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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
8
Short items report visits and travel among residents of Greensburg and surrounding communities. Included are trips to Cincinnati, social visits at Mt. Auburn, a horse purchase in Greensburg, and commemployment notices in Oldenburg. A series of personal visits spans Sunday to Tuesday with families in Sunman Napolean Osage Mission Mt. Auburn and Rossburg.
Geo H Beck went to Cincinnati Friday on business. Rev H Flantz of Cross Roads visited Cincinnati Monday. Misses Cora and Cleona Hackman of Oldenburg visited Cincinnati Sunday. R A Wagner and family went to Maysville Kentucky Wednesday to visit relatives. Hermann Kaiser and wife visited Napoleon last Sunday. Ed Schafer of Indianapolis came Sunday to visit relatives. Frank Koeptle went to Cincinnati Sunday to visit relatives returning Monday. Miss Anna Vonderheide came home from Indianapolis Wednesday evening to spend time with home folks. John Wilker John Meyer and T Sanders Orr went to Indianapolis on banking business. Frank Luttmoeller fell at the fair grounds fracturing an arm bone. See International Correspondence Schools ad on page. Special discount while ad runs. I C S means International Correspondence Schools Scranton PA. Write them or J F Childs Greensburg Ind. Please pay outstanding box rents at the post office. June 30 quarter will be out soon. Unpaid rents will be turned to the government by the postmaster. This note reminds renters to pay up.
Secretary's report covers year June 3 1904 to June 3 1905 listing total insurance 242286 premium notes 24228 60 increases and decreases in policy amounts 91639 50 net increase 9639 50 and membership changes including 222 total members 378 policies with 5 new members JOHN KORTE Secy.
Leo Hartemiller, about 16, disappeared after a hot day and missing Monday morning from his Amer ican factory job. His worried parents hunted for him, and in Cincinnati they located him working in the city. He offered no clear explanation for leaving.
Laughery township alumni plan a meeting and banquet at Nichol hall on Thursday night June 29 at 7 o'clock. Prof. Jerman, Greensburg school superintendent, will deliver the address. Miss Eva M. Brook of Pipe Creek and Nora Walsman, visiting from Indianapolis, are mentioned among local names.
Dead letters awaiting pickup include Leon Brett J O Fleming Lewis M Nowlie Newton William Stanhope Ernst Talley George Winter D McCalLum P M After efforts to elect a school trustee last week the matter was postponed until the next regular meeting With no urgent duties this spring the suggestion is to defer until after the November election When five town board members exist three can elect a trustee without trouble and ties are not possible with five votes
The Sunday School Union will hold a grand event on July 4 at Fred Meyers grove near New Pennington. Six Sunday schools will contribute songs and recitations. four orators are secured. Martial music, water, refreshments, and lunch will be available. Ambrose Hickman, Superintendent, invites all.
A Versailles Republican tax assessment summary for Ripley county shows a county wide decline in 1905 versus 1904 by 130970, with Laughery township down 1150 and Batesville misstated. The Tribune notes Laughery 1904 362325 1905 356650 and Batesville 1904 631950 1905 703945, while Republican lists Batesville 1904 703320 and 1905 648945. It suggests a year swap or misprint by the Republican.
Col J F Wren and Lieut C W Cochran lead a team of engineers including C H McGarry Grover Frye and H C Adams at a new works east of town. G H Haller becomes bridge inspector while A W L Trotter, J C Monday and Tracey Lamar drive contracts and tracklaying.
A young maid Maggy Darr, driven by poverty after being dismissed by her mistress, contemplates burglary with an escaped convict. She encounters a sleeping girl praying beside a revolver and lantern, who aids her by hiding Maggy and concealing the crime. The other girl later helps Maggy secure work and, years later, she marries a carpenter.
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