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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
3
Local brief records show J T Stipp buying a farm near Pinhook and numerous visitors in town from Guthrie Fayetteville Williams Bono Tunnelton Shanswick and Indian Springs. A marriage license issued to Howard Lee and Maud Dowling. James M Tincher, age 80, dies. Mt Pleasant meeting ends with six conversions.
S B Inman of Williams works on the First Christian church steel frame. Nelson Hendrickson of Fayetteville visits town, MasL Strout & Son install a Q radiator steam plant at Geo M Foster's. Joseph Simpson of Bono reports better health. J W Wright of Edgerton Kansas leaves after visiting Springville relatives. Dale Hagwood and Marshall Girdley work on Emanuel Sears farm one mile west. T J Hunter and children Ezra Harrison Emima visit from Norman Station, call at Main office. J G Brownfield from P M B quarry returns to Heltonville over Sunday. L G Kern travels to Lebanon Indiana after Fayetteville visit to ill mother. Isaac Holmes and family return to Indian Springs after two days with E M Matthews and Cyrus Blackburn family. Dr A D Williams of St Louis arrives Oct 29 after 40 years away for professional work and friends. Pension attorney A W Jones secures increased pensions for W A Burton Mitchell from 17 to 25, for Samuel F Martin deceased from 317 to 80, and for Brock Leesville from 44 to 24 per month.
A string of notices reports visits by Mrs. Charles Asbury, Prof W E Alexander and mother, T E Keithley, and others. Moves include E B Crowe shifting his second hand store to Hodge Wall building and the Lanz Frye Lumber Co adding an elevator. Marriage licenses list four couples. A false report about George W Tyre’s political stance is denied. Rev James Small will speak at Pinhook with talks on salvation and Christian faith.
Courier Journal notes the White House is in poor repair and suggests tenants may have to camp in the hay stack until it is fixed. J F Voorhees, Terre Haute street contractor, visited and will start re grading I street for one block south of the Southern Indiana railroad tomorrow to improve the brick depot platform area for the railroad.
Samuel Locke died Wednesday in Hollensburg Ohio after a year with heart disease. He was a skilled machinist known for steam engine work, formerly at Strout's Foundry and Machine Shop and Bedford Electric Light Works. Funeral is Friday afternoon in Hollensburg.
Mark Moore and Ralph Martin were seen in Mitchell this week while Carl Walls and A G Searight made trips from Mitchell. Several visitors from Norman Station and Popcorn were noted, with typhoid illness reported near Breckinridge Graveyard. Local business plans include I N Glover’s Bedford building and Miss Nannie Younger returning to Wilson's Bargain Store.
Homemakers are invited to a Friday meeting at 2 30 p m in the First Baptist church focusing on Child Culture. The program includes devotional exercises, a roll call by Miss Mollie Moore and talks by several ladies on topics such as The Mother As Comrade Confident And Friend Manhood The New Woman and Motherhood plus a solo by Mrs Overton and an offering prayer.
A short promotional note invites families to try Jello the ready made dessert prepared in ten minutes with hot water then cooled. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at groceries for 10 cents.
Sam Davis of Kurtz and Elisha Lee with son Daniel Lee from Ft Ritner were in town Friday. Miss Ella Lee of Tannelton and Mrs Elizabeth Fisher of Borset visited, while Lem Harbaugh returned from French Lick and Thad Allen from Tunnelton stayed with relatives. Cal Holman from near Silverville delivered produce for EH Sears. Football plans between the I A Freshmen and Bedford High are arranged with no date set.
The piece notes Indiana as a strong corn state second to Iowa with 99 percent, corn price in town at 30 cents versus 17 cents in October 1896, and mentions visitors from Smedley and Canton in political context. It also covers Purcell Forsyth buying sheep and the Philippine volunteers’ return plan from San Francisco with muster out by July 1901.
Dr R E Martin of Heltonville and Mrs Sallie Ferguson of Williams were seen in the city. William Waggoner traveled to Cale to plaster a house for Harry Roberts. Mr and Mrs Peter Hill, from Bloomington, passed through en route to Sanborn Indiana. A L Harbison editor of the National Era at Vincennes was in town on business. Frank Dunn of the Bloomington Post Office attended a funeral. Bob Miers beat Co Hardy in 1896 by 998 votes and Gardiner two years later by 1 387. his third term is seen as a Waterloo. Mr and Mrs G B Ross of Heltonville visited. William B Callahan of Odon visited Elisha Lee. Preston Gaines of Marion township died aged 68. Henry J Zillman of Medora bought two lots on 18th and Q streets. Bart Short lays foundations for two cottages. Mrs Dora Curtis left for Muncie after four weeks here. Mrs Mary E Brown from Kansas will visit Williams. Rep candidate Robert G Miller returned to Bloomington after canvassing, predicting a Republican majority of 1000. Charles Gowen returned home to vote for McKinley, may return to Cincinnati afterward. Charles M Dodd received news of brother Taylor Dodd captured in Manila. hope for release. Doctors report an epidemic of catarrhal jaundice with fever and yellow skin. consult a physician promptly.
Joe R Voris and wife arrived home Tuesday evening. W L Evans of Washington Indiana is here on business. Joe Skerd of Norman Station was in the city Thursday. W H Baker of Coxton was in town Wednesday night. Zach Simms of Indian Springs and Hugh Bass improving from malaria. Jacob Stevens very sick on South J street. Virgil Alexander of Heltonville in the city Thursday. Mrs Alex Bivins of North H street worse with typhoid. Ralph Chesnut’s son seriously ill with pneumonia. John Short of Trinity Springs guest of friends. Miss Esie Beavers near Tunnelton visiting cousin Miss Nora Henderson. Jessie Adams ill with malarial fever improved. Mr and Mrs Alvan Anderson returned from visit with uncle. Nora Evans returned to Avoca. Dr R R Braxton Frank Byers and W H Baker fishing on White River. It is unlawful to kill quail before Nov 1. Principal feature of big Republican rally Nov 8 will be an industrial parade with quarries and business houses represented.
The Town Hall Association of Fayetteville will hold a meeting on Thursday night November 1 to elect officers for the coming year. LiTtina Adamson secretary.
Rotire to taxpayers states the last day in November for paying the second installment of 1899 tax without penalty. Judge Martin has adjourned the Monroe Circuit Court until after the election. Bloomington lawyers canvas rural districts for votes and Episcopal leaders plan All Saints Day meeting at G A R Hall.
On October 30 a grand Republican rally and barbecue will be held at Williams Indiana on the Southern Indiana Railway. Attendees may procure round trip tickets at one fare for the round trip. H H Roseman G P A.
Henry Culbertson of Washington DC, formerly of Bedford, died at his Washington City home Thursday October 18. Funeral was set for 27 o'clock Friday. A venerable, respected old Bedford resident, he owned the property now occupied by Ed George on 15th street. He leaves a sister Mrs Drucillia Woolery here.
County Clerk Crim traveled to Indianapolis on Wednesday to receive nearly 12 000 state ballots for the county. He must file an affidavit with Judge Martin confirming his office, then ballots will be counted individually, packed for precincts, and boxed for shipment. The Kentucky and Indiana game laws are cited with appellate and supreme court affirmations, noting a Louisville case against Chase Davidson Co. for selling quail in the closed season, resulting in a heavy fine and large costs.
The Monon sold 113 tickets for the Mitchell rally on Wednesday and 24 for the local. The B. & O. sold 25 tickets to the Mitchell rally with no reduced rate on the Branch or main line. The B. & O. payroll for September topped prior shop records at Washington Indiana.
The court held that buying a ticket implies a seat entitlement, while unreserved coaches let passengers choose seats. if a seat is left and later occupied by another, the first occupant has no right to demand it back unless baggage is left in the seat to mark reservation. The piece also notes local social updates and a crime report.
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