Local News Highlights and Shop Notices
Fresh oysters at Engel's and specials on odd dishes at Wil ker's mark a string of local shopping notes. Miss Mamie Sick returns to Indianapolis. Mrs. Hahn visits Greensburg. pension board visit to Lawrenceburg. several residents travel for family and work. A fire near Ballstown prompts alarm as John Meyer & Bro. expand their brick building for hardware stock. Emil Zierer receives a salary raise at Standard Oil, indicating company goodwill.
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Standard Oil Company
Souless Corporation
Emil Zierer
Cerson
New Year News From Shelbyville and Nearby
Local notices report varied social visits and travels including Miss Ida Feld in Cincinnati and Mrs. Emily Vogt’s illness. Carloads of cedar shingles from Seattle arrive for John Meyer & Bro. The St Clair’s New Year’s dance draws a large masked crowd with brass and orchestra music for the evening.
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Seattle, Wash
John Meyer & Bro’s
John Meyer & Bro
Batesville
St. Clair’s
Greensburg Foundry Advertises Grate Bars and Machinery
Greensburg Indiana shop offers grate bars of any length at 11 cents a pound and large kettles at 14 cents a pound. Two stationary engines are very cheap, an eight horsepower upright boiler for 20 dollars, plus other machinery at low prices. R H Watson is the contact. Also noting a YMCA social dance last Saturday with many members and guests from Indianapolis Shelbyville Chicago and more enjoying a first class orchestra.
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Greensburg
R. H. Watson
Ind
Y.m.5.c
Otto Nickel
Frank Turner
Ndianapolis
Henry Krieger
Shelbyville
4. H. Wessel
Chicago
Treasury Department
One Western Railroad
Cuba
San Francisco
Manila
China
British North America
Northwest
Canada
Mexico
Republic
Washington Post
United States
Local notes feature births travel and visits across towns
Smoke Schorr's Havanna blossoms born to Frank Erne and wife on Sunday night a boy. Several residents travel to Cincinnati Indianapolis Greensburg and Shelbyville for family visits business or appointments. A shipment of lumber arrives from Tennessee to John Meyer and Bros. One hundred piece dinner sets offered for 4 50 at Wilxer. Local residents report health travel and lease transfers as of mid month.
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Frank Erne
Wilxer’s
Washington Gossip on Trust Question and Democratic Outlook
Washington correspondents report two leading Democratic senators Morgan and West debating trusts and possible remedies. Morgan sees little difference with Republicans while West doubts remedial legislation and urges curbing prosperity nourishment. The piece also covers party leadership hopes, trade prospects, and a favorable 1904 outlook with widespread industrial activity and expanding foreign markets. Mrs. C. Broerman visited Cincinnati relatives.
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Washington
Morgan
Washington Post
Congress
West
Pittsburg
Knox
Y M S C Seeks members for January meeting and officers
Notice calls all Y M S C members to attend the next meeting on Wednesday evening January 14 to elect new officers and vote on a proposed constitutional amendment. Recording secretary Henry Wessel, visiting since Christmas, left for Cincinnati Madison and Louisville and will return to Chicago. His sister Dora joined him to Madison visiting Mrs. Ben Englebeck and family. At St John’s Huntersville annual election held Friday January 2 trustees Fred Siebert Louis Hoene H C Meyers sexton and janitor Ed Foerster Sunday school trustee Henry Landsiedel organist Henry Dallmann. Congregation described as prosperous and progressive.
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Henry Wessel
Cincinnati
Madison
Louisville
Chicago
Miss Dora
Ben Englebeck
St. John’s Congregation
Huntersville
Fred Siebert
Louis Hoene
H.C. Meyers
Sexton
Ed Foerster
Henry Landsiedel
Henry Dallmann
Batesville Coffin Factory Changes Ownership
Joseph Spiegel has purchased all stock and becomes sole owner of the Batesville Coffin and Casket Factory. The ex partners, John Nickel and others, will likely pursue new enterprises, signaling possible growth in the town's industrial capacity.
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Coffin Factory
Batesville Coffin & Casket Factory
Joseph Spiegel
John Nickel
Spiegel
Soup heats up Saturday at St Clair’s
A warm evening event at St Clair’s promises hot soup for guests on Saturday night, inviting neighbors to gather for a cozy, community meal. Local volunteers and staff man the pots and serve visitors, building a friendly, informal fundraiser atmosphere.
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St. Clair’s
No Advance in Freight Rates Says Official Schedule
The Indianapolis Sentinel reports no general freight-rate increase for January 1 as railroads implement a new official classification. About 200 changes occur, with some small rises from reclassifications, but many shipments see no change and some rates even drop.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
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