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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1914
Page
9
A mix of personal visits, shop ads, and social updates from Corydon and nearby areas. Residents such as Alva Denbo and Bruce Funk are noted with relatives, while merchants promote furniture and clothing at Keller's. Church social planned for March 27 and various neighbors visit kin in New Albany, Louisville, and beyond.
Election results show Ridley renomination in multiple counties with votes tallied for Harrison Crawford Perry and Nerison. The bulletin also notes seed corn testing offered at Corydon High School and Sunday School attendance across local churches with listed denominations.
Flatwoods residents note a forthcoming wedding. Nora Bickel left Monday for Louisville to visit relatives. Mrs. John Steele and children Fern and John Henry returned to Indianapolis after visiting Mrs. Steele's mother Mrs. Watherine Benz. Mrs and Mrs. Robert Richert and children Withan and George Henry visited Mrs. Joint Seitz. Harvey Bell of Black Creek visited his brother Aiva Bell and family. Tony Walfe and wife of near New Middletown visited Mrs. Woes mother Mrs. Katherine Seitz in Flatwoods.
A mass meeting in the courthouse selected delegates to the Democrat state convention in Indianapolis tomorrow. Listed are Hee Luckett Lew M Oo Bannon Davis Andrew Ehalt Harry Ashton rank b. Watson Smith Askren Charles H IWantner Cregrae A Courtney Mel Wolfe Frank Dropsey D BL Lenin EE Neviston Deene Wo Hatt.
Calvin Bliss died Friday at his home near Valley City after a four year illness with tuberculosis. He was forty four and survived by his mother Elizabeth Bliss sister Rhoda and brother William Bliss. Funeral services were held Sunday conducted by a Presbyterian minister at Waley City and the remains buried in Pitman cemetery. A dairy class meeting was held March 13 1914 at Depauw High School with many questions on dairying and milk testing. The class discussed Drabcock milk tests and butterfat calculations with milk samples from Will Jacobs cows. Next meeting will cover testing skim milk and milk prices. A play Lords of Creation will be presented by the High School at Woodmen's Hall Friday March 20 104 with music by a male quartet.
A rural notice from Elizabeth County reports a mistaken smallpox claim led to school dismissal until danger passed. It notes later cases and urges strict health enforcement. other items advertise Cardui remedies and local sales, with brief community notices and auction plans.
Mina D Franks will sell personal property at public auction at her Scott township residence near Mit Salomen church five miles west of Corydon on Wednesday March 10. Items include a ten year old mare Jersey cow seven years old, one shoat, farm wagon buggy harness two sets of work harness disc harrow steel harrow horse cultivator corn drill two plowing implements household furniture mage staves and other items sale begins at nine thirty a.m. terms usual see sale bills. The listing notes strong values and location north of court house.
Congressman W. J. Cox won renomination in the ten county district last Friday defeating Judge William T. Zenor by a large margin. He carries every county with a district wide majority around 500. Cox will serve two more years from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, with the November election likely to follow.
Newly elected members of the Democratic County Central Committee of Harrison County Indiana are called to meet in Corydon on Saturday March 28 1914 at 1 pm to elect a County Chairman and a County Secretary. All members urged to attend. A full list appears elsewhere in the Democrat. John B. Martin Chairman Amos Lemmon Secretary.
Elizabeth residents praise the Town and Township high school for a striking display by the Domestic Science class. County Superintendent Deweese thanks for a photograph showing nineteen students and teacher Miss Hazel Rita Pickens in white aprons and caps.
In Harrison County Indiana a notice proclaims the administrator of the estate of Sebeler deceased will file a report and settlement with the court. Also a bid invitation for a Webster township bridge on Corydon to Laconia road requests a new wooden bridge with steel components and rails, to be built ninety feet long and twelve feet wide, at a bid opening on a Tuesday in April.
The report outlines a routine city banking matter involving a cashier and deposits, noting a capital stake and a formal meeting to approve a proposal. It references Harrison as a city figure and mentions August deadlines and related dates.
A damaged OCR notice reports a partition action for real estate in Harrison County. It names parties including Deweese and others, references the court, clerk, and dates for filings, and notes the judgment or absence in Corydon and related locations. The document appears to be an official public record of legal proceedings and deadlines.
Notice to contractors for bids to furnish and install specified work in the town of Corydon. Bids due by a stated date for a project covering about 2346 square feet. Rights to reject bids reserved by the Board of Commissioners. By order of the Board.
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