21 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
1
Local items report many residents visiting relatives in Cincinnati and nearby towns, with several trips to Lawrenceburg Newpoint Shelbyville and Benton Harbor. Advertisements note cement fencing plows and a new waterworks pumping engine from Laidlaw Dunn Gordon.
Laughery township Democrats held a Saturday convention to choose delegates for the upcoming Versailles township meeting. The selection signals a strong anti Meyers coalition as Meyer Volz Koenig and Newman vie for Auditor, with party bosses pressuring allies to oppose him. John Meyer of Batesville and Laughery is praised for independence but risks party backlash next Saturday if he refuses to follow the boss line.
The Big Four announces Labor Day excursion tickets from points within fifty miles of Batesville at the lowest one way fare for a round trip. Tickets are returnable on all regular trains stopping at the destination the following day. Write your friends to take advantage of this opportunity.
A covert telephone exchange exposes a Batesville delegate seeking instructions for how to vote at the upcoming Democratic county convention. The caller says about fifteen delegates will follow his lead, planning to report to Versailles for further guidance from an office call.
A roundup of rental notices visits, market ads, and social tidbits. Farmers seek buyers for butter and eggs at best prices while H. H. Kramer and Wm. Krieger & Son feature sales and side-delivery equipment. Several residents travel to Cincinnati Indianapolis and Buffalo with family visits and ball game reports. A work accident injures John Belter with a broken arm and mashed fingers.
Last Monday marked the l1th anniversary of Dorothy Beck as friends gathered at the home of Geo H Beck and wife. They enjoyed a lively evening with plenty to eat and various games and hoped for many more happy celebrations.
The Republicans of Jackson Township meet in the Napoleon schoolhouse on Saturday August 23 at 1 30 p m to select delegates to the county convention and nominate a township ticket. L T Cox, Chairman.
The Republicans of Laughery Township will meet at the Batesville Town Hall at 3 p.m. on Saturday August 23 to select 31 delegates and 37 alternates to the county convention at Versailles on September 6 and to handle other convention business. COMMITTEE.
The Republicans of Adams county will meet at Spades on Saturday August 23 at 1 30 p m to select 20 delegates and 20 alternates to the county convention and to attend to business before the meeting.
Hoosier wheat drills advertised with Walsman’s repairs and seed wheat at 80 cents per bushel via John Hackmann Batesville. Personal travel notes include visits by Miss Bessie Pohlman and Miss Flora Gutapple. Local sales offer a seven room house. A hay ride to F M Starks place drew eight young men and six young women. funeral attendance for Mrs Konrad Bunkhoff. Benton Harbor excursion ticket sales report.
Scouring by Mehlon the tailor and attendance by Joe Schrader in Cincinnati noted visits by George Reuter to Morrison business. George Gartemann and Miss Mary Krieger hosted Miss Clara Lehmkuehler, with several others joining in on Sunday. The St Pauls congregation plans an August picnic at St Clair's Grove inviting all. Frank Winans and wife relocated via Oldenburg to Brookville with prior move from here.
Fashion retailers announce new Butterick Patterns and September stock arrival. H. H. Kramer invites dressmakers to inspect the latest patterns and materials available for sewing projects.
Citizens in Batesville are urged to form a stockholding gas venture with several men expressing willingness. No steps have been taken yet to start the organization. The prompt suggested plan is to discuss this week and next, then hold a town hall meeting to proceed.
Batesville Juniors hosted Morris last Sunday at the fair grounds. Morris led from the start and held a 10 to 2 advantage in the seventh inning before Batesville rallied to finish 11 to 7 in Morris's favor.
A local argument urges forming a Batesville gas company with small initial funding to drill one well at about 800 dollars. If successful, funds for more wells follow. factories here spend around 8000 dollars yearly on gas, all leaving town unless gas is found locally.
The St. Mark's Sunday School will host a picnic on Thursday, August 28 at St. Clair's grove. All local Sunday schools are invited to attend in a body and every person is welcome to join.
The Aug 22 1902 lecture by Mr Rettgers is postponed to October due to local events. Tickets will be valid in October and holders should keep them. Mrs Mary Anna Cook of Brookville died Aug 14 1902 at age 2 years 10 months 22 days. funeral at St Ludwig's church and burial in St Ludwig's cemetery followed by many attendees from Brookville Batesville Oak Forest Haymond Cincinnati and nearby areas. Mr Adolph Cook and his children mourn her loss.
Miss Mary Husemann visits Morris friends. Batesville teachers attend Institute in Versailles. Maude Moore and Stella Heidt visit Clea Starks. Ida Snedaker visits Lawrenceburg after the fair. Mr. and Mrs Santo visit son in law in Indianapolis. Carrie Tekulve visits Morris relatives. Cliff Zierer and family return to Cincinnati. Huntersville Sunday school entertainment praised Batesville Brass Band. Jake Engel and son take Adolph Cook home from Brookville. The 1 PM train runs late delaying connections.
All signers of the George Ressler rebuilding funds are asked to pay the amount pledged to treasurer William Schwier or leave it with August Bloemer at the Sherman House. Geo H. Bec serves as secretary.
Notice directs Laughery township delegates to call at Nicholas Cornet's Versailles office Saturday morning to learn who to support for Auditor. Emphasizes strict confidence to avoid Meyer and allies learning, and urges arrivals in any grouping to learn from Nicholas Cox.
The Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis celebrates its golden jubilee the week of September 15. The State Board of Agriculture has expanded the fair to 214 acres with a $300000 property, fifteen departments, four Sousa concerts, and total premiums of $35000 to $31640, plus $1400 for the women’s department. The first fair in 1852 lasted three days with gate fees of one dollar.
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