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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1905
Page
2
A late night call reports a mysterious woman in black veil with flowing whiskers seen near the Furst Kerber mill on North O street by the Southern Indiana trestle. Officers Holmes Payne searched the area for hours but found only witnesses. police chief Myers vows a long jail sentence if the figure is captured.
A burglar entered Will H. Cosner's home at 15th and O streets Tuesday around 8:30 while occupants attended the Dr Willitts Lecture at the Presbyterian church. The house was partly ransacked and $7 in cash belonging to Miss Bertha Myers, a Bedford High School music teacher who rooms there, was taken. No clues to the thief.
Report from French Lick and West Baden describes a tall slender woman in a long black veil seen along the road and at private homes. She bows and vanishes when spoken to, has run from pursuers, and locals deem her either demented or part of a peculiar prank with no clear face exposure.
The thirty fifth annual session of the Indiana State Grange will convene in Seymour December 12 through 15 with delegates from across the state. Aaron Jones will deliver the annual address at 1 30 p m on December 12, formal welcomes will be given by local officials, and sessions will occur daily including mornings afternoons and evenings. The New Lynn will serve as headquarters and a local reception committee is named.
A freight locomotive attached to a flatcar plow tears up J street gravel to loosen hard packed dirt for track relocation by the Monon railroad. Roadmaster Shoulty directs the setup, enabling a single locomotive to perform the task with section men guiding the plow. L. H. Parker and Capt. D L. McKay of Consolidated Stone Co. were in town and left for Chicago on the 10:31 Monon.
The lunch car for the Seymour passenger run will not run before mid December. Two cars have been under construction at Bedford for eight or nine months. one is complete and was to start this week but will wait until the other finishes to avoid hitch in service if a car fails. The second car won’t finish until December 10. The cars are high quality, combining smoker parlor and dining cars with a dining room for seven tables.
Court notes show Curtis Hays murder trial postponed due to out of state witness absence. Civil suit by John Ramsey seeks $2,000 against McMillen & Sons over mill slush crossing Ramsey’s farm. Robbery case acquits Joe Green after alibi witnesses. Grant Runyan sues Cornelius Meadows Jr. for $2,000 from a Nov. 4 assault. Si Charles Heywood, indicted for assaulting two adopted girls, fails to appear. bond forfeited. trial threatened as prosecutors push to locate Heywood.
The Department of Agriculture will begin distributing thirty eight million seed packages on December 1. Congress has funded about $290,000 for seed distribution, with most to be allocated by Senators and Representatives. One fifth is reserved for statisticians, the weather service, and related needs. Localities are chosen by climate and soil suitability. Indiana hosts several circuses wintering there, including Wallace at Peru, Gentry at Bloomington, and Sells and Downs at New Albany fairgrounds, with plans to camp there for winter. Ringling Brothers may winter in Indiana, though likely not at current prices. The Gentrys note northern wintering keeps stock healthier than southern winters.
Rough words in Mitchell near the Monon on Main street led Joseph Tracey to elude a gunfire from Thomas Fields. Fields was arrested by Policeman Jones and bound over to the Circuit Court after a preliminary hearing. Fields remained jailed in Bedford on default bond as town marshal moved him to Bedford jail.
Thomas Tindell met his cousin Miss Iva Cloud who was reported dead in Indianapolis and Bedford papers last week. Relatives mourned until they learned no body was interred in Owensburg. Miss Cloud arrived today and plans to work in a local restaurant, dispelling the earlier death rumor.
In Washington Indiana Judge Roby of the Appellate Court holds that tax money paid as a bonus to Collier Shovel Company cannot be justified as public aid. He states merchants mechanics and laborers are equal promoters of public good and urges equal treatment in public funds. The city may seek recovery but not on breach of the bonus agreement. A minor typographical error noted in Mor day's MAI about the St Johns church cornerstone. a forthcoming church cookbook project aims to raise funds for the building fund.
A Seymour German Methodist delegation surprised Rev. Louis Miller at his East 18th street church, marking his 50th ministerial anniversary and 50th wedding anniversary. The event featured a Thanksgiving service, a $20 purse, and a social lunch, with attendees listed from Seymour and local parishes.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Slider entertained many friends Saturday evening for their twenty fifth anniversary. House decorations featured chrysanthemums and among the guests was Mrs W S Jordan of Bedford. Both Slider and Mrs Slider are well known in the area, having hosted the Jordans in their city.
The 1905 Indiana corn crop yields 170,000,000 bushels across 4,018,482 harvested acres with an average per acre around 40 to 42 bushels. Richland Rush Clinton De catur Scott townships lead the state, while Adams Township Madison County is the lone underperformer. The piece notes potential monuments if sold at market value and vividly compares the crop's scale to railcars and wealth. It also contains a lengthy travelogue describing Biedenkopf Germany with landmarks, views, and local sites.
Sheriff Smith receives a 1905 letter from W H Whittaker superintendent of the Indiana Reformatory in Jeffersonville explaining that prisoners face longer terms under the indeterminate sentence system. He notes inmates are held an average of about three years before parole and urges court officers to correct false beliefs among inmates and staff.
Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner Earle and assistants work to stop Sunday hunting amid quail season. North Vernon trio arrested last Sunday. Fred and Harvey Harmon plead guilty while Frank Nobe was convicted. Harmons fined 30.70 dollars. Lenner paid 40.50 for bass. Garrigus fined 36.65 for unlawful size. Architect Prichett returns from New Albany trip.
Two registered Scotch topped bull calves one twelve months old and one six months old deep red and blocky in build will be sold at fair prices. Farmers invited to view cattle at Maple Grove farm five miles northeast of Bedford Indiana. J P Branaman Prop. R F D No 4 Bedford Ind.
John W. Fish as Administrator files final settlement for the Levi L. Fish estate asking insolvency settlement. The Lawrence Circuit Court will hear the matter on November 9 195 in the presence of heirs and interested persons who must prove heirship and any claims. Attorneys Alexander Harris represent the administrator.
Sheriff's Sale notice from Lawrence County Indiana in the cause Martin County Bank versus Benjamin UO Johnson and others. Auction set for Saturday the 9th day of December between 10 am and 4 pm at the Bedford courtroom to sell Lot numbers 25 26 and 27 in the town of Huron with a flouring mill and appurtenances. If judgment funds fall short, fee simple title offered, no valuation relief. James H. Smith sheriff dated November 15 1905.
Clerk of the Lawrence Circuit Court in the case Sherman Dave versus Satie A Richardson and Henry Q Richardson orders sale to satisfy 365.05 dollars including principal interest and costs. Public auction to the highest bidder will be held as specified in the order.
Notice is given that petition filed in Lawrence Circuit Court by Administrator De Bonts Nou of the estate of Alfred s Storus shows insolvency. On November 4 1905 the judge ordered the estate settled accordingly and creditors must file claims for allowance and settlement at Bedford Indiana. Clerk L Boone Leonard seal of court.
Notice is hereby given that Calvin Rainvelt administrator de bonis non of Alfred Storms deceased has filed the final account in the Lawrence Circuit Court for the November term 1905. Creditors heirs and all interested parties are notified that the final settlement will be heard and determined by the Lawrence Circuit Court on Saturday December 2 1905 the judicial day of the November term 1905. L B Boone Leonard Clerk.
Notice is given to heirs creditors and legatees of Jane Johnston deceased that William Erwin Stee has filed his account and vouchers for final settlement. The Lawrence Circuit Court November Term 1905 will examine the account on November 27. Heirs creditors and legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. William Erwin Trustee Martin and Marvin Attorneys.
Notice is given that Joseph R Vorisus administrator of the Alfred Gray estate filed his account and vouchers for settlement. The court will examine the account on November 25, 1905, requiring heirs creditors or legatees to appear and show cause why the account should not be approved.
Notice to unknown heirs and assignors of multiple Deked Litton and Simpson heirs in Lawrence Circuit Court. Action to quiet title to real estate. Defendants must appear by November 27 next term, or answer by demurrer at Bedford Court House. Clerk's seal dated October 30, 1905.
Lawrence Circuit Court November Term 1905 Jasper N Wingfield vs Complaint No 5010. Unknown heirs of James Chamber deceased and related defendants not residents of Indiana. Auction to quiet title to real estate. Those concerned must appear by November 27 next term at Bedford Court House to answer or demur or be deemed in default. Witness Boone Leonard Clerk. Alexander & Morris Attorneys.
The state of Indiana in Lawrence County is filing a complaint to quiet title to real estate against numerous defendants and their unknown heirs and assigns. The case, No. 559, gathered by attorney Henry P. Peuson, requires filing by the 1%th day of the next term, with court seals affixed in Bedford on October 1905.
Lawrenc e Circuit Court Clerk Boone Leonard issues notice to defendants in a real estate quiet title and deed reform case. Each named party and unknown heirs or assigns must appear by November 1, 1905, or risk default. The action seeks to quiet title in Indiana real estate and reform deeds, with Bedford courthouse cited.
John E. Evans, as Administrator of the William P. Evans estate, has filed his account for settlement. The Lawrence Circuit Court will examine the account and vouchers on November 27, 1903. Creditors and legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved.
The state of Indiana Lawrence County Tenn 1905 Denisston v Fleetwood et al. plaintiffs file complaint and affidavit noting nonresidents and unknown addresses. Defendants urged to appear November term 1905 December 12 at Bedford court to answer or demur or risk decree in absence.
Public notice in Lawrence Circuit Court Bedford Indiana requires unknown defendants to appear by November 2, 1905 to answer a complaint to quiet title to real estate. Names include Margaret Snedly George May Henry Wyman Leonard Wyman Elizabeth Elrod and many Wyman descendants. Clerk Boone Leonard seals the record. Attorney Henry P Pearson represents the plaintiff.
Plaintiff names numerous defendants including Lindley Lindley Embree Reed and McBride families in a quiet title suit for real estate in Indiana. Defendants must appear by November 25, 1908 to answer or risk default. Court clerk Boone Leonard of Lawrence Circuit Court issues notice. Brooks & Brooks represent.
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