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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
7
Fulda reports community gatherings and obituaries as Stephn Birchler, a 41 year old farmer, died of pneumonia. Attendees included relatives from Tell City and beyond. Other items note visits by local families, a Siberia and Main postmaster exam, and local town news including illnesses and commerce.
St Meinrad reports on Father Gerald Ley of St Meinrad Abbey passing May 11 after a devoted life. he was born 1824 and contributed to Montecasino Chapel and Abbey works. Auditors toured roads with county officials along John Graman farm. May devotions and a May 18 funeral are noted. Edmond Metzger returns from Louisville dental college. International Harvester Co. offers machinery opportunities.
Mrs F X Rickelmann and Mrs Will Saver of Ferdinand shared a friendly visit Thursday. Henry Beckman and Joseph Havlik were in town on Monday for business. Adam Grundhofer conducted county capital business Monday. Mrs Andy Gogel is ill. B J Bockting visited friends in Chiieney and Miss Rose Bockting spent last week with relatives in Jobneburg.
Mr. and Mrs. J W Dixon of Birdseye spent the week here as guests of friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lewie Walker returned from a visit with relatives in Aglen and spent Sunday with neighbors.
Jasper notes report a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Frank John Tuesday night. Weddings include Frank Knabel and Lena Betz at St Josephs church Rev Basil Heusler officiating and Dr Jacob J Schneider with Carrie Kiefer at St Josephs. George Hochgernang wed Rosa Henke. Johnny Freyberger and Alice Cox married at Trinity church. Jasper college expects about fifteen graduates in June. Congressman Coxs brother in law John William Chanley gravely ill near Kyana. A water works pump install caused two days of no street sprinkling as reservoir ran low. Robert Fischer son of Mrs Jos Joachim was injured at work and treated. expects recovery.
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The Boston Herald describes the Crow Indian fair on the Little Big Horn River in Montana. It portrays a self governed, entirely Indian event with modern exhibits, a school band, an Indian police force, and indigenous sports, dances, and ceremonial life amid tepees, regalia, and horse racing.
In a Brooklyn hospital drill a veteran physician questions nurses on patient care. One nurse first answers eight grains of morphine, then corrects to one eighth of a gram. The examiner, Dr. Matheson, says too late as the moment passes.
A long time patron boards the water wagon on January 1 and sits proudly. Within a week a friend catching him at an unguarded moment finds him fooling with the brew. He explains he stood to offer a seat to a lady and fell off, a comic twist on manners.
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