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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
3
Local market notes list prices for wheat at 0.76 to 1.70 per bushel, corn 0.13 per bushel, potatoes 1.76 per bushel, eggs 0.35 per dozen, and various dairy, poultry, and livestock values. Cremeries, hens and ducks show per pound rates, with cattle, hogs, and hay priced by hundredweight or ton.
Misses Anna and Katie Titzer of near Evansville spent several days last week with the Ender family. Barbara Harlander left for Owensboro for an indefinite stay. Fred Loetzerich of Evansville was the guest of Andy Jochim. Irene Spayd returned from Jasper after a few days visit. Josephine Bockting visiting friends at Rockport. Linus Spayd and wife welcomed a new son. Joe Gasser, Peter Schaefer, Frank Gasser of Tell City visited Mrs. Mary Gasser. Herbert Lasher of Ferdinand spent Sunday with a friend. Otto Spayd visited relatives near Adgeville.
Miss Mionie Borho of Jasper spent last week in St Meinrad with Borho family. Attendees at Evansville Teachers Association included Robert Widmer August Ringenmann Theo Denning and Miss Etta Lomax. Joe and Ed Dick of Evansville visited relatives here. K C initiation at Jasper drew J A Greulich Robi Widmer Isidore Egloff and J F Ruxer. Misses Theresia and Tillie Verne of Evansville visited Thanksgiving. Mrs Kathryn Fischer of Ferdinand stays with Henry Denning. Dr Claude Lomax spent Sunday at Troy.
Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings noted among residents including Carrie Durchholz at Evansville, the Bechers and Sifrigs from New Vienna returning for winter, and relatives at Ferdinand St Meinrad and Mariah Hill. Louis Schaffer Jr finished a farm well while Louis Schaffer Sr suffered mashed fingers in a pulley accident.
Social news from St Anthony lists Philip Horry and family guests of Dr. Bigham, visits from Louisville by Widemer and Hasenour families, Klein returning from Campus Ill with rheumatism, field reports from John Burke and Frank Kleim, and a Knights of Columbus ride story. Local safety students from Louisville toured, a successful Sunday entertainment raised funds for the church, and a severe hail storm with walnut sized hail occurred Monday.
Mart Bell spent the weekend at French Sick. Mrs. John Lines is sick. Jack Miller of Jasper visited town. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bartel Merkle last Saturday. mother and child are well. Charles Englemann of Louisville visited Tuesday. Father Wiland attended the forty hour devotion at Celestine Monday and Tuesday. James Orr of Evansville was in town on Tuesday on business.
Andy Pfeiffer and wife visited his mother Jos Rupprecht in Fulda while she remains in critical condition with dropsy. Martin Zogiman reported a very good sale last Saturday with strong livestock prices and plans to move to Evansville for employment. Ed Voelker returned from Haubajeds week.
Notice to citizens of Ferdinand that Hubert Quante will apply to the Dubois County board of commissioners at the January 1917 term for permission to sell spirituous and vinous liquors in quantities under a quart for one year. The license covers a 26 by 30 foot ground floor room in a two story building on Ohio Street, with luncheon and moise sales as authorized by the liquor act.
Last Saturday's institute had full attendance with no absentees. Teachers discussed opening exercises for a one room rural school and the 1913 minimum wage law. J H Weber and Gilbert Schwenk led sessions on geography, spelling, and Civic Biology. The next meeting is scheduled for December 16, 1916.
The fragment advises increased water intake to ease kidney bother and suggests potential relief by diluting acids. It mentions symptoms like cloudy urine, bladder irritation, headaches, and general discomfort. No clear source details or concrete actions beyond hydration are provided.
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