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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
6
The Spencer Journal notes the Consolidated Bands of Southern Indiana should stay active. The Great White Band provides Sunday afternoon recreation aligned with the church spirit, with members praised for their conduct. Local ministers dined with the band and pledged support to keep concerts ongoing.
A Smallwood Politic family reunion dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Ollie Smallwood celebrated Mrs Lizzie Cook of Boonville and Mr and Mrs Albert Burges of Van Meter Iowa. The event preceded the death of Moline Bartlettsville, 11, from typhoid and asthma. Funeral held Friday at 3 pm led by Rev John Williams at Bartlettsville cemetery.
An exam for clerk and carrier will be held Oct 23 1915 at the post office Bedford Indiana. Applicants must meet age height and photo requirements and married women discrimination noted. For details contact A H Dunihue secretary Board of Civil Service Examiners. Gordon Stipp of Chanute Kansas visits aunt Mrs Denica in Bedford. Mr and Mrs H Carter of Silverville were guests of Mr and Mrs Carter East 17th street. Miss Jeanette Standish attended the Priscilla Club meeting at Mrs Clande’s home Thursday.
Mike Huff a well known railroad man on the Bedford Branch of the B and O met with a severe accident Friday morning while riding a handcar. He fell off and badly bruised and skinned his right thigh. Though very painful, the wounds are not serious and a local physician attended him.
William O. Winfrey was found not guilty by a Bartholomew County jury in Columbus Indiana of second degree murder in the May killing of carpenter Robert Sample. Four jurors convicted. Winfrey, an agent for the Chicago Terre Haute and Southeastern railway at Grammer, claimed self defense after Sample allegedly fired first.
The American Genetic Association awards two one hundred dollar prizes for the largest nut bearing and non nut bearing trees. The largest nut bearing tree is a valley oak on B F Gruer's ranch in San Benito county California, thirty seven feet six inches in circumference. The largest non nut bearing hardwood is a sycamore near Worthington Indiana, 150 feet high with a 45 foot three inch trunk circumference.
J. C. Hostetler aged 69, a prominent Decatur attorney and cousin of R. N. Palmer, died Thursday evening at his home after a period of ill health. He had lived away from Bedford forty years and visited relatives here recently. Burial planned in Owensburg after funeral services. Separately, W. C. Fines Civil War veteran died at Owensburg with funeral held there, large attendance.
Mrs. Jacob Hitchcock of South N street left Friday for Williams where she was called by serious illness of her mother Mrs. Louisa Crane. Crane, a well known pioneer resident, is in her eighties and has recently enjoyed fairly good health.
Henry Landreth a prominent farmer in Spice Valley township south of Georgia lost his barn in a recent thunderstorm. Lightning struck the structure and it burned the building and contents including feed and harness. Loss is near total with only small insurance.
Mrs Leona Pruitt and Thornti Mikels attended the funeral of their aunt Mrs Phoeba Ray at Norman Station. The 72 year old widow of farmer Toles Ray died from infirmities of age with services at the local church and burial at Liberty Cemetery. The Bedford Daily Mail editor Fred B Otis visited with the Bedford band for a concert and praised the group.
The Volney Houston home hosted the second reunion of Levi Houston and Rachel Alexander descendants on Sept 30. Attendees included 58 direct descendants from Indiana families with notable figures such as R. C. Houston, Mrs. Corn Allison, and Julia Wallheiser. The next gathering is set for the last Thursday in August 1916 with Volney Houston as president and Julia Wallheiser as secretary.
Ralph Gilson of Bedford was driving a car two miles west of Cortland when front wheels struck sand by a ditch dug by a dredge boat. The vehicle turned turtle and both occupants were thrown into a nearby field but suffered only minor injuries, with the driver slightly scratched. A traveling salesman passenger and Gilson’s repair pickup from Bedford followed.
Alfred Brown, a Bloomington resident buried from Grant Street church, was born into slavery in Shelby county Kentucky near the plantation linked to Uncle Tom's story. He recalled Uncle Tom and Eva as he asked friends to read the tale, and he knew the family tied to the story. He could not state his age, only that he was over seventy, and he came to Bloomington after the war.
Mrs James Newkirk was hurt Thursday evening at her Portland addition home after falling from a back porch. She sustained severe bruises but injuries are not expected to be serious. A local physician treated her.
The annual meeting of Express Agents of Indiana Ohio and Kentucky will be held in Louisville on October 6. Local agent Frank L Reed has received an invitation to attend and Bedford agent is scheduled to speak before the group. The event concludes with a grand banquet at the Seelback Hotel.
A Dixie Highway Commission official tour itinerary is released detailing dates and paths for the inspection of segments, with stops to assess road conditions and progress by agency staff and local officials.
The itinerary covers a multi state tour starting Chicago October 9 through Miami December 4 with daily legs and lunch stops. The Dixie Highway Commission progresses through Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Florida stopping in Danville Indianapolis Louisville Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta Macon Albany Tallahassee Jacksonville Cocoa West Palm Beach and ends in Miami.
George Campbell and his wife were summoned to Chicago last week for their daughter Mrs. Carl Leasure who suffered acute appendicitis. She underwent surgery at Wesley Memorial Hospital last Saturday and reportedly did well, planning to leave hospital tomorrow and convalesce at home with her mother. Dr. Q C G Dobbins visited a patient in the Pine Hook neighborhood Thursday morning.
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