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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
5
On Saturday December 15 the Legal Board at Jasper began mailing questionnaires to registrants with a long list of serial numbers. Additional batches were sent Monday December 17 and Tuesday December 18 to further registrants.
Herbert J. Lemme county surveyor marries Miss Kinga Kankel daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip J Kankel Jasper. They left for Port Huron Mich where the ceremony occurred at St Stephens rectory by Rev Ryan. A second item notes Lt A F Gugsell ordered to Fort Oglethorpe Ga January 15 1918 as county doctor volunteer.
The Crawford county December term settled the suit by Geo Andry and others against County Commissioners Weathers and Case and contractors Herbert J Lemme. The jury found the surveyor liable for 250 dollars plus costs for damages from building the rock road Schnellville to Birdseye after claims filed in June 1916 were rejected.
Martin Miller transfers multiple Celestine lots to Frances Miller for 1 dollar. John Schogus and others sell wig se parcels to Anna M Schwann for 1000 dollars. Sheriff transfers Jasper area lots to Jacob Lorey for 520 dollars. Additional deeds show transfers from John A Stenftenagel to Albert Stenftenagel for 3500, Amelia Wiesner to Louis Staate for 1200, and other 1000 plus price deeds including Etta Packard Thos Packard 200 acres for 10 dollars, and more minor parcel transfers among local residents with prices listed.
A man buys a muffler with a hidden note asking a single woman to write. He falls for a photographed girl in the note but learns Mary Jones is the grandmother of the note’s author. The dealer’s failure to advertise leads to a brokenhearted bachelor’s strange ruse and a moral about advertising.
Card of Thanks. To the kind neighbors and friends who so willingly assisted us during the recent illness and death of our beloved father Henry Schipp Sr We extend sincere thanks Especially we thank Rev Father Jone or The Children.
Notre Dame has assigned six chaplains for frontline duty and already sent twenty others who volunteered. The six include Rev. Matthew Walsh and Rev. John McGinn among others, with several natives of Indiana and Chicago. Five hundred students are serving in the military, and historically the university shows strong patriotic spirit with a Civil War era G A R legacy.
Federal authorities tie a scheme to pay for draft exemptions to A Joseph Schur and Maurice L Snitkin amid a grand jury indictment. The plan allegedly sought to exempt New York residents traveling to Indianapolis for exemption, with two men believed to have traveled from New York.
In St Anthony Indiana on December 20 residents advocate rock roads linking the depot to St Anthony and onward to the Jasper Ferdinand line. Debates mention other routes, but broad support for rock roads remains.
A fragmentary note extends gratitude to friends and patrons for summer carpenter work. The author mentions having pad so much work that no day was lost and signs off with a festive, personal closing that is partly garbled.
Johnsburg Bay at Camp Dodge Iowa details a letter from Peter J Juchem of Ovo Indiana writing to readers of the NEWS. He describes cold weather four inches of snow, boxing lessons by Mike Gibbons at the KC hall, meals and a Thanksgiving dinner costing 130 dollars, and plans to stay for Christmas and New Year.
Mrs. Joe Ernst formerly Mary Meyer died at her home near Adgeville Thursday afternoon after a lingering illness of bowel trouble. She was 61, widow of Wilmers and then Henry Meyer’s sister, survived by two husbands, five children, one sister Mrs. Henry Timmer of this place, and Henry Meyer a brother. Interment was at Siberis last Saturday.
John Arehart and his daughters from Siberia visited Perry last week. He promotes multiple travel methods and arrived by sleigh despite good roads. The note corrects last week’s claim that Albert Wagner was sent to Camp Taylor. he delayed and left for Jasper to secure transfer papers.
Fragmentary line mentions Aballongry and Rox Gundy at Mokau suggesting a local feature or event, with few readable details and unclear context.
John V. Horny of near St Anthony delivered three twists weighing 22 pounds to J Beckmann. Horny made the twists from select farm tobacco with stems removed. Beckmann keeps a glass box on his wall for display and Uncle Harmon values the twists highly, refusing $50.
An obituary tribute honors a dearly loved woman who died after a brief life of over ten years. The verse expresses deep family and community affection, noting the sisterly and spousal devotion and the hope of a heavenly reunion. Signed by Mr. Frank Kraus and Mr. and Mrs. John Laake.
Newsi and The Leading Catholic Newspapers magazines and periodicals advertise on sale with a slogan inviting readers to change themselves through reading at Ferdinand Drug Store.
Congregation notices list names and days from Thursday to Sunday including Jo vnt Lothar Trotter and Carolina Brinkmann with others. Ferdinand ladies published Red Cross sweater efforts by Marceda Quante Thecla Krapf Mrs Gustav Woerter and more.
More than half of the 1 250 colored men who completed the course at the reserve officers' training camp at Fort Des Moines Iowa have been commissioned as officers in the Army. Nearly 100 colored physicians and surgeons have received commissions as officers in the Medical Reserve Corps. A full fighting force of 30,000 colored soldiers including representatives in all branches of military service will constitute the Ninety second Division to be detailed for duty in France under Gen Pershing.
Mrs. John Stratmant of Schnellville died yesterday morning at four after seven weeks of typhoid fever and age related complications. Her children include Mrs. John Kress of Jadper, William of Nebraska, Mrs. Juba Guepfried of Ferdinand, John in the army, Adam, Joe, and Angeline of Schnellville. Funeral arrangements had not been announced.
AM persons knowing themselves in debted to oime will please call at my office on or before January 1st wnd arrange for settlement. Having been called to the government ser vice I would like to have all accounts settled before leaving. All accounts not vetted before dan, Ist will neces sarily have to be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection, Dr. A. B. Gugsell.
Farmers and stockmen are informed of a 15 day bran sale at reduced prices 18 per 1000 85 per ton by Miller Bros Milling Co Mrs Gerhard Schoenhoff underwent stomach operation at St Josephs Infirmary in Louisville The Store of Weyer Freck shows improved night appearance after new electric lights were installed and the Electric Light Power Co wired for several halls and households
A Minnesota farmer writes of record low temperatures about 22 below, noting hardship and endurance. He describes corn picking, wages around 7 to 10 cents per bushel, and the rough labor of farming life with scarce money and informal work, reflecting early 20th century rural conditions.
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