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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
8
A note to correspondents requests timely submissions to ensure their communications reach by Tuesday. Wednesday arrivals are often omitted or displaced, which is costly and disruptive. Send letters promptly to avoid delays.
Kneer finished painting the church interior at the start of the week. Mrs. Kneer spent several days visiting Mrs. Engle last week. The Stahley boys are shredding corn nearby. Rain arrived after a long wait while snow at the week's start prompted a strong hunting turnout. For sale a fine horse. For details contact F. B. Alden living one mile east of Penntown.
Spades. Lewis Eichord of Cincinnati called on customers here Monday. Miss Lizzie Wiesehan left for Cincinnati Saturday. Charles Kaummeyer and wife of Clinton visited Henry Dyer and family Sunday. Mrs. A Franke was in Cincinnati Friday and Saturday buying Christmas goods. John Schmalz resigned as railroad agent here and Ed Schazer took his place. Sheridan Osburn circulated among friends last week. Everyone, especially the girls, was glad to see Jolly Sherd again. Nick Becker seen on our streets Monday.
Cort Shuman is employed in Norwood Ohio. Robert I Kerham left last Tuesday for Salida California to seek work. Jas Ent departed Monday for Chicago then will go to New Mexico with his sister Laura a Chicago nurse. Newton Rahe and Robert Borders joined the Knights of P lodg e here. Revs Groves and Waite hold revival meetings drawing large crowds. Mary of Milans young people attended church Saturday evening. Mrs Barah Raney of Milan visits daughter Mrs Rosa Beall.
Henry Meyer and family moved into the house vacated by Geo Hartig. Herman Steinkamp of Cross Roads visited Harry and Willie Stebert. George Gunter of Napoleon called. Dora Bornemeyer funeral at Cross Roads attended by locals. Dr Jerman of Newpoint treated patients here. Will Decker and Miss Laura enjoyed a Park drive. Rev Freudenreich of Katesville visited John Meyer’s family.
John Cameron of Kingwood visited friends Sunday while John Forway died Sunday and was buried Tuesday. Attending the funeral were Sam Nicholas and wife and J P Hill and wife from Seymour. Local schools announce Christmas entertainments, Bagott school Christmas night and Catholic school Christmas Eve. Dora Shadday returns home after visiting Indianapolis. Ira Shadday of Richmimwad visits family. Tona Matthews of Haney's Corner calls on Pearl Smock Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah McGaughey remains ill with malaria fever. Rol Adams joined the Sunday school session at the Baptist church. Rev Chesley Holmes preached the regular service Saturday and Sunday. Rudolph Acher from Ogood visited his mother. John Niese is seriously ill after a leg accident. Fred Ehlers and Frank Rowe from Indianapolis hunted here. Henry G Buffer and wife visited Uncle B F Austin and family. Mr and Mrs Buffer recently wed at Milan and plan to move to Pennsylvania soon.
An advertisement touts Dr. King s New Life Pills as a gentle sure remedy for constipation biliousness sick headache fevers and liver kidney and bowel troubles. It claims putrifying food in the intestines causes arsenic like effects and promotes relief for 25 cents at Baas drug store.
Lane Pryor the poor farm superintendent was in town Thursday. Mrs Ed Jones and daughter from Kansas City visit relatives here. Court adjourned last Saturday. Versailles public school will hold an entertainment in Crandall s hall Friday evening. John Harper and wife visited Madison Sunday. W E Peters spent Sunday with relatives at Milan. Mrs C Wilson of Delaware was in town Sunday afternoon.
Merkel and daughter Selma visited Sunman while Bogerding and son handled business there. Huggter couple spent Saturday at Abplanalp's. Stahley family, Clara, visited St Marys. Bartling and Richter shopped Spades. Mrs Sunman and son called on Volz. Bower and daughter Anna travelled through to Sunman. Mosmeier visited friends and Sylvester Schneider conducted business locally.
Mrs. I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin suffered from gall stones and yellow jaundice until she used Electric Bitters. Her doctor warned there was only one chance to save her life through an operation. The remedy cured her stomach liver and kidney ailments and restored her health. Sold by G A Baas Batesville for 50 cents with guarantee.
L C Overstreet of Elgin Tenn recalls his wife’s coughing illness and credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life. The cure is touted for coughs colds bronchitis asthma and lung diseases with 50 cent and one dollar sizes and trial bottles free.
Court records show petitions to sell real estate in multiple estates including Cornet-Thos J Consver and Stockinger estate with Adams appointed. Divorces granted in Connelley Schnitker case, and Walter marriage declared void. Not guilty verdict in State v Brown Hoffman. Pairings include guardianships and marriages with ages and locations listed.
Kidney trouble prompts a popular remedy advertisement for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. It touts cures for kidney liver and bladder issues and offers a free sample bottle and an informational book by mail to readers of the paper.
A long catalog of real estate transfers showing numerous buyers and sellers across Shelby Johnson Adams Brown Center Washington Osgood Sunman Cross Plains Versailles Batesville and other townships. Amounts range from small lots to large acreages with prices from 70 to 5500 dollars. Names include Castner Bovard Foster Johnson Padgett Hamilton Jackson Luebbe Minnemann Stein Talbott Brooks Holland Demaree Meisberger Spencer Bergmeyer White and others.
Property transfers include Scott Rogers to William Gloyd for 84 acres in Washington township at 200 dollars. Perry N Brown to Edward B Moore for 1200 acres in Center township at 10 dollars. William W Adams to Edward Persch for 40 acres in Center township at 450 dollars. The JT Democrats name James Richardson as House leader. George W Smith of Illinois seeks a one cent letter postage cut. Big Four Opera special from Cincinnati December 16–19 1901, one and one third fare, return by Dec 20.
Dental practice advertises all branches of dentistry using approved methods. Crown and bridge work emphasized. Teeth extraction described as painless. Guaranteed results and ten years of experience highlighted.
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a remedy that cures colds and prevents pneumonia. The claim markets the product as a multi-illness treatment and warns of relief from respiratory ailments.
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