FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA
NEWS
Date: 1896-05-06; Paper: Indiana
State Journal
Democrats Wanted Batesville
Batesville Indiana May 4
This has been the most closely
contested election in the history of Batesville. The Democrats have
used every effort and have brought in votes from outside the
corporation, and even brought in R.E. Bragg, of Washington, D.C. and
young men from over this State, Illinois and Ohio, but Republicans
elected the full Council and treasurer. Democrats elected clerk and
marshal.
Date: 1874-12-29; Paper: Indianapolis
Sentinel
Batesville Burned up the Town
Practically Destroyed Batesville, Dec. 28, 1874
Again the fire demon has visited our
town, and destroyed H. Schrader & Co's Furniture Factory, the
American Express Office, J.F. Hammerle's Grocery, the stove and the
ware store of J. H. Severinghous, and F. Messlemaker's Grocery and the
fine residence of F. Steigelmyer. the fire was discovered in the fourth
story of the factory, used as a varnish room, and spread so rapidly
that nothing could be saved. Three cars belonging to the I.C. &
L.R.R. Co. were burned, and it was with great difficultly that their
depot and telegraph office was saved. H. Schrader & Co.
estimate their loss at $100,000 and about $30,000 on outside buildings
and cars. Batesville, we may say, is dead, for both our furniture
manufactories have been destroyed in the short time of seven weeks, and
most of the inhabitants depended on them for a living, and many that
lost their tools have no means to start out again. Mr. Schrader
resides in Cincinnati, to whom the news was telegraphed immediately.
J.F. Rolph
Date: 1899-12-13; Paper: Indiana
State Journal
Batesville, Indiana Dec. 11
Two barns belonging to Jacob Cramer,
a farmer, living near Peppertown, with a large corncrib, partly filled,
thirty-two tons of hay and 150 shocks of corn, were burned Friday
night. the fire is said to have been set and an arrest was expected to
have been made today. this is the second time Mr. Cramer's barns have
been burned, and on the former occasion, when he lost, in addition,
thirty -five head of sheep, the incendiaries robbed the house of money
and jewelry while the family were at the fire. Several other incendiary
barn fires have occurred in that section of the county in the past
months, usually coupled with robbery or attempted robbery, and the
farmers are now guarding their property with arms in their hands.
Brookville bakers have entered Into an agreement to sell two loaves of
bread for 5 cents, loaves to weigh one pound.
The Warren Republican February 28 1895