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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
2
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In Lawrence Circuit Court Judge J D Alexander heard two cases involving damage claims. John Ramsey sues Mc Millon Son Stone Company from Monroe county over farm damage from mill overflow seeking 2000 dollars while Laura H Caress and Elizabeth Mathes sue City of Bedford over a disputed alley opening with property damage claims. R N Palmer represents the plaintiffs.
The Indiana railroad commission will investigate car distribution after Calora Coal of Jasonville filed a petition under the shippers bill alleging bias toward railroad owned mines. Commissioner McAdams said the inquiry will cover mines production shipments and distribution rules to ensure equity.
Cap Coupe actress to portray Capitola in Fred G. Conrad's Hidden Hand dramatization at the Opera House Bedford Indiana on Saturday October 5. Management touts strong company and Eugene Moore adaptation to lure audiences. Mrs Dr Ellison of Heltonville visits sister Mrs Mary Todd.
Rev Hyde will transfer from Bedford to Hanscombe Park Church in Omaha Neb. He receives 2004 dollars salary plus house use as promotion. Rev Landall Smith of Omaha succeeds him, noted as a powerful preacher. Congregation laments departure and Bishop approval awaits.
A farm reports several thousand bushels of apples for sale at a price per bushel near a southeast location. The fruit will be kept in cold storage after purchase. Mr and Mrs G G Emery arrived home from a four weeks visit with relatives in Defiance Columbus and Cincinnati Ohio.
Police hold evidence pointing to a domestic worker as the likely assailant in the Sunday night attack on John Lovens who had his throat slashed. Lovens says little but muttered that “she got me this time” as he left Dr Stipp’s office. Reverend Jacob Allinger returns from the German M E Conference.
Seventeen year old Lawrences Tulley son of Thoms Tulley formerly police fore in New Albany disappeared last Wednesday night after leaving home. He was last seen boarding an interurban car to Louisville and may be unsettled after grandmother’s death. He attended Holy Trinity school and was known in Bedford. Parents seek police help in Ness Albany and Louisville.
President Samuel J. Small told confidants in Chicago the telegrapers strike would end within ten days. He suggested Roosevelt arbitration with government endorsement and urged the workers to arbitrate after the mass meeting drew protests. Small said the Western Union loss ran into millions and planned to return to New York tomorrow.
The Opitsah Tribe of Red Men purchased the vacant J street lot opposite the Deckard Hotel from J E Pitts and George M Foster for 1600 dollars. They plan a two story Wigwam with club rooms and expect construction to begin in spring. Edward Turpen will move his family to Heltonville next week to take a farm location.
De WilE s tombstone carrier in Georgetown Nebraska is arrested for disorderly conduct while carrying a tombstone to his wife’s grave. He went to Versailles to attend other funerals and became intoxicated after his brother-in-law Jamies Able reportedly greeted him. He was jailed after losing his way and using a police station cell as a pillow.
Daniel E. Storms, former Indiana secretary of state, is reportedly weighing a U S Senate run from Nevada where he now resides and practices law in Reno. Friends say he draws political interest and public support in the state as mining ties surface and a Nevada race looms.
National Prison Congress at Chicago formed a committee with the National Bar Association to standardize criminal laws. W. H. Whittaker of the Indiana Reformatory was chosen for his experience with criminals and reforms. He argued reforming confirmed drunkards is slow and may require extended sentences before parole.
Bedford and Lawrence county plan a county fair October 9 to 12 featuring a top player Wicker in league play, a first day horse race for ladies with a $50 purse, and a souvenir program available from the main office or the listed superintendents. The event aims to draw rural families for new and old acquaintances and strong entertainment.
Bloomington's A Break for Liberty company failed to perform in Bedford after Manager Johnson refused the engagement. The Bloomington stage troupe had previously drawn a fair audience at Harris Grand, with a sensational display of relics and diorama on the Grim case. Critics blasted the cast as rotten actors, while onlookers jeered during the show. Dr. J W Pritchard plans a move of his dental practice to the Benzel block for better light and space.
A moonlit Saturday duel outside Bedfors formalizes rumors of marital strain. Charles Eddington, 17, and Willian Jehnsen exchange shots after Johnson and Eddington square off near the DB and O bridge. Eight shots fire, with Eddington struck in the headgear and Johnson missing. Neighbors report a ruined home and a separated couple, amid threats and a new confrontation that left Eddington wounded and Johnson vanished.
In Monroe County a suit over 95 acres sold by Lafayette Underwood to James Deckard ended with a verdict for Deckard. Deckard was awarded $2 488 plus interest after a breach of warranty deed claim. Attorneys included Duncan Batman and Brooks for Underwood.
Mrs. Mary I B Alexander of Evansville sues Mrs. Anna M Steinbach in the Circuit Court for 10000 damages alleging Steinbach, a magnetic healer, enticed her husband Lyman B Alexander away after inducing him to consult for cure while rheumatic. Alexander claims Steinbach still maintains influence over him.
A riddle explains a numeric sequence using living brothers and sisters and deaths. It guides to compute a value where the right side equals deaths, the middle equals living sisters, and the left equals living brothers. It invites readers to try the calculation.
A Sophomore Jess Holloway a DePauw student and Delta Kappa Epsilon member was attacked at Bloomington by sophomores who clipped hair on freshmen, injuring Monroe an IU freshman. The incident signals an early start to the annual scrap with upperclassmen targeting first years amid campus unrest and widespread newspaper ridicule.
A passing engine sparked a blaze on the north end of the Menon railroad bridge over Widewater near the city. The Mo non volunteer fire department sheltered the flames before major damage. The Ninth street department raced to the shops but the fire was controlled en route.
Supt Fagan of Bedford public schools releases attendance figures for the second week of the term. Total enrollment 1616 with average daily attendance 1560 and 90 percent attendance. 12 tardies. For the second week of 1906 total attending 1619, enrollment 1620, average daily attendance 1520, 95.7 percent, 25 tardies.
Dispatch from Brownstown reports no discussion of lynching the three Black men who wounded Frank Dowden on a B and O freight train Sunday night. Authorities plan no special measures, though courthouse and jail crowds guard the area. Dowden’s condition remains hopeful as physicians report pneumonia and eye injuries, with Carl GaN visiting relatives in Lotville and Cincinnati.
A half intoxicated stranger stumbled into the John A Rowe stone mill at about 10 30 PM claiming he was assaulted downtown He said two ribs were broken and that a cheer bottle was used The man refused to provide his name and police deny the incident noting they know nothing of the event Local residents and various travellers fill the day pages with small notes and visits to nearby towns and courts.
Notice is given that Thomas L. Kimbrel as administrator of the estate of Chilherd A. Seed Deceased has filed final settlement vouchers and that a hearing will be held in Circuit Court on the 1st day of December 18 to examine and approve the accounts. Heirs creditors or estate are required to appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. Thom L Kimrel Admr. HW Pearsou attorney.
Final settlement notice from the Tu Circuit Court of Lawrence County Indiana regarding the estate of Joseph Wetzel. Lizzie Wetzel, administratrix, presents her account on October 1 1907 and heirs must appear to show cause why the accounts should not be approved.
John D. Alexander guardian of the estate of Matilda Brinegar deceased has filed final account in Lawrence Circuit Court. A hearing to examine the account and prove heirship is set for September 26. Heirs creditors and interested parties must appear and show cause why the guardianship account should not be approved.
Thoroughbred Poland China hogs for sale including two bred sows and March April and May pigs of both sexes. Prolific strain and fine quality. Come and see them. Seeing is believing. Barred Plymouth Rock chickens also offered. Prices reasonable. Correspondence solicited. Old phone. George Hunter Zeima Ind.
In Lawrence Circuit Court Indiana Johnson vs Bertha Dodd and Urary Dodd nonresidents of Indiana may be required to answer on the first day of the next term. The notice directs appearance at Bedford Court House on the fourth Monday of November 1907 with demurrer or answer, or the complaint will be heard in their absence. Clerk Bal Boone Leonard signs the notice.
The Lawrence Circuit Court orders a sale of real estate in Bong township Lawrence County Indiana. On the scheduled day the commissioner will offer the southeast quarter of section 13 township 3 south range 1 east at public auction with minimum bids set at one third cash one third cash and one third payable over time.
Mil t Myers of Shawswick township Lawrence county Indiana applies to the Lawrence county Board of Commissioners for a one year license to sell spiritous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under five gallons with consumption on the premises at the Central Hotel in Bedford. The request notes the north front room on the first story of a two story brick building fronting on J street and details the leased room’s location and dimensions. The notice also asks permission to sell cigars and tobacco at the same establishment.
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