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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
8
Mrs Jacob Dies in Louisville At 29
Mrs. Frank Jacob died at St. Joseph Infirmary Louisville last Friday and was buried Monday. She leaves a husband and two children. She was twenty nine. George Fendel, ill for months, went to New Albany for hospitalization. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Niles Jr. visited Evansville. Willie Osborn suffers tonsillitis this week. Jas Hamilton and Taylor Brady visited Chrisney relatives. Oscar Howard injured thumb trimming shade trees. Lucia Hamilton of Chrisney visits uncle Lloyd Hamilton’s family. Blanche Douthuts and Russel spent last week with Eb Mackey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jacob
St. Joseph Infirmary
Louisville
Charles Niles, Jr
Evansville
Willie Osborn
Jas. Hamilton
Taylor Brady
Chrisney
Oscar Howard
Lucia Hamilton
Lloyd Hamilton
Blanche Douthuts
Gon Russel
Eb Mackey
Schweiters Return, Neighbors Mention Visits
Garret and Ernest Schweiter left here last week for Mississippi. Joe Tableman, working in Illinois for nine months, returned home Saturday. Miss Mary Kennedy spent Sunday with Miss Katherine Geiss of Clay City. Mrs. Ida Alexander of Buffaloville visited relatives in this community last week. Waldo and Wilford Tableman spent Saturday in Chrisney. Chris Egnew of Buffaloville was in town last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garret
Ernest Schweiter
Mississippi
Joe Tableman
Ilinois
Mary Kennedy
Katherine Geiss
Clay City
Ida Alexander
Buffaloville
Waldo and
Wilford Tableman
Chrisney
Chris Egnew
Local Visitors and Family Occasions Highlight Week
Otto Hochmeister visited his brother in Hyunsville. Frank Haase and family attended the Friedel-Hollander wedding at New Boston last Monday. Gerhard and Ernest Schwitzer left for Mississippi. Anna Hanser visits near Rockport this week. Frank Hasse and wife attended his sister's funeral at St. Anthony last Wednesday. Theodore Hanser visits near Rockport this week. Several from here attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hochmeister
Hyunsville
Frank Haase
Friedel-Hollander
New Boston
Gerhard
Ernest Schwitzer
Mississippi
Anna Hanser
Rockport
Frank Hasse
St. Anthony
Theodore Hanser
Funeral of Peter Schaeffer at Mariah Hill
Funeral services were held for Peter Schaeffer who died at his home near Mariah Hill. He was buried in the Mariah Hill cemetery on Wednesday following his death Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Schaeffer
Mariah Hill
Local notes from Rockport and surrounding towns
Wm. Warner was in Rockport on business Tuesday. Rosswell Hopkins spent Sunday with friends in Tell City. Mrs. Gibson returned to her home in Evansville Sunday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Van Winkle. Mr. and Mrs. 8. W. Stockings were in Rockport last Friday. Mrs. Oliver Rhodes dropped her purse with ten dollars into a stove and the money burned. T. F. Johnson and wife spent Sunday with relatives in Dale. Young people attended protracted meeting at Buffalo ville. Victor Wallace Bench, lately ill, is reported improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Warner
Rockport
Rosswell Hopkins
Tell City
Gibson
Evansville
Dennis van Winkle
W. Stockings
Oliver Rhodes
T. F. Johnson
Dale
Buffaloville
Victor Wallace Bench
Chrisney Area Social Notes and Local Births
Chrisney residents Waldo and Wilfred Tableman of Lamar visited Fred Bergman over the weekend. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Jess Monroe on Sunday January 23. Several locals attended court Saturday. Miss Imma Epley of Redbrush visits sister Mrs Franie Schum. J P Chrisney and Chas Wilkinson bought the glove factory. Young people went to Lincoln Saturday night. Miss Ella Campbell has improved after illness. Cyril Fella Will Hesson and Tom Woolard left for the Evansville corn show. Clay Giles and wife visited his mother Mrs William Kinney. Frank Shoemaker won a clock contest dish prize at J P Chrisney and Bro's Thursday. J C Fella remains on sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo
Wilfred Tableman
Lamar
Fred Bergman
Jess Monroe
Imma Epley
Redbrush
Franie Schum
J. P. Chrisney
Chas. Wilkinson
Lincoln
Ella Campbell
Cyril Fella
Will Hesson
Tom Woolard
Evansville
Clay Giles
Wm. Kinney
Frank Shoemaker
J. P. Chrisney and
Bro’s
J C. Fella
Local Social Notes From Rockport and Vicinity
Miss Florence Meece spends the week in Rockport with Mrs. Tom Bird. Ed Swonder and family visit from Hvansville and stop with Walter Swonder. Patmore visits Buffalo ville sister Mrs. Chas Porter and attends a protracted meeting. Ben Kerr and Miss Stella Cravens of Illinois marry here last Saturday evening with Rev. E L Kerr officiating. Greetings are extended. Herbert Sutton and wife attend the funeral of the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Harter in Gentryville. The sick, including Grandma James and Wash Pierce, remain of concern amid improving cases. Ben Ferguson and wife leave Tués-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Meece
Rockport
Tom Bird
Ed Swonder
Carl
Hvansville
Walter Swonder
Ida
Patmore
Chas, Porter
Buffaloville
Ben Kerr
Stella Cravens
Illinois
E. L. Kerr
Herbert Sutton
Will Harter
Gentryville
Grandma James
Wash Pierce
Ben Ferguson
Benton Visit Brings Health Update on Mrs Kerr
Day in Benton Arkansas follows extended family visit. Mrs. Sarah Kerr has been quite sick but is improving at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Ark
Sarah Kerr
St Meinrad residents aid ill mother and church event
Tracie Tuchscherer returned from Louisville to help her ailing mother. Becker Sons bought ten acres of timber from Ben Peters and are converting it into saw logs and building material. Frank Jacob of Fulda visited town on business. Charles Kost shipped 5000 pounds of smoked ham and shoulders to Louisville. Young ladies plan a euchre party on Sunday January 30 at 2 p.m. to benefit the new church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracie Tuchscherer
Louisville
Becker Sons
Ben Peters
Frank Jacob
Fulda
Charles Kost
Local visitors and hometown trips across towns
MAXVILLE Harvey Hopkins of Chicago visits home folks. George Linderman and wife of Troy were in the vicinity. Henry Cassidy was in Louisville last Tuesday. Joseph Schaffer was in Rockport. John Bettag visited home folks at Santa Claus last week. Sam Gears and wife visited Turner Connor's near Lamar Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Hopkins
Chicago
George Linderman
Troy
Henry Cassidy
Louisville
Joseph Schaffer
Rockport
John Bettag
Sam Gears
Turner Connor
Lamar
Newtonville News: Local Death and Health Update
Dr Harter of Newtonville shows slow improvement over the past two months sitting up briefly. A. Wetherill Fred Miller and A B Langley took a business trip to Rockport on Wednesday. John W Miller aged thirty six died at home west of Newtonville last Saturday at 1 pm Funeral held Tuesday at 2 pm at New Hope conducted by Revs J W Bunner and R A Stevens. Miller leaves a mother three brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Harter
Charles F. Wetherill
Fred W. Miller
A. B. Langley
Rockport
John W. Miller
Newtonville
New Hope
J. W. Bunner
R. A. Stevens
Mr. Miller
Local Notes and Changes From Dale and Vicinity
Miss Cox of Grandview visits aunt Mrs Carrie Pennington. Miss Cora Hile and Henry Rusche wed at Evansville last Saturday. bride 42 groom 76. They will live in Higansville. Rusche valued at over a hundred thousand. Jessie Brooner and Wilber Beardsley ill with pneumonia. Union revival meetings at U B church led by Revs Morgan and Taylor. Next week meetings move to M E church. Nobile Medcalf sold property to Charles Adams. will move to Kansas. Born to Will Painter and spouse a fine boy. Mrs Bessie Young teaches for Miss Brooner who is ill. Edgar Hatter on business trip to Boonville. John Herr, school supply agent, in Mt Vernon and Evansville on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Hile
Dale
Geo. Hile
Henry Rusche
Evansville
Higansville
Rusche
Jessie Brooner
Wilber Beardsley
U. B. Church
M. E Church
Taylor
U. B
M E
Nobile Medcalf
Charles Adams
Kansa
Will Painter
Bessie Young
Edgar Hatter
Boonville
John Herr
Mt. Vernon
Notable Local Illnesses and Death in Gentryville Area
The three months old child of Mr and Mrs Will Harter died and was buried Sunday in the Gentryville cemetery. The little daughter of Charles H Phillips is ill with pneumonia. Orville Harris a mail carrier has tonsillitis since Thursday last week and cannot work. Mrs Jeff Atwood is ill. About twenty or twenty five of…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Harter
Charles H. Phillips
Orville Harris
Jeff Atwood
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised With $100 Reward
An ad touts Wall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming it cures all stages. It promises $100 for any cured case that fails and urges sending for testimonials from F J Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. JI. Cheney, & Co
Toledo
Rockport witnesses summoned in Hobbs vs Hobbs suit
Citizens are summoned to Rockport on Thursday to serve as witnesses in the Hobbs versus Hobbs divorce case. James L. Houston attended court in Rockport Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Bardaman Aley
Evansville
Little Pigeon
Aley
Morgan Enlow
Oklahoma
Gentryville
The Sees of Hammurabi Antiquity Revealed
The Hammurabi code, one of the oldest known records, emerged from Babylon excavations and predates Mosaic law by about a millennium. Hammurabi reigned around 2800 B C, with the tablets inscribed long before 1200 B C, suggesting the code’s greater antiquity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammurabi
Babylon
Israel
New York American
Origin of the Signature and Seal Phrase
The passage notes how early scribes signed by blotting ink and pressing the hand to paper with the phrase Witness my hand. It explains the later introduction of seals as a substitute for the hand mark and the source of the expression used in modern documents.
The Nearest He Ever Came to It
A brief exchange about ballooning proves a wry point on perseverance and mediocrity. The narrator notes that steady, practical effort is more useful than flashy talent, as in a bemused remark about a Boston lady’s conversation lifting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art
Boston
Modern Cleveland Baseball Pavilion Promises Luxuries and Capacity
A new American League ballpark in Cleveland, Ohio, will rival Philadelphia and St. Louis in prestige with a steel and concrete double deck, 17 200 seats plus 2 000 in left field, 30 000 potential attendance, unobstructed views, private rooms for umpires and players, women's facilities, and a tunnel entrance from the Naps bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Naps
Music Charms Seagulls at Astoria Skating Rink
A large flock of seagulls gathered near the roller skating rink at the foot of Fourteenth Street in Astoria Oregon as an electric organ played nearby. Spectators noted the birds paid little heed to the people while the music echoed through the tented area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Street
Astoria
Ore
The Martyrs of the Air and Death of Daring Spirits
A condensed note reflecting on pilots and aviation risks as the New York Sun laments the sparrow’s fall foreshadowing dangers faced by daring aviators in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sun
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