Fresh Oysters at Bromm's Saloon and Local Notices
Friday sales of fresh oysters at Bromm's saloon. Local items include illness of Hugo Beckmann, upcoming presidential election, weddings at Mariah Hill, pineapple ice cream Sunday at Ferdinand Ice Cream Parlor, various sales and listings, new pump purchase, construction progress on John Seger residence, marriage of Emma Klueh and Gerhard Bolte, Barth's Hall dance, farm for sale west of Ferdinand, furniture and range for sale, HENRY BECKMANN listings, molasses from watermelons discovery near Hazleton, new trunks from Ferdinand store, multiple birth announcements, Armour Natural Plant Food branding, and a euchre club birthday surprise for Jos Havlik.
Local residents and visitors in town on various errands
Personal notices list numerous residents and visitors including Sam Newton of Birdseye buying a survey and harness, A C Clifford returning from St Francis Texas, and John Gilmore bringing an engine to Kittens machine works. Several attended weddings and funerals in Mariah Hill, St Meinrad, Huntingburg, and Evansville with other town business noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Newton
Birdseye
John G. Beckmann
John Gilmore
Eckerly
Kittens Machine Works
Andrew Altmeyer
Tell City
Prices and sizes at Senry Beckmann's Store
Prices range from 7.50 to 18.00 dollars for select items. Available sizes span 10 by 14 and 12 by 14 inches at Senry Beckmann's Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senry Beckmann
Births at St. Meinrad
To Mr and Mrs Tony Meiring a girl born October 10. To Mr and Mrs Martin Treach a girl born October 19. To Mr and Mrs Adam Werne a girl born October 20. To Mr and Mrs Frank Schpetz a girl born October 24. Congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Niehaus
Herman Beckelhoff
Philip Schulties
St. Meinrad
Tony Meiring
Martin Treach
Adam Werne
Frank Schpetz
Four Year Old Burns Near Fulda Fire
A Fulda Indiana family suffered severe burns when a four year old girl’s clothing caught fire near a yard kettle. The child was engulfed in flames within seconds as wind swept the blaze toward her. A sister and mother helped smother and extinguish the fire. the daughter was rushed inside as Dr. N. A. James of St. Meinrad attended. The girl’s flesh peeled away and doctors fear she may not survive. The mother sustained burns while attempting to rescue her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulda
Ind
Fred Greulich
N. A. James of
St. Meinrad
Farm Accident Forcing Amputation Of Youth Hand
Joe Bickwermert, about 18, was injured at a corn shredder on farmer William Helming’s land. His hand was crushed and splintered, necessitating amputation above the wrist after doctors Knapp and Wollenmann treated the wound. He is Charles Bickwermert’s son and had often worked with shredders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bickwermert
Corn Shredder
Wm. Helming
Drs. Knapp and
Wollenmann
Charles Bickwermert
Ferdinand Railway work advances toward depot pace
A railroad crew camps near town and moves earth to the public road by the brewery building a three foot fill. The ice house of Ferdinand Brewery must be relocated as grading nears the public school site. If progress continues, the first train may reach Ferdinand before January 1 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Railway Co
Aug. Gelschausen
Huntingburg
Perdinand
Democratic rally includes Lige and Bretz in town
A Wednesday Democratic rally drew residents as a torch light procession led by the St E OA 8 Band marched along Main Street to Senninger's Wall. Henry Beckmann introduced Judge candidate John L Bretz who urged careful ballot practices citing uncounted votes. Lige Vox spoke on platform issues. Harry Carpenter and Dr Cobl were listed as speakers but did not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. E. OA
Main Street
Senninger’s Wall
Towesyman
Henry Beckmann
John L. Bretz
Lige
Vox
Harry Carpenter
Dr. Cobl
Birthday party for Miss Mathilda Sondermann noted
A Cambridge girl friends circle surprised Miss Mathilda Sondermann on her birthday Tuesday evening. Attendees included Rosa and Prances Olinger, Lizzie Lindenschmidt, Mary and Lizzie Heilers, Mary Grewe, Rosa Seafert, Loudwina Roos, Ludwina Worter, Cornelia Hassfuther, Emma and Laura Altmann, Frances Albert, Olivia Kaninberg, Mary Kitten, Gusta Knapp, and Mayme Meyer. Refreshments were served and guests departed late, wishing many more birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathilda Sondermann
Rosa
Prances Olinger
Lizzie Lindenschmidt
Mary
Lizzie Heilers
Mary Grewe
Rosa Seafert
Loudwina Roos
Ludwina Worter
Cornelia Hassfuther
Emma
Laura Altmann
Frances Albert
Olivia Kaninberg
Mary Kitten
Gusta Knapp
Mayme Meyer
Timber for sale call Jon 8 W Pitts
Notice to sellers timber buyers call Jon 8 W Pitts for highest current market price and purchase offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
W. Pitts
November Forewarned Ballad of the 1908 Election
A satirical piece traces early November’s festive mood and the then upcoming presidential race. References a Bryan Taft split, circuslike campaigning, and a humorous forecast of the November 3 election with figures like Roosevelt and Rockefeller named in jest. The poem mixes political caricature with mock forecasts and public curiosities surrounding voting day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Taft
Numa
Teddy
T. R
Texas
Mr. Taft
Lincoln
Cincinnati
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Annual show down ends with harvest and hard coal feast
The piece envisions a year end blend of rural and urban life with farmers stocking a cellar of produce and meat while city residents stock coal and gas meters. It notes Roosevelt's turkey price proclamation and Panama excavation, zodiac signs, the Duke of Abruzzi wedding forecast, and a festive December closing with coal payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scorpio
Bupper
Sagitarus
Japan
Duke
Abruzzi
Elkina Per
Subscriptions and sales notes for The Ferdinand News
The Ferdinand News lists subscribers from Ferdinand and nearby towns including J Prior Gerhard Bolte Frances Frick and others in Louisville Lowell St Henry and more. It also notes subscribers paid in the past two weeks and advertises recruiting a live agent for selling trees shrubs roses and fertilizer with free canvassing outfit and fair commissions. It promotes Armour Fertilizers Natural Plant Food and promises higher yields with regular use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand News
J. Prior
Ferdinand
Gerhard Bolte
Frances Frick
Louisville
Ed Weyer
Lowell
Ind
John Wendholt
St. Henry
Henry Bredhold
Mariah Hill
Frank Gieseh
Uniontown
Mary Schum
Louis Vogel
St. Meinrad
Frank X. Mehling
Henry ‘Rahman
John Klueh
Jacob Hoffman
Mary A. Seger
Henry Weyer
T Henry West
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bromm’s
Hugo Beckmann
Bill
Celia Maffenbeier
August Dilger
The
Peter Mueller
John Seger
Emma Klueh
Barth’s Hall
John Wendhoot
Henry Saalmann
Anton Jacob
E. J. Kilian
Bashel
Hazleton
Chicago
Henry & John Hoffmann
Jos. Havlik
Euchre Club
Mr. Havlik
A. C. Clifford
St. Francis
Wm. B. Brubeck
Newton Stuart
Charles Miller
Cannelton Enquirer
Academy
Mr. Blickenstaff
Lafayette
Frances Mehling
Theresia Gerber
Maffenbeier- Dilger
Bertha Rickelmann
Anna Hubers
Peter Becher
Ferdinand Wagner
Owensboro
Jos, Schum
Evansville
F. X. Rickelman
Mr. Kuntz
Troy
Mary Schumaker
Maggie Schum
Henry Schum
Wm. R. Sauer
J. A. Sondermann
Louis
Chas. Horney
St. Anthony
J. H. Bickmann
Joseph Stratman
Schnellville
John. Geepfrich
Miss Stratmann
Edward Mueller
Johnsburg
Christ Morgan
Ida Jochim
Ida Hubers
Our Town
Alois
Town
Wertnesday
William Stallmann
Son Theodore
Rubie Bromm
Julius Hagsfurther
Frank Tittmer
Huotingburg
Hubert Beckmann
Fred and
John Lehr
Anton Jacobs
J. Beckmann
Fyansville
Bretz
Senninger’s Hall
McCormick Nursery Co
Monroe
Mich
Otis
United States
Cotaly
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