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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
6
The Corydon Democrat reports on New Year wishes, visits by Miss Ruth Miller and Miss Gertrude Thurman, and entertaining events at the M. E. church. It notes political moves including Hon. Smith Askren seeking the Representative seat and William James Bryan named US Senator for Florida. Local families, subscriptions, and farm notices populate the page.
A miscellany of visits and travel by residents including Spencer Webb in New Albany and Zoe Seig in Corydon. Local politics surface with Democratic candidates Henry Wise, Henry Denho, Charles Kintner, Levi Brown, Charles Ginkins, James McRae, Clyde Lothick, Ed Mitchell, and others attending a Democratic meeting.
Rev Jann conducts a revival at Oak Grove while local figures like John H Luckett and J D Pitman shake hands at Democratic meetings across Corydon. Mentions of pneumonia cases, travels to Evansville and Marengo, and advertisements for Hyomei and Bee s Laxative Cough Syrup accompany notices of funerals and a lost ring.
A mixed page reports births illnesses and visits including Cecil Miles daughter and Mrs Smith Patterson secret illness. Annie Horn visiting Zilpah O Bannon. George Walk ill. Ruth Brown and pneumonia cases. Local ads push Edison phonographs at Conrad's music store and Mi ora stomach remedy. Community notices cover church officers, lost purse, and regional travel to Scottsburg Corydon veterinary meeting notes and fistulous withers operation detail.
Marriage licenses issued include David Voyles and Lillian Lee, Charles C. Sturms and Mary HE, Pay ton and Neing Shaffer, James H. Mathes and Blanche Fawver, David F. Harmon and Stella D Roth rock, Ira Bodenstedt and Maggie Bailey, Perry D. Smith and Minnie Jones, Roy Pease and Sarah HE, Brown and Samuel Thompson with Theatrice King, Clarence Kannapel and Freda J. Bauer, John F. Adam and Celestial Comes.
Elder John Simpson ended his year and a half tenure as pastor of the Corydon Christian church with a farewell sermon to a large crowd. Rev. LaRue and Rev. Irvine attended with their congregations to honor him, praising his dedicated ministry and saving power of Christ. He departed for Lexington to stay with his son Robert Simpson, pastor of a local church, while Mrs. Simpson had already left for Boston to spend winter with their son Jesse, a physician.
Central area reports holiday visits from Grover Love of Louisville and Jesse Watson of New Albany. Walter Applegate and wife from Ramsey join Geo. Watson's family for Christmas. Rev. Patterson begins U B church meetings at Fairview. Dick Pitman named Supt of Pike roads in Heth township by County Commissioners. Modern Woodmen class adoption set for Jan 4. John Smith, shot while hunting, improving but may lose sight in one eye. Jesse and Lilla Cooper visiting parents nearby.
QO C Thompson 1071E Main St New Albany Ind will furnish some of the best telephone boxes. John Baxley returned from New Albany with his aged wife who for three weeks has been in St Anthony's hospital for eye treatment and is nearly blind. Mr and Mrs Thomas Hickey and daughter Pauline of New Albany are visiting relatives here.
To all who want to purchase New or Second Hand Engines ravine from 10 to 40 Horse Power Price $150.00 and up. Special prices on New Machinery. Also Second hand Cora Shredders Clover Hullers Sey raters and Saw Mills at very .4 zures. Refund railroad fare to purchasers who bring this advertisement. Write for prices on Tripp Bros Fertilizers and Rebuilt Sectors. TRIPP Gliaas North Version Ind janol6ly.
James Wednes of Posey county dozed aboard a Southern Railway train near Corydon Junction and mistakenly stepped off as the train ran at high speed. He sustained two minor head wounds but escaped serious injury, lucking injured witnesses say.
Trek Pesiocrat announces Thomas W. Knight of Taylor township as a Democratic candidate for County Treasurer. Knight, a about fifty year old farmer, is a longtime Democrat with strong local ties and a reputation for sobriety honesty and industry. If nominated and elected he would be a reliable careful official trusted to handle county finances.
Jacob Kopp died in Louisville Kentucky on Christmas night after a lengthy illness. He was fifty nine years old and survived by his wife four sons and one daughter six grandchildren and many siblings. The funeral was held Friday in Louisville.
Mrs. Henry Davis asks the partier to return a package taken from the Hub on Thursday December 19. The notice states we know who took it and seeks its return without further trouble. C. P. Trotter.
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