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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
7
Corydon items record rent notice from J J Bullett & Sons, visiting relatives in Louisville and New Albany, church and town events, social calls, travel to Beaneville, and a July ice cream social. Mentions Rev L L Taylor, Dr G Melton, and families Meech, Graves, Faith, and Walter. Also notes a nursery catalog offer and a John Deere wagon sale with a big discount.
The Board of Review met June 2 and closed July 1 1915, reviewing mortgage transactions and correcting notary errors. It fixed bank stock values per share for Corydon National, First National, Citizens, Farmers State, Mirrabeth, Farmers Saving, and others, and adjusted township personal property valuations with raises and reductions across multiple townships including Harrison, Boone, and Franklin. Local society notes report illnesses, visits, and community events, including church and aid activities.
Experienced pension practitioner O Bannon provides guidance and will file applications for those entitled. He will visit clients in Corydon Indiana or receive calls at his address to pursue widow claims and related pensions.
Miss Olive Marshall hosted a hay ride and barn dance at the Devol home two miles north of Corydon with attendees including Wn. Marshall Dr. and Mrs. Lee Wolfe Lona Webb Ruth Morris Lucile Lane Mollie Keller Virginia Smith Cencil Getzendanner Elsie Loitch Anna Wolfe Mrs. Rhea Lamb Mrs. Frank Self and many men. A meal was served and guests enjoyed the evening and invitation to Oak Grove Sunday School Celebration on Thursday July 17.
The Oak Grove Sunday School plans its annual celebration in the grove adjoining the church, one and a half miles northwest of Corydon, on Thursday July 1. The event will feature good music speakers and refreshments, with all county Sunday schools invited to attend and participate.
A fragmented ledger lists allowances by the state for road repair work in July, naming William Loon He Tu M E Sh regan and many others including Claude Miller James Miser Arthur Powler Walter Goepp and Jacob Miser. The entry references school land forfeitures, public works, and various officers such as treasurer assessors clerks sheriffs and commissioners with sums and statuses noted in a chaotic OCR transcription.
Miss Maggie Lemay visited in the fall cities last week while sick residents improve. The threshing machine hums again as several locals traveled to Corydon on the ith of July. William Conrad visited New Albany one day last week. A community celebration is planned at Pfrimmers Chapel on July 10. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Jacob Reinhardt Lena Reinhardt and Alva Conrad to Jacob Elwanger’s family and Mrs C L Thomas with children from New Albany visit Roudenbush Anderson and Ward Conrad families. New style Anchor and Aklbrand buggies shown at W H Jeit & Sons Inc. recommend inspecting before purchase.
A rustic tale told in verse recounts Maud Nouiier fleeing with a lover in a touring car, pursued by her father on a mule. The chase ends when the car burns out and the lover dies of heartbreak, ending with a moral to ask for a girl’s consent.
Mrs Cora L Jutter writes that after suffering blind dizzy spells and weak cold spells with several doctors unable to diagnose, Cardus restored her health. The ad claims Cardus prevents pains of female troubles including headache and backache and urges readers to try it.
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