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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
4
An advertisement for Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil touts cures for piles, burns, sore breasts, salt rheum, chapped hands, fever blisters, corns, bunions, insect stings, and sunburns. Three sizes sell 25c, 50c, and 1.00, with druggists carrying it or it being sent prepaid from Humphreys Medical Co., New York.
The new Danish Ministry resumes negotiations to sell the Danish West Indies to the United States as various European cabinets discuss action against Turkey. Also noted are a string of events including political appointments and regional incidents across Indiana and the Midwest.
Unclaimed letters advertised for the week ending September 28 1901 include ladies Charles Miss Hettie B Hubbard Mrs Georganna Kern Miss Zelma Pierce Mrs Mary Reuter Mrs Emiline and gentlemen Andrews T H Ditman Fred Edwards Alex Kirkman Joseph A Lippel Mr and Mrs M Miers Ab Moore Addison J McCullough Dave Bergens calls for above letters Please say advertised Vinson Williams P M
High School notes report Miss Celia Glover at Seymour and Georgia Duncan out sick. Henry Lewis returns from Bigh School. Prof Griest spoke on Anarchy and Socialism. Football interest grows. team to play Salem Princeton Bedford and Broomfield. State Geologist Blatchley plans mounted turtle specimens for the State Museum with eighteen local species. four terrapins received from Indiana including Le Sueur’s pseudo geographic map turtle.
Imma Gillie daughter of Jasper and Eliza Goen died at home in Oolitic on September 29 1901 born June 14 1871. She joined the Shiloh Methodist Church in 1893 and was regarded as an upright Christian woman. She left behind a husband two children her father mother two sisters and two brothers. The funeral was held at the M E church conducted by Rev William Russell and she was buried in Hopkins cemetery.
The community gathers to mourn Walter Brown born June 4 1873 who died Sept 27 1901 at 28.3.23. He leaves wife Alice McKnight and two children Ethel and Robert. Funeral led by Rev William Russell at Pleasant Run M E Church with Opal and Luther Pierce visiting from Williams.
The infant Francis May Batman daughter of Mr and Mrs William W Batman born May 8 1901 died September 29 1901 aged 4 months and 21 days The mourners note her passing with religious verse and say she was the youngest of twelve children three brothers and five sisters survive her The family expresses faith in the Savior and bids her restful slumber with a prayerful tone
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