Easter on the way and local notes from Ferdinand
Next Sunday is Easter. Several residents on the sick list. Mosby the dentist visits Monday. Mrs Horny ill for two weeks. Local notices include music sheets for sale and reports of mumps nationwide. Infant of Volz family dies Monday. Dan Owens drives fat cattle through town. Ferdinand money found. loser to claim. Pitts Lumber Co. carload of lumber arrived. Curfew whistle restored after years. Schnauss building summer kitchen. Buehning erecting house near railroad. Leghorn eggs 35 cents a setting at Sondermanns. Olinger injured by nail. creek stock and Arbor Day dates named. Wheat buyers paying up to 1.28 per bushel. Henry Beckmann offers dress goods sale. Local creeks well stocked for fishing. Confirmation outfit at Henry Beckmanns. boys’ communion suits cheap. Kilian, dentist, to visit Ferdinand April 18. Automobile possible for Ferdinand. sewing machines and repairs offered at Puree Grieppe’s. Olinger to Tell City soon.
Local folks and visitors listed in Ferdinand area notes
Personal notes show many names visiting in town or from nearby communities such as St. Henry Jasper Huntingburg Mariah Hill Santa Claus and Louisville. Several come for family events, baptisms, business, or to repair machinery with references to local churches and the Convent. The issue also previews a play and a birthday party among Ferdinand residents.
Church Announcements List for April 11
Church notices name John Altman Bernardina Bickwermert Adam Kumet Herman Hoppenjana Mary Theile Gerhard Auffarth Lorenz Trotter and Bernard Kippenbrook Stephan Weyer Henry Schum Henry Wilmers. Services begin from Easter Sunday with daily times 6 and 7 o clock and Sundays and feast days at 7 and 9 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Altman
Bernardina Bickwermert
Adam Kumet
Herman Hoppenjana
Mary Theile
Gerhard Auffarth
Lorenz Trotter
Parenta
A. Barth
Bernard Kippenbrook
Stephan Weyer
Henry Schum
Henry Wilmers
Notice to Bridge Builders in Ferdinand Indiana
The Board of Trustees of Ferdinand in Dubois County Indiana will accept sealed bids until May 4 1909 at 7 PM at the Town Clerk’s office for constructing 4 concrete sewers 40 feet long and 54 feet high and 6 feet wide across Ohio Street near Wagner in Wagner’s addition. Each bid must include a bond to the State of Indiana equal to the bid with sureties to guarantee faithful completion per plans and specifications on file at the Town Clerk’s Office corner Ohio and Europe Streets. The town board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
Dubois County
Indiana
Ohio Street
Wagner
Cor
Ohio
Europe
Atreeta
Town Board Acts At Regular Meeting
Trustees read Frank Drachs resignation as marshal and appointed Gustav Werter to fill the vacancy. Three electric street lights to be placed on Indiana Street. A curfew ordinance was passed with an 8 PM enforcement. Sealed bids planned for a concrete bridge over Main Street below Hollinden’s blacksmith shop. Regular monthly claims were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Drach
Gustav Werter
Indiana Street
Main Street
Hollinden
Ferdinand Foundry Builds Six New Separators
The Ferdinand Foundry and Machine Works is manufacturing six new separators with identical skeleton threshers in a row. The shop invites threshermen to inspect the selection, noting the perfectly clear lumber, quality iron castings, and precise adjustments required for smooth operation. Existing users of Ferdinand separators will recognize the product quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Foundry and Machine Works
Ferdinand
Left no Trace as John Jacobi Vanishes from Farm
John Jacobi disappeared about two weeks ago from a farm four miles from town. He left a goodbye note to his brother Andreas and did not return. Weary of living alone, the cause remains unknown and his sudden departure is suspected as an end to “batching.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacobi
John
Andreas
Ferdinand Reds Open Season Against Dale Regulars
The Ferdinand Reds start the season next Monday afternoon at the ball park facing the Dale Regulars. Ed Wihl will pitch for Dale, while Payng previously shut down the Reds for four innings. The diamond and grandstand have been repaired and a good game is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Reds
Ball Park
Reds
Dale
Ed Wihl
Payng
Rat
Will J
Farm For Sale Near Ferdinand
145 acres for sale with good buildings and fine water. Located 3 miles southwest of Ferdinand and 114 miles south of St Henry. Contact Alos Krapf for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
St. Henry
Alos Krapf
Births at St. Meinrad Two New Girls for Local Families
Mr and Mrs Nick Sitzman welcomed a daughter on Sunday at St. Meinrad. Mr and Mrs Valentin Fleig reported a daughter born Wednesday morning. Congratulations are extended to both families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Vonboken
St. Meinrad
Valentin Fleipz
Valentin Fleig
Leo Snyder
Nick Sitzman
Ten Cent Sheet Music Catalogue Request and Land Offering
Property listing describes 462 acres on St Meinrad and Bristow road with 3 houses 2 barns and timber. Demands inquiry by St Sam Hunther for information and catalogue on 10 cent sheet music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Meinrad and
Bristow Road
St. Sam Hunther
Magazine Subscription Ad From ReFINGHAM Editor
A compact regional notice promotes magazine subscriptions offered by FO HONDE THE MAGAZINE MAN based in ReFINGHAM Illinois. The ad claims duplicate copies are avoided and promises direct ordering through a local agent for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAN
Refingham
Ill
Neighborhood Notes and Local News Digest
Mr and Mrs Simon Philips of near the city journeyed to Evanaville for a specialist after Mrs Philips lost her voice for weeks. An electric treatment restored it and they returned Tuesday evening. A Troy child born recently lacks arms and legs but is otherwise well. The parents are Mr and Mrs Isaac Palmer. Ferdinand F Lutz of Troy Inc sues Troy Model Brewery and William Cushion of Owensboro for 368 dollars. Cushion garnishee, seeking payment and the return of brewery kegs. Cushion may owe the brewery and the court may seize kegs. Hugo C Robert of Huntingburg won a Ford automobile and will chauffeur himself after lessons from Dr M C Dowell. Gas meters connected for the new plant provide an acetylene light close to sunlight. The wedding season prompts men to seek well fitting suits from M Born & Co Joe Daunhauer. Detailed mine report notes extensive underground networks and a copper output surpassing 10 000 tons monthly from a single hill, with over 14 000 tons ore per day and 50 percent larger production than any other copper district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Philips
Evanaville
Ferdinand F. Lutz
Troy Inc
Troy Model Brewery
William Cushion
Owensboro
Cushion
Lutz
Perry County
Ind
Daviess
Owenaboro Inquirer
Sma
Butte Hill Mineral Resource Described As Minor Rise
The account notes Hill Fourteen Thousand Tons a Day and describes Butte Hill as a rich mineral area yet a small landform rising about 300 feet above the river. It spans roughly two and a half miles long and two miles wide with an irregular shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Hill
Graceful Parisian Women Diet and Exercise
A Parisian ideal is linked to light meals and milk after age twenty. Women favor soup over heavy meals and spend outdoor time on shopping and short city strolls. They stay active in household tasks for economy and to curb excess flesh, per Exchange observations.
Automatic collision prevention by Hertzean waves at sea
A German scientist develops an automatic collision avoidance system using Hertzean waves. Wire telegraphy plants would be placed on ships to warn within a thousand yard radius, triggering engines to stop when two equipped vessels meet in fog.
Sugar From Corn Stalks
Professor H W Wiley of the Department of Agriculture believes sweet corn stalks can yield high quality sugar. They contain more sugar than field corn and peak when ears are pulled. Sugar converts to alcohol, and 10 pounds of stalks yield 6.14 pounds of alcohol, showing wasted potential for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Pocket police telephone debuting in Vienna system
A pocket telephone device is issued to on duty Vienna police, enabling officers to contact their stations via street call boxes. The device offers quick summons for non petty cases and is presented as advantageous compared with whistles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Paris Picture Postcards Rush Exceeds Staff Capacity
Paris deliveries of picture postcards surge with 1.5 million daily in July and August and a 0.5 million rise from April to July. Winter daily totals reach about 700,000 despite staffing strains in sorting and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm, R. Sauer
B. A. Mosby
Charles Horny
Nick Volz
Siberia
Dan Owens
Sam Pitts
Pitts Lumber Co
Jos. Schnauss
Ben Buehning
Sondermann’s
Michael Olinger
Huff
Spencer County
Dilger
Ferdinand Seger
Gov
Marshall
Raymond
Xavier Olinger
Peter Mueller
J. H. Beckman
Voil Dreas
Henry Beckmann
Henleys
Creens Creeks
Henry 'Beckmann
RE. J. Kilian
Huntingburg
Puree Grieppe’s
City
Mathias Schwartz
Robert Schwaeppe
Louisville
Harry Drach
Jasper
Richard Eiberg
Ben Bickwermert
Frank Knapp
Emma Spayd
Mariah Hill
Rosa Hackmann
Andy
Paul Jochim
Our Town
Ernst W. Pickhart
Mary Lindauer
New Boston
Father Marcus of
H. F. Brackmann
Mrs. Yager
Anna Schweeppe
Adam Kenig
Peter Mull
Santa Claus
Wm. Haller
Fulda
John Brenner
Diers & Co., of
Indianapolis
Jacob Neu
Ed “Rocky” Harrer
Tell City
Standard Oil Company
Miss Scheter of
Frances Albert
Leopold Becker
Joe Barth
Ida Beckmann
Alice Senninger
Evansville
Leo Mehling
Francis Mehling
Addie Spayd
Christ Mehling
Stephan Seng
Bernardine Bromm
Johanna Hoffmann
Stella Metzger
Ben Knust
Math Olinger, Jr
Ben Seufert
John Luebbehusen
John Bartley
Ireland
Dr. Schrieter
Teddy
Stallman
Monkhava
Hen Buchning
Anna Abbot
Maggie Scham
John Zeller
St. Anthony
Charles Pfeiffer
Chas. Honry
George Oeding
Frank Rieh
Frank Wirthwein
Andy Voges
Mrs
Christ Metzger
Herman Lange
Leonard Mueller
Jos. Mueller
Gus. Mundy
Hubert Beckmann
Mrs. J. Strohmeyer
Alma Bromm
Fred Bromm
Neighborhood Notes
Troy
Isaac Palmer
Cannelton Enquirer
Hugo C. Robert
Huntingburg Bank
Hugo
M. C. Dowell
Huntingburg Independent
Crand
M. Born & Co
Joe Daunhauer
Batteresea
Hackney
Harpes
Veyor
Portsmouth
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