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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
7
Local items announce a county fair August 24 28 with improvements to fair grounds and a large canning effort by Corydon Canning Co. plus sales at Vogt's and Rowe Bros furniture and Griffin's clothing. Judge Cook holds court in Cannellt on week and community events at the Auditorium tomorrow night.
Durand Michigan August 8 twenty three dead and many injured after two sections of Wallace Crothers circus trains collide in Grand Trunk yards. Unidentified bodies lie in morgue as jury planned for August 14 inquest. Officials say air brakes failed to stop the train and some brakes refused to work. Also notes a pearl found with mussel shells near New Amsterdam Arkansas? Ohio river gathering shells becomes new industry.
Rev H Hilgeman will preach his farewell at New Middleton Reformed Church on August 10 at 10 a.m. Friends across the county regret his departure yet cheer his next school study. An article in this issue urges avoiding harsh discipline of children and promotes reading on parental care. C V Trorrer & Co advertise winter shoe stock as the shop closes out odds and ends.
In Morgan township excitement grows over John Hibsch who died June 28. Coroner Nye ordered exhumation and an inquest to probe possible foul play with a verdict due at the September grand jury. Separately, visitors from Louisville called on relatives in the area as harvest season nears and local merchants advertise seasonal goods and services.
Lanesville LA report notes Ben ton county trip by Sir Frank Yest and a church renovation with new seating. Residents include Mathias Hausz purchasing land from Peter Roth Jr and Mrs. Jones visiting Floyd county kin. Five year old Herman Leew dies of pneumonia. funeral led by Father A Peckskamp. Leew’s wife showing slight recovery.
Floyd Davis remains ill. John White bought a car load of ship goods last week. Mrs Ola Lee of Milltown visited her mother Sunday. Reinhardt sold a colt to Leon Davis of Sunshine. Swarens traveled to New Albany last week. Beatrice Vance of Louisville visits here. Levi Sappenfield and wife visited near Georgetown. Frank Summers and family visited James Carter at last. Emma Davidson of New Salisbury visited Wm Reinhardt. Camp meeting at Silver Heights draws locals. Orlin Reinhardt visits his grandfather Samuel Davidson. Nellie and Marun Bye of Milltown visit here. Roy Mundy and Mary Howerton wed by Squire Arnold of Fairdale Aug 1. Rev Toombs could not fill appointments. Rev Schoonover preached at Lamsey. Fall hat line at Dismore’s. Augusta Vausha and Anna M Schuppert to marry tomorrow. Fresh confections at Breeden & Feller’s.
In Cleveland on August 6, two prominent physicians, Dr. Adolph Cadell and Dr. Ernest H. Leute, drowned while swimming off the German American clubhouse. The report notes their status as respected local doctors and outlines the tragic lake incident. A subsequent ad promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, claiming it aids digestion and nutrition.
Dixie. Woulp Neely. Guy Cannon is home from the West. Edward Weas nod fully visited J. C. Miller, Sunday. Wood Neely visited Emmett Pittman. Mr. and Mrs. Flavius Haas visited Daniel Neely's last Sunday.
Andrew J. Glaze files to obtain a license to sell intoxicating liquors in Posey Township Harrison County Indiana at Corydon on the first Monday in September 1903. The request covers sale in a 20 by 40 foot two story building on William Glaze lands near the Sugar Grove and New Albany highway with a front room of 30 by 20 feet and four rooms total.
An advertisement touts Kodol as a universal digestant that relieves indigestion by digesting food without stomach effort. It claims the stomach rests while the body gains strength from wholesome food and asserts dieting is unnecessary. The notice is sold by L. A. Biely & Son.
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