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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1901
Page
3
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Joe Driscoll sits up after typhoid attack. W. E. Sears visits Fayetteville on business. B. F. Smith travels from Bono to Saltillo. Will Garrison and George Carter attend Bloomington Street Fair. Mrs. Mac McMurphy returns to Loogootee. Mr and Mrs Warring pass through from Seymour. Pension beneficiaries warned against whiskey spending. pensions may be revoked.
A West Side dental notice by Dr J W Prichard promises pain free tooth extractions and best dental work at the lowest possible prices. All work guaranteed. Limited to Mitchell's Drug Store area.
J R Morgan and wife of Kokomo visit. Timothy seed advertised at Cosners. Mrs Harry Terrell visiting Bedford friends. Mrs James Owens and daughter Eva Carson visiting Bloomington. Mrs W C Denniston en route to Bloomington via Heltonville. Louis Mayer recovering from injuries, may be out late week. James Owens injured hip off a flatcar at Dark Hollow, now able to be out. Dr J T Freeland and wife leaving for Buffalo Exposition. Mrs Anna Flinn and Ellis Leesville en route to Bloomington for Street Fair and visit granddaughter Mrs Cora Campbell. French Lick Springs Hotel repainting under new management enhances appearance. Mrs Ed Orril and daughter to Rapids City SD where husband is Boss Bridge Carpenter on Great Elk Horn and Missouri RR. Mrs Cash Scoggan occupying Orril property. Rev John Hannah of Pentecost Church leaving for Sparksville and soon to India as missionary to Central Province. Beware of two slick painters offering cheap paint jobs then abandoning customers. Buffalo Bill Shows to exhibit in Bedford Saturday September 21 featuring 44 cars. arrive from North Vernon on B and O South Western and proceed to Washington. Will be one of the largest shows and attract big crowds.
Millard Cross is on the sick list. Miss Lola Bass of Mitchell spent Monday here. Mrs. C. S. Norton visited Burns City. Mrs. Jesse Winstandley from Indianapolis visits. Hugh Bass and family from Bryantsville were in the city Monday. Miss Gertie Let returned to Clay City after a visit with Miss Grace Bass. Lt Pat Ridge from Louisville arrived to visit his brother Martin Ridge in Dark Hollow. Street Commissioner McPhee ters has crews cleaning trash from the public square after the Street Fair. Shelby Foster and Jake Wood Small left for Indianapolis then Elwood for new positions. C Seelig and Mrs M Auer back from Chicago. Mitchell hopes for a October street fair with funds in sight. Mrs John J Lingle returned to Orleans after visiting Bedford relatives with Rolla and Fred Splitgerber’s boys.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness after the death of Wesley Gilson. Obscure parade note credits Robert E. Blackburn of Oolitic with driving coal black horses valued at 1000 dollars. Stonecutters Dance at Krenke Hall drew Bedford residents and others with top prizes won by G. K. Walver and Therese Honan of Seymour visiting Mrs. Morris Mayer.
Bedford area residents report malaria illnesses among Mrs. Wm Bass Miss Edna Allen and Mrs. John Day. Several travelers return home from Mitchell Salem and Columbus while others visit relatives in Bedford. Marriage licenses issued Geo D Greer Zora Talbert Barney Goon Vance Thompson.
Rev J W Harris preached at Zelma. Numerous residents and visitors are listed including Miss Nellie Etchison from Williams and Flora Reinbold from Indian Springs. Local business moves and property changes feature, with Elisha Emery suffering erysipelas and Bnt Bond praised for a fine nutmeg melon.
In a Sunday game at Oolitic, Oolitic 5 Kurtz 4. Gus Martin pitched for Oolitic and Charlie Bringhans handled first base, while Judah was Kurtz’s first baseman. Wicker officiated as umpire.
A long column lists Miss Ruth Freeland visiting Olney and many others in town or calling at the Mail. It notes street fair attendance, house keepings, travel from Bedford to the Street Fair, and various visits from Mitchell to Paoli. A pension notice for Jemima Johnson is included.
The Civil Docket saw Red Clark acquitted. Marley Rout and Bex cleared of riot charges. State vs Tom Roberts ended with hung jury. Cadell trial set for today. Probate reports approved. John McQueen posted a $500 bond. First two weeks focus on Criminal Docket. September term begins. Balloon ascent daily at fair. locals travel for visits and court. Frank James to start daily races at the Lawrence County Fair September 24 to 28.
Arthur Pratt died at his East 15th Street home Thursday at 12 30 pm. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 am from the First M E church with Rev C E Asbury officiating. Viewing will be available Thursday morning to Friday 9 am.
Local residents and visitors are noted in Mitchell and nearby areas. Updates include illnesses of Addie Allen and V V Williams, typhoid in Thornt Newkirk, and John P Boruff baritone performances. Several relocations and travel events linked to Bloomington Street Fair and Lawrence County Fair preparations are reported along with a potential Coady Drug Store sale.
A local report notes Mrs. W. E. Cannedy shows slow recovery from a lengthy illness. Separately a marriage license was issued to William E. Terry and Nellie M. Edwards.
Breaks in striker ranks appear as up to 400 resume at one plant and 150 at another while a New York conference with Steel Corporation ends without agreement. The firm stands by its terms and the decision rests with the strikers. German Consul Beckman seeks Machias to back Colón but the gunboat is needed at Colon.
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