BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1902 Seymour, Ind., Feb. 25. – The trial of Henry Hudelson for the murder of James McKinney is in progress at Brownstown. The crime was committed in Washington county in the summer of 1901. McKinney was in a blackberry patch picking berries and Hudelson and another person rode in and made inquiry of McKinney's children where they could find their father. They were told, and they went to where he was. A quarrel ensued which resulted in Hudelson drawing a revolver and shooting McKinney.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1902 Washington, Ind., Feb. 25. – Mrs. John Edwards, aged sixty years, dropped dead today at Plainville, while standing on the veranda of her home weeping over the death of her granddaughter.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 The funeral of Phillip, little son of Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Ikerd, whose death took place at Chicago last Sunday at 5 p.m., occurred at the home of Jacob Wallheiser, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Elders J. W. Newland and Joseph Franklin. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of their many friends. NOTE: Phillip Ikerd: 1896 – 1902. Son of U. S. & Anna W. Burial at Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 Bruce Clark died Monday a.m. at 10:30, at his room in Indian House, of consumption, aged 28 years. The body was taken to Brownstown that afternoon, for burial. Clark was for a time bartender in Launis' saloon, and was generally known by his nickname "Red."

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 DEATH OF SOLOMON BASS Solomon Bass, one of the oldest residents of Marion township, and a worthy and respected citizen, died Friday, aged about 80 years. The funeral took place Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m. Burial at Bass graveyard.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 PINHOOK Daniel Myers formerly of this place who lately resided near Campbellsburg, Washington Co., died Thursday of dropsy and was brought here Saturday for burial. Mr. Myers was well known in this community and he leaves a wife, two sons and three daughters and a host of friends to mourn his loss. NOTE: Daniel Myers: 27 Sep 1825 – no death date given. Burial at Pinhook Cemetery, Guthrie Twp.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 PINHOOK Mrs. Aggie Flinn an old and respected lady and widow of the late Aaron Flinn died Sunday at 4 o'clock a.m. of general debility and old age. She was buried at Pinhook cemetery Monday at 1 o'clock p.m. She leaves many relatives and friends to mourn her loss. J. L. Crawford went to Fort Ritner Sunday after burial goods for Mrs. Aggie Flinn, deceased. ***************** WEDDLEVILLE Our huxter Henry Crawford, of Pinhook, failed to get around this week on account of the death of his aunt, Mrs. Flinn. ************ BUDDHA Mrs. John Harris received word last Sunday that her sister was dead, the latter was the wife of Aaron Flinn deceased. ******************************** FORT RITNER The coffin for Mrs. Agnes Flinn, of the Denniston neighborhood was taken out from here Sunday p.m. NOTE: Agnes Flinn: 18 June 1823 – 16 Feb 1902. Burial at Pinhook Cemetery, Guthrie Twp.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 CENTER OF THE EARTH. Theodore Davis and family attended the Kirk funeral at Walker's chapel Tuesday.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 OBITUARY. DIED – At his home at this place, Wednesday morning about 1 o'clock, Feb. 12, 1902, Joseph Brinegar, in his 63rd year. He had been sick for a long time but Wednesday morning the sunset of life passed away. When he was a young man he left this place and went to Kansas. While he was there he was married to Miss Elizabeth Ratlef. About 22 yeas ago he came back to this place and lived here until death. Three of their children are now gone and now the father is gone. Mr. Brinegar did not tell on his death bed where he was going and we must not judge for it is said in the Holy Bible, judge not for ye might be judged by the same judgment. Mr. Brinegar united with the Methodist church several years ago and lived that life until death. He was always at church when he was able to go, and took part in prayer in public. He will be missed by the whole community. His funeral took place at the Judah School house Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 12th, conducted by Rev. Charlie Norman and attended by a large crowd. His remains were laid to rest in the Judah cemetery. He leaves a wife, three sons and four daughters to mourn his loss. We must watch therefore, for we know not what hour our Lord will come. For the rest that Jesus chose, Never reaches us too late; And the highest bliss of Heaven, Crowns at last the heart that waits. NOTE: Joseph Brinegar: 1839 – 1901 Burial at Judah Cemetery, Marshall Twp.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1902 INJURIES FATAL Curtis Mumaw Dies From Injuries Received In a Powder And Dynamite Explosion. Odon, Ind., Feb. 24. – Curtis Mumaw, who was injured at Indian Springs last Monday by the explosion of four kegs of powder and 35 sticks of dynamite, died at that place this morning. He was terribly mangled by the explosion and hopes for his recovery were never entertained. The remains will be taken to Decatur, Ill., for interment.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 SUDDEN DEATH Mrs. Walter Hunter Dies While Visiting Relatives At St. Louis Walter Hunter, the well known stone cutter, received by telegraph Thursday the shocking news of the death of his wife at St. Louis. Mrs. Hunter, who was a daughter of Leander Wood, was 23 years old. She had gone to St. Louis a few days ago to visit her sisters, being then in good health. The attack which caused her death must have been very sudden, as Mr. Hunter had received no word of her illness. The telegram stated that she died at 1:30 that morning, but gave no particulars. Mr. Hunter left on the next train for St. Louis. *************** FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1902 Walter Hunter has returned from St. Louis, where he went to attend the funeral of his wife, which took place there Saturday. Mrs. Hunter died very suddenly, of heart disease. Addie Woods & Walter Hunter, married 20 May 1901, Lawrence Co., IN.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1902 Death Of Mrs. Margaret Kramer. Mrs. Margaret Kramer died Friday a.m. at 6:15 at the home of her son-in-law, Harry G. Neff. She was 61 years, four months and eight days old, and died from Bright's disease. Mrs. Kramer was the widow of the late Charles Kramer, and had lived in Bedford many years. She was an estimable woman, and her death will be sincerely mourned by many friends. Two daughters, Mrs. Tyre Bowman and Mrs. Harry G. Neff, and one son, Carl Kramer, survive her. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon from the Presbyterian church. Services conducted by Rev. A. M. Irvine. Burial at Green Hill Cemetery. ***** The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Kramer took place Sunday at the Presbyterian church at 3 p.m., conducted by Rev. A. M. Irvine, of the Presbyterian church, Rev. C. W. Chadwick, of the First Baptist church, and Rev. Lewis Miller of the German M. E. church. The funeral was largely attended. ************* Mr. and Mrs. Bernard McAfee and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Beasley, of Mitchell, attended the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Kramer Sunday afternoon. ********** Jacob and Otto Ruth, of Louisville, came here Sunday morning, to attend the funeral of their cousin, Mrs. Margaret Kramer. NOTE: Margaret Kramer: 13 Oct 1820 – 21 Feb. 1902. Burial at Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 North Vernon, Ind., Feb. 14. – The body of Joseph Cline was found hanging by a piece of telegraph wire. He had placed it in the garret and he had cut a hole through the ceiling and jumped through. Cline was a bachelor and lived by himself, and had not been seen since last Friday morning. It is supposed he hanged himself last Friday afternoon, as the body was badly decomposed when found.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 William V. T. Murphy, one of Mitchell's, oldest and best citizens died Wednesday a.m. at 5:20 o'clock, at his home in that city. Mr. Murphy is well known to a number of Bedford's older citizens who will hear of his death with regret. No man probably ever lived in the county who bore such a pleasant acquaintance or was held in higher estimation by his friends. To know Mr. Murphy was to love him and he was always your friend. Personally he was the same "Bill" Murphy every day of his life, always greeting his friends with a pleasant smile and an anxious inquiry as to their health and success in making life happy and worth living. Mr. Murphy had lived in Mitchell nearly his entire life. In 1839 he, with others made an overland trip to California during the gold fever excitement of that year, but did not remain long in that country, returning to Mitchell. He was married to his present wife who survives him after the war of 1861, her maiden name being Miss Elizabeth Sheeks, daughter of Col. John Sheeks, deceased, who was one of the early settlers of Mitchell, who bought a large part of the territory where the town of Mitchell stands from the Government. He has one son, William Murphy Jr., who is the General Ticket Agent for a Western railroad with headquarters at Kansas City; and a daughter who is the wife of Hon. Frank B. Foster, a prominent attorney of Richmond, Ind., who survive him. Mr. Murphy was a prominent Mason, and served his country with distinction during the Civil War. NOTE: William V. T. Murphy: 8 Dec 1832 – 19 Feb. 1902. Co B 24 Inf. Burial at Mitchell City Cemetery, Marion Twp.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 Paoli, Ind., Feb. 17. – Van R. Nobitt, who lived at Orangeville, five miles northwest of here, died last night of the grip and old age. He was one of the oldest citizens in this county, and perhaps the largest individual taxpayer in the county. He was born in Grayson county, Va., March 10, 1813, and came to Indian in 1922. His estate is said to be worth $100,000.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 The little two-year-old daughter of Prof. Gotsch, principal of the German Lutheran school at Columbus, died Tuesday evening from eating strychnine tablets. Mrs. Gotsch was using the tablets for a nervous attack and thought she had placed them out of the reach of the children but the little girl got hole of them and ate about a dozen.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 1902 Mrs. Fannie Harlow, wife of Andrew Harlow, of Fort Ritner, died of pneumonia Sunday night last. Funeral services conducted by Rev. L. N. Jones were held on Tuesday morning. Burial at the Dixon graveyard. ***************** FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 FORT RITNER Mrs. Andrew J. Harlo died here Sunday night and was buried Tuesday at 10 o'clock a.m., at the Proctor grave yard. NOTE: Fanny Harlow: 15 Jun 1854 – 9 Feb 1902. Wife of A. Burial at Proctor Cemetery, Guthrie Twp.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 1902 Mrs. Speer, wife of Wm. Speer of Tunnelton, died of consumption on Saturday last. An appropriate funeral sermon was preached by Rev. L. N. Jones in the Tunnelton M. E. church on Monday at 3 p.m. **************** FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 FORT RITNER The undertaker with the hearse went to Tunnelton Monday to the funeral and burial of Mrs. William Speer who died there Saturday. NOTE: Emma Speer: 13 Aug 1854 – 8 Feb 1902. Wife of W. Burial at Tunnelton Cemetery, Guthrie Twp.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 1902 FAST TRAIN Caught Albert Asbell, Of Huron, Killing Him Instantly. Albert Asbell, a citizen of Huron, aged 45 years, was instantly killed Wednesday afternoon about 1 o'clock. He stepped over the passing track behind a morning freight train, to go across the railroad, and got out on the main track just in time to be caught by the fast train from the west, which was speeding through town at the rate of 60 miles an hour; the freight train having prevented him from seeing the approach of the fast train. Asbell was killed instantly. He leaves a wife and three children. ************* FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1902 CORONER'S REPORT Description of Albert Asbell, who was killed at Huron, Feb. 12, 1902. Age 45 years, weight 150 (?) pounds, height 5 feet 10 inches, dark blue eyes, bruise on top of head and hole cut through the scalp near crown, blood running out at left ear, skin bruises about the forehead, left arm broken at junction of first and second thirds, chest bruised considerably, left thigh broken high up, left leg broken at junction of middle with down to ankle joint, cut on right leg near middle and anterior surface. Found in his clothes: One pair of new cotton stockings, two dollars and thirty cents ($2.30) in hard money, two small pieces of chewing tobacco and one timber bill of the Seymour Manufacturing Company, Seymour, Ind. After having taken testimony and viewed the remains of the deceased, Albert Asbell came to his death while negligently attempting to cross railroad at Huron, Ind., he was struck by a rapidly moving train, killing him almost instantly. HARVEY VOYLES, Coroner.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 1902 Mrs. Polly Cauble, who is thought to have been the oldest woman in Indiana, died yesterday morning at her home, in Oxonia a small town in Washington county, better known as Hitchcock's Station. Mrs. Cauble was born in North Carolina December 5, 1801, over a hundred years ago. She came to Washington county with her parents when a child and had never been out of the county boundaries since that time. At her centennial anniversary, which was celebrated the 5th of last December, nearly 1,000 persons called to congratulate the venerable woman. A huge tent was spread near the home of her son, James Cauble, with whom she lived, and tables were spread on which was placed an abundant supply of food for all comers. She was the mother of eleven children, nine of whom are still living, and she leaves fifty-five grandchildren, over one hundred great grandchildren and a half dozen great-great grandchildren.