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Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1908

Page

8

North Rockport Workers Move to St. Marys Ohio

Louis Winsett left his millwright and night watchman post at the strawboard plant with his family Monday and moved to St. Marys Ohio to work in a strawboard plant. Williams Schertzinger and Ellis Ford who had earlier moved to St. Marys of the Woods returned to Rockport. An air pressure control apparatus attached to the air tube regulates pressure for power use and should prove useful to compressed air users. Messrs Bockting and Madson visited Rockport last Saturday.

North Rockport Louis Winsett St. Mary’s Ohio William Schertzinger Ellis Ford St. Mary’s of the Woods Rockport Messrs. Bockting and Madson

Patent Office Grants Letters Patent To Schum Dealer

Andrew Schum, marble dealer, conducted business in Chrisney Rockport and Evansville this week. He has recently been issued letters patent by the U S patent office.

Andrew Schum Chrisney Rockport Evansville Schum U. S. Patent Office

Mrs. Mary and Anna Wulf Visit Harting Family

Misses Mary and Anna Wulf of Tell City visit their uncle Lawrence Harting and family. Mrs. Ed Madson of Louisville attends as a guest of her sister.

Mary Anna Wulf Tell City Lawrence Harting Ed Madson Louisville

Local visitors and travel notes from Tell City and Huff

Mrs Waldhier was hosted by friends last week. Misses Anna and Louise Keller of Tell City visited in Huff Sunday. Miss Tillie Boehm and Miss Amelie Kineh traveled to Louisville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Max Amuprecht and daughter Lorna spent Sunday with J Friedel. Lawrence Dohrer returned home to Little Rock Arkansas Thursday after a pleasant stay with relatives and friends here.

J. Waldhier Anna and Louise Keller Tell City Huff Tillie Boehm Amelie Kineh Louisville Max Amupprecht Lorena J. Friedel Lawrence Dohrer Little Rock Ark

Local and Area News Highlights from Eureka

Telegraph notes send offs and errands with Merrell chosen as a Brush area teacher and leaving for work. Montgomery heads to De Moines to pursue electrical engineering studies. Births include two boys and a girl with Barnett Small and Bullock families. A peach tree accident injures Hoover. The Mattingley funeral, led by Rev Gabbert and Rev Bryan with Masons, honors an 80 plus year old widower and his two sons.

Rain finally arrives amid town gatherings and travels

BUFFALOVILLE reports that rainfall arrived after a dry spell. Math Pennington of Rockport visited town Monday. Funeral for Jesse Tableman held at Clay City last Friday with many locals attending. Imogene Warner of Evansville returned home after a two week visit. Basket dinner at Little Pigeon drew several locals. Mr and Mrs Charlie Porter spent weekend in Tennyson for camp meeting. Henry Bahn was in Evansville Friday. Mary Meier returned to Owensboro after visiting relatives. Fred Hoffmeier and wife moved to Huntingburg this week, a loss to Buffaloville and gain for Huntingburg. Mrs Stocking returned home.

Math Pennington Rockport Jesse Tableman Clay City Imogene Warner Evansville Little Pigeon Charlie Porter Tennyson Henry Bahn Mary Meier Owensboro Fred Hoffmeier Huntingburg Stocking Anne Maggie Speckner St.Meinrad Owere Anna Jellig John Metzroth Louisville Isidore Egloff St. Meinrad Fred Wagner Phil Miller St. Henry B. J. Bockting Eugene Grundhoefer Paul Ender John Koenig Dale Frank Meyer Ferdinand Ed M. Madson Gender Frank Arnold Joe Schum Will Dilger John Daunhauer Jos. Hollander Christine Fischer John Fischer Jos Sergesketter Fulda Mariah Hill Jos. Grabber Carrie Roos

Evansville trip farmers attend Boonville fair

After a week’s visit in Evansville Mr and Mrs A B Burkhart Mrs Adda Cooper and daughter Anna Alma Schriefer and others left for the Boonville fair Fr A Barker was in Evansville Saturday on business.

Evansville A. B. Buarkhart Adda Cooper Anna Alma Schriefer Boonville Fair Fr. A. Barker

Local residents depart for jobs and travel

Albert Wedeking left last Friday for Valparaiso to take a high school position. Walter Pennington left Saturday night for Morocco to teach for the year. Rev J A Hile and family from Plainville Indiana visited his father G M Hile. Rev J W Gilley and Bert Brown left Tuesday for Georgetown to attend the U B Conference. Mrs Hester Madock of Cincinnati and Mrs Josie Hast man of North Vernon returned home after visits. Mrs Mills and grandson Chester Brown accompanied them to French Lick. Charles Stroud and Claude Musgrave of New Albany with two ladies spent Sunday in Dale. Mr and Mrs Daniel Hile Mrs Eliza Alley of Tell City and others visited Geo Hile at Sunday. Will Hile mashed the middle finger last Wednesday. The Johnson assault case moved from Squire Weller to Squire Willison and will be called Friday morning.

Albert Wedeking Valparaiso Walter Pennington Morocco J. A. Hile Plainville Ind G. M. Hile Bert Brown Georgetown Hester Madock Cincinnati Josie Hastman North Vernon A. H. Mule French Lick Mills Chester Brown Charles Stroud Claude Musgrave New Albany Dale Daniel Hile Eliza Alley Tell City John Collier Lincoln City Goldie Hile Evansville Geo. Hile Will Hile Thomas Johnson Squire Weller Squire Willison Gentryville

Births and visits mark small town week

Born to Mr and Mrs John Kleisner a boy on Thursday Aug 27. Mrs Wm Friedmann and children return to Owensboro with niece Antonetta Schneider and nephew Robert Lindauer for a few days. Several clergy from Jasper Mariah Hill and Troy visit on business. A surprise birthday for Carrie Schneider of Louisville with ice cream and cake. Attendees include Ferdinand Lindauer Simon Lehrslein and Misses Frances Tillie Schatz, parochial school opens. Rain brings relief and town happenings continue.

John Kleisner Wm. Friedmann Owensboro Antonetta Schneider Robert Lindauer Bernhard Jasper Father Wagner Mariah Hill H. Jennings Rockport John Heidelbech Huntingburg Alphonz Krapf St. Henry Ferdinand Lindauer Carrie Schneider Louisville Jos. Vaal St. Meinrad John Harm John Zoglemann Father Thie Troy Max Rupprecht New Boston Carrie Lydia Schneider Frances Tillie Schatz Simon Lehrslein John Hildenbrand Paul Collignon Ferdinand Math. Miller St- Wendel Henry Simon and Daughters

Mariah Hill Social Notes and Local Visit Details

Local news records visitors to St. Meinrad Ferdinand Jasper and Dale towns with names like Nord Wagner Roos Hollander and Jellig. The piece notes school opening on August 31 and a boys hay tariff critique during a Luce township farmer gathering with attendees from Democrats and Republicans. no Taft or Foster names mentioned.

Kennedy Luce Township Littlepage Timothy Will Wilhelms Henry Kaiser W. H. Jones Henry Taylor Anderson Parker James Fodder Alva Brown Dan Lang John Haynes Lammie Williams Milt Harden David Walters P. C. Carlisle Calder Jackson Taft John W. Foster

Clover seed sales and tariff talk at Rockport gathering

In Rockport this week farmers sold cleaned clover seed at four dollars a bushel, the top price for the season. The meeting featured A H Kennedy and T P Littlepage speaking for the Republican cause while hay prices reflected a six dollar per ton tariff and farmers planned more sales pending tariff revisions.

Orian Meeks Evansville Rockport Rockport Journal Tom Timothy Kennedy Public Utilities ‘Commission Indiana

Wedding Approaches As St Meinrad News Hits Week

Local notes report an upcoming wedding between John H Hubers and Rosa Jend set for Tuesday September 15. The St Meinrad baseball team beat Ferdinand 9 to 8, and Thomas R Marshal, Democratic candidate for Indiana governor, will speak Friday September 18 at 1 PM. People visit relatives, attend meetings, and travel to Louisville and Rockport for business and school.

Paul Wagner Louisville Jos. Merkel Bertha Reckleman Ferdinand George Becher Verena Denning Jacob Buxer St. Meinrad Thomas R. Marshal Indiana

Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh

Warning against mercury based catarrh ointments and urging prescriptions from reputable physicians. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective taken internally. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation with price 75 cents and drugstore sale.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio

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