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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
1
Local items cover weddings, births, a hailstorm, market ads, and church events. Notes include the Studente game at St Meinrad, confirmations at St Ferdinand, school closings, and Rumor of the Concordia Verein visiting. Also mention film at Sentlinger Hall, local trades, and family notices.
Mrs. Frank Schreder visited family from Louisville while Mrs. Richard Eiberg returned home after a brief Louisville trip. Many locals spent Sundays at Monte Casino Tell City and St Meinrad with auto trips to nearby towns. Readers note surrounding attendance at Laake-Weyer wedding and a jury duty in Jasper.
Ben Laake married Frances Weyer Tuesday at 7 AM with Rev. Father John officiating. John Laake and Lorenz Weyer served as groomsmen while Louisa Weyer and Minnie Laake were bridesmaids. The couple will reside with Frances’s family at the Weyer home.
Ferdinand Reds traveled to Winslow last Sunday for a seven inning game. They allege unfair decisions cost them, insisting the Winslow team should have been shut out if calls were fair. Spectators blamed umpires Muller and Stinson as scorer Tony Lindenschmidt logged the game.
On June 10 at St. Meinrad Indiana the congregation and Benedictine band gathered to honor Rt. Rev. Abbot Athanasius Schmidt O S B. Rev. Odilo Witt presented Robert Widmer who praised the abbot for a decade of guiding work with Rev Mourus. The Abbott thanked all and spoke of completing the new church with continued faith and cooperation. Children sang under Benedictine Sisters.
Miss Maggie Dieckman of the city and Henry Heick of Newtonville were married at Newtonville on Wednesday morning. Heick formerly lived in Huntingburg and now runs a business in Newtonville, where he owns a fine home.
A large crowd gathered for a Movin Ow Ab Nga hail event, with attendees filling the venue and participating in the community gathering. Details on organizers or exact activities are not fully readable in the fragment.
Jasper Monday the County Council voted 5 to 2 to appropriate 75000 for a new court house. Citizens near the county capitol favor the plan while others call it an unnecessary burden on taxpayers.
A clipped notice reports a wedding involving Mr. Hesfurther and his partner. Details on date and venue are unreadable in the fragmented OCR.
A June 7 1909 letter notes that the 60th Congress opened large Indiana reservations for homestead settlement in Washington Montana and Idaho. Applications must be filed between July 16 and August 5 1909. The writer W E Cox offers to provide information to readers seeking details about the land opportunities.
A day at Ben Wessel’s featured relatives and neighbors visiting his new home with a large group list. In the afternoon a Solemn High Mass opened the Catholic church cornerstone ceremony with Rt. Rev. D. O'Donaghue and visiting clergy leading prayers and a bishop’s address.
Money known as shin plasters issued under the act of 1864 supported by the building committee M Haidel bech P Heicelbech John Wahl and Joseph Gasptrich. Copies of the Catholic Record Dale Reporter and Obishey Sun noted. The church picnic followed services with three excellent blues bands, lifting spirits and funds from eating stands. The event was a complete success for the Dale Reporter.
Subscription list for News Leading shows growth with readers from Ferdinand area and beyond. Notable new names include Jochum of St Henry Indiana Hackmann Ferdinand Ross Dreisch Cincinnati and Stelvenpohl St Marys Indiana. Renewals come from Linders Wilmers Kitten Dilger Tretter Schlachter Ernat Madion Durchholz Hassfurther Reinacker Hassurther Durchholz Reckelhoff Co Petry Olinger Lindauer Schiffer Kiueh and Franks.
Real estate transfers list several quitclaim and warranty actions with names and parcel sizes in Huntingburg and nearby areas. Church announcements for the week name parishioners and corrections noted weekly. Country produce figures show Bagge and Oniggs quantities.
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