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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
5
The notice urges attendance at the farmers picnic on the 17th and promotes Keller's sale with shoe department bargains, carpets at near price, butchers' specials, and liberal fair premiums. Mentions visiting relatives, creamery news, church events, and local auctions amid festival plans and acreage notices.
Multiple short items report on the farmers' picnic schedule and parade at 9:30, local visits, illnesses including appendicitis and typhoid, various social notes, a piano sale, a yellow fever count in New Orleans, a whiskey sale offer refused, and pending legal matters with Major Frimmer and Justice Morris, plus a $4000 fair premium total.
Grace Russell updates from Laconia as Frank Radmacher loses a fine horse and Roy Duggins starts a new house. Visitors from New Albany and Louisville are noted along with farm sales, an accident, and social gatherings. The Rebekah sisters meet, and Miss Lois McRae hosts a social honoring her visiting brother.
Nellie Rush celebrated eighteenth birthday with a Sunday school return party at home and a trip to Seven Springs. Louisville guests Emma Carlisle Tillie Weikle Homer Darnford and Homer Wilson enjoyed the outing, with other relatives visiting New Albany Corydon Sunshine and St Louis connections noted. Several locals attend church and visit relatives as the fair approaches.
Several locals make business trips and visits around Bridgeport including Albert Castlevier from Lanesville, George Fulner to Cordon, and May Carter with Florence Cooper from Elizabeth. D. T. Carter hosts a family visit as Misses Farnsley and Fisher from Borden call on relatives. Hickory Mill of New Albany plays Embury boys, 12 to 23.
Reports include sick Bay, visiting families, and church announcements. Rev N M Rutheley to fill for Rev W G Morgan on Aug 13 at 10 30 A M. J N Davis Jr plans move to Princeton. Morgan family to French Lick for a few days. Webster township highway damage set at 80 dollars per claimant after reviews. Cora Hancock dies of diphtheria. two siblings ill. John H Lohmeyer named Justice of the Peace. Brice Reagan resigns. Ten inches of rain in Gibson county causes 100000 in damage. Frank M Wilson signs off.
The mikir climbs a tree and imitates a monkey to lure tigers, dropping weighted rags to mimic a baby monkey's cry. A successful strike follows when a tiger lunges. The same caller uses a fawn cry for deer, used only in open grasslands to avoid danger from a sudden tiger appearance.
A clipped humor note references Hix Temper andBlobbs-Wigwag noting temperaments. The Philadelphia Record quotes a quip about amiability in loss and includes items about Frank Marsh visiting relatives in Laconia and Miss Clara Housewald assisting Superintendent Jenkins. Names like Lawrence A. Slaughterback and VeCutcheon appear in a garbled list with couple of transfers between people.
John H. Lohmeyer has qualified as executor of Joseph Rogge's last will and testament. The estate is insolvent and will be settled accordingly. Creditors must file their claims at the Clerk's office.
The Taylor township trustees of Harrison county Indiana announce budget figures for 1906 at the advisory board’s annual meeting. Estimates include township expenditures 1913.95 with 26 cents per hundred and 25 cents per poll, local tuition 1948.16 with 50 cents per hundred and 25 cents per poll, special school 807.29 with 23 cents per hundred and 24 cents per poll, road 7230.40 with 7% cents per hundred, additional round 2336.99 with 10 cents per hundred, poor tax 1 cent per hundred. Total expenditures 4326.79 with 126% cents per hundred and 7h cents per poll. Assessed property value 64,000 in 1905. Dated August 8 1905. Signed WM S. Russell Trustee.
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