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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
10
Local ads promote Vulcan and Brinley plows at bargain prices from Kost & Becker. Miss Ida Sibert visits New Albany. updates on H Z Bake products and Corydon Elevator. Reports note illness, bank staff, and various farm equipment promotions in Corydon area.
Barrels spray pumps and farm supplies including lime, sulphur and Arsenate of Lead are advertised by W. H. Buileit & Son. The notice promotes equipment for spraying fruit trees and general orchard care.
John R. White relocates from Corydon to Ramsey while Harry Boldon of Lafayette visits the Hurst family in Laconia. Farm sale at Corsica east site to John Conrad for 3500. Clara Williams teaches in Elizahabil area and visited. Various ads note seeds at Zabels, fertilizer, a fish supper, and individual notices.
Local items include sale of a No 9 Oliver typewriter and Good offers on canned fruits and glass jars. Notices of meetings, lectures, and Easter market. auction of James Crosby property. mortgage exemption inquiries. local sales and services listed along with missing or delinquent subscriptions.
Local tidbits report visitors and returns to Corydon area. Mathew Denbo of Hazzard Kentucky visits with family. Robt. Watson returns from Hazzard seeking a stay. Mrs. Amy, Mr. Amy travel from Picknell after illness. Ruth Keller ill in Franklin Indiana. For sale five room cottage in South Corydon near fair grounds gate. Buick autos advertised by New Albany Borgerding. Mrs. Hahn from Lanesville called home due to ill child. Mr. and Mrs. Cline visiting from two weeks before Indianapolis trip. Dola Cline’s family noted.
Miss Charlotte Straub returns from Detroit to New Albany where her grandmother meets her. Cartoonist Packard, praised by the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, is billed for a Monday night lecture on March 24 at the Auditorium. Also note a for sale Ford touring car and local subscription renewals by Moore brothers of River township.
Ex County Commissioner John J T Gleitz, two miles northeast of Corydon, renews by subscription to the Democrat. Also subscription of Mrs Nannie Mieitz of Lancasville, his sister in law. John is a farmer, saw mill and threshing machine man. Frank Shireman, music dealer, Corydon, Ind, advertises Baldwin pianos, Columbia Grafonolas, Vita nolas, records, relis, and bonds accepted as payment.
A dresser washstand dining and kitchen tables sideboard set dining chairs coal oil stove Moore heater davenport rockers folding bed and other articles will be sold. If you need any of them come in and see the price. Thos A Ginkins.
A public sale at Memont farm four miles northwest of Corydon will feature two mares two good day work horses two young mules five years old three milking cows with two heifers first calves four calves two buck sheep brood sows and fine pigs. The event begins next Friday March 21 at nine o'clock A M. BR. 4.9Taavas Anetioneer.
O M Nottel, longtime manager for the W. Jean Co. cream station in Corydon, has given up his position to start his own venture. He will buy sweet cream sour cream and whole milk and operate just west of the Kintner Hotel. Friends wish him success. See his ad elsewhere in this issue.
The state treasurer allocates 159925.82 for school corps funds to 26 counties with Harrison County receiving 22181.59. Penjamin Frakes and Miss Mabel Marsh wed at Jeffersonville. groom a son of George and [unreadable] Frakes, bride from Kendallville. Meech renews Democrat subscription. drives Corydon to New Albany auto-bus route, over 40 000 miles logged in Overland since starting this work.
Harrison Pitmhan of Mast Chestnut Street renewed his subscription to the Democrat last Friday after a period of illness. Flo is praised as a leading local citizen and successful farmer with valuable holdings in the county, Kansas, and other Western states. Hal, known by that nickname, served about thirty years as county commissioner and is regarded as a good official.
Thos A Ginkins known as Dock sells his household goods and house to let before moving to Trinidad Colorado. He will partner with his brother Frank Ginkins in the monument business. Dock has worked in the trade with father CC H Ginkins at this place for years. The Ginkins family is well regarded and friends regret their departure.
N P Davidson of this place attended a Evansville Platet officials salesmen and agents meeting of Standard Oil at the Tavern Hotel New Albany. Thirty Standard Oil men were present. Davidson is the local agent for Harrison county. The New Albany meeting announced the Indiana company is independent and competes with others and that John D Rockefeller has no interest in it.
The marriage of Charles M. Smith and Miss Cleates I. BARS Snve in Jeffrsonville occurred Monday. Local brief notes mention relatives and neighbors, including returns from overseas, aging residents, and upcoming sales and family visits across Corydon and New Albany.
John W. Davis remains seriously ill at St Edward's hospital New Albany. Moore Frank E Cropsey Geo Affiles and Woo Bulet led a centenary movement meeting at New Middletown last Monday night and another is planned at Oak Grove tonight. Albert W Stover is installing a lighting and power plant at his rural home. His son James R Stover, Lalley Light and Power agent for Harrison county, oversees the project and invites public inspection when in operation.
Albert W. Stover sold three pure-bred Aberdeen Angus cattle to Rev. J. L. Battram. The stock, a milch cow and two heifers, were driven to his farm near Oakland City Indiana after bringing a good price at the sale.
Farm wagon spring wagon binder mower hay rake hay fork grain binder plows harrows and many other farm articles to be sold at the Argo Hollyland public sale four miles northwest of Corydon next Friday March 21 at nine o'clock A M. R F Davis Auctioneer. John Alstott will furnish lunch on the grounds.
Oscar Rapp son of Mrs Mary Rapp of Webstir township is home on a two week furlough from the United States Marines at Quantico Virginia. He reports weight up from 150 to 150 pounds since enlistment and notes no combat with the enemy while serving since June 20 1917.
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