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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
5
Dr J L Freeland and family of Indianapolis visited friends Tuesday. Many locals and visitors from Cincinnati Greensburg Batesville and Lawrenceburg attended events and visits. The Sunman band gave a free concert Saturday. a busy period with trips, illnesses, and family gatherings noted across the community.
Haymond Augusta Harvey visits relatives in Peppertown for a week as campers search local hills for ginseng. Preparations progress to rebuild St. Marys Church ahead of a week long fair. Mrs. King fell seriously ill on Wednesday. C G Harvey and wife attended the old settlers meeting in Metamora. Squire Osburn and Frank White visit William Osburn at Blue Ash, Ohio.
Local notes report Miss Stella Ivor of Big Creek visiting Rose Meyers here last week. Several residents plan Montana travels. Elwood Malotte has lived there years and visited family. A colored camp meeting occurs in John Vestal woods, details unclear. Church meeting at West Fork scheduled August 18. Osgood fair drew many locals who praised it. Weather concerns include water shortage and a plea for rain.
A string of short notes lists residents and visitors: Mr and Mrs Morris af Lenh men with others in town, Carrie Plum and Lizzie Plum returning from Shelbyville, Tony Harlow leaving for Illinois, Frank Donald and helpers reading lumber from Greensburg, Sophia Hills visiting Cincinnati, Miss Flora Schumacher and Edna Eschenbrenner at Batesville, Mrs Kreinop bound for Indianapolis, Anna and Dora Michael visiting Miss Harvey, Mrs J T Ratcliff at a Wisconsin funeral, Anthony Roell visiting from Indianapolis, Mrs Frank Schrank and children at New Colony, Joe Walpe and family with John Zimmerman Meyer and Anna Harmeyer near Haymond, Henry Schroeder visiting Martin Bedel, Anna Bischoff and Lydia Cook shopping in Batesville, Chas Goldschmidt with family at Sunman, a birthday gathering for Miss Josephine Harvey, and a horse accident involving Dr and Mrs Ratcliff near Bischoff's Mill with minor injuries.
Major Hamm editor and manager of the Constitutionalist Eminence Kentucky says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured his piles in ten days after a severe attack years ago. It is praised for quickest relief from burns, sores, cuts and wounds. 25c at Baas and Schultz’s drug store.
A thrift minded farmer prepares for sudden showers and households should do likewise. Dysentery, diarrhoea and cholera morbus may strike without warning and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended as immediate treatment. For sale by Baas and Schultz.
North Branch notes list visits from John Prakel in Sunman Lewis Bohrke and Henry Drockel with kin in Huntersville. Nearby arrivals include Lewis Brunning and wife from Seymour to visit relatives. Numerous brief social calls and porch work mentioned among locals.
Galveston’s Sea Wall makes life safe in the city as on uplands. E W Goodloe of Dutton Street, Waco, Tex, notes Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, used five years, claims a lasting cure for a cough that plagued him. Cures chronic coughs la grippe croup whooping cough and helps prevent pneumonia. Pleasant to take. guaranteed by Baas & Schultz drug store. 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
Miss Lillian Busch returns to Cincinnati after visiting home folks. Miss Bertha Norwold of Swedenburg visits Miss Lizzie Compart. Joe Palmer and family attend a Greensburg show. George Hartig of Rush County greets friends. Fred Wenning and family visit Batesville relatives. Mrs. Gotlileb Peetz visits Mrs. John Norwold in Swedenburg. Miss Sylvia Miller, Cincinnati, visits grandparents then leaves for Smyrna. Geo. Weber sustains a severe foot cut with a cross-cut saw.
Mrs Lethia Williams attended the Greensburg Teachers Institute. Parmer threshed 23 000 bushels of wheat and 4 000 oats last week. Joan Collins visited Richmond. Stoward Parmer, now telegraph operator, takes a post at Hyde tower. Entertaining planned to aid Moore s Hill college. Castor s youngest child improving. Wicher lost a fine cow. Mrs Charles Williams to teach the coming term. Dr Grover of Greensburg visits to Ballstown. Ida Hart and children visited Indianapolis. L P Part attends aunt Mrs Thos Smith s Greensburg funeral.
Spades Miss Lulu Schmalz visited Indianapolis to see relatives. Miss Ella Shaw from Lawrenceburg came to visit W. H. Fitch. Howard Robinson and Miss Maggie Franke attended the Osgood Fair. Fred Gunter and family of Lookout visited Aug Gunter's. Mrs. Fred Raver spent Sunday in Cincinnati. Her daughter Miss Lillie returned with her. John Behlmer and wife of Batesville spent Sunday here. Grace Woodward Alberta Porterfield and Albert Bristow of Indianapolis visit W. H. Fitch. Arthur and Wilbur Sunman attended the Osgood fair. Jos Reiber and family entertain Cincinnati relatives this week. Francis Oberle spent several days at Osgood last week.
Mrs Ellen Tucker returned to Terre Haute after visiting relatives. Mrs John Narwold stayed with her brother Edw Bauer in Indianapolis. Chas Fromer took a business trip to Versailles. Miss Bertha Narwold came home from weeks with her Ballstown grandparents. Chas Millers children from Cincinnati visit relatives here. Miss Anna Fromer visits her uncle Geo Alexander at Millhausen. Miss Luella Cordes and brothers return to Seymour after visiting here.
Hazel Hart visits sister Mrs Pred Stewart north of Greensburg Emma and Mary Ostigio visit relations at Sunman Hiram Springer Greensburg church attendance Sunday Rev Thompson and Mr Bolcourt dine at J T Doles Sunday Mrs Thomas Smith dies at 82 funeral Tuesday 9:30 Lafayette Doles and two children of Horace PF Hillis and wife of Milroy visit J T Doles Nellie and Jessie Reddington attend Greensburg teachers practice Winfred Barnes visits grandparents Lafe and wife Lawn festival postponed due to Mrs Smith illness set for Aug 18 on church lawn
Chas Baldwin of Edwardsville Illinois reports chronic constipation and stomach troubles improved by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad urges readers to obtain a package to get well and stay well, priced at 25 cents, sold by Baas and Schultz.
John N Pleasant of Magnolia Ind says the pills solved bilious attacks and constipation. The product is guaranteed to satisfy or money back. Available for 25 cents at Baas Schulitz’s drug store.
Mrs Rebecca Alexander suffers malaria fever Charley Bredemeyer from Cincinnati visits his family Julie Meyers from Tipton County attends friends and Osgood fair William Dodson in Frank Grow saw mill loses a finger thumb amputation at cogs Robert Foster Rush County visitors attend Osgood fair A quiet wedding at Thompson Hayes home Walley Linken and Theresa Ella Pulse marry Abraham Lutz and wife attend 87th regiment reunion at Greensburg Nellie Quarterman from Indianapolis visits Mrs Hazen Hertenstein resumes studies at State Normal Edgar Arnold family visit at George Heimsath Alma Bitzer from Cincinnati visits grandfather John Heimsath Born to Rev Swarthout and wife a girl Aug 11 Rev Thompson to preach at M and Church Moore s Hill College Chapel collection Rev Swarthout and wife vacationing with Mrs Rose Hasen Margaret Vassar visits Indianapolis Spencer Thomas McCartney from Liberty visits Busch Alexander and wife Frank Grow and daughter Jora visit Mary Straver at Seymour.
A testimonial from E. H. Wolfe of Bear Grove La claims Electric Bitters ended two years of kidney trouble and general debility. The ad says the remedy treats stomach, liver and kidney complaints, blood diseases, headaches and weakness. Priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by Baas and Schultz.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Auditor's office in Versailles Ripley County Indiana until 12 o'clock noon on for the construction of a wagon bridge over Graham creek west of New Maan in Shelby township. The board will consider stone arch or steel structure bids. Steel bids must include plans and a bond double the bid. The board may reject any or all bids. Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of August 1906. Nicholas Volz Auditor Ripley County.
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