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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
4
Established in 1856. Circulation 3012. WM O Bannon MTOR and Proprietor. Entered at Corydon post office as second class matter. Display ads 10 cents per inch Readers 4 cents per line. special rates for longer runs. Obituaries over 20 lines charged. Send copy with payment.
The U S Senate approved a resolution to amend the Constitution to elect U S Senators by direct popular vote rather than by state legislatures. The House had passed the measure earlier, with combat over federal supervision of polls and the required ratification by three fourths of states.
An editorial notes Roosevelt’s claim about shedding light on past actions and highlights new congressional inquiries under a Democratic-led House. It cites Kellogg’s $15,000 fee received as Steel Trust counsel while employed to prosecute the Standard Oil Trust, suggesting concealed matters from the Roosevelt era.
The piece argues that Congress approved a special appropriation of several hundred thousand dollars to hire special prosecutors for anti trust cases and that critics said the money supported lawyers tied to violators. It contends the issue transcends partisanship and harms public trust in the administration.
Indianapolis June 16 Republicans in Indiana are divided into Taft and Anti Taft camps as politics narrows the party. Beveridge insurgents hope to control Indiana delegates and back Roosevelt then Lafollette, while standpatters cling to the president’s line. State Chairman Edwin Lee tours the state, Beveridge loyalists aim to hold the organization, and the party faces a weak issue slate ahead of the 1912 campaign.
An all day service is planned at Blue River U B Church on Sunday July 2. Members are invited to bring their dinners and attend a Sabbath service with two visiting ministers expected. Perry Key, Pastor.
A lengthy list details property transfers including lots in Corydon and Depauw, farms and acreages, guardianships, and cash considerations. Notable entries include Henry Steerstedter to Andrew M Briscoe for Depauw lots, J W A Little to Isaac Lahue for Corydon lots, and George W Behrens deeds involving multiple undivided interests.
A series of property transfers lists numerous deeds with grantees and grantors, acreage or lot details, and monetary values, including individuals such as Eldora B. Resch, Missouri E. Kreutzer, and Henry P. Loiich among others, with locations like Corydon Lanesville and New Middletown. The entries document parcels ranging from single lots to 36 acres and sums from $50 to £1,700, reflecting a local land transaction record.
A Corydon resident, Benjamin I. Richards of Walnut Street, endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as the best remedy for backache and urinary irregularities after years of ineffective efforts. The advertisement urges purchase at drug stores and notes 50 cent price with Oster-Milburn Co. as U.S. agents.
Markets face a vegetable shortage as Southern weather pressures supply. Texas farmers fetch about $1.50 a bushel for potatoes while freight to the North adds costs, pushing prices to high levels. Tennessee and Indiana crops fail, beans onions and cabbage run scarce, leaving towns dependent on local harvests.
Blue River on Thursday June 20 at Mt Zion Spencer and Scott on June 22 Jackson on June 23 Taylor on June 27 at Evans Landing Leth on June 28 at Mt Zion Jioone on July 4 Posey on July 4 at Seven Springs Trustees may adjust dates. office day set Mondays for public business with Richard Cunningham trustee Washington Township.
For sale is a large farm near 240 acres with three houses one on the hill and two in the bottom. A good barn and outbuildings, fruit belt location, and potential to be one of the finest fruit farms in the state. Inquire at this office. jatf
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