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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
4
Proprietors Thomas J Brooks and editor Fred B Otis listed with staff roles. Advertising rates shown for legal, display, local reading matter and multiple insertions, with pricing per square inch and per line.
Isaac T. Holmes, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home on Breckenridge Road Saturday after long heart trouble and dropsy. Born and reared near Prin, he lived in the city most of his life. He is survived by a widow and a number of grown sons and daughters. Burial was to be at Harrisonville Trinity Springs Monday afternoon.
A nameless stranger, nervous and frantic, enters a Bloomington jail seeking confinement claiming he is wanted in Corbin, Kentucky for embezzlement from a computing scale company. Sheriff Jones wires Cordin officials for confirmation but no reply arrives. The man says detectives are on his trail and asks to be locked up. authorities wonder if the tactic serves as a free night’s bed or indicates mental instability. He has been at large for two years and a large reward was offered for his capture.
Lawrence county farmers are invited to bring soil samples to C F Jones office next Saturday. Samples are tested free to determine lime needs. Gather soil from three or four field portions, mix, place about one pound in a sealed container with name and address, and submit with a self addressed stamped envelope or postal card for reporting.
Fred Vaught, a planerman at the Furst Kerber mill, suffered a serious crush injury to the index finger of his left hand on Saturday when it was caught between the planer bed during operation.
Geo N Clendenon escaped serious injury after a Friday alley fight with Andy Presnal. Clendenon was stabbed once above the heart but the knife struck a rib and he suffered only minor wounds. Presnal used the knife in self defense after being struck with a heavy timber. The incident occurred in the rear of a soft drink place on the south side of the public square.
Two suits filed in Lawrence circuit court allege losses and abuse. E L Pearson seeks 3000 damages from Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville railway for a lost suitcase containing 3500 worth of clothing. Olive Mabel Brown sues Daniel H Brown for divorce with injunctions against bank withdrawals and property encumbrance, claims neglect abuse and a 1918 assault, seeks alimony and restoration of maiden name Olive Mabel Jones.
Miss Ada Carnish, 22, daughter of Mr and Mrs Solomon Carnish, died Saturday at her home north of the city. Funeral services were held Sunday at Pentecost church at 2 pm and burial followed at Beech Grove cemetery.
A dozen men raided the Campbell home to confront Rev Joseph Campbell and Rev Stalker over the mission's doctrine. They cursed the preachers and threatened to return if the preaching did not change, prompting the family to stay indoors as guards searched for the pair. Officers were not mentioned.
A fragment notes merchants in Mitchell closing stores for dinner and spring water selling at 4 cents a quart. A college hill suffragette rebukes her husband over his opposition to women’s rights and an election notice mentions Bob Owen being struck from the Bedford mayoral ballot by election commissioners.
After 40 years of farming near Orleans, Uncle Joe Burner bought 40 acres from the Munson estate near Mitchell. He reclaimed seven neglected acres of orchard, started work at TS years old, and shipped substantial apples this year despite a poor season, proving his success.
Paris Ketchem sues Thomas Nelson in a replevin suit filed in Justice Iseminger's court after Ketchem and associates traded a horse to Nelson and Ketchem retrieved the animal on the public square. Constable Harmon unhitched the Nelson wagon that night and moved the horse to Krenke Livery pending disposition of the case related to a near-fatal derailment on the B&O switch.
The Bedford Daily Democrat criticizes a proposed $8,500 fire truck, arguing Bloomington’s $5,500 model provides similar protection. The paper opposes excess public spending, notes the city is bond constrained, and questions who is responsible for the costly investment. Mrs. Sara Easton of Heltonville visited Bedford on Saturday.
Miss Helen Norton left Thursday for Decker and Cynthiana to give readings this afternoon at Decker under High School auspices and an evening program Saturday at Cynthiana. A Camnock graduate, she is a rising elocutionist now touring county High Schools and will appear in Bedford Monday November third at the Methodist church with basso profondo singer Mr. Harry Walsh.
Clarence O. Butcher, injured Tuesday at the Headley stone mill in Stinesville, lies near death at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. He regained consciousness briefly but fell back into a coma as doctors fear a fatal head injury from a fly wheel fragment. His family awaits word as the community offers support.
A public call urges voters to replace Mayor Guthrie with capable leadership. The appeal blasts Mayor Fields for alleged blunders, warns against excessive "ability" and promises of new city autos on credit. It urges cross party unity to elect a candidate who will govern with prudence.
About forty boys marched through the west part of the city Friday night armed with clubs and fences along the route showed signs of an invasion as they passed along.
The Monon railway shops lay off nine days until Monday November 3 causing wage losses for 500 workers. Unskilled labor earning 15 to 18 cents per hour suffer most while some skilled workers seek other jobs. Officials cite exhausted October appropriations and pending congressional action on railroad rate legislation as the cause.
Thomas Robinson of Clear Creek pleaded guilty to passing a number of bad checks after arraignment before Judge Wilson. He was taken under advisement and remains in jail. Robinson has prior insanity-hospital history. He passed bad checks at McDaniel and Campbell Co stores and Hinkle Meat Market with no cash recovered.
Mr and Mrs Henry Martin and daughters Pauline and Christ, from Colorado City, visit Mrs Martin's parents Mr and Mrs Henry Quackenbush. One of the twin daughters of Mr and Mrs Elmer Jordan on North Street is ill with stomach and bowel trouble.
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