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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
3
Socialists. You can bet your money that we have the biggest line of shoes in town and at the lowest prices. Friedman’s Red Cross Shoe Store East side square.
Bloomington students charged with involvement in the Harris Grand Theater riot were summoned again. The committee on student affairs ordered payment of 38 dollars for a plate glass window and gave until 4 PM next Friday to reimburse the theater manager. It plans to form a committee to seek contributions from about 250 others involved.
The Vin cess Commercial accuses Democratic nominee William A. Cullop of denying past work as attorney for Terre Haute Brewing Co. and Hack & Simon Brewing Co. The paper contends he has long been a leading brewery attorney, asserting persistent involvement in brewery interests.
Mrs Nellie Corns 25 wife of Howard Corns of Oolitic died Wednesday night after stomach trouble. Funeral Friday at 10 in the morning led by Elder John Williams, burial Green Hill. W C T U meets at Christian church Friday Oct 23 at 2 30 with Devotions Mrs Wm Denniston Music by EvaZ and Elizabeth Johnston Purity in Literature and Art led by Mrs Lane Echoes from the Convention led by Mrs Harriman Leader Mrs Farmer
Labor leader James A. Zaring received notice that Hon R H Langford of North Platte Nebraska will speak for the Republicans in Oolitic Thursday October 29 at 7 30 p m Langford identified with Nebraska labor unions and regarded as a strong orator The meeting will discuss the labor cause.
Sen Robert M La Follette spoke at Mt Horeb Wisconsin on October 19 and said he respects Bryan as a patriot but supports Taft. He argued the Republican party offers the best vehicle for advancing progressive reforms.
A newspaper note reports sparse Bryan and Marshall support in Bedford while Fred Freeman placed a decisive $300 to $100 bet that Taft defeats Bryan. Freeman also backs Watson and a Republican county ticket, signaling a possible Republican tilt as observed by a well known Louisville traveler over Indiana towns.
The funeral for Frank Dorsey was held Tuesday at 10 o clock from his apartments on South J street. The local Aerie of Eagles attended in a body and saloons closed as a mark of respect. Rev. Wilson Whitney of the Baptist church led services and the Eagles oversaw the burial with many floral offerings.
D A Nelson a Democrat living on politic road says he was expelled from the Bryan Club at a Saturday meeting. John H Underwood the Democratic Committee chair asked nonmembers to retire but Nelson remained claiming six week membership. He left after being asked and said he did not know why exile was imposed.
In Oolitic a group of 17 prominent women organized a petition drive to close open saloons on Sundays. They toured residences collecting signatures and visited each saloon to demand Sabbath closures, prompting liquor dealers to agree to enforce Sunday laws. The women then urged enforcement before the town trustees and pledged to aid authorities to uphold liquor regulations.
The Stone City Club will receive election returns at its West Sixteenth Street quarters. A leased Western Union wire and instrument will be installed in the club rooms and bulletins will be flashed by stereoticon on a canvas across the street to keep the public posted.
Ross Loper of Pleasant Grove found a valuable pearl near Shieldstown and refused an $800 offer. The Seymour Republican notes it as perhaps the county’s most valuable such find to date.
Eastern Democrats claim the labor vote will swing for Bryan under Gompers. critics say Gompers overestimated worker indifference and Bryan failed to deliver labor concessions. The piece notes railroad and union tensions and skepticism toward Gompers among Republicans.
He urged tireless effort by his party to force Senate support for their measures. The speaker warned that without such effort the country would face danger from a Republican Senate while his train departed amid wild cheering and drumbeats.
John P Frey a campaign speaker for the Democratic party, advertised as a lifelong Republican, is revealed as a lifelong Democrat who never voted other tickets. Cincinnati inquiry shows him editor of the Iron Workers Journal and not a laboring man. A Bedford labor leader denounces the Democrats use of Frey to sway laborers.
Otto Wolf of Frankfort and O C Norris of Rushville were elected to top posts at the Indiana State Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men. Wolf won on the fifth ballot with 511 votes, Norris with 496. Other officers named include Great Prophet C A Robinson and Great Sachem George I Eisner. Thomas G Harrison retires as Great Chief of Records after 22 years.
City Council met with Mayor Stipp presiding and limited action taken. A resolution allowed Lawrence County to macadamize A Street from Fifth to Eleventh. several police and light committee items noted. hospital construction moving well toward occupancy by December 1. Edgar Holt received a permit for a shop building costing 65.
Mrs. Viola Parks Edwards, a Bedford observer, reports on Bryan’s Bedford address. She notes crowd enthusiasm faded from eight years ago, Bryan arguing Roosevelt’s reforms were his own and Taft’s record weak. He advocates Democratic salvation, campaign finance publicity, and backing the state ticket and congressman.
James Ragland, former Mitchell saloon keeper, told Democratic Governor nominee Thomas R. Marshall he would vote for him to get his saloon back. It is unclear if Marshall approved of Ragland’s motive.
Local Democrats arranged for William J. Bryan to deliver a thirty minute speech in Bedford as part of his Kentucky tour. The Lawrence county committee funded the event with 75 dollars raised to bring the candidate to town and spur a sizable crowd, amid notes of union-label poster printing and wary anticipation.
In Bloomington last night a campfire meeting at Grand Army Hall closed the Woman's Relief Corps Convention of the Third District. Officers elected include President Lottie Butler Bedford Senior Vice Mary Freese Bloomington Junior Vice Mary Bridges Seymour Treasurer Lydia Lemon Bedford Secretary Oscar Hartley Bedford Inspector Maude Howard Montpelier. The next meeting will be Bedford. Sunday set a regional weather record with 82 degrees the hottest October 18 since 1871. historically 80 degrees had been the peak and 70s were common.
Humphry Gauntt, arrested last week on a Washington county petit larceny charge, was acquitted by Judge Buskirk in the Washington circuit court at Salem. His attorney, Marshall Weelery, said prosecution appeared malicious. Gauntt had moved from Marion to Salem area, traded a farm for goods, and faced felled tensions with Smith over chickens prior to indictment.
West Thirteenth Street between L and M long deemed typhoid prone after multiple cases and deaths. J N Hurty of the State Board of Health reports tests show water quality highly satisfactory despite nitrates and chlorides. Samples came from cisterns of Euphemia Dunn James McMahon Thaddeus Fields and Hartley well.
Lizzie Freeman a domestic employed at George E. Lary's home contracted scarlet fever on Tuesday and was removed Wednesday to her own home with permission granted by county health officer Hunter.
Receivership progress. workers receive back pay checks totaling three times the current month’s wages. Flora R Griffith, born May 26 1848 in Berkeley County West Virginia, married J L Dunlavy in 1872. Eight children survive. she joined the M E Church at Erie Indiana in 1873. She died October 16 1908 after a faithful life as wife and mother.
A major forest fire in Salt Creek township rages over two days spreading smoke over Bloomington. Farmers and families fight the blaze with trenches and brush, hoping to save homes and fences as phone lines fail and word from the scene is scarce.
Kollinger and Sharpnack file a breach of promise suit seeking ten thousand dollars in heartbalm damages against Lawrence Noe son of Calvin Noe a wealthy farmer in Jackson county The case was filed Tuesday at Brownstown and the attorney traveled from Seymour to Jackson county The young woman’s name is being kept private but will be a two county sensation once revealed Noe and the unnamed heiress were to marry last Christmas with plans arranged including a trousseau and wedding cake
We thank our many friends for their kindness during the sickness and death of our beloved wife and mother. J. L. DuxLAVY AND FAMILY.
A forest fire near Nashville Brown County has consumed about 1000 acres of timber and burned hundreds of thousands of crossties owned by the Indiana Southern Railroad Company. The blaze, believed to be human sparked, raged near Mountain Tea Hill where tea plant shrubs fueled the smoke and forced residents to flee their homes.
A rejected marriage plan ends in a legal action as a disappointed bride gathers love letters and tokens from Noe to use as evidence. The case promises sensational details and may shake Bartholomew and Jackson counties while Noe testifies to days at the country home.
The Indiana Federation of Labor reports a balance under $200 while Samuel Gompers tours the state in a special train to drum up labor support for Bryan. He is labeled a demagogue by critics and accused of Democratic ties, with questions raised about who funds the trip.
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