Local notices and personal updates from Corydon area
Entries report visitors from New Albany and Louisville, small sales and auctions, medical and legal notices, a dental advertisement, moving of offices, a public sale planned in Portey township, and a Florida letter from Sam Marsh praising warm climate and flowers. Includes names: F E Wolfe, A B Linder, Audrey Flanigan, Bufford Watson, Chas Keller, Irene Gwartney, Wilbur Miller, Miles store, Kathleen Wolfe, G W Little, James Kelley, Hetty Green, Mrs Howland, Sam Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. A. Keller
Irene Gwartney
Wilbur Miller
Louisville
James A. Kelley
New Albany
New Bedford
Mass
Hetty Green
United States
Green
Howland
Keley
Death of Mrs Mary A Ross at Charleston Illinois
Mrs Mary A Ross wife of Bernard Ross died at nine o clock last Wednesday morning January 31 at their home in Charleston Illinois after a complication of diseases She was in her seventieth year born in Posey township Indiana She leaves her husband seven children four sons and three daughters Many relatives friends in the county note her Christian faith and family ties The funeral was led by Rev W J Minter assisted by Rev Ralph Pearson and Rev J H Coombs and burial was at the U B cemetery in New Middale town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Ross
Bernard Ross
Charleston
Illinois
Ross
Posey Township
Evans
Hiarry T. Ross
Louisville
J. W. Clarke
Edward L
Clinton J. Maurice E
Mayme O
Lelia Ross
Elsie L
John
Anne Foster
Tard
Elizabeth
Elsie
A. P. Bentle
Irene
Rer
W. J. Minter
Ralph Pearson
J. H. Coombs
U. B
New Middaletown
Young Ladies Sunday School
Sloan's Ointment for Verbal Aches and Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's ointment for sore shoulders back neck and body pains. It claims quick penetration without rubbing, no skin staining, and broad use from rheumatism to neuralgia with prices 25c 50c and 1.00 at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Special Election For State Senator In Three Counties
Governor named a special contest to fill the W T Green vacancy in Noble Lagrange and Steuben with Republican C J Munton of Kendallville and Democrat William A Fox of Angola as candidates. Munton heads Fort Wayne and Northwestern Interurban and Wineous lines. Fox leads Tri State College Education Department at Angola. The race centers on a platform advocating statewide prohibition women's suffrage and a constitutional convention, heightening state interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Noble
Lagrange
Steuben
W. T. Green
C. J. Munton
Kendallville
William A. Fox
Angola
Munton
Fort Wayne and Northwestern Interurban Company
Wineous Interurban
Wedding Soon in Local Gazette? Subtext of Plans
The notice signals a wedding soon in the community. It mentions Miss Elzie Shoemaker staying with Mrs. Mahan near New Middle town and invites attention to local social plans and visits among residents including Miss Elsie Rhodes, Mrs. Ben Lasley, and families like the McKims and Overtons. Willie Kitterman is noted as ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Democrat
Elsie Rhodes
Cande
Ben Lasley
Red Hill
Willie
Alford Kitterman
Elsie Shoemaker
Sarah Daley
Happy Corner
Golda Rhodes
Indiana Farmer subscription offer ends April 1 1917
The Democrat readers are informed that our clubbing rate with the Indiana Farmer ends April 1 1917. Until then subscribers of the Democrat can obtain the Indiana Farmer for thirty cents a year. It is a solid agricultural paper worth more than its price and should be in every farm home. Subscribe now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Democrat
Indiana Farmer
Public Sale by Luther Miller Sr on February 1917
Luther Miller Sr of Corydon will hold a public auction Friday February 1917 selling three two horse turning plows one horse double shovel plow single shovel plow one horse cultivator two horse ding cultivator two horse harrow ten foot rake corn binder one horse corr cutter cutting box two sets double harness two Jersey cows one fresh twenty head of hogs and various other items John Seipel auctioneer Usual terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Seipel
Grain Prices Hit Over One Dollar A Bushel In 19th Century Market
For the first time since the Civil War a coin sold last week for more than a dollar a bushel. It sold in Louisville at 1.06 dollars per bushel and elsewhere from 1.01 to 1.05. Two farmers near Evansville sold 11,000 bushels to William Rahm for 1.015 cents per bushel. These are great times for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Evansville
William Rahm
Alaska Dry Bill Passes Senate to Restrict Liquor
The United States Senate approved the Jones bill last Wednesday January 81 to prohibit manufacturing selling or shipping intoxicating liquors in Alaska. The measure has not yet passed the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States Senate
House
Stallion Charter Oak Junior for Sale
Eight year old draft stallion Charter Oak Junior offered for sale. Well bred and suitable for breeding or riding. For particulars write Chas D Stevens New Salisbury Indiana. Also notice of Valentines at Miles 5 10 cent store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Charter Oak
Chas. D. Stevens
New Salisbury
Ind
The Road Question on Floyd County Pike Repairs
A Floyd County report on the Corydon and New Albany pike shows coarse rock in road beds creates deep ruts and impassable sections while screenings yield a smooth surface. The piece urges using ground rock for surface layers to maximize road value and avoid wasteful spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon and
New Albany
Floyd County
Plank Road Company
Buy the Old Capitol at Corydon for State Ownership
The Indiana State should purchase the old capitol at Corydon and preserve it as a historic site. The Public Press argues the site marks the state’s origins and urges the General Assembly to acquire and maintain the property with a public walk around the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Corydon
Harrison
Hoosier
General Assembly
Third Congressional District
Jeffersonville
Bloomington
Indiana University
Vincennes
Lafayette
Evansville
Richmond
Indianaolis
Madison
Logansport
Plainfield
Michigan City
Knightstown
Floyd County
Public Press
New Albany
Resolutions Honor Florence Cline Of Elizabet h Sunday School
The M E Sunday School of Elizabeth Indiana mourns Florence Cline and notes her faithfulness to Christ. The church resolves to cherish her memory, recognize her service, and extend sympathy to her family. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to the mourning family and recorded in Sunday School minutes. Com members Dottie Weaver W S Wolpert Flora Best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Sunday School
Elizabeth
Ind
Florence Cline
Cline
Christ
Dottie Weaver
W. S. Wolpert
Flora Best
Public Auction at Mauckport Residence
Mrs Lucy A Watson offers farm implements Jersey heifer and household goods at public auction at her Mauckport residence located one mile north. On the same day Mrs Cora L Faith sells her household and kitchen furniture. Sale starts 10:00 A M with Essie Richard as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Watson
Cora Faith
Tihe
Watson
Mauckport
Lucy A. Watson
Cora L. Faith
Essie Richard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corydon Democrat
F. E. Wolfe
Bacor Sharp's
Ham
A. B. Linder
Audrey Flanigan
Bufford Watson
Heth Township
Fred Kost
Lafe Eckert
Falls
James L. Duncan
Portey Township
Mabel
Bess Hudson
Henry Hild
Georgetown
St. Edward's Hospital
George Coleman
Palmyra
North Madison
James Mathes
Radsey
Ind. R. R
Eureka
Kathleen Wolfe
George Orr
Norton Infirmary
Griff Watson
Charles P. Boone
This City
Charles Inman Boone
Item, Courier
Central
Ben Jordan
Watseka, Th
Jacob Jordan
David Jordan
Joyce
Mig
Elnora Mellon
Hottell
Harrison County
Elsby Ridge
Spring and
Pearl St
G. W. Little
Samuel W. Marsh
Florida
Mr. Marsh
Delaware County
Daytona
Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Miami
Sam
Death OF Mars
Elsie Louisa Foster
Jesus
Earth
Sloan's Liniment
Nobile Lagrange and
Monroe Gordon
Mrs
Henry McKim
Lilie Eckert
Frances Overton
Jobo Chaffin
Goldin Gerdon
Eva Kitterman
Lula Gerdon
Leona Kittermano
Messrs
Marshall Kitterman
Jesse Dora
Ira Beeler
Honas Overton
Luther Miller, Sr
Scotts
Nature
Scott’s
Scott & Bowne
Bloontfield
N. J
Ford Service
Ford
Ford Motor Co
W. H. Bulleit & Sons
Corydon, Indiana
Binghampton
Elmira
Southern Telephone Company OF
Atilas
Kentucky
Southern Railway
Corydon Junction
Stanton Curtis
St. Louis, Mo
J, L, Lugkett
Undertaker
Corydon, Ind
Cahan
Eureka Phonf
OHN White & GO
Louisville, KY
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