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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
5
A local notice outlines a December subscription drive with prizes for new subs and renewals. Top rewards include sound gold coin, a gold burnished punch bowl set, a Mk gold cap fountain pen, and a glass bread plate, with no territory limits and receipts provided by the office.
Spraner's Studio notes the Dubois County Poultry Show at Jasper from December 36, 1913 to January 6, 1914. The piece urges farmer interest and backing for the Jasper poultry association.
An old newspaper ad promotes cloaks for ladies misses and children with a 2564 discount claim from Reckelhoft and Muller. A separate item advertises a six months old Aberdeen Angus bull named Houry Klock Jr. for sale.
Miss Emma Altmann eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Altmann died Wednesday at noon after a two year illness with tuberculosis. She was 28 years 11 months 13 days old and is mourned by her parents one sister and five brothers. Interment was this morning in St. Ferdinand cemetery after a requiem mass. Sympathy to the bereaved.
County commissioners in regular session granted liquor licenses to F I Wellemeyer of Holland and Valentin Pleig of Ferdinand. The Vincennes Bridge Co. claim for the Hayaville bridge was continued. County surveyor appointment denied. Philip Bamberger resigned from county council. Coal contracts awarded to Wm. Giesler at 1 bushel mine run and 10c clean coal, Albert Eckerle matched price. John E. McFall named county attorney at $100 yearly. bids from Traylor & Traylor and R M Milburn rejected. Clock installation contract awarded to E Howard Clock Co of Chicago at 918 with competing bids 944 and 885 from Seth Thomas and Century Tower Clock Co.
For sale: two Kitten Engines 18 and 20 HP, two Kitten Separators with Garden City Feeders, Victor Clover Huller with Self-feeder, Keck & Gennerman Pea Huller, eight roll McCormick Corn Shredder, and two Waterwagons. All in good condition. Contact John Brenner.
John W. Roberts of Boonville and Willa R. Bretz of Huntingburg obtain a marriage license. Herman H. Castrup of Jasper weds Anna Finke of Holland. Otto W. Braun of Algiera marries Caroline Schnarr of Jasper.
The Ferdinand Building Loan and Savings Association will open its final series in January. Share applicants should contact Hubert Quante, secretary. The Ferdinand Foundry and Machine Works restarted last Wednesday after a shutdown since Thanksgiving, lease renewal followed, and repairs have been completed to increase output.
Local residents and visitors are noted in town as Joe Eckert and O O Reed from Jasper spend time in town. Claude Lindauer was in Huntingburg, while E E Dettermann of Evansville visited Tuesday. Several others travel to Louisville or Evansville for business or holidays, including Miss Augusta Hoffmann and Miss Cornelia Beekmann.
Local shop touts a wide toy selection and perfumes with the best, biggest assortment in town. Wollenmann offers eye testing services and a note on a new serial story in this issue. Various local life events and marriages are recorded, including a stork delivering a baby and a property sale involving Beckmann State Bank.
Bargains in sauer kraut offered by Reckethoff and Muller. Prices: gallon key 1.50, 10 gallon keg 2.50, 16 gallon key 3.50. TAKE THE NEWS.
Robert Thoma, 22, of Fulda Indiana, was killed after sitting on a track near Rockport and being struck by an inbound Southern passenger train. He died minutes later after emergency men transferred him to a Rockport hospital. Thoma lived with Frank Jacob and had recently invested in a threshing machine with Henry Wirthwein. He leaves a mother, siblings, and many friends who mourn his sudden loss. funeral was held Monday.
Floyd Bottie of Woutingburg shot Louis Weleman a farmer during a hunt on Abguat 27. He was convicted by a Pike circuit court jury after a change of venue and sentenced to imprisonment for life. Bottie has filed a motion for a new trial.
Jas per Monday evening at six o'clock ptomaine poisoning caused the death of Soho Eye aged 11. The deceased worked for the Southern Express Co for 20 years and was at work the morning before. He leaves a wife and five children. He was known for playing base violin with the Jasper orchestra on November 20.
Sidnre Schuhmacher, who served two terms as county auditor, died in New Albany at age 72 years 11 days. His remains were sent to dasper and buried in Fairview cemetery. He had been elected in October 1874 and again in October 1883.
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