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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
5
A. F. Gugrell sues the estate of Isidore Schumacher alleging claim on an insurance policy. The administrator moves to demand a more specific claim, but the court overrules the motion, allowing the case to proceed with the current pleadings.
State of John Frakes arraigned for procuring female for house of prostitution. guilty plea and county exile. cases continued. Multiple civil matters with damages and trials by court. divorces granted with alimony and child support terms. Venue issues noted. continued actions and cross claims in several dockets.
Workmen digging for water pipes at the Fourth Street Baptist church unearthed a cast iron casket set in the old graveyard. Inside lay a well preserved body about 40 to 60 years dead, dressed in formal clothes, with an oval plate over the face. Local memory recalls a prior burial of a similar nature, suggesting wealth. A new grave was dug beside the church and the casketed body reburied under mayoral order.
In Louisville on June 14 a farewell party honored Gust Schmitt at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weaver in Reservoir Park. Gust departed Monday night for Oklahoma with friend John Orthober. Attendees included Rosa Egier, Mary Schmitt, Bertha Englert, Ame la Schnellenberger, Mary Voeger, Corrina Lattla, Katie Huter, Anna, Maris and Oliva Weaver, Gust and Laula Schmaltz, George Waldhier, John Klemn, Ed Madson, Theodore Temple, Albert Orthober and Ed Razer. The guests danced and played games. Frank Hokiet: is suffering with a braleed band which lig the Sanoad.
Jacob Butsch of Lynnville and Omar Powers of Slendal visited in town Tuesday while Gilbert Gehlhausen returned to Evansville Monday. Numerous locals including Beekmann of Huffman and John Gerber of Evansville spent days here or attended events last week. Several families traveled to Louisville Cincinnati and Fulda for visits and a wedding. A mishap on Joe Bartly’s farm injured Herman Bolte and another picker’s finger was torn. A large group gathered to surprise Aloin Gerber on his sixth birthday with music and entertainment.
The Booster Band plans a large July 3 event in Senninger's Garden Ferdinand promising grand picnic fun. Committees prepare, hundreds of dollars of goods ordered, and a dancing pavilion will be open day and night. A Tell City aeroplane may not fly in yet but other amusements will entertain all ages as residents fund new band uniforms.
A collage of short items: William H. Dick in Dansville reports odd twin egg claims. Barrow, England promises 1000 more women to war industry. a 250k year old mammoth chunk found in Long Beach. a Turkish baby found and named Alexandra Douekaia by a Russian regiment in Petrograd. Mrs. Paul Breaux in Thibodaux claims 110 years old with long line of descendants. George de Collyny on world journey nearing end with rivals in France. Georgia’s Stafford in a hospital payroll plan to avert self harm. Helen Bradford, 20, graduates high school and plans Iowa University enrollment.
The wedding of George Wiemeyer and Miss Leona Hollinden occurred at St. Ferdinand church on Wednesday at eight in the morning. Bridesmaids Clara Remko and Irene Hollinden with Emma Hollinden as maid of honor. After the ceremony the party visited the bride’s parents and enjoyed a spread, with a free dance later at Mike's Hall. The couple will live in Chicago where George works as a vigor maker. A surprise birthday party for Mr. Albert followed with many locals attending and singing and dancing into the night.
Two couples from Haysville, Philip Newham and Cornelia Crose man, Henry Hoffmann and Elisabeth Aneg erer, plus Paul J. Pitts of New Orleans and Clare J. Bridge of Anderson. Also Elige Jacobs and Amelia Thimling. George F. Wiemeyer of Chicago and Leona Hollinden of Ferdinand. Married in clerk’s office by F. L. Bets.
The forecast from the U S Weather Bureau predicts a week beginning Wednesday June 8 1948 for the Ohio Valley and Tennessee region with intermittent showers likely Friday or Saturday and again Tuesday the 28th. Temperatures are expected near the seasonal average.
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