Major Funk Drops Dead After Sitting in Swing at Home
Corydon's prominent lawyer Major Wetherford Funk died last Thursday noon while resting in a swing at his home. He had just returned from his law office and collapsed. Dr. William Daniel pronounced him dead. Funk, 67, had recovered from a prior stroke and served as Prosecuting Attorney in 1882 and 1884. He is survived by his wife, two grandchildren, a brother, and a lifelong legal legacy in Corydon. Funeral services were held at the family home, with burial in Cedar Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Wetherford Funk
Funk
Farquar Avenue
C. E. Flynn
John H. Heth
D. M. Rowland
Will J. Buileit
James B. Brewster
Nettie Sriffett
Cedar Hill Cemetery
William Ridley
C. W. Cook
Thomas J. Wilson
William Habermel
George K. Gwartney
Corydon
Judicial
Elizabeth Circuit Announcements and Upcoming Celebrations
The pastor will fill his regular appointments next Sunday at Rogers Camp Ground Depauw and Elizabeth. A celebration is planned at McCauley Grove on the Ohio River below Rosewood on Saturday August 18. Mr and Mrs C M Young of Lincoln County Kentucky visited the Parsonage this week.
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Elizabeth Circuit
Rogers Camp Ground
Depauw
Elizabeth
McCauley’s Grove
Ohio River
Rosewood
C. M. Young
Lincoln County
Kentucky
Effie Young
Soldiers letters from Fort Newport reveal wartime plans
Mrs. C. M. Wheat receives notes from her sons Dewey Duggins and Lewis Lawson, both U S Army soldiers stationed at Fort Newport Rhode Island and Fort Adams. Dewey serves in Battery I seventh regiment artillery and Lewis in Battery M sixth regiment artillery. They mention possible deployment to France and assure family not to worry as they fight side by side if needed. Lewis sends greetings to Auntie and notes readiness to move, with plans to handle siege guns and heavy artillery. Lewis is son of Mr. and Mrs. Wood Lawson of Posey township.
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Lewis Lawson
Auntie
Fort Adams
Dewey
France
Mother
Matt
Lewis
Boy Kills His Mother in Tragic Shooting
In New Albany Mrs. Austin Hough, 28, was shot and killed by her three year old son at her father Willian Thompson’s Greenville township home. The child found a loaded flobert rifle and fired after declaring I am going to shoot. Mrs. Hough leaves a husband and two young children.
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Austin Hough
New Albany
Willian Thompson
Greenville Township
Flobert
Market Highway Route Announced in Indiana
The Indiana State Highway Commission announced about 800 miles of main market highway to be built under the new good roads law. The south main route runs from Lawrenceburg through Versailles North Vernon Seymour Bedford to the Illinois line. The north main route goes from South Bend to Indianapolis Columbus Scottsburg Seymour New Albany and Jeffersonville. Kost & Becker advertise high grade fertilizers and invite customers to view prices in town.
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Louisville
Indiana State Highway Commission
Indiana
Wesr
Lawrenceburg
Versailles
North Vernon
Seymour
Bedford
South Bend
Indianapolis
Columbus
Scottsburg
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Township Trustees Meet for Uniform Rural Aid and Road Repairs
The Board of Commissioners met with ten of thirteen township trustees to discuss aid to the poor and the care of rural mail road networks. The aim is uniform action and preventing improper fund use with winter road repairs in mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
R. F. Davis
Jesse Pitman
Nicholas Eve
Mt Solomon 8 8 Supper Party Hosted by Mr and Mrs Kintner
Mr and Mrs D. C. Kintner entertained the Mt Solomon 8 8 Tuesday July 31 serving cream cake and lemonade. Attendees included Cort Engieman and family Henry Gleb Walter Buassabarger Clarence Gleb E C Neilson Warder and Lola Bussabarger Alma Sonner and others. The group enjoyed music and singing and left thankful to Mrs Kitner for a good time. One Who Was There.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Kintner
Mt. Solomon
Cort Engieman
Henry Gleb
Walter Buassabarger
Clarence Gleb
E. C. Neilson
Weidner, Ind
Warder
Lola Bussabarger
Alma Sonner
Carrie Schwartz
Elsie Cline
Lula
Ora
Elvena
Beatrice
Loran
Morris Goode
Kitner
Death of Abel Colvin’s Infant Son Arthur Lee
The eleven month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Colvin died at their Taylor township home last Friday after a ten day illness of cholera infantum. The funeral was Saturday at 3 p.m. conducted by Rev. E. E. Young of Elizabeth. Burial followed in the Colvin cemetery. The couple’s only child, they receive many friends sympathies.
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Arthur Lee
Abel Colvin
Taylor Township
E. E. Young
M. E
Elizabeth
Colvin
Marriage Licence Entries Listed for Several Couples
A series of marriage licenses are listed for William Lynn and Mary J. Lynn Jesse Kintner and Laura E. Mauck Roy Langsden and Altha Shewe maker Leonard D. Stevens and Maggie E. Werner Elmer 8 Felker and Helen F. E. Newman 41S Harvey E. McKire and Nellie A. Kitterman noting the names of the couples and the licensing action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lynn
Mary J. Lynn
Jesse Kintner
Laura E. Mauck
Roy Langsden
Altha Shewemaker
Farm for Sale Near Corydon Indiana 120 Acres
A 120 acre farm five miles from Corydon and near Corydon and New Albany pike on a public highway. It features a splendid house barn and other outbuildings and is described as one of the county’s best homes. Inquiries at the office. Also notes an all day Catholic service at New Middletown next Sunday August 12 with twenty children taking first communion in the morning and an invitation to the congregation and public.
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Corydon
New Albany Pike
New Middletown
Epworth League Ice Cream Social Saturday Night
Epworth League of Laneaville M E church hosts an ice cream social on the church lawn Saturday night August 19 with a free patriotic program. Public invited to attend. Committee led by Harry Funk of Boone township notes the event follows the funeral of his uncle Major W Funk on Saturday morning.
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Epworth League
Laneaville M
Harry Funk
Boone Township
Major W. Funk
First Communion Day at Corydon Catholic Church
A large Corydon crowd attended a Holy Communion service where thirteen children of the parish received the Body and Blood for the first time. The ceremony featured a High Mass, a sermon by Father Wicke, and music by a Holy Trinity church quartet from New Albany.
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Corydon
Holy Trinity Church of
New Albany
Father Wicke
Mary Martha Shuck
Helen Drew Christley
Goldia Maria Groft
Christine Victorias Groft
Clara Margaret Stem
Rosetta Mary Day
Raymond Edmund Day
Red Cross sewing drive at Harrison County Chapter
The Harrison County Chapter of the American Red Cross operates a workshop in Corydon at the new graded school building to sew hospital garments for soldiers. They aim to produce 650000 bed shirts and 300000 shoulder wraps, with sewing ready for volunteers. Women and girls of Harrison county and Corydon are urged to participate, following a weekly schedule by ward.
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Harrison County
The
American Red Cross
Corydon
W. P. Hulf
Runaway Horse Injures Miss Thelma Bartley in Laconia
Thelma Bartley daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bartley of Laconia sustained injuries when a frightened horse bolted last Saturday afternoon. She was thrown from the wagon, suffering a shoulder injury and other bruises while her sister Vernonia retrieved help and drove her to Dr Hurst in Laconia for care. It was a narrow escape from serious harm.
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Miss Thelma
Thomas Bartley
Laconia
Vernonia
Miss Vernonia
Bethel Grave Yard Cleanup Called For August 16
Special notice urges all interested parties to meet at Bethel grave yard Thursday afternoon August 16 at one o clock to clean off the grounds. By order of trustees. 8 D Tindall W H H Longbottom
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Bethel
Died in Kansas John Bruch Passes at Fifty in Corydon Area
John Bruch died last Sunday at five p m in Stuttgart Arkansas after a four day illness. He was fifty and leaves five sisters and three brothers. Funeral at Pfrimmer's Chapel with Rev. J H Toombs officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Relatives from Corydon and nearby towns attended.
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John Bruch
Frank E. Erstine
Stuttgart
Arkansas
W. P. Mauck
Louis Walter
This
H.C. Minton
Fort Worth
Texas
Mary E. Gunther
A. J. Bindner
Joseph and
Louis Bruch
Louisville
Peter J Bruch
Roseville
Illinois
Two S S Conventions Split for Harrison Township
Two conventions are set for Harrison township with Oak Grove hosting Corydon Sunday Schools and Bethany and Gethsemane, while Fairview hosts Shiloh Pleasant Ridge Fairview Heidelberg Hill Grove Perseverance and A M E. The township divides into north and south parts with Robert Albin named president of the southern part and Joe McClaren president of the northern part. Delegates from each Sunday School will attend the convention serving their township section.
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Oak Grove
Corydon
Bethany
Gethsemane
Fairview
Shiloh
Pleasant Ridge
Heidelberg
Hill Grove
Perseverance
Harrison Township
Robert Albin
Joe McClaren
Towneship
Death of Mrs Celestia Boston at New Salisbury
Mrs Celestia Crandall Boston, 60, wife of David Boston of New Salisbury, died August 1 after a year with tuberculosis. Survived by her husband and son Alva Boston of Louisville, plus one brother and several sisters. Funeral held at home led by Rev Peter Flynn, burial at Bethlehem cemetery.
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Celestia Crandall Boston
David Boston
New Salisbury
Alva Boston
Louisville
Boston
Peter Flynn
Bethlehem Cemetery
Guests at Kamp Keller List Notable Visitors
Mr and Mrs W H Keller host guests at Kamp Keller on Blue River at White Cloud this week. Attendees include Dr and Mrs C T Wolfe and children William and Lois, Mr and Mrs Otia Pickerel and two children, Mr and Mrs Lee Miles and son of Louisville, Mrs H W Dillon of Atlanta, and Mr and Mrs Carlton Daniel of Corydon.
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W. H. Keller
Kamp Keller
Blue River
White Cloud
C. T. Wolfe
William and
Lois
Otia Pickerel
Lee Miles and Son
Louisville
H. W. Dillon
Atlanta, Ga
Carlton Daniel
Corydon
Draft Examination on Harrison County Military Fit Yet
Over 190 men from Harrison County were summoned for draft exams to fill a 145 man quota. Seventy of 290 examined so far are deemed physically unfit for service, with crowds of men aged 21 to 31 awaiting results and speculation that many more than 290 will be called to meet the county quota.
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James A. Watson
Eli Miller
Amzi Weaver
J. ¢. Bottorff
W. E. Amy
Corydon
B. J. Teaford
Lanesville
Charles Sutter
DePauw
Harrison County
Handkerchief Drive for Red Cross Hospitals
In Corydon residents are asked to donate plain white cotton handkerchiefs for Red Cross Hospitals. Bring or send to Sunday School by August 12. Each handkerchief should cost about five cents. linen is discouraged due to cost. A hemmed 18 inch square of old linen or muslin is also acceptable.
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Corydon
Small 15 Acre Farm Near Elizabeth Indiana
Farm listing describes a 15 acre parcel located two and a half miles east of Elizabeth and half a mile from the pike. It includes a four room house, a good barn and out-houses, two cisterns, water, and abundant fruit. Address: Geo. W. McGillon, Elizabeth, Indiana.
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Elizabeth
Pike
W.mcgillon
Ind
For sale threshing outfit with engine and headers
A threshing machine outfit including a Huber engine and separator a Birdsell clover huller and a Deering corn shredder is offered by Matt Hausz Georgetown R No 1 for quick sale at reasonable terms.
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Matt Hausz
Georgetown R
Dr. Elmer Funkhouser Passes Corydon Enroute to Indiana Centers
Dr. Elmer Funkhouser of Indianapolis visits his parents in Heth township after traveling through Corydon. He serves as assistant pathologist and bacteriologist in Indiana University's Medical Department and recently enlisted in the hospital service, likely headed to France or Russia with the Lilly Base Hospital backed by Eli Lilly Company in Indianapolis.
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Elmer Funkhouser
Indianapolis
Corydon
Heth Township
W. K. Funkhouser
Funkhouser
Indiana University
France
Russia
Lilly
Draft inquiry for August Nau from Taylor township resident
August Nau, a Taylor township boy with farm employment in Jefferson County Kentucky, visited the office yesterday to inquire about the draft though he had not been called. His file number is 1075 and he may be reached before the quota is filled.
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August Nau
Taylor Township
Jefferson County
Kentucky
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Major Funk Drops Dead
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Good Farm
Epworth League Social
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Red Cross
D. Tindall W. HH
Longbottom
Kansas
John S&ruch
Jon
Celestia Boston
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