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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1922
Page
5
Henry Sauerheber schedules a public auction on February 28 starting at 9 a.m. featuring 300 bushels of corn, three black mares, farming implements, a Cadillac, a spring wagon, and other items. Lunch, quality claim, and various local residents hosting gatherings surround the sale with community notices and personal visits.
Edward Briges, superintendent of Interstate Public Service Company, moves his family from New Al Lang to Corydon and rents Mrs. Carrie Wright’s North Market street property. Martha Miles operates C Miles Variety Store nearby.
Household goods to be offered at Henry Sauerheher sale including two heating stoves chairs dressers wash stand Morris rocker tables kitchen safe and numerous other articles for sale on February 28 at the Henry Sauerheher residence.
Mrs J W Pearce nee Nellie Williams requests the Democrat be forwarded to Abilene Texas. She traveled with sisters Clara Gordon in East Chicago and Franbeth Stivers in Miami Oklahoma enroute. Sister Alice remained in Fast Chicago. Mrs Pearce says Texas climate aids health of the family Rev Pearce and daughter Alice. stay indefinite.
Sao Charles fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs George A Charles of Paoli died after a night fire. The family awoke to flames. the father escaped via the stairs while the mother jumped from a window with her baby. Sam slept near the kitchen and died from severe burns shortly after.
A brief notice notes 91 large glass items sold at C Miles Variety Store under F-8.3w designation. The fragment lacks full context but records a sale event tied to the store and a product category.
White Cloud and Corydon residents visit and stay with friends. Adell Meyer ill with rheumatism. Jessie Stevens from Louisville visits Corydon. Valentine party hosted by Martha Day. appeals for farm owners to contact Olney. Snow White Flour ads and auction listed. job ads for at home stenography or salesmanship from Federal Extension University Champaign Illinois.
Short items recount residents visiting relatives and traveling through Corydon Crandall New Albany Bardstown Bloomington and Palmyra including Herman Miller and Bryan Speak. Notices mention court lodging at Dyer Hotel influenza at Palmyra Schools and social calls by Miss Lucile Stansberry and Miss Zola Evans.
Knights of Columbus will host a pancake social at the K of C Hall on February 28 with public invitation. Local ads mention car orders, farm goods, plant sales, farm wagons, and Leonard D Hickman sale details in Corydon.
Shredded Wheat Biscuits and multiple hay lots were listed for sale at Sauerheber's Feb Harrison Bottles in New Middletown. A good man is sought to work tobacco on a Heth township farm with house and barn included. A son named Lawrence Adam arrived for Mr and Mrs Adam Quebbeman near year on February 11. Many land and town lots were sold at the Court House Door by County Treasurer William Taylor for delinquent taxes last week.
Members of the Young Peoples' Society League of St. John's church near Lanesville attended a meeting at Seymour on Sunday. Attendees included Misses Claudina Zollman Tola Gleitz Leora Ellwanger and Messrs. Robert Walter Elmer Zahel John Walter and Herman Zollman.
Mr and Mrs Michael Mosier sought dismissal of their divorce case after returning to the Clerk's office. The cost was paid and the case was ended. Also noted: advertisements for money loans, a store in Corydon, and a Bloomington resident visiting Corydon en route to French Lick and Shelbyville.
Mr Joseph Yost and Miss Ida Bachman were married this morning at St Marys Catholic church in Laneaville. The bride is daughter of Henry Bachman of Franklin township and the groom son of Mrs Addie Yost. No further details.
A local mill named New Middletown Mill reports daily corn grinding. A birth notice lists Mr and Mrs Cyrus Barnes of Louisville welcoming a son named Ames Courtass born last Friday.
The Lanesville school will present a community concert at the Catholic school hall on Friday February 24 at 7 50 p m. The program features vocal and violin solos courses and recitations with admission 10 and 15 cents.
Leonard D Hickman will sell seven milk cows all fresh at his sale five miles northwest of Corydon on Monday February 27 beginning at 9 30 A M They are all trade Jerseys The notice notes visitors from New Albany near Corydon and Jackson township and mentions a second sale by Tiekman also on February 27 The item ends with thanks for kindness during illness and death of Farrel Guest and for floral offerings and Rev Moore
Fordson operates efficiently to save time and feed while improving seed bed condition for planting and boosting yields per acre. VAL BULLEIT & SONS endorses the model and invites inspection at F15-2.w.
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