Notable Residents Return and Local Incidents Reported
Prof. E L Fisher returns from Urbana. Indianapolis visitors Mr and Mrs Ralph Huddleson, formerly Miss Mabel Jordan, stay with relatives. Miss Ethel Saffer returns from Owensboro and Evansville. John D Sample of Louisville visits family. A New York trip plans follow. Jacob Jordan leaves Lafayette for Portland Oregon. Mrs Grace Knowland of Louisville visits Corydon seeking health care. Clyde Denbo injured in buggy accident near D C Kintner’s home. James A McRae from Los Angeles stays in county for health, visits French Lick. Sugar theft from Arthur Lohmeyer’s car in Heth township after festival night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Huddleson
Indianapolis
Mabel Jordan
Clyde Denbo
Alda Briles
Ed Briles
Ivan Emily
D. C. Kintner
Corydon
Sonne
Arthur Lohmeyer
Heth Township
Lohmeyer
Hyland Church
Horse badly hurt by fall advertisement for healing powder
A Valley Park man reports his horse cut knees badly after a fall. He praises Dr LeGear's Antiseptic Healing Powder, saying it heals sores fast and protects wounds from insects, urging others to keep the remedy on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Carmen
Valley Park Co
Dr. LeGear
Franklin citizen Benjamin Riley ends his life in woods
Benjamin Riley a well known Franklin township resident aged sixty five, disappeared after breakfast last Thursday. His body was found hanging in a limb in a secluded woods area about a mile from home around ten in the morning. He had been mentally distressed and is survived by his wife and son Guy. Funeral services were held at the family home with burial at Lanesville. Also note W H Roose from Louisville retrieved an automobile repainted by Walter Glenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Riley
Franklin Township
Mr. Riley
Guy
Lanesville
Stone Sold At Seven Cents A Yard In Floyd County
New Albany and Corydon Pike quarry stones sold at seven tenths of a cent per yard. Board of County Commissioners contracts Samuel IT Games to sell stone, estimating 2.40 yards per acre yielding about 84 000 dollars on twenty two and a half acres. County bought quarry for 25 606 dollars. Stones to be sold to Indiana State Highway Commission to improve the 30 mile New Albany to Leavenworth highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
New Albany
Samuel
Gemes
Indiana State Highway Commission
New Atlany
Leavenworth
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Kopp Returns from Normal College Summer Term
Otto C. Kopp Democratic nominee for Representative from Harrison and Floyd counties returns home from Danville Indiana after twelve weeks as a student at Central Normal College. He notes nearly 800 students attended the summer term and plans for better teaching work. Noah Haun of Corydon visited Danville near Hlindg with John Richard’s family. Mr Richard was killed by lightning. Haun reports John Haun’s wheat crops look promising with eight acres of watermelons. Mr and Mrs Charles Sample of St Louis arrived in Corydon to visit Brewsters and Doolittle relatives. Mrs Sample has health issues and has been at the Swedish National Sanatorium in Denver. Their children Mary and Robert remained in Corydon. Charles Sample, 16, is with Roger Brewster in Colorado, doing government work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto C. Kopp
Harrison
Floyd
Danville
Indiana
Central Normal College
Otto
Harrison County
Noah Gaun
Corydon
John Haun
Hlindg
John Richard
Richard
Haan
Noah
John
Jobo
Chas. S. Sample
St. Louis
For Sale Six Year Old Bay Mare with Colt by Side
Six year old bay mare with a young colt at her side listed for sale. Seller notes Lockhart and Miles in Corydon R 8 Crandall Exchange contacts for inquiries. The ad uses terse rural trade language typical of small town classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockhart & Miles
Corydon R
Crandall Exchange
Indiana Grapevine Pest Management Advisory
A horticulture notice warns growers to monitor grape vines for a leaf eating larva and codling moth larvae. It recommends two and a half ounces of powdered arsenate of lead per gallon of water and arsenate of lead at one pound per 50 gallons with Bordeaux mixture or lime sulfur as sunicide. Timings: central Indiana by July 22, northern by July 29, southern advised to spray first week of August for second brood emergence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Field Fencing Supplies Arrive At Bailey and Son Yard
J J Bailey and Son recently received a carload of field fencing barb wire steel fence posts and wire farm gates for farm and ranch uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Bailey & Son
Death of Mrs. Mary Froman near New Amsterdam
Mrs. Mary Froman died at her home near New Amsterdam on Thursday morning July 8 from tuberculosis. She leaves four children Harv ey Breeden Mrs. Joe Paris Mrs. David Scull and David Froman of New Amsterdam two sisters Mrs. James Huff and Mrs. Dan Hockman and one brother Lyman Cole of Leavenworth. Funeral services and burial were held Friday at the U B church conducted by Rev. Youngblood. She was about sixty years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Froman
New Amsterdam
Harvey Breeden
Joe Paris
David Scull
David Froman
James Huff
Dan Hockman
Lyman Cole
Leavenworth
U. B
Youngblood
Arm Breaks for James Farnsley in Auto Crank Incident
James Farnsley of Elizabeth Supt, Harrison County Telephone Co, broke his right forearm last Sunday morning while cranking his auto. The bones were fractured just above the wrist in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Farnsley
Elizabeth Supt
Harrison County Telephone Company
For Sale Two Pieces of Property in Corydon
Two desirable parcels in Corydon offered for sale. Inquire at this office for details and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Self and Thomas Attend Indianapolis Special Session
State Senator Frank Self and Representative Chas W. Thomas left for Indianapolis to attend the legislature’s special session called by Governor Goodrich. Governor Goodrich also called a separate session. Rep. Thomas did not attend that one, and Senator Self was in Florida and unaware of its timing. Elizabeth New Albany bus lines schedule and County Superintendent De Weese attended rural education conferences at Terre Haute and Bloomington as presiding officer for a state and federal education meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Self
Representative Thomas
Frank Self
Chas W. Thomas
Indianapolis
Goodrich
Ms. Thomas
Florida
de Weese
Indiana State Normal School
Terre Haute
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Departments of Education
Deweese
Settlement Due July 1 Reminder
Your account was due for settlement July 1. Please call and arrange accordingly.
Local Social Notes and Community Events
South Boone mistress Mrs Lafe Cresier remains ill. Monzelle Kingsley from New Albany visits cousin Miss Zelda Radmacher. Mrs Mary Roby of New Albany visits sister Mrs Harriet Boone. Nellie Zimmerman and son Burrell of Louisville visit Charles Brown family. Burrell Forbes returns from Danville. Marie Breitner wedding planned after Friday shower in Laconia. Union Chapel hosts large crowd and program. Mary Breitner and daughters return from Louisville. Rev Guy Wayne preaches at M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Roby
New Albany
Lrriet Boone
Nellie Zimmerman
Burrell
Louisville
Charles Brown
Marie Breitner
Laconia
Union Chapel
Mary Breitner
Sadie
Marie
M. E
Guy Wayne
Rehoboth
Partition suit filed in Harrison Circuit Court
Plaintiff C W Cook files a partition complaint in Harrison Circuit Court Corydon naming Nora J Shaffer Walter A Tower Cora D Tower Laura Tower and Jesse Tower as non residents and necessary parties. Defendants must appear by September 6 1920 or plead otherwise at Corydon Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Stoner
Nora J. Shaffer
C. W. Cook
Walter A. Tower
Cora D. Tower Corner
Laura Tower
Jesse Tower
Indiana
Harrison Circuit Court
Corydon
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Corydon National Bank
Resources
U. S
Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
State of
Ss. I
W. E. Cook
B.S. Applegate
G. W. Applegate
Henry C. Hays
Kenneth Ward
Bloomington, Ill
E. L. Fisher
Urbana
Ilinois
Ethel Saffer
Wm. C. and
Mias Belle
Owensboro
Evansville
John D. Sample
Chas, Sample
New York
Italy
Jacob Jordan
Lafayette
Portland
Oregon
Grace Knowland
Daniel
The
Democrat
Knowland
Seelbach Hotel
James A. McRae
Los Angeles
California
French Lick
Maurice Griffin & Co
Farmers’ Savings & Trust Co
Total
Farmers Savings & Trust Company
Ben Biey
W. H. Roose
Walter Glenn
Floyd County
Cory
Don Pike
Pike
Scott & Bowne
Cash and Carry Grocery Dept
Miles’ Variety Store
Elizabeth
Elizabeth and
New Albany Auto Line
Harold Winders
Noble Peters
Herold Winders
Elizabeth Exchange
Emily
Debert Jenkins
Byrneville
Georgetown
W. H. Bullett & Sons
South Boone
Burrell Forbes
Sames A. Watson
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