Bankers and Undertakers Attend Regional Conventions
Oldenburg John Enneking and wife and Frank Moorman and daughter Clara attend the Bankers Convention at Milan on Tuesday of last week. Ben Kessing and nephew Joseph Kessing and Clara Wittenberg attend the Undertakers Convention at Indianapolis Thursday. Miss Julia Boehm of Indianapolis visits F. J. Hoetker family. Mrs. William Hoetker rode to Cincinnati Monday morning. Miss Freda Helmich of Greensburg visits George Moorman family. Mike Etter and family of Indianapolis guests of his mother. Leonard Blank and wife go to Cincinnati to spend the day. Joseph and William Holtel go to Cincinnati for a ball game. Marriage bans for Raymond Springman and Ella Frances Neritt announced at Holy Family Church. Mrs. Ben Paul and children visit Rushville. Clara Lampe of Indianapolis visits her parents. Herman Wittenberg and family of Cincinnati are guests of Henry Wittenberg and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Enneking
Frank Moorman
Clara
Bankers
Milan
Ben Kessing
Joseph Kessing
Clara Wittenberg
Undertakers
Indianapolis
Julia Boehm
F. J. Hoetker
William Hoetker
Cincinnati
Freda Helmich
Greensburg
George Moorman
Mike Etter
Peter Etter
Leonard Blank
Joseph
William Holtel
Raymond Springman
Ella Frances Neritt
Holy Family
Ben Paul
Rushville
Clara Lampe
Herman Wittenberg
Henry Wittenberg
Memorial Day Visits Across Family Homes
Sunday gatherings painted a busy scene as families in the area hosted relatives from Cincinnati Indianapolis Reading Morris Oldenburg and beyond. Travelers included Adam Kuntz Otto Wissel John Oesterling and Anthony Waechter with many spouses and children visiting relatives over Memorial Day weekend.
Neighborhood Social Gossip On R R 3 And Nearby Towns
Community notes list visits and gatherings across Rush County and nearby towns. Names include R R 3 residents, the Theobald family of St. Marys, Siefert family of Oldenburg, Herman and Lena Obermeier, Geraldine Becker with grandparents, George Gloshen of Brookville, the Roth family with Frank Schrank, Joseph Fischer of Shelbyville, Frank Ertel and Louis Becker households, Alvina Schrank who had tonsils removed by Dr. Bigham and is recovering, Josephine Koetter at Oldenburg, Hanke Koetter from Easy Street visiting his old home place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Riedeman
Rush County
John Theobald
St. Mary’s
Oldenburg
Louis Siefert
Herman
Lena Obermeier
Geraldine Becker
George Gloshen
Brookville
Conrad Roth
Frank Schrank
Joseph Fischer
Shelbyville
Frank Ertel
Louis Becker
Peppertown
Alvina Schrank
Dr. Bigham
Josephine Koetter
Hanke Koetter
Easy Street
Pocket Notices of Calls and Visits in the Neighborhood
The report lists numerous social calls among local families including Wessel Reinke Schone Marticke Bergman Gesell Horchelt Bosse and Holle with visits spread across Thursday Sunday and Tuesday. A wedding is announced as pending in the vicinity and farm improvements are noted on Henry Holle's property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wessel
William Reinke
Ed Schone
August Marticke
Louis Schone
Fred Meyer
Walter Steinman
Ed Schnitker
J. M. Marticke
Frank Bergman
Harry Gesell
Adam Horchelt
Fred Bosse
Elmer Gesell
Clemens Bosse
Babe
Henry Holle
Huntersville
Louisa Fruchtricht
Must Know When to Stop Uncle Eben Warns
A short humorous quote features Uncle Eben noting it is okay to laugh at troubles briefly but persevering too long leads to shouting or feebleness. The line hints at restraint and humor in adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Local residents share news at Metamora Church event
Metamora notes visits by McWilliams family of Evansville and others from Brookville Connersville Indianapolis Batesville and New Trenton. Memorial services at the Christian Church honored four Civil War veterans and nine World War I veterans with a post service dinner and flag decorations.
Local Notes From Lower Pipe Creek and Surrounding Areas
A fine rain visited our locality on Friday evening. Miss Muriel White returns home to Brookville for a week or two of rest. Alden and Mrs Jones visited Morgan near Metamora. Ernest and family called on Frank White. Smiths of Cincinnati spent Sunday with Bob Smith and family. Conrad Schwegman and family visited Russell Jones. Mrs Russell Jones is recovering from a broken kneecap. Frank White helped S C Shackel shear sheep. Farmers report corn planting is complete. Jessie White from Rush County was seen in our area. Charles Wolf helped W Thornton with tobacco work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel White
Brookville
Alden Jones
Morgan
Metamora
Ernest
Frank White
Smith
Cincinnati
Mr. Smith
Bob Smith
Conrad Schwegman
Russell Jones
Franklin County Poultry Culling Campaign Launches Soon
Franklin County plans an annual poultry culling effort starting mid July with signups due by June 13 via County Farm Bureau directors or the County Agent. The note urges farmers to consider culling as a profitable farm practice and highlights growing attention to the old hen as farm income grows. It also includes a brief aside on the windless glass snake native to the southern United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
United States
Old World
Riddling Verse Questions on Human Body Anatomy
A playful monologue explores curious questions about the human body like buying four caps for the knee and an academy for pupils. It uses humorous imagery to question parts from hair jewels to toe corn and asks what happens if the crook of the elbow is jailed.
Desert trip inspires businessman's dress note to wife
A terse report describes a man taking a desert trip with a wife, noticing a young woman in a dress and hat. The description mentions lilac tones, cloth trimming, and an overall impression of an outfit the man wishes his wife could have. The tone suggests gossip on fashion and romance in a business context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amin
Residents and visitors mingle in Peppertown notes
Louis Teufel and Will C Reifel with wife and sister Tillie Teufel of Connersville motored in. Fred Stirn attended William Suman’s funeral in Rushville. Fred Teufel visited Ollie Bulmer and John Wolfhorst, while John Wolfhorst called on Charles Kramer. Fred Teufel hired a big bee swarm and will plow for corn early next week. Chamberlains Tablets praised by Mrs Newton Vreeland of Minoa New York for digestion and constipations relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Teufel
Will C. Reifel
Tillie Teufel
Connersville
Fred Stirn
Rushville
William Suman
Fred Teufel
Ollie Bulmer
John Moeler
Hamburg
Will Kahler
Jasper Rust
Charles Kramer
John Wolfhorst
Hard Telling Servant Guards Mistress Identity
The new servant answers truthfully that the mistress is not at home and cannot say when she will return. The eater asks to see her, but the reply remains that she has not come out yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuan
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R. R. No
Adam Kuntz
Otto Wissel
Andy Herrman
Clara Oesterling
John Oesterling
Frank Fehrman
Reading
Anthony Waechter
Henry Haverkos
Bernard Haverkos
Alois Weisenbach
Morris
Joseph Obermeyer
Hambure
R. R
McWilliams
Evansville
R. . McWilliams
Charles Curry
Elbridge Jackson Jr
Harry Swift
Loren Chambers
Towtn
Helen Jones
John Moore
George Wright
William R. Gordon
Ella Maguire
Kate Jackson
Falmouth
J. A. Fisher
Glenwood
R. E. McWilliams
Alpha Wright
George Murray
John Alley
Andrew Alley
Donald Gordon
Tomas Lewis Jr
Harry Curry
Mdgay Keeler
Donald Becht
John Rockafellar
Clifford Reese
Beecher Bunyard
Glen Stewart
Pipe Creek
Franklin Co. Poultry Culling
N. E. Gregory
Sellers June Bride
Sellers
Chamberlain
Meyer Hardware CO
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