LAWRENCE COUNTY INDIANA
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LEESVILLE, A COMMUNITY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY WAS A FORT BUILT IN 1810 TO PROTECT THE SETTLERS. IN 1813 THE FORT WAS ATTACKED BY POTAWATOMIS INDIANS AND MOST OF THE SETTLERS WERE KILLED. JACOB FLINN WAS CAPTURED BUT ESCAPED AND LATER RETURNED TO LEESVILLE.

 

Bedford, IN. June 21, 1898. The Republican joint senatorial convention of Lawrence, Orange & Martin counties convened today at Mitchell to nominate a candidate. Will T. Penrod, editor of the Martin County Tribune, was elected chairman, and Fred Kimberley, editor of the Orleans progress, and Edmond b. Thornton, of this city, secretaries. Nominations being in order Hon. Thomas J. Brooks, of this city, was nominated by acclamation. Mr. Brooks is one of the editors of the Bedford Mail and a lawyer of acknowledged ability.
 
Bedford, IN. Sept. 7, 1898.  Otto Furman pleaded guilty to the charge of arson in the Lawrence County Circuit Court today, and was given an indeterminate sentence of from 1 to 21 yrs at Jeffersonville. He fired the barn of Daniel Rollins, a farmer, living west of this city, causing its complete destruction, with all its contents, because he had been rejected by Rollin's daughter.
 
Bedford, IN. Sept. 7, 1898. Samuel Gardner, one of Bedford's oldest citizens, aged 69, is dead after a short illness. Mr. Gardner has been a resident of this city for many years and is survived by a wife, 2 sons and a daughter. Anderson Gardiner, one of the sons, is a conductor on the Monon Railway at New Albany, and the other son Jesse, is connected with the same road in this city. Mrs. Murry Baugh, the daughter lives in Illinois. The funeral took place today at the Baptist Church and was attended by a large number of people.



Bedford, Indiana March 21m 1899 Louis Archileas, a widely known citizen of this county, died at his home today, near this city aged seventy. He was a noted bricklayer and had built or helped build many fine buildings in Indiana. He was a veteran of the civil war and a member of the G.A.R. The remains will be taken to New Albany for burial, where he formerly lived. He served during the war in the Sixtieth Indiana Regiment.


Bedford Indiana March 23- 1899 Samuel F. Moore was killed at Rock Ledge, ten miles west of this city, yesterday by an explosive of dynamite which he was thawing out. He had fifty pounds of the explosive in hot water when it exploded from some unknown cause. More was an expert dynamiter and was employed by the Southern  Indiana Railroad to blast rocks. His legs were found in a corn field three hundred yards away. He was said to have come here from Virginia. Otto Bourbon , of Williams, who was with him, was severley injured.


NEWSPAPER TIDBITS 12/13/1899

Bedford , IN. Dec, 4, 1899 .  The 10 yrs old child of William Fox, a farmer, living near Bedford , is dead eating bologna sausage supposed to be infested with trichinae and the other members of the family are critically ill.  The sausage was bought at Mitchell and the family ate freely of it.

 

 

Bedford, IN. Sept. 20,1898. Isaac Snow was taken before the court today for the second time after consultation with his father and attorney and pleaded guilty to murder in the 1st degree for killing William, McCart, Aug. 15 near this city. Monday he pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for Monday. He received a life sentence and was taken to Michigan City tonight by Sheriff Dobbins.

 
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