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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
1
Small items note shops and services from Meyers to Walsman and Gehring. residents travel to Cincinnati and Greensburg visit relatives. summer hats, sewing machines, and coffee promotions appear alongside Fourth of July celebrations and an International Correspondence Schools pitch.
Rev Salonus of St Louis Catholic church proposes using the Catholic church bell as a backup fire alarm when the town bell is unsafe. Call the parsonage or call 81 to ensure the bell is rung to warn residents.
Beginning July 9 the Big Four railroad will run Sunday excursions from Cincinnati to Indianapolis for Batesville excursionists. People visiting friends in Indianapolis on Sunday may take the trip. Round trip rate is one dollar.
The Democratic Herald ownership shifted again as Chas L Johnson bought Alex Nusbaumers stake becoming sole owner. He sold to Pete Holzer, who leaves Batesville Public School room No 2 to edit the Herald this week, with Tribunes best wishes.
Screen doors at Walsman's. Gil and gasoline stoves at Meyer's. Miss Rose Moore went to Newpoint Tuesday. Machine oil and oil cans at Thie & Vonderheide's. Jake Engel and son, George, were at Cincinnati Monday. Ask your dealer for Garland four. Every sack is warranted. Children's Buster Brown belts with dip in all colors at Kramer's. Miss Anna Hirt left for Anderson Friday for a visit to her sisters. Plow shares ground at 15¢ apiece, 2 for 25c, at Brummer's machine shop. Marie and Merle Dickey went to Newpoint Monday evening to spend the week. For a fine cup of coffee try our Mocha and Java, only 20 cents a pound. H.H. Krome, John Schulte and his son and his brother-in-law, Mr. Mefert, of Cincinnati, were guests of the Kaiser boys Sunday. Two young men of Brown township, sons of Wesley Downey, came up last Thursday and went to work for the Batesville Lumber and Veneer Works. Marshal Rebel is cleaning up the streets nicely. Now let the town dads furnish him the necessary stone or grave and we will Let Harry will fix the streets Up all right. Notice. The Permanent Building and Loan Association Go account of a national holiday will receive regular dues on Wednesday, July 5. FRANK WALSMAN, Secy.
Henry Severs and family of Charlotte North Carolina passed through on Saturday en route home after spending several days with cousin Herman Bruns and other relatives at Sunman. Mrs Maggie Wittendorfer of this place visited them while they were at Sunman.
Ed R. Adams and family departed Monday morning for Portsmouth Ohio to visit relatives before moving on to Oregon where two of Adams brothers reside and where they hope to establish their future home. Neighbors regret their departure and wish them well in the west.
The note calls all box holders to pay overdue rent promptly before the June 30 quarter ends. It warns any unpaid boxes will be turned over to the government by the postmaster. The piece attributes nonpayment to forgetfulness and urges timely renewal.
William Giesen and Miss Anna Prell united in marriage at the German M E church with Rev Otto Giesen officiating. The private ceremony drew many friends as the church opened and the couple then hosted a supper at the bride’s father’s home before beginning life together. The Tribune extends congratulations.
Smoke shorts Pride of Cuba and notices from local residents fill this page. Andrew Benz visited Hamburg. Clay Billingsley spent Sunday in Lawrenceburg. Miss Anna Grieshop returned to Shelbyville. Miss Ida Alley visits Metamora. Herman Borchers family travels to Indianapolis. Anthony Romweber attends Cincinnati business. Thie and Vanderheide advertise Plymouth twine. Garland flour sold. American Express moves office on July 1 with Henry F. Timmerman in charge. For sale a four room frame house near Western factory with garden and fruit trees. fifty Macedonians quit Big Four cut-off job and whites and others replace them.
A large gathering of friends surprised Mrs Krieger at her West Pearl street home Saturday night for her 28th birthday. After congratulations, guests went to St. Clair's hall where they danced to the St. Clair orchestra.
The Sunday School Union will host a grand celebration on July 4 at Fred Meyer’s grove east of New Pennington. The New Pennington M. E. Sunday school conducts the event with six Sunday schools contributing songs and recitations. Four orators have been secured, plus martial music, water, refreshments, and lunch on the grounds. All are invited.
Louis Meyer was arrested on an affidavit by Samuel Laughlin and pleaded guilty to trespass and defiling Batesville Waterworks reservoir by bathing at the fair grounds on June 16. He was fined five dollars and costs totaling 7.60, the minimum under law. The piece warns boys to avoid swimming in domestic water reservoirs to avoid defilement and potential fines.
Fine buggies at Meyer's and scythes at Thie & Vonderheide's appear among local trades. Visitors include Miss Nettie Vert from Indianapolis and J G Oawald of Reading, with several trips to Cincinnati and Greensburg noted. The Laughery alumni plan a June 29 banquet at Nichol hall with Prof. Jerman as speaker.
Detective Grady of the Big Four stopped in Batesville Monday on his way home to Indianapolis after a long New York and Philadelphia vacation. He asked about a foot race said to have been run between Batesville friends John Hillenbrand and John Kraus.
A notice directs readers to the International Correspondence Schools ad on another page. The coupon or price break applies as long as the ad runs in the paper, with I C S standing for International Correspondence Schools of Scranton Pennsylvania and J F Childs of Greensburg, Indiana.
Herman Miller a 19 year old from Hamburg died while plowing in Benton County Friday. He appeared to suffer a brain hemorrhage after stopping his cultivator leaving his team at the fence. The body was sent to Batesville for burial in Hamburg on Sunday with two local men as pallbearers.
The Batesville team lost to Brookville 12 to 5 after a seventh inning collapse. Locals Terry pitched ten strikeouts but was let down by seven errors in the seventh as Brookville rallied for nine runs. Benz and Miller pitched for Brookville, with Miller dominating the late innings. Over 400 attended, the largest crowd of the season.
The Reserves host Morris Orioles at the local park Sunday at 3:00 PM then meet Aurora Krets on the Fourth at 10:00 AM. The team aims to rebound from last Sunday's loss by sweeping both games and invites fans to cheer.
Misses Rosa Koester and Dora Dick returned from Cincinnati Saturday evening to spend the summer at home.
Mrs Grieshop and her son Anthony traveled to Cincinnati on Thursday to visit relatives.
Fancy fans silk gloves and mitts handled at Kramer's. H E E Schrader conducted business in Cincinnati on Monday. Mower repairs listed at Walsman's.
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