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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
4
A Sunman area column lists many residents traveling to Cincinnati Indianapolis Greensburg and Detroit for visits business and leisure. Births noted include a May 13 girl to Oscar Placke and wife and a May 15 boy to Raymond Henry and wife. Grandfather Schultz referenced after the Baltimore birth of Waldo Earl to Waldo and wife.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings May 25 and 26 an exhibit of work in Domestic Science Drawing and Manual Training will be shown in the school building. The public is invited after school and after 6:00 p m. Final tests this week for Freshies Sophs and Juniors with Commencement Friday May 28 in St Clair's Hall. Senior girls wear gingham dresses. Class Play Claim Allowed Friday May 21 at City Hall 8 00 pm admission 35c, reserved seats 10c. Honor roll seniors James Gutzwiller Lorene Kroner juniors Roslyn Behlmer Pearl Habenicht sophomores Bertha Erbacher Rosella Heitz Kenneth Kramer Leona Pulskamp Frank Thiel Ethel Gunter freshmen Edna Castor Charlotte Mueller Myrtle Taylor Orchestra performed May 12 100th anniversary Florence Nightingale study by Senior English class. Eighth grade baked pies and fried doughnuts last Wednesday last cooking lesson. Freshmen and Seniors growing closer this spring weather.
The estate sale of the late Henry Schwier conducted by First National Bank as trustee saw twenty acres of Laughery bottom land sell to Ollie Schwier for 3600 dollars at 180 per acre. Mrs. Edward J. Hancock bought 36.5 acres for 2020 dollars, and the Batesville Park Ave. property sold for 2526 dollars. Corner lot at John Street and Central Ave. went to Stanley Turner for 1400 dollars. Various residents and visitors, including Hazel Fischer, Miss Olive Brunner, and Miss Bertha Bosse, are mentioned in social notes and Cincinnati business visits.
Sergeant Mike Vanderheide arrives home after four years in the regular army and honorable discharge at Camp Grant. He enlisted May 1916 and served with Battery F of the 3rd Field Artillery, A E F service eleven months, later stationed at Fort Sill for artillery school. He will be on the reserve list three years and does not expect further active duty.
Roy H. Bruns twenty nine proprietor of Magnesia summer resort and Ted Murphy thirty Glenwood farmer were killed when their car left the road near Brown's hill and plunged forty feet. Passenger William Armstrong escaped with a broken nose. Bruns leaves a widow and one child Murphy a widow and two small children. A guard fence had been installed but the car struck it and went over the embankment.
Announced today the marriage of Miss Mabel Sandman of this city to Paul Francis Lindner of St Paul. Ceremony was Saturday at 5 30 pm at the groom's parents home with a supper for relatives and friends. The couple left for Connersville that evening visiting the bride’s family. Both are well known and well liked in Shelbyville and surrounding counties.
On Saturday May 15 the fortieth anniversary was celebrated at 229 Park Ave with a family dinner. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin and sons from Riverside Ohio Mr. and Mrs. E C Siebert and children from Indianapolis Mr. and Mrs. William Martin and daughter Della Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mann and daughter Helen Thomas Martin Miss Lucia Mann Mr Roy Hart and Mrs Earl Maple and children.
Market notes list ranges for livestock and poultry including heifers hogs heavy medium pigs light sows stags sheep lambs eggs hens chicks two to four weeks old chicks seven to old cocks stags and other terms, reflecting a farm goods catalog.
Greensburg District of the Foreign Missionary Society held a spring session in Aurora on May 14 with about twenty auxiliaries in attendance. Dr. Rebecca Parrish spoke on her thirteen years in Manila and missionaries listed plans to increase support. Mrs. Hattie Asbury gave talks and Batesville members Moore Stevens Crowell and Walsman attended. The district meeting will be in October at Versailles as plans to save the world continue.
Philip Hoff aged sixty two died at his home in Lawrenceville after a five week illness of intestinal trouble. He was born near Lawrenceville and lived on a farm before moving into town. Survived by widow and children, he was highly respected. Services were held at his home then Blue Creek with ministers Heeseman and Barthelmas officiating. undertakers Bruns and Hashagen supervised the burial.
Want Ads rates set at 11 percent cents per word with a 10 cent minimum. Listings include sow and pigs by Pohlman, Ford Touring car via Gibson Garage, load of timothy by George Kessens, 200 bushels of corn by Louis Goyert and R R J, two second hand farm wagons by Q Vonderheiden, sideboard dining set lounge and two at oven, walnut bed and spring mattress and family size refrigerator. Inquire at this office.
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