R. S. Hyda L. N. Jones Tunnelton Lawrenceport Ritner Leesville L. F. Force Handle Company Brisbane Australia South Africa Klondike Argentine Republic New Zealand Germany Switzerland Canada Philippines New Albany Cor. Courier-Journal Clark & Wood Shields Washington Democrat Lisker Adamson Ralph Stipp Pleasant Run John Mercier County Auditor’s Office D. E. George Millersburg Kelley Dickerson South G Street Frank Graves Jennie Hulse Tom Jackson Marengo Frank Brewer Virgil Skerd Lettie McKnight Sarah Alice Barr Methodist Church John Foley Ft. Worth Texas E. R. Fender Bloomington Dunihue Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern James Lester Oklahoma City, Okla Annie Laura Lester August Maick Albertson, Burton & Huffstetter Contracting Company Knox County Decatur County Lindsey Baugh Ida Crawley Terre Haute Joseph Howell Scottsburg Gratzer-McKinney Timothy Cosner’s John A. Reath Peter Hill Sandborn Joan M. Gaving Chas, Ebert Geo. Carter Orval and Elvis Stout Paoli John and Alva Chastine Charles Mclaughlin Chris Fidler C. A. Knight L. and 5Th Streets James McMann Addison Younger J. W. Newland Ed Bowman Dugan Stone Yards St. Louis Vandalia Yards H. A. Severinghaus Jeffersonsville J. F. Severinghaus Seymour Democrat Shanswick Skerd Mary Dean Dunn Marion Cole Maryland Redyard Silverville Peter Fillion Henry Ray Miss Ray Heltonville Mrs. Ray William Mark Beatrice O. Sanders First Baptist Church Miss Sanders State Normal First Baptist Church of M. L John W. Easton Stinesville Bloomington and J. S. Williams Perry, Matthews, Co Robert Houston James Houston Washington Township Martin Bloomington World D. W. Beasley Caxton J.C. Button Orleans M. J. Knight Orange County Clark & Woods Kokomo John E. Patton Lola Patton Clearmont Wyoming J. W. Beard Mr. Patton B. & M. Railroad Beard S.I. Ry Westport Linton B. B. Marley Henry Hirscher M. E. Cather Mack Chesnut Tom Reed L and 6Th Street Willie Brazzel Rosa George Frank Dalton Lula Strout Sol McBride Elmer Johnson H. H. Walls Jake Elkins Binora Stone Mason’s BE. S. Walker Harry Miss Rose Mrs. Shea Mr. Walker Ikerd-McKnight Wilson's Bargain Store City Police Court Chrisler Harry Krekow William Cramer Joseph Chapman Politic William Henry Isom South E Street W. EB. Barney John White J Street Monroe County Frank Smith Boone Leonard J.R. Pope Ned and Bert Dye Red Brownstown Alex Greger Jas. Keach Frank Falk L F. Branaman C. F. Robertson Main Street Boyatts J. B. Lloyd Shoals Martin County Columbia Club Mr. Lloyd Lloyd Indianapolis Journal Hamer & Day Northeast Corner Square Hamer Ofecial Sale Mammoth W. H. and R. C. Cosner Joel Crawford D. A. Crawford Cedar Ridge J. L. Crawford Pinhook J. “So Frank Milligan Baby Indian Springs Constantinople Miss Stone Frank Rice West 11Th Street Beech Grove Cemetery Edward Bougher Harrodsburg Oolitic Bougher Jand Adalgo Hixon Bluffton Heading Limestone Harry Neff Tarlac Island Luzon R.R. Braxtan South Side Square Agenta D. H. Baldwin & CO E. M. Young Richard Iindianma Alexander & Harris Attorneys-At-Law Gunn F. E. Stipp South Street J. W. Prichard West Side E. Kinser General Merchandise Wallheiser Hodge & Ferguson Undertakers R.H. Williams NEW Opera House Hodge & Ferguson East Side Bedford, Ind C. H. Emery 15Th and Ksts Jas. G. Stull
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