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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
9
The Champs defeated Vernon 8 to 4 in a brisk baseball contest at Washington Park. Pitcher Bob Wick was instrumental with two base hits and a solid performance, while the Champs battled through a tense sixth inning to secure the win.
Sunday night at 9 o clock Mr and Mrs Kern fired on a prowler lurking near their home at 17th and P streets The man wore light trousers and a light sweater He was a large man The couple believed someone tried to break in and yelled during the encounter in their rear yard
A Heltonville gathering celebrated C C Clark of Washington DC who recently arrived from the capital after paralysis illness. Relatives from Cayuga Bedford and Oregon joined in a noon banquet with hearty dining, stories, and warm recollections of shared kinship.
Edward Bowman suffered a badly bruised right hand after a robbery attempt Saturday night at 12 o clock. He says two men tried to hold him up with revolvers as he was returning home. Recovery will take several days.
A sizable group of Monon men were seized or detained at Palestine Illinois on Monday, authorities reported. Details on motive or circumstances were not immediately released.
Mrs Fred Purdue and family mourn an accident as a four year old daughter fell from a verandah in Palestine Illinois on Sunday. The child sustained an angle wound and a skull injury but the skull was not fractured. Firemen and railway workers traveled from Monon to the scene and were among the crowd witnessing the event.
Imperial Japanese Majesty's Commissioners dedicate Japan's site in the Presidio Reservation at the Panama Pacific Exposition on Wednesday September 18 before more than 10000 attendees. Haruki Yaumawaki Geichi Takeda and Yoshikatsu Natayama attended alongside Waipane government representatives. Charles C. Moore signed over the deed to Commissioner General Yamawaki on behalf of Japan.
The piece argues the Republican county ticket remains unchallenged by Democrats and Progressives alike. It accuses Butler of seeking to divide support to gain treasury access, labeling his calls for Progressive nominations as tactics. It condemns his anger and alleged private spreading of lies.
Frank Todd, former Bloom ington fire chief, was shot and seriously wounded two weeks ago by Hovious after a quarrel over Todd's wife. He has been moved from hospital to Bloomington home for recovery. Todd underwent an appendicitis operation and is reported to be enlarging his recovery. Hovious, jailed, is now in the same hospital ward as his victim.
The belled buzzard, still on the job in Lawrence County, was sighted Sunday afternoon by County Assessor A. G. Hamer on his Rivervale farm. The bell bearing bird led a flock of a dozen or more, flying low enough to show a nickled bell about the size of a tea cup.
The light frosts did not hurt flowers in country districts and Sunday visitors along interurban lines brought home abundant bouquets. Dr. Jarvis M. Howes, once of the city and now in Sellersburg, owns one of the state's finest dahlia gardens.
Mrs. Harry Allen returned home after visiting relatives in Jeffersonville. Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald were summoned from Peoria by the serious injury of Dave Fisher's young son. Charles Litzler, longtime head of Pine Hall Dairy, moved his family to the William Campbell farm east of town, purchased last spring, with Pine Hall becoming a large stock farm.
Mrs W T Cole of West 17th Street has been ill for two weeks and is improving slowly.
Lloyd Fisher twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Dave Fisher was seriously injured after falling twenty feet from a beech tree in Bailey Woods north of the city. He crawled along a dead limb when it broke, hurled him to the ground injuring his right arm and face and raising fears of internal injuries. Dr Merrill Simpson attended him at home.
Marshall Smith died suddenly in an out house on his West 20th street premises. He was 71, had suffered chronic kidney trouble and heart disease, and died likely of heart failure. He was born November 13, 1853, married Sallie Stipp in 1882, and left a wife, daughter Selah, and two sons Charles and Fred. Interment was Green Hill cemetery after a Wednesday funeral.
In Justice Isemin’s court Monday morning five drunks entered guilty pleas and were fined one dollar plus costs. William Taylor could not pay and was jailed. The drunken defendants listed include Clifford Green Lon Hawkins Ben Bennix William Taylor and William Sculley. Anthony pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and was fined five dollars and costs.
In Seymour the Democratic camp shows gloom as A C Branaman, long a party member, leaves to run for prosecuting attorney on the Bull Moose ticket. Branaman had previously competed in the prosecuting attorney race but was defeated by John Underwood of Bedford.
Henry Dunlap of Monon Section Mian sustained serious bruising in a Sunday afternoon incident. He received medical attention and was listed in stable condition.
While pumping on a hand car, Henry Dunlap slipped and was struck by the car as it rolled over him. He suffered a severe facial cut requiring stitches and bruises. The accident occurred near Horse Shoe and he was taken to his West 7th street home for treatment.
Mr and Mrs Will Walls hosted a large dinner Sunday at their West 14th Street home. Guests included Walls family members along with Mrs Margaret Hodge and visitors Mrs Charlotte Malott Northcraft and daughter Miss Lottie of Abilene Kansas, Mr and Mrs Coleman Bandas from southeast of the city, and Mrs Day, who later traveled to Louisville to attend the International Conference of the Christian Churches.
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