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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
1
Ads list holiday goods and services from Walsman to Greeman Wilker Co. Shoppers learn of frames, toys, Xmas items, and a nearby lecture by Katherine Eggleston at St Clair’s hall on December 11 1901 with admission 25 cents and reserved seats 10 cents. Local visits and institute attendance noted.
Members of the Y M S C Rifle Club posted scores from their sixth shoot with a 500 point total. R Timmerman 442 Charles Greene 440 William Foerster 379 Henry Wessel 340 Lewis Hoene 329 Frank Turner 803 Wm Thie 295 Wim Wachsmann 262 Paul Foerster 169.
Scouring by Mehlon the tailor and a doll display at the town hall on December 12 attract families. See Hillenbrand Mitchell Co. for children's rockers. Prof Luther's commercial school opened Tuesday night with a fair at Lendance. Smokeless shells offered by Winchester UMC and Peters at 50 cents a box. Edward Hancock and wife visit relatives in town. Xmas goods at Nick Blank's. Wanted a good girl for general housework. Dues collection by Norick Permanent Building and Loan on Christmas Eve December 24, 1901. Farm for sale or rent near New Pennington and New Point with brick house and barn. Contact Fred Meyer in Batesville.
Mrs Steari of near Ballstown fell from a rail fence while crossing a farm gate. Her weight on one hand broke both bones near the wrist. Dr Gibson treated and set the arm.
Profs. Chas. and James Royce of Versailles and New Marion came Sunday to discuss the Batesville school board vacancy after W. D. Robinson resigned. James Royce and Mr. Austin sought the post. J. S. Benham could have taken it but would not be free until March, with the board opposing multiple changes.
Miss Katie Krieger has been dangerously ill the past week. Frank Starks and wife were visiting his parents near Newpoint. Sun Buy your toy furniture at Hillenbrand and Mitchell Co. has it. If you don t want to eat supper, come and get a dish of cream at the town hall Dec 12.
Miss Louisa Wessel returns to Indianapolis after a week with family. Mrs. Frank Barnhorst and children travel to Newpoint for Thanksgiving with relatives. The Star Lecture Course second entertainment event is set for Wednesday night December 1 at St. Clair's hall.
Montana resident Henry Haase arrives with his family to visit his parents, marking his first trip to the area in two decades.
Harry Peetz, long time Herald employee, departed for Indianapolis on Wednesday and is expected to seek employment in a store there.
At the last meeting the town board approved a levy of fifteen cents per hundred dollars for waterworks. A taxpayer with five thousand dollars in taxable value will pay seven dollars and fifty cents annually for water services.
John S. Benham from Sandburn Indiana arrived Tuesday night to oversee the public schools. He proposed another man fill the post temporarily until his school year ends. Trustees took the matter under advisement and would decide by Saturday night.
A small Batesville boy, son of Fred Brummer, was struck by a shot fired by an unspecified shooter. The bullets hit his finger and leg, causing severed finger tissue and multiple leg wounds. The incident prompts calls for enforcement of local gun safety ordinances and prosecution consideration.
A collage of short items lists vendors and events including Smoke Shorts Pride of Cuba Sausage machines at Walsman s Fresh oysters at Engels daily Fine Platinum Photos at Schaffer Bohland Studio and a Christmas market appeal. Readers travel notes mention Miss Kate Firsich and Miss Lulu Wehrmeyer visiting relatives and Thanksgiving gatherings. A call for Boys Wanted at Western furniture factory appears with social visits from Mrs Chas Miller and Rev Henry Morrow plus a promise of an entertainment by Katherine Eggleston on December 11 1901.
Oliver F. Sooy of Shelbyville and formerly of Wirt Ind now serves as Assistant Superintendent at Prudential Insurance Co. He spent Monday and Tuesday assisting local agent Mrs. Anna Wachsmaann in the area.
Christ Broeckemann employed by Fred Krieger suffered a facial injury when a dehorned cow struck him with its horn during a recent procedure. He wore a bandage on his face as a result of the incident.
Died Sunday night December 1 at 10 30 pm Theodore Dirks aged 34 years 9 months 16 days from consumption after long illness. He was a quiet honest man and good citizen leaving a wife a mother a brother two sisters and other relatives. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery on Wednesday morning.
Notices warn that letters addressed to Mrs. T. J. Bryant D. G. Fowler L. A. Gardner Jacob Henry LeRoy Comedy Co Mary T. Neese Lena Schrinck Mrs. Hannah Skinner and D. McCallum P. M. will be sent to the dead letter office in Washington if not called for by December 31 1901.
A smooth talking man posing as a foreman for a Hamburg saw mill firm stayed at Ripley House a week. He had a counterfeit Newcastle bank check and tried to cash it at Batesville bank on a holiday. He vanished as the bank confirmed no funds, leaving behind a grip of clothing in exchange for a week’s board.
The column lists gun and shell sales at Walsman’s, new sewing machines priced 10 to 40, second-hand machines 2 to 12 at J W Henry’s, and a breech loading shotgun offer with each game. It notes social visits from Hank Schroeder in Cincinnati and Miss Iona Grimes from Indianapolis visiting local Mr. and Mrs. Von derheide over Thanksgiving, plus family trips to Osgood and Metamora.
First class blacksmith shop for rent in Batesville Indiana with running water up-to-date fittings and a splendid established trade. Inquiries can be made by calling on or writing to Leo Kirschbaum Batesville Indiana.
Frank Dieckmann and Dora Haase wed at St John Lutheran Church Huntersville on Wednesday Nov 27 officiated by Rev Ernst von Hahmann. Couple to reside on Dieckmanns mother’s farm west of town with Tribune good wishes.
A. J. Snell of Summer Hill New York avoided a party due to stomach pains. A female friend advised Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, two doses cured him and let him enjoy the party. Sold by G A Baas Batesville and Bigney Co Summan.
Divorce grants include Craigmile-Alice Benton James Benton and Cornet-Olive Fuller William Fuller J H Connelley-Della Watts Martha Baker Knauber-Caroline Knauber. Deeds and claims in estates noted. various monetary awards from 5 to 375 dollars. Several marriage-like transfers listed with ages and towns. Last will of Isabella Koch probated with John C Schuster as witness.
Felt boots at Frank Walsman’s. A Christmas market is planned for December 12 at the town hall. Mrs. Mattie Miller of Union County visited Mrs. Roxana Tingle. Misses Mary and Anna Hoyer of Greensburg spent Thanksgiving with their parents. Nick Blank assures holiday goods to meet all demands. St Clair’s hall hosts a talk by Katherine Eggleston next Wednesday night. New Point visitors John D Snedaker and wife joined Thanksgiving with their son. Young Men’s Social Club ball drew a smaller crowd but guests enjoyed the evening. G M E Ladies society held a Thanksgiving entertainment with a large audience and served refreshments, netting a tidy sum.
The Batesville Tribune and the Cincinnati Weekly Gazette announce a combined offer for $1.25 per year for both papers, with free Cincinnati Weekly Gazette for new subscribers and those paying a year in advance. The Tribune costs $1.25 annually and the Gazette dates to 1813.
A Dr Kilmer Swamp Root remedy is advertised as a true specific for kidney bladder and urinary troubles. The advertisement asserts kidney disease dangers and Brights disease as consequences and promotes sample bottles and a book by mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton NY.
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