Harrison county banks carry about 1.54 million in assets
The county's five banks a trust company and a loan association report assets totaling 1 540 000 with three times the cash of ten years ago and a 200 percent rise. Additional Harrison funds are held in Georgetown Milltown and West Point banks nearby and in New Albany banks for safe keeping. The piece praises local industry thrift and enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County
Corydon National Bank
First National Bank
Farmer's Savings& Trust Co
Savings &Loan As
Georgetown
Milltown
West Point
Boundry
Harrison
New Albany
Red Man customs inquiry sparks editor letter exchange
John W Lang writes from Pender Nebraska asking Corydon Democrat readers to publish notes on native customs. He notes extreme cold with days near zero and jokes about blanket use in July and August. Lang hopes Harrison County residents share news and schoolmaams' progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pender
Nebr
Corydon Democrat
Corydon
Ind
Harrison County
Mercury
Democrat
John
Ask Your Neighbor Endorsement for Dean's Kidney Pills
Public endorsement from Wilford L. Burn of Corydon Indiana promotes Dean's Kidney Pills sold at Louis B. Riley's Drug Store. The ad urges neighbors to try the remedy, priced at 50 cents, with Foster Milburn Co. as sole US agents and the slogan Remember the name Dean's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Dean
Wilford L. Burn
Beech St
Ind
Louis 8
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean’s
Fruit and Stock: A Call to Shift from Wheat to Fruit in Harrison County
Farmers in Harrison County are urged to focus more on fruit growing and stock raising as wheat yields decline. The article notes the area is a fruit belt with potential for high profits and stresses proper manure management to boost soil fertility and livestock profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad and Subscriptions Change Hands
An old Allen’s Foot-Ease ad touts easing shoe fit with patent leather shoes and free samples. Louis Reinhardt of Franklin Township renewed his father Philip Reinhardt’s Democrat subscription, joined by John Beal near Lanesville.
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Allen
Olmsted, le Roy
N. Y
Louis Reinhardt
Franklin Township
Philip Reinhardt
Democrat
John Beal
Lanesville
Public Auction Near Corydon Sells Farm Furniture and Tools
The undersigned will sell at public auction at his residence five miles south of Corydon. Personal property includes 5 horses, 5 cattle, 11 shoats, a 16 horsepower Huber engine, Huber separator, saw mill, Bird sell clover huller, Rosenthal Cyelore shredder, wagons, buggies, plows, harrows, cultivators, a Deering binder and mower, grain rack, wheat drill, surveying equipment, household goods, and smaller items. Sale starts at 9 30 oclock a.m. Cash for sums five dollars and under. Over five dollars in nine months with notes and surety. Auctioneer R. F. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Rosenthal
Oliver Chilled
R. F. Davis
Pension Bill for Western Frontier Soldiers Advocated
The United Indian War Veterans in Denver announce organized support for House Bill 779 to grant pensions to soldiers who served 90 days or more on the Western Frontier from 1865 to 1890. The group will collect names and addresses of eligible veterans to aid in proof and enrollment once the bill becomes law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wacker
Congress
Colorado
House Committees On
Fine 100 acre farm near railroad for sale
100 acre farm with 4 room cottage 35x60 ft barn 75 cultivated 25 timber outbuildings a well and stock including two young horses one mare three milch cows and Jerseys. All implements and crops ready to harvest priced at 4700 on terms or cash with immediate possession. Also notes on local death visit by Mr and Mrs A E Kitterman to Benton county Templeton family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railroad
Farmers Institutes To Be Held At Four Indiana Towns
Four Indiana Farmers Institutes will meet in Palmyra Fountain Church Lanesville and Corydon. E C Martindale C N Lindley J Bye and Jno W Lyskowinski will instruct with programs covering corn soil care hogs wheat clover and manure over Jan 29 to Feb 2 at multiple sites. The note urges farmer family attendance and notes free admission funded by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
Fountain Church
Lanesville
Church
Martindale
Farmer
Corydon
A Call for Public Input on District School Policies
A letter asks readers to weigh in on school purpose religion teaching, industrial training, term length, number of studies, patron influence on teachers, school apparatus, and whether school is a good home substitute. C L Dick invites brief answers for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Columbia University
Finley
College of the City of
New York
C. L. Dick
Great Clearance Sale at Corydon Junction
Geo W Hendrick and Son advertise a great clearance sale of men’s and boys suits cloaks and shoes for all at Corydon Junction. The sale runs from Saturday January 27 to Saturday February 10 with a poster showing reduced price lists and bargains to convince shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Hendrick & Son
Corydon Junction
The Mowreb Studio Adjoines Old Democrat Office
An advertisement locates The Mowreb Studio in the Old Democrat Office Building near the public square with C. C. Bundy, noted as a nearby contact as of November 29.
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Mowreb
Democrat
C. C. Bundy
Public Square
William Baxley Dies at Nearly Eighty in Washington Township
William Baxley longtime Washington township resident died at his New Amsterdam home last Friday morning after a six week illness of dropsy. Funeral services were held at New Amsterdam Saturday. burial followed in the local cemetery. He was nearly eighty, married three times, his last wife having died months ago, and he leaves several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Baxley
Washington Township
New Amsterdam
Inward Cure Promised for Piles Hemroid Tablets
Hemroid sugar coated tablets sold by L. B. Riley with money back guarantee claim to cure piles by inward action. Product marketed as permanent remedy where salves offer only relief, priced at $1 for 24 days. written by Dr. Leonhardt Co. Buffalo New York.
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L. 8
Riley
1Eonhardt
Stranger preacher and mother seek Jeffreys family
A man about 20 and his elderly mother visited the Democrat office seeking the Jeffreys family. They heard relatives might live in Corydon and hoped for lodging as rain fell. The young man, once a Missionary Baptist minister, spoke of hardship while his mother quoted a saying about turns in life.
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Democrat
Jeffreys
New Albany
Corydon
Missionary Baptist Church
Snowbound Town News Tangles Weather and Visits
Bradford and Sleigh riding grow popular as a local scene. Mrs. Bennie Fessel and Mrs. Chas Grabner face illness while Mrs. Lyman Voyles shows some improvement. Edw C Raake reports heavy snow drifts. Frank Stamm visits parents, Miss Clementine VaVille stays with sister Mrs. Wm Jacobs. Rev M Halpin returns after funerals in Evansville.
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Harry Sappenfield
Frank Stamm
Clementine VaVille
Wm. Jacobs
Joseph Brockman
A. James
Lyman Voyles
Public Auction Notice for George Rogester Property
George Rogester will sell his personal property at a public auction at his residence two miles south of Iris on Wednesday January 31 1912. Items include three horses one yoke of work oxen one milking cow one brood sow and seven shoats plows harrow wagon buggy two sets of work harness two dozen chickens cook stove heating stove hay corn and various household goods. Usual terms see sale bills.
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George Rogester
Iris
Still Likes Harrison Harrison County Letter from J C Frank
A letter from J C Frank formerly of New Amsterdam now in Quincy Illinois expresses his affection for Harrison County Indiana.He praises the people and scenery and says he intends to end his life there noting he was one of the county’s best citizens.
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J. C. Frank
New Amsterdam
Quincy
Illinois
Harrison County
Madison
Wisconsin
Pensacola
Florida
Cincinnati
Ohio
Denver
Colorado
Indiana
Slow Start for Circuit Court Amid Cold Spell
The Cullings court opened January 8 under a cold snap with few trials. One jury trial occurred last week, Mrs. Gus Miller charged with practicing medicine without a license. Judge Ridley excused petit jurors for the term due to travel costs, adjournment to this morning, with the term ending January 20.
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Gus Miller
Ridley
Cannelton
Democrats Recognize Local Soldiers In Post Honors
George G. Schafer of Lanesville notes that James A. Harreson Harrison County Assessor and William Hanger Floyd County Assessor, both Democrats, are honored members of the John T. Benson G. A. R. Post. The Lanesville Post has many other qualified men for offices of trust.
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George G. Schafer
Lanesville
John T
Benson G. A. R. Post
James A. Harreson
Harrison County
William Hanger
Floyd County
Public Auction at New Middletown Residence
Conrad Lottich will sell his personal property at a public auction held at his residence two and one half miles north of New Middletown on Thursday February 1 1912. Items include two mares one colt two head of cattle one broad sow twelve shoats one wheat drill one binder one hay rake one mower one farm wagon one survey harness and other farm implements timothy and clover hay and household and kitchen furniture. Usual terms. Auctioneer C B Kopp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Lottich
New Middletown
C. B. Kopp
Spray With Publicity in Government Oversight
A Life magazine clipping cited urges publicity to deter reckless officials and keep parasites out of government, arguing transparency in all acts of public officials serves the public interest and safeguards the spirit of the law.
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent in Bank Vault
Steel deposit boxes available for rent in our bank vault. Each box opens only with the renter key and is suitable for safekeeping deeds notes contracts jewelry and other valuables. Located at Corydon N.
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Corydon
Local Democrat Taylor Kitterman Leaves Estate Case
The article notes that Taylor Kitterman a Democrat of New Middletown left surviving family including his wife and son. It references Conrad H. Lottich handling personal property at a New Middletown residence and an action dated 1912.
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Givin
Taylor
Kitterman
Democrat
Survivin
D Aga
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Financial Institutions
Nebraska
John W. Lang
The
United Indian War Veterans
Elizabeth Street
Henry Hegner
Gro. K. Gwartney
A. E. Kitterman
Templeton
Benton County
Mr. Kitterman
Z. T. Kitterman
Farmers Institutes
E. C. Martindale
Wilkingon
Spencer Township
Grange Hall
Lindley
Bye
Wilkinson
Hancock County
Hancock County Farmers’ Institute Association
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Farmers’ Institute
Kentucky
C.N. Lindley
C. N. Tinley
Salem
Washington County
Indiana Horticultural Society
Farmers’ Club
Horticultural Society
Bradford
Bennie Fessel
Chas Grabner
Fred Brockman
David Ellis
Oaktown
Rev. M. Halpin
Evansville
Father Dechman
Conrad H. Lottich
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