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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
7
Mrs F A Ulea visits Louisville while Congressman Cox and Tom Marshall speak at New Albany. Wedding cake praise at Keller Wolfe, and Ivory news of Misses Regot Byrne Kegler visiting New Albany. Local prep for elections includes Charles H Kintner, Democratic candidate, and Eli Miller seeks Sheriff post. Community events list church socials, baptisms, and school posts with regional travel and appointments.
A busy Corydon tabloid page reports visits and travels of local residents to Louisville Lost and Bradford. It notes embroidery sales at Mrs John Bennetts and Mrs Maude Fouts Jones visiting from Denver. School and college news include George P Lottich’s graduation from Wittenberg and Nettie Driffett returning from DePauw.
After two weeks of crowds the C. L. Dick show relocates to Lanesville and will perform there for the remainder of the week starting tonight. Advertisers highlight Ideal Deering Binders and W. H. Bulleit & Sons stock as locally available agricultural gear.
Alva E. Pindell becomes Prudential agent succeeding Ward Brown. Irvin Applegate and Abner Hunter are building a barn for Reed Sharp, three miles east of town. Michael Berst of Boone township is seriously ill in Louisville at his brother Charles Berst’s home. Miss Georgia Wheat is confined in St Joseph’s Infirmary Louisville for rheumatism. Judge W. T. Zeuer in Verydon shows improvement after illness. Reads of cake from infare dinner at the Fry home. Henry Watterson visits W. J. Bryan in Lincoln Nebraska. Rose Keller and Robert O Bannon attend Fern Grove Sunday School picnic near Jeffersonville. Deering twine advertised as smooth and reliable. W H Bullett & Sons invite orders. 102 T. S. Getzenhaoner heads to Colorado to join W. B. Douglass in Utah and Colorado. Dr H. K. Deen of Heth township, oldest practicing physician, graduated Chicago 1862. Corydon G A R Post thanks Prof A Martin for Decoration Day address and community support. Central Camp Modern Woodmen held decoration services with Rev E LaRue delivering the memorial, graves decorated. Ex-Treasurer John M Baelz plans Europe trip, visiting Louisville then Hamburg June 20 aboard the Pennsylvania, hopes to return to help the Democratic ticket.
Edwin Graham Kintner son of Mr and Mrs James P Kintner of Boone township, an officer in the U S Navy, will arrive home next week to spend a few days with his parents after completing three years at Boston School of Technology and four years at Annapolis Naval Academy with three years at sea. Also advice on summer stomach care and promotion of Kodol for indigestion by L A Biely & Son jun.
The Board of Review appointed by Judge Cook and including Samuel N. Voyles Frank E. Watson W D Barnes William Habermel and William Weil convened in regular session June 1 and each took oath to discharge duties. The term to date has run the assessment lists make additions and comparisons. Later actions on arising matters will follow.
Clarence Stonecipher and Nellie E. Walter Willard Flanigan and Nellie Hays Walter T. Fry and Ada G. Kopp Aaron Feller and Alda Stoner Roma R. Rainge and Ruth Greene Napoleon B. Hughes and Marinda L. Jobhinson Charles Pitman and Grace Russell
A memorial service was conducted last Sunday at Tun nel Hill Church near Edwardsville. G A R posts from Georgetown Lanesville and Edwardsville plus Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Modern Woodmen and Pythian Sisters attended in a grove by the church. Elder M V Y Hanger presided Rev Hobson offered prayer J LI O Bannon gave the address Rev Hudson pronounced the benediction. Edwardsville choir provided music and the exercises drew a large crowd for the area.
Mrs Gertrude Shaffer wife of Perry Shaffer was taken to Louisville last Saturday after a nail wound reopened her foot and she developed jaw and neck stiffness. Dr Daniel ordered immediate tetanus antitoxin and George W Applegate Jr transported them by car from Corydon to Louisville. She remained at St Anthony infirmary and was reported to be worsening.
A Corydon based amateur baseball club forms with Wilt Christley as manager and Bruce Funk as captain. The squad includes Carl Frederick as catcher and W Heth, D Getzendanner, Conrad, S Loiich, F Bullett, W Irwin, B Funk, A Knapp, and other locals. They plan first class games and ask public support. Also notes church visits, political mentions, marriages, and local notices.
Small supply of dress ginghams sold in short lengths noted as regular 10 cent quality. Shoppers encouraged to choose from remaining yardage. Stock linked to early spring fabrics with limited runs, affecting available patterns and finishes.
Advancing sale features a big lot of regular 124c dress ginghams and hams, a wide range of men's heavy shoes at regular $2 quality, straw hats advertised at 50c and $1.50 hats reduced to $1.00.
Odd trousers new four dollars quality three fifty. Felt hats odds and ends this season goods regular one fifty quality ninety eight. One ninety nine quality two dollars for a dollar forty eight.
Advance sale details mention Crossett patent leather men s Oxfords with price points five dollars and four dollars for navalites qualifying.
Advance sale announces for children’s Ox ford items from 8 to 10 with regular prices of $1.00 and $1.15. Buyers urged to come today or tomorrow to secure first choice of the available lots.
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