This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1920
Page
5
Community notes report two weeks remaining in the school term. Items mention J C Staib selling March 26, various visits by residents to relatives in Kentucky Indiana and Illinois, measles and mumps cases in Mauckport, and a June wedding in Chatsworth Illinois.
Mrs. C. D. Bowman spent a few days in Louisville last week. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Shields and Barry W. Shields family returned home from Fresno California. Mrs. Emma Roby of New Albany visits relatives here. fd Holliday is seriously ill at Wright Holliday’s home southwest of town. A daughter Norma Lucille born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Behr near Rehoboth on the Sth inst. Rev. C. D. Bowman, visiting Tennessee, returned to South Boone and preached at Laconia Presbyterian church. He and his wife depart for Granite City Illinois to lead the First Presbyterian church there. Friends here regret their departure but wish them success in the new field.
Heidelburg George W Wade and Le Compte of Kentucky moved onto the Evert Cline farm near Dixie. John Fravel moved onto the Ezra Keller farm this week. Marion Brown moved to Corydon. Floyd Binkley leaves for Akron Ohio. Mrs Eliza Ellen Funk who nursed Crate Haas family through a siege has returned to Corydon. Several visits and moves including Kopp family in Dixie and Indianapolis relations. One typhoid case with two siblings, and a death in the same illness among Lee Shireman’s son near Lanesville.
Ephraim Kessner formerly of Scott township Parke County died recently at his son John Kessner’s home in Parke County. The Rockville Tribune of March 9 1920 lists mourners including Manual Denison Beaumont Texas Nathan Trobaugh Danville Indiana Virginia Barlow Papenaw Illinois William Flock Bloomingdale Pearl Allen Cooper's Chapel Will Fisher Elizabeth Dickey Veedersburg Joe Morgan Catlin Paul Morgan Danville Indianapolis Robert Trobaugh and James Gilmore among others.
Central News notes March weather proving steady with improving flu cases. Smiths return to Minneola Kansas due to their mother's illness. J A Fowler installs a underground wash tank. Amos Frakes and family depart for northwest Ohio praising the countryside. Revival services conducted by Youngblood Hewitt and Shuck continue at New Amsterdam. Jesse O Pitman schedules a public sale March 19 deemed a big sale with valuable property. Luther D Wolfe discusses plans to relocate or expand a venture.
Dr. E. T. Hagerman lectured to a large Corydon and Harrison county audience at the public school auditorium on March 8 as part of the year's lyceum program under the Senior Class. The talk titled The World We Live In combined amusing stories with instructive and inspiring observations, pleasing all present and prompting hopes for another appearance.
Notice to C H S Alumni members of the Corydon High School Alumni Association are requested to meet Friday evening at the M E Church following church services for the purpose of electing officers.
Good sorrel mare sixteen hands? eight years old fully sound with good eyes. Due to foal April 18 from Alonzo Brown's registered sire. Will sell for reasonable price. Noah O Bryan Laconia Ind Eureka Phone. m8-tf.
135 acre farm offers good arable land and a quantity of timber. Located near the pike. A bargain is cold now. Inquire at this office.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.