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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
11
German Sunday School pupils enjoyed their annual picnic Monday at Pine Hall grove. They carried well filled baskets and spent a long day in the woodland with meals served.
Mrs. W. H. Holcomb returns home from Indianapolis with daughter Mrs. Mary Kerr who has been at Runnells Sanitarium. Mrs Kerr stood the trip well and it is hoped daily improvement follows in a stable home setting.
Beryl Gresham son of Mr and Mrs John Gresham of West 21 Street is very ill with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Howard Fields and her daughter Jeff will travel to St. Louis on Sunday for two months and plan to spend the winter in Mobile Alabama.
Howard Fields and his son Rex along with Roy Davis attended the State Fair today, joining other attendees at the event.
Mr and Mrs Joan Marley have moved into their new bungalow on Beet 16ch St. The brief notice records a household relocation and residence change.
Mrs. Will Perkins and her sons visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunihue on West 15th Street in Lafayette.
Born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Campbell Fields West 21st Street a daughter Rhea Dawn Miss Ruby Barnell of Mississippi Everett and Earl Bernell of Arkansas are guests of Harry Simbree and family West 17th Street Captain and Mrs W J Cook spend the week with daughter Mrs Fred Turbyville in Indianapolis Fred Parsons who has been guest of Mr and Mrs C M Lemons has returned to Chicago Carey Matthews of Franklin visited sister Mrs R B Leonard West 13th Street then went to Bloomington Miss Ella May Bonkoskie of Louisville guest of Mr and Mrs Charlesa Lantz M Street Mr and Mrs Joe Palmer spent Sunday and Monday in Indianapolis guests of Charles Palmer and family Miss Erma Dinkelspiel of Louisville guest of her cousin Miss Esther Mayer West 15th Street H G Wilson returned from a business trip in the north part of the state Mrs Clara Glover plans to move into the four room flat in the second story of the Patterson Glover garage on TI Street She will have charge of the office when the new business opens Sherman Funk went to Indianapolis Tuesday to attend the State Fair.
The Third Indiana district Republicans plan to meet in New Albany on September 19 1912 at 1 pm to nominate a congressional candidate. County votes are listed with a majority required to nominate. Robt W Morris is named as district chairman. Local society notes mention Miss Gertrude Kennison visiting St Louis and a Labor Day gathering at James Knight’s home marking their thirteenth wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Mary Catherine Hays age 70, mother of Mrs. John Sykes of South I street, died Sunday night at her daughter's home after three years of illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 pm by Rev. A. E. Dubber and burial followed at Green Hill.
Misses Edith May and Ivy Ashcraft return to Greene county after a week with Mr and Mrs Nveret Corbin and kin. Verne Hardman of the Daily Mail Office spent three days in Orleans with relatives and reports many pretty girls. Mrs Clemens of New Albany visits family on West 14th street before returning home. Mr and Mrs Clyde Burton visit J C Coleman on West 14th street Friday.
Wallace Owens together with his children Kiddie and Geraldine are visiting Louisville for a family visit.
Mr and Mrs D G McLeod spent several days in Indianapolis and have now returned home.
Mr and Mrs D G Mcleod departed Saturday morning for Indianapolis to spend several days away, trip aims not specified in the readable text.
Mr and Mrs B F Pitman and son spent Labor Day in Indianapolis. A congenial party including J A Reath Bernard Reath Schuyler Hendricks Walter Johnson George Hosby George Eileen James McCarty Harrison Johnson Iran George Fred Bough and George McDonaldson enjoyed a weekend at the Reath cabin on the river. Asbury Pease traveled to Bloomington to bring home his wife and daughter who had been visiting relatives there.
Mrs Kerr of Shelbyville is here due to her son Purin Kerrs illness. Scott Harvey visits Flora III for a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs Fred Benzel and son stay a week at Seymour. Frank Allen, buying Charles Allens lot on L street between 13th and 14th, plans a fine home with foundation laid. Charles Guthrie makes large street property improvements to render his residence highly desirable.
Harley Short of this city stayed in Worthington Saturday to spend time with relatives and friends through Monday. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Hall of Oolitic is critically ill with bowel trouble.
Marguerite Miller is ill at home on M street. Katherine Miller returns from Orleans for a home coming. Mrs J J Quinn comes back from Trinity Springs after a visit. Mary Parks plans to depart September 11 for Cincinnati for Houston's School of Expression. May Malott returns from Terre Haute Normal. Mrs John R Nugent and son Ross of Indianapolis visit West 14th street. Charles Tayer family and niece Tourine Harvey stay with relatives in Washington County.
Mrs Fless Blake spent Monday in Orleans. Mrs Clemen Hazard visits sister Mrs Ernest McFadden at Guth rie. Mrs Vohen Baker and son Georgie vacation with relatives in Paropgan. Thomas Brennen returned home after West Baden. Mrs Frank Vaught ill at home West 19th Street. Ada Dalton Souths street confined by sprained ankle. Herman Malott of Minnesota visited parents Mr and Mrs Malott West 16th Street.
Miss Anna Marie Skerd of Blooming ton is visiting her cousin Miss Fannie Wallheiser on South J Street.
Miss Lulu Cole has returned home from Worthington where she visited relatives over Sunday. Mrs. Clarence Steele and son James Edward who visited her mother Mrs. Mary A Baker on South I street return to her home in Chicago. Call 1120 M street phone 384.
Mr and Mrs John Harvey are spending the week with relatives in Indianapolis.
Advertised letters list includes Mrs. May Bunch Mrs. Helen A Burton Miss Ilie Cannedy Mrs. 8 J Pruitt Miss Ilie Gentlemen Will L Barnes John Bloodlaw Frank Brock Padgett W FE When calling please say advertised L Keach P M
Reports from Mexico City describe a planned uprising by 1000 Zapatistas disguised as workers to capture the capital on September 15. They allegedly planned three-pronged attacks on military depots while exploiting crowds, with 12 000 rebels within 100 miles of the city and a reduced garrison of under 3000. Americans in border areas face rising danger as rebellion spreads to twenty states.
Michigan prison officials denied sensational rumors about a mutiny at a state facility in Jackson. Warden Simpson said no new developments exist as convicts in cells continue racket behavior, with some in solitary confinement and others strapped to cell doors.
Fort Smith Arkansas reports a matrimonial record as Mr and Mrs Lewis Clark announce that their four daughters married four young planters in a single ceremony held at the Clark country place near Ozark all in Arkansas on September 3rd.
George Gano and Minor Heir owned by M W Savage nearly equal the world team pacing mark at the Minnesota state fair. The record stands 2.02% with the contenders clocking 2:04 14. Also described are Bay of Quinte logging operations hoisting oak and walnut logs up to fifty feet long from the lake bottom near Oswego New York.
A wedding procession in Naples ends in tragedy when Signor Meniino detonates bombs at the church door. The blast kills Meniino, wounds the bridegroom, guests, and causes widespread destruction to nearby buildings.
The sixth congress of the International Association for Testing Materials opened in New York today at the Engineering Society building. The five day convention began after a formal declaration of order. Delegates from the United States and many nations including Australia Austria Belgium China Denmark France Germany Great Britain Holland Hungary Italy Norway Russia Servia Sweden and Switzerland attended.
In Antwerp Belgium on September 2 dock workers tried to set fire to the Finland Liberty liner carrying the American Olympic team to Stockholm. Fire was put out quickly with only slight damage.
A New York editor recalls Harriet Quimby, the pioneering flyer, noting her magazine career and rise to fame. He quotes her childhood answer about ambition, saying she did not seek fame but dreamed of becoming a missionary or, if not that, a milliner or candy-store clerk.
A severe storm lashed western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and parts of West Virginia with hours of rain and widespread damage. Twenty four dead with major losses to crops, bridges, rail lines, and telegraph wires. Pittsburg faced floods, power outages, and stalled rail service while Washington County reports over two million dollars in damage.
In New York on September 3 hundreds of marching women and 11 155 men joined a rain soaked Labor Day parade. The march started at Fifty-ninth Street and Fifth Avenue and ended at the Washington Square Arch. Rain failed to deter the workers as more women than ever appeared in the annual demonstration.
Clinton Miller eighteen grandson of Judge S M Weaver of the Iowa supreme court was found dead in Clear Lake. He had been missing since Friday with a badly bruised left eye indicating he was slugged and killed.
The Senate committee on campaign contributions asks William Loeb Jr and George Cortelyou both former Roosevelt secretaries to appear when hearings resume later this month. John D. Archbold and William Randolph Hearst receive similar summonses. Evidence hints at Standard Oil funds and whether Roosevelt approved them. Public notices say witnesses may not yet be subpoenaed and Roosevelt may skip the September 30 start.
A Northwestern train between Minneapolis and Chicago struck a washout at Little Lemon creek north of Hustler Wisconsin after a severe cloudburst. Three men died including the engineer and fireman though part of the train passed over safely. No passengers were killed.
Mexico City reports Mount Colima in violent eruption following a series of 341 earthquakes. The worst tremor hit Sunday night, shaking Guadalajara and causing major building damage as residents flee their homes in panic.
Nat C. Goodwin, who was seriously injured in a boat accident weeks ago, is expected to return to the stage in about a month. His physician says Goodwin will be out within two weeks.
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