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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
3
A human-interest note highlights the boy's caregiver figure described as a motherly small woman who helps in times of need. The piece emphasizes kindness and community support provided by a neighborly figure.
A Bedford Paoli court scene shows Clyde Prow a young man arraigned for intoxication who pleads guilty and is fined. His tearful mother confronts the lad and demands reform promising to pay the fine if he will work and avoid saloons. The mayor and police warn jail if he drinks again.
The Matinee Musicale begins its fourth season on October 10 with violinist Hugh McGibeny and musician wife Mrs. McGibeny performing in the Annex of the Methodist church. Membership limits guests and supports American composers as the group aims to host top artists. Officers named include Mrs. J. G. Phipps president, Mrs. J. R. Voris vice president, and Mrs. Ray R. Boruff treasurer.
Pana M. B. Cramer of Cloverdale did not fetch his son-in-law Charles Bergman known as Golden Dalton Reeves or Reeves from an Indianapolis jail. Bergman, accused of swindling about fifty theatrical managers and using the mails to defraud, awaits trial in Marion county jail in November. Deputies say Cramer hoped to bail him out, changing his story after seeing the charges. A. H. Guthrie attended the Louisville horse show yesterday.
Bedford council votes to reduce licensing fees to 1 dollar per day and extend city limits. A special meeting set to consider redistricting by adding a Fourth Ward. City funds shown with September receipts and Waterworks collections. four police alarms funded. night shift expanded. a new stove for Fire Department. curb material switched to stone blocks. waivers sought on property parcels. building permit granted to Goldsmiths. saloon licenses to be paid in advance starting January 1.
Lynn S Kendall and Miss Ethel Yocum, both seniors at Shortridge High School, wed in Covington Kentucky with Rev M H Carlisle officiating. Kendall, about 18, has been in Cincinnati while Yocum left home to attend Sunday school and instead joined him. The couple will live at 319 Madison Ave Covington.
Sheriff Thomas W. Box will stage a Hemenway Colt Show at Lakewood Park on October 10. Three cash prizes of 12, 8, and 3.5 dollars will be awarded to the top three colts by the famed trotter Hemenway. Owners are urged to enter their stock for exhibition.
Miss Elizabeth Moran a Bedford young lady injures her arm at an Indianapolis skating rink and is recovering at her home in the city. She works as a stenographer in the Capital City and was hurt about three days ago ending her ability to work.
A new state version of The Hidden Hand will be performed at the Bedford Opera House on Saturday October 5. The piece dramatizes the Robt Bonner era ledger saga introducing Capitola Black Donald Wool and other famous characters. Eugene Moore wrote the dramatization. Columbus C Whisnand a Monroe County farmer near Smithville died unexpectedly of heart disease while working on his farm.
Saloon men announce 400 withdrawals from a remonstrance aimed at keeping Bedford and Oolitic dry. They report substantial withdrawals in Oolitic, noting apathy weakened temperance organizers while saloon supporters kept pressing to defeat the temperance push.
Mrs Harriet Atkinson of 412 Macon Street Brooklyn won a Supreme Court case in Jersey City against New York Transfer Company seeking 700 for a trunk lost in transit from Ocean Grove. The jury awarded 300 dollars for the loss of the trunk and its contents including dresses skirts coats linens and personal items.
Miss Ruth Freeland hosted a dinner party Wednesday at her West 16th Street home to celebrate her birth anniversary. Six guests attended, gifting a gold veil pin, and the menu featured fried chicken with condiments followed by a social evening. Guests included Gwendolyn Hughes Edith Carter Ora Bright Sallie Stipp and Beryl Foster.
Bloomington city attorney Duncan filed an $8,000 suit against former city treasurer William A. Rice and six bondsmen including Marie K Rice and Henry A Lee. Five thousand dollars alleges a shortage in the treasurer’s office and four thousand covers damages. The action follows a council led investigation into the treasurer’s office.
Mayor Stipp and conductor Mike Glover of Southern Indiana defeated Frank Sherwood and Albert Steele 84 to 76 at the Bedford gun club grounds yesterday. Clay pigeons were used as targets and the event drew wide interest in Bedford.
Fred Eker the Monon engineer, whose wife filed for divorce in Monroe Circuit Court, was arrested today on a warrant charging larceny of a horse. He allegedly took a Bloomington horse Wednesday night claimed by his wife. Church of Christ meetings draw large crowds as Harvey leads sessions tonight and through the week.
Reports allege Tobias Gaddis killed Jesse Robinson and planted hats in his front yard. Citizens press grand jury action while Gaddis faces petit larceny arraignment and bond denial. Local notices cite further debts and property actions tied to Gaddis as officials and residents react.
Police dispersed a crowd of rowdies at a skating rink where overgrown youths targeted female patrons. Holes bored in the building gave an unobstructed view of the ladies toilet, and Dr. Withers reported vandalism to his buggy trailer the previous night.
The Bedford M E church held a reception for Rev R Scott Hyde as he departs to lead the Second M E church in Omaha Nebraska. He served six years here building growth and influence and will be succeeded by Rev R L Smith of Omaha.
Mrs Edwin R Pierce of Indianapolis fired at and held at bay the county treasurer officers who came to seize delinquent tax property five years overdue. Pierce boasted refusal to pay taxes. his wife acted on his words and drove the officers away by gunfire.
An official report from the Lawrence County jailer records 66 inmates in September. Fifty faced intoxication charges and the county spent 105.60 to feed them.
In circuit court today the cases of the State versus Milt Blackwell and Karl Kramer for selling liquor without a license were dismissed. John Riley, charged with an offense, was tried and acquitted.
Rebuilt engine 13 gleams after overhaul at Southern Indiana shops. John R. Walsh plans its inaugural trip over the Chicago Southern on October 10 with Engineer Garrity at the throttle. The old locomotive has long symbolized Walsh’s rise and prosperity in Indiana railroading.
Hannigan Chesnut retires from a 37 year career repairing and making shoes. He estimates about 22 000 pairs of shoes and nearly as many boots handled. A skilled workman and active local politician, he plans to become a real estate man, with B W Dye moving into his former J street quarters.
Two train crews operate on the Bedford Branch with one running freight and passenger service while another unloads heavier rails to replace current tracks. Starting tomorrow three more engines haul sand from the Carr sandpit and fill the Benzel trestle, nearly 800 feet long and 75 feet high, to establish a permanent roadbed. Sand will spread about 83 feet each side, requiring land purchases from local and Chicago owners. the crew will work two months, sleeping in Bedford each night. Bedford Branch supports the main line, and new blue dress goods are shown at McCormick's window. Col George W McDaniel visited French Lick Springs today.
Albert Wallace seeks the marriage license papers for his step daughter Luellen Brent and Robert Morris Shirey editor of the Dagger Journal. The age on the license is listed as 16 though neighbors say the girl is 14. Wallace plans to press perjury charges amid divorce and consent disputes in Bloomfield.
A proposed temperance measure from Senator Mattingly of Daviess County outlines licensing costs and local option. The plan fixes a saloon license at 1000 dollars with 800 to the local corporation and 200 to the state school fund, limits new licenses to one per 1000 inhabitants, and allows township or city votes to ban saloons for four years. It also bars saloons within 500 feet of schools libraries or parks, potentially closing about 100 Bedford saloons.
Teachers and other Bedford public school staff will receive September pay tomorrow as a “ghost walk” at 3 30 pm distributes 3225 dollars in checks issued by W B McCormick. Taxpayers incur over 28000 dollars to run the nine month term plus heat and other incidentals could push the total to about 330900. Frank Cosner and Chas Allen return from Indianapolis after attending the Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge meeting.
Miss Mary Stubbs's office releases a first common basis of water works rates for Indiana cities. The study covers sprinkling rates per forty feet frontage and domestic rates for a six room house with three hydrants, noting municipal versus private ownership and the spread of costs across eighty six incorporated cities.
Marshal Dale and Deputy Weddle arrested Ira Taylor three miles west of Indiana Springs last Saturday for deserting the Regular Army. He was jailed in Bedford after being found in an old cabin hidden in the hills. The capture was helped by officers’ tact.
Martin Finney of Bloomington appeared in Police court and paid a $1 fine plus costs after a peaceful night out. William M. Taylor was arrested on a warrant by Tommy Carter over a fight in a West Side saloon. Carter charged Taylor with provoke and assault and Taylor denied guilt with trial set for 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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