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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
7
Saturday May 10 marks the first big ball of the season at Batesville Fair Grounds. Social notices note Mrs Josephine Smith attending her daughter’s silver wedding anniversary in Cincinnati and several residents visiting relatives or attending events around town.
Balltown reports a Pentecost ball set for May 10 in Batesville. John Ogden lost a mule last week. Miss Ruth Dorrel, back from St. Paul, arrived Saturday. Mrs. Ernat Norwold returns from Greensburg Friday. Henry Schwier sold three head of cattle to Mike Benz, George, and John Wambsgons. Greensburg shopping noted, farmers plowing and planting corn. Young boys attend church at Salem Sunday. WW Menchhofer and wife and Mrs. Wiete visit Robert Utter and wife Sunday.
May 10 plans for a Pentecost ball circulate as social activity while residents Barbara Stickford and Henry Stickford host relatives last week. Barney Stickford and wife visited his brother Henry. Fred Marticke and children along with Mrs Mary Bienke called on Hy Stickford late week. Fred Meyer and family visited E11 Schone on Thursday. Frank Prake visited home folks Sunday. Fred Bosse and family called on Henry Hudier Thursday.
Sunday visits farm callers and church social life fill Sharp's Corner notes. Residents like Pohlar, Wittkamper, Lefferle, Baas, Gauck, Wickemeyer, and Oesterling are listed with relatives, travel, and local business. The piece notes a Pentecost ball, a Greensburg pneumonia death of farmer A. Oesterling, and local farming happenings including new equipment and crops.
May 10 events fill the Morris fair grounds as residents gather for a Pentecost ball and social evening while neighbors visit relatives and travel between Batesville Sunman Lawrenceburg Covington and Greensburg. Several families including Bischoff Hamer Dupps and Lang are noted in weekend visits and returns.
Metamora reports Rev Akeman of Brookville preached at the Christian church Sunday morning and evening. A fire at Josh Williams’s home was quickly checked by the bucket brigade. Floods damaged church interiors and organs but the building has been cleaned and an organ gifted by Mrs Kate Cole of Connersville. Several natural disasters and repairs listed, with community updates on residents, births, illnesses, and travel.
The Tribune recounts a Constantinople custom where Moorish marriages are arranged by family, with Ayxa betrothed to Muley Abdul yet fallen for the mysterious man she met on the bridge. After a staged procession to the groom, Ayxa faints and awakens to find her lover-turned-husband waiting.
Mrs Hattie Wright of Greensburg visited friends here last week. Miss Le Maclin went to Indianapolis Tuesday. John Colson and wife shopped in Greensburg Wednesday. Miss Jennie Starks shopped in Cincinnati Wednesday. Miss Le Preeland was guest of friends at Batesville Tuesday. The little daughter of Clyde Barmer and wife died Wednesday and was buried at Russoburg cemetery Thursday. Mrs Myron Vreeland of Greensburg visited relatives here. Miss Wiess Tolley of Indianapolis visited cousin Miss Florence Hoff. Radulph Tresser and wife returned to Greensburg Sunday. Mrs Chas Meyers and daughters Pauline and Christine shopped in Greensburg Saturday. Funeral of Mrs Moulton held at Christian church Tuesday. Miss Ruby Wright called on friends here Sunday.
Notice stating that protection against infringement requires seal of todijana and that no seal or guarantee applies unless purchased from listed merchants J. W. Witach & Co John Gauck H. W. Krome Batesville Milling Co and others in Batesville area.
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