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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
9
Frank Todd, chief of the Bloomington fire department, was fatally shot by Clinton Hovius on Thursday night. Hovius, an assistant driver at the department, was reported Friday as unable to survive the wound. Todd underwent surgery at Bloomington hospital, but the injury perforated his intestines.
Deputy Holmes and a posse pursue William O Cassada who fired five shots at Samuel Hickam at Peerless. Cassada eludes capture Thursday night as searches span Oolitic and East Oolitic, with increasingly watched surroundings and Cassada’s wife under surveillance. Local belief holds he never left Peerless vicinity due to lack of funds.
Seymour Lineman Thomas Carey dies protecting children from a live wire near Third Ward School. The incident follows a collapsed high wire causing peril for students as discussions mount over property lines involving Zollman and Blackwell and the Monon Railway dispute. The event prompts calls for safety education and practical lessons for youths.
Local Elks Club entertained the Twenty third Infantry officers and G A R staff at a banquet on West 16th Street. Col Glenn and staff and BPOE leaders attended with speeches, music, and patriotic singing before the regiment marched to Mitchell for rest and Sunday departure.
Pr W E Driscoll, who stayed weeks in the city with his son Dr C D Driscoll, departed Thursday for home in Florida. Paul Gresham, son of John Gresham, 20th and M streets, is seriously ill with typhoid. Marguerite Wever, wife of William Wever of Greensburg, Pa, visits her father-in-law Henry Wever on West 21st Street.
John W Wintball of Oregon arrives to visit his sister Mrs Alex Callahan on Washington Avenue. He hoped his brothers from Kansas and Missouri would join for a reunion, but they could not attend. This is Mr Kimball's first visit here in forty years and the siblings enjoy being together after so long.
Mrs A G Martin and her daughters Sarah and Dorothy are guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Martin on G street. Edward L Barrett state geologist, confined at home in Plainfield with injuries from the grandstand collapse at the marsh al notification exercises, is reported worse and friends fear for him.
Lawrence circuit court granted William and Emma Mann custody of Eva Hall a five year old girl. The couple petitioned to adopt and make Eva their heir at law, arguing she has no real estate and that her father deserted her.
The second annual fire prevention day is set for October 4 with a gubernatorial proclamation urging citizens and cities to observe. Schools plan exercises like fire drills, while instructions on preventing fires and proper handling of matches and gasoline will be taught. emphasis on improving safe heating and chimney upkeep to reduce fire risks and lower insurance rates.
In Shawswick township a jury ruled the desired road would be a public utility. Thomas D. Butler and others petitioned for the location with Charles W. Holland as remonstrator. The jury awarded the remonstrator $225 in damages after a Thursday night verdict at 10 o'clock. The case drew notable local attention.
A march of the Twenty third United States Infantry from Indianapolis to French Lick and back is described as a memorable recreation for officers soldiers and people with lasting effects. It exposes Indiana residents to a full regular regiment in marching order and underscores national government permanence near Indianapolis, cited as a lesson in patriotism and military strength.
Painter Harley Shields, formerly residing in this city, has returned to Bedford.
Misses Lottie and Carrie Waltheiser visited their sister Mrs. A. B. Therd and family in Bloomington and have now returned home.
Voyle Armstrong, Daily Democrat reporter and 1911 class member, gifted a pictorial collage forming the year 1911 for the High School. The mounted photos are displayed as a decorative window exhibit at the A. G. McCain Art Store.
Sadie Stevens through attorney Robert L. Mellen filed in the Lawrence circuit court an alienation suit against Edith Logan for $2,000, alleging she wrongfully and maliciously caused Ron Stevens to leave his home and live with the defendant, depriving Sadie Stevens of his affection and companionship.
A Bryantsville Progressive meeting read and adopted a resolution declaring emphatic protest against nominating or attempting to nominate any county ticket in Lawrence county Indiana. The statement cites prior primary participation for the Republican ticket and notes a July 1912 Bedford mass meeting decision not to field candidates this year.
Raleigh man Tell, aged 30, with many relatives in the city, was found dead Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in his home at Clear Creek. He recently worked as a night fireman at the University building in Bloomington and rode his motorcycle daily. His wife woke him for his shift and found him unresponsive. Heart trouble is suspected as the cause of death.
Isaiah Phipps, killed at Mitchell Thursday forenoon, had his funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Mitchell residence. Burial was in Mitchell cemetery. A Grand Army of the Republic member and an Odd Fellow, he was honored by many old soldiers and friends from the city.
Miss Vonnie, Smith accepted the primary teacher position at Fayetteville. Mrs. Wesley Hoppingarner and Mrs. Clara Jones visit their children Dr and Mrs Elmer Jones in Shoals. Mrs. Robert Wycoff of St. Louis spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs K D Owen on N street. Marshall T Boston guests of Mr and Mrs K D Owen on West 14th. Mrs Sam Doman and daughter, summering in Winsor Canada and Detroit Michigan, return to Mitchell.
Frank Todd was fatally shot Thursday night in Bloomington by Clinton Hovious, a former city policeman acting as a special officer. Todd, shot in the abdomen, lingered Friday with slim hope for recovery as Hovious faced arrest after a quarrel reportedly over Todd’s wife. The only eyewitness was Mrs Todd, and Prosecutor Louden filed an ante mortem statement detailing the confrontation and threats.
Bedford triumphed 1 to 0 in the first game while the second ended 1 to 1 as Bedford played errorless ball and Jasonville managed only Bob Wicker’s punch this year. Arthur Dodd is ill with tonsillitis at home. Crawford Johnson installs a furnace at 514 East 17th Street. Miss Cora Cease returns home from Coxton. John Claire rushed to Maysville Kentucky last week for his uncle Patrick Claire’s death.
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