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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
1
Dr. RLV Pierce of Buffalo publishes a complete list of ingredients for his medicines including Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. A free booklet explains lack of alcohol and narcotics, with Indian plant origins and historic use, urging readers to request by postal card.
A satirical report notes Indiana telephone company rules require operators to use a pleasant voice and say please when asking for money. Staff describe the policy as tyranny and persecution, sharing anecdotes of irritations and onion odor jests from callers.
State banks led by Indiana Secretary Fred A. Sims halted a wild catting scheme to boost capital stock without full payment. Attorney General aide Henry Dowling backed Sims in a one page opinion, noting 1881 law requires full payment on increases, countering 1907 general corporation act allowing unpaid increases.
The Bedford and city Western Union managers Morris Miller and H D Brenner seek reinstatement after a strike. Supt Wallick has indicated they may be rehired if the company resumes employing strikers. Higher officers will decide. for now W Lambert runs the local office while Bedford remains closed.
Sarah E. Clark and William Clark were divorced after living apart at least 12 years amid claims of desertion. Today John R. Adamson and Mrs. Clark were granted a marriage license and wed this morning. Ellen Johnson on South Street suffers a severe indigestion attack. W. M. Dobbins returned from a business trip to Rotan Arkansas.
In a noon dispute in Justice Owen and Justice Iseminger courts, two warrants drag Likeworth from Constable Howard as Special Constable Richardson seizes him first. The fight over custody grows, with a gun found not on the prisoner and authorities at odds over possession rules.
Panic rises in Paoli as stories of midnight apparitions spread fear among women and children. Hostetter of Mitchell fired at a shadowy figure near the railroad, only to learn it was a dummy robed in a frightening disguise. Sheriff Maris and Deputy Jones intervened to avert tragedy.
Bloomington residents faced with a string of con games as swindlers hawk an invisible laundry machine and a hair treatment boasting miraculous results. Reports cite smooth talkers selling fake devices for advance payments, then vanishing, while authorities warn of ongoing hustles tied to bogus promises and questionable endorsements.
Judge Robert L. Stout of Versailles Kentucky declared he alone can grant immunity to ex-governor W S Taylor if he returns to Kentucky to testify in the Powers case. He said only a full pardon can shield Taylor from arrest and that a pledge of immunity cannot be enforced by lawmakers or prosecutors.
The Board of County Commissioners’ ruling on Frank Tewell’s request to retail liquor heightens a ward boundary dispute. City officials debate steps to revoke existing Second Ward licenses while First Ward residents recall a 1693 map. A council meeting may redraw ward lines, with potential litigation if court sustains the decision.
Charles Shepherd city marshal of Farmersburg plans to arrest himself and plead guilty to assault and battery after beating George Bemis of Lewis over a false report. He will pay a fine and have a friend request the warrant. Washington Indiana officers target saloon keepers for illegal hour closures, with possible license revocation and jail for repeat offenses.
Sheriff Box supervised removal of a piano from Oma Ray to Mrs. Carrie B. Medaris after a court order. Medaris alleges her husband sold the piano for 100 dollars in her absence amid domestic quarrels. Four workers assisted in relocating the instrument to the Medaris home.
The State charged August Likeworth with attempting to defraud Dr. Thomas Cottom of $11 through a board bill. Mayor Stipp's court heard the case as Special Constable Diehl Richardson and Constable Newton Howard disputed custody, ending with Likeworth fined $15 and jailed for default.
Frank Salyards faced multiple charges in Friday hearings. Mayor Stipp gave him another chance, imposing a $1 fine plus costs to reform, warning of circuit court next time. Other cases included defrauding a board bill, concealed weapons, and fighting at a blacksmith shop.
Mary Eppard Friday files suit against the City of Bedford and Charles M Lemon seeking damages of 500 dollars. She alleges an artificial drain pipe on 27th street inadequately handles water, causing flooding and property damage. Mary Jocelyn is granted a divorce from Curtis Jocelyn.
Speaking before the Northwestern Methodist conference in Greencastle, Governor Hanly urged broadening local option remonstrance units to county and city levels, allowing anti liquor forces to use multiple units. He also backed a $1000 liquor license, called a practical step to improve saloon conditions.
A Seymour man who switched from chewing tobacco to a cure then spent two weeks consuming gum candy cough drops and peanuts. He also swallowed erasers pencil tips pen holders and shaved his mustache before returning to chewing tobacco. Stinesville saloons were closed by remonstrators with a 79 point majority and Monroe County is now officially dry though areas remain wet. A son was born to Charles Perkins and his wife at Avoca.
Bedford temperance forces plan a township remonstrance against liquor licenses in Shawswick township. Leaders boast they will succeed after narrowly failing to block Third Ward traffic by six names. Several papers circulate as the fight heats up this month with aims to present the remonstrance at the October County Board term.
The Monroe County Council in special session appropriated 34000 to finish the county court house and interior. Total building cost rises to 183000 for clock art glass decorations dome and office furnishings. A Robbed fire department buildings may be given away to contractors who remove them. Court house dedication planned for December 20 with a committee including Judge Miers Judge Wilson Rev Trusty and others. Also noted retirements and a prominent pay corps officer Lt Col Elijah W Halford formerly secretary to President Harrison and former editor of the Indianapolis Journal.
Diphtheria hits Elnora with two deaths and three new cases in the Johnson and Melheimer households. Susie Bell and Charlie Melheimer died Tuesday. Schools postponed and public gatherings banned as health officer orders restrictions.
Lewis Sells died at his Columbus Ohio home from Bright's disease on Friday night. He was the last of the Sells brothers known for over thirty years in circus work. Born in Columbus sixty five years ago he began as an auctioneer with his family before joining the show biz. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
Dr Morrell Simpson was appointed secretary of the City Board of Health by Mayor Stipp to replace Dr Riley Shrum who resigned.
A consignment shipped from Indian Springs September 3 to Indianapolis shows one red cow one roan steer and one calf valued at 118 dollars stolen after leaving Indian Springs. Investigators say a systematic cattle car robbery is occurring, with thieves taking up to three head per car. railway officials plan to pursue penalties and possible penitentiary sentences for perpetrators.
An accident on a B. and O. Southwestern handcar near the fair grounds killed one Italian worker, Allarmet Brogni, and left another, Gabriello Chiabrera known as Silent Gab, able to speak after years of silence following a tongue injury. The handcar fell twelve feet, injuring Brogni fatally and allowing Chiabrera to speak again after lightning had silenced him seventeen years earlier.
James M. Tincher, 77, a Guthrie merchant and early Lawrence county figure, died Friday at his home of Bright's disease. He served as sheriff in 1862 and left a lasting local business landmark. Survived by a widow and four of five children, funeral Sunday at 11 AM from his Guthrie residence.
State Senator John Benz attended a county fair in Marengo Indiana and carried a case of beer. Rumors of a blind tiger at James Austin's drug store drew sheriff assistance and the coroner. Benz declared the beer personal property and the posse withdrew.
The Smith family expresses deep thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown after the death of their baby, Virginia Lee. They note floral offerings were beautiful and the rose bud of the infant’s passing touched them deeply.
Conductor Harry E. Kenney and brakemen John Hayes and Harry Henson were riding in a caboose detached from a northbound Monon branch line train near Abydel. The caboose rolled twenty feet down a steep embankment injuring Kenney and Hayes most. Kenney remained unconscious for hours but later recovered consciousness and may be moved home tonight.
W H Whittaker general superintendent of the Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville, who feeds 1150 inmates daily, says wholesale prices are not higher than five years ago for staples like hominy flour and potatoes. He notes meat costs have risen from five cents a pound to 3.75 per hundredweight, with requirements for large steers, and coal costs amount to about 10000 annually. He cites coal switches to Indiana mine run and questions overall savings. Also notes visiting ladies from Campbellsville Medora and Brownstown.
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