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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
3
On January 1 1808 the Tribune raised subscription and advertising rates. Subscriptions 1.50 per year. Display ads 74 cents an inch flat. Occasional ads 12 cents per inch. Local readers 5 cents per line to regular advertisers. Occasional locals 6 cents per line. Readings for locals at no charge with special rates by appointment. Legal notices charged at legal rates.
A brass band signaling technique in the electioneering hints at a candidate’s victory, suggesting Secretary Taft would owe the band wagon a nod to the campaign’s momentum.
The article questions whether Cleveland has declared support for Bryan and asks if the detail was missed in coverage. It notes uncertainty about official backing and urges clarification of his stance.
Fragmentary note compares two uncles in a debated state of reply and authority. The lines suggest dialogue about state loyalty and personal assertion, framed as a reminiscence or rhetorical exchange.
A garbled excerpt discusses Secretary Taft and a "hee Mottallot" with speculation about future events and the futility of collecting war era mementos. The text hints at politics shaping memory and prophecy without a clear outcome or date.
State troops withdrew after subduing mobs as local authorities took control. Officials report peace and citizens express relief, with the city confident in handling any future emergencies.
Card figures that would elect a man to the Presidency fail to match actual convention voting. Taft supporters claim big favorite would win, but the voting cards show cold unsympathetic characters unrelated to Taft figures.
The article raises five questions about President Roosevelt using patronage to thwart Hughes' political rise in New York. It asks whether the President may or should wield patronage to defeat a citizen, whether he can succeed, if Americans will tolerate such action, and whether it contradicts the spirit of American institutions or hints at tyranny.
John Roebling, a wealthy North Carolina citizen who opposed Prohibition, offered a large Ashville area estate to his Presbyterian church before leaving dry territory. The church declined, likely due to his anti Prohibition stance. He then offered the estate to the Episcopalian church, which his wife belonged to, and that church accepted.
The piece notes President Roosevelt believes Taft will secure the nomination on the first ballot with 600 votes and portions of delegation support from New York and regions. It critiques the idea, arguing that historically the people, through delegates, chose the nominee, and questions Roosevelt’s attempt to frame the process as his duty.
Spades Lows Wiesehan from Weisbury visited Sunday. Chas Steinford of Pekin Pil visited relatives here in recent weeks. Miss Barbara Schomber went to Cincinnati Thursday. Mern WV FR Piteh and son Waiter returned home after Pedtanapodis Thursday. A program by the duo followed at Al Pranive's Aidgaye evening. Mrs Nidendorf of Indianapolis spent a few days last week visiting relatives here. Mr John Mineer of Versailles visited last week. Jesse Abpranato was a caller at Hatesville Saturday.
A remembered day praising Dr King’s New Life ills described as painless purifiers curing headache and biliousness and aiding bowels. Mentions available for 25 cents at Baas and Schultz’s.
Mrs George Meyers visits daughter Mrs Frank Brown near Greensburg. Miss Mattie Jawton, a primary teacher, is ill. Rev Thompson will fill the MFS church Sunday at 10:80. James Hazelrigg and Frank Hiner visited Versailles on business. J H Sammons heard of granddaughter Joyce Sammons death in Illinois. She suffered from consumption and was five years old. Parents receive sympathy from Napoleon friends. Frank and Orval Grow traveled to Greensburg. A new independent telephone line linked to Napoleon exchange last Saturday with twenty one members. John Kanning led Mrs Davis funeral at Rossburg last Thursday. Fred Holzhausen elected president of Jackson Township Mutual Fire Insurance Co. in Saturday meeting.
Do not let a cough or cold become chronic bronchitis or pneumonia. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for prompt relief. Its sale has extended nationwide and abroad, praised for cures of coughs and colds. Sold by Baas & Schultz Batesville Bigney & Co Sunman.
Baas and Schultz offer a complete catarrh treatment for 100 dollars with a full refund if it fails to cure. The ad invites readers to try the remedy, trusting that it will work before seeking reimbursement.
Nicholas Volz auditor confirms the Ripley County January session allowances. The long itemized list includes salaries for commissioners and court officials, printing contracts, bridge and road work, teachers and school roles, and various repairs. Notable names include Donald McCallum Frank Talbott Wm. Lochard and Henry Mats among many others.
John Lehmkoehler will apply to Ripley County Board of Commissioners for a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors in Batesville Laughery township Indiana in a southwest room of a two story building fronting Peart street with on site drinking and soft drinks oysters and lunches proposed. The room can be closed securely to prevent access during closed periods and is to be open on the first Monday in February 1900s for a license under state act.
Notice states Charles Odisonson and others seek approval of Jedan Kraus's last will in Ripley County. The document asserts the estate is solvent and requests judge’s order for probate in the Ripley Circuit Court.
Public auction set on the Versailles and Milan Pike one mile north of Versailles. Bids to be submitted for a galvanized steel roof project on a winder roof. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Witnessed and sealed by the Seal Auditor of Ripley County.
Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Mass proclaims King’s New Discovery as a reliable remedy for coughs and lung troubles. The ad claims it cures weak lungs and sore throats after other remedies fail, with guarantees from Baas & Schultz druggists and trial bottles available.
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