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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1905

Page

3

Visits and relocations span Indianapolis and surrounding towns

A string of local residents including WMs Kate Hellger Gus Weyerbacher and family, Mrs W B Hill and Miss Sophia Gratzer, and Rev Louis Miller's daughter Theodora Eiselstein visit relatives in Indianapolis Mitchell Orleans and Bedford areas. City officials Zaring and Denniston attend the Municipal League session while workers gain a minor wage raise. Multiple residents travel to Mitchell Martinsville and Bloomington for health treatment business and visits.

Rebecca Neil Owensburg Orleans Ray Dillman

Police Court actions hinge on suspicions and fines

Nat V Stultz pleaded not guilty in Justice Potter s Court to associating with a trial set for Saturday at 7 pm John Burns from the West was fined 9 50 for intoxication Br John Dreihoble pleaded not guilty with a trial set for Friday at 9 19 Frank Luggenhill was found not guilty of an intent assault Murray Bugh Chief Myers to Mayor Smith over saloon violations Karl Kramer and Milt Blackwell face charges over election day saloon access Steve Hackney pleaded not guilty with a trial set for Monday at 9 Patrolman Payne jailed Homer Dillman and Ollie Flinn after a late night compromising incident with fines imposed on both Dillman remained in jail the woman released earlier

Nat V. Stultz Politic John Dreihoble Potter’ S Court Frank Luggenhill Murray Bugh Justice Harris Myers Smith Karl Kramer Milt Blackwell Steve Hackney Dark Hollow Potter William Howell Payne Homer Dillman Ollie Flinn Justice Potter Dillman

B&O Railroad Tickets Offer To Southern Destinations

The B. and O. S. R. R. Co. offers low one way Settlers tickets and home seekers tickets on the first and second Tuesday of each month to southern and southeastern points, including Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Virginia. For details call S. L. Keeley, Agent.

Anthae Alabama Florida Éreexzia Kentucky Louisiana Missiswipe North South Carolina S. L. Keeacu

Manston hands crushed at Rowe's mill by slipping stone

Taylor Dodd suffered severe injuries Monday afternoon when a stone detached from dogs at Rowe's stone mill and fell on his left hand. Two bones in the back of the hand and one in a finger were fractured. The Mathers stone company near Bloomington has begun a new stripping plan with a large water pump to move dirt, increasing work efficiency. Bedford mayor J. Hickson Smith visited with S. J. Dunlavy of Clark county. In New Albany, No 5 Monon train hit a Vincennes street crossing, killing a horse. two riders and two children survived by leaving the vehicle outside the right of way.

Taylor Dodd Rowe's Stone Mill Mathers Stone Company Bloomington J. Hickson Smith Bedford S. J. Dunlavy Clark County Mr. Dunlavy Smith Seymour Monon Vincennes Street New Albany J. W. Sprall H. Reese Monroe County Joseph Jones Acme-Bedford Clear Creek Samuel Day Johnson Jerome Miller Consolidated

Infant of Mr and Mrs Leo Cook Dies

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cook died on Wednesday and was buried on Thursday at Green Hill.

Leo Cook Green Hill

Coal shortage slows U. S. Cement plant operations

The U. S. Cement plant shut down most machinery for two days due to coal scarcity and railway coal service problems. Amid this, a calendar error spreads confusion over Thanksgiving date, with many assuming November 23rd as the holiday despite Roosevelt's proclamation for November 30th.

U. S Roosevelt

Belvedere Hotel in Columbus Faces Malicious Trespass Battle

In Columbus Indiana on November 9 T E Ridenbach proprietor of the Belvedere Hotel had George Schwartzkopf arrested on a charge of malicious trespass. The hotel furniture is claimed as encumbered with Schwartzkopf asserting ownership. When he tried to remove it from the building Ridenbach had him and helpers arrested.

Columbus Ind Belvedere T. E. Ridenbach George Schwartzkopf Schwartzkopf Ridenbach

Farmers Telephone Co forms in Pinhook area to link Bedford

Residents of Pinhook neighborhood organize the Farmers Telephone Co to extend five miles of line and connect with the Bedford Home Telephone Co system at Brown's Cross Roads near Erie. Connection expected within ten days. Current lines connect with the Brim system.

Farmers’ Telephone Co Pinhook Bedford Home ‘Telephone Co Brown’s Cross Roads Erie

Hogs and corn outlook plus Indianapolis rail progress

Patrick Cudahy of Milwaukee says the big corn crop will push prices down for hogs with 35 cent corn and 4 cent hogs anticipated. Indianapolis Southern Railway completes thirty five miles of track toward Shuffle Creek, with bridge work delaying service until January. Remodeling of the Senate Avenue pump works building into offices and a freight depot should be ready by December 1.

Curiaco Patrick Cudahy Milwaukee Colorado Indianapolis Old Rolling Mills Shuffle Creek Bloomington Blooomington Senate Avenue South Street

Births and visits across Bedford area society page

Births recorded include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Leo Cook at 2004 South J street and another to Mr and Mrs Jacob Guthrie on West 6th street. Numerous notes detail residents visiting relatives, returning from trips, and plans to spend time in Sullivan Bloomington Terre Haute and Green Castle. Availed social items mention theater figures Lew Warner plans vaudeville, Knights and Ladies of Honor lodge organizing, and a Giles Williams sale nearby.

Leo Cook South J Street Jacob Guthrie West 6Th Street Daniel Moore John Short West 17Th Street

Indictment shift in Kinsey case sparks bond set

Lee Kinsey faced manslaughter indictment for the death of Alonzo Mead as a grand jury acted. A bench warrant issued Monday set bond at 750 dollars and a November 28 trial date was scheduled. other items include local social visits and business notes across Bedford Bloomington and Orleans with several residents mentioned.

Orange County Lee Kinsey Alonzo Mead

Terre Haute Sullivan train service begins amid superstitions

The new through service between Terre Haute and Sullivan operated yesterday with engine No 18 pulling the first train. City officials Zaring and Denniston left for Indianapolis to attend the Municipal League session. Baker George Stoessel sold his Maiden Lane bakery machinery to James Sears and plans relocation to Seattle then Southern California. Mrs Groessel remains in Bedford to run the bread store with August Unkel.

Terre Haute Sullivan Indiana John R. Walsh George Stoessel Maiden Lane James D. Sears Foster Building Mr. Stoessel Seattle California Pacific Coast

Schafer murder case referenced in telephone report

A Dayton caller using the name W. K. Evans spoke to Bedford’s leading photographer Thomas Jackson about photos of Sarah C. Schafer the schoolteacher killed in January 1904. Evans linked a quack doctor named Smith arrested in Dayton to the case and said he would mail further details.

Bell Telephone Dayton Ohio Thomas Jackson North I Bedford W. K. Evans Indianapolis Sarah C. Schafer William Cook Jackson Evans Smith Schafer

Plain Stealing Conviction Upheld by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court affirmed Jonah Williams’s larceny conviction for taking money found in the road. A girl found $125, left with Williams’s wife, and Williams claimed the money as his, paying a dollar to the finder as he refused to return it to the rightful owner. The court ruled that the act showed felonious intent and amounted to stealing.

Jonah Williams Supreme Court Williams

Suit Seeks 10000 Damages From B and O S W

Jesse Alien through Alexander and Harris files a $10000 damages suit against the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway alleging a January 30 1905 injury while serving as a section man on section No 23 two miles east of Mitchell. He claims orders from Dora McClintincky and Elmer Rudder forced him to jump from a work train on frozen track causing a leg injury that prevents him from supporting his family.

Jesse Alien Alexander & Harris B. S-W Mitchell Tunnelton Dora McClintincky Tecita Elmer Dora Ailey

Fight in Indianapolis Office Injures Col H Harrison

Harmon Hutson adjutant general of the Spanish war veterans and Col Russell B Harrison ex-adjutant general and Indiana department commander fought in Harrison's Indianapolis office over a disputed $8 payment. Hutson says he punched Harrison after being called a liar. Harrison allegedly struck first and hurled a cuspidor. A stenographer screamed as a physician attended Harrison's injured face.

Harmon Hutson Col Russell B. Harrison Indiana Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis Harrison Hutson Col. Harrison

Road Supervisors to Be Elected December 16

Indiana districts will elect road supervisors on December 16 under a new law passed after last January elections. Terms are two years, and newly elected supervisors will take office immediately after qualifying rather than wait for the next session. Supervisors are paid 1.50 a day. Mrs. M J Lynch visits her father George Dugan and family on West 4th Street before returning to Chicago.

Indiana General Assembly Attorney General M. J. Lynch George Dugan West 4Th Street Chicago

Mitchell marshal sued for theft by town marshal

Andrew Mitchell through Boruff & Boruff and Albert J Fields sues Town Marshal Jim Jones of Mitchell and bondsmen John Mority Charles W Coleman and Alonzo Hostetler alleging Jones seized and stole 100 dollars from him during a 1904 arrest and retained 180 dollars more, seeking 300 dollars in damages.

Andrew 2 Harlow Boruff & Boruff Albert J. Fields Jim Jones Mitchell John Mority Charles W. Coleman Alonzo Hostetler Jones

Bedford Couples Tie The Knot In Local Weddings

At the home of the bride's parents on 9th street Wednesday evening Neill Bert Lawrence and Miss Flora E Padgett were united in marriage. Rev Wilson Whitney officiated. Frank I Sallee wed Miss Mabel Kimbly at 1 30 Wednesday by Justice J W Harris at his office. Both couples reside in Buddha and Guthrie township. Iva Ikerd wed Fred Fish Sunday at the bride's parents home three miles north of Bedford with Rev Harry Accam officiating. The bride wore steel prune cloth and chrysanthemums. A supper followed and only close relatives attended. The newlyweds will reside at the O'Neal farm two and a half miles northeast of town in their new home recently completed.

9Th Street Neill Bert Lawrence Flora E. Padgett Wilson Whitney First Baptist Church Bedford J. W. Harris Frank I. Sallee Mabel Kimbly Buddha James A. Sallee John M. Kimbly Guthrie Township Iva Ikerd Fred Fish Felix Ikerd Harry Accam O’neal

Survey of Indiana An Atlas of Counties and Railroads

Three salesmen promote a Rand McNally county township and railroad survey. It is described as a splendid combination of facts figures and drawings with fully indexed counties towns populations and railroad distances. Congressional districts are outlined numbered and populated. A splendid opportunity for energetic men.

Indiana Rand, McNally & CO Cuicaco Ill

Union veterans honor James Harris with surprise birthday feast

On James Harris seventy (sixty) birthday, old comrades staged a dinner for him. The room was festooned with flowers and two long tables groaned with turkey salads and other fare. A cake marked 1861 1866 drew notice as Harris arrived, then he recovered to join the meal with guests from the 67th Indiana 4th Indiana Cavalry 21st Illinois 27th Indiana 12th Kentucky 31st Indiana 24th Indiana 145th Indiana 40th Indiana and New York among others.

James Harris Harris John S. Bailey Indiana Bart Cole W. C. McCain Lee Potter I. N. Whitted Thomas Waddell J. M. Collier James L. Dillman Richard Fisher Lucien E. Payne John Pinkston Wm. Erwin Henry P. Hopkins New York

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RED Cross Shoe Company Fast Side Square Wms Kate Hellger Gus Weyerbacher W. B. Hill Sophia Gratzer Mrs. Theodora Eiselstein Pomeroy, C Rev Louis Miller Henry Harrison Henry P. Pearson North O Street Belle Thornton Henry Thornton Cincinnati Mrs. Allen West 15Th Street James A. Zaring W. M. Denniston Indyanapolis Municipal League of Indiana David H. Tipton Lois BE. Trueblood Frank W. Sallee William H. Speer May Campbell Herman W McFadden Iva Fry John Nangle Martinsville Ernest Comley Princeton Fletcher Cola Hays Iny Michiner Noble Davis Milt Myers D. B. Dodds Mr. Dodd Joseph Heppingarner Washington Claude Shoulty Gosport City Roy Ferguson Walter W. Adamson Kizzie May Hackler Felix Lantz Victor Julia Day A. H. Guthrie Stone City Bank Joe Glover Wilbur Mary Wilson Walter Lindley Dr. Withers Aaron Rambo The Bell Telephone Co Reading John Burns Pike Daily Mail E. Ellora Corner Farm Kansas Newland. Johr C. Bedford, MD Lincoln Ave Morr S Mayer Cook Millard Sherrill Ed Graff Washington Park Harry Neff Tillie Larter Michigan Rose ‘Bahr G. R. Thomason Frank F. Raridda E. 0. Babcock N. M. Goodlett Evansville Lottie Wallheiser Tid Wallace Justina Burkes Sue Parks Will Cook Jennie Queen Loogootee Wade Mason Charles Mason Carl Wayne Greencastle Harvey Simmons Rebecca Guthrie John Campbellsburg Cottom City Hospital East 16Th Street South G Street George Bates George A. Bates Willie Wood John L. Wood Manatee Lew Warner Spencer Frank Love Burns City Charles Love R. C. Sutherland Lodge of Knights and Ladies of Honor Stone City Hotel Giles Williams Sears Joseph Dale Edward Reed Louisville, Ky Harry Ragsdale DP. H. Roberts William Roberts West 14Th Street Corney Stone Lincoln Avenue James Hodges Hugh McLean & Co Big Four Lon Mead E. R. Dobbins George Hatfield West 16Th Street Aaron Roberts Stonington Katherine Lucas Alonzo Roach Wallace Owens John A. Shoulty Lafayette Jerry Henderson North Bedford Dad Smith Mrs. George, Weyerbacher Springville F. E. Walker Jackson County Ben Davis Bloomington Star Mrs. Tindall Edith Mrs Thomas Tindall East 19Th Street M. T. Worthington Sykesville, Maryland Denny Worthington East 17Th Street John W. Stewart Illinois Southern Bismark, Mo Susan Kern William Mitchell W. I. Jordan Kate Griffin North Street W. H. West Stinesville Ernest Hunter C. A. Taylor Indian Springs Omar Lewis Linton Fred Draper Everett Trogden Fosters’s W. A. Wilson Wilson Crawfordsville Morniing A. W. Pease E. S. Ferguson Azo Iiss Farney Smith Amie Down éVehing Will Sprida Hia Gus’ ‘Smith 18Th Street Dan Brown Mitchell Cement Mill F. W. Brown Idris Rowland Richard Rowland East 15Th Street Roy Trueblood Joseph Glover Mr. Glover Elisha Grimes W. R. Tuggles Pitman’s West P.O Edgar Jas. Hollowell Charles Keeth Lawrence County T. W. Box Jesse N. Fender Johnson Quarry J. M. Hunter Smithville Bartlettsville Commercial Club League Andrew J. Harlow Lawrence-Padgett Ikerd Cosner Wm. Clark Uncle Sam Martin Navy Gosner Elmer E. Todd Iseminger Mary Todd Alexander & Harrig Todd Williams Floral Co Sth and O Streets H. H. Walls Errick Lawrence Monroe Jackson Counties Cor R St M. C. Henderson Bedford, Indiana Attorneys-At-Law Bank C. H. Emery J. W. Trainor East Side Edford Wef Real Es Tate and Write Insurance Undertakers East Side Square Bedford, Ind Martin County Tucsan Springs Qole Bell W. B. Corsets Will
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