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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
2
Fragmented text references townships, a proclamation, and school activities. Mentions include a principal address and a call to bring baskets, with garbled phrases suggesting a local meeting or ceremony and references to reds and pay. No clear events or dates emerge.
The Crawford county and surrounding area report changes in county officials. Samuel Ju. Scott and Glenn Scott are noted in their respective roles, with Maurice Firat aged 68 dying at his New Albany home. Also mentioned are re-elections, visits, and the shift of a township date from June 17 to June 2.
The senate votes to renew the Lorimer case investigation with a select committee of five to be named by the senate. The move follows a resolution by Senator La Follette and opposition from insurgent Republicans and Democrats.
Mexican politics move toward Felix Diaz as potential ruler alongside Porfirio Diaz lineage. Reports from refugees say Felix has formed an armed force of about 10,000 troops. The Webster township pike election notice delays press time due to Monday board order.
Miss Anna Roudenbush visits relatives in Louisville while Miss Maggie Senderwick and Miss Sophie icms join others leaving to pick berries in Floyds Fork and Borden. Leonard Tendrick and Charles Sea cat travel to Illinois. Hiurman Richert and Clarence Sea cat visit New Albany. Reinhard Feioeck journeys to Corydon. Mrs. Lewis Munch suffers poisoning from the peesrn vine. a TH. P. Richert dance draws attendance. Kents tfartutantas relocates a saw mill operation to John Wolf's farm.
Judge K M Landis has opened an inquiry into alleged lumber trust activities. The investigation aims to determine whether price fixing or market manipulation occurred, with officials pledging full cooperation from involved firms.
Judge Landis who fined Standard Oil before him 29 million dollars prepares to take testimony in a lumber inquiry begun last week. The western lumber industry faces the probe. Prosecutor Sims declines to reveal lines of inquiry but Frederick Weverhauser, head of the alleged combine, is expected to testify.
Newspapers in Cetinje publish an alleged interview with Czar Nicholas who says war between Turkey and Russia is inevitable due to Montenegrin peril from Turkish frontier troops. Ministers agree and the populace is excited. All are armed and a Turkish push into Albania could trigger war automatically.
The Mirdites, Albania’s strongest tribe, proclaimed autonomy and moved to attack Alogsia. Turkish troops are being rushed to suppress the revolt, with about 19,000 fighters involved.
Reports from Monterey claim American interests may gain control of the Mexican railroad system amid a government merger plan spanning over 7,000 miles. In Havana, Major Ferguson expects to pump water from behind the Maine cofferdam today as crews assess wreck cause. In New York a woman smoking on Broadway is arrested and jailed for thirty days after a crowd taunts her.
Paris June 5. Destroyers sent to sea in a aeroplane search report no trace of the machine fifty miles off Tonin. No aviator in France is known to be missing.
Grandma Loudon is on the sick list. Mr and Mrs J Robert Pitman and son Joe visited Mrs P's parents Friday. Ollie Bell of fuchlisnapolis visits his parent Latham Bell and family. Mr Baynard and Miss Meadie Loudon visited Albert White and family Sunday. Bring your jurating to this office and have it done in the best style.
Miss Rilie Knight of Rosewood visits Louisville while families from Rosewood and Corydon attend services. Pfrimmer's Chapel Decoration Day honors the Unknown Dead with music, recitations, and a Prof. Mader address. Juvenile and Sunday school participants decorate graves. community praise follows. Prospects for a bountiful blackberry crop noted.
A farewell surprise was hosted at Mr. and Mrs. Jank Leitchs home on Tuesday night for Albert Leitch who left Monday for Kansas to seek employment. Games and refreshments followed in late hours with cake lemonade candy and fruit. Attendees included Oron Crone Walter Lemay Wright Walters Lotich Simler Bryant Dorailussung Zabel Swan Simlar Lyskowinski Leitch Riley and others extending best wishes for his new venture.
Garden worker Jacob Shickel supplies green vegetables to townsfolk. Louis Ott and two ladies visited faux Cities on Friday. Ice cream supper a success though expenses were claimed as defrauded. Flour mill shut as Mr Zabelis dressed rolls. Edward Gresham and Albert Loitch head to Kansas Monday. Tata boys rewarded with two weeks. Stilger and Kannapeel attended State Bankers meeting at French Lick and found trip pleasant. Mrs Zollman and Mrs Yabel trip to Zollman farm for strawberries. They visited Jacob chocu and family.
The Town of Corydon Indiana Board of Trustees invites sealed bids on June 2 for construction of cement curb gutter and cement sidewalks on Kim Weaver Walnut and Oak streets. Bids follow Street Improvement Resolutions and plans on file with the Town Clerk. bids must be on Clerk supplied forms and include bond or certified check. contract to be entered within days after bid acceptance. Samuel T. Wolfe president and Alonzo L. Reynolds town clerk certify notice dated June 7.
Townships list commencements with dates and venues from June to July including New Amsterdam Cory don New Middletown Pal mya Mt Aion Spencer Jackson Evans Landing Mt Zion Boone Seven Springs and others. Some locations are not yet fixed and trustees may alter dates as published by A O Dewees Supervisor.
Marriage license issued for Guy Davis and Ada Byrne. Also listed are Henry W. Eckert and Philomena Stark.
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