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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1905
Page
5
The listing reports residents visiting kin in Louisville New Albany and Manckport. It notes sales by Russell and Jus sell with livestock and farm equipment, Sarah Harbaugh and G K Gwartney taking trips, and a pie supper at New Middletown public school. Local engagements include a wedding in Louisville and a fertilizer job in Louisville.
Corydon residents share visits and news as Samuel Davidson and James A. Bede seek County Assessor seats. The Canning Company settles a $5517 loss with salvage. Major W Funk returns from New Albany where he defended in a Davis Markwell matter. Miscellany covers health, weather, and local incidents including a shooting recovery and community events.
Advertisements for Denbo furniture line with coal and wood stoves and heaters, carpet and matting closeout at discounts, Cloaks furs and rain coats bargains at D S Richardson Brandenburg, Witch Hazel Salve ads, and local notices about visits, sales and repairs.
James Anderson of Heth township died last Thursday after a long illness at about seventy. He had a prior stroke and had been an invalid for years. His wife died one or two weeks earlier. He left no children. The remains were interred at Mauckport.
Notice states a meeting at Valley City Presbyterian Church on Friday November 24 1905 at 7 o clock to elect three trustees. Members are urged to attend. Dated October 30 1905. Darcie LK Baxrin.
John J. Morgan's Great One Price Clothing and Department Store in New Albany Indiana announces a week long sale with red bundles shown as proof of deep discounts. The store touts replacing typical profits to offer more for money and invites customers to visit with courteous staff ready to help.
Hundreds of suits and overcoats priced at 12 50 each lure shoppers to Luckett's. A vast stock of wool suits made to order and 1000 samples await buyers as Henry W. Despo urges early purchases to clear space for holiday goods. Also noted are carpet and matting left and a drug advertisement for Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. Judge Jacob Herter buys the Normal School building for sale in Corydon after trustees win bid.
The City Barber Shop in the First National Bank building withdraws from the Barbers' Association. All work will be done at the shop at former prices and guaranteed satisfactory by Roy Brown, proprietor.
A barter notice lists trading 100 cards of wood whether dry or green offered by B. F. Hurst.
Depauw and J O Hunter and J Greene suffer typhoid fever. Emma Tergerson of Milltown clerks in Briscoe store. Frank Briscoe leads the local school as progress continues. John Tyler and wife visit son C S Tyler in Georgetown. A creamery is planned with construction soon. Citizens seek a Pike road from this place through Spencer township. The writer wishes success.
St Paul reports a boy birth on the town. Daisy Nye and Myrtle Eckard plan a Falls City visit next week. Cort Keller and Lee McKinn traveled to Falls City on a two day business trip. A well attended prayer meeting was held at St Paul Thursday night. Charlie Johnson and family visited John Crawford and wife in Buena Vista. Sunday School at St Paul grows under L B Conner. Trustee Green of Blue River township is ill with typhoid fever.
The administrator of John B. Crayden's estate will auction at the late residence in Ramsey on November 23, 1905. Items include three horses a cow hogs 235 shocks of corn in the field surrey one buggy farming implements and household goods with terms cash under five dollars and nine month credit on larger sums secured by promissory notes six percent interest. BRL E CRAYDEN Admr Hovis October 30 1908
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