Local notices from Sunman and surrounding towns
Sunman Earl Cowles from St Marys Ohio visits John Schucks. Alvin Blackmore and family guests of Milan relatives last week. Mrs Charles Fink sprained ankle confined to her room. Arthur Schene hosted nephew Delford Poore from Indianapolis. Mrs George Smith now Vancouver BC visiting friends. Alma Wetzler and Mrs Lange plus daughter Holly head to Los Angeles. Alice Mathis of Harrison Ohio visited parents here. Chautauqua at Batesville praised. St Paul M E Church quarterly meeting. Busching family reunion at Versailles and Dieselberg reunion at Harry Eberg’s Clinton. Hubbles congregation picnic yields six hundred dollars. Fiona Hamlin of Greensburg visited Albert Alexander family. Russell Walker and wife return to Indianapolis after visit. Mrs Adam Enders fractured two ribs from fall. Timpke ill with dropsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Cowles
St. Mary’s
Ohio
John Schuck
Alvin Blackmore
Milan
Charles Fink
Arthur Schene
Delford Poore
Indianapolis
George Smith
Maud Adkins
Vancouver
B. C
Alma Wetzler
Charles Lange
Holly
Los Angeles
California
Wetzler
West
Alice Mathis
Harrison, C
Batesville
St. Paul M. E
Versailles
Harry Eberg
Clinton
Hubble
Fiona Hamlin
Greensburg
Albert Alexander
Russell Walker
Adam Enders
Timpke
Sunman
Sunday Social and Confirmation at St Johns Lutheran Weisburg
A large crowd attended St Johns Lutheran Church near Weisburg for August 15 confirmations and Holy Communion. Fifteen children and youth were confirmed with Rev Theodore Proehler officiating. Hosts Robert Cairn and wife provided a festive dinner and the Young People Society joined in afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefellow
Indianapolis
Helen Fassold
Cincinnati
Albert Gutzwiller
Big Four
McCoy’s
Kruse's Grove
St. John’s Lutheran Church
John Hill
Indianapoclis
Big Four Railroad
Weisburg
Theodore Proehler
Bertha Kammeyer
Loretta Dietze
Debus Roberts
Roy Nedderman
Orval Shoemacher
Anna Dietze
Picnic brings Abplanalp kin together at Hubbles Corner
Jacob Abplanalp and niece Luella Gahn attended the Hubbles Corner picnic Wednesday afternoon. Several relatives including Robert Abplanalp and Walter Kipp spent last Tuesday afternoon with the Abplanalps. Luella Gahn returned home Saturday after two weeks with her uncle and aunt. Charles Abplanalp and family visited Friday evening for Luella’s birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Abplanalp
Luella Gahn
Hubbles Corner
Jacob
Lizzie
Robert Abplanalp
Walter Kipp
Oakley
Stricker
Cincinnati
Frank Weisehan
Weisburg
Charles Abplanalp
Near
Ripley
Jenner
Spadex
Charles
Cumminsville
Traveling Salesman Recalls Cholera Morbus Remedy Cure
A Louisville salesman recounts an 1888 episode of severe cholera morbus. He paid a hotel porter to fetch Chamberlain's Cough and Diarrhoea Remedy and took a double dose, then slept and awoke feeling well enough to continue his journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Ireland
Louisville
Threshing Season Ends and Local Movements Reported
Mang and Gunter complete threshing for the season. Andrew Meister and wife of Batesville assisted their son George in threshing. Edward Huneke delivered a load of sheep to Mike Benz. George Meister and family visited Edward Motz in Adams. Henry Fillenworth baled straw for Edward Huneke. Fred Luers bought a Poland China sow from his brother in Kelly Ridge. Mrs. Drockelman and Mrs. Einhaus hosted Aunt Selke of Newcastle. Albert Schrader’s family returned from Mooresville. John Praker and family visited Batesville for medical consultation. Fred Luers and Elmer traveled to Osgood for fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mang
Gunter
Andrew Meister
Batesville
George
William Shutter
Mr. Sand
Morris
Edward Huneke
Mike Benz
George Meister
Adams
Edward Motz
Henry Fillenworth
Adams Church
Conrad Luers
Osgood
Henry Schierenbeck
John Praker
Maggie
Gibson
Fred Luers
Elmer
Spades Passengers and Travelers Include Batesville Residents
Miss Margaret Rhonk rode in a Batesville morning departure. Wilber Bruns visited Cincinnati. Arthur Gillespie and wife returned to Cincinnati after visiting her mother Mrs. A Gunter. Mrs. John Sieg came home after visiting sister Mrs. Henry Pohlar in Ft Thomas Ky. Russell LeMasters and Lester Barnes visited John Gunter family. H Pohlar of Ft Thomas Ky visited John Sieg family. Mrs. Vogel and Mrs. Schermer of Stumpke s Corner traveled to Cincinnati. Frank Letzer family and Lizzie Kirkwood visited old home in town. Wm S Walker of Moores Hill rode to Indianapolis then Florida. Mike Kaster of Cincinnati visited his parents. Raymond Franke of Indianapolis visited his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Bruns
Cincinnati
Arthur Gillespie
A. Gunter
John Sieg
Henry Pohlar
Ft. Thomas
Russell LeMasters
Lester Barnes
Waldron
Ind
John Gunter
H. Pohlar
Vogel
Schermer
Stumpke’s Corner
Frank Letzer
Dewey
Finks’ Church
Lizzie Kirkwood
Pana
Kirkwood
Letzer
Letzer (Nee Miller) Coming To Visit Their Old Home. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Walker
Moores, Hill
Indianapolis
Florida
Mike Kaster
Nick Kaster
Raymond Franke
A. Franke
Local Social Notes From Batesville and Surroundings
Richard Kunath and Andy Lamm were business callers in Batesville on Friday and Wednesday respectively. Henry Vogel hosted visitors in Napoleon while Charles Bergman August Bergman and Elmer Bernhard attended a Chau tauqua in Batesville. Raymond Littell visited with the Heesemans. Fred Drockelman called in Sunman. Prakel family spent a Wednesday evening with Drockelman. Miss Selma Heeseman visited Mrs. Lauber Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kunath
Batesville
Henry Vogel
Morris
Charles
August Bergman
Elmer Bernhard
Andy Lamm
Littell
Napoleon
Raymond Littell
Selma
Adolph Heeseman
Fred Drockelman
Sunman
John Prakel
Selma Heeseman
C. Lauber
Hazel Hutson Returns From Weeklong Visit
Miss Hazel Hutson returned to her work east of Brookville after a week with her parents Conner Hutson and wife. Other social notes include Mr and Mrs Henry Spreckleson visiting Sunman, and Cassius Osburn assisting Walter Fitch with cement hauling for a new barn in Manchester. Otto Pohlar and wife of Dayton, Ohio visited with John Pohlar and wife, while Clifford Schomber and Alice with James Ertel attended a Hildebrand’s dance. Cassius Osburn and wife visited Hayes Osburn, and Ed Thomas sold his Tin Lizzie Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Hutson
Conner Hutson
Brookville
Henry Spreckleson
Sunman
Cassius Osburn
Walter Fitch
Manchester
Mr. Fitch
Otto Pohlar
Dayton, O
John Pohlar
Clifford Schomber
Alice
James Ertel
Hildebrand
Hayes Osburn
Ed Thomas
Lizzie
Why People Buy Rat Snap in Preference to Rat Poison
RAT SNAP kills rats and mice. What it doesn’t kill it scares away. Rats killed leave no smell as they dry up inside. Made in cakes no mixing with other food. Cats and dogs won’t touch it. Three sizes 36c 65c and 1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Blank's Pharmacy and Meyer Hardware Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank’s Pharmacy
Meyer Hardware Company
Local kin visits spread through Penntown region
Penntown residents hosted and visited relatives from Cincinnati Omaha and Kentucky over the weekend and past week. Several families including Bartlings Meyer and Abegglen welcomed guests while others spent time with kin in Cincinnati Brookville and Bath Indiana.
Seed corn loss and RAT-SNAP sold by local stores
A reader recalls sending for pedigreed seed corn stored in a gunny sack hung from a roof rope, damaged by rats. They report five dead rats the morning after using RAT-SNAP, advertised in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25, sold and guaranteed by Blank's Pharmacy and Meyer Hardware Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank’s Pharmacy
Meyer Hardware Company
Scholar's Habitat Question in Longfellow Quote
A reflective musing contrasts the scholar living in tranquil country solitude with the urban social grind. The choice weighs nature's quiet heart against society's bustling, throbbing humanity in a timeless inquiry about place and learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Voter Registration Sites in Ripley County Indiana
The Ripley County Board of Commissioners lists registration locations across townships and precincts with hours 8:00 am to 9:00 pm on September 4 and October 4, 1920. Precincts are assigned to specific schools, halls, houses, and business fronts in Adams Brown Center Delaware Franklin Jackson Johnson Laughery Otter Creek Shelby Washington townships, naming sites from Sunman to Versailles and Batesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners of
Ripley County
Indiana
Wnt
Adams Township
Brown Township
Center Township
Delaware Township
Franklin Township
Jackson Township
Johnson Township
Laughery Township
Otter Creek Township
Shelby Township
Washington Township
Circuit Court
Commissioners’ Court
Board of Review
Ripley County 1921 Estimates by Township and Office
Readable from a 1920 document the Ripley County estimates total 101855.95 with charges by township and county offices. The figures cover Adams through Washington townships along with coroner surveyor circuit court and health related expenses. The auditor will present these estimates to the Ripley County Council at Versailles Court House on September 7 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor’s Office
Ripley
Advertising Sustains The Newspaper You Read
A note urges readers to support the paper through advertisements, emphasizing that revenue from ads makes the publication possible and encouraging patronage from local businesses and individuals.
Commissioners’ Allowances and Officials in Special Sessions
A condensed record lists Newton Hyatt as Co Assessor with office expense, and Newton Hyatt and Wm F Ellerman as members of the Ed Review in special sessions. Geo T Beckett and J D Robinson serve on Bd Review with special sessions, and Beckett also appears in regular Bd Review. Additional items include W D Robinson on Bd Review in regular session, Harry Dobson on bridge construction contract, Decatur Co Treasurer change of venue, Fred Tegeder appraising land for school fund, and Thomas Harper Sheriff Com Court Wm F Bagot as Ba member. Our paper reaches every home. You will reach buyers through us Tribune Ads Make Money Grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Hyatt, Co
Newton Hyatt
Wm. F. Ellerman
Geo. T. Beckett
Je D. Robinson
W. D. Robinson
Harry Dobson
Decatur Co
Fred Tegeder
Thomas Harper
F. Bagot
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Pipe Creek
R. R
Spades
Margaret Rhonk
Penntown
Casper Bartling
Hamilton
Henry Dix
W. R. Huffman
Omaha
Neb
Herman Thum
Lawrence Meyer
Kentucky
al Meyer
Edwin Abegglen
John Mosmeier
Ernest Wilson
George Meyer
William Meyer
Henry Bartling
Bath
George Pulskamp
Esther
Arthur Bartling
Mr. Vaughn
Friendship
Benham
Cross Plains
Earl Croxton
Walnut
Railroad Streets
Kestler
Buckeye Street
Baylor School
Delaware School
Knocke’s
Pierceville
Masonic Hall
Frederick Bredemeier
Sophia Weber
Ballstown
Holton
Ing
Elrod School
Tribune
Leita Eet
Eaves Oe Oer
Geo. Steinwart's
John Dittus
S. E. Cor
Third St
Central Ave
Grand Central Depot
Third Street
First National Bank
the Bank OF Service
Waltham Pianos and Players
A. C. Foerster & CO
Nobby Clothing Co
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