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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
4
The fragment notes a wedding booking at Rogers Camp Ground and listings of local folk visiting relatives. Mentions include Funk family, Grass relatives, Potts family, and others visiting grandparents, cousins, and attending services and children's day events.
Elizabeth Bliss Oma Harmon of New Albany visits friends here while Bir and Mrs. Rastus Smith visit By. S's father near Louisville. Virgie Bedford waits for grandparents Mr. and Mrs. L. Kessinger. Mea Bir Weaver returns to Corydon. Ryan and family visit his mother then return to Jasuzsville. Morris Ciie and family return home after visiting his parents. Willian Shuck Barney and Mrs. George Neamer and others visit Bilée Willson’s family on Sunday June 12.
A brief death notice for Anice Mildred Steepleton born January 1908 died June 1909 aged about 1 year 6 months. Funeral at Bethel June 13 conducted by Rev. Bartle of Corydon. Survived by father, mother and one sister. Poem ends with resting at last.
Wesley Chapel reports Mrs. Katie Mitchell on the sick list as farmers harvest wheat. Edna Sherrill visited Eva Shireman. Lenora Hisey from Corydon stayed with Eva Dooley. Decoration at New Amsterdam attracted many youths. June 20 services held by Children. Mrs. Moyars and daughter of Leavenworth visited Mrs. Cunningham. Sherrill and Evan Sherrill visited New Middletown. Sadie Montgomery hosted a party Saturday night for friends. The Ripperdans of Valley City called on A V Sonner’s son.
Wet weather delays corn planting in the Bridgeport vicinity. Local residents include George Fiellman of the IL and N shops in Louisville visiting family. Mrs. T W Peters is sick. Miss Kelie Bauer of Louisville plans a ten week stay in Michigan.John Underhill reports a horse loss from spasmodic colic. Carl Farnsley returns from surgery last Saturday. Bridgeport loses to Sure Mikes 4 to 5 in a Sunday game. The Bridgeport team faces Black Ridge of New Albany on June 27.
Busy farming days with plowing and corn harvest described. Mrs Fd Sterritt visited her mother Friday. Attendees joined a baptism at Malleck's Bridge. Will Brown from Idlewild visited his cousin Herschel Brown. People from here went to Children's services at Hill Grove Sunday night. Walter and Clarence Davis, Herschel Brown and Flossie Brown attended an ice cream social at Cold Friday and Saturday night.
Sickness spreads through the area with Lewis Baker on the sick list. Miss Ethel Langford works in the city. Miss Aness Gill visits Mrs. Andy Kiesler. Mrs. Barbara Steerstedter visits her son William. Herman and Basil Byrne guests of their grandfather. Mrs. Brown near Palmyra to bedside of daughter Mrs. A. Li Baker. Mrs. George Mosier visits daughter Mrs. Henry Keehn near Palmyra.
In a Pinch Use Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into your shoes. It cures hot tired aching swollen sweating feet and makes walking easy. Takes the sting out of corns and bunions. All druggists 25 cts. Dont forget the ice cream festival at Memorial church Boone township next Saturday night.
Rev W Bartle spoke at the Christian church on a theme titled The Law of Seven arguing seven is a sacred universal law. Annice Mildred Steepleton died aged 1 year 5 months. Frank Stigger and W T Charles were killed in a duel at James saloon on 31st Street Louisville.
The Democrat notes farmers have commenced harvesting their wheat. Howard Jones made a business trip to Louisville last week. James Shaffer and family visited Mrs S's mother near White Cloud. Perry Bowman worked for Howard Jones the past week. Mrs Bluss and granddaughter from Louisville visit her husband here. Mrs Rose Goss and daughter Ethel from Walcott Ind attended a funeral then returned home. Lorena Emily reports improved health after gall stone remedy from Los Angeles.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote warns about the peripatetic professional newspaper starter who found fifty papers and succeeded with none. The piece notes such traders leave debts, fail to sustain worthy papers, and often never again buy a newspaper after leaving the business.
A brief note explains a prank named Tickle the Editor. Players fold writing paper, insert a bank note covering debts, present it to the editor, and watch for a smile as the joke succeeds. The item claims the act beats other tricks like flinch pit or bunco.
For Sale. A nice three room cottage offered at 600 dollars. A four room house with barn priced at 800 dollars. An additional house listed at 1200 dollars. See Geo K Gwartney for details.
A 50 by 100 foot lot in New York City sold for 1.5 million dollars, equaling 264 dollars per square foot. The sale highlights ongoing property demand in the city’s real estate market.
Miss Mary Roby visited her brother Curt and family Sunday. Little Harrison Bechart spent days with his father. Miss Bessie Hunter and Miss Nettie Ludlow traveled to Kentucky for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Conrad and son Marshall visited John Boone’s family. Uncle Harrison Roby shows improvement. Little Harlin Brown visited grandparents Samuel and Mary Boone last Wednesday.
Former editor D J Murra was released by bondsmen to Cloud Citizen sheriff Floyd county and then turned over to Sheriff Hanger in English. A Crawford county grand jury had indicted him for embezzlement and he posted a new bond after brief jail time and returned to New Albany. Dr Pierce's Remedies 83c Watson's.
One and one half fare for the round trip between all points north of the Ohio River including St Louis and Louisville. Tickets on sale July 3 4 and 5 good to return until July 6. Apply to any agent Southern Railway J C Beam Jr 28 2w St Louis Mo.
Local residents and visitors are noted: Rev J W Mellon, Mrs Chas Demundrum and children in New Albany, Miss Florence Damon of Corydon Junction visiting Ben Davis and family, Duncan folks enjoyed a creek fishing day, Ethel and Blanche Conrad of White Cloud visiting Rev J C Seibert and family, Miss Baylor of Georgetown staying with Del Keithley and wife, Trever Bevins headed to Kansas for work, Dr John Markwell and wife visiting his father Jos Markwell, Dr Ralston and family Sunday. Children's Day observed at CU B church with good attendance and program.
Jackson township New Salisbury June 24 Franklin at Lanesville June 30 Blue River Morgan at Hancock Chapel July 1 Spencer Davis Grove Moberly July 2 AMZIE KANNAPEL Co Supt schedules township meetings and locations announced.
Exemption license for teachers lapses when the holder leaves service for a year and cannot be re issued by examination. AMZIE P. KANNAPEL.
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