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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
8
Residents and visitors list Friday to Sunday movements with names such as L E Murray Bob Richards John Brauneker Emma Jochum and many others. Family visits include Helmbeck Schwinghammer and Hubers while Dora Peters and Walter Peters attend local events. Births noted: a girl for Tempel and a boy for Boeglin. A marriage announcement for Werner Bender and Ella Denu. Weather notes call for rain to aid crops.
Mariah Hill and Mike Wendling with son Carl of Henderson Kentucky visit relatives here this week. Aurelia Kern and Carl Vessels of Louisville announced to wed in our church. Our boys beat St Henry 8 to 4 on the local diamond Sunday. Mrs Joe Sermersheim and children returned to Louisville after a lengthy visit here. Many young folks attended the Fulda picnic Sunday night.
Fulda notes a rain shower last Saturday benefited crops. John Kern says lightning struck and burned the Methodist church at Troy on that day. A band picnic Sunday afternoon drew a large crowd, and Frank Wulf visited Owensboro recently.
Community notes report a large picnic at Koet's grove next Sunday to raise funds for the St. Meinrad baseball team. The afternoon program includes a 1 PM ball game between Apalona and the Tigers and mentions residents like Robert Bockting and Migs Burnadette Sturm visiting relatives.
On August 12 1920 Wheat 2.37 to 2.40 per bushel oats 81 cents corn 1.55 per bushel potatoes 3.00 onions 2.00 cabbage 4.00 per 100 pounds wool washed 50 cents per pound ginseng dry 11.00 per pound eggs 40 cents per dozen butter 56 cents per pound spring chickens 33 to 32 cents per pound old roosters 14 cents per pound turkeys 35 cents per pound geese 13 cents per pound live steers 5.50 to 12.00 per hundred weight heifers 5.50 to 10.50 cows 4.50 to 9.50 bulls 4.50 to 8.50 hogs 15.50 per hundred weight hay No 1 timothy 25.00 per ton.
Dr A F Gussell states that an X on the top page marks subscription expiry and that no exceptions will be made to government orders. Readers are urged to remit promptly when their time is up to avoid losing their names from the list.
Time table for Ferdinand Railroad effective July 7 1918 showing departures from Ferdinand to Huntingburg and return times with connections to Southern Railway trains at Huntingburg. Notes Train No 1 links to trains to Evansville Rockport Cannelton Louisville and West Baden. Train No 3 links to trains to Princeton West Baden Evansville Rockport Jannelton. All trains operate via Southern Railway depot Huntingburg. Leonard Muller G F and P A Huntingburg Ind.
The Dubois County Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals at 2 PM September 6 1920 for grading draining and paving Jackson Township highways known as Martin Hass et al of Free System Gravel Roads. Bids require a bond double the proposal and non collusion affidavit. the board may reject all bids.
A Wisconsin column argues that advertising benefits consumers by lowering prices and expanding demand. It contends advertisers gain, while nonadvertisers bear costs through lost business, effectively paying for rivals’ ads via higher prices and reduced shares.
Two sale notices advertise a 4 month old and a 1 year old male, signed Jake Seger. A dance occurred at Gerhard Verkamp's home Tuesday night. A picture show operated three nights in the railroad yards. Another sale offers a fresh milk cow from Engelbert Dilger. Fertilizer promoted by Farm ers Mill & Elevator.
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