Welcome Home Celebration for Delaware Township Soldiers
A large crowd gathered at Laughery Bridge Church in Delaware Township for a Welcome Home event honoring local soldiers and sailors returning from World War I. The program featured the Eureka Band, readings, patriotic selections, three speeches by A. B. Wycoff Judge Creigmile and Elmer Bode, and a benediction, lasting about two hours with standing room only.
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Laughery Bridge Church
Delaware Township
Eureka Band
Eureka
Frank Sellers
America
Campbell
Schrader
Meyers
Koechlin
Busteed
A. B. Wycoff
Creigmile
Mr. Wycoff
Elmer Bode
Uncle Sam
Batesville Liberty Guards gun return urged for Memorial Day
Notice from John Schultz requests all Batesville Liberty Guards members who used G A R veterans guns to return them promptly. Guns are needed for Memorial Day exercises and prompt compliance is advised to avoid delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesville Company of Liberty Guards
John Schultz
Dance at Penntown Hall May 10 in Batesville area
Attend the Penntown Hall dance scheduled for Saturday evening May 10. An advertisement lists Batesville Roller Mills and Pinnacké Flour as sponsors or products associated with the event.
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Penntown Hall
War Exhibit Train Show Draws Hundreds In Local Visit
The war exhibit train arrived at 12.15 p m last Thursday, drawing hundreds of sightseers. Three flat cars carried captured cannon and machine guns, with relics and a Pullman coach for handlers. Factory workers had an hour off, students were excused, and the display toured the Seventh Federal Reserve District to promote the Victory Loan. The train departed at 4.15 p m for Greensburg, staying overnight.
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Seventh Federal Reserve District
Ladies Auxiliary District Meeting Held in Shelbyville
Delegation from Shelbyville Greensburg Millhousen Oldenburg and Batesville attended the district meeting in Shelbyville. Mrs. Mary Mitchell was re elected District President and Mrs Louis Dietz re elected District Trustee. A banquet followed and attendees included Batesville ladies Mary Mitchell Elizabeth Fischer Louis Dietz and others.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Millhousen
Oldenburg
Batesville
Mary Mitchell
Louis Dietz
Mesdames
Elizabeth Fischer
Joseph Boehmer
Alma Bloemer
Ruth Hartman
Rose Drescher
Stella Gries
Holstein herd grows at Crystal Springs farms
Millard A. Bowers bought a car load of registered Holstein-Friesian cows, boosting Crystal Springs farms near Milan to about fifty head. C. M. Bowers & Son have long built a blooded herd from across the United States and are selling cows and young stock to local breeders, drawing strong local interest. The Hinman milking machine is used at the farms and visitors are welcome.
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Millard A. Bowers
Ohio
Crystal Springs
Milan
C. M. Bowers & Son
United States
Hinman
Death Claims Five Year Old Ivo Prickel
Sorrow visited the home of John Prickel near Morris as five year old Ivo Prickel died after a week of spinal meningitis. Services were held at St. Anthony's Church Morris at 9 a.m. with burial in the church cemetery. Undertakers Weigel and Burst managed the burial. The family, including the father mother sister and two brothers, received widespread sympathy.
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John Prickel
Morris
Ivo
Enumeration shows rising city school age count in Batesville
Cecil Castor reports Batesville enumeration of school age residents with 889 females and 323 males in the lead for ladies. The total marks an increase of 27 from last year when 320 females and 315 males were counted.
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Cecil Castor
Batesville
Notice for Wauseka Council meeting march to Banfield Hall
Members of Wauseka Council No.344 Daughters of Pocahontas and visitors are urged to meet at the Red Men hall Thursday at 7 30 p m prompt, fall in line and march to Banfield Hall. Mrs Chas Crowell District Deputy in Charge.
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Wauseka Council No.344
Daughters of Pocahontas
Red Men Hall
Banfield Hall
Chas. Crowell
Batesville and townships push road improvement to Napoleon
Citizens of Batesville Laughery and Delaware Townships gathered at A. B. Wycovk’s office on Mayor Gibson’s call to urge improvement of the Franklin County line to Napoleon under the county unit law. About 25 to 80 taxpayers traveled to Versailles to petition the County Commissioners for the project, arguing that concrete roads and a linked system from Greensburg Madison route would benefit Ripley County. The issue includes a long divorce docket and various court actions observed in the same record.
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Gibson
Batesville
Laughery
Delaware Townships
A. B. Wycoff
Franklin County
Batesville and
Oldenburg
Napoleon
Delaware Township
Versailles
Board of County Commissioners
Ripley County
Indiana
Jackson
Center
Johnson and Shelby Township
Greensburg
Madison
Otter Creek Johnson
Washington Township
Brookville
Conference at St. Mark's Marks Wartburg Synod Meeting
Ministers gathered for the two day session of the South eastern Conference of the Wartburg Synod at St. Mark's church. The four conferences met separately with a joint Olive Branch Synod discussion at Bethany church. Rev. E. A. Born led the Wednesday morning sermon with Rev. W. C. Schirmer in charge of altar service.
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Wartburg
St. Mark’s Church
Central
Southeastern
Southern
Union
Olive Branch
Bethany Church
St. Mark’s
E. A. Born
Milan
W. C. Schirmer
Smyrna
Walter Kessens and Frieda Henry Quietly Wed at St Pauls Parsonage
Walter Kessens son of Leonard Kessens and wife of Route 1 marries Frieda Henry daughter of Charles Henry and wife at St Pauls parsonage. Rev Flantz officiated as couple kept timing secret surprising friends. The groom recently discharged from the army. they will live with his parents.
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Walter Kessens
Leonard Kessens
Farm Sale Highlights Forty Acre Parcel Transfer
Irvin Wonning sold forty acres of his eighty acre farm to Mrs Charles Harvey. The property, long owned by the late Louis Stockinger, includes bottom land and buildings. Fred Kruse is noted as receiving forty acres previously.
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Irvin Wonning
Charles Harvey
Louis Stockinger
Notice to dog owners in Batesville and Laughery township
Delinquent dog tax must be paid by the month of May. Those owing tax should call at August Bloemer's office on or before the 14th to settle. Christ Stears, Township Assessor. Feed of all kinds available at Morris Mill.
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Batesville
Laughery Township
August Bloemer
Christ Stears
Welcome Home Celebration Honors Local Veterans
A special train carried discharged servicemen and supporters from Aurora Dearborn and Ripley counties to Indianapolis for a Welcome Home celebration. The Ripley County delegation led by the Eureka Band joined from Sunman Milan Osgood and Newpoint with stops along the B and O line. The parade featured veterans from all branches and extended visitors in the city for hours of festivities.
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Indianapolis
Eureka
Ripley County
Aurora
Dearborn County
Adams Township
Sunman
Newpoint
Decatur County
Milan
Osgood
North Vernon
Greensburg
Indiana
McMullen Sells Sunman Meat Market to Danville Buyer
W M McMullen who has run the Sunman meat market for thirty years has sold his business, home, and farm to Herbert Casper of Danville Ind. Casper will take possession July 1. McMullen plans rest before future steps, Sunman likely remains home as ties with the community run deep. The sale follows local business shifts triggered by retirements in Sunman including Ed R Behlmer and Emil Goldschmidt.
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W. W. McMullen
Sunman
Herbert Casper
Danville
Ind
Mec Mullen
McMullen
Union Conference at Bethany Lights Olive Branch Synod
The Olive Branch Synod held a Union Conference at Bethany church from Monday to Tuesday. Congregations from the Indianapolis and Louisville conferences attended, with public sessions and eloquent sermons by Rev. A. E. Renn. Delegates were entertained by Bethany members and the talks focused on church work and synod business.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
Olive Branch Synod
Union
Bethany Church
Bethany Congregation
A. E. Renn
Surprise Homecoming for Percy Williams After War Discharge
Percy Williams returned home from seven months at training camp and service, receiving an honorable discharge as the war ended. Friends Elma Norwold Anna McHugh Florence Lyone Florence Holzhause Burnice Brown Edna McDermott Hurley Vickery Loren Hart Hubert Palmer Waldo Abplanalo Albert Belter Fred and Walter Holzhause Sherman Hart and Wm. McHugh attended a games and music filled gathering reporting a good time.
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Percy Williams
Elma Norwold
Anna McHugh
Florence Lyone
Florence Holzhause
Burnice Brown
Edna McDermott
Hurley Vickery
Loren Hart
Hubert Palmer
Waldo Abplanalo
Albert Belter
Fred
Walter Holzhause
Sherman Hart
Wm. McHugh
Eastern Star visit to Sunman Lodge initiations
Batesville Chapter officers visited Sunman Tuesday to initiate two candidates, William Goldschmidt and William Robinson, into the order. After ceremonies, Sunman Chapter served ice cream and cake, and guests enjoyed a delightful evening.
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Batesville
The
Eastern Star
Sunman
Sunman Lodge
William Goldschmidt
William Robinson
Deaths of the Week Mrs Alice Alden Taylor
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs. Alice Alden Taylor in College Hill Ohio after extended illness. Born September 1848 in Dearborn County she lived in Sunman Batesville Chicago and Batesville. Services were in Batesville St Mark's burial in church cemetery. Survived by son Professor E E Taylor three sisters ten of thirteen children and many relatives. The second obituary notes Herman Henry Koch age about 84 born in Hanover Germany died Tuesday afternoon after long illness. He lived near Batesville most of life and leaves ten children. Burial at St Johns cemetery following services at St Mark's.
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Alice Alden Taylor
E. E. Taylor
College Hill
Ohio
Taylor
Dearborn
County
Sunman
Batesville
Ohio River
Zierer
St. Mark’s
Church Cemetery
George Breckensick
Ruth Ahrends
Herman Henry Koch
Mr. Koch
Germany
Hanover
Peppertown
Anne Marie Schwegmann
Koch
Chas. Heinlein
August
Omaha
Neb
Henry
Olliver
S. D
Louis
Shelby In
William
Richmond
Ind
Frank
Bridgewater
Chris Beinke
Indianapolis
Kate McCarthy
Mokena
Emma Behlmer
Chicago
Wm. Thie
Milan Mill & Elevator Advertises Farm Seeds and Feed
JUST WHAT YOU NEED We can please you with field seeds this season if you are particular. We have Southern white big corn for ensilage choice strong dry selected yellow meat sugar corn all varieties soy beans cow peas rape cane mil let etc at lowest prices for best seeds. Cat of rye middlings just in and we have large stocks of wheat middlings mixed feed cotton seed meal corn hearts Quaker Dairy Feed chick and hen scratch feeds cracked corn corn meal shells tankage meat scraps etc. Green Cross Horse feed corn oats Horse Feed and Farmer etc. MARVEL Albert Lea and other choice brands of flour at less than present car lot price Piedmont smith ing anthracite and choice lump coal in stock. Car Ranh's fertilizer just in. Custom grinding daily. We make it pay you to pull a long way to Milan.
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Green Cross
Marvel
Albert Lea
Piedmont
Milan
Marriage Licences List Shows Local Couples
Henry Norwold Jr to Carrie Busch Daniel Reddert to Sophia Zimmer James Wilson to Bertha Hyatt Harry Licking to Golda Jarvia. Local records reflect four marriage licenses issued and filed.
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Henry ©. Norwold Jr
Carrie M. Busch
Daniel Reddert
Sophia L.zimmer
James Wilson
Bertha E. Hyatt
Harry Licking
Golda L. Jarvia
Euchre and Five Hundred Event by St Louis Ladies
The Ladies' Society of St Louis church hosts Euchre and Five Hundred in the K of C Hall on May 22 and 23. Everyone welcome to attend this social event.
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Ladies’ Society of
Pinnacle High Grade Patent Flour at Local Stores
Readable fragments indicate Pinnacle High Grade Patent Flour being offered at L. T. Zierer and Fred Schlessel Taagn's. The notice references product availability and local retail names in a brief purchase alert.
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Pinnacle High Grade Patent
L. T. Zierer’s
Fred Schlessel/ Taagn
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Laughery Bridge
Penntown
Bran
Batesville Roller Mills
Little Boy
Court News
Napoleon Road
Martha Bretzloff
Henry Bretzloff
Joseph C. Pierpont
Harriet T. Pierpont
Atty
Homer M. Hammond
Mary Belle Hammond
Henry Herman Hoeferkamp
Bessie Pauline Hoeferkamp
Charlotte L. Pickett
Glenn Pickett
Minnie C
State of Indiana
Alva Land
Elza E. Ashcraft
Frank Meyers
Cecil V. Brooks
Roy A. Brooks
Continental Jewelry Co
Alfred C., Foerster
the Edgewood Distilling Co
L. Bb. Hughes
Fred Tebbing
Anna Armbrecht
Albion H. Rollin
Allen D. Rollin
Lawrence R. Rollin
Edna A. Rollin
Louis Wagner
David H. Bishop
Leonard Bishop
Jennie Bishop
Ripley County Bank
W. E. McMurphy
W. B. McMurphy
Oscar Wagner
Sarah McGuire
Dick Glade
Florence Glade
Walter F. Hanson
Albert Schroder
John Geiger
Elmer Davis
Glenn
Mary E. Gilland
Noah Strader
Richard J. Beer
James C. Smock
Ripley County Realty Company
Harryl. Wagner
Jesse M. Lewis
George H. Friend
Henry F. Kinnop
Charles F.murray
Leo P. Wagner
Samuel C. Tucker
Edgar A. Benefiel
Michael A. Wiedenmann
John Meyer
N. Hyatt
Constantine Billman
Samuel H. Pickett
Henry Meinders
Fred Gauck
Harry Berkshire
Robt. H. Borders
William T. Boice
Estate of America Harmon
Kessens
Morris Mill
Ed R. Behlmer
Emil Goldschmidt
Mr. McMullen
Bethany
New Pennington
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