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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
7
The Corydon Democrat highlights holiday goods at Riely s and J L Rowe s Brick Block with desks, rockers, dolls and toys. It notes Mrs J Seitz visiting, Typhoid fever recovery, and church events including Christmas trees and bazaars. Also reports divorce and medical updates and local civic meetings.
Dr J A Hottell a 20 year scientific optician will be at Kirks Hotel Mauckport Web Dec 12 15. All work guaranteed first class and at lowest prices Eyes tested free Also Pazo Ointment offered with refund if it fails in 6 to 14 days. Alexandria La Dec 8 Thomas C Braden alias Brady a white man 55 was hanged here yesterday for an assault on Miss Laura Warren at Lecompte La Sept 15. Luckett's offers all sorts of toys.
The Harrison County Farmers Institute met at the court house for a two day session but poor attendance due to bad weather. D F Marsh of Frankfort presented on high priced land and soil fertility while Miss Bertha Miller spoke on breadmaking and home making education. Prizes awarded in the corn contest with three winners, and resolutions praised local leaders and urged humane treatment of birds and road funding reform.
In Wolcott Indiana, Dr. W E Walker a prominent dentist was found guilty of larceny after a town board election dispute. He possessed town records and resisted surrender leading to a six months to fourteen year sentence. The case stemmed from November 1905 election contest and ongoing local factional strife.
Berne Indiana December 7 Fred Rohrer editor of the Berne Witness was triumphantly acquitted by a jury in the Adams circuit court at Decatur. He had been indicted for printing imitation ballots used in a town election to aid anti saloon candidates. Jeffersonville December 8 William French treasurer of Port Fulton died by his own hand following two weeks of apparent domestic unrest. Local ads note Lowney holiday candy new fancy combs and Santa letter service at Riely’s drug store Luckett’s shop.
Harve Cline and family returned from a nine month stay in Kansas. He describes a recent forty eight hour wind storm with gusts of eighty miles per hour. Objects like newspapers coats nuts and tin cans blew across the prairies from Iowa and nearby states. He jokes the fastest mail delivery is by wind tossing items between counties. He notes hats against house walls stay put all day during these blows. Old Harrison remains a favorite.
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