Gossip and social notes from Evansville area visitors
Misa Hilda Zoglemann of Evansville visits with relatives here. Miss Alberta Biiehler returns from Evansville. A grand picnic will be held in Hollander's park and hall with day and night music. John Epple and family visit Urban Bierehler. Mariah Hill ball players visit for a game won by the visitors. Threshing continues as heavy rains delay harvest. Albert Thoma and Ed Ernst lead as threshermen. Mrs Everett VanWinkle of Terre Haute visits her parents here. Solomon Miles reportedly has cane fever with a noted joke cure. Mr and Mrs Keasner of North Dakota visit Mr and Mrs James T. VanWinkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Hilda Zoglemann
Evansville
Alberta Biiehler
Hollander’s Park
Albert Thoma
Ed Ernst
Solomon Miles
Mrs. Keasner
North Dakota
Local visitors and Rain Note Adgeville
Adgeville reports a rain but no details. Herbert Walker of Huntingburg was in town Sunday. Albert Schnellenberger and wife visited Ferdinand Monday. Mrs. Robert Klueh of Louisville visited her parents here. Lawrence Hobbs and family of Uniontown spent Sunday evening here. Lawrence has a new Ford. William Kessner and family of Tei City spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs W C Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Walker
Huntingburg
Robert Klueh
Louisville
Lawrence Hobbs
Uniontown
William Kessner
Tei City
W. C. Wheeler
Siberia Ball Team Delivers Interesting Game At St Croix
In Siberia a dry spell and hot sun frame a Sunday baseball tale as the Siberia ball team plays a notable game at St Croix. Local residents Edwin Denning and his mother visit Jasper, while the Kunkler Brothers visit Adge ville, and other area residents travel between Ferdinand and Yell City. The Farmers Organization holds a lively meeting in the school hall as locals engage in community events and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
St. Croix
the Farmers Organization
Local youths buy Chevrolet car in Evansville
The boys purchased a Chevrolet in Evansville on their way home. Dr. Wm. Lomax of St. Meinrad treated Mrs. Uebelhor at Leo Uebelhor’s home. Several locals visited churches and relatives in St. Meinrad, Ferdinand, Louisville, and St. Croix. The note ends with a playful line about money for the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Wm. Lomax
St. Meinrad
Leo Uebelhor
Robert Elmer
Hubert Ernst
St. Croix
Albertine Elmer
Bernard Elmer
Louisville
Births and social notes from St Meinrad and surrounding areas
St Meinrad reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Orville Halsey on Tuesday. Congrats. Joe Vaal made a business trip to Rockport Tuesday. Mrs Verena Berger visited Evansville Tue-Wed. Mrs Charles Ferris of Louisville and Mrs George Bischoff mentioned. J F Buxer traveled to Louisville Tuesday. Alvin and Oscar Widmer of Louisville visiting relatives. Mrs Mary Brown and Mrs Ben Lindauer of Louisville noted. Mrs Claud Lomax of Holland visited Dr and Mrs Wm Lomax Wednesday. Anna Fischer Regina Neu and Frank Brockman on a Huntingburg business trip Wednesday. Miss Tillie Mullis and Claudine Schnellenberger in Ferdinand Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verena Berger
Evansville
Charles Ferris
Louisville
George Bischoff
J. F. Buxer
Mary Brown
Ben Lindauer
Claud Lomax
Holland
Wm. Lomax
Anna Fischer
Regina Neu
Frank Brockman
Huntingburg
Local Visitors Stop in Johnsburg and Nearby Towns
Johnsburg reports Evansville visitors A G Luders and N A Jochem on business and Henry Wilders from Jasper as well as Mrs Hulda Cooper and daughter visiting Giff Cooper in Huntingburg. Peter Jochem appeared in Huntingburg while Will Niehaus from Lamar visited Johnsburg midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Cooper
Huntingburg
Giff Cooper
Peter Jochem
Will Niehaus
Lamar
Burg
Chomie Grouch Refuses Orders Until Death Sends Still
A terse note hints at a stubborn figure who defies commands until death ends his defiance. It adds a skeptical remark about girls shopping for clothes and ends with an exhortation to read the NEWS for updates.
Mummified Bodies Found In Remote Pretoria Caves
Explorers uncover mummified remains in Kaster district caves west of Pretoria. Deep entry hole, rope descent, long cave passages possibly miles. In dark chambers lay mummified buck, tiger with jaws open, and a six foot monkey corpse beneath bat dung. Bones and chipped flints scattered on floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaster
Pretoria
South Africa
Grant Intercedes To Save Lee After Civil War
After Lincoln's assassination Andrew Johnson sought harsh punishment for the South and even contemplated arresting General Lee. Grant informed Johnson that Lee had surrendered and could pursue postwar duties without disruption. Grant warned Johnson the army would enforce Lee’s terms, ending the plan to detain Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Union
Congress
Lee
Grant
Johnson
Detroit News
Tea Ship Sign Ties Boston Tea Party To London Shop
A London grocer's sign of the crown and three gilt sugar loaves marks the shop that shipped the tea sent overboard in 1773 during the Boston tea party. The sign, bearing the year 1650, survives above a modern storefront run by descendants of the founders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church Lane
London
Boston Harbor
The Easiest Way in a Clay County Marriage Tale
A Clay county farmer seeks marriage license and ceremony choice. His elder asks whether a preacher or justice of the peace will marry him. The groom recalls his sister in law’s caustic remark about sermons and chooses the peace route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
Indianapolis News
Germany Lacks Anthem Amid Official Berlin Notice
Berlin officials announce that the German people currently have no national anthem. The statement clarifies the constitutional period and explains the absence of a designated national song at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
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Qsiann
The
International
KNUST@WERNE
Fulda
John Epple
Huffmann
Urban Birehler
Mrs
John Walker
Mrs. Everett VanWinkle
Terre Haute
Adgeville
Albert Schnellenberger
Ferdinand
Lawrence
Edwin Denning
Jasper
Kunkler Brothers of
Gilbert Arehart
Frank Heeke
Henry Schlacher
Yell City
John Arehart
Edward Schlachter
Devine
Edward Uebelher
Jesse Fields
Decatur, Ill
Michel
Theodore Ernst
Mathilda Ernst
Hubert Boeglin
Orville Halsey
Joe Vaal
Rockport
Alvin and
Oscar Widmer
Tillie Mullis
Claudine Schnellenberger
Johnsburg
A. G. Luders
N. A. Jochem
Henry Wilders
Ness
Detroit
New England
Ilves
Tom-Dick
Harry
Remke Bros. Garage
Freinacker Company
Ferdinand, Indiana
Office
G. G. Metzger
Ind
Jochem
Ferdinand Township
Dubois County
Nick Senninger
Ferdinand, Ind
A. F. Gugsell
Oda
Timothy
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