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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
7
Rainy days ease as residents share visits and travels to Jasper Huntingburg St Marks and Rockport. Local gatherings include St Anthony school hall entertainment May 26 and June 2 with refreshments and performances of Augusten in Seine Neue Stelle In der Sommerfresche and Herr Haberkorn.
FULD A. Sergesbetter teaches the parochial school at New Boston. The annual pilgrimage to Monte Casino chapel occurred on Monday May 6 with favorable weather and nearly all the congregation participating. Thomas Gross of New Boston visited town last Thursday. Corn planting is delayed due to heavy rains over the weekend. Low lands flooded. ground must be worked again. Much tobacco will be grown this week.
Miss Maud Kost of Evansville visited home folks here a few days. Miss Lillie Lehr of Grandview is spending time with Jake Hollander and family. Mr and Mrs Jos Jent and children of Jasper visited relatives here. Jake Ruxer and Ed Ringemann went to Detroit to buy three Maxwell touring cars. Mrs Ed Otto and two children of Jasper visit Henry Otto. Miss Johanna Bischof returned from Louisville. Mr and Mrs John Gerber visited Louisville relatives. Mr and Mrs Karl Schnellenberger and Henry Meyer attended a Fulda dance. Miss Mayme Skrynecke returned from Louisville. Miss Anna Detert of Louisville stayed with relatives. Miss Katy Fetter of Evansville visited home folks. Geo Bischof John Hubers and others went to Rockport on business. Several children received solemn communion last Thursday.
Rainy weather persists with several local health updates. Mrs. Joseph Arehart improves, Edward Arehart returns from Madison and Edward Hubbers with Miss Josephine Arehart go to Louisville. Mrs. Gertrude Stallmann has passed away. The Graves' child ill with pneumonia. High waters damaged crops after extended rain. many planters must replant corn.
Bernard Kappner of Evansville mingled with friends early in the week. Rev. A. Bauer attended the Jasper conference on Wednesday. Olivia Lindauer of Fulda passed through town Monday en route home from St Henry. Mrs. M. Mohr and daughter Tina returned to Cincinnati Tuesday after a two week visit here.
Miss Elsie Leathcr was in Huntingburg last Wednesday. Christ Singer and his son visited Jasper Thursday. Henry Hoffmann spent Thursday at Rockport visiting his granddaughter Miss Anna Schwoeppe. N A Jocie attended to business in Evansville. Mr and Mrs H A Hoffman and children and Miss Elsa Newman of Huntingburg were in Holland Friday.
Wm Bosler traveled to Tell City on Friday for business. Mr and Mrs Wesley Wibbeler visited relatives in Evanville over the weekend. Peter Schnell was in Tell City. Mr and Mrs Will Jochum visited Dale on Monday. Nicholas Jochem made a business trip to Huntingburg Monday. E Kemp and sister Leonora shopped in Evansville Tuesday. Joe Vaal of St Meinrad and Carl Neuman of Huntingburg were in town Tuesday. H A Hoffman conducted business at Dale Tuesday. Mrs Rachel Kinchell returned home Tuesday from a two week visit at Eyapsville.
A list of scattered names and notes appears, including references to Xavier Ballia, Frank’s parents, Metzger, Ben Bolte, Carolina Brinkmann, Maria Remke, Maria Reckelhoff, Jos. Kitten, Peter Werne, A. Lucken, Susanus Wagner, Louis Boerate, Anna Kippenbrok, and a Congregation. Exact events or dates are unclear from the fragment.
A sequence of property ownership changes is recorded, detailing transfers between individuals and estates across Huntingburg and Birdseye. Names include Adaline Arensman Nora Miess ner Henry G Werremeyer and others with parcels ranging 23-13 and lot numbers, with sale prices noted from $100 to $5000.
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