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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
1
Batesville climbs to win 5 to 2 Sunday and 4 to 2 Monday, avenging a prior loss to the Covington Admirals. Ludwig allowed eight strikeouts, Stevenson four, and A Nickel left with an injury after scoring in the first inning.
The Monday game pitted Donnell against Leney in a low scoring battle won 4 to 2. Previous July 4 marathon between the same rivals ended 1 to 0 after seventeen innings. Errors plagued both sides as nerves and the decisive nature of the series weighed on players. The locals host Cincinnati All-Professionals Sunday with 10 and 25 cent tickets. game at 2:80. Gauck Nickel Lang had two base hits. Woodyard sacrificed. Lightner Weigel Sanders Lammard Corbin Stevenson swiped bases. Donnell fanned ten, walked two, hit twice by pitch. Hammerle umpired. time 1 hour 40 minutes.
Louis Peetz pleads guilty to assault and battery after a long running feud with Gotlieb Horstman who reminded him of a childhood scuffle. The court set a fine of five dollars and costs totaling 11 dollars and 15 cents.
The Tribune offers a renewal or new subscription deal through December 31 to receive both The Tribune and the Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer for one year at $1.25. Regularly, The Tribune is $1.25 and the Enquirer $1.00. combined for $1.25 improves value. Subscriptions may be sent by check money order or cash for prompt delivery.
Farm or town properties offered by Timmerman and McCallum for sale. They handle selling and buying of farms or homes. See E C Timmerman for terms and contracts.
Comrades are urged to attend the regular meeting scheduled for next Sunday Sept 12. The item also notes visitors Miss Theresa Bedel and Miss Kate Busam from Cincinnati visiting Mrs H J Schroeder and traveling to Morris to visit Miss Bedel's uncle Martin Bedel and family. John Wills of Adams returns home after a week with his son George and wife.
Meyer Hardware Co announces a full line of fruit cans as the season peaks. Louis Weber and George Holzhaus attended the State Fair in Indianapolis on Monday. Miss Marie Sippel returned from Morris Thursday to visit her parents. Henry Schwier traveled to Greensburg on business Thursday morning. We buy clover seed Thie Schmocker.
Last Friday the Batesville town board met to review Marshal Borgstede report on who lived in Batesville on July 9 1909 to decide if an election should be held to make Batesville a city of the fifth class The board then set September 23 1909 as election day and urged residents to support city status citing benefits and none of the supposed drawbacks.
The St Louis church choir and about fifty guests enjoyed a full day at Herman Krieger's grove north of town. Despite cool cloudy weather they played games and had meals and refreshments. They planned a return visit next year.
Harry Hawking and his sister were driving into town Saturday morning when their horse shied after a passing rig near the passenger depot. The buggy top and part of the seat were ripped off as the top caught on a broken limb. the horse and passengers rode on, leaving the top entangled in the tree.
Herman Bruns of Sunman attended the Shelby county fair with Frank Robinson on Thursday and went to Batesville Friday to spend the day with his sister Mrs. Maggie Wittendorfer.
A gold ring with a dark blue stone setting was lost at the fair grounds on Saturday. Finder should leave it at this office to receive a reward. Also notices urge contacting our electrician for modern lighting and stove repairs at Thie & Schmocker's. Mrs. Peter Holzer and Ezrietta went to North Vernon Thursday morning. John Schulte was a business caller in Cincinnati Friday.
Batesville High School will be a regularly commissioned school this year enabling graduates to teach after a twelve week training and to gain college admission without further exam. The curriculum includes four years of mathematics, Latin, history, English, drawing, music and science with new lab facilities and apparatus for physics philosophy and botany.
The LeRoys traveled to Newpoint and won 14 to 2 behind a dominant Meyer pitching performance and strong LeRoys hitting. Nine stolen bases highlight fast baserunning while Newpoint starter H Wolf was pulled in the fifth inning after early trouble.
The Improved Order of Red Men held a picnic and equestrian show at Batesville fair grounds last Saturday. Attendees enjoyed a baseball game between two American factory teams and a night of dancing after an incident described as the capture of "the white girl" by Indians. The event was orderly and ended with calls to vote for clean government in Batesville.
Frank Robinson arrived Saturday from Liberty where he attended the Union County fair. His son Howard, living in Liberty, joined him to attend the Red Men’s picnic here.
Miss Murrell Snedaker of Greensburg visits her ailing grandmother Mrs. William Vaughn. Henry Niese of Ireland travels to Shelbyville for the county fair. Miss Martha Belter departs for Indianapolis. Also advertised eczema remedy from Blank’s Pharmacy.
A list of properties for sale includes several houses on West Vine Elm Walnut and First streets with prices from 450 to 2600, plus a 41 acre farm south of Batesville, three 50x150 foot lots on Depot Street, and additional lots on Maple Avenue Hartman addition and Walnut Street with cement walks and outbuildings.
At the county fair grounds a horse hitched near a yellow jackets nest caused a man to panic. Three men Bert Harding Harry Siefert and Albert Hoyer freed the horse from the swarm. Siefert suffered multiple stings while Harding was knocked down and injured. the horse trampled his leg before being treated by Dr. Gibson and taken home in fair condition.
Notice to Patrons requests compliance with compulsory schooling law urging all children of lawful age to attend starting Monday September 13 1909. Pupils outside Batesville must present a legal transfer. A commissioned high school with a four year term has been added to the existing common school. Batesville School Board E C Timmermann, Pres.
The Thie and Vonderheide partnership is dissolved with Thie purchasing Vonderheide’s interests. All bills payable to Mr. Thie. The local notes mention visits to Osgood and Connelley relatives, trips from Indianapolis and Greensburg, and ongoing promotions for ice cream sodas at Blank's Pharmacy and Schorr's Havana Blossoms.
A column arguing that city status does not raise taxes and endorsing Batesville adopting a city government. It warns readers that city boundaries could include burial sites and urges support to enforce laws rather than evade them, framing reform as prudent for families and future generations.
The county veterans reunion will be held October 7 and 8, 1909 in Batesville with invites to veterans from adjoining counties. Camp fires and entertainments are planned with good speakers. Commander John Bohland announces the event and requests copies. Chas Saunders and Miss Lulu Pfalsgraff of Cincinnati visited Otto Wessel and wife, Saunders played second base in a baseball game between the Admirals and the home team.
Mrs. Frederick Kops and her son Andrew returned last Wednesday evening from Savannah where they had accompanied the remains of her husband Frederick Kops. Miss Bertha Schell of Indianapolis visiting relatives here visits Spades area Wednesday morning. Prof. G. B. Routt and wife came back from Indianapolis where they had been for several days. Three girls wanted for Batesville Casket Co cloth room. Timothy seed cleaned at Thie & Schmocker's.
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