16 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
1
Local merchants in Ferdinand urge residents and visitors to complete Christmas shopping soon. Nine days remain as shops boast full stocks, low prices, courteous staff, and incentives to buy locally and save time for the holidays.
Daunhauer storefront showcases biggest line of Candies and Post Cards while Anton Heilers moves into town. Bargain Week begins Saturday December 17 at Sondermann’s featuring low prices and many cheap goods. A post office inspector visited town Tuesday as transformers go up for AC conversion and a farmer’s horse from Mueller and Sona died on the road.earning money through Bargain Week sales.
Church announcements list names and times for services including Herman Verkamp Theresia Hoppenjans Maria Hoppenjans Anna M Wilmers and C Schaeffer Gerhard Hoevels and Leo Wirtzberger Anna Boegle with Dr E E Metzger visiting Ferdinand. A town shopper reports Wheat delivery and a minor bank misdirection. Local ads promote Daunhauers fruits and a personal gift pitch ending abruptly.
Parker and the famed Lucky Curse confront F. X. Rickelmann, the agent, in a terse stand that hints at long-standing rivalries and unresolved dealings.
A carload of Yellow Pine lathes is available from J H Beckman in Monee. Interested buyers may contact Beckman to arrange pickup or purchase details.
Local notes list numerous visitors and townspeople in town for business, shopping, or visits. Names include Martin Hoge Johnsburg Ben Kuper St Henry Harry Schuler Jasper Frances Schipp Huntingburg Mayme Hollander St Meinrad and others from Adgeville Mariah Hill Fort Washington Celestine Ferdinand and Evansville. The item records movements and brief activities across days.
Abra m Hobbs, recent resident at James Hobbs near Union Town Indiana, was found dead in the woods near his home with a gunshot wound to the bowels. He had asked for or taken a gun prior to missing that night. An inquest by Justice Joseph Nix did not reveal cause of death. presumed accidental. Hobbs had previous insanity proceedings last May for admission to the Southern Hospital for the Insane, rejected on technical grounds.
Frank Wirthwein a retired farmer and Civil War veteran of Company R 44 Indiana Volunteers died at his home three miles northwest of Fulda after a week long illness due to pneumonia. He was 71. Funeral services were held Saturday with many veteran comrades attending including his brother Mike Wirthwein John Collignon Xavier Daunhauer and Wolfgang Nemer.
An old style store notice invites customers to inspect a new line of Christmas novelty items and stylish gifts. The ad promises a free gold watch giveaway for a correct beans and nails guess with a one dollar purchase and notes the watch on display. Also lists a 120 acre farm for sale near Bochum Mariah Hill Indiana.
President Finley of the Southern Railway cites excellent internal business conditions in the Southeast. He credits a prosperous farm year, strong cotton and corn crops, and rising home spending on farm improvements, machinery, and goods, with retail and manufacturing activity set for a brisk spring.
Six year old Gertrude Hoffmann of Huntingburg died after severe burns suffered when a stove exploded after she opened it to cool a room. Flames ignited her dress, neighbors helped by dousing the blaze, and she died Tuesday night. The girl was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gustave Hoffmann. The remains were laid to rest in Huntingburg cemetery. Gustav Hoffmann was a brother of Mrs Frank Strohmeyer of the city.
A letter asks Mr. Pickhardt to reveal whether trust in Karl Neumann and the statements about Landgrebe harmed the author’s character. It contrasts affidavits by Ficken a brick-yard worker and Neumann a cigar maker, noting Landgrebe’s stockholding and questioning motives and credibility.
The Ferdinand National Bank will hold a meeting to elect directors and discuss upcoming actions. The session will address governance matters and related corporate decisions.
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