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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
3
A rural narrator recounts days repairing a steep hillside and road ruts to dodge poll tax. Workers haul dirt with scrapers and mules, dig a shale ditch, and spread clay onto the road while the narrator endures a mishap with a buckskin glove as a scraper pulls him.
The narrator recalls a harsh road crew stint digging and building in rural terrain. He describes handling a scraper, enduring a mud soaked fall, and steering heavy timber bridges with rock, planks, and spikes. He notes the boss’s authority, shifts of workers, and his own transformation through open air labor while advocating better rural roads and a national turnpike idea.
Describes a child’s frock pattern in Chambray Indian head cotton lawn or linen with a gathered body to a round yoke and embroidery. Four sizes from one half to five years. fabric requirements given for 3 year size with various widths. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
The Paris pattern No 2346 features a white and black dotted shirt waist with front fullness in narrow tucks and a wide shoulder tuck. A cream lawn jabot, insertion bands, and edging finish the center front, offered in six sizes with yardage details and a 10 cent pattern request.
Fragmentary dialogue mentions casual banter and challenge, with unclear context or events. No distinct people, places, or actions emerge beyond teasing exchanges and informal remarks.
A prospective buyer fears running over a person but the salesman jokes the car’s shock absorber will prevent harm. The exchange highlights a humorous defense of the vehicle as the buyer hesitates about driving it.
Two doctors spar over a diagnosis as one asks if the patient’s pain is appendicitis or cramps. The other dismisses the idea with a pun about cream pie. The exchange hints at a humorous medical scene.
In Lawrenceburg Indiana Frank Be Shuts receiver of the Aurora National Bank filed suit in attachment against Sanford Tuthill. White attached Tuthill’s East High street residence appraised at 3800 dollars. Tuthill missing six months likely in Southern Illinois. Case tied to Cypress Lumber and Veneer Co and Aurora Bank collapse. Livery bill settled by Fitch Brothers after sale of Tuthill’s horses and carriages.
OPERATION FATAL Indianapolis Indiana Hill former state treasurer of Indiana died after an operation in an Indianapolis hospital. His home was Bloomington He was 50 and a prominent Republican. For 15 years he led the First National Bank at Bloomington and served on the Indiana University board of trustees. Born in Clay County in 1852 he became state treasurer in 1902 and served until 1907. He held many Republican posts including county and district chairman and state committee member.
Heavy rains push Patoka and White rivers over banks flooding thousands of acres of lowlands in Petersburg and Pike county. Wheat fields are submerged and turning yellow as the rising waters encroach on crops and farmland.
Warsaw and Evansville news recount alarm over the disappearance of Leesburg farmer Leander Jeffries after withdrawing a large sum from Leesburg state bank and vanishing in Warsaw amid suspected foul play. In Evansville another report alleges John Reising’s wife attacked him to seize wages, with a pistol and knives involved.
In Petersburg Indiana, heavy rains caused the White River to rise five feet and flood the Patoka, widening to three miles at one point. Fifteen counties reported high water as farmers relocated families and livestock to higher ground.
The Clover Leaf shops in Frankfort Indiana shut down and about 246 men are laid off after foremen across departments announce impending indefinite layoffs just before quitting time.
Indianapolis records say merchant policeman Matthias Seiler was struck on the head with a blunt instrument and killed by unknown assailants. Several arrests have been made as investigations continue.
Referee F B Lambert of South Bend names Elkhart Trust Co as trustee for creditors of Shoemacker Automobile Co of Elkhart. Claims against the company total 32000 dollars.
A collision on the Indianapolis division of the Indiana Union Railway line near Hilltop involving a limited car traveling at low speed and a work car resulted in two deaths and six injuries.
Oscar 8. Brooke, receiver of the People's State Bank of Brownstown, recovers $173,707.94 from Hugh A. Burrell, a fugitive who wrecked the bank and left Brownstown two days after it closed. Property left may be levied but not sold above $15,600 to $20,000. The shortage equals Burrell's debt. creditors have received forty cents on the dollar, with a possible additional half that amount forthcoming.
Morocco Indiana reports oats in good condition after recent rains. Grass is plentiful as ranchers note stock in good shape. Meadows look flourishing with a heavier hay crop anticipated than last season. Rye fields are unusually promising.
While residents cleaned a house at 300 North Governor Street a placard appeared on the door reading Niggers keep out or there will be trouble. Night Riders. The incident reflects racial intimidation in a white neighborhood amid expected move of a colored family.
A New Albany poll shows Silver Grove suburb growing. Voter count rose from 183 two years ago to 197 recently, an increase of 34 voters.
A band of marauders believed from Kentucky damaged Henry Kaiser's tobacco beds near Aurora Indiana. They dug a grave on the farm, left an old sword and box of matches, and a note threatening further action if Kaiser tried to raise more tobacco.
In Ft Wayne Indiana Philip Plank described as an old soldier from Walien was struck by a Lake Shore train while walking along the tracks north of the city. He was instantly killed and thrown to the side of the track skidding about 100 feet face downward.
In Jofersonville Indiana John Trinke and Jesse Aldrich, lifelong friends, were shot. Aldrich is a nephew of the late Jeff Davis a prominent local figure. Both men were well known in the area.
Ralph Nagle aged 12 from Columbus Indiana drowned in Flat Rock River after a cart overturned near the Cows bridge on the Indianapolis Columbus and Southern Transit line. He tried to save himself but disappeared beneath the water.
In Evansville Indiana Charles seed ten fell from a raft of logs in the Ohio river and drowned in about 50 feet of water. The body was recovered. The boy's father is a clothing merchant.
An Evansville man suffers a severe ear injury after a rat attack at his home. Police report a group of rodents bit him while he attempted to defend himself, with the incident prompting local health officials to advise precautionary measures.
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