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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
1
The note lists Kromes for groceries with cash and rebate stamps, mentions P Bosse Co and Joseph Luesse visiting Shelbyville on business, and notes other locals in Batesville and Cincinnati. It also reports water shortages risking factory shutdowns and the funeral attendance of Mrs Dettmer with family departures.
Oysters everyday at Engels and Havana Blossoms advertised. Toys for little ones at Blanks. CanfieldSchwier insure life and property. Groceries and rebate stamps at Kromes. Miss Marie Speller returned from Peoria. Born to Charles Seward and wife a boy on Dec 3 1908. Fresh bread at Gehrings. Fred Richter back from Illinois. Social dance at St Clairs hall Dec 12. Mrs Cook and son visit Shelbyville. John Meyer travels to Versailles for commissioners’ court. may be his last term. Rebate stamp Christmas extras announced. Property for sale near Newpoint: forty acres one mile north, two story house, barn and quarry. For details contact 26 41 Susanna Coman Batesville Ind.
George Dettmer expresses gratitude to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co and Assistant Superintendent A.FP Wordeman for the full prompt payment of his deceased wife’s policy. He recommends the company to those seeking trustworthy life insurance and notes its quick death claim payments.
Business notices urge cash trade for rebate stamps at several stores. Vendors tout bargains, groceries, and first class shoes while promoting rebates and shopper incentives. Louis Reibel visits Shelbyville on business amid broadened local sales pitches.
Prices for phones change January first 1904 for business and private lines. Business lines $12 a year or $9 before 1904. Private lines $3 a year or $6 before 1904. No change for phones already in use. Ed Gesin ill in Indianapolis then hospital stay and gradual recovery.
A new mill partnership is formed between Joseph Luesse and John Pohlman of Morris. Pohlman becomes half owner of the Luesse flour mill at Oldenburg and has moved into the John Baumer property, signaling a confident venture.
George Dettmer expresses gratitude to Batesville residents for kindness after his wife’s sudden death. He thanks the minister undertaker and others who assisted with the sorrowful rites and asks God to bless them all.
Large crowd views Mrs A A Hackman in open casket at her Oldenburg residence. Catholic Ladies Society leads procession to church for solemn service by Rev Father David. Funeral cortege to cemetery follows with clergy and German Landwehr Verein amid hundreds more. Husband and children mourn in bright sun and cold air as faith offers solace.
Chas W Swain Richmond Indiana special agent inspected four rural mail routes near Batesville over five days. Distances total about 97 miles with dwellings served 136 104 119 and 127 across routes one to four. He also examined nine applicants for carriers and noted farmer opposition but confirmed rural free delivery will be established where roads and populations meet requirements.
In the matter of shoes you can get your fancy and your foot at F. W. Dieckmanns. The ad invites customers to choose stylish footwear from a local retailer.
A brief note states good butter is always available at H H Kramer's.
A jumble of short items notes Walsman nickeled ware and blue premium stamps, along with local travel and business updates. It mentions Harry Grieves of Cincinnati in Batesville, J W Henry offering rebate stamps on sewing goods, a funeral in Rushville for Christ Trenepohl, and a Cleveland man D E Moore visiting Indianapolis. The piece also covers the marriage of Henry Washburn Leding and Harriet Fitch in Indianapolis, with a large guest list and plans to live in Cincinnati and Cleveland after a wedding trip.
Benjamin Moeller was fatally injured when a log rolled onto him while his son helped move it at Henry Holter's saw mill in Oldenburg. The skull was fractured and he died later that day. Funeral services Monday at Oldenburg, attended by Knights of St. John and Batesville knights.
Harry Peetz visited Indianapolis Saturday evening to spend the Sabbath with friends in the capital city. Harry Nordloh was a passenger heading west Saturday evening. John Hancock traveled to Sunman on Wednesday. Blue premium stamps are available and deemed OK.
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