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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
1
A Harrison County Indiana report lists lands and lots returned delinquent for nonpayment of taxes for 1911 and prior years. It enumerates parcel types and locations as part of a public notice of tax delinquency and impending sale.
James L Purcell, a lifelong resident of this county near Corydon, turns ninety two next Sunday January 21 1820 birth year. He has been married twice, fathered six children with five living, and has four grandchildren. He remains in good health and travels without aid. Wanted Industrious man to lease 0 acres of irrigated Colorado land. Leave address at this office. j17-8w
D L Owen bought lumber from the Bean house site where J J Bullitt & Son tore down the building. While splitting a walnut door for kindling, a one pound silver block melted and poured into a mortised hole was found hidden treasure. Samuel Baxley of Linton visits his ill father William Baxley in Washington township.
Postmaster Thomas S. S. Jones held a Civil Service examination last Saturday at the school house to test seventeen applicants for a rural mail carrier route out of DePauw. The list includes Willard Spencer Joseph Vaughn Ed Routh Chas Routh Gus Gurtz Elmer Gurtz Wm Agan Philip Seacat Sidney Seacat John Seacat George Wiseman Geo Swarens Sam Ferock John Binkley Ray Churchill Clarry Morgie and Sam Groves.
High school inspector Dr. Kelley from Earlham College Richmond Indiana visited Corydon High School last Wednesday. He praised teachers and students, urged using the auditorium for extra space, recommended a new grade building, and supported supplementary books for grade pupils.
Pastor Rev. M. A. Cossaboom and church officers request all Corydon Christian Church members attend next Sunday morning services January 21. Important matters will be presented as the pastor completes his first year.
Theodore Case died December 27 1911 at his home in Taylor township aged 53 years 3 months and 28 days after years of affliction. He leaves a wife seven children four sisters one brother and his mother. Funeral services were held at Glenwood cemetery led by Rev Voyles of Elizabeth. The family memorializes his Christian life and bids farewell with a heartfelt obituary including a daughter Nellie Pearl.
Henry Watterson recalls a 1909 prophecy about a Roosevelt Taft split as proof of future clashes in U S politics. The Courier Journal editor’s 1911 wager about Taft and Roosevelt being at daggers drawn is cited, with references to Cannon and a proposed Democratic Peace Dinner. Arthur Steel of Boone township is noted as seriously ill with typhoid fever.
Blue River freezes in spots with 24 degrees below zero at White Cloud Saturday morning. Notices include Cleve Rainbolt finishing Miss Addie Somers school at Walnut Valley starting Jan 15, several residents affected by illness and travel, and local visits by Rainbolts, Kittermans, Glossoms, and Rothrocks.
Pearl Lone wife of Andrew Lone died Tuesday January 9 1912 after a long battle with tuberculosis She was born April 18 1889 and died at age 22 years 8 months 22 days Funeral services were held at Hursttown church with Rev Taylor and Rev Dye Interment followed at a nearby cemetery A birthday card to birds adds a note on feeding birds during the cold spell
The Democrat retracts its earlier report that Theodore Case died from injuries after a wagon fall while intoxicated. Letters from family and a neighbor indicate death resulted from a chronic ailment. The correction is published at the request of those who wrote in.
Miss Bessie Feiock and Mrs Barbara Ems show slight improvement. Ri Feiock stacked ice last week. Miss Lula Sendelwick attended a New Year party at P Haub s. George and Mary Krush visited Lula January 1. Nicholas Miller installed a telephone last week. Miss Sophie Ems was called home by her mother. She stayed with C J Heuser at Corydon Junction. Charley Heitz of New Albany visits his father Joseph Heitz and stays through March. E E Wenning put up about forty tons of ice. Clarence Seacat and Carl Patterson cut timber for Louis Hartman Co Patterson injured his left foot and was treated at Ramsey by Dr Glenn. He will be out again. Wm Hendrick lost a valuable colt last week. Edward Wolfe fell ill in Louisville and Mrs Wolfe traveled to Corydon Jet. he is better now.
The janitor Martin of the Court House faced a freezing night when the heating failed. He descended to the cellar to start fires and a roof avalanche trapped him, forcing him to break a cellar grate to reach the open air. William Baxley of Washington township lies seriously ill with dropsy and is not expected to recover.
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