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Newspaper

Corydon Democrat

Location

Corydon, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1920

Page

8

O Bannon DiEs After Brief Illness In New Albany

Jacob Lorenzo O Bannon age sixty died at his New Albany home while speaking on the telephone. He had campaigned for Congress as a Democrat and recently traveled to Corydon to visit relatives. Funeral services set for Thursday in New Albany and Friday in Corydon with ministers J A Tyreeden H G Connolly Treechen and Z G Moore officiating.

New Albany Jacob Lorenzo O'Bannon Ekin Avene Corydon Frank E. Wolfe C. E. Briscoe Dr. Briscoe J. A. Tyreeden Jennie Depauw TI. G. Connolly Central Christian Church Turrhter

Will of Joseph Wisman Probate in Circuit Court

The will leaves all real and personal estate to his wife and daughter Martha Wisman to hold and dispose for her best advantage. The document dated February 22, 1882, is witnessed by Albert Tenricht, Samiet Elftulen, and Heuer p. The widow renounces adminstration and A V Johnson is named as administrator with the will annexed. Nearby, a farm near Georgetown is noted. Ruby Cooper, employed at the White House in New Albany, spent the weekend at Elizabeth.

Joseph Wisman Vriday Fle Terk A.V. Johrsen Issank Wisman Wisman Georgetown New Albany Tribune

Local News Notes on Visitors and Weather Delays

Misses Maud Lohmeyer Bessie Watson and Beulah Shireman of Heth township traveled to Oakland City to enter school. Various visits, an engagement announced in Mays Indiana. Wet weather slows spring planting. farmers grow anxious. Peter Burgess of Spencer township sells 90.56 dollars from six days of eggs, costs 382 dollars for chicken feed, keeps 800 hens Browns Sephora.

Maud Lohmeyer Bessie Watson Beulah Shireman Heth Township Oakland City Peter Burgess Spencer Township Corydon Burgess

County Board Sets New Teacher Wage Scale for Next Year

The County Board of Education met May 1 with Supt A O Deweese and re elected Charles Reader as Attendance Officer. New wage scales set for Class A B C and D teachers based on experience weeks trained and performance. levies set for a 7 to 8 month term and institute attendance assumed.

County Board of Education Supt A. O. Deweese Charles Reader

House and Lot for Sale at Corydon

Classified notice offers a six room house with smoke house wood house cellar cistern and poultry house for sale in Corydon. Lot measures 121 by 180 feet with property in first class condition. Inquiries at this office.

Corydon Thia

My Eternal Sweetheart Poem and Tractor For Sale

The item lists a Mother's Day poem by Harold Harrison Ulmer, Dayton Ohio, followed by an Avery tractor for sale. The tractor is described as lightly used, capable of pulling two 14 inch plows, with inquiry available at the office. The poem expresses enduring love and memorial imagery.

Harold Harrison Ulmer Dayton, Ohio Avery

Decoration Services at Union Chapel May 20 1920

The G A R will hold decoration services at Union Chapel Boone town ship May 20 1920 all day with good speakers and a cordial invitation to attend. Bring flowers for the occasion. Memorial services follow May 23 1920 at 10 80 A M in Laconia M E Church led by Rev H J Prophieter with all soldiers and townspeople invited to attend. By order of the G A R Sylvanus Steepleton Commander.

Union Chapel Boone Township Laconia M. E H. J. Prophieter

Tragic Truck Accident Kills Five Year Old Near Corydon Junction

Richard Henry Hendricks, age five, son of Mr and Mrs Perry Hendricks, died when a truck driven by his father struck him near their home. The father failed to see the boy as he worked to free the vehicle from mud. The funeral will be at the Church of Christ in Palmyra today at 2 PM, with burial in Palmyra cemetery.

Richard Perry Hendricks Corydon Junction Richard Henry Hendricks Hendricks Church of Christ At Palmyra Jos. Bunch

Fine Lyceum Program Delights Corydon Audience

The Corydon High School Senior Class presented a five piece lyceum course at the public school auditorium last Friday night. Charles Norman Granville and his wife Mrs. Granville from Louisville provided a polished musical program with Mrs. Granville as pianist. The audience praised the performance and expressed desire to see the couple return.

Lyceum Charles Norman Granville Louisville Frederic Cowles Granville Corydon High School

Royerton Consolidated School praised for size and visitors

Edgar L. Yeager, science head at Royerton High in Delaware county, travels via Reydon to Mauckport while praising Royerton Consolidated School as Indiana and possibly U S oldest. Principal Maurice N. O Bannon has led four years as 21 high school graduates, 3650 pupils total, 11 teachers, two orchestras and a four day music conservatory weekly.

Edgar L. Yeager Reydon Wingiome Mauckport Royerton Delaware County Department of Scienc Edgar Harrison County Rogerton Indiana Maurice N. O'Bannon Kyron W. King Pittsburg Rogerton Consolidated School Yeager Royerton School Conservatory of Music

Local Social Picks and Weekend Visits in New Albany

New Albany residents and visitors noted includes Charles Hatfield with Col. Lyons on Saturday night. Clarence and John Jamison visited their mother on Sunday. I M Hiays travels home to Mauckport from Hopkins fertilizer Co. Ruth Cooper staying with Mrs. Sahie Gun visited Elizabeth Lindsay. William Faith Jr visited his parents in Minuckport last week. G C Miller of Laconia visited the city on Wednesday. Mrs. Hazel Longbottom of Central visits relatives. Richard Jamison moved from Elizabeth and works in Louisville. Tandie Shireman married John Reynolds of Louisville and the couple began housekeeping on Bank Street in Louisville. First annual hayride by the G T Club set for Saturday with wagons leaving Fifteenth Street after F M.

Charles Hatfield Col William Faith Jr Minuckport G. ¢. Miller Laconia Hazel Longbottom Central Richard Jamison Elizabeth Louisville Tandie Shireman Calvin Shireman John Reynolds Bank St G. T. Club Fifteenth St F. M

Harrison Township Graduates Call Meeting at Shiloh Church

Harrison township public school graduates are summoned to meet at Shiloh church two miles south of Corydoo next Saturday night at seven to organize the township commencement planned for Saturday night May 29. All graduates are urged to attend.

Harrison Township Shiloh Church Corydoo

Colored School Program At Orydon School May 10

The orydon Colored School will present a school program at the grade school Auditorium on Monday night May 10. The exercises are prepared and will interest observers. Public invited. Tickets at the door. Admission 25 cents. Location: grade school Auditorium.

Orydon Colored School Fred W. Donahue

Rev C E Flynn to Speak at Local Methodist Church

Rev C E Flynn of Proceton, former Corydon M E Church pastor, will speak next Sunday at the Methodist Church during the Home Missionary Society annual meeting.

C. E. Flynn Proceton Corydon M. E Methodist Church Home Missionary Society

Farm For Sale Near Pike Lands and Timber

135 acres of productive farming land with quality timber for sale near the pike. Bargain price offered. Inquire at this office. Also two desirable Corydon properties offered at £18. Inquire at this office.

Pike Corydon

President's Aid Here and West Point Graduate Returns

Colonel Clarence Ridley and his wife depart for Washington after two weeks with his father Judge William Ridley and sisters Blanche and Helen. Ridley, an Army officer since West Point graduation fifteen years ago, serves as Aide to President Wilson and heads public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia. He supervised wartime building projects totaling nine million square feet of floor space across government facilities.

Clarence Ridley William Ridley Blanche Helen Washington Ridley United States Military Academy West Point New York United States Army West Point Wilson District of Columbia Capitol House and Senate Congressional Library

Mothers Day Observed Across Churches Next Sunday

May 9 is Mothers Day with services at churches nationwide. Rev Cessaboom returns to preach and Corydon Christian Church hosts a dinner for elderly mothers in the basement after a day of committee led activities urging all to honor their mothers.

Cessaboom Corydon Christian Church

Keller Manufacturing Co. log delivery halt notice

Notice that Keller Manufacturing Co will stop accepting logs at the Corydon mill after May 15 1920 while they rebuild on the same site. They expect completion around August 15 1920 and invite suppliers to arrange delivery to any access point to Corydon.

Corydon Coryden

Seventy Four Acre Farm For Sale Near Corydon

Heirs of Lydia J Englemren offer a farm about five miles northwest of Corydon. Includes good buildings and twenty two acres of timber. Well located with inquiries directed to Joseph A Gettelfinger, Agent, Ramsey, Indiana Eureka Phone. m24 tf

Lydia J. Englemren Corydon Joseph A. Gettelfinger Ramsey Ind Eureka

Injured Man Crone Hurt by Runaway Team

Ben Crone of Cran dall area was injured Tuesday morning when three ribs were broken and his shoulder bruised while loading hogs on Clarence Sims' truck. Frightened horses bolted, pulling him down as he tried to hold the lines. they ran over him before he could stop them.

Ben Crone Crandall Mr. Crone Clarence Sims

For Sale Guitar Very Little Used

Nettie M Briffett offers a guitar for ten dollars in the listing. Located at 200 E High Street.

Nettie M. Briffett

Decoration Service at Elizabeth Cemetery

Decoration services will be held in Elizabeth on Saturday May 29 at 2 pm at the M FE Wall. Hewitt Cunningham from Laconia, a student at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, will deliver the address. The public is invited to attend and honor fallen heroes by decorating graves.

Elizabeth M. FE Hewitt Cunningham Laconia Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville

Mrs Clarence Glaze Ill in Elizabeth

Mrs Clarence Glaze of Elizabeth is reported to be very seriously ill, with medical concerns described as grave.

Clarence’ Glaze Elizabeth

Presbyterial Meeting Draws Fifty Delegates to Corydon

More than fifty women attended the Forty Seventh annual Woman's Presbyterian Missionary meeting in Corydon. Mrs. David F. Bowman of New Albany was re elected president for the coming year. Miss Mae Chapin spoke from China while Miss Beulah Wilson and others discussed overseas missions. Local Presbyterian and Christian church groups hosted meals and entertainment for delegates. The gathering was described as a splendid, productive event for Christian mission work.

Mae Chapin China Hainan Beulah Wilson Cuba Zartman Killen Winona Lake Presbyterian Cleon Miller George W. Applegate Alice Williams Corydon Louise Bottorff Mary Sample G. C. Doolittle Ladies Aid Society Corydon Christian Church Christian Church Presbyterian Church

Notice to road contractors in Harrison County Indiana

The Harrison County Board of Commissioners Corydon Indiana invites sealed bids to improve a 2700 foot highway segment by grading draining and paving with asphalt as per county plans and specifications. Bids due June 8 1920 at 2 PM. bond double bid required. affidavit of noncollusion mandatory. work to be awarded to lowest responsible bidder with completion time set after letting.

State of Indiana Harrison County Board of Commissioners Corydon Ind State of Indiana Boone and Taylor Marrison County Wm. Kinzer Et al Sam C. Mauck Harrison Co

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