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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1901

Page

3

Bedford area notes and births in 19th century item

Local item with sick lists, visits, travels, births, marriage licenses, funerals, and small town commerce. Mentions Mrs. M. H. Pearson ill, Otis Rayburn and Taylor McGuire opening a meat market, multiple visits to Owensburg El Jettsville and Williams, a boy and a girl born to residents, and Bloomington and Bedford area movements and events. Includes theater matinee suggestion, fair funding, and rose growing trend among Bedford residents.

Local notices from Tunnelton and nearby areas

Skerd of Tunnelton spent Sunday here. Wolfe left for Ohio. Mollie Giles returned to Washington. Born to Pearl and Mrs Smith, a girl. Will Sears in the country visited the city. Timothy seed advertised at Cosner's. Grayson Kern returned home. Bailey will move to 12th and R. Will Cole installed a telephone at 13th and R. Minnie Ellis to live with the Sears in the country. Reed bought a house at 13th and I. Gertrude Gibbons and Claire visited Salem. Hartley resumed work at the stone mill after illness. William Taylor left for Williams for Marion Adamson funeral. Williams at home in Williams after work. Ed Dagley left for Owensburg and Cincinnati for two weeks. Cannedy Bros. added four oak hydraulic chairs at south side barber shop. Livia Adamson came from Bloomington for Marion Adamson funeral in Williams. Edmondson ill with malaria at 18th and O, resumed work. Kate Boyd left for Mattoon Illinois. aunt of Mrs Voyles. Henry Zollman purchased Gainey and Heim properties on West 12th for $1000 each. Emanuel Sears moved family to farm south of city. grocery business moved. Mrs Harley Jackson and children arrived from Springville. joined husband in Irvington. Jed Pitman resigned from Pearson Hardware. will attend Indianapolis Business College. Chicago stockyards described as biggest. capacity and features listed. Mrs Sarah Shaw and Mrs Mary Owen of Portland Maine left after two weeks with N. E. Strout. sisters of Mr Strout. Prof A. J. Boyer to resume music class about Oct 10 at St. Louis trip. seeks new scholars. Rev C W Chadwick and others left for Franklin for State Baptist Association Meeting.

Death of Rev J Scott Jones in this city

Rev J Scott Jones died at 11 20 am Tuesday at his West 12th Street home after a three week illness of paralysis He was about 57 and leaves a wife and four children A local preacher of the M E church he moved here seven months ago from Williamsburg Kentucky He was cousin to Homer Guthrie and Mrs Jones was daughter of Mitch ell Guthrie of Tunnelton The funeral was held Wednesday at 3 pm from the residence Rev Hyde conducting services Burial at Green Hill

J. Scott Jones West 12Th Street Jones M. E. Church Williamsburg Mr. Jones Homer Guthrie Mitchell Guthrie Tunnelton Rev. Hyde Green Hill

Local Notes on Illness Moves and New Residences

Mrs John Day of North I street is seriously ill with typhoid fever. A marriage license was issued to William Flinn and Hester Box. Various residents report illnesses recoveries moves and visits including S V Williams moving to a new home and Miss Glenn Sears traveling to Marion Indiana to visit.

John Day North I Street William Flinn Hester Box

Local residents and business moves noted in city brief

Rebecca Queen returns from visit to Loo gootee while plans pitch Timothy Seed at Cosner s. Several residents report travels, remodeling, and new business ventures including Chesnut buying Garrison s restaurant and Wicker family fishing trips during October days.

Walter Wicker Robert Wicker Guthrie Township E. C A. A. Wicker

Miss Lizzie Kimbrel on the sick list and local notices

Local items report Miss Lizzie Kimbrel and Mrs. Sylvester Davis both ill, a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Pugh, and several residents visiting or traveling. Fire and rail notes include S I yard injuries, Bedford depot cinders, and car orders from Barney and Smith at Dayton.

Lizzie Kimbrel

Circuit Court Notes and Sentences

Forrest Dunstan, a colored youth, sentenced to the Reform School for bicycle theft. Delbert Taylor, 15, also sent to the Reform School for tapping tills. Dr. Morris of Mitchell wins $10,000 damages suit against B and O S W railway. verdict for defendant in the other Morris case. Alva Lewis found guilty of stealing chickens and sent to the Reformatory. Jesse Richardson case dismissed for lack of bond. Willard will dispute settled, assets allocated to debt payees and heirs. Prison Sunday observance noted with Indiana churches participating. Oct 27 designated. write Board of State Charities, Indianapolis.

Dr. Morris Mitchell Alva Lewis Martina Reformatory Arthur Bex Arthur Walter Bex Lafayette Dean Indiana Board of State Charities Indianapolis Will Case Forrest Dunstan Delbert Taylor Reform School Morrison

Louisville Dental College entry for Harry Emery

Harry Emery left for Louisville Thursday to enter a dental college. Births and deaths include Mr and Mrs Jas Matthews of North M Street with a later name, O C Guthrie at Medora for J Scott Jones funeral, and William Clark’s death at 62 from erysipelas. Attorney A W Jones earns a pension for John H Stone. George Knight remodels Ben Ramsey’s residence. Sease and Dussard announce an upcoming Bedford marriage. Maud Quackenbush recovers from malarial fever. legal notes on town clerks’ judicial power and fines in Fredericksburg and surrounding towns.

Notice to Taxpayers and Train Trouble in North Town

Notice to tax payers warns the first Monday in November is the last day to pay county taxes without penalty and to settle promptly. Dan Fitzgibbon caused trouble for Policeman Jim Myers after boarding a freight train, losing a revolver, and later seizing a caboose before being clubbed and turned over to Police Court.

W. H. West Dan Fitzgibbon Jim Myers Dan Monon Chicago Weyerbacker North End Myers

Chas Ebert Stricken With Malaria Fever at Home

Chas Ebert suffers a severe malaria fever at his residence located at the corner of 19th and E streets. Local physicians are tending him as neighbors monitor his condition.

Chas. Ebert

Death of Edward R. George at the square accident

Edward R. George, 82, who was struck by a Monon passenger train at the northwest square Tuesday forenoon, died Wednesday afternoon. Wealthy and feeble, his Bedford assessment is $24,820 with lands and US bonds totaling about $100,000. Funeral at 1 30 p m today from his residence, Hopkins Graveyard burial. Also notes the state geologist planning mounts of Indiana snakes and views on snake killing.

Edward R. George Monon

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Gome Buss Dinkelspiel Bros East Side Square Bedford Ind Louis Mayer Ed Davis Nelson Inman Owensburg John L. Baker Volney Houston Williams Indian Springs Tom Wagner Heltonville Geo. McDaniel South H Street Tuesday Charles Ragsdale Kostenbadher el Jettsville Otis Rayburn Taylor McGuire Washington Avenue C. A. Jones Berea J.L. Crawford Pinhook Cincinnati J. H. McPheeters Hardinsburg Catherine Allen Shawswick Samuel Simpson Joseph M. Dayton Osie A. Kinder Geo. W. Robinson Nancy E. Emerson Clyde Gephart Jeff Goodrich Farland Wilmington Ohio Jackson Clendenniv Sam Simpson Monroe County Paoli Stetson Johnson Orin Sisco Myrtle Gabbard Hamilton Dixon Illinois Hyland Westport Charlie Drake St. Louis Mrs. James Sisco Mrs. Louder Eldo Cheever U. S Jennie Dodd Miss Sue Boland Buffalo Edgar The Star of St. Louis Dobbins Bros Herbert Winterhalter Joseph Winterhalter Elmer Chambers Luna Everingham Mike Dorsett Myrtle Blevins W. B. Chrisler Marion Adamson David Bundy Ralph A. J. Montgomery Bono Miss Prow Campbellsburg Linton Homer West Miss Irene Elmer Strange Dark Hollow Odon Kate Malott Louisville Miss Fannie John M. Gainey I. H. Crim T. H. Sudberry Bloomington Col. Louis Brooks Bloomfield Grace Quackenbush Bodenschantz Quarry W. G.G. Wilson Oolitic Margaret E. Gainey Springville Johno D. Williams Margaret E Charles McCammon J. G. McPheeters North Bedford Mesdames Chas. Knight J. J. Atchison North Ltreet N. EB. Strout John and Fred Strout J.T. Runnels Brooks Bishop Stone City Opera House Geo. P. Stetson Uncle Tom Barnum MR. Kibble Eva Elliott's Drug Store Id Skerd O. S. Wolfe Miss Mollie Giles Washington Mrs. Pearl Smith Will Sears Timothy Cosner’s Grayson Kern John Bailey 12Th R Streets Will Cole 13Th Minnie Ellis Country Mrs. Emanuel Sears John Reed Fred Norton 13Th and I Streets Gertrude Gibbons Claire Salem Miss Gibbons Joseph Hartley William Taylor T. H. Williams Ed Dagley Greene County Cannedy Bros South Side Livia Adamson Thos. H. Edmondson 18Th O Streets Kate Boyd Harvey Voyles Mattoon Ill Voyles Henry Zollman Medora John Heim Emanuel Sears West 13Th Street Harley Jackson Mr. Jackson Irvington Jed Pitman Pearson Hardware House Indianapolis Business College Sarah Shaw Mary F. Owen and Son Portland Maine N. E. Strout Strout A. J. Boyer C. W. Chadwick C. M. Lemon J. R. Mathes Edgar Baker Franklin State Baptist Association Suis Jessie Ragsdale Wm. Bryant and Daughter Bryantsville City Millard Cross Burton & Dorsey Restaurant Dema Kimbrel S. V. Williams North O Street Charlie Moore Sylvester Davis Mrs. Hester Pierce John L. Baker and Son Visiit John Matthew CG. A. Knight 5Th Street William Horne Enoch Smithers 13Th and P Streets Chas. R. Gowen Emmett Fish Millersburg Glenn Sears Marion George C. Bush Pink Younger Little Son Bartlettsville Capt Duncan Charles Snow Artie Schmizer Peerless Brd John Williams Frank Heiger Canaan Williams Armstrong Rebecca Queen Loogootee Louis Schultz Bartletts—ville George Tindall Fell 16Th J. M. Potter Fayetteville James Batman Rev Levi Batman Mansfield James Drake Orleans Thomas Drake Robert Tannehill 8.1 Terre Haute Theodore Craig Anna Mitchell Cecil John Caley H. H. Walls Lafe Chesnut Will Garrison Charley Knight, Jr M. J. Murphy L Streets Keithley South G Street Mary Eastman Scoggan Walter Scoggan Jennie Smith Dr. Foster Cloverdale Coltex Mgoormigk Bfos North O. Street Pughfohl West 18Th Street Carrie Holiman West 8Th Street William Treland Browns— Town Fred Steele Snyder Nellie Kern John Quill North S. Street Jack Jones S. I Lewis Barney and Smith Car Works Dayton, O Baldwin Locomotive Works Richard Gilbert Southern Indiana Freight Office Roseman Terre Haute Tribune A. Wright Bethel Pleasant Run Tom Reath Mike O’connell Harve Launis John Carter Guthrie Creek White River Albert Donihue John Krenke Mike Hackett George Stewart Guthrie Lottie Owen West Baden College I.u.museum David Starr Jordan National Museum At Theodore Roosevelt National Museum Indiana University Higenmann Oyster Bay St. Regis Lake Roosevelt Circuit Court Notes Ira J. Bretzfelder Zelman &. Stovall Martin Levi J. Hall Bedford Quarries Co Crooke Jesse Richardson Cincinnati Post R. W. Morris B. & O. S W. Railway Rock Lick Boruff East Palmer Gardiner James H. Willard Kate N. Willard Helen N. Lewis Laura Caress Robert C. Newland Anna C. Mitchell Willard James Murphy E’s Childrens FURS W. H. and R. G. Cosner Harry Emery Dental Jas. Matthews North M Street O. C. Guthrie A. W. Jones John H. Stone Chas. W. Knight Ben Ramsey L and William Sease Cora Dussard Louisville Post Casper Schafer Maud Bert Quackenbush West 14Th Street William Clark Beech Grove Buskirk Fredericksburg Charles Wilcoxen Elnora Zelma Blatchley Walter Judah State Museum Lebanon Eve J. W. Prichard DoEnTist Office West Mitchell's F. E. Stipp South Street Hamer & Day Northeast Corner Square Hamer Carpets Hodge & Ferguson East Side Bedford, Ind Frank M. Cosner Ativen AW Wilson’s Bargain Store
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