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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1909
Page
8
Governor Marshall designates April 30 and October 29 1909 as Arbor days in Indiana. He urges citizens to plant trees and shrubs to beautify public grounds and improve the state's landscape for future years.
Three more Indiana counties rejected liquor, as agricultural districts carried the temperance push. County seats voted against saloons, with Bartholomew, Jennings and Vermillion reporting dry margins. Total dry counties reach sixty two of ninety two. about 678 saloons to close.
John Sheehan twenty four, son of a poor widow in Crawfordsville Indiana, confesses to setting fire to more than a dozen bars over three months. He says he acted alone under liquor influence with a compulsive desire to start fires and watch firemen battle them. In Jasonville Hungarians and American miners clash leaving eleven wounded. Hungyaks flee with families to seek peace. Wayne Badwards former township trustee waives exam on embezzlement charge and is bound over to circuit court. Glenn Snyder seven, son of Mr and Mrs Snyder, dies when a shotgun discharged accidentally at home.
Two Bedford saloon keepers sue Bloomington police to stop arrests claiming local option law only becomes effective after the governor's proclamation. They argue licenses issued October 4 extend to a year, contending law nonbinding until November 20. The dispute centers on timing of the act and its enforcement.
Indianapolis April 5 The plan to merge the Southern and Northern Indiana Teachers associations and then with the Indiana State Teachers association was rejected by the northern group. The southern association voted for the merger while the northern association overwhelmingly opposed it. New officers were elected for both associations with R L Hamilton and O R Baker as presidents of the southern and northern groups respectively. E E Ramsey and Eri G Allen named secretary and treasurer for the southern unit, while W A Myers treasurer and Marence Merwin secretary for the northern unit.
Rev Albert C Rand, missing since March 4 from Warsaw Indiana, was located in a Macon hotel yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Cheries Moon. The minister said he recovered his reason after wandering, writing his wife and asking to return home. Family attributes temporary mental strain to overwork.
Manoie Indiana April 3 Michael Mc Guff city councilman arrested on two indictments alleging he sold city supplies while in office. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Arrest of another councilman on similar charges expected to end graft cases from the March grand jury. Aug Kass dynamically dynamite note confusion.
The jury in Indianapolis on April 2 returned a verdict of guilty in the case of Charles Jackson colored for the murder of Madeline Howard and Joseph Clemmons and recommended life imprisonment.
Terre Haute Indiana April 3 a Texas arrest denies the Tulsa suspect is Sylvanus Burnham the man indicted for the 32 year old murder of Rosa Tritt near Terre Haute. Indiana authorities expect Texas officials to verify identity as Mayors and a Terre Haute detective proceed with requisition papers.
A fire sparked by a child’s careless cigarette in a barn near Petersmith Street and Jennings Avenue swept through South Fort Worth. It caused one death, J. J. Newton, injured six, left 300 families homeless, and halted work for hundreds. State troops guarded the burned district as relief committees organized aid.
Reports say the Indiana traveling from Mezatlan to San Francisco ran aground in foggy Magdalena Bay on Saturday. Passengers and baggage were evacuated by the Albany and the Navajo, with the City of Sydney to pick up the travelers at Acapulco today.
The body of 10 year old Harold Moon was found in Threadlake near Flint Michigan. He disappeared February 27 prompting a kidnapping alert and a reward pool of 1300 dollars offered by local leaders.
Missy Nell Fetzer visited near Corydon with cousin Sylvia Sharp and attended Wyandotte’s final day of school. Cleve Reinbolt led a closing program at Archibald's, with crowd dinner and tableaux. Residents, guests from Leavenworth and Dixie joined in the weekend events and farewells.
A meeting at the Methodist church last Monday organized a local option election effort in the county. Harry McGrain was named chairman, John Daley secretary, John Heth treasurer, with an executive committee appointed. The chairman and committee will handle further organization and petition timing to county commissioners.
Mrs Maud Rusk wife of John Kh Rusk died at her home in Jackson township last Friday morning from acute consumption at about 20 years of age She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Conrad She leaves a husband a baby her parents three brothers and three sisters many relatives and friends The funeral was held Saturday conducted by Revs Kendall and Seibert and she was buried at Hursttown burying ground.
Mrs Susan McCoy died at the County Poor Asylum Monday aged about 85. Her remains were interred yesterday in the graveyard east of David Charley’s. She was mother to LengyL McCoy Agnes Brown and Irima Puen Pd. The decedent had been in the poor house for months and suffered a fall breaking her hip two weeks ago.
Miss Leta Minter and Mr Jacob Bryant of Elizabeth were married yesterday by Rev EF J Lalue at the M K Parsonage in Corydon. The couple, daughter and son of local families, will begin housekeeping in Boone township. They were escorted to Corydon by relatives including Mrs Si’s father and Miss Cora Stevens.
An advertisement touts Rex Famous Complexion Powder as absorbent and non irritating with claims it suits any complexion. It promises a sample package including Rex Complexion Powder Rex Scientific Beauty Cream and an 82 page beauty book in exchange for names addresses of 10 women and 10 cents in postage.
The Lanesville Draft Horse Co offers Magnet No 5541 a jet black stallion 16% hands high weighing 1800 pounds foaled 1901 bred by M Flora Crawfordsville Ind sired by Copeland Amateur Prissette Picador Flora Bell Demorles Grevin La Grange with a breeding fee of 1200 dollars to insure a living colt horses may be viewed at New Middletown and Lanesville before breeding elsewhere ownership by Joseph Thomas keeper contacts 2423mo0
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