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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
7
Mrs. Jennie Box of Mitchell died Monday morning from cerebro spinal meningitis. Dr. J. W. Burns stated there is no epidemic in Mitchell. A quarantine was set and precautions taken to prevent spread. the illness is less contagious than smallpox.
Henry Jeffries remains charged with assault and battery with intent to kill David Barton. The preliminary hearing before Justice Iseminger was continued because Barton cannot attend court due to injuries from the shooting, including abdominal, leg, and eye pain and a bullet possibly lodged near the spine. Jeffries likely will be tried only after Barton’s condition improves.
Five well known Bloomington men in Ammonon service for twenty five years were awarded oxidized silver medals by President Fairfax Carrison. Recipients include William M. Smith freight agent James Myers and James Peake locomotive engineers Conrad Stineberg and Isaac Chase crossing watchmen from Bloomington Telephone.
Joe Tkerd faced assault and battery charges in Justice Tseminger's court after a dispute with tenant Mrs. Julia Myers over unpaid rent. Myers says Tkerd chased her out and locked her in after demanding rent, while Tkerd claims she moved in without paying. The case was set for next Friday.
A crowd gathered for an auction on West Sixteenth Street witnessed a near duel that devolved into a tense but nonphysical exchange. One man accused the other of insulting his wife. the other denied the charge. Promises of payback faded as time passed with no confrontation.
The Seymour Jones case seeks 5000 dollars from the Baltimore and Ohio Railway for the death of his fourteen year old son who was crushed under a train at the I street crossing. The boy suffered terrible injuries and died within hours. Witnesses saw no accident and there is doubt about how it occurred with a theory that he fell from the car while running beside it.
Lawrence County man Burrell Webb's pardon is to be considered by the state board. Local attorney Marshall Woolery traveled to Indianapolis to pursue parole for Webb, who was sent from the county years ago. Webb, from near Oolitic, has made two trips to the state institution with his latest alleged offense a horse theft.
Alonzo Mattox boarder at Avenue Hotel struck Mamie Osborn then faced Atlee Osborn who retaliated. Both men pled guilty to assault and battery in Justice Iseminger's court and were fined $1 plus costs in separate cases.
Real work starts on the University Courts addition with multiple Shields teams grading new streets. Sewerage work is in progress and in a few months University Courts will be a premier residence site in Bloomington.
George R. Johnson known as Daddy of South 4H street is the third Bedford man to receive a silver medal from the C I L company for 25 years of faithful service. He joined as brakeman April 9 1865 and later transferred to the track department. He moved to Bedford 21 years ago from Campbellsburg and will mark 49 years with the Monon next April. His son Fred Johnson is a Monon engineer.
Unknown correspondent story ends in quick wedding as Joe England of this city and Miss Laura Matthews of New Harmony Indiana wed after meeting for only one hour. They will reside in this county with England owning property five miles east of town.
Historian presents a full Bedford postmasters roster from 1825 to 1906, drawn from Post Office records. Names include John Brown, Robert Carlton, Gustavus Clark, Samuel Mitchell, Willie Owens, James Mathe s, James Carlton, Henry Davis, John Johnson Jr, and Sherman Keach with appointment dates spanning 1825 to 1906.
The Monon railroad announces a project to lay a new oak platform at the city passenger station. The platform will be about 16 feet wide, wider than the existing one.
Fanny Hurst, one of the girls injured in last week's tragedy, is in serious condition at the city hospital but improving and not yet showing blood poisoning. Elizabeth, age six, left the hospital with her mother for John Hurst's home where she grew worse, high fever indicated blood poisoning. antitoxin was given by Dr. Smith yesterday.
Sheriff Jones and Deputy Flynn pour out 1006 pints of beer seized in raids at the Vito Solomito place. They explain two basement rooms full of liquor will be cleared to make room for further raids as townspeople watch the disposal.
A post mortem on Frank Obenchain of Purdue showed death from dislocation and fracture of the first cervical vertebra after the scrap on the Purdue tank field. The Purdue student body voted to abolish the tank scrap, and President Stone endorsed the action. The funeral is planned for Tuesday with Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity members among pallbearers.
Rushville Indiana September 22 mustering of the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church closed its eighty second session with praise for growing church activity. Bishop Anderson announced appointments including Bedford circuit with J F O Haver and a long list of pastors for the Bloomington district. A note recalls the annual football scrap at Jordan Field and Purdue fights drawing concern over safety and potential tragedy.
Dennis Armentrongy of Springville was in the city on Tuesday on business, meeting local contacts and handling unspecified affairs. He is noted as a visiting resident engaging with city matters during his stay.
Mr and Mrs Willard Dixon of Fort Ritner visited their son Ben who was injured Monday by a runaway horse belonging to Stipp and Cornwell grocers. He rests at his aunt Miss Fannie Dixon on South J street and showed improvement after a day of severe head pain.
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