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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
1
The item lists fruit cans at Walsman’s store alongside a hardware selection including trunks and sewing machines. It notes visits by local residents to Cincinnati and Lawrenceburg, and mentions Miss Bessie Pohlman returning home before heading back to Cincinnati.
In Franklin county Ray township all drivers are warned under penalty of prosecution to refrain from hauling heavy loads on the pike under construction west from Huntersville. John Walke, Superintendent. The St Pauls church at Cross Roads will hold special services on Sunday morning and afternoon, July 1, 1906, with several ministers and chairs of neighboring congregations attending. Dinner and refreshments to be served at the school house. all are invited.
Advertisement notes over 300 farms for sale in South Dakota the best farming state in the Union. Describes calling or writing for descriptions prices terms and locations. Mentions a personally conducted party from Batesville once each month and excursion rates. C A Livingston Batesville Ind.
Miss Henrietta Wonning and William H. Wessel united in marriage at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Gringle officiating. Attendants include Dora Koester as maid of honor and Dora Wessel as bridesmaid. Groom’s attendants Henry Wessel and Monroe Wonning. The couple plans to reside in the Wonning home on Pearl Street after a reception with many relatives and friends.
The column lists gasoline and hardware items at Thie and Vonderheide and Meyers, buggies for the Fourth, screens, jelly jars, and mason jars at the Fair, plus bread from Krieger and Son. It logs social notes from births and travels to Cincinnati, business trips, and rental ads. It promotes window shades, machine repairs, fire insurance, and church services with orchestra, and advertises vaudeville by Girard's Inter- Ocean Co with acts noted.
Batesville Patriotic Association invites the public to a free all day Fourth of July event at St. Clair's grove with a morning program including addresses by G. F. Klein and Prof. Kirk Wallace, an afternoon oration by Rev. Arthur K. Gringel, entertainment, games, and fireworks hosted by St. Mark's orchestra.
The Reserves defeated Greensburg boys on home field last Sunday. The game hung in balance until the seventh when Greensburg errors allowed five runs for the Reserves. Sadier pitched a fine game after early wild throws. Greensburg pitchers were McKay and Smith.
Fishing and bathing in the Batesville Fair Grounds lake are banned under Indiana law. Rewards of 10 to 20 dollars are offered for information leading to convictions or arrests for nighttime offenses or property damage. Modern Woodmen memorial services at German M E church drew a large crowd with Rev J D Fischer, Revs Thompson and Holzapfel assisting and a double quartet providing music.
A meeting is set for Monday at 7 30 PM in the town hall to organize a sewerage stock company for Batesville. All residents are invited to participate and help plan the new sewerage system.
Community business listings include repairs at Walsman and Thie Vonder Heide, Frank Engle and others selling lace and petticoats, cocoffee offers at 18 to 20 cents, and local happenings from June with births and travel notes. Death reported Louis Barg aged 64 near New Pennington with funeral at Huntersville.
At about 1 p m Friday a basement fire at Dr Gibson's home started from the furnace area where trash was burned. Pine joists burned badly and may need replacement. firemen and neighbors kept the blaze from spreading, saving the house though a new floor and joists are likely needed.
All council members attended. Actions include licenses granted for liquor to four men, a sewer franchise discussion halted for now, and repairs and salaries approved. A stone crossing, telephone line visit, and a future special meeting planned. adjournment to July 9.
Citizens in Batesville plan to organize a sewer project from south of the depot on Maine street to a northern outlet. They seek a franchise to authorize the venture, arguing a 10 foot deep sewer on south Main street would drain cellars and benefit the growing town as a whole.
Mrs. Geo Hoyer traveled to Greensburg Saturday evening to visit her sister-in-law Mrs. Mary Kammerling and returned home Monday.
Miss Zora Dunlap has returned to her Mitchell home after visiting her sister Mrs. George Stille.
Mrs George Drake and her children traveled to Milan on Wednesday to visit relatives. Misses Cora and Clara Anne Wehr spent Tuesday in Cincinnati.
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