Local notes mix ads and visits from the week
Smoke Square Diehl de cigar and Smoke Short's Havana Blossoms feature in a string of local notices. Charles Wilhelm visited Cincinnati Sunday as J W Owens from Greensburg came through Tuesday evening. Gauck's new store buys country produce at high prices while selling groceries and dry goods in exchange. Two new buggies and two new surries for sale by Morris Wenger. Herman Barkes went to Logansport to represent August Willich Post at the G A R reunion. Cresco corsets advertised at Greeman Wilker Co. DeWitt's Little Early Risers praised for constipation and liver issues. Farmers urged to trade produce for goods at Gauck's New Store. A court change of venue moved two charges against Andrew Meister from Squire Stockinger's court.
Local Commerce and Social Notes from Batesville
Spray pumps at Walsmans and scouring by Geo Mehblon the tailor indicate small trades. Ice cream orders to Mrs Vascou and high prices for produce mark daily commerce. Cincinnati visitors Harry Deichman A Wiess attend weddings. Lindenmeyer travels for Cincinnati wedding. Batesville manufacturers discuss expanding capacity with new buildings. Edmond Berninghaus from St Louis visits cousin Mrs Schrader amid Veneering Co business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Berninghaus
St. Louis
Schanthaler Veneering Co
Frederick Schrader
Local Notices From St. Clair County Daily Life
Screen doors at Walsmans and various household goods offered by H H Kramers. Several residents travel to Cincinnati and Indianapolis for family and visits, including Miss Tena Wirth, Mrs John Wernke and Leo Thoman, and August Schenk with his family. An event at St Clair's hall by the Big 4 Club drew a well attended invitation dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wernke
Leo Thoman
Cincinnati
Big 4
St. Clair’s Hall
Bargain for the Right Man at Western Furniture Co
For sale-preferred stock in Western Furniture Co Batesville Ind. Call or address Geo W Gelvin Batesville Ind Elmer Schrader back at work in freight and telegraph office and R Huber back in switch tower Mrs Hogan from Cincinnati and her daughter Miss Fisher live in Bodland building on Walnut street boarding shoe factory hands J F Lochard new truant officer hunted Batesville children under fourteen not attending school researchers did not learn if any were found
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Furniture Co
Batesville
Ind
Geo. W. Gelvin
Elmer Schrader
R. Huber
J. F. Lochard
Ripley County
Ice Cream Social and Children’s Day Entertainment
The Ladies Aid Society of the German M E church will host an ice cream social on Decoration Day May 30 1901. St Mark's Sunday School plans a Children's Day entertainment on Sunday night June 10 1901. Program will be announced later. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
M.E. Church
St. Mark’s
Henry Krieger attends weddings and receptions in Shelbyville
Henry Krieger attended his brother William's wedding last Wednesday then returned Thursday evening. He came again Sunday morning to join the reception at the Krieger residence north of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Krieger
William
Shelbyville
Krieger
Adams and Curtis Shoe Company Opens New Plant
The Adams and Curtis Shoe Company started up last week and now has all machines running. The firm plans full staffing soon to operate every machine, promising visitors a rare view of a modern shoe factory in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams & Curtis Shoe Company
Corn planters and farm equipment offered in Indiana listings
Notices advertise corn planters at Walganmans and Bishoff and Reuter in Morris Indiana. Hay for sale at H B Krome’s and garden items including straw hats at low prices. Also sale of Hamilton riding cultivators disc harrows and spring fertilizers. Local visits and social notices accompany the farm and business items. Pentecost Monday planned at Batesville District Fair with a picnic and an afternoon ball game.
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Hamilton
Bishoff & Reuter’s
Morris
Indiana
Batesville District
Huntersville Ice Cream Festival Hosted by Local Society
The Huntersville Young People's Society invites the public to an ice cream festival at the Huntersville school house this afternoon and tonight. Hot coffee sandwiches and various refreshments will be served. A free program begins at 7 p.m. with music by the Eureka Brass Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntersville
Fire destroys Bodine home near Versailles
The Wright residence south of Versailles, formerly Bodine home, burned last Sunday just after dinner. Guests were visiting when the men left for a recently purchased farm and the roof collapsed. Nothing was saved. insurance of six hundred dollars held on the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Wright
Bodine
Versailles
Mr. Wright
Local notices include shop ads and visits to town
Engel's offers daily ice cream while Greemann Wilker conducts shirtwaist sales. Louis Koerner and wife from Pepper town visited New York and returned. Herman Bruns of Sunman visited relatives. George Stiegelmeyer and family from Indianapolis also visited. Charley Crowell advertises paperhanging and carriage painting. John Hillenbrand Jr. travels for American Furniture Co to Connerville and Indianapolis. News notes advertise clothing sheets from Greeman Wilker Co and June fashion sheets. Adam Fehlinger serves pies coffee cake and other eatables Saturdays with Friday orders. Fresh bread is sold daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Fehlinger’s
Boys Baseball Game With Versailles School
The first public school team will play a match against Versailles school nine on the last day of the school term. Batesville boys must bear all expenses. Fishermen report strong winds last Sunday blowing bait from hooks, causing bass to take the bait without the hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles School
Batesville
Brookville
Henry Meyer Homestead Near Batesville for Sale
Property listing describes the old Meyer homestead totaling 100 acres located 3 miles south of Batesville Indiana. Features include good buildings and some timber. Terms available from William Sieck of Batesville Indiana.
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Saue
Henry Meyer
Batesville
William Sieck
Ind
Sale of Frank Robinsons personal property near Sunman
Frank Robinson of one mile north of Sunman will hold a public auction on Saturday May 25 at 12 30 p m. to sell livestock farming implements household goods and miscellaneous items. Terms will be announced at the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robinson
Sunman
German M E Choir Presents Creditable Thursday Night Entertainment
The German M. E. Choir gave a creditable program last Thursday night with Chas. Wesler as the energetic moving spirit and efficient manager. Attendance was strong, and others also deserve credit for the successful event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Chas. Wesler
Surgeon Kennedy Aids Patient Mrs Banchbach in Surgery
At a Shelbyville hospital Dr. T C Kennedy performed a difficult operation on Mrs. Anthony Banchbach. By two this afternoon she rested comfortably with favorable prospects for recovery and health restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Kennedy
Anthony Banchbach
Shelbyville
Dissatisfaction Over Hiring at New Shoe Factory
Stockholders complain that their sons and daughters should get first jobs but other families' daughters are hired instead. Some blame an influential nondirector linked to management for the bias and favoritism while stockholders’ daughters remain unemployed.
Batesville Stars Rout Osgood in Weekend Ball Game
The Batesville Stars defeated the Osgood Shamrocks six to one on the Osgood fair grounds with Roeil striking out fourteen for Batesville. Os good scored on a homer following two strikes by a batter. The Stars visit Brookville next, while Morris second nine lost 18 to 12 at Sunman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesville Stars
Osgood
Osgood Shamrocks
Fairgrounds
Batesville
Osgood Battery
Kinnett
Baylor
Batesville Battery
Roell and Terry
J. Schroeder
H. Schroder
Rebel
Burdick
Baas
Hammerle
Benz
Batesville Boys
Fair Ground
Roeil
Stars
Dyspepsia Sufferer Praises Kodol Cure
Mrs C W Roberts of North Creek Ark reports twenty years of dyspepsia relief after one bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The testimonial appears alongside other advertising claims by G A Baas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Roberts
North Creek
Ark
G. A. Baas
Runaway wagon injures Theodore Schene in freight-train scare
On Tuesday Theodore Schene and his father were driving past a switch tower when a frightened horse pulled the wagon toward Batesville. Theodore was thrown out and hit his head and shoulders, injuring his wrist and possibly causing internal injuries. The wheel didn’t help him, and he suffered a severe jolting as Ben Schene stayed with the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Schene
Batesville
Theodore
Ben Schene
George Mehlon
Ben
Gasoline stoves and visits noted in Batesville notices
A collection of local items from Batesville includes Sunday gasoline stoves at Walsman’s Ice Cream, visits to Cincinnati by several residents, a late May school board notice, Memorial Day services, and a push to advertise farm crops to boost sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batesville School Board
Women and Men Suffer Kidney Trouble Ad
The advertisement promotes Swamp-Root as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. It claims affects on mind, ambition, beauty, and vigor, and notes widespread prevalence including children. Also offers sample bottle by mail and urges writing Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. A. Baas Drug Store
St. L
Scceepes En Saperstrreree
Cee
Esecres
Charles J. Doll
Diehl
Smoke Short
Havana
Charles Wilhelm
J. W. Owens
Greensburg
Gauck’s
Peter Abplanalp
G.A.R
Logansport
Morris Wenger
Herman Barkes
August Willich
Greemann, Wilker & Co
DeWitt
Squire Stockinger
F. G. Greiner
Andrew Meister
Walsman’s
Geo. J. Mehblon
H. H. Kramer
McCall’s
Nick Blank
Harry Deichman
A. Wiess
Tony Lindenmeyer
John Nickel
Bertha
Pride of
Cuba
Lotta McCallum
H. H. Kramer’s
Frank Ehichacker
Charles Crowel
Oldenburg
Meyer
West St
Cora Starks
Newpoint
August Schenk
Indianapolis
Ice Cream Social
Walgma
H. B. Krome
Schorr
Freudenreich
A. J. Nusbaumer
Johnson
John Geiger
Ballstown
George Thiel
Eleanora
Hillenbrand & Mitchell Co
Engel’s
Greemann, Wilker & Co’s
Louis Koerner
Peppertown
New York
Herman Bruns
George Stiegelmeyer
Charley Crowell
John Hillenbrand, Jr
Connersville
American Furniture Company
Greemann, Wilker & Co's
Scorce
Morris Boys
Mrs
Frank Grossman
Fred Peetz
Cross Roads
Mr. C. W. Baum
Madeline Mars
Thos. L. Peele
Peter Roth
B. Merrill Rickets
John Hahn
Bloomington
Gibson
Harry Gluesenkamp
Harry
William Gluesenkamp
Peter Schreiner
Post Com
C.S. Warp
Adj
Herman Johanning
Henry Johanning
George
August Johanning
Herman
Frank Johanning
John Jones
Fred Smith
Jones
Smith
Brown
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