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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1906
Page
2
The National Educational Association Convention to be held in San Francisco from July 7 to 14 is expected to be the largest and most important ever. California prepares to host about 20,000 teachers and many visitors with low railroad rates and hospitality.
The William Mitchell Co will open a new hardware and building material store on East Chestnut at Elm street on April 1. The remodeled brick building features a glass front and rear ware rooms. Mr. Mitchell, long a local builder, leverages years of contracting experience to stock a full line of building materials and hardware for public patrons.
Messrs Hickman and Hickman announce plans for a new grain elevator at Market and Poplar streets in Corydon in partnership with A H Woehmer Crawfords ville. The 30 by 32 foot building will rise 65 feet high with 30 000 bushel capacity ready for threshing season. The store room will move south and the elevator will serve farmers delivering grain at the market.
The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company reports February results with 148,368 subscribers on Feb 1, 1906. During the month 45 subscribers were taken out, 8,459 were added, yielding a net increase of 8,459. Total subscribers on March 1, 1906 stood at 146,827.
Mrs Minnie Riddle widow of J H Riddle joins with Mrs Etoile Moore prominent Cincinnati milliner to launch a millinery shop at Pearl and Spring streets New Albany on March 24 1906 ladies of Harrison county invited to call.
Tickets available at Riely’s for an I. U. Glee Club entertainment event. The performance promises musical selections from the club and school.
Barnard McPhilipps offers 279 acres total with 56 acres timber 109 acres bottom lands and remaining in good condition. Sale due to ill health of his wife and age. Farm details include barn and land quality.
Valley City reports widespread sickness and plans for travel to Kansas and Oklahoma. Residents announce moves to Corydon New Amsterdam and nearby farms while a ball club hopes to form under manager Jonu Windell. Local business owner Cyrus Zenor sold property to Mett Scott and plans a fruit nursery this spring.
A brisk notice promotes joining the Democrat roster labeled the trail of honor. It cites counts in January February and March totaling 106 with a push toward 3,000, urging readers to participate before spaces fill.
An advertisement urging readers to designate Farmers Savings & Trust Co as executor to ensure correct estate settlement and avoid loss. It promises a zero cost service and an $850,000 guarantee of proper handling, with contact through W. E. Cook, Secretary.
Mrs. Tracewell aged, wife of William N. Tracewell, fell in the doorway of her residence last week and broke her hip. She lay for over an hour before help arrived. her sons Robert J. Tracewell and E. M. Tracewell are with her at the bedside. She is getting along very well.
Farmers Savings Trust Co announces demand for farms containing 20 to 200 acres in Harrison County. Prospective sellers urged to contact W. El Cook, Secretary, to arrange sale promptly.
Tickets will go on sale at Riely’s drug store Thursday morning March 22 for the Indiana University Glee Club entertainment. General admission 25 cents and reserved seats 35 cents.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets endorsed by E W Grove. 25c. January 10 year.
Mrs Maud Diddlcott is very sick Carl Farnsley bought a new horse J Curry Watson bought Albin sorrels for 325 Roberts Walker of Sugar Grove caught forty pounds of rice fish last week Thomas Farnsley placed a Grand piano in his home for his daughter Alda Mrs Tracy Krantz of New Albany was called to her dying mother Kathrine Bower last Wednesday Miss Ollie Leftier nursing her sister Diddlc ott returned to city to work as nurse Rural Router Captain Villier turned back due to fleet weight on highways Herman Galchine of Kentucky visited on the 16th reporting corn pears and potatoes planted Eugene Villier reports peaches safe Elberta and many from here attended the funeral of Katharine Bower at St Joachim church last Saturday March 17
New Middletown IC reports Mike Herter completed a large machine shed for Philip Gehlbach. Hannah Newman and son Edward return home from Corydon after visiting relatives. Prof John Kirkham will give an entertainment at Riddle school house on the last day of school. Sharf Brothers moved their saw mill to the W Yeager farm to pattern a house and barn for Mr Yeager. Township residents will vote down the pike Yohn Bauer visiting winter folks. Dr P H Sehoen bought a gasoline engine for a N ray machine. WWB and M IE churchhold a union meeting. William Bergmaan badly mashed his foot at a saw mill several days ago. Mrs dith Kitterman and her two sons visit Tom Wallace at Corydon.
Embury reports school progress under Edgar Miller with local social events at Mr Hellman’s and serenade parties in New Albany. Mumps surge in the area. hunters anticipate migratory geese and ducks as farmers face bad weather and a heated Cox and Zenor race in county politics.
A notice from Parverns Savines and Trest Co. signed by W. F. Cook as secretary warns that your good wife may be left to manage your estate alone unless timely actions are taken. The firm guarantees the business will be handled properly and without cost to the widow.
A letter from 8S. W. Wiseman of Posey county says he is well and recounts meeting former Harrison county men Frank King T. R. Lopp Wm. Rhodes and B. F. Sturm. He notes Ed Rhodes has a new boy at his home.
Frank Culliver and Peter Kaunapel suffer grippe. Miss Goldie McKinney visits Louisville and aunt Mrs Jesse Marsh. Miss Susie Eisenmenger visits parents in New Albany. A Keller child very ill with pneumonia west of here. Dr Farish moved to a new home. he left for Louisville for a vinegar firm traveling job. Schools closed with a well received afternoon entertainment honoring teachers Mr Frank Brown and Miss Clara Hauswald.
Local notices report Annie M. Pitman and family in Moberly with a busy week. Nearby children suffer whooping cough while Mrs. Grabil visited Mrs. Marchery. Wm Pitman will farm for his aunt Amanda Borden this summer as Ed L. Watson's family moved to York Nebraska. Oakwood visitors Waldo Engleman and Noble Fleck visited Charles Pitman. U B church near the area closed last Thursday morning.
Mott township held its examination for graduation on Saturday with 33 pupils passing. Albert Eaton and his daughter Ola shared a meal with A. Gibson. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Janes Wolfe of New Albany. Several residents and students are noted across the week including Emila Stevens and the Corydon Rebecca Lodge event. A Young People’s Christian Union organized Sunday night with Lydia Gibson as president.
Mrs Nell Miller of near Georgetown visits her parents Mr and Mrs A G Lopp. Mrs M E Shireman improves after illness. Sallie Jacobs not much better. Wm Neely moves to Mauckport. Q J Faith Jr to move into Lud Beanblossom’s new house. Aunt Susie Manly returns from Harrison township visit. A J Lopp held an examination at Mauckport. Mrs Homer Hays visits New Albany relatives and returns home. Protracted meeting begins at Highland next Tuesday night with Bro Jordan of Spencer County assisting.
The March term of the Crawford Circuit Court was postponed from March 12 to March 19 by Judge Cook after learning of a smallpox outbreak in English. With no abatement, a final adjournment was ordered.
Mrs. Garriet FE Bulleit wife of Joseph J. Bulleit died in Kansas while returning from California at age 61. She is survived by her husband seven children and three brothers and five sisters. The obsequies were held at St Joseph Catholic church with a Requiem High Mass. Burial in the Catholic cemetery. Her maiden name was Kistler and she lived in Boone township.
Grandpa Charles Swhret is welcoming a boy. Joseph Reitz clerked for H Fisher & Son. Wm H Dyer made a business trip to Corydon Saturday. Ancle Sam Fite, homebound for two weeks, was in town Saturday. Mary Jane and Roy Bye of Ramsey visited their brother Charles P Bye last week. Martin Swarens, in Jeffersonville car works, visits relatives here. Joe McCartney of Kentucky, formerly Crandall, visits his sister. Rae Weathers Blanche Melton and Olive Stevens attended township exam at Motts Saturday. Ad Tyter and wife of Wayne City Ill., visiting. We were glad to see old Ad. Rev Hudson, at Bradford, returned home Friday.
The Pea Ridge note reports a Friday night prayer meeting canceled due to weather. It notes Mrs John KR Thomas confined with pneumonia and B F Thomas losing a valuable horse. James Thomas and family from Corydon visited, and a prayer meeting at Mr Gibson's is planned Friday night with all invited. Sunday school will reorganize No 8 next Sunday.
An advertisement urges appointing Farmers Savings & Trust Co to manage sons property after death with a guaranty trust. It promotes seeing Corydon wagon improvements at W Builleit 3 Sons and visiting the Corydon factory to verify materials. Denbo's advertises a White sewing machine vibrator and rotary shuttle.
The race for the Democratic nomination in the Third District centers on Wm. T. Zenor versus Cox. Primaries are set for next Friday the 23rd with no other races on the ballot. Controversy over election boards prompts county leaders to propose five-member boards and appointing by the Glentise Commissioners. Floyd County weighs in with seventeen delegates' votes in a 106-member convention, Zenor leading Cox in several counties.
The Midland Concert Company presented a four woman troupe with two singers a reader and a violinist Miss Steinman and Miss Waterman won the crowd with strong performances. The vocalists fell short and were reportedly hampered by sore threats causing their subpar portrayal.
A man described as Solomon Winn sustained a severe hip injury after a fall on an icy porch near his son James Winn’s residence west of Tasn last Friday. Doctors fear he may never walk again, though the injury is not deemed likely to cause death.
Advised to treat constipation with Dr King’s New Life Pills to regulate stomach liver and bowels without pain. Available for 25c at L. A. Riley & Son druggist.
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