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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
11
Churches held a conference with Mayor Fields to discuss the blind tiger situation in the city. No definite actions were agreed upon, but church leaders plan to participate in efforts to curb the illegal liquor trade.
Genevieve Goodman seven year old daughter of Mrs Nannie Woodard of Oolitic died at home Thursday evening at 7 o clock from heart trouble brought on by a severe diphtheria attack she had recently recovered from Burial held Saturday at Hopkins cemetery in Oolitic.
George Williams of Company M led a county hike with the Twenty third regiment. A former Jackson county boy, Williams lived near Wallonia until recently and reconnected with old friends while in the west part of the county. He joined the army two years ago at Bedford.
The Bloomington Star notes Taft has traveled more than all predecessors since taking office. The piece criticizes the abuse he endures during the campaign and suggests a shot could have been aimed at him, blaming the Progressive era rhetoric for the hostility.
Gertrude Mason pleaded not guilty in Mayor Fields court on Friday to charges of provoke and assault and battery. The case is scheduled for Thursday. Mrs. Cyrus Findley of Orleans visited East 16th Street relatives and returned home with Mrs. Isis McDaniel and Mrs. Fred Hatfield. Mrs. Henry McBride on West 8th Street is ill with tonsillitis. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Strang visited Charley Kauffmann and family from Bedford last Sunday.
The three room cottage of Granville Scott at Patten Hill near Oolitic burned to the ground Thursday Oct 17 at 6 o'clock. The family was away when the fire started and the origin remains a mystery. Fire had already gained headway before anyone could respond and little furniture was saved.
E W Alger a Monon brake man was jolted from a moving car at Roachdale while on southbound train No 509. He suffered a broken right arm facial bruising and a badly injured right eye. He rode to Lafayette on train No 4 and was taken to St Elizabeth hospital by ambulance for treatment.
Brown county witnesses one of the state’s best orchards with Sampson Davis’s trees bearing heavily. limbs broke under weight, 13 to 15 bushels per tree, others around 10, 900 bushels picked in four days, visitors declare it the greatest crop they have seen.
B F Wible traveled from Bedford to Paoli to visit Mr and Mrs J F Stucker and stopped by the Orleans office Saturday. He said Mrs Wible would travel by train and join him at Paoli during their trip.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Lowe traveled to Worthington to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs. Lowe had recently returned from a visit with relatives at Medora.
A Jennings County grand jury indicted J. R. Clarke James Tyler and Henry Romaine all of North Vernon on murder charges in the McQuaid brothers killings last Monday night Oct 7 Investigators traced the crime with bloodhounds and early arrests led to Indianapolis for safety The case centers on the McQuaid residence west of North Vernon and a sequence of clues including a holster a blue serge cap and a lap robe found by a schoolchild.
David Edwards of the west side reported a snake sighting on the road to town. He stopped to kill it and lost a $40 pocketbook, which someone had already taken by the time he retraced his steps in Bedford.
A Thursday night collision on the French Lick branch delayed traffic on the branch and main line. Train No. 4 waited about two hours to dispatch the sleeping cars. The wrecking train cleared the wreck and moved north through the city early next morning.
The advance guard of the Twenty third Regiment entered Salem just after ten and met local escorts with a flag of truce. Salem capitulated in an unusual ceremony as Col Glenn and staff received by a welcome committee. B. T. Pace presented a mammoth gold key symbolizing Salem’s warm reception.
Socialists of the county, meeting August 21, filed with the county clerk a full county ticket except for surveyor. Candidates: Clerk Clyde Quillen Stonington. Treasurer Benjamin G. Coleman Bedford. Recorder Raymond Guthrie Bedford. Sheriff Virgil Corbin Bedford. Coroner Homer L. Conley Bedford. Commissioner 1st District Samuel R. Stevens Bedford. Commissioner 2nd District Albert O. Brown Sparksville.
A Gypsy caravan of about 86 people with 12 wagons and numerous horses arrived in Orleans last Saturday. The band, well funded, dispersed fortune tellers through town until the marshal escorted them to the outskirts. They planned to proceed to Memphis Tennessee for a countywide Gypsy encampment.
Dispatches from Philadelphia claim Mrs Wilson is overseeing an elaborate wardrobe including seven gowns priced between $200 and $300 each. The New York World notes Dr Wilson’s defender may be securing favorable coverage. The item underlines prosperity despite moralizing tone and questions budget use for the White House.
A Washington Indiana Herald piece denounces Progressive party nominees and rival candidates, claiming attacks from Republicans and Democrats alike. It cites William Jennings Bryan style rhetoric and accuses Beveridge and Landis of betraying or pandering to party interests while labeling others as corrupt.
A short and satirical note comments on post election plans and the high cost of living. It laments dry town enforcement by brewers as wagons roam the streets, hinting at social tensions and public anger.
James Hert and wife will spend Sunday in Bedford visiting Myra Owens and other relatives on their return to Louisville. Mrs EB F Gibernon of New York who is at French Lick spent Thursday in this city as the guest of Mr and Mrs William Kingman M street.
Sherman Williams of Dilettsville was in the city Thursday on business matters.
The brain of the supposed mad dog shot by Policeman McBride after biting Miss Mary Smith showed no Negri bodies. William Shimer of the Indiana State Board of Health says other rabies indicators exist and advises Pasteur treatment for all bitten persons. The department seeks more history on the case to inform further action.
The piece notes jokes about Governor Marshall being poor despite an estimated net worth around $40,000 and an $8,000 annual salary. It questions how he could manage meals with his income and hints at widespread ribbing over his statements about hardship.
The senatorial investigation reveals funds spent by and for candidates before conventions. Theodore Roosevelt$618106.35 Taft$378000 Wilson$215565 LaFollette$63959.66 Harmon$150940.75 Clark$50000 Underwood$51951 It notes Progressive backers Perkins Flinn Munsey Hanna among others as serious financiers.
Lawrence Austin Fidler and Sadie Isa bella Harris appear on a marriage license record. The filing notes their intent to wed and the names of the parties involved.
Alma J. Rollins eighteen months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Rollins died at her home on East 12th street Friday at 3 oclock Funeral services were conducted at two oclock Saturday afternoon Burial was at Beech Grove
Miss Grace Jackson has fully recovered from a cellar fall injury. Ralph Reed attended the Kelley Dugan nuptials in Kansas City Missouri on Tuesday. Mrs William M Denniston of West 18th street is suffering from tonsillitis. Mrs Jennie Alexander, guest of Mrs W C Winstandley, has returned to Bloomington. Mr and Mrs Mery McClellan of Oolitic rented rooms from Mrs Tirey Bowman on East 18th street and will move to town Monday.
A Globe Democrat analysis asserts Democrats fear New York’s stance in 1912. It notes Prof. Wilson plans a November 2 Madison Square Garden mass meeting and telegraphed extracts to energize supporters nationwide. The piece argues New York’s past conservatism limits Wilson’s prospects.
The William H. Gregory farm near Shawswick sold at administrator's sale for 2925 dollars, about 45 dollars per acre, to Newton Skerd of this city. Cr H Allen suffers malaria at his home at 13th and L streets Newton Whitted ill Mrs Jennie Alexander home from visit with Mrs Mattie Simpson at Bedford Bloomington.
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