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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1920
Page
3
Ballstown residents busy with wheat cutting and hay making while families host visitors from Indianapolis Batesville and Cincinnati. A busy weekend features dinners dancing and cards. cemetery dedication at Cross Roads. Sunday gatherings at Harvey and Karl homes. numerous relatives and neighbors share ice cream cake and late departures.
Several residents attended a celebration in Napoleon last Saturday. Herman Goertemiller of Cincinnati visited sister Emelia Dieckman and children. Ralph Gunter of Cincinnati called on Garnet Wisman. Fred Kops and family of Indianapolis spent the Fourth with local kin. Henry Schreiber family visited Charles Dieckman. A Fourth of July gathering occurred at McCoy's Park. John Wisman and family visited Mrs. Kortum and Henry Wisman in Batesville. Harry Davis and Catherine Mann of Newcastle quietly wed Saturday. reception at Elmer Davis home. couple to reside in Newcastle. Walter Menchofer visited Edwin Dieckman. George Menchofer and family and John Meyer and daughter Sophia were guests of G. Peetz.
NEW PENNINGTON Monroe Williams and family and Russell and Loren Hart of Indianapolis Rev and Mrs T J Hart of Rising Sun Florence Lyons of Greensburg and Mr and Mrs Ralph Linville of Muncie were among the people who spent the Fourth here. The Sunday School and the majority of the people of the community attended the celebration at Napoleon on Saturday. T J Hart Chris Gommel and sons Albert and Olin motored to Osgood. A number of the young people called on Mr and Mrs Harry Davis Saturday evening. John Abplanalp entertained relatives Sunday. Olin Gommel and family were guests of Chris Gommel and wife on Mrs Harry Belter's cousins from Cincinnati called on her Saturday ev T J Hart was a dinner guest of Frank Hart and family Monday. Ambrose Hickman made a business trip to Greensburg Saturday. Elma Norwold spent Monday with home folks. Andrew Hahn and wife were in Osgood last week.
The Midlands face an unrelieved drought stretching two years and nine months with some areas seeing only sporadic showers that barely keep farmers from despair. Rand Delly Mail notes the uneven impact across regions.
The community reports a busy harvest with wheat in full swing. Numerous visitors include Lester James of Knightstown staying with Clint Wilson’s family, and William Karl of the U S Navy visiting his parents. Other relatives and friends from Liberty Napoleon Versailles Indianapolis and Parnell City traveled to see kin and attend a Sunday School event.
Lester James of Indianapolis dined with Susan Johnson and family Monday. Guests include Rollin Hoyer and family, Lucile Hoyer of Bath Indiana, and John Schmocker of Batesville visiting Ballstown. Numerous relatives and friends spread across Ballstown and nearby towns during the week with dances and weekend gatherings.
Mrs August Marticke hosted visitors including Fred Thuener and family and Ella Thuener with children from Riverside Ohio. Others such as Miss Anna Beinke and Miss Lydia Marticke visited William Beinke, while Henry Schone of Oklahoma visited his siblings in the area.
Rats steal grain, poultry and eggs and threaten health. The ad promotes RAT-SNAP as a trusted poison, says cats and dogs won't touch it, and lists cakes in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes sold by Blank's Pharmacy and Meyer Hardware Company.
Conrad Roberts returns from France to Firsex to a town shrouded in darkness. Frances Keith lights a kerosene lamp as a beacon for his homecoming, while Louise Pearson hopes for his attention. Conrad declares Frances’s lamp and steadfast love a true beacon despite rivalries.
Ancient cities of note were located on or near seas or rivers. The pattern shows civilizations favoring coasts and waterways for trade defense and resources.
SHARPS CORNER Ed Pohlar and his mother were callers at Sunman on Thursday. C Hutson also visited Sunman that day. William Osburn and wife of Brookville visited Cassius Osburn and wife on Sunday. Hayes Osburn helps his brother Cassius with wheat. Clifford Schomber and sister Mrs Walter Bauman visited Cassius Osburn on Friday. Calvin Hutson and Hazel of Bath spent weekend with their parents Conner Hutson and wife. Their sister Elvera, employed in Brookville, accompanied them home.
A letter quotes Mr C Dunster describing a battlefield impression in Europe and a Pennsylvania hotel stay with dead rats, while an item advertises RAT-SNAP and hardware products. It notes the 1886 Statue of Liberty unveiling on Bedloe's Island, height 306 feet, pedestal 155 feet, tower 11 feet.
Robert size up a newcomer who moved into the rear flat. His mother warns to avoid offense, calling the boy a bad fighter. Robert says he already tested him and found more bluff than real fighting in him.
An enthusiastic beginner mistook a mushroom for his ball at Letchworth golf links and did not realize the error until five strokes later. The incident highlights the quirky mishap in a local round.
The first patent for mechanical stoking was taken out in 1785, attributed to inventor James Watt. This marks an early milestone in steam-age innovations and industrial efficiency.
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