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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
5
Sunman area briefs report a fatal train incident after a ferris broke to nose on Friday in St Clair. Local moves include John Bowers relocating business and others moving homes, plus visits from Cincinnati and Indianapolis. A mix of social events features euchre parties, German Lutheran society gathering, and family travel plans to El Paso Texas, with health ads and farmer wheat sowing updates.
Napoleon residents are urged to attend performances by Joe Ruggies or the Girl Miner at St. Clair's Hall on October 8 and 10. Local social notes report births, visits, and visitors including Miss Maud Sammons returning from Indianapolis, Miss Cora Vasser visiting family, and several Sunday visits among residents. The community also notes several illnesses and a sewing club organized by young women.
"While in the army in 1803 I was taken with chronic diarrhoea," says George M. Felton of South Gibson Pa. He tried many remedies before a local dealer persuaded him to use Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One bottle stopped the ailment at once. For sale by Baas & Schultz Batesville. Bigney Co Sunnian.
Miss Daisy Crosby of Indianapolis attended the wedding of Paul Munchel and Miss Cleona Hawkman today in Oldenburg. Margaret Jampe returns to Cincinnati after visiting her parents. August Wilsbach and wife travel to Morris for the golden wedding of Simon Wilsbach and wife. Anthony Waechter returns from Greensburg. An health note praises moderation in eating and promotes Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets available at Batesville retailers.
Local notes record Miss Lizzie Bischoif visiting Cincinnati with relatives and several Indianapolis and Sunman residents visiting family in the area. The Morris Tennis Club beat Batesville. numerous travelers to Cincinnati and Indianapolis are listed, with social calls, births, and a brief testimonial praising Electric Bitters.
Coroner Ira J Nicholas when holding inquest into the death of Fob Prochnieht declared the deceased died from an accidental injury after being struck by a locomotive on the Biebour Railroad on the night of September 26. The deceased was about 84 years old with noted physical description including height weight hair and eyes. The inquest record was sealed in Ripley County.
The piece urges immediate treatment for colds to prevent pneumonia diphtheria and scarlet fever, stating these infections begin with a cold. It promotes Chamberlain's Court Remedy as prompt effective and reliable for curing colds and protecting health.
The article recounts the Thomas Merithew case in which a Buffalo man’s nephew Edward Merithew claims to be the legitimate heir. Witnesses describe Merithew’s alleged disguises and travels, and two trials end without a verdict, with the claimant eventually withdrawing his claim. The case splits public opinion on whether Ingersoll favored the rightful heir or sought to sway a jury.
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