Letter from M Olinger reports travels in 1922 Europe
In a June 23 1922 dispatch from Wellenstein Luxemburg M Olinger recounts a journey from Wuerzburg to Coblenz Trier and Luxemburg aboard the Main and Moses R A. He notes a 500 foot overlook of Wuerzburg and a centuries old castle, and mentions staying in the ancestral stone house built by his grandfather while visiting relatives and thinking of home.
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Wellenstein
Luxemburg
Ferdinand News
Wuerzburg
Main
Frankfurt
Rhine
Coblenz
Moses R. A
Trier
Ferdinand
Ferdinand church picnic and town light plant vote
The St Ferdinand church fundraiser picnic is set for July 30 in Senninger's garden. The town board will vote August 5 on purchasing the light plant with a private ownership preference noted. New civil cases filed in Dubois circuit court include suits by First National Bank of Huntingburg and William E. French Co. against local borrowers.
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St. Ferdinand
Senninger’s
Town Board of Trustees
Ferdinand
Dubois
First National Bank of Huntingburg
Anton Blume
Frank Kessens
Joe Rollman
Herman Weber
William EE. French Co
William E. Menke
Indiana
Mathias Oingers
William Metzger
Board of Trustees
Electric Light & Fower Company
Herbert Muller
Poultry Tour and Farm Bureau Events Announced Countywide
County notes outline a July 19 Poultry Tour visiting five farms with Purdue expert H W Fitting as speaker. Attendees urged to bring wives and neighbors. Also announced road improvement demonstrations starting July 31 and a county Farm Bureau Picnic open to all farmers with plans shared in next week’s issue.
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Farm Bureau
Huntingburg
Farmers’ Federation
Farm Bureau Federation
Giants lose in 16 inning game at Ferdinand Park
In a sixteen inning contest the Selvin Stars defeated the Giants 4 to 2 at Ferdinand Park last Sunday. Selvin had six hits and both teams made five errors. Quante and Lamar led at bat with 14 and 11 strikeouts by Quante and Lamar respectively.
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Selvin Stars
Giants
Ferdinand
Selvin
Lamar & Marshal
Local Agent Promises Details Next Week
Jas L. Morrow, acting as co agent, invites readers to watch the papers next week for full particulars of the event described, noting it will be one of the most enjoyable times in life.
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Jas. L. Morrow, Co
Dubois County Seeks Bids for Road and Bridge Works
The Dubois County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by August 7, 1922, for road improvements on Herman Hoppenjans et al Road in Jackson and Ferdinand Townships and Andrew Wagner et al Road in Jackson Township. Separate bridges bids will be opened the same day. contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder with bonds, noncollusion affidavits, and completion times as specified.
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Board of Commissioner
Dubois County
Indiana
Court House
Jasper
Said
Herman Hoppenjans
Andrew Wagner
Jackon
Board of Commissioners
Hoppenjansy Road
State of
Said County
J. Seng
Leo H. Fisher
John E. McFall
Aged man dies at Fulda after paralysis
Joseph Rupprecht aged 68 died at his Fulda home Monday at 5 50 pm of paralysis. Funeral was held Wednesday morning. He is survived by three sons Frank Max and Alphonse and three brothers. Also notes on 1921 July special tax returns due July 31 1922 with offices listed including Indianapolis Terre Haute Evansville New Albany Lafayette Muncie Logansport South Bend Gary Fort Wayne. Mr and Mrs Horace M Kean and Mr and Mrs William F E Cox of Jasper left for Canada on a motor trip.
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Joseph Rupprecht
Fulda
Frank
Max
Alphonse
Collector of Internatonal Revenue
Indianapolis
Indiana
Folowing
Terre Haute
Evansville
New Albany
LaFayette
Muncie
Logansport
South Bend
Gary
Ft Wayne
Horace M. Kean
William FE. Cox
Jasper
Canada
Uncle Sam Peffer Dead After July 4 Illness
Chryst Wigger received word that his uncle Sam Vetter died at Avis ton Hi on July Tth after paralysis struck him on July 4. Known as Uncle Sam Peffer to locals, he was 76 and born at St Meinrad. He worked on a government dredge boat before moving to Ferdinand then Ilinois two years ago. His wife Elizabeth Melrath and four children preceded him in death. Surviving relatives are Chryst and Miss Theresia Wigger.
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Chryst Wigger
Sam Vetter
Aviston
Okaw
Sacred Heart Hospital
Sam’ Peffer
St. Meinrad
Ifingis
Ferdinand
Ilinois
Elizabeth Melrath
Chryst
Theresia Wigger
School Children of Dubois County Figures Revealed
Dubois county attendance officer M A Seidl reports 5386 school age children 6 to 16 with 8918 required to attend school under law. Jasper leads in twins with 8. Brettville and Birdseye noted for twins. The column questions long names and specific names tied to local towns.
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M. A. Seidl
Dubois County
Jasper
Brettville School
Ben Wright
Birdseye
Joseph Jaent
Franklin Small
Patoka Township
Japser
Huntingburg
Marriage Licenses and Newborns in Evansville and Olney
The notice lists marriages of Raymond C. Ruschmeyer to Mable Schwear and Paul W. Riegel to Catherine G. Hall both in Evansville and Olney Illinois. It reports births: a boy to Mr and Mrs Frank Weyer, a girl to Mr and Mrs Albert Schipp, and a girl to Mr and Mrs Frank Schipp. It also notes a farm listing of 120 acres with 40 in timber and 80 cultivated, 14 miles east of Mariah Hill. Mrs Martin Horney has improved after illness.
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Raymond C. Ruschmeyer
Mable Schwear
Evansville
Paul W. Riegel
Catherine G. Hall
Olney
Stork
Frank Weyer
Albert Schipp
Mariah Hill
Albert Nord
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M.olinger
Father Odile
Norbert Gehlhausen
Jeffersonville
R.C. Brown
Salem
Martin Thimling
Wm. J. Erny
John Feldmeyer
Simon Demuth
P.M
F. G. Merkley
Schnellville
H. W. Fitting
Department of Purdue University
H. B. Petty
Highway Division
Purdue Extension Department
USA
Clacier Trail
Louis
Glacier National Park
Hoy
William A. Traylor
Zion
Ireland
Bomar
Edgar
Hilbert Quante
Leo Seufert
Sam” Peffer
Frank Schipp
Martin Horney
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