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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1920
Page
2
An insurance notice promotes the Industrial Shop offering hoe repairing cleaning and shoe shining services. It states readiness to take work and mentions its location in the Hays Building west of the Post Office.
The Knights of Columbus in Indiana receive an official National League baseball signed by Babe Ruth. Proceeds fund the Father Gibault Home for delinquent boys. Ruth sent seventy autographed balls to Councils, with a drawing in Griffin’s window for the ball.
An advertisement praises Carnation Flour from Middletown Milling Co of Middletown Indiana. Oscar McCollum is listed as proprietor, promoting the new reliable flour for stores and mills.
A joyful gathering occurred at the Geo Flanagan residence near Glenwood on Sunday October 24 to host Mr and Mrs Thomas E McKinney of Lewis Kansas who are visiting relatives in Posey and Taylor townships. Relatives and friends present included numerous McKinneys Brewsters and Daily family members among others. the visit concluded as Mr McKinney and Mr Bla left for their home at week’s end.
The Amberola, a premier talking machine by Thomas A Edison, delivers great phonograph sound at home. Shows and records are sold with new titles arriving regularly. See Wm. Take at Central for prices and terms.
The list of men drawn to serve on the petit jury for the November term includes Jesse Watson Washington township George Friedley Washington township Hamilton Sieg Spencer township Sam Taylor Spencer township James Sayerheber Spencer town C. B. Adams Jackson township James H. Holsclaw Jackson town W P Seacat Blue River township Chas M McCutcheon Blue River township John K Morris Harrison township Frank Wolfe Morgan township Victor Rothrock Scott township.
Jacob Hannel of DePauw Indiana offers a reward for information leading to the recovery of a small black mare with bald face about twelve years old that disappeared from Spencer township or was stolen on Monday October 11. Contact Eureka phone, R. R. 1. novd-3w.
Mrs Mary Catharine Rosenbarger widow of John D Rosenbarger died October 27 at her son Cortez Rosenbarger home in Corydon after a long illness. She was sixty five years nine months eleven days and leaves five sons Cortez Clem Perry Cal and Otto whose residence is unknown. Funeral services were held at Fairview church near Corydon conducted by Rev Toombs and Rev Youngblood and burial was in the church cemetery. She had long been a member of Fairview church.
A sale at Henry Day's gate Tuesday November 9 features two milch cows two brood sows three shoals several chickens and various farm machinery. The sale will be at Peter Day's residence one mile north of No 10 school house Franklin township starting at 1 00 PM.
A Purdue agricultural rep praised a 24 acre field of Southern Prolific corn on Harry McGrain’s Corydon area farm, grown by Dowling and Albert McGrain. The claim is 2000 bushels possible from the seed field, with crop storage in a heated granary to endure winter. Also a nearby sale notice offers a five room house, outbuildings, and garden in Corydon.
A list of real estate transactions shows Andrew J. Sappenfield selling 65 acres to various buyers for low sums, multiple parcels exchanged in Bradford Palmyra Corydon and Mauckport, with prices ranging from $1 to $6,500. Transactions reference individuals such as Lewis A. Kahl, Edward Crosier, James Harbeson, and William Jacobi among others.
The notice lists numerous property deeds with buyers and sellers, including Bulleit to Corydon and Corydan parcels, Mawck to Little four acres, Heser to Voyles Palmyra lot, and multiple large tracts in Capauw Signneville Central City and Elizabeth. Amounts show varied sums from $1 to $3600 with numerous acreages and cemetery lots.
A three percent cash discount will be given on purchases over 500 dollars at Henry Day's sale on Tuesday November 9. The auction features a lot of good property at the farm of Peter Day in Franklin township one mile north of No 10 schoolhouse.
A surprise dinner held October 24 by sisters Mrs. Leonard Hickman and Mrs. James L. Davis celebrated S. T. Walks fifty eighth birthday. The elaborate feast featured guinea beef and chicken with various vegetables salads pies and cakes. Attendees included James L. Davis and grandson Iewell Davis Leonard Huckman and daughter Ella Amzie Eaton and daughter Marcell0 Claude A. Davis Frank Wiseman and daughter Elen and son Leotard of Louisville Ky.
Notice to hunters prohibiting day or night hunting with dogs or guns and trapping on farms in Morgan and Jackson townships. Signatories Irene F. Coomes, Lou Byrn, Alfred Byrn, Jacob Krausgribe, Paul Weil baker, John Stevens, Chas. Coomes.
Readers are invited to guess the weight of a pumpkin seed on display at Geo B Wahl’s store. The contest emphasizes local participation and a small prize for the closest guess.
Notice announces the stockholders meeting at the Corydon Court House Indiana on Tuesday November 9 1920 at 10 am to receive annual reports and elect officers and directors for the coming year all stockholders urged to attend. Dan F Struth president Frank R Wright secretary.
Well improved 64 acre farm located one and a half miles from Pike. A bargain offered, inquiries at this office. 61 percent to?
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