Local News and Advertisements Scatter in Rural Paper
A collage of notices and ads from a rural paper lists events and sales. mentions free dance at Ed's Hall, ball game next Sunday Heisman Stars vs Ferdinand Reds, local fence work, summer dress goods, land for sale, bulls and cows for sale, a dentist visit, overalls line, Daisy Orchestra dance, and talks of electric line plans from Huntingburg to Ferdinand. Also notes a drowning cow, fertilizer ads, and a bashful suitor anecdote with a moonlit drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heisman Stars
Ferdinand Reds
Evansville
Reds
Jasper
Tell City
Heisman
Reda
Metzger
Gerber Sa
Hollinden
Schilling F Meyer
Muller
Reckelhoff
Olinger
Jasper AB
PO Sprauer
Gossmar
Berger
Spayd
Hochguang Lf
Buechler Co
Lusch Cf
Sermersheim
Spayd Rf
Meiser
Balla
Local residents and visitors moved through towns on Monday
A long list of residents and out-of-town visitors are recorded visiting and traveling through Saint Meinrad, Jasper, Huntingburg, Ferdinand, and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Ben Stork, Mrs. John Metzger, Miss Laura Wagner, Chas Metzger, Jos Gerbert, Ed Harrer, Arnold Birchler, John Hubers, Chas Horny, Handschiegel, Leo Werter, Ed Havlik, Albert Reinacker, Frank Giesh, Valentin Fleig, John Schum, Louis Krieg, Frank Jacobs, Schwartz brothers, Sam Pitts, Beckmanns, and many others. Travel to St Anthony, Washington DC, and various Indiana towns is noted along with local business and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Metzger
Jos. Gerbert
St. Meinrad
Ed Harrer
Arnold Birchler
Tell City
Leo Werter
Ed Havlik
St. Louis
Albert Reinacker
Kuebler
Jasper
Louis Krieg
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Evansville
Hon Chas E Littlefield in Second Maine District
Notes recount an excursion to Evanaville with numerous attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Olinger Bosler and family and several Misses. It mentions Mrs Henry Beekman recovering from illness and visiting relatives in Indianapolis. A jab about grasshoppers and a plug for Armour Fertilizer closes with a health remark on Mr Beekman after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. E. Littlefield
Maine
National Congress
Evanaville
John Olinger
Chas. Bosler and
Baby
Maggie Bosler
Florence Kitten
Maggie Dieckmann
Mary Grewe
Augusta Knupp
Ike Gerhard
Robert Qgrewe
The Ladies Promote Special Lawn Sale at New Farmers Store
A brief notice invites shoppers to the New Farmers Store for a special low price on Lawns and Gighama. The ad emphasizes value and seasonal savings for customers seeking gardening materials and lawn products.
Black Sox Defeated at Mariah Hill by Host Team
The Black Logks lost to the Mariah Hill team last Sunday. The final score is not legible. Batteries listed for Mariah Hill include Jochim Hollander Ferdinand Reinacker Stallmann Niehaus and Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariah Hill
St Toil
Jochim
Hollander
Ferdinand
Reinacker
Stallmann
Niehaus
Snyder
Hay fork accident injures Mrs. Gershon on station road
Mrs. Lucas Gershon living on the station road fell from a load of hay last Monday evening. The pointed end of a pitchfork pierced her arm and breast, causing wounds expected to take time to heal. She is recovering slowly and is under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas Gershon
Station Road
Gratis Rail Link Promised by Rich Indianapolis Company
A discussion urges Ferdinand and nearby towns to accept a gratis eight mile railroad project from an Indianapolis firm. Proponents say the plan avoids local taxes and bonds, providing a grand, low risk chance to connect Ferdinand, St Meinrad, and St Henry area with a first class line at no cost to residents. Skeptics warn of hidden costs and question the wisdom of accepting a charity project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ferdinand
St. Meinrad
Huntingburg
Alex
Rock Road
St. Henry
Gratis
Jline
Mark Alex
Letter from Mars Bushk tter to Brunswick News
A reader in Brunswick Missouri dated July 6 1908 writes from Ferdinand Indiana about persistent rain high water and crop losses along Grand river and Chariton river areas. He mentions wheat delays and a trip to Aholt to visit relatives, hoping the editor will correct his mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Henry Haake
Ferdinand
Indiana
the News
News
the News Iam
Grand River
Aholt
John Stundebeck
Missouri
Chariton
An Ode to the Owl Band Aboard a Carnivalesque Tour
Gro T Gines recalls a voyage from Huntingburg to Teli City Indiana with the Owl Band. The narrator and companions seek meals and pay while facing hunger and exploitation from a Jew and a shift to Ferdinand after a failed pay day, capturing a rough era of show life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gro. T. Gines
Teli City
Ind
Huntingburg
Goodwin
E. H. Southern
Ad—D
Ferdinand
Leeter Cherman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ed’s Hall
Joe Daunhauer
Reckelhoff & Muller
Lota
Henry Saalmann
John Reinacker
Henry Beckman
Farmer’s
Father Alexander
Mr. Krieg
Math Morgen
E. J. Kilian
August Maffenbeir
Daisy
Senninger’s Hall
Young Ladies and Youth Societies
Jonn B. ScHorno
Central Traction Co
Armour
Henry & John Hoffmann
Boey
Ben Stork
John Metzger
Jacob Hoffmann
Laura Wagner
French Lick
John Hubers
City
Chas. Horny
St. Anthony
Mr. Handschiegel
Mariah Hilll
Andy Voges
Uniontown
Ferdinand Brewery
Frank Giesh
Ferdinand People
Valentin Fleig
Near St. Meinrad
John Schum
Washington,d. C
Frank Jacobs
Fulda
Schwartz Brothers of
Sam Pitts
John and
Henry Beckmann
Mt. Vernon
John G. Beckman
Cincinnati
J. H. Beckmann
Mary
Maggie Schumaker
Val. Fleig
Cornelius Ritter
Philip Schum
Tid Bromm
Gossman, Gress, Kunkel and Eckstein
Leonard Mueller
Family Sunday
Frank Richt
Herbert Mueller
Johnsburg
Rose Hackman
Louisville
Peter Mueller
Son Jos
John Schosnhoff
Katie Klermann
Mike Wirthwein
Theodore Stallman
Joe Zink
John Bombolaski
Siberia
Mise
Gertrude ‘Bheldecker
Bresc
Fred. Specker
Augusta Arieg
Henry
Joan Hoffmann
Henry Beekmann
Streeter
Chicago
Delmar D. Richardson
Adams Street
Beekman
Raat i
Black Sox
Janson
Ben Kippenbrock
Jango
Oath
Schafer
Wagner
Kitten
Gertrud Seger
Rickethof
Karl Bosler
WU Bickwermert
The
Owl Band
Presidenta
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