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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
4
The following announcement states Dr. Lafayette T. Cox of Napoleon is a candidate for representative, pending the Ripley County Republican county convention decision. The notice lists Cox as the intended nominee and notes party process.
Representative candidate Tevis W. Saltmarsh of Franklin township seeks party endorsement after Republican convention in Ripley county. Saltmarsh aims to secure the nomination and continue public service in the district.
Newton Hyatt of Ogond seeks the clerk post of the Ripley Circuit Court, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention.
County coroner Edward A. Zierer of Batesville enters as a candidate for Ripley County coroner, subject to decision of the Republican convention.
Anthony P. Powell of Otter Creek township is a candidate for Ripley County sheriff, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention.
William R. Griffith of Johnson township runs for sheriff of Sipley county. The nomination is subject to the will of the Republican county committee and voters.
Reports say ex President Cleveland is improving while Secretary of War Waft completes duties in Panama and sails for home on Monday.
Wheat selling at 1.054 dollars and corn at 76k indicate panic had not reached farmers. Oats at bbc rye at Soc and hay at 14.25 dollars round out the market snapshot.
All women with over two hundred pounds of body mass and gold filled teeth face risk of arrest while Mrs. Gunness remains elusive.
The piece notes apples and plums will be abundant while cherries are scarce peaches not failing and blackberries promising a good crop. It closes with an encouragement that plenty of fruit will prevent starvation.
The National House of Representatives rejected the canteen plan for National Soldiers Homes by 167 to 46. The decisive vote suggests most congressmen oppose allowing soldiers to be served beer by civilian staff at the facilities.
William R. Griffith of Johnson township is announced in this issue of the Tribune as a candidate for sheriff of Ripley county. He is a well known Republican with extensive experience in the sheriff’s office and promises clean and upright service if nominated and elected.
Senator Hemenway proposes a measure to require ash pans on locomotive engines to spare firemen from dangerous underengine ash removal. Railroads employ Washington attorneys to oppose the bill. The senator cites 133 firemen killed or seriously injured last year removing ashes under engines and argues the reform could save lives.
President Fairbanks spoke to a large Chicago audience Sunday evening during the dedication ceremony for a local civic center. The event drew residents and officials as a milestone for the city’s public works project.
The Vice President urged building churches and schools over battleships and keeping government close to the people to prevent power abuse. He defended laboring men as allies of the nation and praised the Catholic Church for opposing socialism and upholding American institutions.
A tobacco bed near Rising Sun Indiana was desecrated with a dug grave and a threatening tombstone tied to a message warning proprietors to quit raising tobacco. Bloodhounds traced to three local men linked to the Equity League, but a sheriff’s refusal to arrest and a judge’s inquiry followed.
Indiana has seen primaries show both promise and flaw. The goal to strip bosses of control and empower voters has not been fully achieved. In some cities bosses still steer nominations by swapping ballots, leaving candidates dictated by bosses on both sides. Some primaries, however, have been satisfactory.
The article argues Taft is certain to be nominated on the first ballot and that Roosevelt supporters and Taft backers clash over false telegrams about Fairbank. It contends taft’s friends fear treachery from Roosevelt while claiming all favorites and the President will compete at Chicago.
The piece urges Indiana Republicans to cultivate first voters as the presidential campaign begins after conventions. It cites 745,254 total voters in Indiana and a 63,069 rise from 1900, noting many young men will cast their first ballot in November. It contrasts Republican gains with Democratic claims and stresses plain, practical politics over rhetoric.
Advertises reduced prices this week on trimmed hats twenty inches and flowers with other trimmings. Also cuts on dress skirts jackets and a tie rack at H A Jacobs ProP Store.
Nicholas Nolz, Auditor of Ripley County Indiana, certifies the May session allowances. The document lists numerous payments for pike work, burial expenses, stone and blacksmithing, superintendent services, and various labor items to individuals and firms, including Wm Krieger, Emmet Jackson, James Wright, Peter Mang, and others. The record confirms a comprehensive accounting of county expenditures and names many recipients in the 108th year.
Sealed bids for raising a wagon bridge over Gra ham Creek at the ford near William F Wil son in Shelby township Ripley County Indiana will be received at the Auditor s office in Versailles until 12 o clock noon. Bids must include bond as required by law. The board may reject any or all bids. Dated May 7 designating Nicholas Volz as Auditor.
Due to cold weather the Y M C A will repeat the comedy A Little Heroine and the farce Nanka's Leap Year Venture on Thursday night May 14 with the same program plus new ties and songs. Admission 25 and 35 cents. Reserved seats at Blank's Pharmacy. Oaklands beat the Pickups 15 to? in Sunday game with Benz Frenzelmeyer and Bloemer stars for the Oaklands.
Callers at Batesville included A R Mno and Dick Kinhaus with Wm Kreiphop. John Prakel visited Versailles. Fred Einhaus and wife welcomed a baby boy born May 4. Grandma Prakel remains poorly. Guests at Fred Luers and wife included Rev Heeseman and many Prakels, Shane, Kirchhols, Juers, Kreindop, and Cordi uence. Menory Ahrens adds to his barn. Ulcers Votanos owning the work.
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