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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1920
Page
7
Community notices list property for sale or rent in Corydon and nearby towns, farm sales and auctions at Meyer's sale near Lanesville, and various personal items offered. Names include Mrs. Ira Ogden, Mrs. Celestia Louden, Margaret Walk, Ruth Funk, and Dan Gettelfinzger with locations Corydon DePauw Moberly Palmyra New Albany.
John Strouse of Jackson township renewed his Democrat subscription last Friday. He and his wife will move to Town for the year where Mr Strouse seeks employment. Mr and Mrs Walter Fisher will join them to visit northwest and Walter will spend the prior year in Town where the family is headed.
Mrs Ernsberger and son Frank visited Mike Hauswald last Thursday. Mrs J L Battram spent the past week with her son Charles Battram in Oakland City. Mrs Bill Guethnech and children visited the Hauswald family for three days. For Sale Ford Truck good as new bargain. Tax law demonstration for spring tax payers. Feed chickens oyster shell to increase eggs at W H Bullett & Sons. Mrs Walter Gienn to Louisville to help care for ill relatives. Public sale at Charles Crayden’s place near Mott Station February 21. One Harrison County Farmers Telephone stock and DeLaval Cream Separator to be sold at Krause sale near Hursttown February 18. Birth: Jean Alice to Henry and wife January 6. Grandparents listed. Farm sale items include horse, mule, cows, wagon, harness, and more at Crayden’s sale February 21 with nine months term and cash discount.
Farmers report winter has damaged wheat with early growth seared and late sown crops failing to emerge. Joseph Snyder of seven miles south of Corydon planted much late wheat and notes it is just now coming up and may yet be okay.
A 160 acre farm six miles from Corydon offers a seven room house, barn, new poul try house, smoke house with cellar, granary, machine shed, corn crib, wagon shed and hog house. Basement under barn, four acres in a young orchard, cistern, wells and two springs. About 55 acres under cultivation. Contact Orlan Conrad or H. OC. CONRAD & CO for listings through Indiana Manager P. A. Furton or Mr. Conrad. Also notes on local residents and a sale at Mott Station with farm equipment and livestock on February 21.
The pie supper announced to be given at the school house at Hurst town on Feb 14 has been postponed due to flu fears.
The item notes George Meyer's sale near Lanesville on February 26 with John Wolfe as auctioneer and William Taylor county treasurer selling several county tax tracts at the court house door. It lists farm transfers for sale including a mare a 3 year old gelding a Jersey cow and 12 shoats and advertises Fordson tractors from W H Bullett Sons. It mentions family visits illnesses and a birth death in the Davis Robins households and local movement to Roseville Illinois.
James M. Sherrill of Washington township criticizes local roads as fearfully bad. George Meyer will sell two sorrel mares two Jersey cows wagon mowing machine roller harrows and other property near Lanesville on Thursday February 26 at one o clock PM.
Jeonue Meyer of near Lanesville visited Corydon last Monday to arrange his sale set for Thursday February 26. He has bought property in Lanesville and plans to move his family there soon.
Two sorrel mares a Jersey cow four years old fresh about March 19 a Jersey heifer fresh soon a two horse wagon a mowing machine and a land roller will be sold at George Meyer's sale in Lanesville on Thursday February 26 Sale starts at one oclock P M John Wolfe auctioneerF P M M John Wolfe auc tioneer
A nine year old, Miss Jack Engleman, kept six hens that produced eight dozen eggs in January. She bought a setting of White Rhode Island eggs from Mrs Ratio Green last spring, resulting in twelve chicks, six roosters, sold last summer for 7.50 dollars.
Auction listing of livestock and farming equipment to be sold in Taylor township two miles north of Rosewood on the Ohio river on Friday February 20 starting at nine in the morning. Items include horses, a colt, Jersey cows nine pigs two Old Hickory wagons farm tools and implements. Four percent cash discount. Auctioneer Joan Seipel. 14-tf
The fur buyers were in last Saturday to take up skins caught before February 2 when the season closed against beavers raccoon foxes otters and opossums. Edward usbles who resides west of town says he has purchased nine thousand dollars worth of pelts this season and he estimates over twenty thousand nine hundred dollars had been paid out for raw furs at this place this season.
A sale listing items including one horse and mare, cattle, wagon and gear, plows, implements, tools, lumber, harness, and household goods will be auctioned at Willard Sonner's sale one mile southeast of New Amsterdam on Saturday February 1.
Feo W Snyder of Heth township renewed his subscription to the Democrat yesterday. He is a tobacco grower for Herh and reaffirmed support for the local paper.
John S. Purcell of near Georgetown made a pleasant office call last Monday and subscribed for the Democrat. Nettie CL Heft of Coldwater in Ulsas sends funds to keep the Democrat going to her address. Heft born in the county and formerly Miss Nettie Leason. An ad urges Samson Tractor from Saffer and Kirkham promising work of ten horses at a quarter of the expense. A sale of property listed by Saffer and Kirkham will be held Thursday February 2 at 1 PM south of Lanesville.
Mrs Georgia M Bruch widow of Charles H Bruch receives a 12 dollar monthly pension with 2 dollars extra per child under sixteen. Attorney Lew TM O Bannon Corydon arranged the pension benefits. Also noted is a wedding announcement for Miss Zola Peters and Charles Morzan at 610 East Main Street with Rev W H Todd officiating. Fordson Tractor advertised as durable and universal by W H Bullett & Sons.
John Shields of Boone township reports overall good health among residents and notes a scarcity of doctors. He mentions Dr. B F Forbis as the sole physician at Laconia, praising him though acknowledging his advancing age limits heavy work.
William W Jacobs of Heth township renewed his Democrat subscription and showcased a modern water works and power system at his farm. He delivered 24 head of beef cattle to Corydon for rail shipment. A sale east of Mott near Charles E Rissler on Friday February 20 lists a work horse mule Jersey cattle sow and shoats available.
Phillip C Corbet and sister Emma, children of Mr and Mrs Tiebert Corbet of Scott township, came home after six weeks visit with relatives in Oklahoma. They stayed with uncles and found their family well and observed Oklahoma life. A Willard Sonner sale near New Amsterdam on February 21 includes livestock and wagon gear. John F Habermel, ill, traveled to Dawson Springs KY for sanatorium treatment accompanied by daughter and son in law D D Lockwood of Harrisburg IL.
Feature promoting the Fordson Tractor notes prompt repair service at W. H. Buileit & Sons, suggesting reliability and timely maintenance when purchasing machinery for use.
Misa Nettie Mae Zimmerman a telephone operator at Palmyra has been quite ill.
John Yeager is very ill at the home of his sister Mrs. Kate Stewart in Posey township, highlighting a family health matter and local conditions surrounding his care.
Henry Bye of Rameey, long ill with rheumatism for eight weeks, shows improvement according to a brief health bulletin.
Mr and Mrs Joe LaPlant of Elizabeth announce the birth of a fine girl on Thursday end of week.
An ad notes brick ice cream available every day at the Busey Bee restaurant located on 43W. The quirky copy mentions “Sean day” in a playful promotion.
Rev. J. L. Battram, pastor of the Corydon United Brethren church, holds the position of Treasurer for the Indiana Conference of the United Brethren church.
A notice invites persons wanting their rock ground to contact Fred C. Bickel in Corydon Indiana. The Presbyterian church all day meeting scheduled for next Monday is postponed due to many members being ill. Mr Doyle’s wife and Mrs Dad Shuck are buried after being accompanied by Paul B Davie and L B Grant of Chicago.
One Overland car and one Ford Touring car will be sold at public auction on Monday February 16 at Mia Emma Labue's in Barsttown.
Miss Kittie Reader of New Albany spent a week with relatives in New Amsterdam and will soon depart for the South to engage in her fine line of work as a milliner.
Four head of horses and a span of young mules will be sold at John A. Krause's sale five miles north of Corydon on Wednesday February 18. Four per cent discount for cash. Grandma Reinhardt aged woman of Harrison county fell at her daughter Carrie Rigot's home in Spencer township breaking a hip and is reported dying nicely. For Sale a five year old black horse good worker and driver. SAM SNYDER Corydon R R 5 Eureka Phone 111-37.
Mrs Solomon Holman of Jeffersonville visited relatives here Sunday. Corydon Indiana shop ad promotes 8 Magic broader for baby chicks by Charles T Sieg. C J Treece and James Farnealy of Elizabeth attend business in Louisville and plan to join Good Roads meeting in Lafayette Indiana. Busy Bee restaurant near Post Office Cory gives Eats Everything to order. Clem Rosenbarger Proprietor. Mr and Mrs Emmett Colpin of Chicago spent a week with relatives at New Amsterdam and plan to move to Arizona. Mrs Colpin formerly Miss May Woodward.
Alfred Allen of New Amsterdam left his steamer Clarmont duties to attend his sister Barbara Turton’s funeral in Cincinnati. Four day old George Herthel Jr died near Palmyra with service by Rev. Bond and burial in Palmyra cemetery. Rebecca J. Barrow, 74, seriously ill near Corydon after a stroke on February 1.
Wayne Cole of Palmyra, very ill for two weeks, shows improvement after serum treatment for influenza. He later applied iodine containing carbolic acid on his arm, causing great agony during the illness.
Corydon eatery Buay Bee operated by Clem Rosenbarger offers homemade style pies and cooking that evokes classic family baking. Local diners praise the pastry and flavors as reminiscent of home cooking.
W A Dyer of Crandall was in town yesterday to tend to property recently purchased from Thos W Knight. Mr and Mrs Dyer will move to Corydon next week and are welcomed by locals.
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