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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR from the Bedford Weekly Mail shows disordered text including names and editor references but no clear event or article. The readable elements include 1S and BROOKS, prices, and roles like Editor, News, and Manager, but the passage lacks coherent facts.
Deputy Prosecutor says local liquor sellers promise to quit. Mayor Fields announces a campaign to close suspect establishments and strip fixtures. Raids this morning target wet goods, with enforcement to confiscate vessels and implements used in sale.
A cryptic note from Thess announces a return to Pes Heet Paartord on South UW Street, with local residents discussing a likely homebound arrival and its implications.
Ovid Knight, a prominent North St. Louis resident, was killed Saturday when he sneezed causing a peculiar accident at the bridge area. The body was brought to the local funeral home as relatives mourned the loss of a man known here as the brother of Lew Brown.
The C I J Railway Company sues S T Zollman and others to quiet title on a land tract at 13th and J streets. The firm alleges possession for fifty years before July 1872 and seeks a clear title as litigation continues after prior brick street improvement costs were charged to Zollman & Blackwell.
The Monon railroad plans a westward extension from Switz City to Victoria along the Bedford and Bloomfield branch. Surveyed tracks pass near Linton and the Fairground. Officials say Midland construction is near completion and the Owensburg tunnel may be demolished to create a cut, a project requiring two months of blasting.
The last will named Clara Sheetz as sole beneficiary after debts are paid. The paper was witnessed by James C. Petum and Cyrus W. Wilking, with Clara Sheetz as executor. The instrument directs payment of all just debts before distribution of real and personal property.
After Ingalls closed his mills at Eriepron, N Y, twenty seven families moved to the area in search of work. Chester Walford and his family, including Florence, have taken residence in the Charles Malott cottage on North M street, joining the arriving residents.
Democrats in Seymour anticipate two upcoming appointments within two months. A deputy prosecutor under Noble Hays may be replaced by Fr Wesner, with John H Underswood of Bedford likely to appoint a new deputy, as rumors claim Wesner holds the position securely.
Phineas H. York, through Brooks & Brooks, sues the Ingalls Stone Company in Lawrence Circuit Court for 4000 dollars alleging a contract granting him a percentage of total company business and that he was dismissed without cause, preventing him from fulfilling his part.
Mro and Mrs Charles Matthews were called to Louisville Friday by the illness of an elder brother of Mr Matthews. Mrs Matthews of HMettsville joined them and went to Louisville with then. Airs S B Carter have North N street to the Pov ey property on Louus street, moved from Mrs J T Freeland and daughter Prances left for Oak town to spend Sunsisy with relatives. Dr and Mrs HW WK Carey and little daughter Alice arrived from Philadelphia and are settled in Limwood Flats. Carey, an eminent physician and surgeon, has located in this city.
Relatives announce the marriage of Lena Wart a respected former resident and local high school graduate to Cecil Barbie in Indianapolis. Barbie lives at 14th Street with Mrs. Barbie works at Thomas Taggart bakery and they plan to make Indianapolis their future home.
City authorities urge contractor Shields to add a second crew to finish the basin before bad weather. Wires can be run to illuminate the basin, making it as bright as day. Inside walls near completion while the large outer wall begins.
William Aikman of the Bedford Light Heat and Power Company was badly injured Friday night after stepping on a rusty nail. The rusted steel shim he stood on caused a very painful and serious injury.
Be SURPEES GEL Hie hf ran by Mrs. Ned Mitchell surprised her husband with a dinner at their West 17th street home Saturday. Relatives from Bloomington and Sullivan attended, including Mrs. Robert Marshall and Mrs. P. A. Kohn. The Bloomington News notes county and state vote details from Tuesday.
Mrs. Arthur Beddee arrived home Friday evening after several months visiting relatives in Jungland.
Elisha Johnson was bound over to the circuit court Saturday on grand larceny charges for stealing a watch from Gus Ellis Repair shop. Bond fixed at 504 dollars after a Friday preliminary in Justice Iseminger's court, with advisement until 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
It has been made public that Miss Aberheam a city music teacher was confined to her room with diphtheria. She was taken ill Monday morning while teaching and moved to Mrs Dye’s home on M street where she has remained since until Friday. The attack was light and there is belief pupils will not be infected.
Charles Gresham entered a guilty plea on intoxication and was fined $1 plus costs and given 20 days in jail. George Tirey appeared on intoxication charges and received an indefinite continuance due to a long period of good behavior. Tirey, once a recurring offender, has not been arrested in three years.
Mrs Ellen Lee, who had been visiting her children in Illinois, has returned home.
Charles Farmer and wife from Bedford Indiana, leasing the Detroit for the season, are pleased with business prospects and intend to make Palm Beach county their permanent home. Detroit to be fully renovated and ready for business today.
Mr and Mrs Fred Dixon and George Parks thank neighbors and friends for kindness and floral offerings. George Parks made a business trip to Leipsic today.
Grace Root has shown improvement after a serious scarlet fever illness. Reports indicate her condition is stabilizing and she is under medical care as she recovers at home or in hospital care as of the latest bulletin.
Local hunters gear up for opening of the season on November 10 with Sunday and Monday hunting options. Licensed quail hunters may take up to 15 birds daily from November 10 to January 1 with landowner permission. Ducks season runs September 1 to April 1. Rabbits require no license in the hunter’s township, but other game needs licenses. preserves restrict most hunting though landowners may hunt on their own preserves.
Mrs. A. D. Nicholson traveled to Chicago after learning her brother Thomas Southerland fell from the third story of his home and was badly injured. He has since improved slightly and returned home.
Frank Todd of Bloomington who was shot by Clinton Hovious a few weeks ago will undergo an operation Saturday or early next week to remove the bullet. The abdominal wound is healing but rheumatic pain in the right hip may be due to the bullet, and an X ray will locate it.
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