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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
4
An old catalog style ad lists cures by disease with small prices for fevers teething colic croup rheumatism malaria catarrh whooping cough and other ailments. The fragment mentions kidney diseases nervous debility and urinary weakness and references a manual and a receipt.
The article details S I railroad workers receiving pay, Culverts being installed west of Indian Springs tunnel, Conductor Bob Tannehill returning from New Albany, and Southern Indiana work on bridges and coal car arrivals. It notes Monon engine 108 overhaul, a Sullivan Branch connection plan, Indiana politics, and Pocahontas lodge social event with ice cream and cake.
Telegraph dispatches note that Leon Czolgosz will be tried at the regular New York Supreme Court term after Governor Odell refused a special session. The report also skims Roosevelt era politics and local Indiana unrest surrounding strikes and public notices.
List of adver tised letters awaiting pickup at Bedford post office includes ladies Hattie Graham Edith Henerson Gertrude Krutsinger Nora Reed Bessie Rollins and others and gentlemen Barbey Ray Babin Dennis Davis Harry Fowler Girtley Granlap Haughen Kreigh Mac Reynolds Phipps Ramsey Richardson Sanders Uiterback Wilson Woodsmall Wright and more. Callers must say advertised Vinson V. Winniams P M.
John Witt has accepted a position at the Oolitic Mill after visiting Cincinnati relatives and will remain there. The Southern Indiana depot roof is being completed and the company won the Sturgis and Company show transport to Wabash from here. The Sturgis show and Buffalo Bill Wild West publicity follow with parades and a major street display. Ginseng prices have surged with Indiana and Kentucky roots fetching higher quotes. The Western Union distributed McKinley illness bulletins nationwide during his illness.
Mrs Will Chamberlain and her baby from Topeka Kansas are guests of Mr and Mrs C H Malott of this city and will visit relatives for a few days. The Monon southbound train Norman Bryn struck farmer John F Turner at Hand's crossing west of New Albany killing him instantly. Turner's horses died and his wagon was destroyed. he was thrown about fifty feet and died from massive injuries. His two sons witnessed the tragedy as they followed in a buggy. A sharp curve and a cut near the crossing blocked view. the train was late and traveling sixty mph when it hit the wagon. One wagon wheel landed on the gow catcher and was not found until the train reached New Albany station.
W H Crawford visited Tunnelton on business and delivered produce. Rev James Small plans to move in soon while discussions over not bridging new gravel roads prompt county debate. Local figures including D A Brookings and J C Brooking attended events. church services and all day Tunnelton meeting proceeded despite poor weather.
Local notes report school ready for Monday start. Residents visit friends and relatives in Bedford Avoca and near place. Weather turning wet after a dry spell with church plans and land leases announced for the coming year.
Mr and Mrs Virgo Short plan a move to Oklahoma City with Mr Short already there. Rev Lewis Miller will preach at the German M E church next year and is expected to be a popular pastor. Mrs H E Woolheater will move to Peabody Kansas to rejoin Mr Woolheater. A Salem suit for 20000 damages faces dismissal for improper paragraphs. Frank McPherridge sues Acme Stone quarry for injuries from a broken traveler. Indiana peaches flood Bethlehem township with 100000 bushels rotting or fed to hogs. Prisoners at Indiana Reformatory enjoy large peach meals as harvest peaks.
The annual reunion for Company D of the 27th Indiana Volunteers takes place Saturday October 5 1901 in Shanewick Indiana with invited soldiers and friends. Prominent speakers music and baskets are planned for a lively gathering led by Samuel Simpson president and John Johnson secretary. The item also notes a separate minor incident in Whitings saloon where Ira Woody was injured in a confrontation with Caney Phillips and Phillips was later fined for carrying a concealed weapon. Remember to consult Southern Indiana Railway ticket agents before purchasing tickets.
The Bedford Public Schools announce the distribution of pupils for the start of school on Monday September sixteenth with beginners enrolling in the afternoon. The Monon offers a fare rate of one and one third on a certificate plan for several meetings including Knoxville Tennessee, Greenfield Indiana, St. Louis Missouri, and Milwaukee Wisconsin. For details contact H. P. Rapupy, G. A.
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