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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
5
A busy list of visitors and residents fills the Johnsburg Ferdi nando area notes. People from Louisville St Henry Huntingburg and St Meinrad are mentioned visiting relatives shopping and attending events. Several local errands and travels to Evansville Princeton and Cincinnati are noted along with a church and ball game outing.
An offer invites customers to take home dishes free or as many as they can carry. After spending a dollar or more, shoppers may choose a piece of hand painted china ware at no charge and ask for coupons with each purchase. Reckelhoff and Muller advertise the promotion.
A newspaper ad invites readers to request a catalogue of 10 cent sheet music. It claims all shapes and styles are offered below cost and directs readers to see the store windows. The note references a new stock and the retailer as Farmers Store.
Continuous breath of prayer brought rainfall after special services at the Chapel Monday at 7 o'clock. A large congregation participated in a procession and the rain arrived within hours, settling dust and refreshing surroundings.
Tillie Lindenschmidt’s birthday was celebrated Monday evening with a surprise hosted by 15 friends. Euchre ran until 12:30, followed by other games. Guests included Mayme Meyer, Ludwina Worter, Rose Seufert, Cornelia Hausfuther, Maggie Bosler, Laura Kaninenberg, Laura Altmann, Frances Olinger, Mary Lindauer, Gustte Knapp, Frances Albert, Johanna Hoffmann, Rose Jacobi, Mary Kitten, and Mary Grewe. Ice cream cake and lemonade were served. everyone departed late.
This reader advise on summer poison ivy and related plants suggests a wash of one pint water, one teaspoon carbolic acid, one teaspoon baking soda to apply hourly until relief. It states carbolic acid neutralizes the poison and soda soothes itching, and recommends zinc rhus toxicodendron taken orally for two weeks to develop immunity.
The trustee of Ferdinand township Dubois county Indiana will attend to township business at his office every Saturday. Persons having township business to transact are requested to present it on that day of the week. Wa Helm ing Trustee Ferdinand Indiana.
Report of the condition of the Ferdinand National Bank at Ferdinand Indiana as of July 15 1908 listing resources including loans and discounts 1670700 bonds 2500000 bank premises and fixtures 1634 95 notes of other banks 4155 00 specie 9749 50 legal tender notes 2004 54 redemption fund 1250 00 and total resources 171772.07 with liabilities including capital stock 28000 00 surplus 2500 00 deposits 171772.07 and notes outstanding 24260 00 verified by cashier F X Riekelmann sworn July 20 1903 before Notary Huser Quante Notes directors and officers listed
Real estate transfers listed include Charles W. Ellis to A P Beeler for lot 63 Huntingburg. Martin B Eckert to Samuel Eckert Spain 14.3. King to Kadddie Blank for lots 17 18 19 Mentor. Chesley Chambers to Wabash land for lots 65 67 Birdseye. Frank P Lytle to John H Senet for oa in 24 In 3 Realty No pt ne aw 13 In 3. Harvey Gilliatt et al to Hannah Garland to Nancy A Lamon lots 62 63 64 65 66 67 Birds Eye Borden 2d ad for $800. John F Seneff to Frank P Lytle la in 24 In SB road for $1. John F Redenbaugh to Julia Redenbaugh 1408 in 11 2 Bo for $5000. The item notes a former St Meinrad resident Joe Muth connected to St Joseph’s Ursuline Academy.
A Jasper Herald note recalls the Manhattan club’s loss to the Reds, with strong home support. Chrisney grows bigger after a fire and new sidewalks, per Chrisney Sun. Rockport reports Ellis Thorn’s severe injury from a barrel explosion at New Rockport Cider and Vinegar Works. Crandview Monitor covers Robert Jeffrey’s violent church supper incident and his capture by Sheriff Thrasher.
An English farming note cites 28 bushels per acre on 200 year cultivated land with good clay subsoil as nearly inexhaustible when farmed properly. It praises crop rotation and available fertilizers as essential. In Nashville Tennessee, George Stainback says non enforcement of wagon tire width law costs the city about 20,000 annually in street repairs.
Notice to Ireland Madison Township residents that Joan H. Kersiena, a 21-year-old resident for 90 days, seeks August 1908 county permission to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a 20 by 30 foot room on Main Street with dining and confection offerings for one year. Public record filed with Dubois County commissioners under Indiana liquor act.
Notice to Ferdinand residents of a 21-year-old male applicant with 90 days residence seeks August 1908 license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart for one year in a 20 by 20 feet room on ground floor of a two story frame building on Southeast corner lot 123 Ohio Ferdinand street. The sale will include luncheon service under licensing act.
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