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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
7
Local residents travel and guests visit Corydon and nearby towns. Miss Angia Leslie, Mrs. Lottie Murphy, and many others are noted visiting relatives, attending events, or traveling to Louisville and New Albany. Community life centers on church events, sales, agriculture, and upcoming Chautauqua activities.
A fragment notes C H Ginkins & Son claiming higher earnings and easier success through a moving picture show, with a reference to improved opportunities and quality of acting, attributed to C L Dick.
Homer Reid of Lexington Kentucky son of Mr and Mrs A D Reid formerly of Corydon is in training to become an army officer at Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis He writes relatives hoping Corydon friends will visit He serves in Company 14 9th Division.
The Epworth League at Wesley Chapel plans an ice cream social and a church debate next Saturday. The debate topic is Resolved that Foreign Missions are more important than Home Missions. Participants include Miss Daisy Dooley Wayne Sherrill Arlie Richard and Stoy Hedges. The league aims for good attendance.
John M Huff son of Mr and Mrs W P Iloff returns from Purdue Lafayette. George Callen nephew of Mrs B L Miller enlists as 1st Lieutenant Coast Artillery at Ft Riley Kansas. Kean Irwin ill after return from Officers Reserve Training and will graduate from Purdue horticulture. Hebert Pate son of Mrs Orwick serves in US military. W S Nye rents former Cook law office building to showcase material. Several local residents engaged in Red Cross and other wartime activities.
Governor Goodrich issued a proclamation stating all laws from the 1917 legislature are in force after county clerks receipt for printed copies. The formal declaration completes the process across the state, with distribution to all ninety two counties and official proclamation by the governor.
Joseph D Gettelfinger son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Gettelfinger of Spencer township predated last week from St Marys College Kentucky after five years of study. He and his parents attended the commencement where he earned two gold medals for general proficiency and scholarship and had won two more gold medals last year for sub graduate and for debate. The family praised the achievement as possibly unsurpassed.
The Union Chapel Sunday School of Boone township invites all to its annual celebration in the grove near the church on Saturday July 14. Further program details will be announced later.
Miss Martha Marie Onstott and Mr. Cecil Wesley Byers invite friends to the Methodist church in New Stratesville Ohio for their wedding on Wednesday evening June 27. The bride is the daughter of Rev Daniel Onstott and Mrs Onstott and lived here while her father served as pastor of the local M E church.
I inform friends and patrons that I have resigned from C. P. Trotter & Co. and will continue to represent the Home Steam Laundry of New Albany. I will be located at J. L. Rowe & Sons' Furniture Store east of the public square. Mrs. Laura Miller.
Frank Liebert of Boone township visited Corydon and shared farm results showing profitability on ordinary Harrison county farms. He sold twelve bogs for $476, 1259 bales of hay worth over $700, and has wool from 700 pounds of wool at 65 cents per pound. His Jersey cattle herd includes seven registered animals and a fine year-old bull from imported stock.
The Harrison County Board of Commissioners Corydon Indiana will receive sealed proposals on form 10 for construction of a bridge over Indian Creek at Thomas Ford below Corydon. Bids due July six 1917 at 2 PM with bond equal to double bid amount. Letting to lowest responsible bidder after affidavit of noncollusion. Also includes divorce notice in Harrison Circuit Court September term 1917.
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