Christmas Masses and Rural Life in Huntley Area
Theodore Otto returns from Huntley Illinois where winter work on dairy farms continues despite extreme cold. Farmers focus on milk yield with 30 milch cows per farm and hog prices around 3.00 per hundredweight. Christmas Day observances include multiple masses at St. Lucas and an arrival of Rev. Odilo Witt, as snow coats frozen roads aiding travel.
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Theodore Otto
Huntley
Lucas
Celestine
Odilo Witt
Local Happenings: Experience Abroad and New Births
Wm. Hildenbrand returned from Haubstadt Indiana and Joe Obermeyer came back from Owensboro Kentucky after months of work. Math Miller of St. Wendel is spending holidays here with friends. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harm Monday a fine boy.
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Wm. Hildenbrand
Haubstadt
Ind
Joe Obermeyer
Owensboro
Math Miller
St. Wendel
Frank Harm Monday
Christmas Morning Pleasures And Ills In Fulda
Fulda notes Christmas spent by Aug Collignon and John Wanninger in Louisville. Mr and Mrs Ben Birchler plus children visited St Meinrad. George Fendel suffers kidney trouble and Aug Ernat shows partial healing after hand injury. Moonlight skating near the mill band delights youths. Benedict Seufert visited Ferdinand for marble work. Anton Wirthwein visits Owensburg with relatives. Schaffer did business in Cannelton. A previous report wrongly claimed Aug Jagod fell from his buggy. he did not.
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Collignon
John Wanninger
Louisville
Ben Birchler
St. Meinrad
Adgeville New Year Greetings and Local Visits
Willis Miles of Hazelton visits home folks. Miss Winifred Mullen returns from Cannelton after weeks with her brother Lee Mullen. D. B. Keller of New Albany was in town on business. Ernest Walker comes from Louisville for the holidays. Thomas Cherry of Evansville spends Christmas with family. Frank Klueh visits his sister in Butchel Kentucky. John Taylor was at Ferdinand. Jac Hays and wife of Huntingburg in town. Edward Mullen deputy prosecutor in Bristow. Santa Claus visits schools on Christmas Eve. Lester Lanman the photographer recovers from rheumatism and goes out. John Kellama and wife return to Kentucky. Clarence Nielsen leaves for Dayton Ohio to visit former home. Mrs. Clara Ader and son Gabriel return to Greenville Kentucky. Mrs. Adera's mother Mrs. Aldia Hills plans to spend winter there. Chas. Metzger of Ferdinand visits. W. C. Wheeler at Ferdinand. Eva Mullen visits Huntingburg guests.
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Clara Aders
Gabriel
Greenville, Ky
Adera
Aldia Hills
Local residents return for holidays and family visits
Mariah Hill reports Miss Rose Bookting returning from Evansville on Friday to spend a week with home folks. Miss Julia Heickens heads back to Louisville after Christmas with grandparents. Adam Lehr stayed near Rockport for a funeral. Pauline Daunhauer returns from Louisville for holidays with her parents. Mrs Adam Lehr leaves for Louisville to visit her children. Ferdinand Mp Medyeon and Louis tew are noted.
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Rose Bookting
Evansville
Julia Heickens
Louisville
Adam Lehr
Rockport
Pauline Daunhauer
Blanche Bosler Visits Home From Terre Haute
Mrs. Blanche Bosler returned to her Terre Haute home for a short recreation period while Mr. and Mrs. John Seger with their infant son from Ferdinand spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Jos Hollander and family.
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Mies
Blanche Bosler
Terre Haute
John Seger
Ferdinand
Jos. Hollander
Christmas visitors and marriage notices in Schnellville area
Miss Nora Schnell returned from Louisville to celebrate Christmas with her parents Oscar and Theodore Schnell who are in college there. Several locals including Rose Welp Jake Neuhauser Verona Welp and Elsie Hauser spent the holidays in town or with relatives. The banns of matrimony for Francesa Schuck and John Fritz were published, and various residents traveled between Louisville Ferdinand Huntingburg and Celestine.
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Oscar Buchart
Theodore Schnell
Louisville
Francesa Schuck
John Fritz
Local Notes From Jasper And Nearby
Anthony Eckstein and wife moved back to Jasper from a Johnsburg farm on Tuesday. Gov. Marshall paroled Lee Davieson, jailed for months over a whipping incident. A three weeks old child of Mr and Mrs Conrad Marks died Saturday and was buried Monday at St Joseph’s cemetery. Geo R Wilson arrived for holidays after a year of travel and business in Indiana. Aunt Nancy Withers remains with Martha McCarty as she recovers from a broken limb. Mrs Jon F Marks died Tuesday night leaving a husband and child among mourners. The remains were laid to rest.
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Anthony Eckstein
Johnsburg
Jasper
Gov. Marshall
Lee Davieson
Jimmy Richardson
Conrad Marks
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Geo. R. Wilson
Indiana
Nancy Withers
Mia
Martha McCarty
Santa Claus
Jon
F. Marks
Conrand Wilts
Bond sale approved for Dubois county courthouse
Dubois county commissioners met to sell bonds for the new courthouse. Three bids were submitted with Parson Son Co at 68008.75, Breeden Harrison Miller Adams Co at 68025.00, and Gavin L Payne at 68010.00. The highest bid from Breeden Harrison Miller Adams Co was accepted. A second session awarded printing work to Viquesney Printing Co Terre Haute for 1281.75 and Ed H Dufenbach for 116.75 with no other bids.
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Dubois County
Court House
Parson, Son & Co
Chicago
Breeden, Harrison, Miller, Adams & Co
Indianapolis
Gavin L. Payne
Viquesney Printing Co
Terre Haute
H. Dufenbach
Jaaper Courier
Liquor License Application in Ferdinand Indiana
Notice to citizens that a 21 year old Ferdinand resident will apply to Dubois County Board of Commissioners at the next January term 1910 for a license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart for one year at a ground floor room 24 by 25 feet on the northeast corner of lot 235 Ohio Street Ferdinand Indiana with permission to also sell luncheon and confectionery under applicable acts and restrictions.
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Ferdinand
Board of Commissioners
Dubois County
Indiana
Ohio
Ferdinand Township
State of
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Ernat
Alimhoat
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Anton Wirthwein
Oweneboro
Schaffer
Cannelton
Adgeville
Willis Miles
Hazelton
Winifred Mullen
Lee Mullen
D. B. Keller
New Albany
Ernest Walker
Thomas Cherry
Frank Klueh
Charles Barth
Butchel, Ky
John Taylor
Jac Hays
Huntingburg
Edward Mullen
Bristow
Lester Lanman
John Kellama
Kentucky
Clarence Nielsen
Dayton
Hia
Chas. Metzger
Our Town
W.C. Wheeler
Eva Mullen
Ee Ferdinand
Medyeon
Louis
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Schnellville
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Rose Welp
North Vernon
Jake Neuhauser
Andrew Merkely and
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Frank Egler
St. Anthony
Verona Welp
Jake Scheider
Kyanawas
Charles Persohn
Iowa
Frank Schipp
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Loulaville
Adam
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George Prechtel
Joe Lechte
Louiaville
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Ferdinand Foundry & Machine Works
Ferdinand, Ind
Pathy
Jasper Herald
Beckmann & Sauer
Ben Seufert & Sons
Alao
Leppert’s Hotel
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