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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
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Luther Short
Franklin
Springville
Lyceum
Atlanta
Klondike Theater
Hurley
Wis
Cincinnati
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Clark
Lewis
Buffalo
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East Side Square
Ind
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Illinois
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George Moss
West 13Th Street
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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
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Southern Indiana
Gen. Byers
19Th Street
Beech Grove
R. S. Hyda
L. N. Jones
Tunnelton
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Leesville
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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
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H. A. Severinghaus
Jeffersonsville
J. F. Severinghaus
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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
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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
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Jas. G. Stull