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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
6
Mont Vernon visitors F R Niehaus hosts Siberia pie supper draws crowd. Anton Denn business trip to Louisville. Henry Welp barn raising. Religous figures from Ireland and Jasper visit during Thanksgiving with Rev Isidore. Uebelhoer family heads to Uniontown to see Boeglin family. Mrs Boeglin in poor health. Lehr finishes church windows and leaves for St Louis. Bombolaski Ferdinand and Bender brothers visit Schnellville and mother.
Social notes report Thanksgiving visits and social events across Bretzville and nearby towns. Fragments mention Miss Jennie Deindorfers sixteenth birthday surprise party, hay rides with friends, and relatives from Ferdinand Huntingburg Broadlands Adgeville and St Anthony meeting for gatherings.
Grass township residents debated road needs at a recent meeting. They quarreled over paying for improvements while noting current conditions. The talk turned humorous as locals claimed Grass township has better roads than Harrison township. The column also mentions Frank Tillmann and Leo Greulich visiting relatives and John Haller undergoing an Evansville sanitarium limb amputation.
Ferdinand reports ongoing patronage shifts as farmers who once supported the Fulda post office begin taking their business elsewhere since Monday.
Mariah Hill notes Andrew Schum and three children spent the latter part of last week in Evansville and Rockport. Miss Louisa Fader left for Louisville to remain some time. Albert Yellig of Evansville visited family here this week. Miss Anna Titzer and brother Joe of Evansville spent Thanksgiving with the Ender sisters. Miss Rosa Boekting left for Rockport for an extended stay. Miss Angela Bredholds spending a few weeks at Troy. Trustee Paul Ender attended a teachers association in Evansville. Miss Agnes Gresser of Troy, with Walter Sweitzer, spent a few hours in town Sunday.
Uncle Thomas Tinkel is sick. Visitors in town include Tony Lindenschnidt and Mike Agnes with a car trip to Celestine Saturday. George Ballard from Trinity Springs is here for a brief visit. Frank Scheppers and his companion from Celestine attended the evening showing. Otto Sprauer of Jasper spent Sunday night in town. J R Edwards and Harry Katz were in Jasper on business. Fred Keller from Kellerville and T BR Lace of Indianapolis visited for business at the machine works. George Kress of Celestine stopped for repair work, Jack Kempf of Schnellville was in town, QO Frick of VanCamp Hardware in Indianapolis called on customers. Mr and Mrs John Beckmann and son Johnny visited St Anthony with friends. Charles Engelmann of Louisville was here Tuesday. Bob Ridgeway from Johnston Harvester Co. of Batavia, NY was in town Tuesday on business. Frank Scheppers of Celestine received a carload of coal Tuesday.
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