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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1911
Page
5
Corydon locals report visits from Martinsburg and New Albany figures, farm buyers, and family events. Includes moved families, weathered illnesses, church notices, and a large March 21 auction with farm implements, stock, and buggies near Lanesville.
Local social life and county events fill this week with visits in Louisville and Corydon. Embroidery group hosts Friday. Miss Zoe Seig attends from Louisville. long list of friends and neighbors share illness, sales, travel, and yard work updates through Harrison and Washington townships.
Mrs. Clara Judd visits her sister in Corydon while Olive Davis guests in Evansville. Kitchert's sale offers four percent discount for cash on sums over five. Little Red and Sapling clover seed remain available. Local business visits mention W H Buiter & Sons and Nolot in Corydon, Dr Neely leaves for Oklahoma to treat Josiah Littell, and Bed Room Suits held at special prices. Plow points from Lanesville firm L P Zabel & Co. are highlighted. A goose quill pen signs a county legal instrument at William Baxley home in Washington Township.
A birthday dinner was held Sunday February 12 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emer Williar for his 85th birthday. Neighbors and relatives gathered after he returned from a neighbor’s house around noon, sharing a spread of good foods and in the afternoon enjoyed music and social chat.
No. 16 Boone Township residents gathered Friday at 11 am over the hill from the school to elect Harrison Roby commander and storm the fort. The teacher C T Burtly dismissed class and handed control to pupils for a program of declamations dialogues and songs followed by a spelling bee at night. Dinner was served by Harrison Roby James Pindell J B Steepleton Ind Best Jacob Conner Clair Timberlake Alva Frakes John Best Ben Miller and Taylor Wilson. This is Mr B s fourth term at No 16. Mrs Martha Wolfe returned Saturday from a ten day visit with her son Dr C T Wolfe in Louisville.
Jesse Bussard, a prominent south of Logansport farmer, drove to an undertaker’s and shot himself after entering the morgue. Updegraff found him dead on the bed. Bussard’s widow and two children survive. a sister-in-law had committed suicide months earlier. A desk is for sale at the Auditor’s Office.
The First National Bank highlights a year over year increase exceeding ninety thousand dollars and notes more new accounts in the last sixty days than any prior period. The bank promotes its role in Harrison county, inviting public deposits and loan services, calling itself “The bank that stands for the people.”
The bank presents its condition as of March 7 1911 with assets totaling 320 287 83 including loans 224 046 25 bonds and securities 4 455 67 and deposits 850 000 00. It lists capital stock 50 000 00 surplus and profits 2 684 46 and notes and reserves 11 679 00 redemption fund 4 percent of circulation. Directors and officials attest to the accuracy before Notary Henry C Hays.
Martha Woodward of this place received a telegram Sunday announcing the death of George W Pitman of Minneola Kansas at age twenty three from pneumonia. He was a nephew of Clarkson and Edward Pitman and had run a feed store in Minneola. He is survived by his mother two sisters and four brothers. Burial was in Minneola on Monday. The Pitman family formerly lived in Washington township. Also notes local lime and Portland cement arrival at W H Bullett and Sons.
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