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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1920
Page
7
Local notices report seed arrival at the Elevator, calls for railroad ties, and a range of sales. Items include housing for sale, building lots, barn patterns, farm equipment, and farm for sale in Corydon. Church union meeting announces a speaker from A Y. W. C. A. in the auditorium.
George Meisner of Harlan Nebraska sends a check to pay his Democrat subscription and asks his address changed from Gordon to Harlan Nebraska where he says he has fought land.
Charlies H Farrah of Webster township provides a load of fine wood for subscription drives. The paper thanks him and invites other subscribers to donate sound timber for future campaigns.
Abe Pitman of Spencer township paid a pleasant call Saturday and renewed his subscription to the Democrat. Pitman is regarded as one of Harrison county's best and most substantial citizens.
The Corydon Democrat records visits and renewals from Blue River township area residents. Theodore Keim renews his subscription after an earlier accident. Arch ie and Russell Breeden travel to Terre Haute for normal school, with family emphasis on education. Leonard W. Rigot and wife renew subscriptions while Mrs. Reinhardt recovers from a fractured thigh. George N. Amy and family return from Knox county to care for a sick granddaughter Garnett Philippe. Auctioneer H O Wiseman offers services. local sales include horses and wagon with prices. A note on the new International manure spreader prompts shopping at W H Bullett & Sons.
Farmers from Webster township renew subscriptions to the Democrat after endorsing the new International manure spreader as the best seen. W H Bullett & Sons promote Fordson Tractor orders for timely delivery.
Mr and Mrs Harry Walther and daughter Emily Grace of Brookville Indiana attended the funeral of Mrs Susan Hottel Mrs Walther’s grandmother in Moberly last Sunday Tomato growers for Curtice Bros are now notified seed ready for distribution from Edgar Miles Variety Store
Advertises sale items including heavy work mules one small mule a brood mare six year old two Jersey cows fresh with calf at side and farm implements. Also notes local moves of residents and Fordson tractor promotions with local dealers. Includes short community notices about subscriptions and new residents.
Dr and Mrs Clarence Lockhart of Louisville visited relatives in Corydon Sunday as a lunch was served on the grounds at Spencer Wilson's safe.
Various brief items note visits by Mrs Alice McRae and Mrs George C Irwin to relatives, a weekend in Louisville by Mrs George C Irwin, a stock reach of 8000 rolls of spring wallpaper, a Willys Light farm plant at Saffer and Kirkham, a new baby boy James Edward Lepp near Elizabeth, a carload of northern seed oats at W H Bullett and Sons, and Rev J W Settle meeting county preachers for United Enlistment Movement.
Mrs Ella Powers Thorne sister of Mrs J C Davis south of Ramsey has bought property at New Albany. She shipped household goods kept at her sister’s for some time last Friday and Saturday. She went up with her nephew Vance I Davis who returned home Sunday evening.
The New Middletown High School will present a class play titled The Camouflage of Shirley at Corydon Auditorium on Friday night, March 26. Admission is 25 and 15 cents.
A large farm sale at E. L. McKinster’s place, one half mile west of Corydon, will feature three head of horses, seven head of cattle, twenty four sheep, binder, mowers, and many farm implements. A fine stock of seed corn, corn, hay and feed, plus other items will be sold starting at 9 20 A M. R F. Davis handles the sale.
The Tadies Aid Society of the Depauw M E church plans a Wednesday night program at Depauw High School on March 21 titled Sewing for the Heathen. Proceeds go to church funds. Admission 11 and 25 cents. Emma Briscoe president Emma Roman secretary-treasurer.
Seed dealer notes Reid's Yellow Dent and FeNeilage varieties displayed at W H Rui's. Local farm shoppers inspect corn seeds and discuss earliest planting options.
Fergus O Connor of Parkersburg WV visited friends Albert and Dowling McGrain of the place. O Connor is son of the late Michael O Connor and president of a Parkersburg stone company that makes grindstones.
Mrs Ben Jay of New Albany, long in poor health and recently treated at St Edward's Hospital, has returned home in improved condition and is expected to fully recover. She was formerly Miss Davia of the county.
The many friends of Mrs. Cora Baylor Moore of Milltown in this county learn she has improved sufficiently to be up and about. She lay helpless for a long time but with skilled medical treatment and careful nursing she has grown much better. She is the daughter of Dr G W Baylor of Milltown, a prominent southern Indiana physician and surgeon.
George Schaffer known as Uncle George, a Civil War Union veteran of Co A 5th Kentucky Cavalry, recalled Morgan's raid through Corydon to Ohio. He fought in many skirmishes with two horses shot from under him, now aged and limited but still works small tasks in his blacksmith shop he has run since 1876 after starting as a mechanic fifty nine years ago.
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