Bedford News Briefs Include Local Visits and Moves
Local notes report visits by Miss Bettie Lange and others, new signs at Bedford Coal and Mining, marriage license issued to Wm. E. Caney and Dessie M. Fowler, and property transactions by John S. Bailey. Several residents are named as ill or traveling, with mentions of cattle sales exported to Geene county and bank movements in nearby towns. A political remark by Bob Miers is noted from a Court House speech.
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Court House
Bob Miers
Bedford News Briefs and Local Notes
Fall shoe ads appear from Boss Shoe Store while Miss Mary Dean returns to Bedford and Lizzie Fisher goes to New Albany for shorthand school. A 10 pound daughter born to Mr and Mrs William Sitler. Public well discussion on North I street. Dobbins Bros lease Cross Opera House for canned goods. Local visits and travels, licenses issued, and a heat death of an oil company horse. A baseball game 16 to 15 favoring North Enders. A street fight between a white and a colored man noted as spectators enjoyed it.
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North Hnd Busters
Dutchtown Nine
Fair Ground
North Enders
D. O. Spencer
Bloomington
Ind
Monon
Indiana
Spencer
Hoosierland
Louisville
Louisville Courier- Journal
Strayed bull calf from Dr Freeland farm on Mitchell road
Five month old dark red bull calf with large white spots. Horns burned off with caustic leaving regrowth bare. Strayed from Dr Freeland's farm on Mitchell road. Report to John Brown near White River Bridge.
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Dr. Freeland
Mitchell Road
John Brown
White River Bridge
Bryantsville Republicans Organize McKinley Club
County Chairman D Y Johnson opened the Bryantsville gathering where County Organizer J Hickson Smith formed a large Republican McKinley club. Officers named include Hubbard Withers President Will Coleman Vice President Robert Pitman Secretary W A Bare Moderator and Chas Smith Treasurer Litvia Adamson Republican candidate for Representative gave a strong speech as Frank Smith Boone Leonard Homer West and Henry P Pearson spoke to warm applause.
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Bryantsville
McKinley Club
D. Y. Johnson
J. Hickson Smith
Hubbard Withers
Will Coleman
Robert Pitman
W. A. Bare
Chas. Smith
Litvia Adamson
Frank Smith
Boone Leonard
Homer West
Henry P. Pearson
Paoli News Social and Local Notices Roundup
Miss Gertrude Richardson has returned home at West port. Charles Holmes of Short visited with friends, and O Hubbard of Seymour is building a retaining wall on North I street. Sherman and Minnie Roberts, Pentecost preachers, went to Indianapolis. John Deich and wife of Wy kliffe are guests of Frank and wife. W S Jordan has large signs on his lumber house at 12th and I. Nettie L Lemon travels to Granville Ohio to enter Shepardson College. Elder D M Brown of Medora preaches at Leatherwood Church of Christ next Sunday. James Wilder moved to Jeffersonville to work as foreman in the Reformatory paint shop. Mrs W H Boruff and Mrs Ellen Henderson return from Williams. George J Parham of Bedford gets pension increase from 17 to 30 monthly with back pay over 400. H H Walls offers money at low rate with no expense unless money is obtained. Mr and Mrs Charles Owens of New Albany visit S H Hodges. Charley at Monon yards. Charles McCarrell of Bedford visits sister Mrs John T Stout and praises Paoli lithia water. John Etchison changes plan to build a 14 room brick on 14th and I street with stone trim.
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O. Hubbard
Seymour
North I Street
Sherman Roberts
Minnie Roberts
Indianapolis
Charles McCarrell
Bedford
John T. Stout
Paoli
Lithia
Charley
Paol News
Narrow escape aboard excursion train near Hammond
George Eller, son of County Commissioner Frank Eller, slept on a Chicago bound excursion train and awoke as he stepped off near Hammond. He wandered before waking, was directed back to Hammond, and returned home on the 3.40. His hat and shoes were returned to him by the conductor via Agent Helton.
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Bloomington
George Eller
Frank Eller
Chicago
Hammond
Hiller
Mr. Eller
Helton
Eller
Indiana Crop Report Reveals Warm Dry Week Across State
Indiana weather office bulletin notes very warm dry conditions. Fall plowing interrupted by hard ground. rye sowing begun while wheat sowing postponed. Most corn safe from frost, expected strong yields. tobacco crops housed, potatoes and tomatoes harvested in large quantities. millet and buckwheat fair. clover yields fair. Peaches and grapes abundant, apples generally poor. pasture drying and needs rain.
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Indiana
Weather Office
Grain-O praised by Lillie Sochor in 1900 letter
A testimonial from Lillie Sochor of David City Nebraska dated April 1 1900 extols Grain-O from Genesse Pure Food Co Le Roy New York as a healthier coffee substitute. She recounts her brother’s illness blamed on coffee and credits Grain-O with his recovery after initial reluctance.
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David City
Neb
Genesse Pure Food Co
le Roy
N. Y
Lillie Sochor
Bedford real estate boom reported by agent B B Marley
Sam Wires is on the sick list. Milt Myers moved from East 17th to West 17th street. John Bailey moved into his house on 17th near H. Agent B. B. Marley reports Bedford real estate on a boom. Mrs. Oscar Denniston returned from Kurtz. Miss Lula Cole ill with malaria on West 12th street. Knight and wife in Martin county. Mathes and Theresa visiting at Coxton. E M Lane stock buyer in town Monday. Workmen tearing down Owens blacksmith shop at 14th and I. French flannels at 75c a yard. W M Dossins & Co. John Haase back from German M E Conference in Indianapolis. 102 pupils registered in City Schools high department Tuesday. Lee Woolery visiting from Tombstone. Alfonso West visiting Bedford friends left for Herman, Neb. Infant of John and Mrs. Goff very ill. George Gowen in Heltonville for insurance business. Charley Reid foundations for Knight residence on North I street. W T Hast returned to Kansas. Denniston expands Bedford brand to ink and home vinegar. Street work graveling streets. round boulders hinder bicyclists. Rev Cr Asbury left for Connersville for M E conference. likely return. Rev W J G Bochstabler guest Monday night. assigned to Huntingburg. Mr and Mrs J S Ross of St Joseph en route to Crawfordville. John Slingsworth, West 17th, taken into custody for mental bout. to Indy for treatment. Mrs Mary Mabrey and son Milt Mabrey left for Muncie due to Mrs Dora Curtis illness.
Bedford city notes on poles licenses and local items
Commissioners granted Samuel Stout and relatives permission to erect poles and string wires from Leesville to Bedford. Mitchell liquor cases favored remonstrants with eight to one. Several local moves and visits noted, plus a Bedford marriage in Indianapolis and university plans. Local crimes and farm news appear alongside obituaries and community events.
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Samuel Stout
Karl Stout
Samuel R. Stout
Leesville
Bedford
Medora
Race Riot Tension Flairs In Huron Indiana
Mitchel Indiana Sept 12 quiet after a night of unrest as whites deter red to defend town from threatened return of black laborers. Earlier pay day violence near B and O railroad camps led to arrests and guards around the village post office amid frightened residents and reports of shootings and property damage.
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Mitchell
Ind
Huron
William Felkner
Sire
Court notes outline bigamy murder and land case
The State v Nettie White ended with acquittal on bigamy before Judge Martin. D W McDaniel v William Ragsdale set for trial before Judge Cavins. The State v Martin Ridge and State v Thomas Tinsley, charged with selling liquor on Sunday, were tried and acquitted. A $4,000 verdict was awarded in Carmichael v Crafton. Thomasson and Gaines murder cases continued. indictments for murder in the first degree returned against Oliver Thomasson and John P Gaines for the July 3 killing of Frank Lentz. Trial dates to be set for the November term. judge cautioned jurors on local township affairs.
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Nettie White
Martin
F— D. W. McDaniel
William Ragsdale
Cavins
Bloomfield
Martin C. Ridge
Thomas Tinsley
Oliver Thomasson
John P. Gaines
Frank Lentz
Lawrence
Frank Hamer
Geo. J. Brown
Spice Valley
Marion Township
Bedford City Police Court and Local Notices
Joe Ketcham paid 85.00 for intoxication in Judge Stephenson's court and had the amount stayed. John Flinn fined 5.00 plus costs 8.50 stayed. Stipp of Ft Ritner visited the city. Local social notes mention residents and visitors. Rev Moorman assigned to Lyle Station and a new church was built and paid for. Conference may appoint younger preachers.
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Joe. Ketcham
J. T. Stipp
Ft. Ritner
City
Mt. Vernon
Lyle Station
Princeton
Moorman
Bedford
Mike Keane
Stephenson
Charles Kramer
Local notices and society items bustle in town
Ill Mrs Jane Parks lies ill with malaria fever while visitors and residents move through town. Labor and commercial activity include Standard Oil projects, barber shop updates, and new business room hunting. Elopement rumor involving Ida Williams and Morgan unsettles North O street communities.
Daily Market Report from Los Angeles Heitger block
Market sheet dated September 13 1900 reports New York wheat prices Dec 81 5 May 84 and corn Dec 41 3 May 41 35 with Chicago hogs 26000 left over 6963 down five cents. Cattle weak sheep and lambs steady. estimated hogs for Friday 19000. overall market tone mixed with gains in futures and softer live livestock.
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New York
New Fall Carpets and Mat tings W. M. Dougsins & Co.
Mrs. Dora Curtis formerly Mabrey, long ill in Muncie, is reported improving. In Martinsville Miss Retta Burkhart, 45, is found dead on a hill. mystery, possible homicide with a blue spot behind the ear. Brig Gen McKibben and Adjt Gen Scurry in Galveston assert total control. looting suppressed. 2000 armed men patrol the city. water cut off. mayor cites 5000 dead. cremations underway. relief ships arrive and urging evacuation.
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Martinsville
Ind
Retta Burkhart
McKibben
United States Army
Adjt
Scurry
Texas
Galveston
Jones
Quiet West End Wedding Ties City Couple
A quiet wedding took place on West 11th street at the home of Mr and Mrs James Cather. Miss Nettie Rainwater of Vincennes and Mr Thomas J Owens were married by Mayor David Y Johnson at 8 p m. The bride wore a gray broadcloth suit and carried bride roses. The groom wore black as guests offered ice cream cake and fruit. The dining room was decorated by Miss Vada Chestnut with ferns and flowers. They will reside in the city. Owens is a skilled stone cutter and will enhance the new school building front with carvings.
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West 11Th Street
James Cather
Thomas J. Owens
Nettie Rainwater
Vincennes
David Y. Johnson
Vada
Mr. Owens
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Hamer & Day
Northeast Corner Square
O. P. Hunter
Heltonville
Squire Ray
Bartlettsville
James Pace
East 14Th Street
Joseph Franklin
Driftwood
Bedford Coal and Mining Company
Cora Stipp
West 13Th Street
Laura Coleman
Lula White
June Alexander
Tom Erwin
Wm. E. Caney
Dessie M. Fowler
Odessa Hobson
Washington
Emily A. Acton
Freetown
C. A. Knight
T. W. Ramsey
Hazzard Meat Market
Ed. A. Orrill
Baby
Centralia, Ill
Mr. Orrill
Mary McLaughlin
Cincinnati
Robert Clark
North Bedford
Heltonville Road
Carrie Melter
John Noah
John B. Elam
Harry J. Elam
Mayme Mitchell
Belle Horsey
John 8. Bailey
17Th
Jacob H. Miller
E. B. Crowe
J Streete
Old Corner
Opera House
Boss Shoe Store
Mary Dean
Lizzie Fisher
New Albany
William Sitler
Flora Reinbold
Indian Springs
Grace Pearson
Frank Farquar
Bedford Candy Factory
Muncie
Joe Scheefers
J. A. Guano
I Street
Frank Russell
Crawford County
Horatio Harriman
Martin County
Dobbins Bros
Old Cross Opera House
Alice Havton
F. X. Johnson
Goss’ Mill
E.R. Murphy
Aldenhagen & Hartman
Italy
Limestone
Isaac Stillions
Emma East
Edgar Beasley
Margaret A. McFadden
Hugh H. Holmes
L. Nettie Hammond
Billy Reath
Harrodsburg
Thrasher Bros
Standard Oil Co
Gertrude Richardson
Westport
Charles Holmes
Short
John Deich
Wykliffe
W. S. Jordan
12Th and I
Nettie L. Lemon
Granville
Ohio
Shepardson College
D. M. Brown
Leatherwood Church of Christ
James Wilder
Jeffersonville
Reformatory
W. H. Boruff
Ellen Henderson
Cannan Williams
Williams
George J. Parham
A. W. Jones
H. H. Walls
Charles Owens
S. H. Hodges
Charlie
Monon Yards
John Etchison
Owens
14Th and I Street
Indiana Crop Report
Frank M. Cosner
P. O
Sam Wires
Milt Myers
East 17Th
West 17Th Street
17Th Street
B. B. Marley
Oscar Denniston
Kurtz
Lula Cole
West 12Th Street
James Mathes
Theresa
Coxton
E. M. Lane
Colfax
W. M. Dossins & Co
John Haase
the City
Lee Woolery
Tombstone
Arizona
Country
Alfonso West
Herman, Neb
John Goff
West 20Th Street
George Gowen
Charley Reid
Charley Knight
Carpenters
W.T. Hast
Cosner’s
Kansas
Denniston, Nu
Cr. Asbury
Connersville
W. J. G. Bochstabler
Huntingburg
J. S. Ross
St. Joseph, Mo
Crawfordville
Mt. Olive
John Slingsworth
Mary Mabrey
Milt Mabrey
Dora Curtis
Miss Mabrey
Commissioners’ Court
Supreme Court
L E. Payne
Grow Clark
S. I Depot
J Street
Pope
Brownstown
Daniel Frye
Leas Larter
East 7Th Street
Palestine
Hugh Bass
Bass Shoe Store
North End
Abe Skerd
John Owens
Hawkins Lot
H A. Severinghaus
Severinghaus
Daisy Box
T. J. Box
John T. Rush
Indiana University
Wylie
George C. Shecks
Sheeks
Colglazier
Salem
Jas. Marley
Orleans
Nora Carr
C. H. Yenne
Orth Side Public Square
King & Scrugg’s
Mark Cloyd
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Circuit Court Notes
Carmichael Vs. Crafton
Monroe County
Thomasson and
Gaines
Thommason
IS and Gaines
Hodge, Day & Co., Undertakers and Fumbalmers
City Police Court
W. E. Ramsey
Hay’s
A. J. Weigle
Boonville
Howard Filler
Peerless
Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Morgan
Carolina Cole
W. H.alexander
Warren
Will Cole
Burkhart
Lee Tilford
Boston
Mass
Jane Parks
Hiram Lackey
Will Starks
Avenue Hotel
E. B. Pope
John Fish
James Haley
Greenwood
Morton Carothers
Blankenshrp
New Hall Dress Goods
W.M. Dopsins & Co
Leonard Boyd
Alex Luttrell
Lou Hudson
Sam A. May
Guthrie
Standard Oil Company
11Th Street
16Th Street
J. J. Thornton
A. J.hayward
Homer Fisher
Versailles
J. L. Baker
Barney McAffee
Gus Martin
Home
Bethany College
Order of the Eastern Star
Ben Messick
Union City
Springville
Allie Messick
Joe Huff
Eugene Thomas
South G Street
George Heid
Cash Dobbins
Voorhees
Ida Williams
North O Street
Morgan
Ann
Miss Williams
Daily Market Report
L. A. Kinsey CO
Heitger
Dobbins
W. M. Dougsins & Co
Dora Mabrey
Dimension Lumber
Hugh Mclean
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