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Corydon Democrat

Location

Corydon, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1905

Page

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Marriage license form details and questions from Indiana 190

The notice reproduces the official male marriage license application listing required facts such as names, birthplaces, residences, occupations, and health status. It notes the bride’s similar form with added support but no income requirement. It also mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills and a lost pocketbook notice with a reward.

State Board of Health Sixty-Fourth General Assembly Herculer State of Indiana Clerk Circuit Court DeWitt

Reader Named Postmaster at Corydon Office

Charles H. Reader will become postmaster of the Corydon post office for four years starting January 10 1906 if he lives. Senator Hemenway will recommend Reader over S D Bartley and Thomas H Jones. Reader’s salary is 1500 dollars a year with a deputy of his choosing at 400 dollars a year. Local backers faced strong opposition from higher office figures.

Charles H. Reader Corydon Hemenway Reader S. D. Bartley Thomas 8. Jones

Wife Beater Larue Sentenced in Indiana Court

Wendall B. Larue twenty one year old telegraph operator and one of Indiana’s best known, received two to fourteen years at the Indiana Reformatory Jeffersonville for assault and battery with intent to murder his young wife. He was sentenced at Warsaw and worked at a railroad tower in Princeton. He allegedly burned her with a red hot poker after their marriage. Mrs. Larue, an attractive young woman from a prominent wealthy Jewish family, was noted in the case.

Wendall B. Larue Indiana Indiana Reformatory Jeffersonville Warsaw Ind Princeton

Rev Toombs Holds Valley City Meetings

Central Ss A Douglass reports Rev Toombs conducting a series of meetings at Valley City. Cumberland Telephone Co plans a new line from Central to New Amsterdam. County Commissioner E B Love moved to a new residence. Cedar Wood post office discontinued last 15th. supplies and fixtures turned over to the postmaster. Henry Albin is gravely ill from kidney trouble. Wim Blake makes improvements to his dwelling. A severe snow storm and blizzard arrived last Sunday the 16th.

Toombs Valley City Cumberland Telephone Co Central New Amsterdam E. B. Love Cedar Wood Npf Henry Albin Wim. Blake

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Stands 25 Years

An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as iron and quinine in a tasteless form. It proclaims no cure no pay and lists a 50 cent price, noting the product has endured for a quarter century.

Local Notes from Bridgeport and Nearby

Donn Carter reports community updates in Bridgeport. Prof. Y L Farnsley has a new baby at his home. Mrs D T Carter visited relatives at Shucks Corners last week. Henry Beeler appointed for R R No 1 starting locally. Ex Trustee Tom Farnsley bruised head and sprained ankle after a wagon fall. Miss Mary Wright returns from New Albany visit to aunt Mrs Graves. Thomas Bryant of Elizabeth injured after falling from wagon en route to New Albany. Raiser Wright blacksmiths win contract for a R F D wagon for Henry Beeler. Thomas Evans sells ped dling outfit to Lonnie Rooksby to start berry business due to ill health. Willie Johnson berry grower ships new berry wagon to the town by boat. Miss Marie Diddleott clerking for Bacon & Sons in Louisville visits grandfather Diddleott here. Rev Father William Gordon calls asking aid for priest home at Benna Vista. Curtis Howerton of Embury vi.

Y. L. Farnsley D. T. Carter Shuck’s Corners Henry Beeler Tom Farnsley Mary Wright Mrs. Graves New Albany Raiser & Wright Thomas Evans Lonnie Rooksby Willie Johnson Heights Here Marie Diddleott Bacon & Sons Louisville Diddleott William Gordon Benna Vista Curtis Howerton Embury vi

Local Notes From Taylor Township and Nearby Areas

Community brief listing residents moving about and visiting towns in Kentucky and Indiana. Mentions Bettie McRae with malarial fever, Jas A McRae relocating to Corydon, Wm Cullum from Leavenworth, a well attended St Johns quarterly meeting, Blanche Conrad visiting Lillian Davis, Cunningham visitations to Stithton, Matt Case from Louisville visiting, Rhoda Tilley visiting grandparents in Evans Landing, Abel Colvin buying a new buggy, a horse accident to Fred Johns, Mayer family visits in Louisville, extended visit to Chicago, a pike trip on April 9, Rosewood youths at Cement plant River View.

Bettie McRae Jas. A. McRae Corydon Wm. Cullum Leavenworth St. Johns Blanche Conrad Lillian Davis J D. Cunningham Stithton Parva Alice Miller Harry Stewart Matt Louisville M’s Jesse Young Evans’ Landing Clumbus McRae Alice Lizzie Davis Chicago Pike Rosewood Riverview Medow

Local Deaths Mention Erysipelas and Stroke Hit Family

A series of brief notices reports a resident dying of erysipelas on the 12th and being buried at DePauw. Harry Wolfe of the same neighborhood died the next day of scarlet fever. Miss Jennie Tabler, a trained nurse, was with Will Houston's child when struck by illness. she was summoned to her sick mother who suffered a paralysis stroke while walking in the yard, leaving her unconscious for a period.

Cinity DePauw Harry Wolfe Jennie Tabler Will Houston

Farmer Albert Rosenbaruger Sees Active Spring Planting

From Veedersburg Maryland on April 8 1905 Albert Rosenbaruger writes to the Democrat apologizing for late subscription. He reports sowing oats 108 acres plowing 60 acres for corn and 49 more to plow with fine weather and healthy mother at eighty one despite routine errands. He encloses one dollar and promises to write again if not discarded.

the Democrat Lips

Family gathering in a spring wagon ride summary

A group including Ella McCauley Lola Berry Nellie Berry Iva Edith Reeves Arminda Noe Mary Young Eva Brown Mary Mer y Lawrence Reeves James Reeves Frank Brown Harmon Brown Willie Bence Abel Colvin James Noe Lon Miller and others traveled home with a 2350 pound load in a one horse spring wagon under the hospitality of Mr Fred Watson.

Lawn Fred Watson Ella McCauley Lola Nellie Berry Iva Edith Reeves Arminda Noe Mary Young Eva Brown Mery Lawrence James Reeves Frank Harmon Brown Willie Bence Abel Colvin James Noe Lon Miller

Tax penalty notice to county treasurers for May deadline

The State Auditor informs all county treasurers that taxes unpaid by May 1 incur a 19 percent penalty. All parties should notify Treasurer O’Conor on or before May 1 and avoid delays. If the treasurer fails to collect the penalty after May 1, he must cover it personally.

O’connor

Death of John Swartz in Scott Township

John Swartz aged about twenty eight, son of Mrs Mass Swartz of Scott township, died Sunday night of consumption. The funeral was held yesterday from the church and he was buried in Slottell burying ground. Rev Rumbley conducted the service.

John Swartz Mass Swartz Scott Township Slottell Burying Ground Rumbley

Franklin township Sunday School Institute at M. I. church

The Franklin township Sunday School Institute will be held at the M. I. church in Lanesville on Sunday April 30 at 2 PM. All township schools are expected to be present. Henry Wright president Clara Richeer secretary. April 2w.

Franklin Township M. I Lanesville Henry Wright Clara RicHeEr

Baby named after grandmothers in compromise

The newborn receives a name honoring both grandmothers after a partial disagreement. The final choice reflects a mutual compromise between families.

Marriage License Notices Listed in The Hub

Marriage license entries show Claude Moser and Elizabeth Whipkey Wm Allen and Luella Simler Clarence McKinney and Bertha Lesler James Crosby and Anna Hughes. Completeness is the only word that expresses our assortment of white waists handled by The Hub.

Frightful Sufferings Relieved by New Life Pills

C G Grayson of Lulu Mississippi suffered severe pain from undigested food. After taking Dr King's New Life Pills he writes that he was cured. The pills ease stomach and bowel disorders with their tonic laxative effect. 25 cents at L A Riley Son's Drug Store guaranteed. apr Gasoline store repairing a specialty at Vogt's

C. G. Grayson Lulu, Miss Dr. King L. A. Riley & Son’s

Death of Corydon High School Principal Adam H Reising

Adam H Reising 38 principal of Corydon High School died last Friday after illness of seven weeks. A respected teacher and Sunday school worker, he leaves a wife and two daughters. Funeral held Sunday at Cedar Hill cemetery with community mourning. His humility, diligence, and deep educational work were eulogized by speakers.

Adam H. Reising Corydon High School Mr. Reising Nicholas Heising State Normal Terre Haute Bloomington Christian Church Grimes Irvine and Black Cedar Hill Reising Adam Reising Hickman’s

Love son enters Massey Business College in Louisville

Grover Love, son of County Commissioner Edward B. Love, traveled to Louisville last Monday to enroll at Massey Business College. He is expected to study for ten months.

Grover Love Edward B. Love Louisville Massey Business College

Keller's Offers German Imported Silver Bleach Linen

Great specials in German imported silver bleach table linen 62 in 65c grade for 60c 72 in 1 grade for 780 at Keller's.

Keller's

Indiana a Good State for Insurance

A Indianapolis Star editorial highlights Indiana life insurance laws as among the strictest, noting reserves held by state auditors and investments limited to government and municipal bonds. It credits the rigid framework with protecting policyholders and fostering rapid, orderly growth of Indiana companies.

D. E. Sherrick State of Indiana Meridian Life and Trust Company Indianapolis Ind General Assembly D. E. Suernice Massachusetts Indiana Insurance Company Indianapolis Star

First couple faces new county marriage license rules

James A Crosby and Anna Hughes of Jackson township sought a license under the new law. The clerk delayed because Anna was seventeen, requiring parental consent from her mother. The pair wed that night at 8 by Rev Black at George Crawford's residence.

James A. Crosby Anna Hughes Jackson Township Salisbury George Crawford Rev. Black M. E. Church

Dog Fennels Triumph In Corydon Post Office Race

The Regulars led by Jones were defeated by Reader’s Dog Fennels in a fierce county contest. The underdogs rose to the top, aided by a silent but effective push from the current postmaster and a county state official.

Corydon Jones

Death of Harry Heth at New Albany

Harry Heth died at his sister Mrs. Frank Gwin's home in New Albany shortly before midnight Saturday from pulmonary troubles. He was thirty years old, son of the late Henry Heth of the area, and held trusted positions with the South eroal alway Company. Funeral services were conducted locally yesterday with interment in Cedar Hill cemetery.

Harry Heth Frank Gwin New Albany Henry Heth Southero Alway Company Cedar Hill

Congressman Zenor Invited as Delegate to Brussels Conference

Congressman W. T. Zenor is asked to accept a delegate role for the Interparliamentary Conference in Brussels Belgium May 15 1965 focused on international arbitration Richard Barthold of St Louis leads America’s arbiters group The Corydon store Keller’s displays the largest line of dress goods ever shown including Mohairs Secillians Panamas and Mohair novelties.

W. T. Zenor Brussels Belgium Richard Barthholdt St. Louis of the Corydon Keller’s

Meridian Life agent to visit Stewartsville for claim

John S. Williams, general agent for Meridian Life & Trust, will travel to Stewartsville, Indiana, on Thursday to handle a death loss claim and related procedures.

John S. Williams Meridian Life & Trust Stewartsville Idiana

Also Mentioned on This Page

The United States Congress Penn Mutual Sears Ltisrad Eost Penn Mutual Life A. Bulleit Corydon, Ind William [Eckert Laconia Road Jacob Stevens Charles Reader Ss. A. Douglass Bridgeport Donn Carter Thomas Bryant Elizabeth Taylor Township Stats Davin E. Saerrien Joan C. BruinemeEr IndiranaPolls Mr. Vernon, Inv Veedersburg, MD Albert Rosenbaruger Sunday School Institute Sarah Catherine Vogt’s
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