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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
2
The paper urges thorough investigations of all candidates including Democrats, praising the Republican ticket while criticizing the Brewery Annex backed slate. It warns against partial probes and notes local subscription rates and regional readership.
A fragmented discussion on county local option laws features Gompers labor stance, Bryan cabinet hints, and county conventions. Senators Bradley and Marshall are cited with calls to vote, while Jim Watson opposes repeal under certain terms. The piece questions public appetite for temperance measures and brewers opposition during a Washington birthday context.
Brewers turned temperance advocates in their printed circulars. If Tom Marshall is elected governor next Tuesday, a glimpse of their peculiar temperance laws would likely be enacted.
Unclear fragments indicate polls open guidance and a brewery notice. The text references an establishment in Nee County and a call to take notice, with mentions of annexation or board actions. Limited readable entities prevent precise facts or dates.
In Wisconsin county ballots, a majority show support for a sheriff candidate, with voters citing law enforcement experience and regional security concerns. Party affiliation appears less decisive than perceived competence and local ties. This consensus underscores trust in steady leadership over partisan balance.
Fragmentary report notes Brewery Annex agents may intervene if a scheduled game tally is disrupted. The alert warns that authorities will place those involved behind bars, urging compliance with enforcement.
A local Lawrence County report claims the Democratic group seeks to trade Bryan for a Watson county vote, while Republicans are urged to resist such overtures as the entire Republican ticket is expected to win by a large margin. The text notes filibusters concede Beavery Beach risks failure.
The piece contrasts John Mitchell with Samuel Gompers, noting Gompers seeks to bind unionism to a party while Mitchell aligns with Bryan. It suggests Gompers faces widespread labor dissent and hints he may be ousted or retire at federation term end amid Bryan McCarthy style pressures.
A fragmented note discusses an inquiry into gang backed candidates for sheriff and prosecutor. It references votes, saloon policy, mail service tickets, and calls for high moral candidates on a ballot, with unclear details and names.
Thomas E. Boyd cites Bryan amid pension dispute and calls him Peerless Leader while blasting a 1895 Omaha World Herald quote. The second item warns Bedford of brewery funds aiming at corrupt votes, pledging enforcement and punishment.
The Bedford Democrat supports Robert W. Miers for Judge in the Tenth Judicial circuit while Bloomington World and Star withhold advocacy. Incumbent James B. Wilson is praised for his record, and editors face questions over past rulings and potential bias amid partisan tension in Monroe and Lawrence counties.
Betting circles in the city show Taft favored to win Indiana with odds near two to one, while Democratic support appears thin and no money is moving at favorable odds. Marshall leads for the state ticket but Watson gains ground, and some locals privately concede Taft’s statewide victory.
Indianapolis reports reveal brewery interests heavily wagering on Thomas R. Marshall for governor, aiming to sway opinion with odds and large bets. Taggart and Fairbanks linked figures revealed as bettors, with Republican momentum noted as Marshall money waning. Also notes the death of John S. Johnson, aged 61, former sach inspector at U S Cement, with funeral at Leatherwood Church.
Mrs Will Silt of Bedford visits here as Bloomington telephone column reports on social notes.
A calling to voters to end the campaign as next Tuesday's election decides whether Jim Watson for Governor and other Republicans triumph in Indiana Lawrence county. The piece denounces the Brewery combine backing the Democrats, claims slush funds and coercive tactics to repeal local option, and urges decency and voter resolve to uphold republican government and home sanctity.
In Shelbyville, teachers collected pipes, cigarette paper, and tobacco from over 200 students aged 11 to 15. A court of inquiry is underway as the school board with parents plans to prosecute dealers who supplied underage youths. Seven tobacco dealers were fined $20 each. James A. Zaring visited Indianapolis on business.
Incomplete fragment mentions Perkins and Sunil with unclear context leaving readers uncertain about event or subject. No dates or locations are readable. Further legible text needed to establish concrete facts.
Edgar H. Perkins president of the Indiana Federation of Labor visited Bedford to marshal the labor vote for the Bryan Marshall ticket. Only three invited leaders met him, rejecting any alliance with the Democratic Brewery Alliance as union leaders insisted labor must not be traded for political gain. Perkins left crestfallen, returning to Indianapolis after a failed mission.
An Indiana brewery alliance secretly funds opposition to Watson and other Republicans in a bid to repeal county local option laws and elect Thomas R. Marshall for governor. A large demonstration led by Liberty League and German societies is planned to protest temperance measures.
The article lists Precincts 1 through 13 in Bedford Shawswick township with street corners, roads, and natural boundaries. It names precinct inspectors Ollie Mark John M Johnson A F Dalton J J Johnson Coleman Duncan N S Strout A J Lee and others, plus vote locations at residents’ homes, schools, and public buildings. It also notes a political meeting where Marshall was endorsed for governor and the Republican slate condemned after a temperance speech.
County Treasurer Cunts E. Bar warns that the last day to pay taxes without penalty is the first Monday in November. Delinquent accounts must be settled by then as books close per law. Readers are urged to come early to avoid last minute rush.
In Bedford, Cook Brewing Co. agent arrived with $500 roll to bet on Marshall after pledging bets in a South Side saloon. He left claiming he would return with the funds, but by 3 pm no money appeared. Separate bets included Dan Moore for Sheriff of Lawrence County and a flood of Democratic bets dwindling as quiet betting days continued.
Taft appears headed for victory as Bryan loses states he carried in 1896. Western states including California and the Dakotas are expected to vote Republican. Missouri Kentucky and Maryland also look doubtful for Bryan. No eastern state north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi seems to credit Bryan. The Republican majority in the big eastern states may shrink slightly, but remain Republican. The main hope for Democrats is a higher popular vote with population growth.
A large party of Miss Isis Williams’s intimate friends gathered at the Jamisons to celebrate her nineteenth birthday. Attendees included Nellie Tyree Laura Hall Emma Schofield Minnie Baugh Latishia Williams Lucy Boynton Nancy Hall Sophia Williams Mabel Emery Ethel Owens Louie Lantz Wes Owens Cleates Taylor Grant Waldron Howard Johnson Joe Mansen burger and John Roberts. Games were enjoyed and refreshments of ice cream and cake served. Rev F M Mattux has returned from Vincennes after church work there.
The clerk appoints an administrator for the estate of Birdie Anna Mathieu, deceased. The estate is to be settled under court supervision with the administrator responsible for timely filings and asset distribution.
The sale runs between morning and 4 pm at the south door of the court house in Bedford. Rents and profits for a seven year term cover described parcels in Lawrence County Indiana, including sections in township and range. If not enough to pay the decree costs, the fee simple of the real estate may be offered at public auction. Sheriff Thomas W. Box and Attorney William H. Martin announce.
Nancy J. Rainbolt as administratrix of Marcus A. Rainbolt deceased has filed the final account in Lawrence Circuit Court. The examination and action on the account are set for November 23, 1908, and all heirs creditors or legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved.
The Lawrence county Board of Commissioners Indiana invites sealed bids by 1 pm Monday November 2 1908 for gravel or macadamized road construction in SHRAWSWICK and PERRY townships. Road lengths 3168 7060 2567 3960 5280 feet with separate bids and a bid bond double the bid. Bids to Walter G Owens Auditor Bedford Indiana.
STATE OF INDIANA Lawrence County notice to nonresidents Howard Fisher Elizabeth Fisher and Mary Hazelrigg. The Union National Savings And Loan Association files suit to foreclose mortgage on real estate in Indiana. Defendants must appear November 2, 1908, at Lawrence Circuit Court Bedford to answer or demur or a default will be entered. Clerk Boone Leonard signs the seal of the court. Brooks & Brooks attorneys.
By order of sale from the Lawrence Circuit Court clerk a sale is set for October 31, 1908. The property, in Spice Valley Twp, includes the south half of the east one third of the NW quarter of section 15, with two acres previously sold, plus a middle one third tract. Terms: not less than 4 percent of appraised value, one third cash, one third in 9 months, one third in 18 months with 6 percent interest. Sale at the premises starting 1 pm, Alfred Chapman Commissioner.
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