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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
1
Local notes report a mix of social visits and outings across several families. Entries include housewares at P Bosse Co, travels to Cincinnati and Indianapolis, visits to Lawrenceburg Greensburg and Chicago, a birth on June 13 1903, a rental on North Walnut Street, and a child injury from a fall with arm fracture.
Miss Dora Schwetmann of Huntersville died at her home on Tuesday afternoon after months of illness with a lung affection. She was 21 years old, beloved by friends and endured by six sisters. Funeral set for Friday at 2 p.m. at her residence.
Entries report residents traveling to Indianapolis Cincinnati and Indiana polis for visits and meetings. Wreck at St Paul involved nine derailed cars due to a broken wheel. The Permanent Building and Loan Association sets a June 238 1900 meeting. Local improvements praised with marshal Fred Brummer using a steam grader to repair Batesville streets.
Batesville items list social visits to Cincinnati and Indianapolis including the Wessels and Schutters. Robotic weather remarks, a varnishers wanted ad, trade notes, and several visits of residents to relatives. A legal note covers the O. E. Greenwold Co. case verdicts in Lawrenceburg.
On Saturday Irvin Wit tendorfer fell from near the top stair while going to the second floor. He struck his head on a leather soaking tub, cutting a two inch scalp wound. Dr Gibson dressed the wound with six stitches. He recovered enough to leave the office Monday morning.
The Napoleon school board elected Henry Terry as principal, Pete Holzer for second room, C. S. Ward for third, Mrs Ottilia Enneking for fourth, Miss Sophia Nickel for fifth, and Miss Freda Rosenmund for sixth. Terry moves to principal. Virgil Stegner is left out. Miss Sophia Miragi takes Lizzie Duhme’s former room. Duhme’s omission cited as political, not merit.
F E Albers of Indianapolis to Cincinnati dropped off a gold watch at Batesville last Sunday. Louis Dietz reported the find. Albers wired agent Charley Doll who said the watch was found and held for identification and reward.
Memorial services for the Modern Woodmen of America drew large crowds at the cemetery and English M E church. The Camp paraded to Greemann’s grave and back, then joined a memorial program at the church with German prayers, songs, and a sermon stressing family responsibility, education, virtue, and moral training.
Geo Hillenbrand sent east on Thursday while Ferdinand Lindenmweier visited Indianapolis on Tuesday evening. Henry Behrman advertises tobacco filler fertilizer and calls for boys to work at the American furniture factory. Carrie Diehl and her three children return to Newcastle after visiting relatives. Two horse load slab wood offered at $1.25 per load and sawdust sold at the mill. German Landwehr Verein names delegates to the national meeting of German Veterans in Terre Haute August 22-24, 1903.
The St Mark's choir performance at St Clair's opera house last Thursday drew a large audience with strong individual performances. Door collections and pre sold tickets, plus sales from counters and the fish pond, totaled 172 dollars, expenses were about 38 dollars, leaving a net of 134 dollars.
Rev C B Sylvester performed the marriage of Edwin Schultz and Ona Givan at the German M E church last evening at eight. The church overflowed with friends and a large wedding party attended with maids of honor and a flower bearer procession. The reception followed at the bride’s aunt Mrs Sarah Kennedy’s home with a lavish supper under lights. The couple will reside with the bride’s aunt.
A large crowd attended the Blue Ribbon Club dance at St Clair's last Saturday evening with many visitors from Oldenburg. The event was enjoyed by all in attendance.
The German M E Sunday school held Children’s day exercises Sunday night that drew good attendance despite concurrent memorial services at the English M E church. The program was well rendered.
The K of P Memorial service Tuesday night at Laughery Valley Lodge drew about one hundred attendees. M R Connelley, master of ceremonies, led a structured program including songs, quartettes, two addresses, solos, and recitations. Afterward, guests enjoyed ice cream and cake amid a well conducted event.
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