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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
12
Local page lists Engel's sodas and sundaes, Meyer's prices on buggies, grain bags at Whie & Vonderheide, and farm equipment. It notes numerous residents traveling to Cincinnati and Indianapolis for fairs and business, plus several farm and household notices and a lost charm reward.
Fertlres see Sietert at Morr s. H G Krome did business in Cincinnati Monday. A A Hackman and wife visited Cincinnati Monday. Jov Decker and wife and babe visited Cincinnati Sunday. Paul Mueller and family visited Cincinnati Sunday. O A Newman of Delaware was a business caller in town Saturday. Mrs Anna Jaeger and daughter Anna went to Cincinnati Thursday evening. Miss Doris Wessel went to Cincinnati Sunday morning for a few days visit. George Krieger and sister Doris spent Thursday evening and Friday in Indianapolis. Miss Lena Schwetmanne returned to Indianapolis Saturday after visiting here. Miss Anna Hannebaum from Shelbyville came Thursday to visit her aunt Mrs Frenzemeyer. Mrs Fred Tekulve and children returned to Lawrenceburg Thursday after a week here. sister Miss Florence Weigel accompanied them. Mrs Cort Bruns and Mrs Mike Fritsch went to Saginaw Thursday to visit relatives and to see Mrs Ed Cors of Cincinnati, who is very ill at her parents’ home Herman Bruns and wife Hyomei s germ killing medication is advertised by Baas Schutz.
William H. Taft speaks on labor equality and protective statutes. He cites an employers liability act for interstate rails and an eight hour rule for government workers, arguing Republican policy favors wage earners, unions, and safe, fair conditions while acknowledging unorganized workers deserve legal protections.
A sprained ankle may heal in about one third the usual time with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and absolute rest. Miss Henrietta Schmitz of Cincinnati attended a birthday surprise for Miss Karl in Batesville on Sept. 15 returning Wednesday. Nicholas Zimmer, a Civil War veteran, visited old friends in Batestown and spoke of days past with Charles Johnson and others.
The Philadelphia North American argues Taft’s Unitarian background and his wife’s Episcopalian practice are irrelevant. The piece asserts religious tests are forbidden by the U.S. Constitution and condemns opponents for using faith as a weapon against Taft, stressing a clean private and public record.
Hon. William H. Buchanan a Western New York union leader and 1907 Democrat candidate for Chau taugua assembly challenges Gompers efforts to shift labor toward Bryan He says union workers favor the Republican due to promised business stability and wage concerns if Bryan wins and four years of disruption are possible.
Washington Monument hosts a souvenir card sale by the Columbia Polytechnic Institute for blind adults seeking self sufficiency. After opposition, Secretary Taft ordered the cards restored, allowing the sale again and earning the institute’s principal grateful praise for aiding the blind.
A dense ledger of county road work lists dozens of workers and suppliers on pike projects. Names include J E Wright engineering James Wright and J B Noble claims while James Ke Wright reports, with contractors, cement, gravel, and stone totals for multiple pikes.
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