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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
4
Local items recount land sale southwest of town to Nick Keily, deaths in Moscow and Venntown, residents visiting Greensburg Indianapolis Cincinnati and Lawrenceburg, Hoosier ice trade activity, church services, ailments like grip and abscess, several relocations and social visits across surrounding towns.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cost effective choice that cures and prevents complications from neglecting colds. It claims reliable results from every bottle and notes prices of 25 and 50 cents. Available from Baas & Schultz in Batesville Bigney & Co Sunman.
Mrs. Sarah Marlin returns from Mound Valley while her father W. F. Bird improves but Mrs. Bird remains ill. John Livingston of Batesville works as night operator at McCoy and R. A. Adams takes a vacation from day shifts. John Kuert and wife visit from Indianapolis. Dolph Moore and Miss Connell ey of Batesville visit Miss Cora Starks. two Connell ey sisters sing at service. J. J. Puttman and John A. Meyers travel to Cincinnati. W. H. Ahring seeks Decatur County sheriff nomination and Greensburg visits occur. Puttman begins installing fixtures in the new drug store.
Henry Kruthaupt and Louis Siefert made a business trip to St. Maurice Saturday. The St. Marys Fire Insurance Co annual meeting was well attended. August Mittendorf died at his Haymond home Saturday and was laid to rest at St. Marys of the Rock cemetery Tuesday. William Joseph and Miss Elizabeth Brockman hosted a Sunday evening gathering. Frank Koetter of Rock Rapids Iowa visits his parents here.
Wester Waters and wife visited T Ralstin on Sunday. Mrs Homer McMinds visited relatives at Mexville. Baptist church meetings begin on the 18th if not prevented. Holiness church meetings closed Sunday with no accessions. Hazel Finds visited Lula Taylor. Mrs Preble of Nebraska stayed with Lewis Edward. Chamberlains Pain Basin advertised for rheumatism with 25 and 50 cent sizes. sold by Baas and Schultz Batesville and Baney and Co Sunman.
Lewis Bockhardt and wife of Milan visited Dick Hinhaus and family. Lewis Kirchbhoff and wife stayed with Fred Luers and wife. Charles Prakel and wife of Batesville visited. Henry Hart and wife from New Marion visited Albert Schrader and family. Fred Teurs, Louis Kirchhoff, and others visited home folks at Laugbery Bridge. Dick Kinhaus and family visited Wm. Smith family near Napoleon. John L. Schutter returned from Indianapolis and Rushville. A surprise masquerade dance at Chris Scherling's drew a large crowd with Wm. Cook providing music.
Morris Rev F XN Girolt rode as a passenger for Batesville Monday. Peter Doli's son suffers with the group at present. Mrs Lena Satellv visited Indianap olis Thursday for an extended stay with her cousin. Chas Harvey of Haymond made a business call Monday. Marian Oberting and wife left Law renceburg after a few days with A G Bicholf family. Stock shipping day drew many farmers to town Monday. George Orkburn of Sharps Corner called Monday. he travels to Spades to visit relatives. Ben Pohlman and sister Mrs J Moorman of Cincinnati and John Pohlman and Mrs Merceteter visited Theodore Pohlman who is sick with the grippe. Henry Staiman and wife hosted their daughter from Indianapolis last week. Edward Tekulve of St Louis visiting relatives. Harvey attended the funeral of Acw Mittendorf at Hayimond Tuesday.
The article argues that life expectancy is far from maximum and that proper care between ages 50 and 60 is crucial. It promotes Electric Bitters as nature’s best helper after 40, a tonic said to revitalize every organ, guaranteed by Baas & Schultz druggists.
John Meyer of Batesville traveled through Balistown with his engine for his saw mill in Dearborn County. John Bultman of Kansas visited relatives in Illinois after weeks with Henry Bultman. Residents from here went to Batesville to make ice. Henry Richman is improving. Clint Klein had dental work in Batesville. Philip Weber moved through Monday en route to Henry Norworld’s.
An old line touts sunrises as the universes most regular event alongside the liver and bowels regulated by Dr Kings New Life Pills. The Baas and Schultz druggists guarantee the remedy priced at 2 cents.
On February 3 Henry Hocferkamp and others of Jolson township filed with the Ripley County Board of Commissioners a petition to improve a highway in Johnson township by grading and draining. The request states the road starts at the south end of the Free Pike on the Versailles and Vevay Road and runs about one and a half miles to the township line, connected to a free Pike at one end and the township line at the other, and asks for improvement without an election. The petition bears many signatures of local residents and is to be considered at the March session.
Spades Harry Gonder and wife of Batesville spent Sunday with relatives here. Louis Schusterman and a family moved here from Sunman last week. They occupy the Shazer property. John Gunter of Waldron was here early week visiting his parents. Harry Idlewine, recently employed at Louis Bauman's, returned home near Batesville Saturday. John Schmalz has been sick recently. Caleb M. Smith of Lale Spencer county is spending days with old acquaintances here. He formerly lived here about forty years ago and visited home folks Sunday with Dan Kammeyer of Batesville.
Pheppbertow NW George White and John Stirn were in Metamora Saturday. Roy Wolfe conducted a business call in Metamora Saturday. Entertainment at the brick hall scheduled Saturday evening February 15. I. Lewis of Metamora in town. Mrs Robi Jackson and son Clarence drove to Oldenburg Friday. Miss Ida Goedringer returned to Laurel from visit with her mother. Mrs L W Woerner came back from Louisville after visiting her sick mother. John Wolfe is dangerously sick with lung fever. Henry Wolfe and wife visited their son at Falmouth last week. Christ Brockman and family moved to Salt Creek last week.
Eczema fetter and salt rheum sufferers find instant itching relief with Chamberlain's Salve. Many cases cured by its use. Sold by Baas & Schultz Batesville Bigney & Co Sunman.
Walter Louis Bincolin Vilge occupies the Barney May property after moving his family in last Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Wright returns home from a lengthy visit with her son in Shelbyville. J S Benham attends convention at North Vernon. Mrs. Ellen Benham recovering from sickness. Infant son of John Copeland dangerously ill with cholera infantum, slight improvement. Alex Whitaker among the sick this week. J S Benham visits Crothersville. Miss Etta Whitaker regains ability to be about after long illness. Protracted meeting continues under Pastor Meredith. Mrs. Julia Mitchell visits nieces, the Whitaker sisters, for a day.
Mrs. W H McMakin returned to Lebanon after visiting her parents Tom Martin and wife and will visit Cincinnati friends on the way home. Numerous residents and visitors attend funerals, visits, and social gatherings including Miss Irma Smith of Versailles, Mr and Mrs Free moving to town, and Euchre Club events at John Warner's home with prize winners Monta Risk, Carrie Depp, and Geo Friend.
The undersigned Charles L. Johnson has qualified as executor of the last will of John Kraus, deceased, in Ripley Circuit Court Indiana. Bond given for court approval. Estate deemed solvent. Attorney M F Bohland advised. Date June 10, 1908.
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