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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
8
The item lists numerous residents making trips to Cincinnati and Indianapolis for business and social visits. It notes shopping, services, and product offerings at local retailers, with occasional mentions of family travel and community updates.
A collage of small town items lists Engel’s ice cream promotions, stores like Blank’s and Meyer's Hardware, visits to Indianapolis and Cincinnati, farm and family notes, travel to Manchester and Mount Clemens, and a infant death. Names include Nick Blank, Elmer Schrader, Mrs. Mead, Henry Kruthaupt, and Miss Gertie Sick among others.
Seasonal notice urges immediate papering for parlor and kitchen. avoid spring delays. Recommends J. F. Drescher, the Paper-Hanger, for further guidance.
The Tribune records a flurry of small town movements and social calls. Al Nicko returns Friday from a long trip. Miss Mamie Martin and others travel to Cincinnati and Indianapolis for millinery, visits, and business. Residents make short trips to Lawrenceburg, Morris, and Sunman while Batesville Casket Co. travels Indiana and Illinois.
On August 12, 1908 at 2 p.m. Miss Clara Wittkamper daughter of Henry Wittkamper was married to Mr. George Pohlar at the bride’s home with many relatives and friends present. An evening dance followed with many Batesville residents attending.
Mrs. Gregor Spiegel and her son visited Morris as the store advertises a closing out sale lasting until the last of August. Everything is to be sold within that period. Mrs. Elmer Heidt and Elmer’s brother Herman traveled by train to Morris to visit relatives Henry Behlmer and wife, with Elmer visiting later.
Indiana preachers frame county local option as a moral issue in the temperance fight, warning the liquor lobby uses influence to sway votes. Rev Somerville Light and Miss Daisy Carr urge voters, arguing for local option to curb breweries and protect good government amid party lines.
In Rush county a group accusing Attorney General Bingham of endangering personal liberty protests against his actions. The assembly plans not to vote for Bingham and to align with brewers to defeat the Republican party, signaling a serious conflict.
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