Local Notices and Social Gossip from Indianapolis Area
Short items cover visitors and travels across Cincinnati Indianapolis and Portsmouth. Mrs Mary Grieshop and Miss Anna Kessler travel for visits, while Miss Sarah White returns from Peppertown to Indianapolis. Local retailers H H Kramer and Blank advertise curtains laces and new catalog styles. A WANTED notice seeks an experienced white girl for two person household.
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F. S. Dowling
Park Avenue
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ito
Attendees at Isaac St. Clair Funeral Include Regional Residents
Among those attending Isaac St. Clair's funeral in town Monday were Chas. St. Clair and his son from Star City Indiana, Mrs. Stephans and her daughter, Mrs. Bennett, and Mrs. Anna Bryant with her daughter, Karl Taylor of Hamilton Ohio, Herman Kruser and wife of Zenas Indiana, Clint Taylor and wife of Napoleon, and Mrs. Steuri and Mrs. Poose of Ballstown.
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Isaac St. Clair
Chas. St. Clair
Star City
Ind
Stephans
Bennett
Anna Bryant
Karl Taylor
Hamilton, O
Herman Kruser
Zenas
Clint Taylor
Napoleon
Steuri
Poose
Ballstown
Local Ads and Notices From Penntown and Nearby
A collage of short items notes goings on around Cincinnati and local towns. Merchandise displays at Mrs John Ollier and P Boerstler offer sewing machines beds and clothing while lumber arrives for John Meyer and Bros. Church events include Moores Hill Ministerial Institute may 18 19 20 with Dr C W Lewis and Dr Halstead. Penntown St John Ladies attend kaffeeklatsch with numerous names listed.
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Moores Hill District
C. W. Lewis
Moores Hill College
Halstead
Indianapolis
St. John’s Ladies’ Society
Penntown
Williams
John Pohler
Fred Pohler
Fred Baas
Drake
Hackmanno
John Sieg
Eschenbrenner
Schmidt
Batesville
Fresh roasted coffees at Krome's and more
J H Wilker lists several homes for sale and invites inquiries. Carrie Trennepohl travels to Cincinnati, while Frank Wilson and wife of Ballstown visit Muncie. The Big Four washed windows May 12 1903. Henry Behrman sells tobacco filler fertilizer and Christ Schwier offers a new shipment.
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Frank Wilson
Ballstown
Muncie
Cincinnati Ladies Visit Daugher and Board Awards Rock Contract
Mrs. Miller of Cincinnati visited her daughter Mrs Herman Flautz with Mrs Martin of Cleves Ohio after a Sunday visit. The town board met Monday night and contracted Batesville Water Works Co for 500 tons of rock for streets at 1.10 dollars per ton, ton weight 2500 pounds, yielding about 88 cents per ton in real cost.
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Miller
Cincinnati
Herman Flautz
Martin
Cleves
Ohio
Rev. Flautz
Batesville Waterworks Co
Merchant Notice of Move to Main Street Storehouse
H. H. Krome informs patrons of relocating from the old stand to the Main street store-room recently used by Gregor Spiegel and requests continued liberal patronage with attention to service.
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Tribune
Gregor Spiegel
Main St
H. H. Krome
Silver Wedding Celebrated by Kraus Couple
On May 12 1903 Joe Kraus and wife marked their twenty fifth anniversary with neighbors relatives and friends gathering at Cross Roads Batesville and Cincinnati attendees included Rev Father Weiss Jatesville Rev Herman Flantz George H Goyert and many others Gifts were exchanged and the evening featured a social gathering with ample food and games describing a joyful community celebration.
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Joe Kraus
Father Weiss
Jatesville
Herman Flantz
George H. Goyert
Kate Vongundy
Leonard Kessens
Christ Scherer
Wm. Brockmann
Cross Roads
Mike Sitzmann
Charley Kraus
Elizabeth Feld
Mike Gauck
Batesville
Casper Disser
Shelbyville
Henry Nagel
Schweninger
Cincinnati
A. Riehle
Morris
Linnem
Affs
Kraus
Man Ends His Life With Pistol in Beech Tree Shade
Isaac St Clair, age 84, was found dead from a self-inflicted pistol wound in his beech tree shade home near Huntersville after guiding his coat hat and vest onto a stump. The inquest returned a verdict of death by pistol wound to the breast. Funeral services were held at St John’s church with German discourse and he leaves a large family. He suffered from a delusion imagining a malady causing skin peeling and was not insane but childish.
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Isaac St. Clair
William
William Straus
St. Clair
Frank Kocher
Aurora
St. John’s Church
Huntersville
Rev. Bowers
Baptist Church
Penntown
Mr. St. Clair
Steding
St. John’s
General St. Clair
Benedict Arnold
William St. Clair
Ice Cream Social at Huntersville Schoolhouse
St. John's Young People's Society hosts a free ice cream social at the Huntersville schoolhouse next Thursday May 21. A free entertainment starts at 7 00 PM followed by refreshments. All are invited.
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St. John’s
Young People’s Society
Huntersville School House
Huntersville
St. John's
New Blacksmith Leo Kirschbaum Adds Worthington to Shop
A New Blacksmith, Leo Kirschbaum, contracts with E. S. Worthington of Lexington Kentucky to work in his shop. Worthington is a first class blacksmith and expert horseshoer with ten years experience in Lexington. Kirschbaum is prepared to accommodate customers in every line of his trade.
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Leo Kirschbaum
E. S. Worthington
Lexington
Mr. Worthington
Kirschbaum
Batesville Telephone Service Improves With Upgrades
Patrons endure temporary outages as Batesville replaces the old single wire system with a metallic circuit and replaces decaying oak poles with cedar ones. The transition causes cross wires and poor service, but officials say the work will finish soon and improve reliability to match the best in the region.
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Batesville
Local Ads and Visits Highlight Weekend in Cuba and Bellevue
Smoke Schorrs Pride of Cuba and a full line of bicycles and supplies draw shoppers to Walsman s. Ed Kraus and family visit relatives from Covington Ky. Miss Anna Schaepper May Rose Roy Ramsey and Clifford Rose from Bellevue Ky and Cincinnati join Ed Crusie and friends on a Sunday excursion. The Hillenbrand Co. offers four passenger lawn swings at 4.98 and two for 3.25 while stock lasts a gilt velour ornamented sock sells for 35c. May McCail s Bazaar patterns attract calls for the May issue.
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Hillenbrand Co
Anna Schaepper
May Rose
Roy Ramsey
Clifford Rose
Bellevue, Ky
Cincinnati
Ed Crusie
Brick house for sale with six rooms and outbuildings
Six room brick house with summer kitchen wash room and good cellar. Lot 77 by 150 feet with well barn and other outbuildings. Located two squares northeast of the depot. Terms reasonable. Inquire John H. Wilker.
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John H. Wilker
Death of Mrs. Mary G. Meyers at Ballstown
Mrs. Mary G. Meyers died Sunday at her Ballstown home at 64 years 11 months and 21 days. Born May 19 1838 in Goldelsdorf Germany she rested in St. Paul’s cemetery Cross Roads. Sons John and Fred attended from Illinois. funeral by Undertaker Frank Fragge with sermon by Rev. Flantz.
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Ballstown
Mary G. Meyers
Meyer
John
Fred
Illinois
Goldelsdorf
Germany
St. Paul’s
Cross Roads
Frank Fragge
Rev. Flantz
Also Mentioned on This Page
GO. A. Baas
Walsman’s
H.H. Krome
Mary Grieshop
McCall’s
Blank’s
Charles Weigel
Milan
Otis Burke
Portsmouth
Just
Nick Blank’s
Sarah White
Peppertown
Anna Kessler
Connersville
Ella Meyer
Mary Meyer
Herman Bruns
Sunman
Mary Lamppert
Anna Mitchell
Joe Lamppert
Joseph Lamppert
City
H. H. Kramer
Joe Gray
Odenburg
Morris and
Spades
Versailles
Krome’s
Blank
John Ollier
John Meyer and Bros
Tony Grieshop
P. Boerstler
The
Henry Specht
DiEeEp
Decatur County
Newpoint
John Callicott
Salem
Benz Bros
Chas. Brumm
Brumm
Binder
John H. Thie
J. H. Wilker
Carrie Trennepohl
Henry Behrman
Christ Schwier’s
Shamrocks
McCoy
Greensburg
Laughery Township
Moritz Pegee
Olean
D. Lee Aultman
Engel’s
Havana
H. W. Terry
Mrs. Clausheide
Oliver
Wm. Krieger & Son
Henry Black of
Osgood
Mr. Jarvis
Benham
Nick Blank
Maria Hirt
Anderson
B. H. Kramer
Fred Brummer
Mrs. Stephens
Hamilton
Walnut Street
Walnut
Main
Cuba
Walsman's
Schorr
al Nickel
Tillie Bachus
Ed Kraus
Covington Ky
McCail
H. J. Wallman
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