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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
9
A long list of registrants compiled for Taylor North and surrounding townships. It includes numerous Adams and Cunningham families plus many others with full names and some middle initials. The document also notes postmark registrations received by mail after June 6 1917 and names several townships with representative registrants.
Several residents travel and visit relatives around town during Decoration Day. Neighborly encuentros include Meade Glasglow passing through, Mrs. Addie Wright visiting James Rooksby, Ben Barger and family visiting Oscar Thompson, Mollie Johnson with J B Moore, Leslie Conner and son Harold with Jasper and Mrs Melton, and James Bines spending time with friends in town. Local outings include Decoration Day at Rehoboth and visits to Indianapolis and New Albany.
The marriage of B. F. Cravens, a leading Washington county figure, to Mrs. Parthena Cravena, Hardinsburg postmistress, occurred Friday June 1 at the bride’s home with Rev. C. P. McKinney officiating.
Jacob Jordan from La Fayette arrived Saturday to oversee business matters and remain about two weeks. He previously served as a physics teacher at Lafayette High School.
A wartime poem by Mrs. Mamie Blue of Centerville Indiana laments ongoing global conflict and calls on boys and girls to stay busy helping their families and society. The piece envisions a return to peace and a world improved by collective effort.
The Fountain Sunday School will hold Children’s Day exercises at Fountain church in Spencer township next Saturday night June 16. The program features songs and recitations by the young people. Admission is free. Ivan Hannel is the Superintendent of the Fountain Sunday School.
Ramsey and Mrs Roy Routh visited near Hancock on Sunday. Mrs Cora Crayden visited her mother Mrs Levi Felling at Crandall. Eli Crayden and C P Swarens were at Corydon Saturday. Dr Glenn and daughter with B E Kellara fished last week bringing home 159 catfish. Arvil Martin and family visited his father Sunday. C Swarens lost a fine cow Sunday. Arvil Martin and Eli Crayden bought automobiles. Rev and Mrs Hobson and Maud Ula spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs John Altstott. Arvil Martin, rural mail carrier, had a buggy accident on route near Mott. Will Reinhardt and family visited Albert Utz at Mott. Mabie Hughes visiting grandmother near White Cloud.
Central reports heavy rains damaging cornfields while wheat improves. Local families visit neighbors and attend church. The Modern Woodmen honor fallen comrades with flowers. Etta Tindall leaves for Fort Wayne to work at the State School. Preacher Rev Davies to speak at Central church. Mrs. Kuhlman returns home from Clayton South Dakota.
On Friday morning June 1 Rev. Peter A. Flynn and Miss Malissa Routh quietly wed in Corydon with Chas Rector present. The bride and groom later hosted a June 2 community reception for about fifty two guests with cakes ice cream lemonade cookies and candy, listing numerous attendees from New Albany Corydon Jeffersonville and New Amsterdam.
The report notes frequent rain along the Blue River. Roxa Keller visited Ora Shrigley Sunday evening. Chas Shrigley of Indianapolis is home briefly. Clem Keller and Edmund Best were guests of Chas Shrigley Sunday. Hallie McCrady visited Dorothy Shrigley, Sunday. Mrs Dora Cole and baby Martha visited Mrs Lydia Shrigley, Sunday. Misses Minnie and Ethel Cole visited Mr and Mrs Isaac Feiler, Sunday.
The Rev. J. B. Miller visited Laconia Presbyterian Church on June 2 and 4 to oversee services and ordain officers. The congregation elected Elders Eli Shields Irvin Sonne and Claude Ashton and Deacons Hewitt Cunningham Harold Crosier and Harvey Conrad under a Rotary System. A pastor is being sought.
George Edward Behrens was unanimously re elected to lead Posey County schools for a new term. Trustees attended the meeting led by Charles Mann of Harmony township with Behrens praised for four years of efficient progress. A dinner at Weekerset's followed the vote and Behrens returned to Boone township roots amid local support. Grafton Davis returns from Cincinnati to visit family.
Ed Evang of Crandall renewed his subscription to the Democrat during a visit to Corydon. The article discusses a Corydon Savings and Loan Associa tion offer granting 5 percent interest with options for paid up or installment shares, requiring $1 per share and allowing extra payments.
Clifton residents on sick lists include Mrs. J. H. Ferree and Mrs. Elizabeth Willier. Measles affect Earl Williar and Lois Conrad returns home after visiting relatives. Several residents attend a funeral in Evans Landing and a telephone meeting in Corydon. New cases list Earl and Maurice Williar and Herbert Jones. Dr. Weaver treats patients including Lena May Noyes after a shooting incident.
The article urges all residents over twenty one in Harrison county to register by August 20 to be eligible for the September election selecting delegates to the 1918 Constitutional Convention. It notes women can vote if registered and explains registration options at the County Clerk offices or via notarized mail in. Don’t fail to register.
Crosier's Poultry Powders and Louse Killer are available at numerous local outlets. Listings include Percy Davis drug store, W H Bullett & Sons, Corydon, Frank Kron, Dogwood, Barnes Bros, Elizabeth, Lanesville, New Middletown, Mauckport, Ed Thompson New Amsterdam, Depauw, Milltown, Elizabet h, and other area shops.
An old advert explains catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, prepared by J Cheney & Co of Toledo, promises blood action on mucous surfaces and includes testimonials and free samples. The ad notes Hall's pills for constipation as a related product.
A call stresses that every man woman and child in the United States should act patriotically on all occasions and with every word and deed, urging adherence to a high loyal citizen standard.
Queen Wilhelmina escaped injury in a train wreck last Thursday and aided victims. San Diego hosts the first aerial firefighting unit with chemical extinguishers. France hosts over 100 aviators aiding land and sea forces against submarines. Tornadoes and cyclones surge across the country with frequent storms. In Louisville two people die in auto accidents and one by suicide. Confederate veterans attend a Washington reunion with G A R escort on Pennsylvania Avenue. Fuel and food speculation is targeted by federal and state action. Hickman Ky residents fortify with storm cellars after May 27, 1911. Feng Kwo Chang resigns as vice president amid China’s internal split. Harold Bolin returns home after a long disappearance. Indiana University petitions for national dry law. Rockport elects a woman to the city school board. Notre Dame marks 75th anniversary with alumni gathering and praise for Father John Cavanaugh. A Springfield Illinois woman finds bread cost relief in the Bible. Thelma Bassimer, 16, shot by a guard at Carmi bridge. Indiana and Illinois rake in eighty-one tornadoes in two decades. Frankfort Kentucky Navy enlistment banquet honors 25 boys. Dunkard conference in Wichita draws about 10,000 delegates. Otho Winger elected reading clerk at Manchester College. Bantams praised as capable soldiers. Russia’s post czar outlook includes peasant opposition to peace plans.
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