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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
7
Northern seed oats arrive at the Elevator and Cotton seed meal sells for 3.70 per hundred. The Elevator stocks two lines of feeds at low prices and offers Spring wheat varieties. Ezra S. Keller’s sale features a fine toned organ on March 24. Local residents visit and subscribe to the Democrat.
Miss Sue M Funk of New Albany sends a year in advance payment for the Democrat subscription. Born and raised in the county near Elizabeth, she is the daughter of the late Henry Funk who lived beyond a hundred. She is recognized as one of Harrison county's most capable teachers.
The column lists grain and feed arrivals at the Elevators, a Rushville visitor and saw hammerer, a personal property auction in Corydon, farm for sale near Corydon, and farm and family movements including Albert Stover and Miss Jessie Stover. It mentions Col. Clarence Ridley improving post surgery, Eli Shields returning from Fresno, Seipel auctioneer ads, Clem Stonecipher visiting, and local farm operations and stock.
Walter Thomas of Cincinnati visited his daughter Mrs. Carl Jellmy last week. Corydon sellers advertise two parcels of property for sale and a large line of millinery flowers at Miles Variety Store. Easter sale planned by Corydon Presbyterian women at Riely’s Drug Store on April 8. Local residents travel, illnesses improve, and a Tell City editor Jacob Zoercher dies. An International manure spreader attracts buyers at W H Bullett & Sons. A lunch spot at Elbers’ offers meals. Delbert S. Davis buys a New Albany house lot. Rosenbarger’s Restaurant touts hot coffee. Corydon High School to host a play on March 20 for school funds.
Stock and Machinery for Sale list includes a six horse power engine a manure spreader a New Century riding cultivator a wide hog rack two steel beam turning plows and a registered Holstein bull Thomas Brandenburg Corydon Ind R R 1 Phone Crangeals Exchange m10 3w Mrs Marshal Jordan and Beulah Chappell visit relatives in New Middletown then New Albany and return with others A sale near Breckenridge Arley town Thursday March 18 at 10 a m includes chickens saws axes hoes harness loom warping bars iron kettle and household goods five percent cash discount Auctioneer John Wolfe m102 Mrs Charles Gohlston of Union Springs Ala seriously ill at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore formerly Miss Salie Miller born Corydon
Arley Brown hosts a sale near Breckenridge on Thursday March 18 at 10 o clock listing a food work mare, a food work horse, one milch cow fresh Dec 24, a fresh cow with calf, one Jersey heifer, five red Duroc pigs four months old, and one red Puree brood sow bred Feb 1 to a registered Duroc. Five percent cash discount. John Wolfe Auctioneer.
A son born to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Mifflin of Elizabeth on Thursday March 11 named Wilbur Lewis. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Foreman of Elizabeth on March 12 named Erma Violet. A lot of property not in the sale bill will be sold at Jesse O Pitman’s sale one mile west of Central next Friday March 19.
Notice repeats that E L McKinster will hold a personal property sale on Tuesday March 30 with an upcoming advertisement. Also listed are farm goods at the elevator including linseed meal tankage and chick feeds. A theater event at New Middletown Hall features The Camouflage of Shirley with 25 and 10 cent admissions. An eight month old mare is for sale as a potential draft animal.
The five Kintner brothers from the county near Corydon weigh 1050 pounds each and are saluted for good character. Jim Kelley notes hauling a white oak log weighing 9075 pounds to Corydon. Local soda fountain and Rosenmarger restaurant advertise, and thanks are sent to friends who aided during influenza illness.
In Corydon Jesse, usually cheerful, vents at the county office after discovering his spring tax installment doubles from last year under the new Goodrich tax law. The article notes many residents share higher bills and mentions property transfers on East Walnut and West Popular streets, plus a for sale notice for a mare near foaling time and a local job at Keller Wagon Factory.
Come in to enjoy operas Hawaiian Jazz violin orchestra and songs by leading world artists on Columbia Records with Columbia Gra fonola. Frank W. Shireman, music dealer promotes latest Q R S Player Rolls for the Baldwin Manuale labeled The Player that is all but Human.
The Juniors of Elisabeth High School present the popular play The Freshman on the evenings of the 26th and 27th. The production draws student actors, stage crew, and local audience interest for a weekend show at the school auditorium.
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