Large Ordinations at St. Meinrad This Week
The St. Meinrad Abbey ordained 13 priests 19 deacons and sub-deacons and conferred 12 minor orders across Sunday Monday and Tuesday led by Bishop Chartrand of Indianapolis. Seminarians named include August Riehl Tell City Albert Schad Madison George Ziemer Evansville and others with multiple ordination recipients listed by hometown. Hundreds visited Ferdinand to witness the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Meinrad Abbey
Chartrand
Indianapolis
Ferdinand
August Riehl
Tell City
Ind
Albert Schad
Madison
George Ziemer
Evansville
Francis Mellen
Charles Walsh
Paul Deery
Ildephonsus
Ignatius
Lambert
Frank Smith
Louisville
John Dadine
Pascal Hayden
Henry Pieper
Trustee's Notice to Bidders for Clark Township Schools
Township Trustee John Arehart announces June 28 1919 bid opening at Bristow for repairing and painting Sigler Creek Dry Branch and Foster Ridge School Houses in one contract. Bids must be sealed in writing with a bond twice the bid. Right to reject bids reserved. Aug Vaal Co and others noted in local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Township
Perry County
Indiana
Bristow
Sigler Creek
Dry Branch
Foster Ridge
John Arehart
Aged War Veteran of Fulda Answers Call
Thomas Duerringer an 83 year old Civil War veteran from Fulda died last Friday morning of a stroke. He served in Co A 60th Indiana Infantry and leaves sons Mike Joseph Andrew and daughters Wendolin Regina Kunigunda. Funeral was Monday at eight with Rev Father Joseph. Red Cross notes a British blinded soldier Alvan Nichols writes with artificial hands. Red Cross and gov training aid disabled soldiers in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky to study trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Duerringer
Fulda
Duerringer
Co. A. 60 Ind. Inf
Mike
Joseph Duerringer
Andrew Duerringer
Evansville
Wendolin
Regina
Kunigunda
Lake Division
American Red Cross
Alvan Nichols
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Red Cross Home Service
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Church Announcements and Local Notes Summary
Announcements list names for daily church services from Monday to Sunday for June with contributors and families noted. John Verkamp buys Knust and Helming tractor demo unit. Victor Helming drives it. New serial tale Carolyn of the Conners starts in this issue. Leonard and Mrs Roth welcome a baby boy last Sunday. For sale a sow with ten pigs from Mrs August Dilger. Raymond Olinger builds a large concrete grain elevator at Jaaper.
Local residents and travelers noted in town visits
Joe Berg of St Anthony obtained his engine and separator at the Machine Works last Saturday. Numerous locals including Howard Newton Eckerty Robert Widmer St Meinrad Joe Bickwermert Paul Klueh and others were seen in town Monday and Sunday evenings. Many attended dances visited relatives traveled to Louisville Evansville Petersburg Jasper and Cincinnati. Private Thomas Wheeler arrived on a ten day furlough from Camp Mill a and shared news of a five year service and world travel assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Berg
St. Anthony
Thomas Wheeler
Camp Milla
N. Y
Charles Metzger
Adgeville
Wheeler
Schedule for Hearings Fixed by Board of Review
The County Board of Review meets at the county assessor office in Jagper with a hearings schedule for townships and corporations. Dates run June 16 to July 2 across Columbia Harbigan Boone Madigan Bainbridge Marion Hall Farrar Jefferson Birdseye Ferdinand JASPC Loff Huntingburg and various townships. All assessments are on actual value and complaints heard only if assessment exceeds value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Review
Seaion
Jagper
Columbia
Harbigan
Boone
Igan
Jaspcl
Eee
Huntingburg
John Is Proud of The Od Home Town
Evansville Indiana June 9 1919 Decoration Day letter from a resident visiting Ferdinand praising local industry. He notes Pet-Son Pump factory water systems orders and Ferdinand Foundry Machine Works busy with new repairs. He writes Kramer Gobel Furniture Co in Evansville is 60 days behind due to high orders and expresses desire to stay home with a decent job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ferdinand
Pet- Son
Ferdinand Foundry & Machine Works
Kramer & Gobel Furniture Co
Threshermen Hold Meeting At Fleig’s Hall Saturday
The Threshermen met in Fleig’s hall last Saturday afternoon with attendees from multiple towns including Frank Blair Otto Reckelhoff Frank Wuetcher Albert Horny Huntingburg John Teufel John Thimling Seger Brothers Dubois Wulf Foertach Lamar Wm Huebschmann John Weigand John Engelbrecht Evanston Albert Thoma Fulda John R Daunhauer Frank Hollander Frank Arnold Mariah Hill Albert Stenftenagel Jasper John Kaetzl Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Threshermen
Fleig’s
Frank Blair
Otto Reckelhoff
Frank Wuetcher
Albert Horny
Huntingburg
John Teufel
John Thimling
Seger Brothers
Dubois
Wulf Foertach
Lamar
Wm. Huebschmann
John Weigand
John Engelbrecht
Evanston
Albert Thoma
Fulda
John R. Daunhauer
Frank Hollander
Frank Arnold
Mariah Hill
Albert
John Stenftenagel
Jasper
John Kaetazl
Dale
Ferdinand Boy Marries Girl in Kentucky
Albert Peters, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Peters, and Miss Adelf Hahn of Lanesville Kentucky were married at Lanesville Tuesday morning. They will reside in Columbus Ohio. Theodore Peters and family attended the wedding returning home Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wulf
M. T. Dilger
Joseph Schaeffer
William
George Nix
Carl
Poseyville
St. Meinrad
Kngelbert Dilger
Albert Peters
Theodore Peters
Adelf Hahn
Lanesville
Columbus
Ohio
Spokes to be Shipped From Ferdinand Soon
The Hail Spoke Co. operates a spoke billet mill in the woods near Ferdinand as Dow Hail relocates to Joe Gerber's property to run the business until an office is secured. Shavings will soon roll from the spoke lathes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
The
Hail Spoke Co
Dow Hail
Joe Gerber
Lucrative Position Blank as Town Board Fails to Fill
Local town board meeting failed to appoint a successor to the marshal and street commissioner posts. A surprise birthday for Irene Boerste was held at Mrs. Catherine Boerste’s home with six young guests enjoying cake ice cream and candy. Sergeant Salb reports arrival at Camp Devens and Jos Weesel’s absence leads Frank Stoltenpohl to sell cream in Reckelhoff & Matler’s store. Father Norbert’s replacement arrives as Father Paul serves. Henry Reutmann buys a new Ford. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Schri ner last Friday. Mildred Mebling celebrates sixth birthday. Eight children receive cremation at St Henry Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Boerste
Irene
Olivia Barth
Amelia Reckelboff
Rosaline Hollinden
Mable Daunhauer
Florabell Russ
Marcella Schauss
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cqarl Busald
John Murtaugh
Glenn Walker
James Burns
John Doyle
Bernard Kunkel
Joseph Trible
Leonard Wernstog
James Higdon
Albert Deery
Francis Dombrowsky
Francis Hagedorn
Richard Klueh
Georgia
Camp Taylor
Paul Schlabizki
Mike Klueh
Carolina Hoing
Xaver Ballis
Henry Thiemann
John and
Peter Seng
A.M. Broermann
Joseph Kitten
Caroline Metzger
Frances Schmetzki
Mary Graebler
Bertha Luebbehusen
Mrs. Deermann
Lothar Trotter
John Verkamp
Knust & Helming
Victor Helming
Verkamp
Carolyn
the Conners
Leonard Roth
August Dilger
Raymond Olinger
Jaeper
John
Howard Newton of
Eckerty
Robert Widmer
Joe Bickwermert
Paul Klueh
St. Henry
Santa Claus
Joe Ernst
Siberia
Leo Seufert
Emma Seufert
Gertie Reinacker
Frank Reckelhoff
Henry Remke
John Kaetzl
George Hollander
Joe Wessel
Ed Durchholz
Raymond Keckelholf
John A. Karatiena
John Klueb
Set Linus
Petersburg
Charles Tretter
Misa
Alice Senninger
Hattie Baalmann
Wm. R., Sauer
Rupert Klueh
Leonard Mueller
Lottie Reutmann
St. Anthony Bay
Alvisa Reutmen
John Remke
Ed Peters
Cincinnati
Frank Altmann
Mike Altmann
Herb Senninger
Town
Alma Kirchgessner
Carrie Cotton
Rockport
F. Luebbermann
St. Marys Hospital
Victor Grewe
V. F. Grewe
Mt. Vernon
Evangeline Gugsell
Leo
John Noon
Ben Seufert
Ida Remke
Norbert
Joe Sondermann
Missee Verena
Tillie Sondermann
Engelbert Dilger
Augusta
Mary Miller
Joe Kuntz
John Knapp
Orval O. Roth
Purdue Universality
Alma Klueh
Board of Review
Evansville, Ind
Threshermen Field
Lucile Beckmann
Grover E. Salb
U. S
Camp Devana
Mass
Jos Weesel
Frank Stoltenpohl
Reckelhoff & Matler
Paul
Henry Reutmann
Near Town
Mra
Paul Schreiner
Mildred Mebling
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