BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1902 Washington, Ind., May 13. – Louis Smead, a young farmer who lived near this city, was killed yesterday by a free falling on him while he was plowing. He had fired the tree and just as he neared it it began to fall. He had the lines around his waist, and on this account was unable to get out of the way.