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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
4
Joe Will of Rising Sun calls on relatives here. Many others visit relatives in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Napoleon and Milan. Notes include marriages, births, and a fatal accident where a man cut his finger, plus a list of local engagements and attendance at various events.
Funeral for Mrs. J. B. Cale held in Shelby with good attendance. Local visits include Richard Hafft family at D. L. Freudenstein and Grace Anderson from Sardinia staying with relatives. Charles Furgeson traveled to Indianapolis. other familes visited Sardinia and Gaff. Church services in Shelby well attended. Brother Scott preached two sermons. Community tidbits cover threshing season and dry conditions. names include Hafft, Furgeson, Copeland, Prible, and Cook.
Big patriotic celebrations and a dance hosted by the Eureka Band occur at the Batesville Fair Grounds on July 4. Dancing both afternoon and night. Nearby, families including Fred Wonning Erwin Wonning Wm Karl Eva and Hilda Kestler visited Cincinnati for the day with Harry Smith and family. Visitors to Wm Menchhofer's family are noted Sunday afternoon.
A Richmond Kentucky resident F LB Tressey praises Chamberlains Tablets as wonderful and says nothing beats them for indigestion or constipation. The testimonial urges others to try the remedy.
The Pocket reports a July 1 event with the Eureka Band, dances at Batesville Fairy Grounds, and many visitors. Lydia and Loretta Mar ticke visited grandparents, Miss Sophia Meyer came from Indianapolis for the summer, and multiple families visited Ed Schone and kin on various days. Roy Frucht richt and Edwin Schone aided with harvest. several Cincinnati and Batesville residents attended weekend visits.
An advertisement touts Sanol Lezema Prescription as a universal eczema remedy with a guaranteed result and a 50 cent trial bottle offer. The copy emphasizes its skin disease effectiveness and encourages readers to try the product.
Pleasant Park reports a patriotic celebration at Datesville Fan Grounds with dancing by the Mureka Band. Roy Hoyer and Himma Tuneike wed Wednesday with welding at the bride’s parents. Miss Elma Michel visits home folks. Emma Battiste spends Sunday with Mrs. Pfeifer. An ad promotes Sanol kidney and bladder relief.
Maggie New Pennington and Anna McHugh made a business trip to Batesville last Wednesday. Anna Parmer of Thurston Nebraska is visiting relatives on business. Parmer has sold her farm to Harry Siebert of Cincinnati who moved onto the place last week. Ed Niemeyer and children of Newpoint visited Mrs. Isaac Palmer's home last Wednesday. Rev Ringo called here last Wednesday. Arthur and Mrs. Wilson of Shelbyville visited relatives Saturday and Sunday. Hoy and Ethel Davis called on Mary Lyons Sunday evening.
The Eureka Band hosts a 4th of July celebration with a dance as drought harms local crops. Boys plan to leave for camp Monday while cutting wheat dominates farm work. Neighbors visit Cincinnati for the weekend and local sickness improves.
Osgood Will Day and two sons Rob and Harold visited at his sister’s Milan home Sunday. Smiley Morrell and family from New Castle stayed with the Beckmans over Sunday. Matt Roberts and sisters Pearl and Lucy attended a farewell for the Walke cousins’ two sons headed to training camp. Baptismal additions followed the Laughery Bridge revival. J W Chaplain visited firemails in Delaware. Helen and Noble Reberts visited grandparents Newt Hyatt. Kya Wagner to be new sub at the exchange. Gordon Burroughs and Lewis spent weekend at Friendship. Elza Starkey from Rushville visited Jot Brown and daughter Lolo. George Carnellins, now in Ohio, is here with sister Lucy’s family.
Remember June 28 War Savings Stamps Day and upcoming events. Residents, families, and visitors from Cincinnati and local towns spent Sunday with relatives. St Peters Church Sunday School will observe Childrens Day July 7 with a planned program. Ladies' Aid held a successful weekly coffee social drawing a large crowd.
An Indianapolis hospital patient returns home improved. Henry Melcher and a New Salem couple visit friends in town. Luther Shook family, Clint Shook, and Ben Meyers family travel to Dayton Ohio to see Cliff Lawrence. Farmers harvest grain as wheat and rye look fine. Matt Allenroth nears completion of a new barn west of town with Frank Murray’s crew. Sheridan Palmer paints Mrs. Anna Butt’s home south of town.
NEWPOINT W. H. Barnard visited Cincinnati. Mrs A G Brown stayed with relatives in Newcastle last week. Miss Carrie Tekulve of Batesville spent Monday here with friends. Edna McDermott shopped in Greensburg Saturday. J C Barbe and family from Greensburg visited relatives Sunday. Mrs Curt Walker spent the week end with Mrs Harriett Septon in Greensburg. Mr and Mrs Walter Roberts and son John returned from Shelbyville. Mrs Chas Stillwell returned to Indianapolis after a three week visit with the McDermotts and James Ray family. Mr and Mrs James Ray of Batesville were guests of Mrs Tom King over Sunday. Miss Chrissie Meyer went to Chillicothe Ohio to visit friends. Mr and Mrs Ed Hoff, Mrs John Green and Mrs Lillie Williams were Greensburg shoppers Saturday. Miss Florence Hoff spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Fred Bohner in Indianapolis. Mrs Harold Wolfe and daughter Virginia were guests of Carl Wolfe and family in St Paul last week. Miss Hilda Burwinkle of Indianapolis visited her parents the Burwinkles over Sunday. Mr and Mrs W A Meyer of Greensburg were guests of John Meyer and family last week.
Brookville R R No 7 resident Geo Pulskamp and family shopped in Brookville Saturday. Ada Meyer of Penntown visits her sister here. Carl Grunkemeyer of Connersville visits relatives. Corp A J Lorenz of Camp Taylor visits his parents. Mike Graman join the local colors. Mrs Niles, Mrs Wm Meeker and Edna Lorenz with family dine together. Elizabeth Kokenge of Cincinnati spends a week with family. Mayme Siefert of Madisonville returns for vacation.
Napoleon Sth, by the Fureka Band, dancing af Jas Hamond and family, Joe Frame and family, all of St were Sunday guests of Orval Gookins and wife. Henry Gookins was in Indianapolis on Monday. Wm Bodenberg of Chicago visited his mother and daughter Lugille last week. Mrs Jacob Meyer has been seen patronizing our ad columns. It pays.
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Peru Indiana reports her two daughters recovered from whooping cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The remedy is praised for loosening cough and aiding expectoration during the illness.
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