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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
4
The Tribune notes a recent test vote on the iron ore schedule where 10 Democrats opposed adding iron ore to the free list and 18 supported the Aldrich rate of 25 cents per ton. It observes more Republicans than Democrats opposed the Aldrich rate, 14 to 10, and argues the 1908 Democratic platform is meaningless and designed to deceive voters.
A local analysis compares how 16 Batesville saloons contributed $1,600 to Ripley county school funds in 1907 against the per capita distribution and confirms that dry townships like Shelby received more per child than Batesville, which paid in but got back less.
Special inducements for engines 10 to 40 HP priced from 150 dollars. New machinery discounts plus second hand corn shredders clover hullers separators and saw mills at low figures. Refund of railroad fare with advertisement. Write for fertilizer prices from Tripp Bros North Vernon Indiana.
A reader questions the label blind tiger for saloonkeepers who violate liquor laws and notes 38 convictions in Ripley County. The letter contrasts coverage of Kentucky temperance accusations with local convictions and questions bond significance and newspaper space allocation.
The TRIBUNE reports Miss May Meyers and Miss Mamie Martin visiting Cincinnati on Thursday. Local residents transacted business in Sunman and Indianapolis. Dentists, visitors, and family trips are noted along with a May 16 baseball score and a Hyomei endorsement by Baas & Schultz.
Hale Bradt argues the drys act with reason while wets rely on prejudice and sentiment. He questions Mayor Rose and Mr Shockley and cites Georgia statements, journal refusals, and local saloonkeeper crimes to claim saloons breed crime and damage the county’s morals.
The rumor that Dr. Tracy is paid by a wealthy syndicate to destroy saloons is denied. A Batesville fund shows subscribers from varied means, including affluent, moderate, and daily workers, supporting the doctor’s lecturing.
Local notices list various residents traveling to Cincinnati Indianapolis Greensburg and Danville for visits conventions and work. Names include Mrs Al Cook Miss Lizzie Dubme Miss Lizzie Metzger John Hillenbrand and Edward Tekulve with trips to Rushville Batesville Sunman Lawrenceburg and Streeter Ill. A recent rain helped ground dry for Monday work.
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