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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1922
Page
7
Corydon items report births, illnesses, and family moves in town. A carnival at the Grade School Building is planned for February 10 with new attractions. Several residents travel to Louisville and Dayton for education and visits while cows Poland China pigs are offered for sale near Corydon.
A goodly number of persons have joined the Harrison County Historical Society recently. If you want to join give or send your name and 60 cents to Judge T. J. Wilson, Secretary of Prof. Geo. Reuter, Treasurer. Thomas Tush, proprietor of Lush's Restaurant at 315 Pearl Street, New Albany, has been ill and confined to his home the past two weeks. Mr. Lush has many friends in this county.
Community notices include a 15¢ 1 lb prune offer from Miles Variety Store and a social gathering for Mrs. Claud Hurst's birthday. Political news notes Dan Swarens seeking County Recorder Democratic nomination. Also updates on Sybil Yeager's recovery and a western Spencer township debating society forming across school districts four eight and eleven.
Two children, Margaret and Oran of Manchester Tennessee, visited Mr. and Mrs L A Meech of this place several days last week. Mrs Fickel is Mr Meech s sister. They cite a wartime visit and have camped for months in Southern Ohio while Mr Bickel received electrical treatment in Cincinnati, as they reside on a farm in Tennessee.
The Vincennes Bridge Company won the contract from the Board of Commissioners to build a bridge at Krackman's ford on Big Indian Creek for 429.00 dollars. The project must be completed within sixty days.
R B Watson has been ill for two weeks and is nearing recovery. Miss Alta Kitterman returns from Corydon visit with relatives in New Albany and is accompanied home by her brother. Farmers William Wabermel Thos 8 Jones own farms near Corydon and New Salisbury with cattle hogs while Habermel and Flora stock a Iris farm. All three boys live in Corydon and focus on farming.
John W. McAdams of New Amsterdam is in a helpless condition after a long illness. A Civil War union soldier, he is past eighty. He has many friends and is cared for by his daughter and son in law Alva Shrigley and wife who reside east of Corydon.
Andrew C. Keller, a Union veteran and longtime county resident, visited the office after reporting substantial improvement from rheumatism. Seventy six years old, he credits a month of medicine from a Holloway, Maine physician for his relief and notes strong community regard.
The new Markel-Steiner store at Crandall opened last Monday. Philip Hahn of New Salisbury spent Tuesday with his niece Mrs. C. C. Gailey. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Able of this place visited his mother at Rehoboth last Sunday. WW H. Dyer, ill for weeks, shows slow improvement. A number of candidates announced this week for township and county offices.
Mrs Charles Swarens visits Princeton relatives as cast of Julius Caesar fills Rome scenes. An auditorium show on February 10 invites high school history and Latin students to see Julius Cassar with 25 cent admission. The week also features hospital updates, farm offers, and marriage licenses in Corython and surrounding counties.
The Life of Julius Caesar appears as a six reel feature at the grade carnival with an 8 PM show and 8 PM matinee on February 10. Admission is 25 cents. Miss Sylvia Evans and Earl Bailey wed Sunday night in New Albany. bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Thos Evans of Locust Point.
Mr and Mrs Abraham Thomas moved from Crandall to their daughter Mrs Charley Bowmans home near Crandall due to illness. Mrs Harry Douglas and her children relocated from Glenwood to Elizabeth to attend school and joined Elmer Deatcks residence.
Judge T. 4. Wilson begins a two weeks term of court in English with two or three murder cases scheduled. The notice also mentions Sunshine Hatcheries offering egg trays and extended hatching service, with pricing and capacity details.
Mrs Edwin Stevens of the Corydon area is hospitalized at St Edwards Hospital New Albany for gall stones. Her husband Edwin Stevens brother of County Clerk Wii BR Stevens is listed among relatives.
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