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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1903
Page
1
County residents gather to inspect vast lines as store crowds grow daily. New customers keep arriving and return visitors grow more familiar with us, fueling a mutual attraction. The ad pushes readers to visit and join the store’s growing audience.
West Point and Corydon played at the Fair Grounds Wednesday and Thursday with variable results. West Point won 11 to 10 on Wednesday, Corydon took Thursday morning 2 to 1, and West Point prevailed 20 to 14 in the final game under poor field conditions with Heth and Bott as top pitchers and Slack praised as a courteous manager.
Up to Saturday evening April 1 fifty?teen days of business saw 94 individuals and firms open deposit accounts. The bank notes its condition and invites inquiries through C. H. Ginkins for monument work. Do not pay agents’ commissions.
The plan sets daily wages for new and continuing public school teachers. Beginning teachers must earn at least 2.25 cents per scholarship unit at their highest license level. After three years, wages rise to 0.75 cents per general average of scholarship and license success. County institute attendance adds 2 percent to the average. Exempt teachers receive 24 times their last examination average.
The notice states a company cannot attend the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis from April 30 to May 2, 1903. It mentions requesting Roosevelt to take their place and notes Roosevelt will attend. It invites readers to contact C. H. Ginkins for buying calls at agent’s percent.
The bill authored by Representative Denbo of Floyd County would make manufacturing selling or exposing for sale adulterated bran shipstuff shorts off-all or mill feed a misdemeanor with fines from twenty to one hundred dollars. It aims to curb abuse where corn cob or plaster content has been used and allows prompt reporting and testing of bran quality.
The writer warns that letting children spend money freely in youth fuels a dangerous habit that grows quickly and causes lasting harm. A loose rein with money can rapidly ruin a boy, with destruction possible in as little as one year.
Local retailer C. H. Ginkins announces a 10 percent cut in regular prices valid for the next 30 days notes alb-ow.
Squashtown society notes remodeling of hemery by Sylvester Setback plus gossip on visits by storks to Johnson Addlepate home. Humorous letters discuss Miss Jemima Rudspinner choosing Ulysses Bowersox over Mr Shin plaster and social mischief at a singing school. Mrs Effie Conrad of Blue River township died last Friday, funeral Saturday.
The Marengo Observer recalls Corydon’s July 9 1863 clash with Morgan’s forces as Indiana’s sole Civil War battle. John R. Weathers argues for a monument to honor Indiana militiamen's valor and link Corydon with Tippecanoe in martial memory, urging timely action while veterans live.
Policy holders met and elected officers including President Thomas Smith and Vice President Valentine Seipel. Harve Albin named Secretary and George Kopp as Treasurer. Prof. Thomas Sonner has been re elected principal of the English High School.
The new law sets elected road supervisors for each road district with first elections on the first Monday in January 1905. Supervisors receive 1.50 dollars per day paid from the township treasury. The township Trustee may divide the township into two to four road districts and appoint supervisors until successors are elected. Road districts exclude incorporated towns. The act amends the 1899 law and is similar in some respects to the amended version.
Roy Farrish and Frank Pearson of this place returned home last week after two weeks in the West to “grow up with the country” stopping in Louisville. Roy took a position with the street railway company there while Frank continued to Corydon last Saturday.
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