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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
1
A long, instructional piece on how to write clear news copy for country correspondents. It covers style, accuracy, naming conventions, punctuation, layout, and the handling of social events, obituaries, weddings, and public notices. Emphasizes specifics like dates, places, and persons, and discourages vague or sensational phrasing.
Relatives and friends gathered June 2 at Mrs. Philip Gehlbach’s home in Harrison Township for a fiftieth birthday surprise. Guests from Corydon Louisville New Middletown and beyond joined Mr and Mrs Riddle Wahl Vogt Borders Schoen Scharf Elwanger Snyder Shuck Wolfe Vogt Bauer Weis Vogt Richert Lambertus Gehlbach and others. The event featured a decorative repast and group photos planned to be enjoyed in the future.
Marion County Construction Company battles quicksand and springs on the Indianapolis sewer line in New Aupayy. A strong spring was struck at First and Elm streets, flooding the trench and hindering work as cows on nearby bottom land sink and suffocate.
John Hiser buys a fine yearling colt. Anna Belle White returns from Kentucky. Grandma Bye visits Milltown. Ed Davis makes a city trip. Lewis Reinhardt and family visit Indiana relatives. New Albany banks declare semi annual dividends: Second National 5 percent, Merchants 4 percent, New Albany 4 percent. The Creamery paid 22.07 cents for butter in May 1905.
A reflective passage extols the value of children in life and culture. It quotes Dickens on loving children and notes how child presence inspires generous, selfless acts, strengthens faith, and blesses homes and marriages. The Commoner.
The Board of Review completed its labors after assessing individuals and companies including Henry Jacobs for $10 plus poll, Eivhel Lime and Stone Co for 313,610, Pitman and Bean for 5,000, Bank of Corydon for 115,265, Cumberland Telephone Co for 2,230, Stockholders of First National Bank for 17,500, Lanesville New Albany Corydon Plank Road Co for 4,905, Corydon Stone Co for 2,205, Elizabeth Implement Co for 53,000, Corydon Canning Co for 3,375, Philip B Hays for 1,245, Sammel A Seiler for 700, PF H Keller for 300. township assessments stood as returned. board adjourned within the permitted thirty days.
William Windell died at the Weaver Hotel after a brief illness of old age. He was eighty four and a prosperous farmer with roots in Washington township and family in the county. He leaves four children John Wash William and Mrs Elizabeth Lopp of Columbus. The funeral was at the hotel by Rev Irvine Sunday, burial in Wesley Chapel Heth township.
Bliss Pearl Hazzard visits Bradford for a week with acquaintances. The Byrneville Cornet Band played Sunday evening. Andrew Mosier and family visited Huron Tyler in Corydon. Miss Jessie Byrne resides in Bradford through summer. July 8 entertainment postponed for rehearsals. Prof W T Byrne visited August Kepley’s family in Louisville. Florence Baker visits relatives here. Miss Blanche Byrne may join Cumberland Telephone. Edward Byrne and Orville Mosier return from Illinois reporting bad water and swampy country.
New Salisbury residents send best wishes as W. D. Deweese improves and Mrs. Carter Byrn is seriously ill. Dick Sigler returns home from Ramsey. Emma Hahn spent 4th of July at Mull town. Mrs. Bigler visits daughter Mrs. Mary Wolfe. Wm Graves and family visit Samuel Davidson. Miss Jose Byrn of Brynville visits Mrs. Wm Winn. Anna Heohn of Louisville visits her mother. Mrs. Ferock and grandchildren return to New Albany. Mrs. Lizzie Hollis and Mrs. Julia Tatspaw of New Albany visit Harriett Deweese and Frank Davidson family in Nashville. Jacob Schaun of New Albany dies at his mother-in-law Mrs. Beal’s residence.
June revenue reports for the New Albany division show beer stamps 2000 dollars cigars 515.55 tobacco 90 for a total of 2605.55 dollars. 106 wholesale liquor dealers stamps issued. Fiscal year ends June 30 with 3465 dollars collected in New Albany and nearby areas. Many saloon keepers sent payments to the Terry Haute main office. Floyd County has over 100 saloons each paying 25 dollars yearly.
Publisher F A Bullett reports strong encouragement for a new Atlas and History volume. The prospectus highlights half leather binding, gilt inlays, and a lithograph title page. The county recorder's quarterly report shows receipts of 434.10 and the Creamery paid 28,770 for butter in March 1905.
A large group of about thirty young people rode a hay wagon driven by Mr. Retzer to a party at Mr. and Mrs. George Fry home hosted by Miss Rosa Fry. Games and refreshments followed as neighbors gathered before the crowd arrived and all returned home late wishing for more gatherings.
In Foresman Indiana a surprise gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs George Bill honored Omer Felmy and Mr Bill. The evening featured plays, conversation, and a dining room spread of ice cream cake candy and bananas as friends wished them many more such occasions.
Clifty Bend residents anticipate a forthcoming wedding as local social news. Riley Cline recovering from appendicitis improves while Miss Minnie Kelley of Blue River stays with Robert Corbet and family. Levi Troncin and family from Moberly visited Mrs Addie Brengman last weekend. An ice cream supper at Luther's Chapel is set for Saturday night July 15 to benefit the church, with all invited.
Forty girls employed on Lafayette township fruit farms since opening season departed yesterday afternoon via the Southern for Harrison and Crawford counties. An equal number departed Thursday evening. The workers had been here nearly two months earning from 2 to 30 dollars daily picking strawberries and raspberries.
Evans a prominent young Crandall farmer wed Miss Ethel Ellis at U B church Crandall July 2 8 30 p m Rev T J Taylor officiated Guests presented well wishes for a long happy prosperous life A Friend. Sam Jones to headline Glenwood Chautauqua Monday night August 7 drawing large crowds praised for candid direct preaching and reformist aims despite some counter voices.
Marriage license items list BH Evans with Ethel R Ellis and Samuel H Curts with Minnie M McGuire, noting two couples authorized. The brief entry records the names involved in the union licenses.
Elizabeth ROY WINDERS and Frank Bowling were at home Sunday as Louie Kessing reports a fine boy. Edgar Peters trip to New Albany and visits by Charlies McKinney and Ali Smith. Mrs Dora Huffman visited her father Hal Huffman. Presbyterian church to be dedicated July 23. Emmet Reagan visited Ora Winders family. Michael Lemmel and daughter Minnie visited Falls Cities relatives. Mrs John Haas and Hallie Haas visited Mrs Henry Shaney. Ed Bedford of New Albany visiting his father in law Hiram Kes singer. Miss Cloe Burton of New Albany visited Aunt Mrs Peter Burton. Miss Lillian Ryan and companion from Louisville visited Miss Ethel Friedley. Threshing machines start. wheat turnout reported fair. Roscoe Zenor and Mrs Z visited Mrs Tuell. Ida Evans of Chattanooga visiting her parents. Georgia Kessinger, formerly in Louisville millinery, at home on vacation. J W H Littell of Corydon came to treat a horse for Harlan Flanagan and Hiram Kelley. Mr and Mrs Wm Sullivan of Louisville visiting Mrs S mother Mrs Thomas Bowling. A social by Mr and Mrs Wm Bowling last Friday in honor of Miss Ethel Alstott of Sunshine visiting.
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