Walter Howerton on Ten Day Visit in Detroit and Local News
Depauw items report Walter Howerton of Detroit is home on a ten day vacation. The Barry Threshing Co completed work around Starlite and returned to Frenchtown. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harry Bush last Thursday night. Loretta Davis Wanda Gartz and James and Frank Adams traveled from Terrellante to Depauw by car but faced taxi delay. Gartz back on job skinning chins. Fans attended MarengoGreenville double header. Marengo 3 Greenville 7 and 5-6. Seacat visited town. Ed Simon’s sister in law Ott Wiseman visited. Viola and Thelma Gurtz visited grandmother Myrtle Gurtz. Mrs Ollie Arnold to move to Shelby county Indiana next Friday. Gus Harp family and Wm Bitner family toured Mt Vernon Indiana. Ralph Jacobs from New Albany home on vacation. O B Cellum of New Albany in Depauw Sunday. Claud Vausha and Frank Steph pleads tearful about serious troubles. Regular M E church services Sunday night. Smith Bros held a dancing picnic near Joseph Barry’s last Saturday and another planned for two weeks from then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Howerton
Detroit
Mich
Barry Threshing Co
Starlite
Frenchtown
Harry Bush
Loretta Davis
Wanda Gartz
James
Frank Adams
Terre Lante
al P.m. Saiureny
Myrtle Gurtz
Ollie Arnold
Shelby County
Indiana
Gus Harp
Wm. Bitner
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Ralph Jacobs
New Albany
O. B. Cellum
Depauw
Claud Vausha
Frank Steph
M. E
Smith Bros
Joseph Barry
Gethsemane Community News Children Visit Families
Sunday visits fill the Gethsemane town notes as Dan Fawver and family call on Lon Beper and family while Bussabarger extended kin join H R Bussabarger. Clara Peper stays in Oakland City for a week, Lola Messier sails to North Lakota to teach, and Russell Bussabarger plans Mulberry ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Fawver
Lon Beper
Russell Bussabarger
Bobbie
Dora
Isabel Rosenbarger
H. R. Bussabarger
Freida Peper
Carl Peper
Ward
Clarence Stanth
Conrad
Leavenworth
T. J. Batman
Jacob Peper
Harley Creech
Oakland City
Ghos. Peper
Lafe Amy
New Amsterdam
Clara
Lou Peper
Cort Engleman
Mulberry
Ind
Lola Messier
North Lakota
Ladies Aid
Cora Kintner
Nellie Hughes
Irene Peper
Rose Bussabarger
Dora Peper
Mollie Flock
Marjorie Bussabarger
Ruth Peper
Susa Sauerheber
Moberly Epworth League Program September 27 30 P M
Leader Miss Frances Sieg directs the Moberly Epworth League gathering with songs by the choir scripture reading and a talk on Fields for Social Service by Geo Troncin. Miss Janetta Alexander solo and stories recitations and duets accompany the program with Mesa Engleman, Dorothy Wiseman, Nolan EY and Joe Pitman listed among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moberly Epworth League
Frances Sieg
Geo. Troncin
Janetta Alexander
Waldo Engleman
Geo
Wm. Engleman
Dorothy Wiseman
Nolan EY
Public sale of farm property near New Middletown
Frank Vogt and R F Davis announce a public auction at Vogt’s residence 1.5 miles north of New Middletown on Friday September 7 1923 at 1 PM. Items include 12 year old horse No 20 breaking plow Malta cultivators binder mower disc drill wagon corn planter three harnesses two buggy harness sets chains and bolster farm tools shoats pigs household goods and one Eureka Telephone Company share. Cash terms under 5. over 5 credit nine months with notes. 4 percent discount for cash over 5.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Middletown
Malta
Eureka Teltephone Company
Frank Vogt
R. F. Davis
Change of Pastors for United Brethren Circuits
Rev W J Rosenbarger moves from New Middletown to Eckerty Circuit in Crawford county with wife Mrs Rosenbarger to reside on a Corydon area farm and travel to Eckerty by Southern Railroad. Rev E B Brett succeeds him at New Middletown Circuit and announces his first appointments with services scheduled September 8 at Pleasant Ridge and September 9 at Union Musselman New Middletown churches and a 3 PM service at Musselman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rosenbarger
New Middletown
United Brethren Church
Eckerty
Crawford County
Rosenbarger
Corydon
Eckerly
Southern Railroad
EF. B. Brett
Brett
E. B. Brett
Pleasant Ridge
Union Church
Musselman’s Church
Boys Doff Khaki As Summer Camp Ends At Camp Knox
About 3000 boys completed a month of Army life at Camp Knox on Friday August 24 returning home in civilian clothes. Kentucky Indiana Ohio and West Virginia youths participated with Corydon entrants Henry Hirod Rollo Eaton Robert C Elrod John A Watson Gilgon Gienn Hubert Habermel Wim Christley Clifford Hurst Lynn Miller Warbert Habermel Hanley Elrod and John Watson among top marksmen earning discharge credit for score over 140.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Corydon
Hanry Hirod
Rollo Eaton
Robert C. Elrod
John A. Watson
Gilgon Gienn
Hubert Wise
Herbert Habermel
Wim Christley
Clifford Hurst
Lynn Miller
Warbert Habermel
Hanley Elrod
John Watson
Harrigan County
Ramsey Birth and Local Visits Report
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis last Wednesday. Misses True Davis and Odessa Wiseman returned from Terre Haute where they attended State Normal. Mrs. Sillis and baby Jean of New Albany visit Mr. and Mrs. Al Housel. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beal of New Albany visited Mrs. Jacob Hiser, who remains in serious condition. Panch Stevens and daughter Georgia spent the weekend at their home. both work in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Davis
True Davis
Odessa Wiseman
Terre Haute
State Normal
Sillis
Jean
New Albany
al. Housel
Lewis Beal
Jacob Hiser
Vee
P Morton Davis Dies at Deaconess Hospital Louisville
Perry Morton Davis of Evans Landing died Friday night August 25 1923 at Deaconess Hospital Louisville after an abscess infection led to blood poisoning and pneumonia. He was sixty and survived by two wives five children four grandchildren and several relatives. Funeral service Sunday at Evans Landing Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev Bowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Morton Davis
Evans Landing
Deaconess Hospital
Louisville
Davis
Lizzie Meisner
Winnie Davis
B. H. Davis
Columbus
Ind
Ll. T. Davis
Laconia
Mabel Wood
Big Springs
Texas
Lillian Ashton
Vada Berry
Robert N. Davis
Elwood
Dora Allen
James Davis
John Davis
New Albany
Evans Landing Presbyterian Church
Bowman
Granite City
Mrs Dora Byerley Dies After Illness in Louisville
Mrs. Dora Byerley wife of Joe Byerley died Sunday at 7 15 AM in City Hospital Louisville after a long illness. She was 27 years five months and twenty two days old and survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Eph Feller of Seart township one brother five sisters her husband and two children Carl and Viola Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Feller home and burial followed in Hottell Cemetery conducted by ON Maymon Byrneville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Byerley
Joe Byerley
City Hospital
Louisville
Seart Township
Carl
Viola
Feller
ON. Maymon
Byrneville
Hottell Cemetery
Lanesville Defeats Cyclops 1–0 in Thirteen Inning Ball Game
The Lanesville Ball Club edged the fast Cyclops of Louisville 1 to 0 after thirteen innings at Lanesville on Sunday August 26. Meeley and Taylor pitched. Cyclops collected four hits while Lanesville had five. The teams scheduled a rematch at Lanesville on Sunday September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesville Ball Club
Cyclops
Louisville
Lanesville
Herheed
Walter
Franklin
Lyskowinski
Thomas
Simler
Th. Meeley
P. Taylor
P Meyer
Sonner
Deitch
Sh. Sherrill
Colling
Dooley
Dent
Gleitz
Huber
Meeley
Taylor
Social gathering honors DelphI Hines family guests
Thursday evening August 238 Mrs Alva Conrad near Zoar entertained in honor of her sister and family Mr and Mrs Clarence Hines and daughters Mildred and Dorotha of Delphi Ind and Mr and Mrs David Hines of Logansport Ind The guest list included numerous local relatives with refreshments of ice cream and cake provided One Who Was There.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Conrad
Near Zoar
Clarence Hines
Mildred
Dorotha
Delphi
Ind
David Hines
Logansport
Albert
Ethel
Young Man John Stucker Dies in Perry County
John Stucker of New Albany died Monday at his mother’s Rome home after five months of tuberculosis. Aged 30, he served in the U S Army and was married, with his mother and several sisters surviving. Funeral services were in Horner’s Chapel. Mrs George Miller spent part of last week in St Louis shoping for fall goods at Miller's Apparel Shoppe. Elsie Lotich of W H Keller Co visited in North Vernon with sister Mrs Vinton Black after stopping in St Louis with Stan ley Lotich and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stucker
New Albany
William Hunter
Rome
Perry County
Horner
George Miller
St. Louis
Miller
Elsie Lotich
W. H. Keller Co
North Vernon
Vinton Black
Stanley Lotich
Fourteenth Annual National Convention At Wyandotte Cave
The Kappa Sigma Pi convention gathers leaders and members from eight states at Wyandotte Cave. Dr. David H. Jemison, founder and Grand Chaplain, discusses the organization for youths ages fifteen to twenty one and its companion Phi Beta Pi for girls. The event features religious services, a 3 PM gathering at Monument Mountain, and a planned three act play A Day In Camp with Willys Light Plant lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Sigma Pi
Wyandotte Cave
David H. Jemison
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Jemison
Democrat
Phi Beta Pi
D. D. Tallman
Duluth
Minnesota
Boston
M. FE
Mueller
Leavenworth
Emil Miller
Miller
Monument Mountain
Willy’s
Sigma Pi
Woman Kills Copper Head Snake on Farm near Nevin
Mrs Milton Barrow and her daughter Celestine were gathering apples when Celestine stepped on a snake. Mrs Barrow killed the reptile with rock and club not realizing it was a copperhead. The three foot long snake was later verified by Mr Barrow. The dead snake was displayed in town outside the Democratt office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Barrow
Celestine
Nevin
Barrow
Democratt
Christian Church Announces Midweek and Sunday Services
The Christian Church schedules an adult meeting Wednesday at 7 30 with a sermon on The Relationship of the Church using Blackboard diagrams. The Star Group meets Thursday at 7 30 with Mrs Carr sharing experiences in England and America. Bible School at 9 30, communion and worship at 10 30 with the theme A Spiritual Awakening God s Plumbline in the evening at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Carr
Michael Hoffman Dies at 71 in Lanesville
Michael Hoffman died at 7 20 a m Tuesday August 28 age seventy one. He died from heart trouble and old age after a lengthy illness. He lived with Joseph Glo bach near Crandall and is survived by a sister in Cincinnati. Funeral set for Thursday at 10 00 a m at Catholic church in Lanesville with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hoffman
Joseph Globach
Crandall
Mr. Hoffman
Cincinnati
Lanesville
Southern Indiana Tennis Tournament at Calumet Club
The New Albany Calumet Club hosts its second Southern Indiana Tournament at Calumet Club Courts Oak Street between West and Thomas. Events include Ladies singles and Men's doubles and singles with trophies for winners and runners up. Entries due August 30 with 50 cent single fee and 1 dollar per doubles team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Calumet
Calumet Club
Social notes from South Boone and nearby towns
South Boone residents and guests are listed visiting relatives across Indiana and Kentucky. The piece notes multiple families hosting visitors from Louisville Terre Haute New Albany Corydon Clifton and Lexington area, plus local illness updates including Claude Ashton critically ill and Morton Davis’s death and funeral.
Angus Cattle Sale Near Bloomingdale Hesitates
An invitation from Hornaday Ayers and Mok invites buyers to a Pure-Bred Angus cattle and Big Type Poland China hog sale on Thursday September 20 at Hogland Home Stock Farm two miles from Bloomingdale. The sale is expected to attract Harri County residents and Wisconsin Wislock, formerly of the county, holds the farm. The note thanks neighbors for support and lists local families Mr and Mrs C D Stevens and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornaday, Ayers & Mok
Bloomingdale
Parke County
Hogland Home Stock Farm
Ffrom Bloomingdalke
Miro Wislock
County
Harri County
Farm Hand Killed by His Employer in Taylor Township
A hired hand known as Pat was shot and killed by Fred Johns at Johns farm near Taylor Township on August 21. Coroner W S Nye ruled Johns justified after testimony at Corydon. Pat, aged about 72 with a reported Illinois daughter, died from a gunshot wound to the right side. Interment followed at Glenwood Cemetery on August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Johns
Taylor Township
Johns
W. S. Nye
Corydon
Nye
Mrs. Johnson
Peg
Chas. J. Treece
Elizabeth
Glenwood
John
Pat
Illinois
Leavenworth Community Outing At Rock Grounds
Leavenworth Congregations invite all to a Labor Day gathering one mile east of Leavenworth on State Road 16. Events run 10 AM to noon with games, 1 to 2 30 PM talks and music, 3 PM ball game, twilight program at 5 30 PM, fish fry and refreshments on the grounds. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Churches of Leavenworth
Harvest Home and Mission Festival at St. Peters Crandall
St Peter's Reformed Church near Crandall holds its Harvest Home and Mission Festival on Sunday September 2 with a harvest service at ten in the morning and a mission service at two in the afternoon Dr PF Kitete of Louisville will preach a free dinner will be served all are invited Pastor Rurhlman extends a cordial welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flock
St. Peter’s Reformed Church
Crandall
Harvest Home
Convention Set for September 2 at Pfrimmer's Chapel
County President John H. Heth and township chair Charles W. Miller announce a Sunday all day convention at Pfrimmer's Chapel grove with a strong school representation sought from Lynay Schools. Public invited. Also notes local visits and Welsh language services in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sctsol
Franklin
Pownshiksiritast
Pfrimmer’s
Z Mo
Seevere
Lyniay
John H. Heth
Chas. W. Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harrison County
Georgetown Teachers Girls’ Band
Teachers’ Institute
George S. Lasher
Ann Arbor
Michigan
C. I. Kerr
Clara Ulen
Scottsburg
Mollie Keller
Bettie Riddle Baxley
J. T. McClaren
Corydon People
Eastern Star
Georgetown
R. A. Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Marek Melton
Helen Watts
Jeneva Curts
Ruth Minton
Thelma Summers
Irma Curts
Fay Melton
Lottie Jenking
Sarah Hise
Rae Markwell
Georgia Jones
Maxine Utz
Velma Kirkham
Gethsemane
Joe Pitman
Glen Troncin
Ramsey
P. Morton Davis
Hattell’s Cemetery
Cave
Copperhead
Southern Indiana
Southern
South Boonr
Walter Bartley
Union Chapel
Ona Ludlow
Mays
McKee
Ann Ashton
George Ridley
Mary Crosier
Clarence Brown
Tobacco Landing
Virgie May
Clifton
Ole May
Dr. Forbes
Katie Steepleton
Clyde Steepleton
Steele
Little Son
Indianapolis
Fred Frakes
Davidson
Gladys Shields
Stewarts Dry Goods Co
J. B. Shields
Ruth Minor
Mullens
Archie P Webb
South Park
Jesse Shields
Shields
Harris
Thomas Holliday
Holliday
Claud Hisey
Angus Cattle Sale
Poland
China
Bigler
C. D. Stevens
Labor Day
Rurhlman
Paul Neely
Som Stiles
Boont Township
Hise
Stiles
Tacoma
Stik
London
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