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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1918
Page
6
The Harrison County Fair features a Patriotic Pageant, Agricultural and Home Economics displays, a Western Electrical Company exhibit, and free daily aerial Arab exhibitions in front of the grand stand.
A verbose tour of Harrison County Fair preparations describes stock exhibits with several breeders from Coson New Albany and Corydon, a new Vocational Exhibit program led by A J Deweese, and planned events including a patriotic pageant, horse and cattle displays, and Western Electrical Company demonstrations.
The Southern Indiana United Brethren Conference meets in Vincennes at the Ilewick Church with Bishop Fout presiding. About thirty counties are in the district and seven county pastors attend along with lay delegates. Assignments for the coming year will be made Sunday.
Trial docket for Harrison circuit opens September 9 with cases listed by date. State cases include Leslie Farnsley September 9, Charles and Fred Johns September 13, Arthur Wenning September 14, Allen HollYoke September 16, Wm Wolfe September 18, Kay and Adam Mosier September 19, Collins September 19, Krause September 20, Wm A Thomas September 21, Mansel Smith September 23. Civil actions include Austin Weat Machine Co. vs Wm Bussabarger September 12, Stilger estate, Benj Woodward vs Tone Woodward September 25, and others.
A 46 acre farm located a mile and a half north of New Middletown offers a good house and barn. For further particulars, write or see.
From Akron Ohio visitors note a ninety foot lunch stand and more stalls observing Food Administration rules including sugar. Fruit exhibits begin with fine apples by W W Jacobs and C E Jacobs of Heth township. The show features Hadji the thinking horse trained by Prof Gleason thrilling onlookers.
The piece lists eleven young men, including Eugene V. Cline No 768 of the 1917 draft, and ten others from the 1918 draft, bound for Camp Sherman Ohio in a five day span starting August 26. It notes related service details from Great Lakes Naval Training Station to Camp McClellan Alabama and Camp Beauregard Louisiana as well as individual family ties and wartime assignments.
A Corydon resident received a Red Cross letter from Waynesville North Carolina about his son Private Ward L Emily admitted to Army General Hospital No 18. The message notes the patient is improving steadily and the Red Cross will assist on any request, with daily visits possible if changes occur.
Nineteen men and boys from Elizabeth and vicinity toured Mammoth Cave Kentucky by auto. They departed Saturday August 10 and returned Monday August 12. The travelers included B F O Bannon Roy OBannon Albert Conner Will Seales Stanley Keen Wayne Kirkham Will Wolpert Edmund Wolpert Louis Kessinger George Kessinger Stewart Perry Bud Destric Wm Hildebrand Jr Clarence Cooper Herman Deatrick Raymond Lemmel Vandall Babcock Wm Holmes and Walter Lemmon.
A farmer named James Matilfs Jamsey of Kureka Indiana advertises good seed rye for sale and provides a contact at a2zl aw.
The Marengo Fair in Crawford county drew large crowds and good exhibits last week. Corydon residents S. A. Taylor and Curtis Mosier shared the race money. Taylor’s stallion King A. Dillard took second in the 2-18 pace, and Mosier’s Red Fox finished fourth in the free for all pace.
Crops suffer due to scarce rainfall while residents report illnesses and family visits. Mrs G D Baker and Mrs Clarence Crandall face health issues, with Miss Kathleen Sheler aiding Crandall. Edna and Thelma Braner face typhoid risk. families visit kin in New Albany and Ram sey. Local merchants travel, families join Red Cross efforts, and camp meetings draw attendance.
Beginning next Saturday August 24 a number of tomato pickers are needed to harvest seventy acres. See H. W. Gudgeon Corydon to apply. Call at the office near the fairgrounds and pay any overdue subscription.
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