Indiana Life Endowment Co. settles widow's claim in Milltown
Milltown Indiana July 11 1908. Mrs Elizabeth Parker thanks Indiana Life Endowment Co Evansville for a 10000 funeral benefit check issued within two days of her husband Isaac Parker’s death and a life pension of 12 dollars monthly. The letter praises prompt settlement and notes the company plans rapid growth in the Ohio Valley with C A Hostetter of Milltown directing agencies.
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Indiana Life Endowment Company
Milltown
Indiana Life Endowment Co
Evansville
Isaac Parker
Elizabeth Parker
Parker
Mote Popular
Rapid
Ohio Valley
Main Street
Indiana
C. A. Hostetter
Isaac B. Yates Dead in Boone Township
Isaac B. Yates, age 72, of Boone Township died Friday after long illness tied to army service. A Co H 73rd Indiana veteran and former G A R member, he is survived by a widow and four children Hattie Zinninger Lewis M Belle and Frank. Funeral at his residence Sunday led by Rev. George W. Lamb and burial at Rogers Camp Ground.
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Isaac B. Yates
Boone Township
Co. H
73Rd Indiana Infantry
G. A. R. Post
New Albany
Hattie Zinninger
Oregon
Lewis M. Yates
Belle Yates
Chicago
Frank Yates
Carthage
Geo. W. Lamb
Rogers Camp Ground
Methodist Church
Christ
Outdoor Union Services Begin in Corydon Public Square
The first outdoor union meetings of the Corydon churches were held Sunday evening in the public square with Elder E. H. Grubb of Columbia DC delivering a sermon on John the Baptist. A large crowd attended and more services are planned this summer with ministers from area churches to alternate preaching. If weather prevents outdoor meetings, services will be held at the Methodist church. The series last year was popular and organizers hope for continued good.
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Corydon
Public
Hk. Grubb
Columbia
D.C
John the Baptist
Crowc
Methodist
Boy's life saved by remedy in Alabama tale
Four year old boy nearly died from severe dysentery after two doctors gave up. His parents used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil per directions and believe it saved his life. The ad notes many children are saved annually and lists L A Riley and Son as sellers. Rev M C Patterson baptized twelve persons at Mauckport on Sunday by immersion.
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Chamberlain
William H. Stroling
Carbon Hill
Ala
L. A. Riely & Son
M. C. Patterson
Mauckport
Doan's Kidney Pills Promised Cure for Kidney Troubles
An Indianapolis advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and urinary disorders. A testimonial from Mrs. Eliza J. Smith of Middletown praises relief after three boxes, urging others to try the product via Corydon dealers and Riely & Son's drug store.
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Doan
Eliza J. Smith
Middletown
Ind
Dean
Corydon
Riely & Son
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Birthday Surprise For Mrs Russell By Te Bekah Lodge
About twenty five members of the tebekah Lodge visited Mrs. W. A. Russell at her West Chestnut street home last Saturday evening for a surprise birthday gathering. They gathered at the Crawfords then went in a body, bringing refreshments and sharing a feast. Attendees wished Mrs. Russell many years of happiness.
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Tebekah Lodge
W. A. Russell
West Chestnut Street
George Crawford
Russell
Mrs. Russell
Children’s Day Exercise at U B Church
A Children’s Day program at the U B church drew about fifty children and many adults. Songs and recitations entertained a full house, with some attendees kept outside at the windows. The offering supported the Sunday school missionary cause.
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U. B
Sunday School
Accident Leaves Richard Frakes Hurt at Home
Richard Frakes ten years old living with Mr and Mrs Julius Sibert near Fountain in Spencer township accidentally shot himself in the right thigh last Thursday with a revolver. Dr C T Wolfe attended him. He had prior injuries from an ax cut leg and a cheek split after a fall on a snag. A gun discharged recently, shooting a hole through the ceiling.
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Richard Frakes
Julius Sibert
Fountain
Spencer Township
C. T. Wolfe
Acre Farm For Sale Near Ramser Station
Eighty acre farm two miles northeast of Ramser station for sale. About 62 acres cultivated and 15 acres in black oak timber. Includes house barn outbuildings good well and stock ponds. Splendid home for farming on easy terms. Call or address Julius Bosier Ramsey Tad.
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Ramser Station
Julius Bosier
Ramsey
Tad
Death of John Bierly in lightning strike shocks Buena Vista
The community mourns Johnie Bierly killed by a lightning strike while hauling wheat near Lafayette Indiana. His brother Dr Fred Bierly and Minnie Hart, newlywed, returned for the funeral at Buena Vista Catholic church. Burial followed beside his six infant brothers. Floral tributes and large attendance marked the somber service and local sympathy.
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Johnie
Lafayette
Ind
Joan Englert
Fred Bierly
Minnie Hart
Buena Vista
Father Gordon
Spencer Township Pike Road Delays Prompt Board Action
Spencer Township faces repeated road project delays as contractors withhold wages from laborers. Foreman Gus Sieg drew a 900 check from the last month’s estimate, but contractors later seized the funds. The Board of Commissioners called a special session and scheduled a meeting with contractors and bondsmen for August 4 to push progress on the stalled highway project.
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Spencer Township
Board of Commissioners
Gus Sieg
Gus
Sieg
Pike measures pass in Jackson Township election
In Jackson township last Saturday petitioners won by 56 votes and a pike will be built. West precinct tied 74 74 while east precinct 131 for 75 against. The proposed route runs from Corydon Corydon Road north through Corydon Junction New Salisbury to the New Albany and Whiskey Run road then east to Byrneville and Floyd county. Morgan township will vote soon on a pike from Jackson township to Palmyra, linking Corydon to Palmyra if approved.
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Jackson Township
Harrison Township
Corydon and
Salem Road
Corydon
Corydon Junction
New Salisbury
New Albany
Whiskey Run
Byrneville
Floyd County
Morgan Township
Palmyra
Modern Woodmen Picnic At Funk's Grove
The Modern Woodmen Camp of Elizabeth plans a large picnic at Funk's Grove near Rogers Camp Ground in Posey township on Saturday August 8. Committees coordinate details and anticipate a very large turnout with good speakers and a strong community oriented program.
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Elizabeth
Funk’s Grove
Roger’s
Posey Township
New Stock Delivers Desired Style Rig at Bullett & Sons
W H Bullett and Sons offers a new stock line promising the style rig customers want with reasonable prices given the quality. The item list appears to emphasize affordable value for durable gear.
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W. H. Bullett & Sons
Lanesville Social Roundup With Baseball Clash
Lanesville hosts visitors from New Albany Jeffersonville and Louisville as families called on kin and pickled berries. The Lanesville and Georgetown clubs played Sunday with Georgetown winning 10 to 1. Several locals, including Misses Rosa Kienzler and Rosa Bauer, journeyed home to Louisville after visits, while others stayed with relatives near Corydon.
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Joseph J. Messin
New Albany
Philip L. Hirt
Mr. Shieman
Louisville
Joseph H. Schneider
Theresa Schmidt
Jeffersonville
Rosa Bauer
Magdaline Bachmann
Lizzie
Herman Bauer
Wm. Dean
Buck Creek
Woodmen Initiation Grows Camp Size in Town
On Monday evening July 13 the Modern Woodmen Camp held a class initiation with five applicants. The camp has grown from 154 to 189 members since July, with P. J. Strack presenting remarks on the order’s benefits. Neighbor P. E. Leitch has aided expansion as Deputy Head Consul.
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P. J. Strack
P. E. Leitch
Boy Dies After Race At Grandfather's Farm
Sixteen year old Herbert Hitner of Floyd county died at the Morgan township home of his grandfather William Hendricks in a peculiarly caused accident last Monday. While racing with another youth he struck his right side on an old latch in an open gateway and died within an hour. He was buried at McClaren graveyard. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hitner, are in Floyd Circuit Court on a pending divorce suit.
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Herbert Hitner
Wm. Hendricks
Morgan Township
McClaren
George Hitner
Floyd County
Floyd
Bridgeport Social News Notes and Local Visits
Philip Bob Williams and William Houser are on the sick list. Simon Bower and wife of Sugar Grove visited Wm Huffman over the weekend. Etta and Mary Trinkle Ed Bowman and May Carter visited in Kentucky Sunday. The K I Srs played the K I Jrs in Kentucky with a 4 to 3 Junior win. George Fulner B F Wright Jack Mack and Alva Swift took a river trip in Swift’s gasoline boat Sunday.
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Philip Bob Williams
William Houser
Simon Bower
Sugar Grove
Wm. Huffman
Etta
Mary Trinkle
Ed Bowman
May Carter
Kentucky
George Fulner
B. F. Wright
Jack Mack
Alva Swift
Swift
Spencer Township resident pays office a pleasant call
Joe Brengman of Spencer township visited the office yesterday and exchanged friendly greetings with staff.
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Joe Brengman
Spencer Township
Townwide church greetings mark Kendall visit and meeting plan
Rev Kendall and family visited Pete Burgess and family Sunday. The M E quarterly meeting will be held at Pennington's chapel Saturday and Sunday.
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Kendall
Pete Burgess
M. E
Pennington's
Local visits and church rites across counties
Willard Tindall visited his brother Alva last Sunday. James Roby, noted as an enterprising duxur, is at Falls Cities this week. Mrs Patterson and her daughter visit relatives in Spencer county Indiana this week. W F Blake and family visited relatives near Mauckport last Sunday and attended a river baptism.
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Iris Flyon
Georgetown
Georgia Kessinger
Mississippi
Frank Bowling
Louisville
Rebecca Plue
Ernest
Wm. Sullivan
L‘s
Ed Drillette
Hobbs
Minnie Lemmel
New Albany
Ora Winders
Lafe Winders
P. O
Lewisvil
Manual Funk
Neely Funk
Scranton
Weaver
Dr. Weaver
Willard Tindall
Alva
James Roby
Falls
Mrs. Patterson
Spencer County
Ind
W. F. Blake
Mauckport
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Union Religious Services
Mae
Sterling Remedy Company
John Bierly
Spencer Township Pike
Jackson Township Pike
Modern Woodmen
Otis Zaduke
L’s
Wom. Dooley
West Baden
Roy Winders
Lanesrville
A.M Eisert, SR
Mary Grantz
Rosalea
Frank Grantz
Andy Ebalt
Bridgeport
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Murray
York City
A. B. Linder
Moberly
Annie M. Pitman
U. S
Oak Grove
Martin
Josie White
Central
Oui
Beaublossom
Eureka
Lew M. O’bannon
Attorney AT Law
Corydon Ar
Corydon Jet
Southern Railway
CH. Buchanan
Chichester’s
Chi-Chester's
CHI Chester's
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Pinesalve
Mts Linea
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