Local News Highlights From Ferdinand Area
Mra S W Pitts is on the sick list free wedding dance at Barth's Hall next Tuesday evening a Jack Frost touched the garden Sunday night Dr Knapp moved into the Mehling property Shade Dixon of Adeyville has a public sale on Tuesday Oct 29 See Dale to get electric lights and concrete sidewalks for winter J Weyer the popular implement man received large loads of fencing wire Ready mixed paints white lead and linseed oil for sale at a bargain Ben Bolte & Sona Mr and Mrs J Rheinacker entertained friends Mrs Lawrence Tretter moved into Henry Myers residence Sam W Pitts left for Texas to manage a new sawmill All Stars Orchestra danced at Knusts Hall crowd from here and nearby towns attended The Ferdinand News ad shows subscription rates The Sliders beat a team from Maria Hill 6 to 3 Chas Horney injured at the new school building is improving Mr and Mrs Philip Benner welcomed a baby girl Mrs Benner is daughter of Mrs Mary Lindenschmidt Leonard Mueller hosted a social with a Buster Brown contest Bank examiner Springer reported the bank in fine shape F J Hamilton of Louisville plans rapid business writing course for two dollars with nightly lessons in the school building He is noted penman in the south.
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J. Weyer
Ben Bolte & Sona
Ferdinand Township Trustee Plans Saturday Office Hours
Ferdinand Indiana trustee Wx. Helming announces Saturday office hours for township business in Dubois County. Citizens with township matters are urged to present them on that day each week.
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Ferdinand Township
Dubois County
Ind
Wx. Helming
Ferdinand, Ind
Notice on Timber Sale at Walls On 8 Wa Pitta
Notice lists timber for sale with a call to anyone having timber to sell to present at Walls On 8 Wa Pitta where the seller will pay the highest price.
Death of Another Pioneer Ignatz Bosler Succumbs at 83
Ignatz Bosler aged 83 died at his son in law Joseph Deetle’s home in Owensboro Kentucky early Monday. Born in Germany in 1824 he traveled to the United States with his brother Simon and lived in Pittsburg before moving to Mariah Hill Ferdinand and later Owensboro. He leaves seven children and two sons predeceased him. The body was brought to Ferdinand for burial in St Ferdinand cemetery. Sympathy from the bereaved family is extended.
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Ignatz Bosler
Joseph Deetle
Owensboro
Germany
Simon
Pittsburg
Mariah
Hill
Mr. Bosler
Ferdinand
Chicago
Simon Bosler
Mariah Hill
Ignatz
William
August
St. Louis
Joe
Albert
Lizzie Lease
Mary Detle
Jake
Rockport
George
St. Ferdinand
Explosion Destroys Fontanet Town and Mills
Fontanet Indiana faced total devastation after nine twenty five explosive blasts at the Dupont Powder Company plant. The blast killed twenty five to forty five and injured over six hundred. every building was levelled and residents sheltered under tents guarded by state troops. Martial law was proclaimed as the shock felt miles away sparked comparisons to an earthquake.
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Fontanet Ind
Fontanet
Dupont Powder Company
Courier Journal
Frank Hanly
Freak Names in Chicago Directory Glaring Oddities
The Chicago directory reveals unusual names. Ex Elk and two Amens are listed among many common surnames. Notable given names include Szyczkiewicz Cyzsz. 6 549 Johns and 4 877 Smiths appear, with single Oat, five Lions, two Elks, five Mooses, and many Foxes in the population.
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Chicago
Szyczkiewicz
Cyzsz
Johnsons
Johnstona
Smiths
For Sale Milch Jersey Cow Milker Seeks Ilk
For sale a fine half Jersey milch cow described as a good milker. For further information apply at this office.
The Waning Hardwood Supply
The piece warns that hardwood lumber demand outstrips supply as annual cuts fall a billion feet short of seven years ago. It notes price rises and declines in oak, yellow poplar, and elm, with softwoods growing fourfold the hardwood harvest. It identifies Appalachia as the remaining large timber source needing careful management.
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Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Lake Statea
Mississippi Valley
Appalachian Mountains
Lake States
Arkansas
Louisana
Mississippi
United States
Appalachian
Forest Service
Forester
Washington, D.C
Good Luck Medicine Co. offers sarsaparilla liniment and salve deal
R E Mason president of Good Luck Medicine Co advertises four dollar bottles of sarsaparilla for two dollars and four ninety cent boxes of salve for one dollar with an absolute guarantee and full refund if not satisfied. The address shown is Terre Haute Indiana.
Residents See Wide Travel Ties in Town Visitors
Local names from Covington Evansville Jasper and St Meinrad visit or travel through town. Residents journey to Denver Memphis and Lawrence while others return from Louisville Peoria and Huntingburg. Several families plan extended trips to Nebraska as visitors and locals mingle with visiting kin.
Improvements About Town I About Town School Exterior Nears Finish
The town notes progress on local buildings with the school exterior nearly complete and a new paint job applied to John G. Beckmann’s clover seed cleaning building. Sidewalks near Frank Altmann’s residence were raised with cinders to improve rainy weather conditions.
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John G. Beckmann
Clover Seed Cleaning Department
John
Frank Altmann
Subscriptions Increase for THE FERDINAND News
The Ferdinand News announces new subscribers and recent paid-up members. Names include Henry Bredhold Mariah Hill Ind Joe Gerber St Marys Ind Tony Lindenschmidt Fe Mary A Seger Catharine Weyer John G Beckmann Leo Snyder Mrs Joe Weerter Jos Oser August Krampe Mrs A M Hofmann John Lindauer John Weyer Sr Frank Mueller Dr V Knapp Fred Bicker Mike Altmann St Meinrad Ind Anton Matter Portsmouth O rdinand.
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Henry Bredhold
Mariah Hill
Ind
Joe Gerber
St. Marys
Tony Lindenschmidt
Mary A. Seger
Catharine Weyer
John G. Beckmann
Leo Snyder
Joe Weerter
Jos. Oser
August Krampe
A. M. Hofmann
John Lindauer
John Weyer
Frank Mueller
V. Kn
Shadows That Sing at French Society Exposition
At a recent exposition by the French Society of Physics visitors witnessed an inventive blend of phonograph and anchiptograph. Figures on the acresn moved as if singing while corresponding sounds emerged from the phonograph, producing an astonishing fusion with promising detail to follow.
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Covington
Our Town
George Oeding
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Eugene Senninger
Shanda
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John Mehling
Math. Schum
Owensboro, Ky
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Henry Rottet
Jasper
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Joe Volz
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Cincinnati
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Leo Mebling
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Nick Wagner
Leonard Roth
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Clem Kollker
Mt. Vernon
Francis Klueh
Mary Theile
Dan Owens
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Ireland
Dr. Schriefer
Ernst. Landgrebe
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