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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1901

Page

3

Local News Notes Ills and Moves Across Seymour Region

Councilman S. F. Buchanan is ill with malarial fever. Prosecuting Attorney T. M. Honan from Seymour was in town. Mack Larter went to Indiana polis likely to stay. J. J. Atchison resting due to sickness. Mrs. Flavius Potter building on East 17th. Otto Schulty recovering from Reed's Station wreck. Mrs. Gertie Norman near Bartlettsville near death from typhoid. George Dugan from Dugan Cut Stone Works visiting Jackson. Miss. Mrs. Fleenor of Tampico returns from visit. Miss Pearl Batman to Bloomington to visit sister. H. H. Walls offers farm loans in Southern Indiana. Charley Jackson improving property on I and 7th to relocate store. J. A. Bozarth building new store on North N to move goods soon. Mrs. John F. Smith returning to Bedford after visiting Grant Milligan. Mrs. Charles Conner and children arrive from Salem to join husband at Otis cottages on South H. W. H. McDoel of Monon orders 5000 tons steel rails for Monon line. William Hawkins, formerly of the city, visits son Lon Hawkins after recovering from a paralyzing stroke.

Local notes from Bedford and vicinity page events

Engine No. 27 rebuilt at S I Shops and old Belt coaches rebuilt into tool cars. Red Wagon day on S S H T. Evansville move anticipated for Nightengale. births, marriages, and local business notes. various residents and visitors highlighted including Irvine, Stipp, Laforce, Guthrie, McCain, and Gainey among others.

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Community News Roundup from Heltonville Area

Mrs Ronnie Beavers of Heltonville visits city. Thad Fields and family spend Sunday with relatives at Williams. Birth announced a 10 pound daughter to Mr and Mrs Will Meglemre. Several residents travel to visit relatives in Mooresville and South Bend. local painting, moves, and job changes noted. Caboose No 7 sights facility update. F B Railsback arrives to start business here. Cyclone the stonecutter travels for work. Frank Tiemeyer fined for hunting without permit. total fine 44.85 with 20 redirected to Fish and Game.

Ronnie Beavers Heltonville City Thad Fields Williams

Switch Engines for Southern Indiana Ry Reach Yard

The Southern Indiana Ry received two new engines today at noon, numbers 4 and 5, of the latest yard engine type. Rail men report they are strong pullers. One will serve permanently on the Belt yard, the other to haul coal from mines to Linton. Two more engines, a passenger and a freight, arrive soon.

Southern Indiana Ry Linton

Local News Briefs From Bedford Area and Surrounding

Mrs Everett Keithley visits from Heltonville. Furst Kerber Stone Co. roof repainted. Bob Wicker back from Ft Ritner after fishing. Charlie Hibert sick with malaria now typhoid. Mrs Julia Ragland to Carnival week with son William Drinkard in Indianapolis. Clark & Wood ship carload of sheep to Cincinnati. Fireman Henry Barlow of B&O S W on Seymour business. Conductor John Brown Monon visiting parents in city. Marriage licenses issued to Adamson Lane and Huff Porter. Beavers welcome a baby girl. Stugall and Snow license issued. Medaris and McKinney license issued. Jane Parham granted $12 pension from Mar 13 1900. McPheeters return from Hardinsburg. Henry Wilson buys Lemon Hotel building to run store and boarding house. Batman travels to Mitchell for cement mills. family stays here. Armstrong Murray Ferguson head to Oklahoma City prospecting. Denniston departs for St Louis to visit Kent. Blue River football canceled due to weather. reschedule possible. Bozarth moves near Paris Ill. Walker family to Washington county by carriage. Wagoner family from Heltonville visit Silverville then parents. W W Montgomery from Red Oak Iowa visiting Bedford area. son of Lysander Montgomery. Fred Glover dies from handcar accident injuries. funeral tomorrow. burial Erie. Walter Fipps visiting Bedford. top plastering contractor. Hugh Burton of Lawrence county dies. buried in Burton Cemetery near Mitchell. Monon bridge gang stationed here for two weeks. work extends toward Switz City into coal fields. Mrs C B Williams of Williams Ind previously Bedford visits mother then heads to Santiago California to join husband CG B Williams.

Local notes from town and region across several visits

Mrs. Eliza Day left Tuesday forenoon for Sioux City Iowa. Oscar Dagley visited Bloomington. James W. Chess, a Mitchell citizen, was in the city. Anderson Brown drill a well for James Knight south of town. A marriage license issued to Luther Bruce and Louisa Henderson. Joseph Hanna able to work again. Silas Young buys a lot to build a cottage. Kirby Jamerson and family return from Owensburg. Christian church ladies hold first Dollar Crusade meeting. John R. Etchison installs three new windows in Mail office building. Mrs. Melinda Bivins leaves for Bedford Indiana. Cam Lee in Bono township finishes painting for William Turley at River Vale. Mrs. Lou Green orders hot water heating system for West 16th Street home. Paris Kentucky First Christian church to build new church costing about 50000. Rev J H Doddridge in Bloomington District holds M E Quarterly Conference then travels to Tunnelton and Mitchell.

Derailment Blocks B and B Near Reed's Station

Three cars derailed near Reed's Station late Monday afternoon blocking the B and B for hours. Brakeman Otto Schulty was struck on the head while trying to jump free and suffered two scalp gashes and a back injury but was not seriously hurt.

Reed’s Station Otto Schulty

Local notices and town troubles in Indiana

James Duncan of North O street is very sick with lung trouble. Linden's rise in outlawry continues after two phials of filth were hurled at deputy prosecutor Slavens and his wife when jars filled with a disgusting liquid shattered on their parlor heater. Suspects are under arrest likely as investigations proceed.

James Duncan North O Street Linden Montgomery County Monon W. E. Slavens Madison Township

Circuit Court Notes on Willard Estate and Local Cases

In the November Term State versus Fritzs for Pfeister killing will be heard first day. Judge Martin handled Willard estate personal property matters Friday. A motion for new trial in Morris versus B&O came Friday morning and was taken under advisement. Bono citizens faced Grand Jury charges over gambling. Judge Martin ruled the Willard household goods belonged to Mrs. Willard in life. executors received them. Willard partition report set aside estate for creditors, with residence allotted and residual to Helen N Lewis, Laura N Caress, and Robert C Newland after debts paid.

Morris The Martin Isaac N. Glover Isaac H. Crim David W. McDaniel Willard James H. Willard Helen N. Lewis Laura N. Caress Robert C. Newland

City Police Court notes and arraignments

William Watts faced a nine dollar fifty cent fine and costs for intoxication. W H Brown was arraigned for assault and battery with intent carrying concealed weapons and pleaded not guilty with trial to follow. The State versus Bennett Baxter for surety of the peace, on complaint by Mrs Savannah Douglas, was tried before Judge Stephenson Saturday and taken under advisement.

W. H. Brown Bennett Baxter Savannah Douglas Stephenson

Bedford Lodge Meetings Set This Week and Weekend

Bedford Council No 62 R and RS M plans stated meeting Thursday at 7 pm for work. Aliso Hacker Chapter No 44 RS M to meet Saturday Oct 19 for R and S degree work. A full team. journers invited. Also included: notes on potato harvests and a report on Elzie Taylor who escaped punishment after stealing a handcar, later remanded and exonerated with a positive court recommendation.

Bedford Council Aliso Hacker Newton Crooke H. P. H. Conguin

Wareroom opened at W S Jordan lumber yard

W S Jordan has built a new wareroom at his lumber yard on I street. Several townspeople and visitors are noted in brief items across the day. The death of J B Maratta, extra Fireman on Southern Indiana, aged 27, is reported with his funeral arrangements to Jasonville.

W.S. Jordan I Street J. B. Maratta Indiana Mike Heiger North I Street J. W. Maratta Jasonville

Last Day to Pay County Taxes Without Penalty

The first Monday in November is the final day to settle county taxes without penalty. Call to pay now to avoid a rush and ensure taxes are looked up in time. W H Wust treasurer warns delay could hinder processing. The piece also notes rain improving winter wheat prospects and a civil war veteran John S James dies at 55 from paralysis. funeral planned for 2 30 pm with Beech Grove burial.

W.H. Wust John S. James James Chambers Corporation West 16Th Street James Chamberlain Co. B Ohio Beech Grove

Orleanes Fair Accidents Claim Two Local Residents

George Dempster, tied to Graves Bros., Orleans, broke his hip in the fair accident, then fell again Wednesday and died minutes later. Mrs. Cash Scoggan, injured weeks ago, remains bedbound but improved enough to sit briefly Wednesday.

George Dempster Graves Bros Orleans Cash Scoggan

Fell Over the Ledge at Blue Hole Quarry

Jack Krantz toppled over the ledge at Blue Hole quarry on Wednesday and suffered serious injuries. He was saved when he plunged into a water-filled pond, which kept him alive.

Jack Krantz Blue Hole

Also Mentioned on This Page

Herrick Dinkelspiel Bros East Side Square Bedford Ind Louis Mayer S. F. Buchanan Timothy Cosner’s T. M. Honan Seymour Mack Larter Indianapolis J. J. Atchison North Int Flavius Potter East 17Th Street Reed’s Gertie Norman Bartlettsville George Dugan Dugan Jackson, Miss Miss Pearl Batman Bloomington Ill W. C. Hill H. H. Walls Charley Jackson Hodge & Ferguson J.A. Bozarth North N Street John F. Smith Grant Milligan North Pine Street Seymour Democrat Charles Conner Salem Conner J. D. Sears Otis South H Street W. H. McDoel William Hawkins Shawswick Lon Hawkins Hawkins W. S. Richey Benzel Bieck- Bedford S. S H. T. Nightengale Evansville Horace Schafer Robert Ingle Pinhook Lawrence County Fair ‘Association Arthur McCain Rowe Monumental Works S. Weaver William G. Gaines Marion Township Henry Withman Cincinnati Julius Heiger Ed Stipp A. M. Irvine Madison Indiana Presbyterian Synod Henry Ray George Drake Elnora Jesse Richardson D. B. Laforce Monon Frieght Howard Guthrie Monon Freight House Art McCain Jessie (Woodruff) Johnson Mrs Sherman Johnson B.B Vance Frank Vance Brownstown Oden Ed Pietzuch R. R. Staxton T. J. Wright Linton Record Mitchell Tribune E. Shappi North 1 Street John L. Mitchell Harry G. Neff Thomas Harris Great Council William Gainey Los Angeles California Sarah Gainey Harry France Buffalo Cleveland Charles Leudtke Muncie Municie Will Meglemre L. A. Keithley Mooresville Ida Glover Short Charley Duncan Church of Christ Nellie Watson W. T. Cromwell Lincoln Avenue Ralph Woods Fayetteville J. D. Alexander H. P. Pearson South Bend State Board of Charities Cleo Saladdee Carpton Mabel Stanford New Albany B. W. Ramsey Baker John D Williams Eva Carter Paoli George Charlotte Malott Northcraft Abilene Kansas Will Bair H. H. Edwards 18Th P Streets Nellie Morgan Richmond Franklin Henry Hawkins Monroe County Paris Ketcham Farm F. BE. Railsback Florida Betty Williams Henry Sallie Bass Cedar Point Kan R. S. Hyde M. E. Parsonage Fourteenth Street Mr. Hyde David W. Baker Cyclone Ellettsville Parkersburg W. Va Everett Keithley Furst Kerber Stone Company Bob Wicker Ft. Ritner Charlie Hibert Julia Ragland Wm. R. Drinkard Clark & Wood Henry Barlow John Brown Capt Geo. J. Brown William E. Adamson Fay Lane Otto Huff Stella J. Porter Jay Beavers Bodenschatz Henry Stugall Gracie Snow Oscar F. Medaris Ida McKinney Jane Parham Geo. Parham James H. McPheeters Hardinsburg Henry Wilson Lemon Hotel James Batman Mitchell Cement Mills Quincy Armstrong Winfield Murray Horace Ferguson Oklahoma City Okla W. M. Denniston St. Louis Kent Blue River Bedford High School Charley Bozarth Paris Charles Walker Washington County Mr. Walker Thos. Wagoner Raymond and Clyde Harve Parker Silverville Mr. Wagoner W. W. Montgomery Red Oak Iowa Bedford and Vicinity Lysander Montgomery Lawrence County Fred Glover Coxton Emmett Glover Erie Walter Fipps Walter Hugh Burton Robert Taggart Burton Cemetery Campbellsburg Monon Bridge Gang Bloomfield Switz City Bloomfield News C. B. Williams Williams, Ind C. A Knight Santiago CG. B. Williams Bargain Store HECK Eliza Day Sioux City Oscar Dagley B. M. Lingle James W. Chess Washington Gazette Anderson & Brown James Knight Luther Bruce Louisa Henderson Joseph Hanna Silas Young Kirby Jamerson Owensburg Ladies of the Christian Church John R. Etchison Melinda Bivins C. M. Bivins Lafayette Call Cam Lee Bono Township William Turley Rivervale Lou Green Murphy First Christian Church Paris, Ky J. H. Doddridge Tunnelton Jake Miller W. W. Bryant Bryantsville J. A. Lisman Carlisle Lizzie Coleman Terre Haute J. G. Ray John Reed Mike Hackett Louisville Charley Moore Willoughby Steel Harrodsburg Steel Salt Creek Circuit Court Notes Fritzs Pfeister James H Kate Willard City Police Court William Watts Minnesota Montana Utah Colorado New Albany Tribune Elzie T. Taylor Uncle Sam Taylor Shoals North Vernon Maysfield Jefferson Barracks Shutt Kraus St Louis Jeffersonville Fleischer’s Fleischer Germantown Yountsville W. H. and R. G. Cosner Bettie Williams Demna Simpson Bono Chateau, Mont Kalien Lee Indiana School For Girls Hadley E. Kinser General Merchandise Wallheiser J. W. Prichard West Side F. E. Stipp South Street Hamer & Day Northeast Corner Square Hamer He Ee Ek East Side Bedford, Ind B. H. Baldwin & CO Manufacturers E. M. Young Stone City Opera House Pee Pusey ST. John Thes BRINK Vauderville Elliott’s
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