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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
7
Gossipy items record townspeople visiting Huntingburg Ferdinand St Meinrad and Woodmere. John Limp and family frequenting area on business with hog weighed 852 pounds. Rural Telephone Co. advances main line toward St Meinrad. newborn daughter to Henry Fritz. Kris Kringle gifts to Philip Brechtle family. new residence for Anthony Denn under construction. Mrs. Rachel Miller recovering.
Celestine residents Mr and Mrs Martin Merkel visited town last Friday while Ben Nordhoff, also of Celestine, was in town Saturday. Crystal’s Tom Caveo had repair work at the machine works. Rob ert Nordhoff and A C Luindensehinidt spent Sunday at Jasper. Mr and Mrs Dave Harder of Princeton arrived to spend the holidays with relatives and friends.
Alois Sprauer of Jasper visited for Jos Demuth and Ed Demuth and wife of Louisville due to Hugo Demuth illness. John Sternberg and Miss Lizzie Sternberg were in Louis ville and Huntingburg for business and shopping. Ben A Schumaker announced candidacy for Township Assessor. Court proceedings threaten. townsfolk comment on Xmas cheer.
Mariah Hill Wim. F. Dilger spent several days at Huff on business. Mrs. James Watson of Grinnell Iowa arrived Saturday for a visit with relatives. Miss Theresa Thoma visited relatives at St. Meinrad. Miss Irene Spayd is visiting Rockport. Misses Theresia Brenner and Sophia Horlander with Ed and Paul Brenner and Andy Balbach left for Louisville to spend the holidays. Mrs. Andy Gogel and Mrs. Peter Roos visited Ferdinand briefly Monday.
Merry Christmas to the News reports community updates. Martin Birchler spent Saturday and Sunday at Tell City. Mrs Celia Bauer of Louisville visits relatives here for several weeks. Miss Frances Kaelin of Owensboro is spending the holidays with relatives. A birth Friday to Mr and Mrs Birchler named Severin Franzis.
Heavy rains flood roads as Dr William Lomax buys Dr James property and rumor links Dr Claude Lomax to residence. John Huebers sells saloon fixtures to Sebastian Bochting. Carl Speckner and sister travel to Evansville. Collegians and Seminarians depart for home, return Jan 6. William Denning dies after long illness. Local residents include Stephan Bombolaski of Siberia and John Miller’s sons returning home. John Arehart of Siberia arrives. one candidate for Clark Township trustee. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes end the note.
One acre of land at Mariah Hill Indiana includes an implement store dwelling stable and all outbuildings plus entire stock of farming implements. Store is two story 30 by 40 feet ideal for any business. Immediate sale offered by William F Dilger Mariah Hill Ind Adv.
Hubert Quante, a 21 year old resident of Ferdinand, submits to the Dubois County board of commissioners a request to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart for one year. The license would cover a 26 by 30 foot room on the ground floor of a two story building on lot 134 Ohio Street and allow luncheon and moise sales with attached restrictions under Indiana liquor act.
Train schedules effective March 25 1915 list north and south bound times for the Ferdinand and Southern Railways with connections at Huntingburg to Evansville Rockport and Louisville. It notes solid runs between West Baden and Evansville with reclining chair cars and lists station agents J A Wood L B Jenkins and train masters.
On March 4 1913 the undersigned qualified as executor of the will of Clement Luk en Sr deceased in Dubois County Indiana. The estate is insolvent. Albert F Sondermann 3w Bomar Traylor Atty Executor.
An old advertisement claims constipation poisons the body and promises relief from waste buildup. It touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation, headaches, and other troubles and notes it is recommended by all druggists.
Ferdinand township Dubois county Indiana trustee will hold monthly meetings at Mrs Lindenschmidt home on the first Saturday and at his own home on other Saturdays. Persons with township business should appear on that day of the week. Henry B. Dal, Trustee, Ferdinand Indiana.
Notice urges candidates to print campaign cards at the office. Farmers are advised to seek drain tile from Seb Rookting in St Moeinrad Indiana for superior results.
Madison township resident June seeks 1944 January term permission from Dubois County commissioners to sell liquor in quantities under two quarts per day for a one year period. The property is a 16 by 30 foot ground floor room on the east side of the Jasper and Petersburg road, described as part of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, with allowance to operate a luncheon and confection business.
An advertisement touts Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment as a cure for itch and skin eruptions including eczema fetter and salt rheum. Testimonial from Geo W Fitch of Mendota Illinois credits one box with relief after years of hardship and many doctors. Product priced at 60 cents with money back guarantee offered by Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia and St Louis.
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