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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1914
Page
8
An item on Home Record blanks explains their use by Crawford county teachers to report pupil home conduct. It lists tasks like meals, chores, cleanliness, and routines observed, noting forms sent to parents for monthly pupil progress. The section includes a short medical ad for Chanberiana's Tablets.
A biographical notice tracing William A Shafer born Feb 7 in Indiana, his youth in Kansas, calling to missionary canvassing, and ministry in Britain. It covers later years in Scotland and Wales, ordination, marriage, and death from typhoid fever in Liverpool England Sept. 25, while serving in North England and South England conferences. It notes his devout faith, leadership roles, and the tribute of family and colleagues.
A large frame building near the Southern depot in English burned, owned by Walter L. Ingle and occupied by Elwood Moore who ran a grocery, Ed Moore who ran a soft drink joint, and photographer A H Armstrong. The tubing valuation stood at 2300 dollars with no insurance on it. occupants insured their stock.
Advertises for a farmhand with a small family seeking willing worker. Offers residence and garden, contact R. F. Davis in Ramsey Indiana via Eureka phone line. Includes a nov b-tf dateline.
Democratic County Central Committee of Harrison County Indiana meets in Corydon January 10 1914 at 1 30 p m to fix the date for the county primary. All members urged to attend due to important party business. Card by Jon S Martin chairman and Sam P Vou secretary. Cardinal Gibbons New Year message thanks the Lord for blessings and urges living by gospel principles and charity in the new year.
A montage of endorsements praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe and effective for children, with testimonials from Mrs. Lida Dewey of Milwaukee and others. The piece also notes a funeral service, land notices, hunting advisories, and farmer classifieds urging readers to advertise in the Democrat for quick, high-value sales.
Last week’s items note visits by Jim Carr and Dug Carr families, guests from Grandview, Mo, and Mrs War D Wil wer. There are three weddings, a birthday surprise for Miss Vioda Resch, and a shoe repair shop opening by Alva Anderson in Corydon Indiana. A Santa Claus reference and a festive, quiet Christmas follow.
Lanesville notes report visits from Avin Ehalt and family of New Albany and John Erstein from Arkansas staying with his grandmother Mrs A M Inlsert. Henry Thompson improves after illness. Miss May Baxter takes charge of the Telephone Exchange. Community reports snow covered weather and scarce supplies. Turkey raffle, Meurer brothers buy a crasher from Ft Wayne and seek a steam drill and railroad ties for the pike project. Local trips include Louis Hussing to Indianapolis and Philip Smith visiting his brother Jim.
A ninety eighty and one half acre tract offers forty acres in timber with the rest tillable. Includes a good dwelling, fair barn, cistern, and good bearing. Located two and a half miles from DePauw in Spencer township. December 24 notice. Paul Nolot, DePauw, Ind.
Two jack buyers sought by Robert B. Watson of New Middletown Indiana. Also a strict prohibition on hunting day or night on the Labue farm in Jackson township without a permit from the owners, with prosecution for violations. Rebecca Labue.
Mrs. Elisabeth Wade of Terre Haute Indiana credits Nature's Creation with curing catarrh headaches weak lungs and nervous exhaustion after years of illness She reports restored appetite and sleep and urges others with tuberculosis asthma bronchitis or run-down systems to seek the remedy and request a free booklet from Life Building Indianapolis
Auction notes list multiple properties and livestock for sale near Corydon and Elizabeth Indiana and Louisville Kentucky. Includes 5446 acre firm, 10 acres cultivated land with a house and fruit trees, and a mare named Anita plus 25 and 26 year old deeds and mortgages. Contact Toney Wolfe in New Middletown and J H H Babcock in Louisville for details.
Indiana court warns non residents including Belgamin Sm and heirs of Thomas Rexsaulds to appear February 24 at Corydon court house or answers will be entered. The notice, dated December 2, is signed by Amos Lemmon, Clerk, Harrison Circuit Court.
J H Taylor of Corydon Indiana offers an eighty acre farm for quick sale. Two miles north of Corydon near two pikes and near a railroad, with a bungalow house of six rooms, a cellar water in kitchen, in a forest grove. About 45 acres of fine orchard grass pasture and no waste land. Sep16.
Public notice announces sale by the Harrison County Indiana court of gravel road bonds totaling 4510.00 and a decree to sell described real estate parcels in Corydon to satisfy a judgment in the Farmers Savings and Trust Company suit against Curtis W. Daley and others. Sale to occur at the Harrison County Courthouse in Corydon. Proceeds must cover costs, interest, and decree amounts.
In Harrison County Indiana Court a public sale is set at the Corydon town hall to raise seventy four dollars and eighty cents plus interest and costs from the desolated Lot Twenty Five in the Aetna Life Insurance Company Addition. The sale aims to satisfy a decree against Isaac Urwick and Calvin Noon and will include the rents and profits from a seven year term on the deserted property. The sheriff will conduct the sale at ten o clock A M at the door of the courthouse in Corydon.
The commissioner for the sale of real estate in Harrison County Indiana under a Skarrison Wircait Court order will sell the northwest quarter of section 24 township 3 south range 3 east with a 110 acre balance, the site of a prior conveyance to Timothy Burke deceased, at public auction on Saturday January 10 1914. The bid must be at least two thirds of appraised value with payments one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months secured by a mortgage and promissory note at six percent. FARMER'S SAVINGS & TRUST CO. commissioner.
Notice of a commissioner sale in Harrison County Indiana from Mi nerva Kirkham et al v James Kirkham et al. On January 17 1914 at 10 38 a m and 1 p m auctions to take place on the premises. Sold are Lots 12 and 13 in Aetna Life Insurance Company Addition At 1 p m the northwest quarter of section 20 township 4 south range 4 east a 1 1/2 acre tract in southeast quarter northeast quarter section 19 and a part of section 19 bounded by roads and lines with payments set as one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months with notes and six percent interest.
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