Election Inspectors Named for Coming Election
The Board of Commissioners appointed election inspectors on Sept 8 for multiple townships. Listed are Precincts and inspectors in ShaWswick Marion Pleasant Run Flinn Perry Marshall Indian Creek Guthrie Spice Valley and various precincts with trustees and named inspectors such as Ollie Mark Geo Davis Jesse Faubion Robt L Keithley Noble Malott and many others.
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Board of Commissioners
Shawswick Township
Ollie Mark
Jno
Pleasant Run
East
Jesse Faubion
West
Robert Hunter
Flinn
Henry O. Allen
Perry Township
Oval Evans
Marshall Township
Peerless
Robt
L. Keithley
Guthrie
William Williams
Avoca
William McCleary
Indian Creek
Fayetteville
Mala Moore
Williams
Hendrickson
Dark Hollow
Jesse Day
Cow Delays Democratic Rally in Princeton Indiana
Opening rally for governor candidate Thomas Marshall in Princeton Indiana was delayed by a cow swallowing a flynet. County Chairman Ballard, who was to escort Marshall, pulled the net free after a half hour of effort and led the speaker to the Opera House.
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Princeton
Ind
Ballard
Thomas Marshall
Hanl
Bedford Doctors Attend Mitchell Annual Banquet
Nine Bedford physicians joined Dr. W. H. Dings in Mitchell for the Physicians Mutual Association annual banquet. Guests included C. H. Emery W. H. Smith R. B. Short J. T. Freeland A. J. McDonald J. B. Duncan E. E. Mitchell Riley Shrum and Risinger. All report a fine time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Physicians Mutual Association
W. HU. Dings
Bedford
C. H. Emery
W. H. Smith
R. B. Short
J. T. Freeland
A. J. McDonald
J. B. Duncan
E. E. Mitchell
Riley Shrum
Risinger
Democrats Fight County Local Option In Indiana Cash Clash
Speaker Emmett F. Branch proceeds with a special session agenda amid party splits over county local option. Democrats narrow rebels to four and plan caucuses as Vincennes University and State Board of Agriculture funding sparks legal doubt and court bets.
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Emmett F. Branch
House of Representatives
House
Chamber
Grand Hotel
Senate
Hanly
George White
Franklin
Henry P. Sicks
Lebanon
Walter E. Hottel
Bloomington
Temple G. Pierson
Spencer
Thomas R. Marshall
Vincennes University
Friends of
Hauly
State Board of Agriculture
State Fair Grounds
Friends of the University
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees of
Royal Neighbor Wedding Prompts Lodge Ceremony
The marriage of Mr. Fred Sears and Miss Stella B. Fossett was solemnized in the Royal Neighbor Hall Tuesday evening after a regular lodge session. Miss Fossett is a Royal Neighbor, and the ceremony followed the lodge’s standard format with the doors closed for the event.
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Fred Sears
Stella B. Fossett
Miss Fossett
Tiger Case Delayed as Witness Absent in State v Ragland
In Mitchell, the State’s case against James Ragland for running a blind tiger was continued after he claimed a witness was in another state. Anna J. Reed was granted a divorce from Andrew J. Reed. Hart was sent to the State Reformatory for burglary. Grover Turner desertion case moved from Mayor to Circuit Court. remanded then refiled under new felony law. Deputy Payne and Bailiff Donica serve this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ragland
Mitchell
Anna J. Reed
Andrew J. Reed
T. W. Box
George Hart
State Reformatory
Lucien E. Payne
William Donica
Grover Turner
Mysterious Bullet Strikes Whit Bennett in Ft Ritner
In Ft Ritner on Monday night Whit Bennett was shot in the back as he opened his door. The 22 caliber bullet lodged in muscle but caused no serious injury, suggesting a long range, possibly random firing with no clear target.
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Ft. Ritner
Whit Bennett
Bennett
White River Bridge Strains Under Heavy Engines
The Monon pile driver crew has worked days driving piling under the steel bridge over the White river four miles south of town. Built before 100 ton engines, the aging structure has seen trains pass under slow orders for some time. Pile driving also finished under the Monon bridge over the west fork of White river at Gosport.
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Monon
White River
West Fork
Gosport
Temperance actions target illegal liquor sales in Orange County
About thirty affidavits were filed in the Orange County Circuit Court last Saturday and Monday against drug stores and blind tiger operators for illegal selling of intoxicating drinks. Temperance workers have pressed cases against liquor in French Lick and West Baden as stores profited since the towns were dry. Also listed are recent real estate transfers including Lon Wease property to John Lou Allen for 1000 dollars, C S Reid property to Lewis Endris for 1650 dollars, and Dan Chastian property to M A Diehl for 950 dollars.
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Orange County
French Lick
West Baden
B. B. Marley
Lon Wease
North O Street
John Lou Allen
C. S. Reid
12Th Street
Lewis Endris
Dan Chastian
North H Street
M. A. Diehl
City Council Elects Plumber and Orders Lights
The City Council met in regular session selecting Ernest Whittenback as City Plumber at $60 a month. They ordered two electric arc lights at key street intersections and approved building permits for three new additions, while tabling a police applicant and extending water mains and hospital connections.
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Owens
City of
Bedford
15Th Street
Spider Creek
Fayetteville Road
Sue Parks
East Sixteenth Street
20Th
Ernest Whittenback
J. J. Quinn
Washington Avenue
New City Hospital
Brightwood
Huff’s
Robert G. Morey
O Street
6Th
Death of Wm Bryant in Indianapolis
John H. Bryant received a long distance message from Indianapolis informing him of his brother Wm Bryant's death there. Blood poisoning followed a recently extracted tooth after a three day illness, and he died at 9:00 P M Wednesday. He left Bedford earlier that day for Indianapolis. He leaves a widow and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bryant
Indianapolis
Wm. Bryant
Flooded Jail as Drunken Hobos Run Amok in Town
Roll Terrell jailed for drunkenness floods prisoners’ quarters with water and escapes after doors’ locks fail. Police recapture him in basement. At Stickles Hotel two hobos Ferguson and Johnson are caught after menacing kitchen area. released to leave town. Mayor’s Court fines issued to several others for intoxication and gaming with trial date set for Lynch.
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Roll Terrell
Roll
Terrell
Jackson
Meredith
Stickles Hotel
Mayor’s Court
William’ Ferguson
Tom Johnson
Reunion of 82nd Indiana Infantry Survivors Records Gathering
The reunion of survivors from the 82nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry under Col Henry Davis began Thursday at Oddfellows Hall and continues tomorrow. Attendees include veterans from Co F Co D Co A and others aged 65 to 78 such as J S Dinsmore Josh Younger Alf Hunter Richard E Plummer W S Leeds Joseph Freeman Joseph Rogers John Fox L V Dolen T H Hyatt Samuel Stevens John Emley William Sears S I Stearns M Melvain George W Beeman among others. The program features a male quartet invocation by W J Moore address by WG Judge Wilson readings and talks led by Col A C Voris and other services.
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82Nd Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Henry’ Davis
Oddfellows Hall
Inclvie
J.S. Dinsmore
Josh Younger
Alf Hunter
Richard E. Plummer
W. S. Leeds
Co.a
Vernon
Milisery Millinery Opening at Heltonville
Milisery announces a millinery opening at Heltonville beginning September 28. A trim person from Indianapolis joins the staff. Mrs. H. P. Martin Heltonville Indiana invites attendees.
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Heltonville
Indianapolis
H. P. Martin
Ind
Medora Doctor Seriously Injured in Auto Crash
Prominent Medora Indiana physician Dr. Neal Medlock was seriously hurt when his car overturned after trying to pass a frightened team of horses. He became trapped under the vehicle, with the spine injury leaving him barely able to move his fingers while reports said his condition remained grave. His brother Dr. Hugh Medlock of Tunnelton said the injuries could be fatal.
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Neal Medlock
Medora
Ind
Medlock
Hugh Medlock
Tunnelton
Lawrence County Poor Asylum and Jail Inspection Report
State Board of Charities visits Bedford facilities July 1908. Poor asylum shows 34 inmates in a 25 capacity farm with 160 acres, inadequate sick care, old decaying buildings, and need for a new dining room. Bedford County Jail visits July 9, 1908 report 87 men and 1 woman, one woman and two men insane, clean jail, regular bathing, hammocks for bedding, no formal rules, inmates classified and employed on fines.
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State Board of Charities
Lawrence County Poor Asylum
County Board of Charities
County Poor Asylum
Bedford
Dust Kills Horses Breathing Dust Fills Lungs
In Hamilton county nine horses used for gravel road work died over three days from lung damage caused by inhaled dust. Vets confirm dust-induced lung trouble as the cause, a rare but noted risk. Some teamsters pulled horses from gravel work and contractors began sprinkling roads with water before use.
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Hamilton County
Crane killed by Pike County resident in Indiana
William Yeast of Pike county reported killing a large crane near his home yesterday. The bird measured six feet two inches tip to wing and stood five feet two inches high, praised as the finest specimen seen in this part of Indiana.
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William Yeast
Pike County
Indiana
Receiver Sought for Matthews Brothers and Hufford Hog Firm
A petition filed in Bloomington Circuit Court seeks a receiver for Matthews Brothers and Hufford a noted Ellettsville stock raising firm. Creditors led by Bloomington Milling Co seek preservation of assets including Poland China hogs valued with a $2,500 sire to settle debts estimated at $10,000 amid November and February sales.
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Matthews Brothers and Hufford
Ellettsville
Bloomington
Bloomington Milling Company
Matthews Brothers & Hufford
Middle West
C. E. Matthews
Effie Hufford
Poland
Five Crabbite sect members convicted of riot in funeral disruption
Five members Thomas Daggy Richard Daggy Charles Bowman G Percifield and James Schoolcraft were found guilty of riot for interfering with the burial of Mrs. George Hatley in Martinsville. They were each fined five dollars and costs. Richard Daggy paid, the others jailed. Four others were acquitted. The defendants claimed unknown tongues caused the disruption and showed no remorse.
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Thomas
Richard Daggy
Charles Bowman
G. Percifield
James Schoolcraft
George Hatley
Martinsville
Easy pickings for two sharpers at Indianapolis
James Morgan of Flat Rock tells police he was duped by two quick thieves near Union Station and University Park. A third man joined the talk as the conversation wandered, leading to the loss Morgan described.
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James Morgan
Flat Rock
Indianapolis
Morgan
Union Station
University Park
Wife Seeks Divorce and Custody Over Alleged Cruel Treatment
Everett Holt through attorney Marshall Woolery sues Frances Holt for divorce alleging two years of cruel behavior, quarrelsome conduct, and repeated accusations of neglect. He claims she refused marital relations and endangered their two children, seeking custody along with the suit. Also notes speaker Joseph G. Cannon led Kansas Republican campaign kickoff in Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Woolery
Everett Holt
Frances Holt
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Kansas
Independence
Midland Town Fears Desolation as Tower Hill Mine Closes
Midland, three miles north of Linton, once hoped to rival the town, now a deserting village as miners seek work elsewhere after the Tower Hill mine closes. Affected by the Southern Indiana railroad receivership, the mine’s coal is deemed sulphurous and engines threaten damage. Jasonville also loses work with mine downturn.
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Midland
Linton
Tower Hill
Southern Indiana Railroad
Walsh
Jasonville
Lawrence County School Statistics and Homecoming Mention
County Superintendent Tirey reports tough enrollment and attendance figures: 7101 students enrolled, daily attendance 5420, 884 in high school, 248 eighth grade graduates, 0 to school in wagons last year with eight wagons this year. Lawrence County net valuation $11,760,260. 97 male and 133 female teachers. Bedford has five school buildings valued at $136,000, ten townships total 108 buildings worth $108,925. Also notes North Carolina homecoming plans attracting thousands of former residents and descendants this fall.
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Tirey
Lawrence County
Bedford
Otha Smith to Move Stock to Bedford Norton Building
Otha Smith a general merchant from Francisville Indiana plans to move his stock to Bedford and will occupy the east room of the Norton building on 15th street on a moving date.
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Otha Smith
Francisville
Ind
Bedford
Norton Building
15Th Street
Special elections held Thursday in twelve counties for legislators
Elections were held in twelve counties to choose representatives and senators for seats vacant in a special session of the State Legislature set to assemble Friday. In Clinton and Carroll counties a successor to the late Senator Farber must be chosen. Jasper Newton White and Starke counties will elect a state senator to fill Dr. McCain’s vacancy. Crawford Dubois and Perry choose a successor to Senator Benz. Representatives will be chosen in Laporte Delaware and Posey Counties.
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Clinton
Carroll
Farber
Jasper
Newton
White
Starke
McCain
Crawford
Dubois
Perry
Benz
Laporte
Delaware
Posey
Hoboes Sandbag Crossing Man Wes Walker Attacked
Wes Walker watchman at the B and O and Monon crossing in Mitchell was assaulted by several unknown men armed with sandbags around 10:30 Wednesday. He escaped but the motive was robbery suspected. he resumed duties today and was not seriously hurt.
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Wes Walker
Tax payment deadline notice for delinquent accounts
The last day for paying taxes without penalty is the first Monday in November. Delinquent taxpayers must settle by then as the books close by law. Come early to avoid rush and extra costs. Curtis E. Ray County Treasurer.
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Ederheimer, Stein & Co, Makers
Ades
Board of Commis
Sioners
Marion Township
Geo. Davis
James Eversole
Isom Burton
Frank Lindley
Henry McIntyre
Albert Hamer
Bono
J. B. Ewing
Guthrie Township
Noble Malott
E. C. Wicker
Spice Valley
Huron
I‘hos. Daniels
Bryantsville
John Sherwood
Bovine
Demo
Cratic County
Mutual Association
W. H. Dings
Democrats
Ralph Moss
Brazil
Congress
Presbyterian Brotherhood of Indianapolis
Brotherhood
Executive Committee
Elsie Cannedy
Melvin Putnam
Paris
Lorena Thorne
Nelson Chambers
John Fossett
Robert Sears
J. A. Rowe’s
Tiger Case
Ritner
White River Bridge
Ness
Sonia Newkirk
Malott & Thornton
Sue Borland
West Bedford
Thomas Jackson
G. M. W. A. Club
Grace Carson
Emma Lucas
Winona Edgar
Misses Isis
Stella Todd
Amanda Hawkins
Eva Helton
Gertrude Cooley
Ruth Todd
Ethel Parnell
Messrs
Ray Roberts
Omer Hawkins
Homer Peters
George Clampitt
Mack Lane
Frank Johnson
John Lewis
William A. Henderson
Alya Lutes
Davie Carson
Floyd County
New Albany Tribune
B. & O. Southwestern
Washington
John Claire
Stipp
Alvis
John J. Lynch
Oddfellows’ Hall
Joseph H. Freeman
Co. I
Joseph Rogers
Co. F
John Fox
Co. K
L. V. Dolen
Co. B
Greenwood
T. H. Hyatt
Columbus
Samuel Stevens
John Emley
Seymour
William F. Sears
F. Orleans
S. I. Stearns, Co
J. M. Melvain
Clifford
George W. Beeman
Co. E
82D
W. J. Moore
WG Judge. Wilson
Ec Tek Fk
Mary Reid
A.C. Voris
A. C. Rankin
Mr. Rankin Is
The
American Federation of Labor
United States
Canada
American Railway Association
Fancy Stock Company
North Carolina
New Mercantile Firm
Gores
Herat
the Globe
South I Street
Crouch
Clendennin
Henthorn
Trowbridge
Orleans
Curtis E. Ray
Mayo’s Medical and Surgical Institute
North
Delaware Street
Indianapolis, Ind
Bedford, Ind
Gillespie
Gillspie
Mayo
W. R. Mayo
M.D
W. B. Gillespie
Midianapolis
Alice
John Hunter
Bedford R. R. No
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