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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1921
Page
8
The Ramsey holiness camp meeting is underway at the grounds one and a half miles south of Ramsey. It began Friday August 12 and runs ten days with able preachers. Joe and Helen Peter of Ramsey lead the music and are popular singers attracting many travelers. Mill feeds are available at the Elevator.
A basket meeting is announced for Pleasant Ridge United Brethren Church four miles south of Corydon on Sunday next, August 21. Services will be held morning and afternoon led by Rev. M. C. Patterson of New Middletown with local ministers assisting. This marks the final New Middletown U B Circuit gathering for the year and completes four years as pastor for Rev Patterson who serves four congregations. Large attendance anticipated and the public is invited.
Three year old Poland China sow and eight pigs offered for sale by Jacob Shaffer of Corydon Indiana R R 5 Eureka phone. Listing notes contact details for interested buyers.
A four adult party took a weekend river voyage last Friday to Sunday on the Steamer Nashville. Passengers included Mrs. Ed Lahue Mrs. Claude Hurst Mrs. Geo Miller Mrs. Rhea Lamb Lucile Lone of Corydon and Mrs. J A Singleton with daughter Misa Faye Mauckport. They traveled from Corydon toward Tell City Owensboro and Evansville aboard a Nashville line excursion noted for roomy accommodations and on board snacks.
A carload of poultry and dairy feeds arrived at the elevator as a railcar shipment noted as A-10-2w.
Community items include new car corn and apples at Miles Variety Store, Cal Humphrey buying a Overland from Saffer & Kirkham, Dr L F Glenn visits Ramsey, birth of Lyle Kenneth Dietrich, house improvements for Judge Kirkham, Snow White Flour ads, Chicago goods arriving, Harrison County Fair upcoming with 156 foreign-born residents, piano rolls by Paderewski and Godowsky, and nationwide enthusiasm for the fair and social gatherings.
Variety Store advertises E L Miles proprietor. A-17-3w Mrs 8 D Alexander of Leavenworth visiting sister Mrs Geo Montgomery of New Amsterdam. Wanted plain sewing call Al Mond Bests. Florence Rothrock and Andrew Richmer families guests of Philip Lind near Elizabeth. Waldo Pope visiting parents north of Corydon. For sale span of two year old mules address John Roudenbush Corydon R 3 or Crandall exchange. Miss Sallie Feller printer with Democrat office left for Cincinnati. County Fair touted as beautiful and desirable at Harrison County Fair Grounds. Victrola advertised by Victor Co at Conrads.
Conrad and Son Piano Co. promotes the Victrola as the premier sound device with genuine quality, asserting it costs no more than imitations and urging customers to choose the authentic model.
Mrs. C. BE. Blume and her son Rud have arrived back in Minneapolis Minnesota after spending about one month with her father and step mother Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Trotter at this place.
Seven fine saddle horses traveled from Kentucky to Corydon for the Marengo Fair last Monday. They will return next week to compete for ribbons at our fair.
Mrs Jeff Wolfe has been seriously ill at her home for several days and is not expected to survive. The condition has been described as critical and life threatening.
Mrs William Welch and her daughter Miss Helen of Indianapolis returned home yesterday after spending ten days with their cousin Father James Holland and his mother Mrs Mary Holland in this place.
Lost several weeks ago a key ring with several keys and an oval aluminum tag stamped Harbison Gathright's Neic helin Tiread. Leave at this office. Reward.
The Jordan Studio urges families to schedule a group portrait during the upcoming fair week, calling it the ideal moment for a memorable keepsake.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holliday came back from Danville where he attended a term of the Normal School and will teach at Laconia High School next year. He is praised as a fine scholar and chose to teach at home despite other offers. The family plans a group photo at The Jordan Studio during the Fair.
In Brownstown vicinity Marion Mosier and Beverly Radcliff attended the funeral of William Radcliff at Hancock's Chapel last Monday afternoon. The notice promotes Harrison County Agricultural Society events and an upcoming Agricultural Fair with exhibits and races inviting attendance.
A fine registered male Duroc hog ten months old weighing 300 pounds is offered for breeding purposes. The seller charges 1.00 for service and provides contact details via SEE SNYDER in Eureka Corydon Indiana R. R. 6 A-3-3w.
Dr. Willis S. Rowe delivers a talk titled Africa, the Neglected Continent at Corydon Methodist Church tonight. He will demonstrate with a one thousand watt lamp and show his own touring photos from Africa.
Mrs John W Elrod spent several days with her parents Mr and Mrs R L Hudeson in Orleans over the past week She returned home Sunday with her son Culbertson who had spent the summer with his grandparents
If you have a dinner basket or box an extra wrap or anything of value you do not wish to carry about with you at the Fair Guy H Hess will care for it for you at his check room at the north end of the grand stand. Miss Lucille Taylor daughter of Prof and Mrs Emmett Taylor of St Augustine Florida who has been the guest of her friend Miss Lillian E O Bannon of this place for two weeks went to Maringo yesterday to spend a few days with relatives.
The Dogwood A B Sunday School will hold a supper at the Dogwood school grounds next Saturday from 3 to 10 PM. Menu items include chicken and weiner sandwiches, pickles, cakes, pie, coffee, lemonade, ice cream, homemade candy and popcorn balls.
Mrs Marie Nye writes to the Nye family of Greeleyburg Corydon area about her son George Nye and his French wife living in San Diego California. The couple were married in Brest France some years ago and the wife has learned to write well in English. George has been away from Corydon for five years.
Mrs Maggie Kitchen of Kansas City visits sister Mrs Jacob Frederick and brother Charles Mugler near Hursttown with other relatives. Emma Morgan of Rosedale, Kansas visits aunts and brother Mugler. Mrs C Beanblossom of Laconia and Miss Emma Denbo near Corydon travel after a stroke news about Mrs W Wiseman. Raymond Thompson, 27, arrested in New Albany for robbing toll collector T Leaf. $78 taken. He jailed on $5,000 bond. Stella B Caughlin and J E Taggart take a week auto trip to Chicago and Illinois. James Morris family heads to Winder Mere Canada via Cleveland to visit Prof Lucien Morris at Western Reserve University.
Mr and Mrs W E Cook and children John and Mary Louise and Mr and Mrs Dowling McGrain with their son traveled to Maysville Kentucky to visit H M Walker and his wife daughter of Judge C W Cook of this place. They then proceeded to Cincinnati to see the big sight.
For sale a house and lot in Corydon with four rooms and bath below and three rooms above. Terms reasonable for quick sale. A. O. DeWeese.
Four celebrations were written up for the press but postponed to next week. The events took place at Raneey Hill Grove Zeer and Old Goshen with Alec overseeing the program at St. Peter.
Mrs Minnie Schmitt and her daughter Miss Goldie of Ferdinand in Dubois county spent ten days with Mr and Mrs George Wahl. They joined an automobile trip through Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania New York Canada and Michigan and returned to Corydon. Mrs Schmitt went home Monday and Miss Goldie will stay with her uncle and aunt until after the fair.
The Heishmans welcomed a baby girl named Vada Lucille weighing eight pounds on August 8, their first child in five years of marriage. Mrs. Heishman is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver Rainboldt who have twenty eight grandchildren and one deceased. A daughter Virgie Marie was born to Mr and Mrs Alva Rainbolt on June 18.
In many communities road improvements are active and farmers expect to plant less wheat this season. Farmers faced discouragement from last year's crop yet see now as a chance to sow wheat. Ground is favorable after recent rains and preparation may require less work than in some years.
The article notes Corydon residents should attend the Marengo Fair tomorrow, Thursday, August 18, as the Corydon train is scheduled to meet the Southern line coming from Marengo that evening.
Advertisement notes Carnation flour praised as popular and brags about trying a sack from New Middletown Milling Co with Oscar McCollum as proprietor dated January 15, 1911.
Ex county clerk Otto Cunningham of Posey township was honored Sunday August 7 at Amos Lemmon's home near Corydon. A noted Jersey breeder in Harrison county he held key roles with premier pure bred Jersey cattle herds. Attendees included the Wheat, Miller, Bruch, Lemmon, Vogt, and Williams families along with Mrs Cunningham and the Cree family of Louisville.
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