Serious Injuries From Whiskey Barrel Incident in Indiana
In St Meinrad Indiana on August 24 Christian Ackermann a long time farmer and community member was enlarging a faucet hole in a whiskey barrel using a hot iron when the iron exploded burning the barrel. The lid struck his jaw tearing it loose and injuring his face. Doctors Jamen and Schriefer treated his wounds and he remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Meinrad
Ind
Christian Ackermann
Dre. Jamen
Schriefer
Well Attended Farewell Party For Evermanns
A farewell party was given for Mr and Mrs Frank Evermann at Wm Wirtzberger home last Saturday. Attendees included the Wirtzberger and Eversmann families plus neighbors. Guests ate and drank Ferdinand beer and pop then Frank left for Louisville Sunday morning escorted to Huntingburg by relatives and friends toward French Lick and West Baden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Everemann
Wm. Wirtzberger
Joe Eversmann
Frank Weyer
Lawrence Weyer
Anton Keller
John Remke
Stephan Seng
Gerhard
Herbert
Albert Eversmanfti
John Boekmann
Stephan
Frank
Leo Seng
Mies
Frances Evd¢dmann
Ferdinand
Louisville
Huntingburg
Henry Eversmann
Oscar
Mies Theresia Keller
Wm. Reutmann
Roau
Ella Reutmann
French Lick
West Baden
Wayward Girl Sentenced in Indiana Court
Jasper Indiana August 19 A young girl named Mises Thacker was brought from Petersburg by Sheriff Harrie and sentenced to the Girls School at Indianapolis. She is the daughter of Andruble Thacker of Huntingburg and was arrested at Evansville earlier, released, and then returned to Petersburg before being brought to Jasper. Bad associations seemed to lead her astray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper, Ind
Mises Thacker
Petersburg
Harrie
Indianapolis
Andruble Thacker
Huntingburg
Evansville
Courier
Local dealer advertises fence fertilizer and drills sale
Just received 65000 lbs of American Steel and Wire fence praised as best and reasonably priced. Also has seven carloads of fertilizer stored in a warehouse and a carload of Grain Drills Champion Hoosier Colombia. Promises prices lower if customers call before buying elsewhere. Roskport Fair dates listed August 2 through 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Steel & Wire Co
Champion
Hoosier
Colombia
John G. Beckmann
How Mr Havlik Met Death
Lawrence Havlik 29 a shoe worker from 1728 Elliot avenue drowned in the Mississippi River eleven miles south of St Louis during a river party. Kinney and Edward Havlik swam to help, but Havlik disappeared after a swift undercurrent. The body was not recovered and the group waited four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Havlik
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Elliot Avenue
Lawrence
John
Edward Havlik
Cliff Cave
Thomas Kinney
East St. Louis
Havlik
Kinney
Leo Worrier
Ward Bromm
Mr. Kinney
Sudden death funeral follows St Augustine church
The deceased man met death suddenly but was prepared, confessing on Saturday and receiving communion. He appeared happier afterward, trusted by many friends. A large crowd attended his funeral Thursday from St Augustine church, with wreaths laid at his grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Het
St. Augustine Church
Peaches on Porch End in Fatal Stray-Bullet Accident
Mrs. Mary Rauscher of Huntingburg, 50, was shot in the chest by a stray rifle bullet while peeling peaches on her front porch Monday noon. Sparrows thrived nearby as boys shot them. the stray shot likely came from one of the rifles. Sophia Hostetter, living with Mrs. Rauscher, heard the scream and found her choking from bleeding, dying within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rauscher
Huntingburg
Mies Sophia Hostetter
Jasper County Board Adopts Elsons Reader Four
On Monday the county board of education met in special session at Jasper. It chose Elsons Reader Book Four to satisfy new state requirements for eighth graders studying classics. The action lists titles Evangeline and others. The board also planned spelling bees contests and term activities. Robert J. Aley has been offered the presidency of Main University with a 10000 annual salary. Trustees named several teachers for various schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Jasper
Elsons
Evangeline
Enoch Arden
Sleepy Hollow
Horatius
Leona
Bertha
Fred C. Bretz
Edward Kunkler
Victoria Urich
Anton Vollmer
Homer Atkinson
Helen Rose
Cecil C. Kelson
Fred Steinhart
Ula Alford
Hasel Johnson
Vinnie Alexander
Lyle Ragle
Yollie Baker
Jas
L. Miller
Myrtle Greene
Buechlein
Marionnet
Ice
Robert Sch- Raache
Harry Gullet
Gerae On Se Miller
Wether Woehner
Marie Kempt
Many locals visit Huntingburg and area on weekends
The column lists a wide array of residents and visitors from Jasper, Princeton, Evansville, St Meinrad, Bretzville, Louisville, Cincinnati and more. People travel for business, dances, family visits, and funeral attendances with mentions of specific towns and returning home after brief trips.
Fine Quality of Fruit from Mr Reutmann Farm
Henry Reutmann sent a basket of fruit to the editor this week noting exceptionally large produce. A peach weighed 9 34 ounces and an apple measured a 141g circumference, both near the heaviest for their varieties. He also grew a cabbage weighing 13 pounds, signaling strong truck farming land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Reutmann
Reutmann
Stork's Visit at Indianapolis Welcomes 8 Pound Girl
News from Ferdinand and Ferdinand area as a baby girl of 8 pounds arrives Tuesday at the home of Robert Ramsey in Indianapolis. Congratulatory notes reach Greens Creek Valley too late. Various local notices include farm moves, sales, a public sale plan, a dance at Senninger's hall, a special train to Huntingburg, and other community updates.
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Wayward Girl
MR. Havlik
Antone Geliner
E. Brown
Lee Wonrter
Beck
Victoria Moyer
Mies Blanche Huber
Misses Patente
Young Havlik
Oscar Snyder
Peter Mueller
Evanaville
Katie Huter
Alma Bromm
Mary Boyles
Princeton
P. Muller
Ben Kuper
St. Henry
Hubert Quante
Val Fleig
James of
Snake Run
Bruce Moore
Cincinnat, O
Quatar Werter
Alois Fieth
John Limp
Wm. Bretz
Bretzville
Nettie Schuler
Lucy Kaninenberg
Mize Loniea Altmann
Mies Hattie Muellerie
Joe Demiel
Laure Kaninenberg
Mies Bertha Rickelmann
Cincinnati
Frank Meyer
John B. Schmitt
Anna Brooke
Maude Boyles
Andrew Wagner
Valentin Durchholz
Hie
Peter Egloff
Addit Egioff
St. Meinred
George Walk of
Troy
George
Troy Brewery
Douglas Baylor
Marengo
N. A. James
Theodore Fishér
Catharine
Helen Boyles
Edward Mueller
Robert Beckmann
Herbert Senninger
Mayme
Minnie Hollander
St. Moeinrad
Town
Christ Dufepdech
John Durohhols
Conrad Stutter
Joba, Reinscher
Mary Lindemichiardt
Frank Olinger
Emil
Joe Havlik
Hubert Beckmann
Herb Snyder
Mary Zeller
Leopold Becher
John Goofrich
H. H. Miller
8. Sieba
Wesley Rehl
P. Mueller
H. T. Toole
Chrisney
Ferdinand Foundry
St. Anthony
Bertha Denning
Anna Klueh
Ben Niehaus
Mt. Vernon
Ida Beckmann
E. M. Schulte
Frank Dufenbach
Albert Kiefer
Tell City
Henry Schmitt
Pesadum
Emma Timmermann
Mr. and
Myre
Herman Brinkmann
Henrietta
Pontiac
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Ottawa Beach
George Popp
Indianapollo
Popp
Minnie Gohmann
Missen
Yds
Roos
Nettie
Lacy
Leura Kantnenborg
Rossi
Henry Reutman
Stork
Mrs. Ramsey
Robert Ramsey
College Ave
Bob
Indiana
Todd Donigen Iron Co
Ramsey
Henry Beckmann
Greens Creek Valley
Frank Seng
Jasper Monday
Ferdinand Brewery
Joseph Strohmeyer
Near St. Henry
Jersey
J. C. Widmer
St. Meinrad, Ind
Cherokee Road
Joe Schlachter, Jr
Anton Buschketter
Neb
Theodore Fischer
John Erhard
Siberia
Beckmann
Ida
Lucile
EB. M. Schulte
Memphis, Tonn
Wealey Ahring
Santa Claus
Bernard Freimann
Vielting
6 &T
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