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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1919
Page
7
Corydon area social notes include visits by Mrs. Ciem Rosenbarger and Ernest from Louisville and Emmea Scharf from Louisville to Corydon. Farmers advertise buggy harness, Puritan oil stove, and farm equipment. An overseas veteran recently arrived home and a big Mauckport dance is announced with music and refreshments.
For Sale Two young sons James Benson Corydon R R 3 For Sale A fresh Jersey cow 192w W P Mauck Mrs Thomas Bowling of Elizabeth called to English for serious illness of father John E Funk Ice cream social at Ward Montgomerys east of Fairview church July 19 Miss Mabel Bye and William E Lofton married June 8 Louisville will reside Tulsa Okla Deere hay rakes better wear parts interchangeable Zabel supply 19 3 Miss Daisy Wolfe spent week here with parents Mel Wolfe Five new buggies reduced prices Julius G C Zarel Lanesville 194w Mr and Mrs River G Ward Bloomington Ill formerly of this place Son Vern arrived in States from overseas New is time to purchase a cooking store stock New Perfection Puritan Sterling 5% aw is Gen RB Wahl Mr and Mrs Jesse Beard and children French Lick sister Miss Goldie Anderson Hammond Ind spent past week Mrs H A Rothrock Mrs Guy Longest and son Julian English spent last week with Miss Rhoda Bliss Don t worry with an old breaking plow when a new Syracuse solid or slatted moldboard plow will do the work easier and better full line on hand at Zabel s Lanesville Indiana Mrs O W ottle received telegram announcing safe arrival of her brother Harry Fowler in New York July 1 He was in 334th Field Artillery 30th Division overseas more than a year Charles Rumbley New Albany paid this office a pleasant call last Saturday subscribed for Democrat Mr and Mrs Rumbley visited her parents Fred Schneider Franklin township Thursday to Sunday
Mr. Victor Gravis of Louisville visited Fred Schneider and family in Flatwoods. A former county resident, he was glad to return to Harrison County. At ninety, he remains lively and in good health.
Carl W. Davis of near Ramsey will sell personal property at public auction on Tuesday July 22 before moving with brother Ollie to a 240 acre farm near McLean Illinois. The Davises plan relocation while Mrs Melvin G Davis and child visit from Grinnell Town with Davi s parents at White Cloud. JD Davis formerly Grinnell schools principal spends summer at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Dr. T P Govan, discharged from the medical corps as a first lieutenant, visited friends at Corydon Jet after serving at Debarkation Hospital No 3 in New York City. Mr and Mrs Ollie Payton hosted guests from New Middletown including Mr and Mrs Jesse Berke and families for a pleasant day. Also mentioned are Miss Aliene Deatrick Miss Elsie Shewmaker and others from New Albany and New Middletown. Remember to protect horses in heat with face nets and fly repellents.
B Wahl's Puritan stove advertised at 125 8w eo. G W S Wiseman of the southwest town, recently visiting Corydon after months of illness, remains in serious condition.
James M. Wynn of Scott township shipped a calf to the Louisville market last week. The calf weighed 145 pounds and brought 23.92 dollars, selling at 16 12 cents per pound.
George and Delmas Mauck of Mrs Lizzie Mauck are recovering five miles southwest of town. George had indigestion while Delmas suffered tetanus and later typhoid.
Judge Robert J. Tracewell of Evansville spent the Fourth with his aged mother Mrs W N Tracewell. He serves as judge of the Vanderburgh county Superior court and was elected to that office in the November 1918 election.
Wanted to hire a good farm hand for the rest of the summer. Will pay good wages. Can use two or three through oats and hay harvest. Come or write at once. Railroad station is Thompson. Geo. R. Elwood, R 4. Buffalo Center, Iowa.
Rev W D Bartle of Salem Rev J L Battram of Corydon Rev C K Dillman of Central Rev Edwards of Mauckport Rev O O Kirkham of Georgetown and Prof J M Frier of Purdue University will speak at Union Chapel Sunday School in Boone township next week.
Mrs J W Morrow and companions from Charlestown traveled by car to Corydon last Friday. They visited J G Moore and family and enjoyed sights including the Old State Capitol and the Constitution Elm.
Mr and Mrs J Davis and two children Catharine and Barnett of Louisville spent Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives near Corydon. They stayed with Mr and Mrs Harry Davis near Hursttown and with Mrs Celestia Louden. Barnett remained to visit Weldon MacClaran. Mr Davis works in the law department of the L N Railway Company.
Local note records a Gordon automobile tires issue with a complaint filed. The readable fragments show a formal action or request related to tire service or a dispute, without clear dates or court specifics.
Miss Anna Kirkham becomes assistant at Corydon National Bank. Miss Mildred Dalton of Louisville visits cousin Miss Sarah Catherine O Connor. Miss Goldie Teresa Smith of Ferdinand Ind visits aunt Mrs Geo Wahl for summer. Miss Huth Marshall of Irvington Mo KC spends week with cousin Miss Margaret Hudson. Miss Opal Reas returned from Louisville after removing tonsils. Miss Ethel Saffer, Indiana University student, came from Bloomington to visit Ram sey. Finder asked to leave check book with W R Voyles Store for reward. Chas H Buchanan of Corydon, Dodge dealer, sold cars to Tier Roby and Fred Schneider. Mrs James P Rapson and four children of Rapson Ind visit sister Mrs A W Fry. Dr P H Schoen and family return to New Albany from Chicago and St Joe Mich.
The Mt. Solomon Ladies Aid Society will hold an ice cream social at the Walnut Valley school house next Saturday night, July 12. Everyone is invited. Gordon automobile tires, all sizer, 125-38w, were bought by Mr. and Mrs. William Williams of Princeton, who spent several days with Mrs. Williams' aunt, Mrs. F. A. Ulen, and family. Mrs. Ollie Wolfe and daughter Murl of Bloomington, Illinois, are visiting relatives in and near Corydon and will stay about three weeks. Miss Ruth Keller has returned home after a year with Rogers Company giving entertainments in several states.
Corporal O C Kopp states readiness to leave for a four day trip to Brest France before returning to the U S He expects two weeks hold at Brest then final arrival at Quantico Virginia He notes transportation calls for discharge from service and looks forward to the voyage He went overseas in October 1917 and serves in Supply Co 6th Reg Marines His letter is dated June 11.
A list of visitors spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schneider and family. The guests included Victor Gravis and family from Louisville, Chas Rumbley and family from New Albany, Sam Himmelhaber and daughters, George Lambertus and children, Charles Kingsley, Alva Schneider and daughter Evelyn, and Forest and Chester Turley among others.
Relatives and friends extend gratitude for kindness during the illness and death of Mrs. Addie M. Hurst mother of Amzi Hurst. Acknowledgments to Rev M A Cossaboom John H Heth of the Christian church K P Lodge pallbearers singers and flower donors.
Charles Jordan came home Tuesday after ten months with the medical corps in France. He supervised about four hundred hospital staff at Evacuation Hospital No. 3 near Verdun, where four hundred patients were treated and three tents once housed the wounded. Since the armistice he met Vern Ward, a Corydon veteran, and his troupe of sixteen entertainers performed for the soldiers.
Miss Lina Curts visited relatives at New Amsterdam from Thursday to Saturday. Miss Mary McRae of Posey township left for Valparaiso to attend summer school. Galleck Mathews Joe Moyars and Guy Mowery of New Amsterdam trip to Louisville Monday. Mrs Joe T McClaran returned from Cleveland where she visited her sister. Mrs J P Oliver and Grace Siexz of Birmingham are visiting relatives and will stay through summer. Shoe repair ad urges Corydon residents to use T Hodge Shop. Mrs Mattie Crayden and son Ermin of Louisville spent several days with relatives here. Mr and Mrs W E Black of McLean Illinois visit to see sister Miss Wia who is ill. Edgar Yeager Mauckport and Maurice O Bannon Taylor township attend IU Bloomington and vacation with county relatives. Mildred Gilham, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Gilham, returns from Louisville after hospital mastoid operation.
The annual S. S. celebration at Wesley Chapel will be held Saturday, June 26. There will be good speeches and a social time for all. Sunday schools are invited to attend and take part in the program.
Mrs. Mary Gehrbach and family from New Albany along with Dr. P. H. Schoen and sons visited Mr. and Mrs. Ray Resch in New Middletown on the Fourth. Also present was Mr. Fank Gutgsell of Louisville who stopped by July 4 to see friends in the county and recall his former A. J. Peterson farm ties in Scott township.
Potan Dorsey, a Harrison county colored soldier, returns home from France where he served since May 1918. He was discharged at Camp Zachary Taylor on July 2. His mother is Mrs. Emma Harris. her other son Walter Dorsey remains overseas in Germany.
Mr and Mrs R B Kirkham received a telegram from their son James reporting his arrival at Camp Mills Long Island after volunteering for aviation service on December 14 1917 and serving overseas over two years His France service and experiences were noted. Also Mr H H Echols Bloomington Illinois superintendent of the Chautauqua praised the Christian Sunday School and the Methodist church congregation for two vocal solos last Sunday His singing impressed listeners and he was described as a singing evangelist though the tone notes his fine impression.
Lewis Tracewell and his wife from Akron visited in Washington township then planned a return to Corydon and Evansville. Dr. A M Windell and family fed relatives in the area while J M Windell is a son of the late Dr Lafe Windell. Ora Shuck of the Huber Manufacturing Co delivered two grain separators to Theo Bell and William B Gleitz, who used them at Herschel Lohue and Henry Schneider's farms, touted for a grain saving device.
A dealer promotes Fiavo flour and Tet resupply items offered by Laneeville Roller Mills in Laneaville Indiana. The notice emphasizes retail availability and manufacturer details.
Local ad notes Kokua coffee high standard sold at Wilbur L. Miller’s grocery Corydon. Several social items list visits among residents of New Albany Louisville and Corydon, with mentions of travel to Detroit for Ford factory work and a July 8 marriage in Louisville.
Mrs A W Brewster reports her son James Brewe ster will reach Louisville at 2 30 yesterday and family members went to meet him. James went to France last September for Y work. James Hisey, employed at Corydon Wagon Factory, spent the Fourth with brother Jese Hisey and family then returned to Corydon Monday. Rev Moore and family visit Shoals relatives as his church grants two weeks vacation for the Centenary at Columbus Ohio. Alva Anderson and wife return to New Albany after visiting Lone family. he works at the Roling Mill and she at Kaufman Straus in Louisville.
Mr and Mrs C P Trotter attended the wedding of Miss Alice Trotter to Mr Harold Putman in Frederickaburg Indiana Monday morning. The couple left by car for their future home in Lowell Massachusetts. The groom's parents accompanied them by car to Fredericksburg Indiana.
Mrs C C Byrn of Jackson will travel to Stijgon Lowe to keep house for her son in law Aged Graves whose wife died earlier. She stays four or five months and returned May 30. Her daughter Burned with fire injuries and a dress sale at Keller's Grocery will feature bread cakes pies and candy.
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