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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1902

Page

3

Local News Items From Bedford and Nearby Cities

Local notes report residents visiting Bedford, marriage license issued to Geo W Hurst and Fannie Boyd, and various relocations. Smallpox spreads in several counties with four deaths per ten cases. apples delayed by terrible weather. a total lunar eclipse anticipated on the 16th and 17th.

Geo. W. Hurst Fannie Boyd Vermillion Fountain St. Joseph Jay Clinton Counties

Local notes include marriages deaths and visits

Miss Lula Wilson is listed among the sick. Several residents visit relatives in town including Mrs. Rowdes of Chicago visiting Mrs. Nannie Denniston, and Mrs. J. G. Emery traveling to Washington DC for the National Encampment G A R. A marriage license was issued for Hirsha Johnson and Katie Malott. An upright engine is for sale. Funeral details for Mrs. Louisa Frost and the infant of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Askew are noted plus a new fountain in West 14th street attracting attention. The Shiloh battlefield monument dedication is postponed. Campbellsburg figures report clover seed yields of 74 and 71 bushels. Mrs. J. B. Allen returns to Kansas City after visiting West 18th street.

J. B. Allen Kansas City Will Hilton West 18Th Street

Pitman's Meat Market Publicizes High Cash Prices

Pitman's Meat Market advertises the highest cash prices paid for butter hogs chickens hides and tal low with the store located first door east of the Post Office.

Pitman’s

Bryans Campaign Income Cited At 1500 Weekly

A Democratic paper claims Mr. Bryans weekly income reaches 1500 dollars highlighting his draw power in Missouri. The piece notes the party views him as the sole Democrat able to attract crowds there and discusses the campaign costs this entails.

Monon Rail Adds Two Daily Coal Trains From County Fields

Local notes report Monon railroad now runs two coal trains daily from Greene and Sullivan county fields. Visitors include Inez Allen and Mrs. Helen N Lewis returning from Denver. Several residents travel for studies and family visits while a new Monon freight house nears occupancy.

The Monon Greene Sullivan County

Local notes from Shoals and vicinity

B B Marley and Mrs Charlotte Short of Springville were in the city Thusday. Mr and Mrs Lucien Payne and Mrs L A Keithley left Thusday for Chicago. Mrs Sam Wires left Tuesday for Drummond Oklahoma to join her husband. Geo W House Sr will hold a grand house warming at the Stone City Saloon Saturday. Grant Ramsey of Heltonville was in the city Monday on business. T J Daniels a Republican of Spice Valley township was in the city Monday. The Second Reunion of the 161st Ind Vol Infantry will be in Richmond October 15. N H Motsinger and wife were here earlier this week and left for Kirksville Missouri for osteopathy study. Casper Schafer found a large beets cluster in his garden this week, now in Diamond Grocery window.

N. H. Motsinger Shoals Kirksville Missouri Casper Schafer Diamond Grocery

Wedding of George W. Hurst and Fanny Boyd in Bedford

A wedding united George W. Hurst of Champaign Illinois and Fanny Boyd of Bedford Indiana at the bride’s home with Pastor E Richard Edwards officiating. Immediate family attended as they prepared to move to Champaign after the ceremony.

George W. Hurst Champaign Ill Fanny Boyd Bedford Ind West 1Th St E Richard Edwards First Christian Church Mrs. Hurst

Guardian Sells Rebecca Sears Realty in Lawrence County

Guardian Joan W. Adamson, guardian of Rebecca J. Sears, by order of the Lawrence Circuit Court, will sell at public auction on Tuesday October 14 1902 at 10 a m the forty acre tract described by metes and bounds including section 35 township 5 north range 2 west with cash terms. The title has been quieted by decree of the court.

Rebecca J. Sears Lawrence Joan W. Adamson

Narrow escape as freight hits handcar three miles north of town

John McIlroy of Monon sustains a broken right arm and leg after a northbound extra freight strikes a handcar carrying eight section men near Owens cut. McIlroy is under Dr. Freeland's care but expected to recover. Several local notices follow including community visits, paintings, and a gun club tournament results. Evangelist Claud F. Witty reports growing turnout at Mitchell Church of Christ meetings.

John McIlroy Monon Icg Thuislayja Owens Cut Horseshoe Bedford Mcllroy Claud F. Witty Church of Christ Mitchell Witty

Mo noo Excursion to Wrench Lick Opens West Baden Visit

On Sunday Oct 12 the Mo noo will run an excursion to Wrench Lick and return Visit West Baden where a large new hotel has just opened Don’t miss it as this may be the last this season For rate and time of train fee bills H P RADLEY Gen Agt

Monoo Wrench Lick West Baden H. P. Radley Gen’ Aet

Indiana wage study and coal strike update

The State Statistician reports wages and employment data for Indiana with details on age groups home ownership life and accident insurance and industry wages. Miners in Pennsylvania pledge to continue the strike under President Mitchell while police uncover 30 cold storage bodies in Louisville linked to Indianapolis cemetery thefts.

Commissioners Quiz Poor Farm Supplies and Jail Plans

The Mammoth won the contract for Poor Farm supplies while liquor licenses were granted to Geo W House Sr Milt Blackwell and Constant Gaussin of Bedford. The Ft Ritner license was denied after a remonstrance by one vote. Architects proposed a new jail. the County Council set 20000 for improvements, plans by J W Gaddes of Vincennes were adopted pending council approval.

Mammoth Geo. W. House Sr Milt Blackwell Constant Gaussin Bedford Board of Commissioner Ft. Ritner Board of Commissioners J. W. Gaddes Vincennes

High School Notes Highlight Alumni and Local News

Miss Bonnie Malott returns to school after illness. A new blackboard improves the laboratory. Miss Edith Hobson, a Washington High School graduate, visits Miss Stella Allen. Prof Harris seeks a Zoology class. Insect studies and music plans are noted. A football dummy aids training. Salem 0 Louisville 16 in a weekend game. T. A. Cotton addresses students on work ethic and Elbert Hubbard.

Edith Hobson Washington High School Stella Allen A. ©. Harris Mautle Stella Deckard Salem Louisville T. A. Cotton Elbert Hubbard East Aurora New York

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I Street I Bedford Dinkelspiel Bros Peisong Ast Side Square Indiana Louis Mayer Dussard W.C. Fine Owensburg G. K. Owen Wm. Hawthorne Kokomo M. E. Cather Springville Nannie Denniston Friday Ed Heiger Linton Terre Haute Charles Skerd Blackwell Oklahoma Dnele Jim Hampton C. Harriman Silverville A. B. Carlton Cora Lillian Bailey Hamilton Greencastle John 8. Bailey South H Street Homer Harris J. G. Woolery Barry Kansas Walter Pettiford Bruce Bennett Matt Pennington Bennett A. W. Jones Cynthia Davis W. H. Davis Charles Owens Homer Denniston North P Street Green Hill Cemetery United States Scientific American Lula Wilson Mrs. Rowdes Chicago Mrs Nannie Denniston Hirsha Johnson Katie Malott J. E. Moors Jennie Short Brooksville Jane Parks East 16Th Street J. G. Emery Washington, DC Theo. Reath Sanders W. A. McLean New Albany Mr. McLean Canada Harry Askew Martinsville Louisa Frost Green Hill H. H. Walls West 14Th Street Shiloh James B. Strattan Benj. Standish Campbellsburg Hodges Dale Joe Hodges Paregon J. N. Sears Lawrence County Medical Society R. H. Williams Inez Allen Mother Jack Helen N. Lewis Denver, Col John Rawlins Owensboro Marshall Miller James Chescut BE. W. Sears Lexington, Ky Mr. Sears John R. Long David Long City Muncie Moday Forenoon Ralph Chatham Richard Hardman Orleans Ona Prow W.N. Matthews Martin County Manon Elmer Wicker Bloomfield John M. Johnson Geo. W. House & Co O’connell & Ryan Christiana Bocock Della Holland W. A. Holland Leesville Pestokey Mich Misses Johnson 17Th J Streets Little Will Johnson Lehigh Portland Cement Company Pennsylvania J. Brooks Frank Jones French Lich & Jasper Railroad Company Jasper Orange Dubois Robt. A Waterbury AL P. Overman Ayer Buckingham’s B.B. Marley Charlotte Short Lucien E. Payne L. A Keithley Thusday Sam Wires Drummond Geo. W. House, Sr Stone City Grant Ramsey Heltonville T. J. Daniels Spice Valley Township Richmond Hurst Boyd Spencer County Liverpool Hamburg Spain Dale Reporter Bob Wicker St. Louis All Nationals Albuquerque N. M Old Mexico Wicker Callahan Philadelphia White Stockings All-Nationals Bob St. Louis Cardinals Guardian Ellen Handy Dave Johnson South G Street Country Wm Benzel Mrs. Howard Fox Wilbur Smithville Emma Naugle Ben Wright Henry McBride Howard Fox Tournament of the Shoals Gun Club Citizens Er. H. Tripp Indianapolis John Stipp Fred Warberg North Vernon Wm. Farrell Muncie Charles Hart Washington B. J. Meunier International Correspondence Schools Bloomington Meunier Bill Well J. A Gunn, Clothier Circuit Court Notes Alexander Newt Porter Are French Lick Hlomer Chaney Dan Iseminger Clyde Frueblood Southern Indiana Roosevelt National Association of Manufacturers Philadelphia Wathens Highth Street Mary Jane Smith Harrison Commissioners’ Court Eget Ces Bonnie Malott Peesons Holcombe W. S. Richey CO Alexander & Harris Attorneys-At-Law Bedford India Office Gunn Hodge & Ferguson East Side Bedford, Ind J. W. Trainor HAMER Northeast Corner Square Jas. G. Stull Bedford, India Office Merdieth& Son Koleen C. H. Emery F. E. Stipp South Street Undertakers East Side Square Frank Heitger I.G. Ades South Side Square Dale Graduate Optician North Side Square Fincer Cut Price Dry Goods House
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