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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
8
The Bedford Weekly Mail from Bedford Indiana lists staff roles including Proprietors Editor B Otis and C Wicker News Editor and Circulation Manager Tarry Askew and Jocelyn in the society and front departments with contact phone numbers.
Readable portions mention unnamed individuals and unclear events related to law enforcement. The fragmentary text hints at conflict with authorities and possible accusations but provides no concrete details or outcomes.
The year old son of Gottlieb Gehring suffered severe burns from a wire at 20th and H streets last week. Doctors report slow healing with likely permanent crippling to the arm though no amputation appears imminent. Recovery will be lengthy with months needed for full healing and assessing final impairment.
Purdue lecturers tour Indiana line of the Pennsylvania railroad delivering talks on Broad Leg Management and Cattle Feeding. At Union City Saratoga Ridgeville and other stops hundreds of farmers heard lectures and watched feeder steer judging by Prof. F G King and Maurice Douglas. The best fattening ration combines corn corn silage and cottonseed meal with dry roughage yielding higher profits. The tour promotes the fifth annual fall meeting of the Indiana Cattle Feeders Association with stops from Union City to Hartford City and beyond.
Magistrate John W Probst of the Lawrenceburg Police Court kept a monkey as part payment for a fine. James W Flinn the Cincinnati horse trader pleaded guilty to assault and battery and paid 25 dollars plus costs with the simian offered as settlement. The monkey bit Probst during the act of feeding and fled, later dying after a clash with the magistrate who defended himself with a cane.
Nut gathering parties enjoy a fine season in brown woods as harvest begins. The hickory crop is plentiful this year after a poor previous yield, with many trees still to be found. Walnuts also ready, though hull juice stains skin, and frost has helped ripen nuts while worms are reportedly less common this year.
The Champs routed Jasonville 9 to 3 Sunday afternoon at Washington Park. Ovid Nicholson, noted National Leaguer, made a sensational catch and the Champs displayed strong team hitting and base running throughout.
Mr and Mrs Ned Mitchell narrowly escaped serious injury when an automobile driven by Earl Hopkins skidded on West 16th street at 620 pm Saturday and ran onto the sidewalk and Mrs Laura Butler's lawn. The car struck a buggy, three tires were damaged, and the couple jumped away just in time.
A buggy containing Mr. and Mrs. Dell Evans overturned Sunday evening west of Oolitic during a turn on a bad road. Both occupants suffered severe injuries while Mrs. Evans, who was holding their baby, kept the child safe.
Bert Chandler, charged with grand larceny for robbing Williams railway station, was acquitted by a jury Sunday morning after a trial that lasted through Saturday. The court heard the case all day Saturday and the verdict was reached around 5 o clock Saturday afternoon. Chandler then boarded the Monon accommodation northbound this morning.
The Mitchell report endorses Republican Willian H. Skerd as a candidate with the promise of a fair businesslike administration. He is praised for judgment, experience, and neighborly trust, while defending against accusations of factional ties. Included note: Mrs. J R Voris and Mrs Wakefield depart for Washington to visit relatives.
Mrs Henry Gipson of Campbellsburg had her left foot amputated Monday at City Hospital after suffering from diseased bone. The operation was performed by Dr John R Pearson with assistance from Drs Norman and Mattoy.
Rev Marl Anderson formerly of Bedford and a Bedford High School graduate preached a fine sermon at First Christian Church in Bedford to a good sized crowd before visiting relatives. He now pastors a church in Raymond Washington and is on a return visit. Mrs Florence Crane came back from Evansville and Union Ky with her niece Florence Mattingly of Uniontown to spend the winter. Charles Allen traveled to Toledo Ohio Saturday to buy a new Overland automobile and will drive it home.
The Monon ticket office in the city was robbed Saturday night after train No. 4 departed north. About $177 in paper and silver attachments were taken, with only a belt dollar and two quarters left. The thief, possibly familiar with the station, eluded police as bloodhounds trailed toward nearby mills and works.
George Sprugel of Chicago, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ora Sheetz on Lincoln Avenue, returned home this morning.
Weather Bureau bulletin predicts fair conditions and moderate temperatures in the Eastern and Southern States and the Pacific Slope this week. A disturbance is seen in the far West midweek bringing unsettled weather and rain, reaching the Middle West later, followed by a high pressure area and much colder weather in the Northwest moving eastward and southward. No West Indies disturbance indicated.
The Twenty third regiment of regulars rests at a camp near French Lick under Colonel Glenn. A sham battle, parade, and guard mount follow a Friday event, with a large singing gathering nightly. Daughters of Rebekah hosted a banquet for officers. Soldiers joke about cooking with watermelons. The site recalls General William Harrison’s Northwest Territory campaigns and Tippecanoe history.
A dinner was held Sunday at Miss Mabel Brundage’s home 611 J street in honor of Mrs. Sarah Mitchell of New Albany. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Van Winkle and children Martha and James, Mrs. Ida Stillman, Mrs. Nannie Hinkle and son Harry, and Miss Nellie Trueblood. They enjoyed an pleasant evening.
Captain Theodore H. Dillon, son of Mrs. John H. Underwood, will command the 2d Battalion Engineers in building a pontoon bridge across the Missouri River. The gun foot long structure will cross a swift current with triple riverbed anchors, a nine year milestone for such an attempt, and construction will take one day with materials ready. Spectators are expected.
At a board meeting the First Christian church of this city elected Rev A E Dubber, the pastor, to represent the church at the International Convention in Louisville starting next Tuesday. A large local attendance is anticipated.
Fire department responded to a small blaze on South G Street caused by two young boys with matches. The fire damaged a small out building but no injuries were reported.
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