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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
4
Ripley county plans to hire an exceptionally capable surveyor for the Walter Fitch election. The chosen expert will bring high professional standards and trusted regional expertise to the process.
Dr. L. J. Cox is described as a strong candidate who would become an effective representative of the people once elected.
Henry Mang announces a campaign as a model commissioner and positions himself for early influence on the party lineup, aiming to top the ticket with strong prominence.
The ticket placed in nomination Saturday is praised as a strong slate with no undeserving man from top to bottom. The brief commendation underscores the quality and integrity of all listed candidates.
The gentlemen nominated for county council are described as the kind of men needed for that office. They are said to be honest upright and sensible and will do what is best for the county's interests.
The past record of John Min ger, Dr. Brown, Ed. Gordon, Ira J. Nicholas and Thomas Corbin shows their faithful service speaks for itself. Their long-standing dedication is a sufficient tribute to the people they serve.
Laughery township sent a full delegation of 42 to the convention on Saturday with additional supporters and a band. About 65 Laughery men were present at Versailles, a large crowd given the 20 mile travel distance or more to reach the venue.
Republican candidate James Bingham spoke at the Ripley county convention last Saturday. He argued prosperity follows Republican governance and blamed Democratic wins in national elections for downturns, delivering a forceful, well received address likely to bolster the GOP in Old Ripley.
The Brookville Democrat argues against the Republican stand by noting wheat prices are now lower than any tenyear span and far below wartime tariff levels. It contrasts current prices with 1896 and the Wilson Gorman era, claiming tariff reformers misstate price trends.
The county race shows Jon Minger leading with strong support across townships. Fred Stockinner from Launghery township secures a vote but trails. James Wooley's support appears weaker, with results suggesting Minger's relative lead overall.
Delegates backed John Minger as the strongest candidate after a morning convention vote. Dr. Olmsted and Billy Hunter faded as Versailles and non Versailles supporters preferred Minger, with Dr. Cox withdrawing before ballots. The ticket is seen as fairly chosen and all defeated candidates pledge to unite behind the majority decision.
The piece urges thrift and readiness for illness, noting dysentery diarrhoea and cholera morbus may strike suddenly. It promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as immediate treatment and warns delay can be fatal. Baas and Schultz sell the medicine.
Secretary Taft cites contrasts between Democratic and Republican records on trust prosecutions and law enforcement. The Republican platform lauds Roosevelt era reforms including antitrust enforcement and the Panama Canal and irrigation laws. Accompanying notices promote Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy as essential family medicine.
Judge Joseph M. Rabb of the Twenty first circuit, born in Covington Indiana in 1846, rose from Perryville Vermillion county, served in the Civil War, studied law at Williamsport and Asbury college, and. He was district attorney for Tippecanoe and Warren, repeatedly elected judge, known for the Moses Fowler insanity case and his wide service across northwestern Indiana. He was nominated for the northern district appellate bench by the Republican state convention.
The Superintendent of the County Asylum has filed an estimate of groceries meats dry goods and fuel for inmate maintenance for the next three months. Bids will be received until noon Monday Sept in the Auditor's office in Versailles Tadisume. Nicholas Volz Auditor Ripley County.
Fragmentary notice outlines upcoming terms for the board and discusses monetary directions to be settled in September. The text mentions a review of financial arrangements and potential actions by the commissioners in the near term.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions August 1 6 and officials Seal Nicholas Voolza and Andivor Hipley County. Details are unreadable but indicate a filed or official action with a witness and a time in August.
Notice grants bids for constructing a wagon bridge over Gritinie creek west of Versailles town, Hiptey county. The board invites bids and will consider all bids received by a stated date, reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and witnesses attest to the notice issued on a specified day.
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