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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
6
President Wilson spoke to the Senate outlining a lasting peace not by victory but through a concert of power. He urged U S participation in a global framework to guarantee peace and justice, sending copies to belligerent nations as commentators weigh the bold foreign policy move. Time will tell the outcomes.
John W. McMahon born March 16 1847 Harrison County Indiana died January 8 1917 at Marshall Oklahoma aged 69 9 2 after pneumonia fever. He was a prosperous farmer and a leading citizen with ties to Dennis Pennington Corydon Old Capitol building Henry Clay and Indiana political history. His mother Mrs Martha Graam of Fredericksburg survives with ties to the Pennington lineage and the blues River Gazette reports the family sorrow.
Miss Susie Fancher visited Grace Houser over the weekend. Miss Gay Frederick stayed with relatives. Mrs Ray Miller and daughter Gladys Marsella visit Mr and Mrs Markwell near Georgetown. Amos Blunk went to Albany to see his sister. Claude Miller visited Winflousel family. Miss Ruth Wiseman stayed with Mr and Mrs Lahue. Aristop Alstott visited Claude Miller. Roscoe Miller is sick.
Depauw High announces an entertainment by the high school Thursday night January 25. Seniors select class emblems mottoes and officers. Miss Hazel advances in chess. A new furnace heats the building. Several new songs are planned for the program. ZZ Best quality cubber heels advertised at Novelty Repair Shop for 85 cents.
A revival service is underway at the Mauckport Methodist Church led by Rev. Ralph Pearson and Rev. Geo W Shepard of Chicago. The meeting, now in its second week, has drawn interest with Rev Shepard delivering a Sunday afternoon sermon to 45 men titled When a Man's a Man and will continue through next Sunday.
Rev A H Arbaugh of Mulberry Indiana will preach at the Christian church in Corydon next Sunday night January 28. He will also preach at Mt Solomon church in Scott township Sunday morning and Gethsemane northwest of Corydon Sunday afternoon. Arbaugh heads a Lutheran school at Mulberry and is expected to draw a full house.
John W Smith born 1866 in Harrison county Indiana near Corydon died after a brief illness late Saturday night. He spent most of his career in life insurance in Ohio before moving to Chattanooga five years ago. He is survived by his wife Emma Swan, daughter Mary, mother Mary Smith, two sisters Dora Kendle and Mrs Tom Wallace, and son Clarence. Open funeral at 2:30 pm from 627 West Ninth Street with Christian Science service, interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. Pallbearers named A B Hoge Otis Lyle Frank F Herndon E S Brown J W Loeber Chester Anderson.
Andrew Davis died at his home near Fairdale yesterday from pneumonia after a brief illness. He was 77 years old and survived by a wife and four children Mrs Friedley of this place Mrs George Hiser and Ed Davis of Ramsey and Alonzo Davis of Iowa. He was highly respected and funeral arrangements had not been set as of press time.
The Harrison County techip trustees join Purdue University and the U S Office of Public Roads to host a county road school at Corydon on Tuesday January 30. Experts from Washington and Purdue will teach road construction and maintenance with lantern slides and ample discussion time.
Clifton Zero weather and health reports. Annie Robinson is very ill. Nate Williar sold a mare to Clarence Leffler near Elizabeth last week. Dale Williar spent Friday and Saturday near Elizabeth. Several Williar family members listed. Look out for a wedding soon. Music noted with multiple instruments. Various travels and visits mentioned. Heavy winter weather with a deep snowstorm and subzero temperatures reported over the past week.
Hazel Best hosts the Home Economic Club meeting Saturday February 3 at 1 30 PM with a program on yeast in bread making growth conditions bread making imperfections teeth care battle and benefit from it preserving the old Capitol building current events club standings and study topics in the library members respond on roll with works known by each woman. Secretary Mrs James Beanblossom.
Shakerville Items Blue Eyes School with Benton Windell as teacher progresses. John Strouse made a flying trip to New Albany. Hez Allen and Hazel Fellig are improving or on sick lists. Rogge family and friends visit Sam Fisher and family. Bertha Anderson, Nora Blair, and Marle Rogge are mentioned with visits and travel. Edward Gutnecht suffers neuralgia. Local families Charl ie and Rebecca Anderson, Alva Conrad, and Chas Conrad noted in Sunday visits.
Miss Alta Kitterman celebrated her fifteenth birthday Friday night six miles south of Corydon with many guests from the Kitterman, Keller, Brown and related families. The gathering ended with well wishes for many more birthdays. Also advertised is a January Clearing Sale at Berman's Sut-Price Store offering six boys long pants suits at 2.85.
William Tischer 24 was stabbed to death by his brother John 18 after a Sunday night dispute at home. The older man fought with John while defending their mother who lay unconscious after being struck. The stabbing occurred during a violent struggle in the yard as the brothers sought to reach the house.
George Jones of Koenig Colorado writes to Corydon Indiana editor in January 1917. He reports 16 below zero in Taylor Township with snow on the ground since October. He notes sugar beets near the factory and beans bringing about 7 cents a pound as farmers thresh 50 to 100 acres. He mentions no rain since September and overall good family health.
Young Frank Hedden son of Mr and Mrs John Hedden of Taylor township died Monday morning of tuberculosis aged twenty. He worked at Dam 483 on the Ohio River until after Thanksgiving then grew weaker until death. Funeral at 10 am Wednesday at his residence with Rev Young of Elizabeth and burial in the family burying ground near Rosewood. He leaves his parents one sister in Georgia two brothers in New York and one in Washington.
Invoice notice from W. H. Bullett & Sons Inc seeks immediate settlement of a due amount by January 1, demanding payment by cash or note and asking the recipient to call at once. The firm’s address is 117-2.
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