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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1906
Page
3
Community members travel to conferences and visits with relatives while local business expands rail freight and road projects. Shipping lines add agents and service. a new Monon railroad extension aims to reach Indianapolis. A pioneer operator wed Lenora Hatfield in a quiet Bloomfield ceremony amid regional developments.
The New Telephone Company paid Butler College 500 dollars on account for three ash trees cut on Emerson avenue. The college, aided by Clifford and Moffett and Merrill Moores, had sought a larger sum but accepted a compromise after the company expressed regret and claimed no authority for the cuts. Criminal cases against three indicted men will be tried next week. The trees had stood since early September until settlement delayed further action.
Sam Gardner driving a young black horse to a road cart on 1 street near the Livingston building faced a sudden kick from the horse. The blow struck his breast, knocking him to the road where he lay briefly until help arrived. He walked to Dr. Pearsons office and was found bruised but not seriously hurt.
City health official Dr Shrum reports 25 diphtheria cases in Bedford since Oct 1 with no deaths in town. one county death noted. Miss Mabel Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Steve Smith has diphtheria. A six year old daughter of Will Harbin at 19th and street also ill.
President of Premier Automobile Company traveling from French Lick to Indianapolis collided with a rig near Bloomington, demolishing the buggy and injuring Lulu Kemp Hazel Mowers and Hilda Palmer. Kemp suffered a broken ankle. Smith aided at the scene and took responsibility. All are prominent society figures and Kappa Alpha members.
Railroads nationwide struggle to hire enough common laborers for large Western builds. West needs 50 000 plus workers as lines from the Milwaukee Southern Pacific and Northwestern race to expand. Texas also reports tight labor as orders for 10 000 freight cars and millions of ties signal a major expansion cycle.
Elder Harley Jackson recently secured a fine blooded bird dog but an accident last Saturday damaged the tail. The Seymour Republican notes he seeks a va-tail license to replace the dog and plans to explain the mishap as he pursues the needed replacement. Prance will send a squadron of warships to the Jamestown Exposition opening on April 26, 1907.
Ezekiel Bonzy, famed Penobscot Valley weather prophet, declares another open winter for 1907. He notes late migrating birds, sparse nut crops, and sleek livestock as signs of a brief, mild season, with ice and pneumonia feared after March.
Ike Bunch, worker at Dark Hollow quarry, was thrown from a derrick Monday evening and landed on his head. A large scalp wound required five stitches by Dr. Freeland. He is expected to recover.
James B. Spaulding, through Boruff & Boruff, files for divorce from Pearl Spaulding alleging adultery, attempted murder by revolver, poisoning, sale of furniture, and nocturnal indiscretions, seeking custody of their daughter.
Mayor Fillion advocates a six miles per hour speed limit inside city limits, applying to automobiles and trains alike. He argues it would be inconsistent to curb trains at six miles while allowing wagons to travel 25 to 30 miles per hour on streets.
The passage laments the death of Lyle eight months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Tindall, expressing deep sorrow and faith. It speaks of the child as pure, now at rest beyond earthly pain, and offers sympathy to grieving parents as they endure their loss.
The Gro A. Tindall family expresses gratitude for sympathy during the illness and death of their baby Lyle and for kindness at Talbott cemetery. Conrad Kraut died Monday in Logansport Indiana from injuries after being kicked by a bedpost during a nightmare.
The American Locomotive Company completes its forty thousandth locomotive at Schenectady. The engine for the Northern Pacific weighs 245000 pounds in operation with tender total 386350 pounds, wheel base 62 feet ten inches, and tractive power 30345 pounds. It aims to excel in transcontinental passenger service and will be sent west this week.
Purdue University will raise entrance requirements starting September next year requiring solid geometry for all entrants in addition to existing subjects. About 80 percent of this year’s freshmen enter on certificates from commissioned high schools, while 20 percent come via exams. the change aims to encourage full high school completion and align Purdue with Eastern universities. The Purdue Agricultural Society plans a new monthly, the Purdue Agriculturist, to publish agriculture articles and promote journalism among agriculture students. O. M. Babcock of Evansville was named junior prom committee chair and Wilbur scholar. dance to be held in the mechanical engineering building. The War Department ordered Purdue to return artillery equipment, including two two‑inch rifles to Rock Island, amid recent military developments. Purdue has no military instructor and students are not required to drill.
Frank Isom, three year old son of Henry Isom of South F Street, died Tuesday from scarlet fever and was buried this afternoon at Green Hill in a private funeral.
Harvest in Clay county totaled about 1.5 million bushels with Flora buyers moving 120000 barrels. Officials estimate one fourth to one third of the crop wasted due to freight costs limited handling and market constraints. Stores and processing plants stored and processed large quantities yet waste remained.
Italian settlers in Tentitown near Springdale show profitable grape culture with 150 acres of vines yielding two acre wines at 1,200 gallons this fall. The Tontitown Wine and Fruit Distilling Company presses grapes for 2 cents a gallon while planning cement vats for storing cider and wine. Strong spray programs and favorable soil drive rapid expansion after early clearing and careful planting.
Deputy state game commissioner E R B Earle on Monday proposed new legislation to boost hawk control in the state. He called for a 50 cent bounty for each hawk killed and urged hunters to use heavy shot to reduce hawk numbers, noting hawks prey on quail and have diminished quail populations. He cited Cal Tyler sighting hawks near Seymour in Jackson county and said previous bills failed to pass before session adjourned.
Military observers note Confederate horse claims have grown beyond the initial estimate with over 2,000 bills filed against the government. Congress has appropriated 800000 in installments for officers and soldiers claiming losses after Lee's surrender, with many believing payments will continue beyond the filing deadline.
Eight stone maidens at the Cleveland federal building, nearly roofed, are being chiseled down after a inspector suggested they appear more petite. A Kansas visitor complain ed they are too fat and the U S inspector urged loss of several hundred pounds, delaying work as statues are removed for trimming.
An elderly Cincinnati City Infirmary inmate hid nearly a quart of whisky in a hollow bamboo cane with a screw on head. While riding a Glendale car he drank from it, surprising fellow passengers and the conductor. The cane and liquor were confiscated by Superintendent Ackerman.
Bedford Lodge No. 56 the Pathfinder will hold a regular session Friday night November 9 with all members urged to attend for drill practice. House called to order promptly at 7 45 by order of the Area.
The Geological Survey reports the Ohio River below Pittsburg is effectively an open sewer due to river basin pollution. Samuel J. Lewis led an exhaustive study dividing Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio basins and urged filtration to secure pure water amid typhoid-linked contamination and neglected upstream sanitation.
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