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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
1
Township assessor Joseph Newman reports 1906 valuations for Laughery township and Batesville. Gains show $12 465 in township and $63 900 in Batesville, total $356 650 for township and town. 25 to 80 new houses built, many families moved out. Funeral notices note three children buried in Catholic cemetery. local social items and ads conclude.
Miss Margeret Baum an directs dress making while George Baas and wife visit Indianapolis. John Elrod of Milan visits his parents Frank Elrod and wife. Mrs Lawrence Lambert returns from Morris with child. Births report a baby born to John Wintz and wife died soon after a Catholic burial. Concrete foundation of new mill ready. Krieger and Billingsly gang praised. Dr Eustace Foley to Batesville and Oldenburg for eye exams. free examinations in Greensburg and Oldenburg with guaranteed work.
Joseph Kirschbaum of Oldenburg weds Dora Luesse of Batesville at a Catholic church ceremony on Wednesday morning May 16. The couple, accompanied by Dora's father Joseph Luesse, plans a tour in Germany that evening and receives best wishes.
Aug Dittmer and Will Newman, formerly on the Big Four construction works, after ten weeks in Tennessee, arrived from Winfield Tennessee Monday evening. They say they saw contractor Mr. Trotter here recently and that rumors of his killing by a negro were false.
Notice to Patrons. Having leased the Jos Luesse Grain Exchange we intend to operate same as heretofore. We have also moved all our farming implements and wagons to the above stand and intend to conduct the implement business in connection with the grain exchange. Inviting all our patrons to give us a call in our new quarters we are Yours truly WM KRrieGER & SON.
The Batesville Yachting Co met at the Park House parlor Saturday forenoon to plan profits from boats and boating privileges. They elected Jake Engel and Dr. Campbell as joint managers and ordered J. A. Hillenbrand and Fred Morgan to buy as many skiffs as needed to maximize summer earnings on the canal.
The piece argues Batesville Indiana is a good family town with 13 saloons for 2500 residents yet fewer drunkards than smaller villages. It credits early rising, hard work, and no idle youth for reducing crime and promoting thrift, urging families to move there for safety and stable values.
Joseph Stoeser and family of Cincinnati were guests of Jos. Straus and family Sunday and planned to return Monday morning. Their daughter stayed with Mrs. Straus aunt.
Small family seeks a first class cook and housekeeper with good wages. Address H. 2120 North Alabama Street Indianapolis Ind. Mr Campbell of Rushville visited Monday evening to see his son Dr W G Campbell.
Herman Borchers came out from Cincinnati Sunday to visit home folks. Father Constantine went to Prescott Saturday.
Fresh fish at Peetz s meat shop and lingering shop notices. Mrs J B Kennedy and Miss Rose Meyer visit Cincinnati while Louis Schorr returns to Cincinnati. Frank Siefert travels from Cincinnati to see home folks Anthony Siefert and wife. Memorial services on Decoration Day planned at Huntersville with The Post leaving at 2 pm. Employment ad seeks a good girl for general housework in Indianapolis. Public notices from C WARD and JOHN SCHULTZ.
The Young Peoples' Society of Hun tersville will host a spider web social and handkerchief bazaar on Thursday evening May 24 at St. Clair's hall. All are invited. Refreshments will be served. A program is set for 7 30 p m. Admission is free. Married on May 16 1906 Edward Hotopp wed Miss Anna Thiel at the Catholic church. Attendants were Joseph Kellerman and Miss Theresia Hotopp and Charles Tekulve and Mary Meyer. The couple will live with the bride's parents Mr and Mrs George Thiel. The Tribune extends best wishes.
Notice announces a venue shift for Baron’s temperance lecture from St. Clair’s hall to Nickel hall in Batesville. The talk remains Thursday evening May 17 at 7:30 with free admission and wide welcome. Baron, an able lecturer, will speak on temperance.
The town board met with all members present. Minutes from the prior meeting were approved and various actions authorized including street graveling, alley vacation, new fire company member, hose couplings, and notices for rubbish disposal. Building permits, liquor license, sidewalk regulations, street lighting moves, and adjournment set for May 28 with local business notices and social updates appended.
George Bessler traveled to Lawrenceburg on Monday to place his new slicer machine, marking a local business readiness and equipment upgrade for the week.
Mr and Mrs Huenefeldt of Morris were in Batesville Friday. Gasoline stores at Walsmans.
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