Batesville business men map outings and gas hopes
Batesville leaders gathered in the council chamber to plan the July business men outing, a fall street fair, a Farmers Institute, and a gas franchise for Batesville. Committees were named for location, refreshments, and amusements with July 8 set for the outing. Also discussed were gas prospects from Anderson sources, and Batesville’s baseball loss to the Cincys with Connie Mack's triple noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesville
Council Chamber
Farmers’ Institute
John Meyer
George A. Baas
William Giesen
Nick Black
H. H. Kramer
A. J. Lindenmeyer
Geo. A. Baas
Ripley County
Chas. Meyer
Batesville Town Stuck In Rut of Growth
In Batesville the two precincts plus county portions yield about 850 voters, with 800 inside corporate limits. Using four voters per person suggests a population of 3,200, yet the town remains incorporated and stagnant, lagging behind other cities in growth and municipal progress. The piece questions how long Batesville will stay an overgrown town doing as others do not.
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Batesville
Batesville Fire Company elects officers for year
The Batesville Fire Company held its annual meeting Monday to elect officers for the ensuing year. All past officers were reelected except secretary Wesler. New officers include Chief John H. Wonning Assistant Chief Fred Brummer Secretary George Schumacher Treasurer Gale Moore Captain Hose Co Gale Moore Assistant Captain Hose Co H Wonning Captain Engine Co Chas Green Assistant Captain Engine Co C Becker Captain Hook and Ladder Co William Johanning Assistant Captain Hook and Ladder Co Thomas Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesville Fire Company
Wesler
John H. Wonning
Fred Brummer
George Schumacher
Gale Moore
Hose Co
H. Wonning
Chas. Green
C. Becker
Hook and Ladder Co
William Johanning
Captain Hook and Ladder Co
Thomas Patterson
Bethany English Lutheran Creates Church Council and Plans
Bethany English Lutheran church elected a church council and authorized a call to Rev. Arthur E. Gringle as pastor with a $1,000 annual salary to begin February 1909. May Meyer was chosen organist with salary starting February. A building committee was formed to raise $8,000 for a new church on the lot just bought, with plans to obtain assistance from the General Synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany English Lutheran Church
Home Mission Board
General Synod
Church Council
Herman Wonning
Fred Mestemacher
John Beck
Thomas Patterson
Henry Wachsman
Frank Walsman
Arthur E. Gringle
May Meyer
Bethany Lutheran Church
Chas. Meyer
Bethany
Post Office Receipts Reflect Batesville Growth Over Twelve Years
Batesville postal sales rose from 1897 to 1909, with yearly totals of 2162.49 and 6956.29 dollars. March 1909 sales reached 1101.20 dollars, over half the 1898 yearly total. Salaries rose from 1170 to 2160, indicating population and business expansion.
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Batesville
Braam Garrison Wedding In Indianapolis Details
Miss Julia Garrison daughter of Mrs Meta H Garrison married Joseph H Braam by Rev Claud R Shover at Seventh Presbyterian. Eighty relatives attended as Ruth Garrison maid of honor and Edward Braam best man. The bridal aisle formed by B A Club members. ceremonies set to Mendelssohn and Believe Me. Reception followed with a tarnished centerpiece and floral decor. couple to reside at 1205 Lexington Avenue.
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Indianapolis
Joseph H. Braam
Julia Garrison
Meta H. Garrison
Claud R. Shover
Seventh Presbyterian Church
Ruth Garrison
Edward Braam
Batesville
B. A. Club
Smilax
Geo. Underwood
Miss Garrison
Pearl Johnson
Pearl Lee
Bessie Moderwell
Leora Knanlein
Ruby Robinson
Harah Boteler
Eva Kuettemeier
Edward Boswel
Elizabeth Broerman
Harry Havickhurst
Cincinnati
C. B. Palmer, Sr
Middletown
William White
Lockland
Garrison
Lexington Avenue
Kurtz Family Visits Mrs Fehringer in Lookout
Joseph Kurtz and family and Miss Tillie Oawald drove to Lookout Sunday to visit Mrs. Kurtz's mother Mrs. Fehringer. Floorlac advertised as making old furniture look new. Blank's Pharmacy listed.
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Joseph Kurtz
Tillie Oawald
Lookout Sunday
Mrs. Kurtz
Mrs. Fehringer
Floorlac
Blank’s Pharmacy
Young Indianapolis man dies in street car wreck
Frank Zimmerman 21 a Batesville native is killed when a crowded Indianapolis street car overturns after leaving Riverside Park. Ward Watters and Miss Ethel Haynes are hospitalized and not expected to survive. Funeral services were held at the Zimmerman home and remains shipped to Batesville for interment.
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Frank Zimmerman
Indianapolis
Young Zimmerman
Riverside Park
Arthur Watters
Zimmerman
Watters
Ethel Haynes
Henry Mang
Peter Mang
Doepker
Patterson Street
Batesville
Adam’s Church
Mab Zimmerman
Anna
Charles Denker
Margaret Lynch
Boys Being Reformed at Indiana Reformatory Jeffersonville
The Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville under Superintendent W H Whitaker highlights spring achievements with 104 boys completing school work. These youths from troubled homes show reform through discipline and care, aiming for better lives and ready to face life’s realities.
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Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Alfie
W. H. Whitaker
Correction Institution
Whitaker
Population projection for next decade discussed
The article projects growth from 2,500 in 1890 to 4,500 or more in ten years. It cites past growth of 80 percent in the prior decade and compares upcoming increases to the combined sizes of nearby towns.
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Osgood
Versailles
Milan
Suoman
Farewell Ball At St Clair’s Ball Features Free Admission
A farewell ball is planned at St Clair’s ball next Saturday night June 12 with first class music and refreshments. Admission is free and dancing costs 50 cents. Dolph Abbott of Hyde Tower, the Big Four telegrapher, is traveling the south with letters from Galveston. Frank Erne and Gregor Spiegel traveled to Cincinnati for an undertakers’ convention. Adolph G Betting and wife visited Joseph Straus and wife.
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St. Clair’s Ball
Dolph Abbott
Hyde Tower
South
Galveston
Texas
Mexico
Frank Erne
Gregor Spiegel
Cincinnati
Undertakers
Rural letter carriers hold semi annual meeting at Milan
The rural letter carriers county held their regular semi annual meeting at Milan on Monday May F. President Louis Goyert of Batesville led the session at 10 30 o clock. Secretary Treasurer Rosa M Stahley read the minutes. A reading by Miss Clara Stahley on the duties of a R F D carrier as an association member followed. The group adjourned to Batesville for Thanksgiving Day with a group photograph taken among the Milan grasses.
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Milan
Louis Goyert
Batesville
Rosa M. Stahley
Hensell
Clara Stahley
Mail Carriers' Contest At Batesville For Stamp Sales
Batesville postmaster Frank Walsman launches a one month contest among four rural mail routes. The winning route will display a United States flag on its mail wagon while the others go without. Farmers are urged to stock stamps stamped envelopes and postal cards in advance to boost sales and avoid delays.
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Frank Walsman
Batesville
United States
Talk Trolley Talk Electric road to Batesville proposed
A writer urges adopting an interurban line from Greensburg to Batesville using the unused Big Four right of way between the towns as an ideal bed for an electric line. The plan envisions six miles of track as a saving in expense and labor and calls for public support.
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Batesville
Greensburg
Here
Chester Royals Defeat Champions In Close Sunday Diamond Game
The Chester Royals beat the Champions in a tight contest at the school diamond on Sunday afternoon. Final score not clearly stated. listed as 11 to 12 in favor of the Chester Royals with batteries Champions Dennert Ensinger Schene Ensinger and Royals Schein Goyert Gibson.
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Chester Royals
Dennert
Ensinger
Schene
Schein
Goyert
Gibson
Luther League Social at St. Clair's Hall June 24
St. Mark's Luther League hosts a social at St. Clair's hall on Thursday evening June 24 with refreshments and a good program. Admission is free with a five cent seat charge for the program.
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Luther League of the
Cure Catarrh with Pyomei Inhaler
Medicated air inhaled directly over the affected membrane relieves coughs colds and croop in five minutes. Catarrh causes 85 percent of all consumption. Complete Pyomei outfit priced at 1.00 offered by Baas and Schultz.
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Baas & Schultz
Purdue Graduate Emory Annewehr Attends Commencement
Emory Annewehr returned to La Fayette on Wednesday to attend commencement as Purdue grants him his degree. He will return to Batesville with his sheepskin.
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Emory Annewehr
Lafayette
Purdue
Batesville
Emma Meyers Returns Home From Visit
Miss Emma Meyers of Napoleon returns home Wednesday morning after visiting Herman Kaisers for several days. Wm. L. Krieger & Son advertise 10 percent potash fertilizer as ideal for corn. Meyer Hardware Co. promotes a fine line of ranges.
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Emma Meyers
Napoleon
Herman Kaiser and
Wm. L. Krieger & Son
Meyer Hardware Co
Trustees Debate Saloons in Batesville and License Rule
Trustees consider final disposition of trust funds and discuss allowing new saloons in Batesville. Some favor banning new licenses or requiring purchase of an existing saloon, others say any morally suitable applicant with a county license can operate. Authors doubt the board can deny lawful licensees and note potential revenue implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regula
Watts
Batesville
Gas venture to pipe Batesville from Newpoint praised
A Anderson visitor, backing a steady capital interest, examined gas prospects from Newpoint to Batesville and a town pipe franchise. He proposed to fund and build additional wells, supply gas at fair rates, and charge no stock or upfront payment. Citizens see a fair deal and favor closing the agreement. Mrs. Mike Benz Sr and her father left for Memphis for a weeks-long visit, with Confederate Veterans to join Miss Mabel Kriter. Edward Wilhelm, from Memphis, is her brother. Mrs. Joseph York returned to North Bend Ohio with her nieces after visiting Joseph Luesse’s family. The Eagles initiated six Batesville and Napoleon members. Mrs. Henry Hirt traveled from Indianapolis to visit friends. For sale seed buckwheat by George Krieger.
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Anderson
Newpoint
Batesville
Mike Benz
Joseph Wilhelm
Memphis
Edward Wilhelm
Mr. Wilhelm
Benz
Mabel Kriter
Joseph York
Joseph Luesse
North Bend, O
Johanna
Marie Lucasse
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Schlemmer
Ruckstuhl
Ganzert
Katz
J. Cragwall
Hammerle
A. E. Lightner
Oelrich
L. Nickol
C Bees
Wintz
W. W Nickel
Weigel
Dana Q
A . Cincy
S Ganzert
Teres
Lf Buck
Miller
Cragwail
C. Cragwall
Q Moore
Blank’s. Pharamacy
Alfred Foerster
Adolph Foerster
H. L. Foerster
Harry Lindeman
Louis Lindeman
Wm. Foerster
Adolph G. Betting
Joseph Straus
Social
Order of Eagles
Frank Fehringer
Jos. Wehblage
John C. Kanning
Frank Myers
John Castor
Wm. Robinson
Henry Hirt
George Krieger
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