New Dubois County Tax Levy Set Under New Law
Indianapolis Oct 8 1919 The State Board of Tax Commissioners completed Dubois County levies under the new tax law with townships and cities listed against the old levies The state tax rate will be announced next week and should be greatly reduced Assessments were made earlier and taxpayers can now estimate the effect of the revised system The commissioners credit fuller listing of taxes and more even burden distribution for lower taxes despite wartime costs
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Indianapolis
Ind
Dubois County
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Patoka
Ferdinand
Jasper
City
Huntingburg
Birdseye
Town
Columbia
Harbison
Boone
Madison
Bainbridge
Marion
Hall
Jefferson
Jackson
Tractor accident kills Huntingburg official in 1919
Joint Representative William Frick of Huntingburg died instantly when a Fordson tractor toppled while cross ing a ditch on Mrs Louisa Landgrebe’s farm last Saturday at 4 30 PM. He left a wife and two twin brothers. Burial was at Fairmount cemetery Huntingburg Monday. Armistice Day will be a holiday in Dubois County with a Red Cross celebration in Jasper inviting all, especially veterans. A booklet on Americanization Day in Indiana Public Schools is issued for Oct 24 1919 honoring Theodore Roosevelt. The upcoming marriage of August Bickwermert to Miss Catherine Wendholt was announced at St Ferdinand church.
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William Frick
Huntingburg
Louisa Landgrebe
Frick
Fairmount Cemetery
Dubois County
Jasper
Red Cross
Indiana
Theodore Roosevelt
August Bickwermert
Mise
Catherine Wendholt
St. Verdinand
Joe Weyer
Joe
Keep Home Ties and Courier Rates in Ferdinand News
The Ferdinand NEWS and Evansville Courier offer a year of papers for six dollars in October. The Courier costs five dollars for first zone daily and seven fifty for daily and Sunday. Carrier changes include Raymond Werten serving rural route No 2 after William Wirtzberger resigns to work ice and soft drinks. A help wanted ad seeks a girl for general house work with wages.
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Evansville
William Wirtzberger
Raymond Werten
Wirtzberger
Will
South Let St
Louisville
Kentucky
New Subscribers for the Month of September
The editor thanks readers for growing subscription numbers and promises improved content. Names added last month include Val Hoffmann in Adgeville Indiana, Mathilda Ernst and Annie Lueken in Louisville Kentucky, Edward Olinger in Rayne Louisiana, John W. Ewing in New Albany Indiana, Henrietta Belz in Evansville Indiana, Joe C Petry in Ferdinand, Albert Eversmann in Murphysboro, and St John Tempel in Ferdinand.
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Val. Hoffmann
Adgeville
Ind
Mathilda Ernst
Louisville
Annie Lueken
Edward Olinger
Rayne
John W. Ewing
New Albany
Henrietta Belz
Evansville
Joe C. Petry
Ferdinand
Albert Eversmann
Murphysboro
John Tempel
Primary Election Notice for Ferdi nand October 27 1919
Notice announces a town primary to choose Clerk Treasurer and ward trustees in Ferdi nand. Primary set for October 27 from 7 30 to 9 00 PM at the town school hall. Candidates must file by 10 00 AM October 27 and attend the primary. Local notes mention a newborn girl at the Weyer home and a humorous aside about a Moline Tractor.
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Joe Daunhauer
Frank Muller
Charles Olinger
Henry Haake
Centennial Exposition at Bosse Field to Open Oct 14
Evansville announces a grand Centennial Exposition at Bosse Field running October 14 to 24. Expect three exhibition halls, a stock pavilion, agricul tural halls for Purdue University and Oakland City, a royal Hippodrome ring, and various concessions. Military camps, airplanes, and demonstrations fill the grounds.
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Evansville
Eighty-Fifth Field Artillery
Camp Knox
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Lieut
Lockfear
Marriage Licenses Issued The Past Week
John Armstrong to Flora Ragle of Ireland. Herbert M Schwartz to Frances Stuetter of Huntingburg. Otmar Boeckelmann to Mary Dupps of Jasper. Joh W Ellsworth of Huntingburg to Mabel M Byrd of English. George J Kreilein to Clara Rees of Jasper. Thomas Bauer of San Antonio Texas to Mathilda J Thimling of Dubois.
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John Armstrong
Flora Ragle
Ireland
Herbert M. Schwartz
Frances Stuetter
Huntingburg
Otmar Boeckelmann
Mary Dupps
Jasper
Joh W. Ellsworth
Mabel M. Byrd
George J. Kreilein
Clara Rees
Thomas Bauer
San Antonio
Tex
Mathilda J. Thimling
Dubois
Farmer Beier Of Fulda Passes Away
Fulda Oct 7 John Beier a prominent farmer two miles north of Fulda died Monday morning after about a year with tuberculosis of the bowels He was about 45 years old His wife one son Ben and one daughter Rosalía survive The funeral was held Wednesday morning The NEWS thanks Evansville Centennial Exposition directors for a complimentary ticket and note the directorate president Samuel L May and secretary E H Hyman extend thanks
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Fulda
John Beier
Ben
Rosalia
Evansville
Samuel L. May
E. H. Hyman
Vanderburg County Parade and Exercises Planned
Vanderburg County prepares a community event featuring a parade and pen exercises. Gov. Goodrich is scheduled to attend on foot during Indiana Day on the 16th. A grand ball is planned.
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Vanderburg County
Goodrich
Indiana
October Term Calendar Sets Cases for Dubois Circuit Court
The Dubois Circuit Court schedule for October lists 32 cases with Judge W D Carl as pro tempore. Items include guardian appointment for John Buschkoetter, multiple divorces such as Kendall v Kendall Gates v Gates Carroll v Carroll Eckert v Eckert, and other matters from October 10 to 28 including bank guardian actions, damages, and contract releases in Patoka and Bainbridge townships.
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Dubois
W. D. Carll
Petersburg
Tdudge
Hunter
John Buschkoetter
Kendall
Gates
Caroll
Robert Eckert
Eckert
Huntingburg Bank
Mary Harlan
Guardian
Twenty-five Months Overseas Veteran Visits Huntingburg
Louis Reckelhoff of Huntingburg spent a few days in town with relatives after returning from twenty-five months of artillery service overseas. He was gassed once and discharged two weeks ago. Red Cross records note 399 mental disability cases in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky hospitals, with 24,000 nationwide. Home Service department offers prompt help for claims. Also listed are two horses aged six and seven, harness, and cart for sale.
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Louis Reckelhoff
Huntingburg
Louia
America
Lake Division
Red Cros
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
United States
Home Service Department
The
Red Cross
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Andy Jent
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Wilson
Gold Star
Corporal Andrew J. Hessig
Maurice L. Weddington
Corporal Mark C. Dufendach
Robert J. Lange George League
Edward Angerer James Harold Cox Elmer Earl Cooper
Edward W. Hunefeld
Herbert M. Huff
John Leng
Frank K. John George
Leo Krodel
Albert Lusch
Lawrence Webelhor
Frank G. Newham
William H. Noble
Clarence J. Schneider
Leonard R. Schipp
Peter J. Seng
Ben H. Spilmeier Barney Sweeney Otto Vogl
William L. Vogel
Margaret Wilson
Dubois County Historical Committee
United Hienill BP
Bask
Ove Haere
Royal Hippodrome Circus
William Weathers
Bank of
Marengo
Harris
Simmons
Frank Weber
Ben Rollmann
Infield
Sinclair
Stephens
Mills
Wm. Cave
Rock Road
H. J. Lemme
Traylor & Krempp
Wiliam Wirtzberger
Leo Peters
Bertha Boehmann
Charlee Hawk
Cincinnati
Mathias Olinger
Ferdinand Machine Works
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