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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
7
Corydon Democrat items report Nellie Williams and others visiting Louisville. For sale sow with ten pigs and two Duroc brood sow piglets. W. H. Bullett & Sons, Inc. advertise Deering twine and farm implements. Tells about Gichautauqua program, speakers J Adam Bede and plat form lectures, and a focus on children. Also notes residents traveling, weather damage, and local shop ads.
A batch of small town items reports vehicle prices from W H Bullett Sons, stamp theft at Chrisney post office, cabbage for sale, births at East Walnut street, and social plans at Salem Reformed church. It notes licenses for Ira Himmelheber and Vioda Resch to wed, chautauqua events at Corydon, initiations at Alpha Rebekah Lodge, and upcoming Pentecost services. Community updates include subscriptions, church refurbishments, and derby bids in Scott County.
Local residents attend funerals and visits with family in Indiana and nearby states. Remarks include Chautauqua events at Corydon Fair Grounds, I C C F and Rebekah Lodge activities in Indianapolis, farm reports to court, music studies, Memorial Day services at Leavenworth, and a Republican banquet trip with Congressman Longworth as speaker.
The Hessian fly is seriously damaging wheat in parts of the county. Many farmers find wheat less profitable here and have profited from cow peas and soybeans. If your wheat may fail, consider planting cow peas or soybeans on available ground.
A noon blaze at T. J. Hudsons wash house and garage in Gordon drew hundreds as flames spread before the fire department with a quick hose stream. Early arrivals escaped in Hudsons automobile Catharine’s pony car and a large gasoline tank. The building suffered serious damage but losses were not heavy.
The issue presents a two page supplement to include more reading, announcing twelve pages of copy and summaries of fresh news. It lists items from Central to Laconia, Indiana flints found, state education changes, tuberculosis fight efforts, Bankers Association chair, an Elizabeth lecture by J T Wilson, school notes, monuments by Geo R Wilson, a murder sentence of William Edmondson, in memory notices, legal notices, and assorted ads.
A listing of subscription prices for the Democrat paired with multiple newspapers. Includes Daily Louisville Herald one year at 8.00, Courier-Journal 6.40, Times 5.00, Post 3.50, Indiana Farmer 1.25, Farmers Guide 1.35, Lafollette's Weekly 1.60, and Indianapolis Daily News 3.50.
Residents urged to invest in the Corydon Savings and Loan Association with 5 percent interest. Options include full payment for shares or installment plans starting at $1 per month. Encouragement to invest if funds are available.
Tickets are on sale for the Corydom High School Alumni Association banquet featuring Miss Helen Ridley as Treasurer. No tickets will be sold after May 21.
Petition filed in Harrison County Indiana seeks the improvement of a public highway from Laconia Goshen and Elizabeth line through Boone to Taylor township. It requests grading to 18 feet width, stone paving in center, bed stone four inches deep and crushed stone five inches deep with screenings three inches deep. An engineer and two viewers will be appointed to assess the project for the June 1915 Board of Commissioners.
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