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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
6
In a sermon the speaker argues that only religion and the cultivated conscience can curb vice and lift society. He asserts religion arms culture, law, and national character, and urges Catholics to oppose anarchist and socialist ideas while welcoming immigrants to preserve the republic.
The pastor L. A. Schreiber invites all to Sunday School at 9:00 and morning worship at 10:00 in German Pfingstpredigt, with English Sainthood evening worship. An Epworth League social will be hosted at Mr. and Mrs. William Wolf's home on Tuesday evening June 13.
Oran Voyles, 14, son of Flint, was accidentally shot by Harold Webber, 14, son of Chas, while disc hunting near Palmyra on Thursday May 25. The Webber boy carried a gun to shoot blackbirds. the two boys were in an adjacent field when the incident occurred. The injury was slight and did not confine the Voyles boy to bed.
Rev. Martin Luther Peter and Miss Lynne Stout announce their marriage on Thursday June 1 at First English Lutheran Church Cincinnati Ohio. They will reside at 227 Market Street Zenia Ohio after July 1. The groom is a county resident and former pastor at Mt Solomon Church Scott Township. Mrs Roy Fried and four children Milton Walter Edwin and Helen of East Grand Fork Minnesota arrive May 24 and will visit relatives in Corydon area for the summer.
Thomas J. Stevens, watching Centennial relics above J. J. Bulleit & Son’s hardware, fell sixteen feet through a skylight to a concrete floor. He landed unconscious and suffered severe back head and side pains, but is slowly improving.
Berlin reports a nightlong battle in the North Sea involving about 150 vessels. The German government claims a real victory with the English sustaining greater losses including several ships and around 700 men.
Our readers will probably agree that we have made a fairly good paper this week in only two days, Monday and Tuesday. All the force was out Friday and Satur day on account of the Celebra tion.
A new grocery store plans to open in Corydon on Saturday June 17 and will be ready to serve the public. The owner invites calls to inspect the goods and meet the staff.
Mr. Harry McGrain reports a message from his sister Mrs. Alice McKinney, now a missionary in Japan. She describes traveling by inland sea with strange yet beautiful people and houses with low tile roofs.
Obituary note: Mrs. Tena Brown died yesterday in Indianapolis. She was the widow of the late Henry Brown and formerly lived in Scott township, this county. Also reported, Leonard Hickman near Corydon sustained severe injuries after a fall from a hayload.
Mrs. Sarah Alice Shaffer of Hill Grove died suddenly in Louisville on Tuesday May 30 after a Friday illness. She was 32, wife of Willard Shaffer, mother of four, and formerly Miss Binkley. Funeral held Friday at Heidelburg with Rev. Toombs. remains brought home from St. Anthony's Hospital. She was a food woman and survived by her husband and four children.
Mrs Luke Kunkel wife of Andrew Kunkel Jr died at their Louisville home on May 31 after four months with heart leakage. Funeral at Church of the Immaculate Conception and burial in St Louis cemetery. Aged 39 she leaves a husband three brothers and one sister.
One of the year’s biggest social events marked the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vogt at their Franklin township home. They hosted 330 guests with 318 dining, as plans for a fuller account next week are announced.
An all day meeting with a basket dinner is set for Sunday June 11 at the Christian church in Central. Speakers include Rev C C Cauble of Indianapolis M A Cossaboam of Corydon and J A Finnel among others. All are invited.
Advert suggests impurities in the blood worsen rheumatism and claims cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion improves general health, purifies blood, and strengthens organs. It asserts the product helps thousands daily and warns against alcoholic substitutes.
Road work notice issued by J L O Bannon Auditor Harrison County lists 17 3w as the project reference. Contractors are instructed to consult the county office for scope deadlines and bidding requirements.
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