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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1922
Page
5
Long list of residents from Mauckport Elizabeth New Albany and nearby towns visiting relatives and friends over the past week. ailments include Odus Shireman seriously ill with peritonitis and Mildred Ross seriously ill. Local events mention Carnation flour ad and fair attendance.
Mr and Mrs Charles Walter and daughters Charlotte and Anna Katharine of Indianapolis visited Mr and Mrs R E Black and John Walters last week. Rev E F Schneider and family from Mt Vernon visit Mrs Schneider’s mother Mrs Geo Diedrich in Central Barren. Mrs Orpha Love Whitehead of Blackwell Oklahoma arrived to visit relatives in Heth township and plans a Kentucky trip before returning to stay through Wednesday. she works in Brickwell post office.
The county sees various notices of sales and rentals and a spread of visiting relatives. Names include Miss Rhea Lamb and Miss Mary Edith Baker with families in Orleans and Corydon. Jersey cow sale offered via Eureka phone. for sale farm near Corydon. visitors from Louisville, New York City, and Cleveland. a medical student plans study in Louisville.
Community notices highlight the new Model Ford car at W. H. Bulleit & Sons during the Harrison County Fair week. Local visits, school assignments, farm notices, and social events fill the pages with names, ages, and places across Corydon, New Albany, Crandall, and Ramsey.
J T Rowe and Sons relocate their furniture stock from the former East of the public square site to W C Lynch s Mill Street property once used as Lynch s furniture store. A newborn son, Charles Robert, arrived to Mr and Mrs Bridgar Reagan at Wanever Indiana. Mollie Sffer of this place grandmother with her two sons Will and Slarry visited Reagan family.
Wharton Benton of Frankfort Indiana Mrs Olea Horner Anchorage Kentucky and Tra Benton Oklahoma City Oklahoma gathered here last Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs Charlotte Benton Tra will stay for a time Percival Davis bought a three fourths interest in the corner brick building west of the C P Trotter store and will move his drug store there Mrs Clara Hill of Louisville owns a one fourth in the same building Edgar Yeaver Mauckport visited Corydon last Friday and is a senior at Tudiana University majoring in science Lewis A Wagner Berkeley California arrived on the 14th to visit his mother Mrs Mary Wagner Crandall after twenty one years and was a pres ent caller at this office.
Rev Joseph Flanigan his wife and two sons Carl and Ernest and Charles Flanigan from Ottumwa Iowa attended the funeral of William Flanigan in Central. The Flanigans drove via Corydon on their return with Charles joining to Connorsville before heading back to Iowa. Rev Joseph is a Methodist preacher serving two country churches. Charles is a merchant at Ottumwa.
Mr and Mrs N E Lynch and three children Ruth Mildred and Tia of Lawrenceville Illinois are visiting relatives in the county. They drove through to Milltown in their car. Mr Lynch is a former Hoosier born in Crawford county and is tied to Philo Lynch. His wife was born in Harrison county and is a daughter of Ira Amy of Washington township. They will stay in the county until after the event.
Mrs. Gertrude Lowe from Louisville and two sons visit 1 Bb. Kemper and family in New Aster dam. Mr. and Mrs. Joe McAdams of New Amsterdam visit their son Cleveland and daughter Mrs. James Pierce in Knox county. The Hunt family of Louisville visit her parents, and other relatives from New Amsterdam and Detroit visit Moberly residents.
Mr and Mrs C J Bulleit and relatives travel from Louisville and New Albany for a Blue River outing with mentions of the editorial staff at the Louisville Herald. Several local figures are noted with medical updates and church series events, including Dr Henry M Stevens offering a free chiropractic consultation during Harrison County Fair week and a detailed account of marriage license artifacts involving George M Wheat and Miss Ethel Davis.
The record lists levy amounts for 1919 1920 and 1921 with multiple figures per year. It shows 1919 total 13994.88 and sub totals 1095.15 330.77 1460.20 3650.50. For 1920 the line shows 920.77 1840.34 6901.27 2116.58. For 1921 there are figures 983.95 1750.63 2801.11 3729.48 2236.89 and a final total 11459.08.
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