Arrival and departure at Ferdinand Station by Southern Railway
Train schedule for Ferdinand Station listing north south departures and arrivals with No 8 at 9 00 No 4 at 10 48 No 9 28 pm No 19 27 pm and No 18 60 mix. Through service to Louisville for Nos 9 and 8 and to Evansville for No 10, with Huntingburg connection for Jasper. Weaver's Hack Line meets trains 8 and 4 and arranges further connections.
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Louisville
Evansvile
Huntingburg
Jasper
Weaver
Hack
Ferdinand News notes amid mud and church news
Local Gazette reports heavy rains and slippery roads hindering travel and business. Births and illnesses appear, with infant news for August Krieg and Annee Born to Henry Brinkmann. A dry town move, saloon changes, farm sales, and river reports mix with insurance and subscription notices.
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Ben Kippenbrok
Chas. Goepfrich
Chas. Bosler
Annee
Henry Brinkmann
Sae
Local residents and travelers visit area. notes from week
Emil Olinger and Albert Rheinacker left for Indianapolis to seek work. Several locals and visitors are mentioned with brief travels and errands, including Io. Sondermann, Wm. Melchior, Rosa Dreisch, and others. A pinochle party at the Bretts details attendees, plus a near train wreck en route to Kampville and a $12,000 land sale of 120 acres.
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Benno Wagner
August Maffenbeir
Kampaville
Andy Lehr
Ferdinand Maffenbeit
Kampsville
St. Louis
Carrolton
Ill
Eldrid, Jr
Ferdinand's Market Electric Price List of Country Produce
Corrected January 18 list from Ferdinand's Market detailing prices for country produce eggs butter potatoes meats and other staples. Items include eggs 20c per dozen butter 17c per pound potatoes 60c per bushel and various meats lard hens springers and other fowl, wool and root crops with prices for grain mill stuff tobacco and more.
Jasper County Court 1907 Action on Bridges and Rail Erection
The January term 1907 proceedings record county salaries including M A Sweeney 600 and J P Huther 514.15, with grants for liquor licenses to eleven individuals. It notes bids for eleven bridges, awarding Jasper Machine Works four bridges for 1593 and Vincennes Bridge Co seven for 1191.50. A railroad election in Ferdinand township and rock road extensions in Bainbridge township are approved, with officials appointed to meet January 19 and report February 4. The new board is Henry Wehr president and Henry Landgrebe secretary. The teak timber note outlines Java forest wealth and Dutch regulation since 1880.
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M. A. Sweeney
J. P. Huther
P. J. Kunkel
J. F. Judy
Wm. Gardner
Chas. Renner
F. H. Poetker
Jos. Gutzweiler
Geo. Kellams
John Greener
Christian Bechlein
Florian Gutzweiler
Joseph Sprauer
John L. Krodel
Ben. A. Knust
Henry Bromm
Hubert Quante
August Fritch
August Barth
H. L. Wheat
Board of Charity
Viquesney Printingg Co
F. X. Rickelmann
Ferdinand Township
Jasper Machine Works
Vincennes Bridge Co
Bainbridge Township
Henry Berger
Albert H. Traylor
Boone Township
John Hodgesang
Marion Township
Auditor’s
Board of Commissioners
Henry Wehr
Madison Township
Henry Landgrebe
Huntingburg
Notice of Election for Ferdinand Township Railway Aid
Notice is given that polls in Ferdinand Township Dubois County Indiana will open February 16 1907 at 6 AM and remain open to 6 PM for voters to approve aiding the Ferdinand Railway Company construction of its railway with funds amounting to 11721 10, equal to 2 percent of 1906 taxable property. Ordered by the Dubois County Board of County Commissioners January term 1907. M A Sweeney Auditor Dubois Co Ind.
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Ferdinand Township
Dubois County
State of
Indiana
Ferdinand Railway Company
Skidoo Club Hosts Fortnightly Meeting and Games
The Skidoo Club met at Ida Beckmann's home for an evening of games followed by fruit punch cake and bon bons. Top prizes included Charles Metzger a pair of kid gloves and Ida Beckmann a water pattern. Mary Growe and Ed Bromm received consolation prizes.
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Mies
Ida Beckmann
Charles Metzger
Mary Growe
Ed Bromm
Watch Us Grow The Ferdinand News Subscribers Listed
The Ferdinand News announces new subscribers since the last issue. Names include Herman Brinkmann Louisville Zyprian Bumm Ferdinand Frank B Senninger Ouray Rosa Laake Louisville Mary Lehr Keampeville Mary Lindauer Stephan Dakota John Lindauer Ferdinand and A M Keller Ferdinand.
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Ferdinand News
Herman Brinkmann
Louisville
Zyprian Bumm
Ferdinand
Frank B. Senninger
Ouray
Colo
Rosa Laake
Mary Lehr
Keampeville
Mary Lindauer
Stephan
Dakota
John Lindauer
A. M. Keller
Miners in the Klondike and frontier life contrasts
Leslie's Weekly details Yukon mining challenges with scarce water, harsh winters, and high living costs near creeks. It contrasts quiet, provident miners with so-called swagger types, notes wages four to six dollars a day plus board, and describes diet, housing, and slang like sour dough and cheechake.
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Yukon
Leslie
Dawson
Cripple Creek
Creede
Tonopah
Klondike
States
Struck Trouble at Once Giants Mob Officials
A Russian immigrant arrives in the New World and is warned of danger as a mob targets an umpire. The interaction, recounted in a Chicago Tribune quote, captures a tense moment of conflict upon arrival and the instinct to seek safety. The exchange highlights fear of political or social unrest spreading to the new homeland.
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Billy
New World
Giants
Chicago Tribune
Pathos in Last Season's Box Office Shortfall
In a conversation, Mr. Stormington Barnes notes a strong pathos in last season's play. The disappointment centers on the production's box office performance and commercial reception.
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Stormington Barnes
The Long-Suffering in a Quirky Exchange
A fragmentary exchange shows a character declaring intent to learn playing on a signal while another comments on neighbors patience, ending with a playful street tone and a name fragment Hounton Pgst.
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Hounton
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Frank and
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