Bedford 10 Sets Liquor Election Date
Bedford plans a liquor election with a Sept 29 date set by the Board of Commissioners. The petition shows 525 names, with 420 accepted by the Drvs and 470 required. The case heads to circuit court over a blanket remonstrance, amid new election commissioners and a future board composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Board of Commissioners
Drvs
Circuit
Charlies R. Gowen
E. B. Thornton
Ezra Edwards
Jeffries Surrenders 10 Officers and Gives Bond
Henry Jeffries faces cult and battery with intent to kill charges after surrendering to local officers. He was arraigned in Justice Keaninger's court and posted a 300 dollar bond for appearance in September. The case stems from a mussel camp shooting on White River where David Barton was shoulder wounded after an alleged hoe attack.
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Henry Jeffries
David Warton
Jie
Ments
White River
David Barton
Barton
Jeffries
Auto Accident In Nashville Injures Mrs Schmidt
An auto skidded and overturned near Nashville Indiana injuring Mrs Carrie Schmidt of Bedford who sustained a broken arm and serious cuts. Her companions Mrs Hinghes Mrs Fleury Houston and Mrs Lehmidt all received varying injuries with Mrs Lehmidt staying off work.
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Carrie Schmidt
J Street
Nashville
Jung
Party of Friends
Bret
E. Flughes
Cits
Lehmidt
Indianapolis Star
Ind
St. Hinghes
Fleury Houston
Bloomington
Carrie Smith
Bedford
Indianapolis Chamber Trade Division to Visit Bedford
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Trade Division will visit Bedford September 19 with the Indianapolis News boys Band. The train departs Indianapolis at seven, traveling via Vandalia to Gosport then the Monon, stopping in Stinesville Eleusvie Bloomington Guthrie Bedford Mitchell Orleans Leip sic Campbellstown Salem Pekin Borden New Albany and Louisville with Bloomington and Bedford getting one hour each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Indiana
Thn
Indianapolis News
Pullman
Indianapolis
Vandslia
Gosport
Monon
Stinesville
Eleusvie
Bloomington
Guthrie
Mitchell
Orleans
Leipsic
Carmpbcksburg
Salem
Pekin
Borden
New Albany
Louisville
Boosters
French Lick
Jeffersonville
Murengo
Divorce suit in Lawrence seeks maiden name Jennie Lovell
Jennie Manning filed for divorce from John Manning in Lawrence circuit court alleging coercion into adultery with other men. She states they married September 22, 1912 and separated April 23, 1915. she seeks an absolute divorce and restoration of her maiden name Jennie Lovell.
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Jennie Manning
T. CC. Underwood
Lawrence
John Manning
Jennie Lovell
Back To School As Bedford Kids Return For Fall Term
Students fill Bedford streets Monday marking the end of vacation. The district reports crowded grades and a record enrollment, with a new kindergarten in the High School basement led by June Van Allen. The school board lists teachers including Superintendent J B Fagan and principal Rebecca Newland along with numerous subject specialists and administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
June van Allen
Indianapolis
Indiana Freshman Weds Philippine Educator in Harrodsburg
Miss Leafy Deckard, Indiana University graduate of 1912, wed Her bert Patterson from the Philippine Islands at noon yesterday. The ceremony took place at the Deckard home near Harrodsburg with Rev. F. Norman officiating. A small luncheon followed before the couple departed on the 4:47 train to San Francisco en route to Manila for Sept. 11.
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Indiana University
Leafy Dekard
Harrodsburg
Herbert Patterson
Philippine Islands
Miss Deckard
Indiana
Mr. Patterson
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
Hugh S. Deckard
Jamestown
Tnd
Bloomington
Jury Opens September Term With Few Criminal Docket
Lawrence circuit court opened its September term with a full civil docket and few criminal cases. Leslie Todd faces petit larceny over $19 from Dr. Bullett’s person in Stonington. charges of prostitution and associating were dismissed. Amos Burke, pointedly injured in a motorcycle crash at 13th and L, survived a near fatal impact with the Voris auto. the bike was wrecked while Burke was hospitalized.
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Lawrence
Leslie Todd
Dr. Bullett
Stonington
Ralph Short Sentenced 1 to 8 Years in Jeffersonville Jail
Ralph Short pleaded guilty before Judge Swails in Lawrence circuit court. He received a one to eight year sentence in the Jeffersonville reformatory, suspended on good behavior. The crime stemmed from burglarizing the Blackwell Drug store and stealing whiskey.
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Ralph Short Monday
Swails
Lawrence
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Blackwell Drug Store
Public Square
Untimely Death of Miss May Davis
May Davis aged eighteen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O P M Davis died Saturday evening after a prolonged tuberculosis illness. She was active in the Christian church and known for cheerfulness. Funeral services were held at the residence and burial followed in Butlersville beside her mother. She is survived by her father stepmother three brothers and one sister.
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May
O. P. M. Davis
Christian Church
Butlersville
Champs Lose Ninth Inning Misplay To Terre Haute Walkovers
The Champ team at Washington Park fell 4 to 1 to Terre Haute Walkovers after a ninth inning misplay. Ben Taylor pitched well for Bedford, Collier starred at short with three Champs hits, and Becker stole bases for Terre Haute.
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Wicker
Washington Park
Terre Haute
Champs
Becker
Ben Taylor
Collier
Southern Indiana Power Company files condemnations
The Southern Indiana Power Company, through Brooks & Brooks, filed two condemnation suits Monday. The action targets Della A. Knight and Wallace Owen, John K. Owen, Edward R. Owen, Mary G. Owen, and Frances Owen. Each complaint cites land overflow from the plaintiff’s dam and seeks appraisers and condemnation for overflow purposes.
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Southern Indiana Power Company
Brooks & Brooks
Della A. Knight
Wallace Owen
John K. Owen
Edward R. Owen
Mary G. Owen
Frances Owen
Damages Sought by Crossing Watchman in 1918 Incident
Stephen E. Hodges sues Thomas Harbinson for 1000 damages claiming injuries from a August 22 1918 cab collision while Hodges was crossing watchman signaling for a train. He alleges wrist and arm injuries and side injuries from the impact.
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Stephen E. Hodges
Underwood & Underwood
Thomas Harbinson
Appointed Justice of the Peace for Shanswick Township
Ralph Malott was appointed as a Justice of the Peace in Shanswick township on Monday to fill the vacancy created by the death of Amos Scoggan.
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Ralph Malott
Shanswick Township
Amos Scoggan
Bedford Couples Receive Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses issued for Harley S. Anderson to Jennie Merl Thomas and Cletis E. Taylor to B. Nella McBride, all of Bedford. Also Hovey Lyons to Ethel Mae Bruce and Floyd Wirters to Verta Leona Cline, both of Bedford.
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Harley S. Anderson
Bedford
Jennie Merl Thomas
Cletis E. Taylor
B. Nella McBride
Hovey Lyons
Ethel Mae Bruce
Floyd Wirters
Verta Leona Cline
Divorce Suit Filed After Six Years of Marriage
Clora Hall filed for divorce from Grover C. Hall in Lawrence circuit court alleging a 1907 marriage date and separation since 1913. The complaint cites bad company, vulgar language in front of two stepdaughters, long morning idleness, lack of farm help, and squandering farm profits.
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Clora Hall
John Edward
Lawrence
Grover C. Hall
Reunion Dinner At Fox Home Highlights Local Family Gathering
The family of H. W. Fox on South H street held a reunion and dinner Sunday at the Fox residence. Guests included Mrs. Herman Taylor and Frances of Jasonville and Mr. and Mrs. James Shoffner and their daughter Frances. Mrs. Taylor and Frances left for home Sunday afternoon. Horace Richardson returned from Buffalo New York where he visited his daughter Mrs. A. C. Smith and attended the Perry Centennial Celebration last week.
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H. W. Fox
South H Street
Fox
Herman Taylor
Frances
Jasonville
James Shoffner
Horace Richardson
Buffalo
N. Y
A. C. Smith
Fan's devotion to home team despite fatigue and hunger for baseball
The Washington Herald describes a devoted fan who bleeds team loyalty, celebrating wins and groaning at losses, shouting for the home team regardless, and chasing the next game even while hungry or ill. He vows to quit but cannot stop attending, as baseball pulls him back with each new matchup.
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Washington Herald
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Bond
Keaninger
Jervriesaad
Mil
Finer
Chamber of Com
Merce Trade Division
Newsboys
Jennie
Manning
J. B. Fagan
RE. W. Montgomery
R. E. Newland
Clara Friedley
Edna Newland
Georgia Mitchusson
Abby Marble
Edna King
Ida FE. Akin
Bertha Montgomery
Edna Provines
Hattie Walls
Mollie Box
G. W. Inman
Anna Lester
Rosalie Mitchell
Stella .Cockerham
Blanche Chaillaux
Reading
Ruth Alexander
Mae Brooking
Nell Alexander
West School
Molly Brown
Vera Fagan
Lena Campbell
Emma Hartman
Lena Fish
Bertha Unkel
Anna Boruff
Mayme Brown
Lucy Scoggan
East School
Ariel Bailey
Mary Grigsby
Ella Heil
Anna Ashcraft
Margaret Glover
Louise Stoessel
Ethel Kinser
Mamie Daggy
Fannie Dussard
North School
Mittie McCain
Beatrix Henry
Iola Accam
Edna Fillion
Carrie Gowen
Fern Rush
Anastacia Burke
Iris Fish
Elsie O’connell
Frieda Wiegand
J. J. Tattom
Amos Burke
Frank Henderson
Anna Beasley
Voris Automobile
Lincoln Avenue
Joe R. Voris
138Th and
L Street
Burke
John Stepp
Ralph
Short
Quilty
Mr. and
Athletic
Rhe Bedford
Battery
Taylor and
Crowe
Lashbrook and
Lovell
Athletic Park
Athletics
Trinity Springs
Struble
Bunn
Denny
Hardy
Fletcher
Aldridge and Adams
Bedford—Denny and Perrin
Bedford Colts
Terry
Stephens
Corps
Zunkle
Woodlawn
Princeton
Princeton O. V
Washington
Grays
Johnson
Jennings
Baker
Sisson
Mayer
Morris
Rodarmel
West Baden
American Giants
Spruders
Southern
Alleg
Clora Hall of
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Er Hall
Cuit Court
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