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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
1
Batesville items describe garden work and seed purchases, travel to Cincinnati Indianapolis and Indianapolis trips, and local social events. Several residents visit relatives over Easter while others plan moves and farm purchases as Brookville smallpox concerns spark pest-house chatter.
Mrs. Rensellier of Ft. Wayne came to see Mrs. Kennedy who is very sick. While walking on Broadway she became suddenly ill and was carried to Mrs. Kennedy's home by carriage.
Laughery township Republicans met at Batesville town hall to choose delegates and alternates to the Congressional and State conventions. Fred Stockinger and George W Gelvin named Congressional delegates with Wonning and Walsman as alternates. Wm G Greemann and Geo H Goyert chosen for the State convention with Schrader and Walsman as alternates.
Local ads note curtain stretchers for sale at Walsman and a new line of hats for men and boys at P Bosse Co. Fencing supplies are pitched as needed and available iron, wire, or picket. Various visitors and residents travel between Greensburg Shelbyville Indianapolis Covington and Bloomington with family and social calls. The leather couch raffle at the German Landwehr Verein ended with ticket 3847 sold in Oldenburg. winner unnamed.
Reverend Stanton Morrow who aided the E. M. E. church meeting at the town left Saturday for Clifty then returned Monday to continue assisting through Saturday. J. H. Bosse, returning from Shelbyville, came back Monday after a storm blew down his factory smoke stacks, delaying operations until repairs.
Dr Hurty examined Siefert girl in Batesville area and declared her genuine smallpox case with full symptoms. He reported no smallpox symptoms in another Siefert case and said stricter quarantine measures would be enforced locally.
Walsman's offers fine Early Ohio seed potatoes and fresh garden seeds while Philip Boerstler features the latest improved sewing machines. Kramer's touts a new spring line of gents and boys shirts and neckwear as locals visit relatives in Cincinnati for Easter.
From Batesville to Oldenburg two tramps sought meals at Fred Schrader and Benz Bros. A brass padlock vanished from Joe Boehmer after a stop at Benz Bros. Schrader urged pursuit to Oldenburg, where the lock was recovered in a saloon. The tramp was arrested and freed Tuesday morning. the pair returned to Batesville.
The Batesville public library reports a Washington’s Birthday event net profit of 57.81 with 375 attendees and total receipts near 93. Towering improvements include 68 added volumes bringing total to 608 and subscriptions to fourPeriodicals. The group sets April 1 1902 as the start date for stricter borrow rules and new operations chaired by the teacher.
March behaves well this year with no damage to crops but brings a mixed pattern of rain snow wind frost and clouds. Local residents attend funeral in Greensburg while others note a stallion for sale and a visit from Miss Dora Luesse for Easter.
Fred Dickman and family traveled from Greensburg to visit relatives. Mrs. C. E. Curtis went to Cincinnati to visit kin and friends. Portland cement sold for 3.25 at Keepfle Bros, telephone 41. Christ Schwier visited Greensburg on business. Smoke Schorr's Havanna Blossoms.
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