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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
7
The Corydon Democrat lists items for sale including a Moore's Heater and a seven room house on Rourk Ridley Street. It notes visits, illnesses, weddings and social events such as the Walk-Davis wedding and Mauckport High School oyster supper. Emmett Watson, Miss Floy Watson, John H. Heth, H. J. Friedley and others appear in local society updates.
Local items note a protracted M E church meeting in Elizabeth led by Rev. Higgins of Hawesville Ky. Also reported are ill Clarence Prewster in Elizabeth, visits by Mrs. Carrie Baker to New Albany, a muffler lost in Corydon, ice on the Ohio River hindering cross county travel, and multiple short notices on sales, arrivals, and social calls in Corydon and Elizabeth.
Edward Pitman longtime Beth town ship farmer renews his subscription to the Democrat. The Wagon Factory resumes after a two week iron and steel shortage with carloads en route. W S Shuck renews his Democrat subscription. he runs Corydon’s lone feed and livery business. Mrs Julia Stevens, Nova Scotia, sends annual expense fund gift and requests another year of the Democrat.
Mr and Mrs E Boone and their four children have moved to Corydon. They bought a Loweth property from John H Daley, and Boone seeks short or long labor work. George Taylor drives a logging team, including an imported Belgian stallion and Norman mare valued at 38000. The horse once belonged to twenty two county farmers at 2 20 each.
A six o'clock dinner was given in honor of Finnest Reas last Sunday evening at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Lee Reas. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Col well Frakes Mr and Mrs Ben Frarkes Misses Yades and Laura Wallace and Cletus Kopp and Mr Will Frederick. Ernest and his father left for Detroit Michigan the day after Christmas after holiday stay.
The elevator is in the market for your wheat corn oats hay and straw and will pay the highest market price. James L. Davis of near Ramsey, injured by a fall at his barn weeks ago, is mentioned. County Assessor Samuel Voyles of Blue River township visited Corydon last Monday. Little William Sharpe of New Albany visits Eldo Davis. Miss Jace Martin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Fr. Martin, returned to Columbus Indiana to teach after holidays.
John W. Bussabarger of this place is seriously ill with araemic poisoning. He is at his son W. H. Bussabarger’s home on East Chestnut street and is in his eighty third year.
The paper urges readers to settle debts promptly or face enforced collection. It cites labor scarcity and high feed costs making Fordson Farm Tractors essential and asks readers to place orders with W. H. Bullett & Sons to secure a tractor when needed.
Witey Rhodes reports a letter from Robert Miller of Peach Orchard Arkansas. Miller’s relatives had not heard from him for months and feared for his safety. The last known location was Vermillion Canada. Miller is the late Leslie Miller’s son and has been away from the county seven years.
Jan W. Turley of two miles east of town renewed his Democratic subscription and announces candidacy forTreasurer at the May 4 primary. Turley previously ran for the same office in 1918 and is described as a top farmer and citizen. Otto Stark has purchased Sam Foley’s shoe shop and assumes management last Thursday, with W. C. Rothrock continuing as partner. the shop sits west of the Kintner hotel building.
Families of Leonard C. Keller Ed G. Keller and Lew M. O Bannon gathered for dinner and supper at Mr and Mrs JL Keller home last Sunday. Twenty six sat at noon and about as many at supper as they carried out their Thanksgiving plan after one family’s delay.
The New Albany item about Glenda and Gertrude Bartley’s remarriage clears up a mistaken link to a Corydon resident once living with Capt. and Mrs. F. M. Barthes. Glenda wed before his World War service and he and his wife visited after returning from France last summer.
John A. Kopp of Callander Iowa visits his father Michael Kopp five miles south of Corydon and relatives in the county and at New Albany. He has worked as a stone mason in Iowa for two years and praises 1918 19 corn. He notes land near Callander selling at 490 an acre and recalls a farmer who asked 400 an acre yet received 64000 for 160 acres.
George Weilhagger of Charleston West Virginia, bookkeeper at Elite Laundry, is recovering well from appendicitis after six weeks in hospital. He has many friends hoping for full health. Charles Cromwell, fourteen, from Frankla township, traveled to Corydon last Saturday, became seriously chilled, and was treated at J Sonne's office before stabilizing.
W A Coleman of New Albany stopped at the Corydon Democrat office Monday to renew his subscription. He runs a storage and moving business and recently moved Oliver McClaran's household goods from Louisville to Jos T MecClaran's farm near Corydon. Coleman's mother, Mrs Jennie Coleman, remains bedbound and ill. McClaran served in World War II and was Overseas a year.
W E Cook of Corydon renewed his subscription to the Democrat. He is president of the Corydon National Bank, Harrison County’s largest financial institution. A Kentucky native who moved here over thirty years ago, he previously served in the U S Treasury before returning to Corydon to finance and lead locally.
Thomas Crecelius of Minneola Kansas, visiting relatives after his sister’s death, renewed his Democrat subscription. He farms 240 acres near Minneola, reports 1700 bushels of wheat last year at 2.65 a bushel, and owns 42 head of stock. Garfield Fisher of Anderson Indiana, assistant superintendent at National Tile Co., visited Corydon area. the firm employs 400 and sells nationwide with a million dollar plant. He ordered the Democrat for the coming year.
S Pitman of Avoca Nebraska sent a four year advance payment for the Democrat with high praise for the paper. He grew up on the farm near Corydon where his father Andrew Pitman lived and is a cousin of Mrs. Albert Stover. George Gunther of Webster township renewed his Democrat subscription and his eighty one year old father Philip Gunther lives with him.
For sale or rent, some good property in Corydon. Inquire at this office.
Updates from Palmyra and vicinity describe visits and relocations. Mrs. Otto A. Harrell returned from Indiana relatives while Peter Stemm and family visited. Ale plans moving March first and Mat Martin bought a $5900 home in Salem. Illnesses and accidents include Mrs. Sylvia Haubd recovering from appendectomy and Lee Stevens injured by a roadside crash. Stephen Jenking returns home after four weeks treatment for a kneecap fracture.
The writer notes a cordial letter from Peter K Harbaugh of Laconia with a $1.50 payment for another year’s Democrat subscription. Harbaugh is praised as a fine Harrison County citizen, active in spirit at eighty, well liked by many and full of vigor and cheer.
Joseph Weathers, a former resident of Marengo, died recently at the home of his son Dr. John K. Weathers in New Albany. He was eighty one years old and a Civil War veteran.
W L Schwartz aged 79 and Civil War veteran died last Wednesday at the family home in Milltown. Survived by his wife and two daughters. He was long engaged in the wet cantile business.
A fragmented report cites a school meeting with scattered notes about teachers, speakers, and a student project named Sat Ridley. It mentions Mr Moss, Hugh Have, and others, plus a paragraph on a parish visit and subscription renewal, with several garbled names and places.
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