Indiana letter to Slaton Texas boom town readers
A Ferdinand Indiana resident writes about Slaton Texas founded in 1911 with 1000 inhabitants. He notes new school building, Santa Fe improvements including depot and transcontinental line, jobs, climate, crops, cattle, and housing. He invites Indiana friends to visit, invest at 15 to 25 dollars per acre, and mentions local church and Catholic school plans.
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Indiana
Plains
Texas
Slaton
Santa Fe Railway Company
Santa Fe
Galveston
San Francisco
Amarillo
Joe
New Uniforms Ordered For Ferdinand Baseball Team
A community fundraiser at Olinger's hall collected money for Ferdinand baseball uniforms and gear for the 1913 season. The order includes light gray shirts with an F, stockings, belts, caps, balls, and mitts, with a treasurer’s record listing donors such as Joe Daunhauer Leo Seufert Frank Mueller and others totaling 39.25 on hand.
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Ferdinand
Olinger’s Hall
Card of Thanks for Loretta’s Kindness and Support
We thank four neighbors, friends, and relatives for help during our daughter Loretta’s illness and death. Special thanks to Rev Father John and Dr E F Schriefer for promptness and to Mr and Mrs Nick Senninger.
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Loretta
John
Nick Senninger
Bartley Bros Discount Sale At School Hall
Bartley Bros advertises a 10 percent discount on ready made clothing shoes mats rugs and hats and 25 percent on carpets ending March 28th. Miss Mosher of Colorado promotes at the school hall Sunday night with admission 15 cents for bio children and 600 seats offered with a view of the stage. Reckelhoff and Muller push Correct Shape Patent Leather Shoes with a crack guarantee and a free new pair if needed.
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Bartley Bros
Misa Mosher
Colorado
Theschool Hall
Reckelhoff & Muller
Little Girl Called Home Dies at Nine
Loretta Senninger, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Nick Senninger, died Monday evening at five after a four day illness from broncho pneumonia. She was nine years old. Interment was in St Ferdinand cemetery. The family and community share their sympathy.
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Loretta
Nick Senninger
St. Ferdinand
Church Dates and Names Tie to Parish Records
Fragmentary OCR lists church dates and individuals including John Wever Sr Sebastian Schreiner Loretta Seuninger and T Sehlachter. No clear event or action is stated. the text appears to be a partial parish record or wedding registry fragment.
Barn Fire Destroys Navier Fleck's Farm Buildings
A large barn near Navier Fleck, four miles northwest, was totally destroyed Sunday night with five tons of hay, hundreds of bushels of corn and wheat, farming implements, and a fine stallion lost. Fleck removed work horses but suffered failures. horses saved. The incident followed by community notes and local ads including matting line and a sale listing. a baby died shortly after birth to Peter Purchholz and wife. Interment scheduled for eight this morning. Our sympathy to the bereaved parents.
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Navier Fleek
Peter Purchholz
Ferdinand Township Rock Road Election Urged by Local Attorney
Voters in Ferdinand Township are urged to approve a rock road bond on March 31. The letter argues the ten year tax average of 45 cents per $100, with home owners paying about $1.12 per installment and farmers about $2.25, compares favorably to longer-term financing elsewhere. It contends improved roads lower winter costs and coal prices, defends against remonstrators, and appeals for community progress over individual interests.
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Ferdinand Railroad Co
Patuka Township
Ferdinand Railroad
Ferinand
Mr. Palmer
Ferdinand
Perdingud
McFall
Arraatn
Heavy Rain Disrupts Trains and Roads in Local Area
A major rainfall caused flooding and high water, halting Ferdinand and southern trains for a day. Water levels reached 524 inches in one location. Purdue Extension plans a dairy production train with lectures along the Evanaville division starting April 1. A Haontingburg meeting is set for April 6 at 7:30 PM to view Purdue dairy cows. John G Beckmann promotes farming implements and prices.
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Ferdinand
Florenz
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue University
Southern Railway
Evanaville
Haontingburg
Purdue
Dance Fundraiser Stirs Town After Senninger's Hall Event
The Aid Society Band hosts a dance at Senninger's Hall Monday night March 31. A special train will run to Huntingburg after the event, and Miss Mosher of Colorado is advertised as a true lover with a money note.
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Miss Mosher
Colorado
Huntingburg
Aid Society
Senninger’s Hall
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Joe Daunhauer
Leo Seufert
Dee Mueller
Joe Kippenbrok
Albert Weaver
Sylvan Schnieders
Joe Leinenbach
Frank Roos
Wm. Wirtzberger
Fe, E. Metager
J. H. Rerstiens
Herb Senninger
Leonard Roth
Sam W. Pitts
John Russ
Frank Mueller
Henry Beckmann & Sons
A. J. Reinacker
Reckethoff & Muller
Karl Olinger
Val Fleig
Burleson
Lucy
Sidney
Virginia
University of Texas
Washington
M. Sodality
Clemens Hilmers
Rosa Beckmann
Clemens Lueken
T. Sehlachter
John Wever, Sr
Sebastian Schreiner
Loretta Seuninger
Briuay
Mary Reinacker
L. Sehlachter
Regina Schorno
Philomena Gerber
Wilemina Linder
Henry Freck, Jr
Ind
Xavier Fleck
St. Anthony
Mr. Fleck
Desroyed
Reckelhoff & Maller
Jasper
W. A. Wilson
Ferdinand TP
Township Rock Roads
Stari
John Deere
Hartman Mfg. Co
Hamilton Co
Campbell
Hoosier
John G. Beckmann
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