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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
1
City council met with all members present and a Poultry & Pet Stock Association committee to discuss renting city hall for a January 24 to 27 1917 Poultry Show. The issue granted provisionally pending school supervision date arrangements.
Five shows at the Lyric Theatre Friday feature Indiana from hunting grounds to modern times. The school board offered free matinees for pupils with teachers guiding trips to the theatre, ensuring all students could view the production.
The state wide road supervisors election is set for Saturday December 16. Voters in District No 1 will vote at Lapps schoolhouse District No 3 at Ratistown and District No 3 at Mover school house. Polls open 2 to 5 p m. Voters urged to choose the best person for road conditions.
Library notes invite patrons to donate religious books including Modern Reader's Bible Modern Man's Religion and Farrars Life of Christ. Stakeholders welcome selecting a title for the public school library to receive the collection.
J Raymond Schmidt of Indianapolis will lecture on temperance at City Hall next Sunday at 2 30 p m. The topic is A Challenge to American Patriotism or National Constitutional Prohibition Admission is free and all invited. He will also lecture at Newpoint in the morning and Waldron in the evening on the same day. The note also mentions home baking bazaar at City Hall next Saturday and a carload of bran at Batesville Roller Mill.
Local church notes list St Pauls Smyrna St Johns Bethany and others with service times in English German Sunday school Luther League and choir plans. Revival meetings in Napoleon noted. Epworth League topics and a laymen talk announced. Quarterly meeting and stewards drive scheduled with invitations to all members.
St Mark's Ladies Society hosts a social and bazaar at the city on Saturday afternoon and evening December 9 featuring parcel post article booths, home bake sale, refreshments, turtle soup, and music by St Mark's Orchestra. All are welcome. First National Bank empowered by Federal Reserve to act as trustee or administrator and perform trust duties.Anthony Lindermeyer attended Cincinnati Wednesday. Batootllie Roller Mill ad price inquiries for grain. Bazaar noted at City Ball Saturday.
Thursday last the Jobo Schultz family marked their Golden Wedding with a church surprise and a homecoming. Theodore Schultz acted as toastmaster and presented love offerings from their children including envelopes containing gold pieces totaling 62 60. The day featured dinner, singing, and joking with guests from Batonville Shelbyville and Indianapolis.
Miss May Meyer wed Rev. C S Powell on Thanksgiving Day November 30 1916 at English Lutheran in West Point Nebraska. The groom previously preached at Bethany church and will lead a Western pastorate. Chester Meyer accompanied May to Nebraska. Knox family ties and Batesville Indiana connections noted. The Batesville Monument Works completed a 15 foot five piece cross monument for St Vincent near Shelbyville and shipped it to Prescott awaiting placement by week’s end.
Isqués Jewelry Catalogue advertises The Pugh Stores Co sending a Jewelry Catalogue with guaranteed low prices and manufacturer warranties. It urges customers to present their offer and highlights mall order house pricing advantages and guaranteed assurances.
Charles Heidt and Son contractors report the framework for one bungalow and the foundation work for three others for the Batesville Welfare Association. Reading includes notes on supplies such as cariot dairy feed and related items. Bee Batesville Roller Mile.
The notes recount opening exercises read by Prof. Dunkin and student antics over social duties. A junior girl dreamt Prof Wood counted compositions to 2000 words while a suffragette policeman tries to manage students but struggles. Students praise the Indiana films at the Lyric and thank the School Board for the treat.
Friends announce the Thanksgiving Day marriage of Mingy Mdua Elrod to Wilkie Lemon of Friendship. Elrod, long in Benham with many Batesville friends, and Lemon, a leading young businessman of southern Ripley, will reside in Friendship with well wishes from their community.
Attendance percentages from public schools show the big school leading with high figures. Tardiness noted at Austin and Mr. Terry's institutions as the third month ends.
Court records show Gull fouls include Craig Rascell convicted of larceny with $10 fine and 60 days in Indiana State Farm. Paul Varilla and John Degalyer face petit larceny findings and delays. Dec 5 1916 and Dec 7 1916 trial dates set among drunk in depot and assault cases. Final reports approved and titles quieted. several estates property sales ordered. multiple marriage licenses listed for local residents.
A kitchen tar kettle exploded shortly after noon Tuesday at Mrs Barbara Peetz home near Steamboat Landing. Fire consumed the kitchen as neighbors battled flames. no one was injured though the room furniture and walls were scorched and windows shattered. The tar was being heated to roof cover for Mrs Peetzs barn re roofing with composition material.
Harry Davis, son of mimer Davis of Steamboat Landing, suffered a hunting accident Tuesday when a gun discharged tearing the left hand. He crawled under a fence to steady the weapon, which discharged again injuring fingers. Separately, St. Mark's Luther League presented Back to the Country Store at St. Clair's Hall on Thursday and Saturday feasts, with a well attended comedy and orchestra.
Ripley County records list numerous transfers including Wao E Koch to WM C Leake for part Lot 210 in Osgood at 1600 dollars, Franklin Jp acreage sale 64000, Lavio Lewis to Gue Levy Lot 56 Milan 1000, Laughery township transactions, Schork 20 acres, Schrader to Benz 80 acres Laughery at 500, Rice to Nora McClure 12 acres Otter Creek, Henschen to Henachee 105 acres Brown, Castner commissions to Virginia Abdon 19 acres Shelby, Abdon to Castner 19 acres Shelby at 10, various sheriff sale 27161 acres 8330.57, Merkel to Merkel 100.18 acres Adams, Covert to Tilson undivided 4 of 80 acres Shelly 2000, Behlmer lot Batesville 1750, Lockwood to Thompson 15 acres Shelby by affidavit, Murphy to Pears lot 5 New Marion 375, Busch to Nosekable 2 acres Center, Hughes to Parlow 110 acres Shelby, Hughes to Furewald undivided 1 6 of 77.71 acres Shelby, Tekulve to Tekulve Batesville lots 44 45 100, Larabee to Kaley lot 16 Oquawad loves and affection, Grow to Baylor 1 1/2 acres Jackson.
Plans are for a public celebration of Indiana’s 100th anniversary of statehood next Monday at St. Clair’s hall with a daytime school program and an evening free public event. Judge Willard New of Indianapolis will deliver an address. Batesville residents are urged to attend to honor the occasion.
Winter spray of lime sulfur used to prevent and kill San Jose scale has left a whitish frosty look on trees. The dormant spray can be applied after leaves fall until spring buds swell, aiding prevention. Mr. C Loy of Greencastle Orchard Co. leads trimming with three assistants, a two to three week effort expected to prepare for next season.
Kramer and his wife with George Johanning and wife traveled to Newport Kentucky on Friday for the funeral of B A Slocum, brother-in-law of Mrs Kramer. Slocum died after illness and is survived by his widow and five children.
A partial readable notice notes a fire at a building linked to Chas yer Produce Co and a faerie Ex ree Co. with desk, operator, and water hazards described. The fragmentary report suggests structural damage and a response by authorities.
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