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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1911
Page
8
A newspaper ad touts muslin underwear with hot weather appeal and low prices. Corset covers drawers gowns and slips are offered at 25c 50c 75c and $1.00 with lace embroidery tucks and hem stitching highlighted as exceptional values for the season.
Mr Olive and Miss Flora Bender returned home Friday after a two month visit with her sister Mrs John Celments in Louisville Kentucky. Mr and Mrs Bert Perry and daughter of Chrisney are visiting here. Clarence Davis and wife Claude Ellis and son attended the memorial service of the Ben Hurs at Chrisney last Sunday. Miss Flora Bender and Nellie Fehrman were in Rockport Tuesday. Carl Bender and family attended a birthday surprise at Frank Werry s in Grass township Tuesday.
Eureka reports the wedding of Jake Ruark and Myrtle Sly officiated by Rev. Jeff Bennett. The town notes a typhoid illness in Will Therber’s daughter and a cholera infantum death of Lon Horn’s infant. Rainfall north of town was heavy, crops improving. Rebekah lodge installs officers Lucy Lauderdale N G Dan Lang V G Sam Sanders secretary G D Ely treasurer. The threshing season nears and the Ladies Aid plans to paint the church interior.
Born June 18 to Mr and Mrs Tom Day a baby girl. Mr and Mrs W T Survant and children visited relatives in Princeton over the weekend. Miss Minnie Van Winkle left for Illinois to visit relatives then will go to St Louis for employment. Misses Maude Richardson and Blanche Van Winkle visited Dr and Mrs Coulins in Chrisney. Mrs Anna Gregg of Louisville is visiting relatives here. A crowd from this place attended the event.
Archie Elbert infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Hearn died Saturday night after a brief illness. Funeral and burial followed in Little Pigeon Cemetery with services at the family home and local church.
Local note lists gatherings and visits across towns. Families including Hargis Wright Killian and Snonder are featured. Several residents plan trips to Louisville North Madison Evansville Boonville and Colorado with harvest work noted and Mrs Harter improving.
Local entries show visits and travel by residents including John Rupprecht Celia Nemer and Bonnie Rupprecht with trips to Tell City Mariah Hill and St Meinrad. Several families Mrs Bernard Sergesbetter and Mrs Eckert of Owensboro are mentioned among others with church related notes and a newborn being noted.
Miss Mary Hurst of Newtonville visited Dr. C H Adye and family last week. Misses Clara and Laura Hamilton of Rockport visited relatives here early week. Mrs Hattie Crump and Miss Nell Boyd of Owensboro Ky visited George Boyd and family last week. Will Garvin is on the sick list this week. Donald Shourds of Rockport is spending the week with relatives. Mrs Thomas Sibert is on the sick list. James P Young and daughter Grace were in Evansville on business Tuesday. Miss Jamie McGuire, training for a nurse in Evansville, visited home folks last Sunday. Mrs J Philip Burns and Robert of Evansville visited her parents, Mr and Mrs James P Young. Mr and Mrs B F Sanders and daughter of Hanson Ky are visiting Oscar W and Rezin Anderson. Sanders is giving tuberculosis street lectures with claimed remedy. Miss Virgie Graves and Miss Sallie Duke of Louisville guests on the island of Mr and Mrs Curt Skaggs.
A brief notice reports the death of Agnés Fetter, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Fetter. She died last Monday night and was buried Wednesday with services for the Fetter family in attendance.
Oak Grove reports light to moderate rain as farmers cut wheat and gather clover. Local residents Rollie Morris and family visit Morris kin. Jennie Thomas and Emily Thomas visit relatives. Children’s Day services are scheduled for Sunday night June 25 with public invitations.
John Wetzel, 72, died Tuesday at 3 o’clock after six months confined to home. Born in Ohio in 1838 he married Kathryn Weller in 1861 and had three sons and one daughter. Surviving are his wife, a brother Daniel Wetzel, two sisters, a daughter Mrs. George Haas, two sons Louis and Frank, and another son Edward who died young. Funeral was held Thursday morning at the German M E church in Santa Claus.
Archie Elbert died at home in Lincoln City and was buried Monday at 10 30 AM. Rev N F Gabbert led funeral services. Clarence Brady returned from Evansville. Mr and Mrs Dan Anderson and Mr and Mrs Oatley Anderson visited French Lick. Blaine Egnew and wife of Logansport stayed with sister Mrs Andy Bridges. Ed Snonder and wife with son Paul visited relatives.
Will Brady and wife in Evansville last Sunday. Mrs John Snonder called to bedside of brother John Wetzel of Kennedy Station who is seriously ill. Dr George Warner of Evansville visited farms here last week. Arthur Oskin and family visited daughter Mrs Lawrence Meece at Lincoln City. Will Barnett and wife moved from Pigeon Switch to the area last week. Children’s day exercises postponed to June 25 due to rain. Ice cream supper July 1 for church fundraiser. Walter Price, recently moved from Evansville, is seriously ill.
The column records visits and gatherings in Dale including Bertha Heidelbech and Mrs Florence Brown visiting Evansville and Chrisney events. It notes Dale Highs first defeat, a combined Dale Lincoln City pickup team, a Princeton death of W W Medcalf and funeral passes. It reports school board appointments with E M Lenon as superintendent and Jennie Clark as principal.
Heavy rain Sunday night caused river overflows near Anderson and water four feet deep on the Ferdinand road. Residents Joseph Sturm and Dr. Eugene Sturm from Jasper stayed an extra day due to high water. Community notes include a school treat at Monte Casino and plans as Principal Robert Widmer moves to surveyor’s office. A birth and various visits round out the local happenings.
A speaker longs to escape the heat of work and join fans at a ball game. He recalls Ty Cobb and Casey at the plate, imagines shouting and dancing with the crowd, and dreams of quitting duties to revel in the ballpark atmosphere. A closing note offers a sign for the office door.
A family miles out of town faced a near disaster when their horse had to swim and pull the buggy through floodwater for nearly forty minutes. The water lacked a strong current, but they feared being lost. The child born to Joseph Vaal and his wife is reported to be a fine girl.
Santa Claus Mr and Mrs Otto Hochmeister left Saturday for Bernis where they will spend a week with relatives Truus and Hilda Meyer returned Thursday from Ferdinand where they have been attending school John Martin and sisters Miss Selma and Lydia Mrs Louisa Hanser and family Mrs Wesley Ahring and family Mr and Mrs Tischen dorf and family attended the county commencement at Chrisney Saturday Mr and Mrs Cassler of Terre Haute Ind are guests of their sister and brother Laura and Karl Kettler Miss Ida Martin and Frank Zwickel visited friends in Degonia Saturday and Sunday
W. H. Jones urges Spencer County farmers to demand a dollar per bushel for their wheat and sell at any market price. He warns against trusting single dealers claiming mill purchases and stresses that a good market requires multiple buyers.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of Cheney & Co. of Toledo, swears to a $100 reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The statement, sworn December 6, 1886, notes the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered. sold by all druggists.
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