Indiana weight law sets sale by avoirdupois weight nationwide
The 1917 Indiana act requires all products listed be sold by weight or standardized units. Fresh berries must be sold in uniform baskets or boxes with exact weights, penalties escalate by offense, and exemptions apply to certain barrels and peddled farm products. The notice, issued by Harrison County Health Commissioner William Daniel, urges officials to enforce within municipalities.
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General Assembly
State of
Indiana
Avoirdupois
United States
William Daniel
Harrison County
Fire damages Mauckport home. family escapes
Fire swept Samuel Foster’s residence in Mauckport last Friday night destroying the building and contents. The family awoke to the blaze around 11:30 pm. all members escaped, with insurance covering the structure and goods. Cause traced to a defective kitchen flue. Epworth League hosts an ice cream social at Chas B Kopp’s on Saturday June 2 for church funds.
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Mauckport
Samuel Foster
The
Epworth League of
Heidelburg
Chas. B. Kopp
Red Cross Society forms Harrison county chapter leadership
An urgent appeal from Arthour F. Bentley spurred a Corydon petition for a Harrison county Red Cross chapter. A temporary county body named W. E. Cook as Chairman and Cecil W. Miles as Secretary. A meeting will set plans to expand Red Cross work in the county. Membership costs one dollar yearly and carries no additional obligations.
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Arthour F. Bentley
Indiana
American Red Cross Society
Harrison County
Corydon
Bentley
American Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson
W. H. Taft
W. E. Cook
Cecil W. Miles
Memorial and Decoration Services in Elizabeth May 27 and 30
Memorial services will be held in Elizabeth on Sunday May 27 at 11 a.m. at the M. E. Church preached by Rev New. Decoration services May 30 under I O O F and M W A with Daughters of Rebekah and Royal Neighbors at 2 p.m. at the Ladies Aid Hall. Speakers J L O Bannon and Rev E E Young. Music by M E and Presbyterian choirs. A procession to the cemetery will follow headed by the Elizabeth Cornet Band to honor the dead.
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Elizabeth
M. E
Rev. New
Presbyterian Church
Rebekah
Ladies Aid Hall
J. L. O'Bannon
Corydon
E. E. Young
Presbyterian
Elizabeth Cornet
Corydon High School Baccalaureate Service
Last Sunday night the Corydon High School held a full audience Baccalaureate at the School Auditorium. Rev. C J Flynn delivered the address with Rev. Fred Smith and Rev. N Fouts offering prayers and benediction. The twenty member class and faculty were honored with musical numbers by Clara Bennett Mrs Neil Bullett Mrs Georgia Vogt and accompanist Mina Mollie Keller.
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Corydon
C. J. Flynn
Methodist Church
Fred Smith
Presbyterian Church
N. Fouts
Clara Bennett
Neil Bullett
Georgia Vogt
Mina Mollie Keller
M. H. Hawkins
Lucille Gailey
Death of Union Soldier Samuel Roby in Boone Township
Samuel Roby died Wednesday May 16 at his daughter Anna Byerly's home in Boone township after a brief illness from paralysis. A Civil War veteran, he was wounded in the Union Army and about eighty years old. His wife had died years earlier. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Bethel A B church in Heth township.
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Samuel Roby
Anna Byerly
Boone Township
Roby
Bethel A. B
Heth Township
Special Harrison County Council Meeting on June 2 1917
Notice of a special Harrison County Council meeting at the Corydon Court House for an appropriation for registration and election. The gathering is set for Saturday at 1 o'clock P M and aims to finalize funding needs for the procedures.
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Harrison County
Court House
Corydon
Death of Old Chizen Francois Thevenot
Francois Thevenot died at his daughter Mrs Andrew Steerstedter home in DePauw last Friday morning of cancer. Born in France he came to this county as a young man where he raised his family. He was eighty four and a devout Frenchtown Catholic Church member. Funeral services were held at the Frenchtown Church and burial followed at the old Catholic cemetery. Surviving are three sons Frank Henry and Theodore Thevenot and two daughters Mrs Andrew Steerstedter and Mrs Charles Goss.
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Francois Thevenot
Andrew Steerstedter
DePauw
Mr. Thevenot
France
Frenchtown
Father Bracher
Frank
Henry
Theodore Thevenot
This County
Charles Goss
Kokomo
Mrs Amanda C Mosier Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Amanda C Mosier died at her half sister s home in Blue River township after a long illness of dropsy at age sixty. Funeral services were held at 10 80 oclock Monday at the Baptist church in Milltown. Rev Charles Frakes officiated and burial followed in Milltown cemetery. Her husband died years ago and she leaves a son Claude Mosier of Milltown.
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Amanda C. Mosier
St~jac Moore
Blue River Township
Dropay
Baptist Church
Milltown
Charles Frakes
Miltown
Senior Social Events At Corydon High School
The Corydon High School senior class hosted a string of gatherings beginning last week. Miss Martha Bottorff led a four course dinner Friday, Edith Watson arranged a Saturday luncheon at Mrs. Blanche Bullett Christley’s home, and Margaret Toops hosted an observation party Monday with prizes. The event featured diplomas with spicy verses, a High School Yell, and a post party trip to Blue River with the Juniors. About twenty two seniors attended.
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Corydon High School
Martha Bottorff
Edith Watson
Blanche Bullett Christley
Margaret Toops
George Miller
Roscoe Stevens
Blue River
Local Notes Highlight Summer Weather and Community Visitors
Local column reports warm summer weather and a string of visits from residents of New Albany and nearby towns. Updates include Effie Yeager improving after pneumonia, Clarence Ehalt joining Southern Railroad, cyclone survivors visiting relatives, and plans discussed for an electric car line with Corydon and Wyandotte Cave ahead. Henry Dyer’s cyclone injuries are noted with thanks to supporters.
Cow Testing Association Formed in Harrison County
Prominent dairy men and Jersey breeders met at Corydon Junction on May 15 to organize a Cow Testing Association. Officers include President John Gettelfinger and Vice President D. F. Adams with W. D. Bean as secretary. Directors named W. Clyda Martin and M. B. Wendell. testing aims to identify merit in Jersey herds and improve herd quality.
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Harrison County
Corydon
T. G. Stevens
Purdue
Carlton Ball
Southern Railway
John Gettelfinger
Palmyra
D. F. Adams
Depauw
W. D
Death of Thomas Clark in Jackson township at 73
Thomas Clark died suddenly at his home in Jackson township near Rameey from heart trouble at two o’clock last Saturday. He was 73. Funeral services were held at Wood's Chapel on Sunday morning conducted by Rev. John K. Welker, with burial in the nearby church cemetery. He moved to this county from Kentucky about ten years ago and is survived by his wife.
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Thomas Clark
Jackson Township
Rameey
Wood's Chapel
John K. Welker
Kentucky
Miller Placed on Probation After Guilty Plea in Desertion Case
Luther Miller pleaded guilty to wife desertion before Judge Paris in New Albany and received a one to seven year sentence in the Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville, suspended on condition he pay $3 weekly to support his wife. Walter Chinn pleaded not guilty to failure to support his children and was remanded to jail in Corydon for trial.
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Luther Miller
Paris
New Albany
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Miller
Walter Chinn
Corydon
Courier Journal
Two Milling Workers Suffer Hand Injuries Near Corydon
Joseph Lang and Bentley Mauck, both at saw mills, were injured Monday morning. Lang lost the middle finger at the first joint of his right hand at Wagon Factory mill. Mauck severely mashed the middle finger of his left hand. doctors attended both cases near Corydon.
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Joseph Lang
Bentley Mauck
Mr. Lang
Mr. Mauck
William Daniel
Corydon
Sutherland and Dick Guests Visit Corydon Travelers
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sutherland of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dick of Huntington Ind visited Corydon for a brief stay last Thursday and Friday while en route to Louisville and Lexington. Sutherland is a friend of Otto Gresham and Mrs. Dick’s parents were early county settlers near Lanesville.
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William J. Sutherland
N. LaSalle Street
Chicago
Jacob Dick
Huntington
Ind
Corydon
French Lick
Louisville
Lexington
Sutherland
Otto Gresham
Beroth
Lanesville
Corydoo Bank Assistant Sidelined by Measles Illness
Misa Effie Tuell, an assistant at Corydoo National Bank, is ill with measles. The illness affects her work status and may prompt workplace health precautions.
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Misa Effie Tuell
Corydoo National Bank
Bloomington man visits family across states this week
Sam Pfrimmer of Bloomington visits his wife and daughter Mrs. C Blaine Hays for a few days. He spent Sunday with his sister Mrs Walter Venner in Hodgenville Kentucky and was accompanied to Corydon Monday by his sister Mrs Aliie Pfrimmer Mc Laughien of Omaha Nebraska who has been in the Haston business. She also spent Sunday with Mrs Venner in Hodgenville.
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Sam Pfrimmer
Bloomington
C. Blaine Hays
Walter Venner
Hodgenville
Corydon
Aliie Pfrimmer McLaughien
Omaha
Nebraska
Haston
Venner
Harrigon Township Elementary Commencement at Corydon Hall
The Harrigon township elementary schools held their commencement at the Graded School Hall in Corydon last Thursday evening. Eleven graduates were promoted to high school, led by Hubert Groves Wilma Smith Jessie Wheat Roscoe Baxley Byron Root Estyal Watson Luella M Miller Lawrence N Miller Julia Miller Roy C Keller and Nola Albin. The event featured an invocation by Rev N Fouts a class address by Dean H G Lawrence and diplomas presented by Supt A C DeWeese with music by the Corydon School Orchestra.
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Harrigon Township
Corydon
Hubert Groves
Wilma Smith
Jessie Wheat
Roscoe Baxley
Byron Root
Estyal Watson
Luella M. Miller
Lawrence N. Miller
Julia Miller
Roy C. Keller
Nola Albin
Farmers urged to order repairs early for binders and mowers
Farmers are advised to inspect machinery and place repair orders now for binders mowers and rakes as material shortages hinder production this season. W H Bulleit and Sons Inc.
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W. H. Bulleit & Sons Inc
Joint Memorial Service at New Amsterdam May 30
Decoration groups including the G A R and Rebekahs plan a 1 30 P M service at New Amsterdam on May 30 with John H Weathers of New Albany as principal speaker. A Woman's Franchise League meeting follows Saturday at 2 30 PM in Library Basement inviting all women of the town and county. Harry Carl three months old son of Mr and Mrs John Lawrence died Monday at their South Corydon home with funeral Tuesday afternoon by Rev C E Flynn and burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
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Fritz Ottis
Lanesville M.ge
Rebekahs
Red Men
Ben Hors
Junior Order
American Mechanica
New Amsterdam
John H. Weathers
New Albany
Woman's Franchise League
Harry Carl
John Lawrence
South Corydon
C. E. Flynn
Oak Grove Cemetery
Advertisement for Bids Posey Township
Notice for sealed bids at the office in Posey Township due June 5 1917 for Elizabeth school repairs painting interior sidewalks heating system coal hauling and wood supply with plans and specifications on file Fred Bierly Jr Trustee Posey Twp bidding rules reserved rights to reject or accept plans and specifications posed at the trustee office.
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Pueabepe
Elizabeth School
Elizabeth
Igi
Ew al
New 1B
Hivaing
Newany
New Iban
New Sipoay
New 10
Fred Bierly, JR
Posey
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Roscoe Toler
Leo Mauck
Indianapolis News
RED Cross Society
Comittee
County Council
Chizen
Borns IN
Yatr
Smee Ake
Effie Yeager
Mrs. Haas
Henry Zabel
Geo. Lemmel
Edwardsville
W. R. Ford
Ford
Jacob Reinhardt
Georgetown
Clarence Ehalt
Southern Railroad
Clarence
Mary Hirt
Marie Mickels
Peter Mickels
John Richmer
Walter Elwanger
Ga State House
Wyandotte Cave
Dixie Highway
Laneaville
Henry Dyer
Cow Testing Association
Beacon Shoes
Fairfield Shoes
Queen Quality Shoes
Godman Shoes
Billiken Shoes
Walton Shoes
Lion Brand Work Shoes
Hipress Rubber Footwear
Keller
Emma Miller
Harrison Township
Posey Township
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