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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1922
Page
5
Corydon residents share marriage news and travel updates while business notices promote tools and services. Postmaster changes at Crandall and Laconia moves spur regional movement, with calls for canning demonstrators and gas fitting services. Community figures visit New Albany and Louisville, and locals plan cemetery donations.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Brown of Louisville attended the gathering with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs George Rahney. They joined Mr Brown's parents Mr and Mrs Jasper N Brown and his sister Mrs Robert B Watson. Susie Davis and Hazel Seacat returned to Rantsey after teaching the past winter at Beechwood Indiana.
Zoar U B Church six miles northeast of Corydon will present a Children’s Day program next Sunday night June 4 featuring music and recitations. Rev Amzi Smith and wife, returning from missionary work in the Philippines, expected mid June, though Mrs Smith’s health is not as reported. Charles and Nellie Leitch leave for Danville to attend College. Charles a Corydon High School 1922 graduate. Confederate ten dollar bill of 1863 attracts Frederick Elbert of Boone Township on a Friday visit to Corydon. W S Filly, LaMont Bros Show advance agent, in Corydon Friday to promote the new Fair Grounds addition show on Monday June 5.
Corydon residents and guests fill the week with visits and social notes. Ed Hild of Leavenworth and J Y Hudson plus relatives travel nearby. Miss Nellie Sherrill visits Washington township while Dr W Thomas from Lake Hamilton visits for Mrs Jones illness. A June sale near Evans Landing advertises property, and local thanks are given for strawberries. Republican delegates, theatre trip to New Albany, Camp Keller visits, and Boone township relations pepper the county chatter with community pride.
The June term of Crawford Circuit Court will open next Monday. John Deaton of Blue River Township was granted a divorce from Cora Deaton in court last Friday. Local market reports note cherries and strawberries abundant this season.
Mrs. Frank P. Lotich six miles northeast of Corydon has been at St Edwards hospital in New Albany for nine weeks of medical treatment. She was operated on about six weeks ago and is expected to need another operation. She is regarded as one of the county’s best women with many friends hoping for her speedy recovery.
A compilation of social notes from Corydon area residents includes gatherings at O H Keller’s farm near Corydon with a feast from a strawberry patch, and mentions that Mrs. Steiden is related to the Keller family. Also notes a sale near Evans Landing on June 3 and Shireman family moves from South Dakota to the Corydon area, with crop losses and a tied-up bank investment. Other items mention local visits, relatives of Dennis Pennington, paint suggestions from J F Kurfees, and residents Joe Long and Juve the conductor.
Mrs George Feller and daughters Alice May and Mary Elizabeth of Oak Town Indiana visited Corydon May 23 to attend the funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Denbo, grandmother of Mrs Feller. They will stay indefinitely with Mrs Feller's mother Mrs Charles Rupp. Benj Woodward of New Amsterdam renewed his Democrat subscription in Corydon. He now works in Bloomfield Indiana handling Rawleigh Remedies sales. A party from Louisville including Mr and Mrs Ward Frederick Mr and Mrs A J Stover Miss Alice Smith Elizabeth Davis and Carl Frederick and family visited Sunday, enjoyed a diner and heard a church service in Indianapolis by radio and a Detroit church closing song.
J. J. Bullett & Son's advertises cook stoves and ranges with affordable pricing aimed at shoppers. The note emphasizes value and urges readers to visit the store for selection and deals.
Mr. C. A. Jensen wife and Mrs. J. G. Evry with two sons Charles and Samuel from Louisville visited Corydon last Thursday. Jensen, a traveling salesman with Louisville Paper Company, called at the office. Also a lost Collie dog, golden sable with four white feet and white neck, last seen Monday, rewarded for return or information.
J J Bullett Sons advertises guaranteed feed for cattle and poultry with promise of value from M-81-4t.
Readable text lists 10 quart tin bucket at 19 cents and a 10 quart galvanized bucket with a price and catalog code suggesting a hardware store circular from mid century.
A collage of short items notes relatives visiting in Louisville and Corydon, local sales from Miles Variety Store, a runabout buggy for sale, theater plans in Crandall and New Middletown, tire deals, church notices, and community updates. Several names appear: A J Armstrong Edwin Bullett Charles W Evans W R Higbee Everett Burns J H Brown J J Bullett Herschel LaHue Hewitt Cunningham Chas McKinney R T Gillispie Herman S Albin Pleas ant Ridge church and Moberly July 4 celebration announced.
Classified ad lists various price points for menʹs wear with values such as 49¢ to 69¢, 15¢ to 89¢, and 1.00 to 1.95. The format resembles a sale notice detailing discounted items with multiple price pairs.
Extra Heavy Can Rubbers 8e 2 for se M-31-3-w Miles' Variety Store. Mrs George Crawford and granddaughter Ruth Elizabeth Moneyhan and Mrs Blish Moneyhan and daughter Hazel Lee visited Mrs Chas Rector and family of New Salisbury. You can get good paint at J J Bullett Son's. Membres of the Sunday School at Smith's Camp Ground will give an ice cream social at Dorwood Saturday night June did for the benefit of the church. Everybody cordially invited.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Wash Burk near Locust Point. Baptisms are planned for Smiths Camp Ground near Buck Creek Bridge on the Corydon and LaCoup Pike. Mrs J T Strother and daughter Sarah with grandchildren Gibson and Joe of Louisville, and Mrs Guy Krehy of Detroit visited Mrs Geo H Mathes. Mrs Strother remained for further visits.
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