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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1919
Page
2
Long running Corydon saga ends as H. W. Gudgeon weds Florence Gutkese, known as Maudie, in a March 31 ceremony officiated by Magistrate Fogle. Details reveal party moves to Chicago or Middletown, Ohio, while locals recall past finances and alleged deception.
Kodak service advertises mail order developing and finishing with refunds for bad exposures. Prices include 6 exposure rolls 10 cents 12 exposure 20 cents and printing costs per size. post cards 5 cents. firm located at The Rexall Store New Albany Indiana Pearl and Market ad-Liw.
Robert Uemmon, a Corydon soldier, spent days at his mother's home after severe injuries from a German sniper on August 11, 1918. He walked with crutches, faced possible knee amputation, and had been overseas eleven months with two wounds. He recounted his battlefield actions near the Marne and his recovery in Camp Zachary Taylor's base hospital.
Ex County Commissioner Andrew J. McIntosh died at his daughter Mrs James Crawford home in Mott at seven BP last Wednesday April 2 He had been frail and fell Sunday night before death Funeral services were held at United Brethren church Mott with Rev W E Pearson and Rev Fr C Raaf and burial in Gethsemane cemetery He was 83 and survived by two sons Eli of New Albany John of Pilot Knob Crawford county and two daughters Mrs Mary A Buchanan of Fairmont Indiana and Mrs James Crawford of Jackson township He also left 29 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren A Crawford county native he served Jackson township as trustee and Harrison county as Commissioner He was a member of the Regular Baptist church at Bethel and a devoted Christian.
Miss Harriet Irene Dellinger and Arthur Taylor were married Saturday at the M. E. parsonage in Gorydon with Rev. G Moore officiating. The couple will settle on the Taylor family farm west of Corydon and receive well wishes from friends.
Ruskin Rowe recently returned from overseas after twelve months in the Air Service. He spent seven months in England and five in France, including flights over London during the Home Defense period. He witnessed the last London air raid with fifteen German planes, three shot down, and a burning crash three miles away, leaving seven crew dead. He plans to rejoin his father in the furniture business.
Mrs. Mary Wolfe wife of Andrew Wolfe died Friday morning at her New Salisbury home after six weeks bedrest from stomach trouble. She is survived by her husband and seven children including Pete John Jed Redman and Mrs Lon Sieviking of New Albany plus Mrs Sadie McWilliams Taswell Mrs Julia Clark Kansas and Mrs Rose Brock New Albany. Funeral Saturday at Central Barren cemetery after services led by Rev. Oster of Georgetown. She was aged over sixty nine. The notice also lists theater ads for Elis Parker Butler stories The Revolt and a Thursday auditorium showing with 38 00 admission and tickets at Riely's.
Jacob Heishman of Corydon Indiana received a telegram Sunday stating Ora Heishman has arrived in the United States from overseas service with Uncle Sam’s army. The message says Ora arrived today and heads to Camp Devens after four years in service including over a year overseas. He was at the front. the father has not learned his son’s experiences.
William J Kinzer of Boone township offers a large sale of personal property at public auction four miles northeast of Laconi on Saturday April 12 1919 at 1 PM. Included are horses cattle sheep hogs farm machinery and implements from Harrison County's notable farm. Auctioneer John J Seipel.
A very large barn on the Coen Tush farm east of Bradford caught fire around two o'clock Saturday morning and was destroyed. There were no people near the barn with matches and no lightning. The fire is believed incendiary. The blaze consumed feed, farm machinery, ten horses, and sixteen head of cattle.
The public is invited to try the new bakery offering bread pies cakes lady-fingers cream puffs doughnuts and chocolate marshmallow rolls. Mrs Pearl Miller of Corydon Indiana signs the notice.
Lightning struck the barn of Frank Ott in Floyd county around six o’clock yesterday morning, fully destroying it. All stock was removed except two calves. one wagon and a set of harness were saved. The feed was in a separate barn and escaped damage. There was some insurance.
The issue announces a two page supplement with leftover late items including several deaths, the murder at Fredericksburg, and important news about others. It also lists twenty legal notices for Highway petitions filed under the new County Unit Highway law arriving late.
Notice that a petition to improve the Elizabeth Bridgeport public highway by grading and stone paving has been filed with the Harrison County Board of Commissioners. A hearing will be held May 6 1918 in Corydon Indiana to decide if the petition is proper and the work is public utility. The description covers sections 27 22 23 24 13 and the Doolittle Hill area with a 30 foot wide improvement and 20 foot graded road, two stone courses and gravel overlay. Petition signed by over fifty freeholders and voters. SAMC MAUCK Auditor Harrison County Indiana. ad-2w
Notice records a petition for improvement of Mt Lebanon and Ramsey highways in Harrison County Indiana. Hearing set May 6 1919 before the Board of Commissioners at Corydon to decide notice validity signatures and whether steps should proceed. Describes two highway segments proposed widths grading 20 feet and 16 foot paved center with stone drainage and grading details.
A petition has been filed in the Harrison County Auditor's office seeking improvement of the Corydon and Elizabeth public road. The hearing is set for Monday May 5 1919 in Corydon Indiana to consider grading draining resurfacing paving and gravel or stone paving along specified sections of sections 23 24 and 20 in townships 4S 4E and 4S 5E.
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