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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
7
Town residents report visits from Miss Balbina Kost Mrs Emma Kuper of Evansville and Miss Freda Denning of Ferdinand Academy. August Ringemann returned from overseas service and Corporal Leo F Ernst was honorably discharged. Fishing at Big Anderson yielded a 5 1 2 lb catch as locals note good angling conditions.
Rainy weather kept people indoors as Hugo Fisher Hubert Ernst and Henry Ernst attended divine service on Sunday. John Arehart traveled to English to attend Nick Lucas’s trial on Monday. Hubert Otto Boeglin and Gilbert Arehart went to Ferdinand for a business trip last Saturday. Leonard Conrad died after a long illness last Monday and was laid to rest. Mrs John Arehart returned from Louisville after a brief visit with relatives.
Miss Bertha Bettag visited her sister in Owensboro last week. ONe Prechtel and Louis Gogel, both ill with pneumonia, are convalescing. Mrs Gust Keller and her sons visited here and returned home near Rome Kentucky with Mr Keller. Mr and Mrs Joe A Peters welcome a baby boy named Raymond Joseph. Otto Spayd clerks at Bartleys in Ferdinand this week.
Mrs. August Fritch and Miss Lorina Luebbehusen of St Henry and Mrs. Henry Hoffmann visited Mrs. Paul Schwinghammer Thursday afternoon. Lawrence Jochum left for Farmers City Iowa for summer employment. Barry of Topeka and B C Allen of Detroit were in town Friday on business. Alois Michel traveled to Huntingburg Friday for molar work. Louis Doerr of Huntingburg visited our area Saturday. Emmet Kemp spent Sunday in Huntingburg. Paul Schwinghammer and H A Hoffmann were in Ferdinand on Monday. F X Kunsler was in Huntingberg Monday on business. Albert Sanders of Hunting.
Excitement rose last Sunday noon when a fire was discovered in the sanctuary of St Boniface church. The blaze damaged church goods in a wardrobe before bucket brigades subdued it. Peter Gerber of Ferdinand repaired the destroyed fixtures.
All borrowers of wire stretchers from the firm Weyer and Fleck are asked to return them as soon as possible. The notice emphasizes prompt return to supply others and close out current uses.
Lime and Sulphur spray solution for trees, northern Beech Oats, southern Whipperwill Cow Peas, high grade Buggies, a car load of Fertiliser and other farming machinery. Sold at the right price.
Ruth Wardell, head of the University of Iowa home economics department, argues that children should receive a small early allowance to learn budgeting. She notes six or seven is a good starting age, with funds first covering school supplies and pencils, then books and later personal items like shoes.
The piece argues for disciplined allowances and savings for children to build independence and a college fund. It contrasts diamond investment with government securities and War Savings Stamps as safer, prudent gifts for graduates and brides. It notes the value of savings over luxury items.
A columnist cites examples of youths learning thrift through controlled allowances. A Cleveland boy tracked every clothing cost to the penny and saved steadily, while a Chicago girl started with eight and by sixteen became a sharper buyer, illustrating gradual financial responsibility.
Memoriam notice for Rosalia Maffenbeier who died February 4 1919. The bereaved husband recalls the Angel visiting and leaving a vacancy in the heart that no one else can fill.
Ferdinand Township trustee Nick Senninger announces daily township business at his home office in Ferdinand Dubois County Indiana. Citizens with business are urged to present it at his residence.
A damaged notice offers a worker position seeking a White girl for house work with high wages. It lists Mrs. Wm. Trost at 30 Roosser Place Apartment 1 Louisville Kentucky and mentions calico price at Bartley’s Store.
A correction explains a misprint where funeral was printed instead of wedding in Mrs Henry Grewe’s return from Mt Vernon. The note clarifies the error and notes the Grewes’ wedding tour and Vic Grewe resuming work on the Ferdy after the weekend.
An officer questions a man about an allotment while describing a scant belongings list. The man cites a wife and seven children plus 32 40 experience as his holdings. Bartley’s Store advertises shoes on bargain with high grade Cheviots at a small price.
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