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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
4
The page lists editorial and advertising staff roles including Editor Thomas J. Brooks and Managing Editor Mrs. Harry Askew, with society editor Wesley L. Rhoda. It details legal advertising charges and display ad rates for various insertion counts, from one square at 1.00 to thirteen or more at 10c per inch, plus bulk pricing for multi insertions.
John Doe Glasglow, arrested by Deputy Sheriff Clay Tyree on a trespass charge at Dr Joseph Gardner s game preserve, pleaded guilty and was fined five dollars plus costs. A later section reports a simple wedding at East Sixteenth Street where Hazel Smith married William Younger with Rev Calvin Bair officiating.
A Bedford band concert at Spencer drew about 2500 concertgoers to Cooper Park with the Great White Band conducted by W F E Cannedy. Visiting Bedford and Gosport musicians enjoyed a dinner funded by locals, with ten cent park admission and yard-wide praise for the performances and the Bloomington musicians’ absence of large, organized bands. An audience toured Dahlia Gardens and a local printing office in Spencer.
Crawford Johnson, local barber, his wife Mrs Lemon and three children escaped serious injury Sunday when Johnson’s car and an Indiana police car collided on a sharp turn near the Springs. Both cars sustained damaged fenders windshields and torn tops but no injuries were reported. power plants were undamaged.
A meeting was held Tuesday at 8 in Clan Fraser hall to discuss introducing soccer to the area. The piece praises soccer as a healthy, manly sport suitable for schools and clubs and urges organized leagues and coaching to start this winter.
The Cubs defeated North Vernon Athletics 8 to 1 Sunday at Washington Park before about 500 fans from Mitchell Oolitic and Bedford. Highlights include B Taylor’s two base hit driving in Cox and Tonica and notable base running by Nicholson while Bass suffered a foul up injury.
The Monon sold 105 tickets Saturday night for a trip to Chicago for a ballgame and the show featuring Our Bill Rariden, drawing Bedford fans to witness the event and support the team.
West Baden Sprudels head to Bedford to face the Cubs next Sunday in a high profile contest. The Sprudels are a fast and tough team, while Bedford counters with a strengthened lineup and a quality showing of the national game.
Lawrence county grand jury reconvened Monday morning after a one week break with many witnesses waiting to be heard. It is expected to finish its investigation this week. Maggie Roberts of Mitchell has returned home after visiting the Thomas and Allen families. Mr and Mrs Harry Thomas and Mr and Mrs Frank Allen traveled to Jeffersonville for the weekend. Mr and Mrs Wm J Moore went to Avoca to spend the day with the Houpt family. John Hert of Springville was in the city Saturday.
Lawrence County grand jury returns an indictment charging Burret Webb with habitual criminality after prior convictions for petit and grand larceny. Webb is jailed and faces life imprisonment if convicted in circuit court.
Following a Saturday night raid on the David Torphy residence on West Sixteenth street authorities seized about two dozen bottles of beer on ice and roughly one hundred empty bottles. Roy Norgan was arrested as officers recovered beer in a passage and at least two iced tubs. witnesses’ names were collected and the case forwarded to Prosecutor Woolery for grand jury review.
Albert McLachlan of Indianapolis, visiting his brother Coroner Oliver McLallan at Qolitie, returned home Monday. The two men are the oldest male twins in Lawrence county, both in their 61st year.
A Sunday night wind damaged several trees citywide. A limb over a foot in diameter fell in front of the post office. A son named Lyod Shelley was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Day on West 19th Street. Mrs. Myrtle Baker suffered a severe chest injury when a crochet hook became embedded in her chest, needing medical removal and care.
Violet the four year old daughter of Mrs. BF R Pixler was saved from drowning Monday afternoon after her fall into a cistern at the Heilger home. Julius Heilger plunged in to rescue her as bystanders alerted him. both were pulled from several feet of water and none suffered serious harm.
Finis Tirey and Ivey May Weir, both of the county, united in marriage by Dr. Frank Tenig at the Methodist Parsonage. They will reside at the bride’s father’s home on West Thirteenth street, with only the pastor and his daughter as witnesses.
Tyree Utterback and family with Gene Quackenbush and families and Homer Utterback and kin spent Sunday at Gilgal tending graves in the cemetery and enjoyed a picnic dinner in a nearby grove. Mrs. Jesse Dunie and child from Wanaka Ind en route to Owensburg to visit her parents S Steele. Benjamin Morris Civil War veteran appeared in Gay City before grand jury. Otha Ha h Williams city Saturday on business. Stella Loudermilk returned from Mitchell where she visited her niece Mrs T C Robert SOD.
Lawrence circuit court suit filed Saturday alleges Onnie M Howell was legally married to Homer Howell when she wed the plaintiff July 8 1914 and separated August 1 1915. It claims Dougherity still alive and Dougherity's divorce actions pending in Marion circuit court. Dougherity allegedly was the defendant's prior husband and Dougherity was believed dead at the time of the marriage.
The "Nigger local" in Monon has been reinstated after a several week discontinuation. Conductor Joe Agnew led the service with John Nugent operating the throttle on the revived route.
Mrs. Eliza Grafton traveled to Bloomfield on Saturday morning to visit home folks for a few days. Mrs. Sarah Corbin went to Dresden on Saturday morning to visit relatives and friends for several days.
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