Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Ferdinand News in Ferdinand, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Ferdinand News

Location

Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1909

Page

4

Correspondence from Greens Creek Valley

Local letters note Miss Emma Durchholz ill briefly and visitors like Miss Clara Kippenbrock from Cincinnati returning home. Families Wessel Weyer and Durchholz attend weddings and dances at Laake's. Louisa Weyer returns from Louisville for the Weyer Laake nuptials.

Emma Durchholz Katy Mary Wessel Josie Durchhols Barney Willie Wessel Laake Lrtr Darling

Lively Sunday Activities and Weather Aids Town Folks

Since last Sunday the lid will be on here on Sunday afternoons. John Harm built a table in the rear of his lot last week. Paul Ender of Mariah HJ spent last Sunday in our town. Last Saturday we had the worst rain of the season. A number of bridges in this neighborhood were damaged which kept our supervisor busy for a few days. A short distance west of town lightning struck a large oak tree which burned away almost entirely. There is a rumor of a grand Fourth of July celebration on the 6th at the city park. Mielsen Hannah and Gusta Rupprecht and others spent Sunday at Frank Horm's. They played the birds on the cherry tree. Several danced at Huff Saturday night and others at Joe Fushe's near St. Meinrad. Anton Harm of Owensboro Ky spent a few weeks with relatives here.

Mielsen Hannah Gusta Rupprecht Carrie Blanche Gusta Collignon Katie Simon Lizzie Schneider Frank Horm

Saint Meinrad Community Notes and Local Updates

Joseph Honnigford a seminary student at St. Meinrad died after his mother fell ill in Evansville Indiana Donald J Manning of Indianapolis left for home Building Loan Association began second series Rev Odilo Witt visits Jasper A parade of trunks to Dale signals departure of the boys This week events include exams rehearsals and a departing exercise Friday they will sing Home Sweet Home Edmund Metzger dentistry student in Louisville reports his ill mother improving A Separator Co from Tell City repaired and took its machine home Government plans to connect St Meinrad with Ferdinand R R Mail Service with current service continuing George Baxter and wife return from week in Louisville plagued by health issues and travel delays

Dale Yayé Ted

Community Notes From Owensboro and Nearby Towns

Mariah Hill reports grandchildren Frank and Lastie Bredhold visiting relatives in Owensboro this week. Mrs. Gustav Woerter of Ferdinand guest of relatives in town Sunday. Ea Wunsch of Louisville visits relatives. Mise Celia Maslowsky suffers inflammatory rheumatism. Miss Ida Lehr returns home for a short recreation. Family circle of Mr and Mrs August Kauffeld welcomes a fine daughter. The year and a half old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Lehr died of convulsions and was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon.

Gustav Woerter Ferdinand August Kauffeld Albert’ Lehr

Jasper Notes and Local Happenings in Seven Lines

Ed Mercier fined for intoxication last week. Our courthouse stands at seventy years. Carl Theile moved into a new North Newton Street residence yesterday. Ray Friedman becomes auditor's clerk replacing Red John who resigned. A daughter weighing 31 pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Krempp on Tuesday. Dr E A Sturm sold his horse and bought a Schacht auto buggy and tested it Wednesday. The Ed M. building addition will host a saloon on the ground floor with the tailor shop upstairs.

Carl Theile Newton Street A. B. Krempp E. A. Sturm

Commercial Apple Growing Essentials and Orchard Design

The article stresses soil quality and site selection for commercial apple growing. It favors sandy loam soils with windbreaks, proper drainage, and northern exposures. It advises spacing trees 40 feet apart, using few varieties like Baldwin and Northern Spy, and emphasizes high quality nursery stock and prudent pruning to promote hardiness and tree balance.

New York State Baldwin Northern Spy Bammer

Commencement Entertainment at the Convent

The Convent's commencement program was well received with large attendance. Relatives praised the patient and talented instructors for the children’s remarkable training and the pleasing arrangement of the program conducted by the venerable Sisters.

Piano buyer sought for square deal from Brackman agency

If you are thinking of buying a piano and want a square deal see Prof. Brackman. He has the agency for a famous piano brand and offers direct purchase options.

Prof. Brackman

Apple and Cherry Tree Spraying Guidance

The article outlines timing for spraying apple and cherry trees in Dubois County with three applications a season. It provides a Bordeaux Paris green mix ratio of four pounds copper sulfate four pounds lime and four ounces Paris green per fifty gallons, plus lime and copper sulfate diluted separately before combining with Paris green.

Bordeaux Paris

Grafting the Apple Root Study by Purdue Professor

Purdue professor Troop explains grafting scion on whole root pieces to assess effects on tree growth and longevity. Early bearing trees show difficulty detecting size differences, but likely each variety forms its own system regardless of root length used.

Prof Troop Purdue

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ferdinand, Ind Iven Concordia Union Depot 7Th River Loulaville Creens Creek Valley Emma Darchhols Clara Kippenbrock Cincinnati Henry ,Wessel Ida Ella Willie Ban Wessel Mary Dorghhols St. Anthony Jobin Pond John Weyer Theresa Henry Ferdie Weyer Greens Creek Valley Henryville John Kippenbrook Louisa Weyer Louieville Miss Frances Weyer Bennie Laake Fulda John Harm Paul Ender Mariah HJ Our Town Huff Joe Fushe St. Meinrad Anton Harm Owensboro Joseph Honnigford Evansville Indiana Sho King Saul David and Jonathan Donald J. Manning Indianapolis Building Loan Association Building and Loan Odilo Witt Jasper Edmund Metzger Louisville St. Melnrad Ferdinand R. R George ‘Baxer Mariah Hill Anton Bettag Frank Lastie Bredhold Ea Wunsch Celia Maslowsky Ida Lehr Ed Mercier Ray Friedman Auditor's Red John Ed M The Ferdinand Foundry & Machine Works van Dyke Piano Dubois County Telephone Co Dubois County JS. H. Beckmann & Sauer Kentucky Ghe Mathias Olinger J. A. Sonde
Search Courier

Search the Ferdinand News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Ferdinand News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication