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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
6
The clipping lists land for sale, a new organist and band instructor, births, purchases in local businesses, a dentist visit to Ferdinand, painting updates, fertilizer ads, and upcoming county fair events. It mentions two baseball games, church announcements after August 2, and various local notices.
Mrs Katharine Fischer returned from Covington and Louisville after five weeks visiting relatives. Rosa Reutmann came from Louisville to visit her parents. Numerous guests from Louisville, Cincinnati, Jasper, St Meinrad, and Tell City visited the Niehaus family and others near Ferdinand. Community members traveled to Indianapolis, Holland, and St Meinrad for work, legal business, or visits, with several returning home last week.
FRANK PIERCE Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Miss Minnie Bolte returns from a five week Hull visit. Jacob Killian of Huntingburg toured the town Saturday. Mr and Mrs Englebert Dilger and daughters Augusta and Katie with Mr and Mrs Frank Trotter attended Jas per Wednesday. John C Beckmann hosts guests Mrs Woll and Mrs Lerch of Cincinnati. Henry Bechmann of Tell City was in town Wednesday. Mrs F X Rickelmann, Mrs Katherine Fischer and Miss Mary Fischer attended Monte Casino Thursday. Fr Dominick of St Meinrad attended the Sisters investment. Mrs Fischer and Ant onette, Mrs Dusch and son, Carrie Kremer, Minnie Birchler, Needa Ulmer, Zoe Patrick, Anna Popp and Frank Popp of Tell City came Thursday for the Sisters investment. Mrs Katie Schenk and several Schenk women from St Phillips attended Convent services yesterday. Miss Louis Henz and Bertha Tuttle of Madison visit Sister Patricia at the Convent.
An item from a historic ad promotes a farm store selling straw hats in all styles below coat price. Also offers a 10 cent sheet music catalogue and invites customers to see windows for bargains.
Timber sellers are invited to present offerings for timber to be sold at wall on the eighth. W. Pitts will pay the highest market price. Potential buyers should contact the exhibitor for terms and location details.
The eleven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Verne fell in their yard Monday and broke her collar bone. She is getting along fine at present.
The Convent yesterday July 30th invested Elisabeth Schenk now Sister M Clara Augusta Schnell Aurelia Verena Dusch Augustin Rosa Kreilein Bidelia Kath Hofyesang Petra with the Benedictine habit in a formal ceremony attended by sisters and family.
On completing her home Mrs. Ben Kippenbrock hosted a Sunday gathering filled with vard games and merriment. Attendees included J H Beckmann Frank Olinger and family Nick Seger and wife Chas Bickwermert and family John Schweeppe and family Joe Kiser and family of Covington Ky Joe Sondermann and wife Herman Jaa per and family Herman Ruhe and family Mrs Brormann Wm R Sauer and von Louis John Laake and Peter Gerber.
The August forecast riffs on political satire with Bil Taft and Bryan at a train dinner wagering puns about bills. It sketches Augustus Caesar’s era, Roman chautauqua, literature patronage, and a wagon of 1900s-tinged social predictions including Roosevelt, Kern, and May dates.
A Sunday evening surprise party honored Mrs John Klueh with many gifts and music by the All Stars Orchestra. Guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Rickelhoff and baby, Mr and Mrs Henry Remke, Mr and Mrs Philip Schultheis, Mrs F X Rickel mann and baby, Mrs Joe Sonder mann and daughter Verena, Misses Luke and Frances Moosmann, Henry Lueken, Leo Greulich, Gerhard Bolte, Richard Gehlhausen, Leo Gehlhausen, Frank Gehlhausen, Martin Klueh, Ferdinand Remke, Leo Witzberger, and Frank Wagner.
Rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning delayed the Reds game with Huntingburg Athletics. The diamond dried in the afternoon, and the Reds defeated the Black Socks 15 to 0. Allie Reinbacker pitched well but was unable to slow the Reds, who hit effectively and could have added many more runs.
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