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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
1
The sequence lists times at 6 51 am 9 15 am 1 00 pm and 4 28 pm marking key moments in a daily schedule. These stamped times suggest a structured timetable or event progression across morning to afternoon.
Community items list visits and travels of residents from Oldenburg to Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Local events include St. Mark's choir at St Clair's hall Aug 1 and Batesville graduates' exercises Aug 8. Also ads for Walsman goods, Engel ice cream, and local services.
William Schnitker of Delhi Ohio stayed several days, left early Saturday to catch a train and misplaced a pocketbook containing about $40 at the Sherman House under a pillow. He has not sought its return or provided a current address. Later G W Gelvin saw him in Ohio and was authorized to recover the pocketbook.
The Greensburg paper describes residents raising about twenty thousand dollars by selling $160 lots to attract a manufacturing establishment. In contrast Batesville lacks such donor funds, yet hosts ten thriving factories employing 100 to 135 people each without gas or similar utilities.
Miss Lotta Schrader was in Cincinnati Monday. Mrs Sophia Koster has been very sick for a week. Chas Terry and wife of Elwood Ind visited here Tuesday. Cabinet-makers wanted at Western Furniture Company. Subscribe for McCalls Magazine for 50c a year at Nick Blanks. Dr Timmermann went to Spades on a professional trip. Ben Wittendorf of Salt Creek visited Batesville on business Wednesday. Mrs Alexander Mascott went to Indianapolis Sunday to visit for a week. Mrs W A Stockinger returned to St Paul Saturday after a week at Ballstown. John Welsch sh oe-cutter for Adams Curtis visited Bellevue Ky to see his parents over Sunday. H C Greemann and daughter Bertha went to Cincinnati Sunday to spend several days with city friends. Fred Kopps had a cow killed near Tiegelmeyer crossing by a passing train Friday night or Saturday morning. Misses Ida Borgstedt and Florence Betzner visited Joe Henry and wife near Steamboat Landing last Monday night. Fred Woerdemanne took his daughter Nora and her friend Emma Cook to Oldenburg to visit the convent last Thursday. For Sale A farm of 80 acres with fruit, improvements, good cellar, well, and seven never-failing springs near Hayden Jennings county Ind. Inquire of John L Keisch. Ed Louis of Andersonville Rush county purchased a fine three-year-old mare from John Hackmann for $100. The mare was one of the county’s finest sired by Rolly Boy. Lotta and Neil McCallum started for Buffalo N Y to visit the Exhibition and then Niagara Kingston Ontario and back via Watertown and Oswego.
The town schedules announce Common School commencements in Franklin on Aug 5 Center Aug 6 Adams Aug 7 Laughery Aug 8 Shelby Aug 9 Otter Creek Aug 10 Johnson Aug 12 Cons 8 Roycsg and a sale of a 160 acre farm two miles south of Newpoint near New Pennington with a brick house and barn, wells and fruit. North Vernon Fair runs Aug 6–9 with big attractions and rail fare discounts.
The Batesville and Laughery township common schools hold their commencement at St Clair's hall on Thursday August 8 at 8 PM. General admission is five cents. The program features orations by Miss Anna F Hirt and Miss Sophia Nickel, duets by Miss Cora Unnewehr and Miss Glare Umsnewehr, and solos by Miss Ruby Sunman and Miss Goldie Newman. Diplomas are presented by Superintendent Charles I Royce.
A large barn on the Hallman farm near Batesville burned last Friday night around 9 o'clock. Fire destroyed 14 loads of hay 30 bushels of sacked wheat 150 to 200 bushels of corn and several implements with a loss near $1000 and no insurance. Neighbors say incendiary origin. a warrant is issued for a suspected party. Mrs. Wm Schnitker and her son-in-law George Meyer and family receive community sympathy.
Wals man L A Wetzler of Sunman visiting friends Sunday Moses Whitney visiting relatives at Cleves O this week Miss Bertha Bosse went Greens burg Sunday to visit relatives John Pfalsgraff went Cincinnati Wednesday morning on business Ben v d Esche Jr of Cincinnati came out on excursion Sunday to visit relatives Mrs G A Baas went Indianapolis Tuesday evening to visit her parents Ed Santo and wife Will Brandt and wife and mother and Walter Brandt all of Cincinnati visited at Ben Belters Sunday Mrs Wm Seifferle and son Willie came out from Cincinnati Sunday to visit her mother Mrs Otting for the day George H Beck returned Friday from a business trip to St Louis and other points in interest of the Union Furniture Company For ice cream and soda water go to Adan Fehlingers A brand new soda fountain is ready to quench your thirst every day Call and try it Mrs Simms and children and Miss Kate Drescher of Shelbyville returned home on Tuesday evening after visiting their parents Fred Drescher and wife Remember the entertainment to be given by the St Marks choir tonight Thursday Aug ust at St Clair s Doors will be open at 7 o clock Entertainment begins at 7 30 Come out Neil and Lotta McCallum left for Buffalo Wednesday morning and after spending a few days at the Exposition will visit relatives at Oswego and Watertown NY and in Canada till about the first of September.
John H. Wilker and his wife prepared to travel to Buffalo New York today to visit the Pan-American exposition. They plan to then visit Mr Wilker's father in Ohio if possible, contingent on travel.
On Thursday evening a meeting at W E Moore's residence organized a literary and dramatic society with good membership. A second meeting is set for Thursday evening August 8 at Mrs Ziteke's home. All interested are urged to attend.
An old newspaper notice promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidney and urinary issues. It explains sediment tests, urges use for back pain and frequent urination, claims strong cures and urges readers to request samples and a free book by mail.
Notices list Aug 1 St Clair hall entertainment at St Clair's hall. Residents travel to Cincinnati and Weisburg visiting relatives, including Geo W Gelvin, Miss Mary Schroeder, Miss Flossie Ward, Charles Binder, Mrs Gueth, and families. Pratt from Fels & Co. visits. efforts rise to form a literary social club for winter amusements to use local talent.
In a Tuesday night meeting, three young backwoodsmen Carl Rosenmund Lewis Ward and John Brockmann joined Modern Woodcraft. The tale says the goat bucked with at least two choppers but they arrived at camp safely before midnight and learned to say nothing but saw wood.
In a tight Ripley county game Batesville beats Stars 10 to 7 as McMickens of Cincinnati win with Diehl on the mound. Roell fans 13 while Diehl is touched for hits. Terry makes a noted foul catch. The teams trade innings with seven second- and fifth- inning runs proving decisive. Stars head to Osgood to face Shamrocks for the championship.
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