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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
7
Frank Lehnen and family prepare to relocate to Chicago for a new home. Numerous locals visit, conduct business, attend weddings and dances, and discuss political candidacy in Harrison township while noting weather and road updates for next summer.
Crooked Creek Valley reports a sequence of local visits. Clem Bosler and sisters Mar tina and Ellenora and Minnie Miller and Johnny Mehling visited John Hartz last Sunday and enjoyed beer and singing. Nick Sitzmann attended St Meinrad on business.
Adbert Lehr of Rockport stayed with relatives in Fulda earlier this week. Rabe Wirthwein went to Rockport to work at his brother’s saw-mill. Frank Greulich and August Wirthwein left for Evansville for employment. Miss Ruth Partridge, teacher at school No. 4, hosted a well-attended pie supper. Wendelin Durringer suffered a broken arm in a runaway accident last week and is recovering. Harrison township leads Spencer County in delinquent tax. no other township matches its credit.
The Blue Ridge column notes puzzling weather with farmers warned about potential snow. Families visited include the Lichauer and Conrad households near Cuzco. Scarlett fever strikes Nora Schepers. Hooten ill. Werner family visited Jasper. Nonte sought eye care in Huntingburg. Heeke suffers severe leg injury from a logging accident. Dr Kelso treats wounds.
Rev Father Merkle leaves St Anthony after a brief stay with his mother and relatives and resumes his duties at his Memphis, Tennessee charge.
Circuit court will adjourn Saturday. The Board of Commissioners holds a monthly meeting Monday February 2. Stanley Kreig of Petersburg was in town Friday and considers a bid for Prosecutor of the district. Attorneys B F Huffman and L N Savage of Rockport were in town last Thursday on business.
Saturday on business reports C A Limp's eldest son slowly improving. Andrew Wagner, merchant, was in Huntingburg. Val Limp visited Jasper on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Hol Fyick were at Ferdinand Friday.
A series of real estate transfers listed from Louisa E Egbert to George Meas mer and others. Transactions include estates, widows, and various lot trades in Mitchells addition Huntingburg and Jasper areas with amounts such as 174.76 10.00 150 1700 400 2025 3500 650. Names include Lisetta Langebrake Clara Hendricks John Walt Barbara Hatch Florintin Mundy Emerson Whal ey Robert Fuchs Brettz additions and more.
Notice to Ferdinand citizens that Michael Ufbelh or will apply to Dubois County board of commissioners at the February 1914 term for leave to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart for one year at a room 20 by 30 feet on Jet No 18 Beekmanns addition fronting Ohio Street with luncheon and confection sales permitted under licensing act.
Ferdinand township trustee Henry B. Dall will attend to township business on the first Saturday of each month at Mrs. Lindenschmidt’s home and on other Saturdays at his own home. Persons with township business should present it on that weekday. Ferdinand Ind.
Community items report weather, baptisms, travel notes, and business endorsements. F J Cheney Co of Toledo is praised by local merchants for fifteen years of honorable dealings. Anna Partenheimer returns from St Louis for a few weeks. The Bretzville family churchly rites. Hilda Anna born with sponsors Wiseman. Local families visit Jasper Treland and Toledo. Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials and general medicine tips.
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