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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
4
A series of names including Thomas J. Brooks Fred B. Otis Bert C. Wicker and Mrs Harry Askew Wesley L. Rhoda are listed in connection with a manager job department. The fragment suggests personnel or appointment context within an organizational setting.
James Culhan Sr suffered a sudden attack while on a business trip in the country and was brought home by the Mike O'Brien car. Physicians could not determine the cause at this time and awaiting future developments.
The B and O branch train derailed two cars on arrival after leaving rails while switching at I Street. The incident blamed on dirt in the switch frogs. Mr and Mrs William Sellers of Williams were in town en route to Cement City relatives. Mr Sellers a lumber man recovering from a recent injury. Mrs Will McDonald and son Roscoe of Bruceville visiting Paoli relatives. Ethel Faubion returned home for her mother’s illness and attended an institute in Heltonville. Mrs James Wade and Mrs Smith Wade of Mitchell attended Mrs Hahn’s funeral.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jacob Schmizer were conducted at her home Friday morning at 10 30 by Rev Lenig with many relatives and friends in attendance. Burial followed at Green Hill cemetery.
Representatives of the Consolidated Bands of Southern Indiana met at Worthington to discuss plans for bands in Bedford Bloomfield Bowling Green Clay City Spencer Jasonville Worthington and Gosport. B J May presided with R R Bogers as secretary a committee headed by W S Coffey W E Cannedy Fred Jewell Chester Drake and H G Stines was formed to arrange the season program. Concerts in member towns will be held and will include car fare and dinners for visiting musicians. The Oaktown band of sixteen pieces applied for membership and was accepted.
Mrs Viola Parks Edwards spoke on The Centenary of Indiana at First Presbyterian Church under the Ladies of the Round Table. Her talk covered early settlement, Vincennes and Kas Kasia posts, Frances Slocum, Tecumseh, Shawnee history, and Indiana law and women’s rights movements led by Robert Dale Owen.
Federal officers arrested James W. Douthitt a local druggist on a postal law indictment for mailing a medicine not for government use Dee Vedo and Pete Dorson of Peerless also arrested on selling without a license bonds set at 500 each Vedo and Darson previously charged with illegal sale and running a blind tiger Arraignments scheduled for November 29 in Indianapolis Other suspects believed being sought by both federal and local authorities
John Fitzgibbon a 52 year old Rivervale telegraph operator and large land owner died by inhaling gas at his brother T F Fitzgibbons home in Columbus Ind. Friends blamed overwork and a nervous breakdown after years of heavy duty at the B and O S W line and farm work. He leaves a widow and a 14 year old daughter.
The Rev. John Williams preached the funeral service for the six months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bevers at Mundell church near Heltonville. The infant died after a brief illness. The funeral and burial took place Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Chester Bates underwent a minor operation at the office of Dr Short Tuesday forenoon at 9 o clock. The patient was doing well Tuesday afternoon. Morgan Ball the United States recruiting officer is in the city and will remain here until November 24. Willa Florence and George Batt children of Mr and Mrs W G Batt of N Street have the whooping cough. Elizabeth born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Quince Rainbolt.
Mrs. Alex Callahan learns of her brother's wife Mrs. J W Kimbrell's death in Portland Oregon. Plymouth Rock stock shipped by W H Whiting to Louisville for a poultry show this week. Families and residents including Mr and Mrs A M Jackson and children of West Baden visiting Springville and relatives. Attacks and illnesses noted for James Culhan Sr and Mrs William Medaris. Mary Bergdoll of Bloomington visits Williams and returns to her teaching post. Mrs Louis Ackerman and son Joseph return home from Caborn after two weeks here. Born Sunday morning a son to Mr and Mrs James Meadows. George N Graves of Leipsic visits on business. Horace Huff and family return home after a visit to Mrs Kate Huff.
We thank all neighbors and friends for kindness assistance sympathy and floral offerings. Gratitude to the minister for words of comfort and to Messrs Homer and Day for services in this sad time. Signed Henry Hahn E B Ford Mrs Fred Cannedy.
J R Smith visits city and asks after his seriously injured mother from a Sunday auto wreck on 22nd street. Mrs Smith, bedbound with a broken collarbone and other injuries, slowly recovers. Various locals travel, visit kin, or attend events including a funeral in Campbellsburg and sailing plans for Scotland.
John H. Edwards of Mitchell was in the city Monday on legal business. Miss Pearl Moore of Nourman Station visits Miss Malissa Pafford for a few days.
Mrs Lucinda Elmore left Saturday for Mitchell to visit relatives over Sunday. Ortha Hall, a teacher in the politic schools, was in the city Saturday on his way home to Williams.
The anti saloon forces won the local option election by 620 votes, the largest dry majority in city history. Precinct tallies show dry votes outpacing wets across all precincts, with church women distributing dry literature and polls closing at 6 and results public by 8.
The John Goldsby grocery at Sixth and Q is purchased by Monday Brothers of Williams. S. B. Inman and Addison Younger acquire the Williams store. Cleo Roberts receives a 1 to 8 year sentence for robbing the strong laundry. October 31st detainee to Jeffersonville Reformatory. Elijah Melknight delivers a registered Spotted Poland China pig to C. W. Wilking.
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