Local ticket slate outlines county offices and endorsements
The column lists candidates for county offices including Auditor John M. Gainey and others such as Treasurer William H. West and Sheriff James F. Smith. It defends Gainey’s record, praising his efficiency, courtesy, and responsiveness as Auditor and Secretary of the Board of Commissioners, urging voters to support him in the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Edwards
John M. Gainey
William H. West
Sherif
James F. Smith
Richard Plummee
Noble McPhaeters
M.gainey
John M Gainey
Lincoln
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Grant
Court House
People’s
Board of Commissioners
John M. Gaine
County Ticket Rally Urges Vote On Lawrences County
Voters hear endorsements for Homer West Amos Scoggan and Chaney as Republicans claim a strong ticket. Editors warn Democrats, urge turnout and an unscratched ballot to ensure GOP aims in Lawrence County with the phrase vote before noon.
Republican County ticket and Dodge County notes
The piece praises Republic nominees for County Councilmen Isaac N. Glover Captain Alexander Hugh King Walter Burton Captain Wm Erwin James Ramsey and James Ever sole as capable stewards for county finances. It condemns Bob Miers for urging Democratic supporters to aid his bid and urges support for John C Chaney a moral and capable Republican candidate for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomera
the Republic
Isaac N. Glover
Capt
Alexander
Hugh King
Walter Burton
Wm. Erwin
James Ramsey
James Eversole
Soldier candidates on party tickets spark pride message
The piece contrasts the Democrats praise of a soldier on their ticket with Republican offerings John M. Gainey Anselm Wood John D. Alexander Wu Erwin and Richard Plummer for various offices. It notes the appeal of military service and invites comparison of the two parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
John M. Gainey
Anselm Wood
John D. Alexander
Wu. Erwin
Richard Plummer
Why Republicans should oppose Democratic Auditor nominee
The piece argues Republicans should reject John M. Gainey for Auditor, claiming the office shifts power to Democrats by influencing vacancies, appointments, and county printing. It warns a Democratic Auditor aids the party's organ and hinders Republicans ahead of presidential contests, urging a vote against Gainey.
Republican Ticket Urges Vote and Unity in Indiana
The Bedford Democrat cites party guidance urging Republicans to vote the ticket. It asserts McKinley era free trade stance, contrasts with Bryan and Cleveland, and stresses party unity, primary selections, and a forecast of Indiana turnout. Union B. Hunt’s 1898 plurality is cited to boost confidence in exceeding votes if Republicans turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
Republican County
John Chaney
Party of Expansion, Progress and Prosperity
Chaney
Miers
Republican Party
Bedford
Bryan
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Indiana
Union B. Hunt
Ralston
Republican Candidate Chaney Praised At Bedford Rally
John C Chaney received a royal reception Tuesday in a packed courtroom. He spoke with fitness for Congress and drew enthusiastic applause from Bedford Republicans Lawrence county supporters and Hanna visitors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Chaney
Chaney
Congress
Bedford
Lawrence County
Miers Claims Earth Title Reconsidered by Sentinel
The column challenges Judge Miers claims of influence over pensions and stone use in Indiana. It notes widespread support for Bedford stone among Fairbanks Beveridge and Indiana representatives, and argues Miers had limited impact on pension outcomes or public-building funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Miers
Commissioner of Pensions
Indianapolis
Senator Fairbanks
Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds
U.S. Senate
Jesse Overstreet
Judge Miers
Congress
John C. Chaney
Bedford Stone
Fairbanks
Chaney
Second District Democrats Push Clear Stance on Financing
The Second Congressional District Democrats reject half measures on campaign funding and align behind a decisive position on soft money. They warn that wavering on fundraising rules could weaken party integrity and voter trust.
Winter Arrives as Farmers Hustle in Trinity Area
Winter showed up Tuesday morning as business boomed in Trinity. Eugene Thomas plans a new corn crib and soon a warm house and dwelling. A new saw mill run by Henry Walters rattles nearby. Farmers head out early to husk corn. Eva Thomas and Mollie Duncan visited Myrtle Hawkins. Ralph Whitted and wife with pupils attended arbor day at Crosslane. Will Fish and family from Bedford visited George Payne. Eliza Capps remains ill but not improving. Lissa Sallee visited her niece Cora Cooper Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Thomas
Henry Walters
Eva Thomas
Mollie Duncan
Myrtle Hawkins
Ralph Whitted
Crosslane
Will Fish and
Local Field Notes On Town Visits And Social Trips
Pinhook residents Robert Brooking and daughters Minnie and Viola visit Bedford for business while Ambrose Crawford and family call on the ridge. Many locals travel to Tun nelton to hear R W Miers and Vance and Harris speak. Correspondent urges store price checks but notes it’s laborious. People attend gatherings, visit relatives in Bedford, and visit shingle mills and farms in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooking
Minnie
Viola
Bedford
Ambrose Crawford
Ben Isely
Upper Pinhook
J.C. Brooking
Crawford
Haws & Mills
Tunnelton
R. W. Miers
Vance
Harris
C. Brooking
Robi Ingle
Ter
Clemma
Rebecca Allen
Henry
Joe Weaver
Leonard Craw- Ada Weaver
Gertie Ingle
Ada Weaver
C. M. Brooking
Gertie
W. H. Crawford
Daugh- Lord
Ceeeeae
Stonington News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Feuds
Taylor Smith and family visited son John in Fayetteville over the weekend. Congressmen Mier spoke to a large audience Friday. Stonington runs a blind pig with ample drinks sold. A Saturday night brawl caused table and window damage and a stray bullet wounded a man slightly. Stella McMahan of Elizabethtown stays with her brother. Buddah and Pin hook dispute ends. Stonington and Bono bury hatchet. Ike Bush injured at the quarry last week. John Foster, recently moved from Ft Ritner, plans to move back this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Smith
John
Fayetteville
Mier
Stonington
Stella McMahan
Elizabethtown
Buddha
Pinhook
Bono
Ike Bush
John Foster
Ft. Ritner
Fayetteville social notes and visits reported
Mrs. George Kern visits relatives while Mrs Jno Pinkston calls on friends in town. Local residents host and travel to Bedford Springville Lawrenceport Terre Haute and Linton for visits and sales. Several families, including the Kerns Adamsons and Masseys, are mentioned with illnesses and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kern
Jno. Pinkston
Pleasant Ridge
Taylor Smith
Lawrenceport
Dana Boyd
Bedford
Jack Voris
Springville
Charles Adamson
Maude Boone
Lottie Boyd
Hattie Rainey
Jesse Kern
Ira Ferguson
David Harris
Harris
J. Lynn
Linton
Priday
Ordie, Davis
Walter McClellan
Terre Haute
W. L. Kern
B. A. Kern
Notice To W Non-Residents In Hearings 1902 Case
State of Indiana Lawrence County Lawrence Circuit Court November Term 1902 Sally Allen vs Hiram Allen et al notice to nonresidents that defendants not residents of Indiana must appear by 4th Monday in November 1902 at Bedford to answer the complaint to quiet title. Clerk Boone Leonard signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Indiana
Lawrence
Sally Allen
Hiram Allen
Wecomes
Alexander & Harris
Milley Allen
Aram Allen
Lethia L. Ahen
Hiram A. Allen
Roberto L. Ahen
Clyde
Herring
Millard Herring
Mirlau
State of
Indiana
A. D
Bedford
J Boone Leonard
Lawrence Circuit Court
Robert S Anderson
Joseph R. Harlan
William 8. Harlan
al. J Nowcomes
E. K. Dye
William H. Harlan
Anna C. Harlan
Cora A.harlan
James A. Harlan
Lawrence County
Boone Leonard
Notice of Appointment Indiana Executor Edmondson
Notice stating Thomas H. Edmondson is named executor of Mary Oh Edmondson, deceased, Lawrence County Indiana. Estate described as solvent. Attorneys Martin & Dye. Date Oct 6 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Indiana
Lawrence County
Mary Oh. Edmondson
Indiana
Thomas H. Edmondson
Jacob H. Miller
Julia A. Miller
Thomas Marks
Saide
Edward A. Dixon
Sarah Storm
Hiram N. Storm
J. Hickson Smith
Wal ter Gore Family Voages Through Bedford Route
Mr and Mrs Walter Gore of near Silverville passed through here on Tuesday en route to Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cale
Walter Gore
Silverville
Bedford
Local Notes From New Union and Bedford Area
Reports from New Union and Bedford include sermons by Hid Lowery Adamson, services and visits, trips by J. W. Jones and John Evans, and gatherings at Bedford and nearby farms. The community mourns the death of Rariden Owens with burial at New Union and sympathy extended to his family.
Local Residents Attend Political Campaign Events
Noble Reynolds visited Mitch ell on Monday after ball play ers. County Chairman Crim of Bedford spoke here for the Republican campaign. Frank Vance and J W Harris of Bedford addressed a large crowd Saturday night with highly praised speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Reynolds
Mitchell
Crim
Bedford
Cloyd Allen
W. A. Hubbard
Levy P. Beavers
Pinhook
Alfred Guthrie
John S. Reynold
Nobel
Jessia
Martha
Cornwell
Mt. Carmel
David Green
Sparksville
Silas Johnson
Campbellsburg
Henry Dowling
Tunnel Bend
Marion Plummer
Brown County
Richard Plummer
Denniston
Solon Beck
Johnn Mathis
Robi
Brooking
Shiloh
Matthew Mathis
Nebraska
Isaac Sherrill
Leatherwood
James McKnight
Pleasant Run
Peerless and Bartettsville Boy Baseball Game
A Sunday ball game between Peerless and Bartettsville ended 15 to 9 in favor of Peerless. Local movements include Grant Anderson visiting his sister in Oolitic and Mrs. Lizzie Howell from Bedford making a call here. Several residents traveled on a pleasure trip while others visited relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peerless
Bartettsville
Grant Anderson
Oolitic
Myrtle Goodman
Albert Schmiser
Bob Keithley
Ora Pritchett
Guthrie
Elder Williams
Mt. Pleasant
Mabel Havens
Herman McFadden
Amy Owens
Near Needmore
Myrtle
Edna Goodman
Bedford
Nannie
Emma Fry
Institute
Ellie Keithley
Opal Pritchett
Ed Wray
Noble Goodman
Court Hearing Ordered for October 1 1902 Indianapolis District
The court orders a hearing on the petition on October 1 1902 at nine o'clock in the forenoon in Indianapolis. Notices must be published twice in the Bedford Mail and mailed to known creditors with copies of the petition and the order. Witnessed by Judge John H. Baker and sealed in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of
Indianapolis
Bedford Mail
Witneas
John H. Baker
Otober
A. D
Noble C. Butler
Notice of Sale of Real Estate for Estate of Joseph R. Denson
Lawrence Circuit Court orders public auction of Bedford Indiana real properties of Joseph R. Denson deceased. Sale at courthouse door on Saturday November 8 1912 at 1 p.m. includes Lot 38 East Oolitic parts of northeast quarters and Denson Addition parcels with 8.44 acres plus several blocks. Terms: one third cash, balance in nine and eighteen months with 6 percent interest secured by mortgage. Administrator E K Dye attorney.
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Lawrence Circuit Court
Joseph R. Denson
Court House
Bedford
Indiana
Lawrence
East Oolitic
Lawrence County
Adiso
Wesoundy
Sardquarter
Derson
Denson
Citizens Trust Company OF
Ind
E. K. Dye
Non-Resident Divorce Case Filed in Lawrence Circuit Court
Plaintiff Perry Crider by Alexander Harris files a complaint for divorce alleging non residency in Indiana. The defendant must appear by November 4 1902 at Bedford Court House to answer or demur or risk judgment in absence. Clerk Boone Leonard signs dated October 2 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Crider
Alexander & Harris
Indiana
Lawrence
A.D
Bedford
LE S
Boone Leonard
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Bedford, Indiana
Thomas J. Brooks
Fred B. Otis
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Persquare
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Attormey
Charles W. Miller
Merk Supreme Court
Robert A. Brown
Pubvite
Kate Huthcteian
BENZ
F. Johnson
W. & Blatghley
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Rifts
Giluett
Budges Appellate Court
Frank R. Roby
A. Wiley
W. 4. Henley
Jameso R. Black
W. Come Tock
W. B. Robinson
Congressional
John A. Chaney
Lawrence, Orange
Martin Counties
Charles B. Rogers
10Th Judicial Circuit
James Benjamin Wilson
Robert G. Miller
Amos W. Scoggan
Shawswick Township
Fred N. Fletcher
Richard R. Spain
Oliver McLahlan
Cunningham McCain
John Owens
William H. Campbell
John B. Miller
Henry Kimball
John Castillo
D. E. Rodgers
Joseph R. Voris
Edmund B. Thornton
Coleman Duncan
Nh’s Basinoays
Homer West
Wood
Ther
Amos Scoggan
John C.chaney
Goodrich
Bob Miers
Ayer
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Indianapolis News
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Brazil
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Hinora
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Southern Indiana Railroad
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Henry Stalcup
See Wadsworth
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Burrell Stift
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Civic Federation
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Republican State Committee
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New Union
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Williams
J. W. Jones
James Tatum
Henry Sears
Felix Fish and
Amanda Lee
Homer
Arch Anderson
Limestone
Elmer Pace
Noah Girdley
Emory Jackson
Isaac Day
Harrodsburg
Berry Owens
John Boyd
Kern
Rariden Owens
Owens
Banksupt
Frank C. Farquhar
District OF Indiana
Clara Crider
Boruff
Boruff, Attorneys
Earnmnisteas
Citizens Trust Company
Thomas M. Adamson
Lisker L. Adamson
Circuit Court
Lisker
L. Adamson
Crooke & Crooke
Perry D
Bedford Stone Quarry Co
Perry Dstuggs
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