Dedication Marked by $3016 Deficiency Reached
The M E church at Corydon was dedicated Sunday evening after raising the debt deficiency of 3016 dollars 16 cents. Rev W R Halstead from Indianapolis preached two sermons and was assisted by Rev John Poucher. The community’s large gift followed an initial 2000 donation and many thanked the public for their liberal support.
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W. R. Halstead
Indianapolis
M. E
John Poucher
Corydon
Halstead
Black
Revival Meetings At Christian Church Led By Vawter Windsor
Revival meetings under Elder J M Vawter of Jeffersonville and Miss Margaret Windsor of Muncie Ind are growing in attendance. The church reports many additions as the services fill the house each evening. Vawter’s forceful preaching and Windsor’s uplifting singing are stirring conviction, with meetings expected to continue through this and next week.
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Christian Church
J. M. Vawter
Jeffersonville
Margaret Windsor
Muncie
Ind
Vawter
Miss Windsor
Local notes and shippings from Crandall and area towns
George Beal shredding corn. Oliver Seacat and wife visit Isaac Davis and family. Swarens moves into Ham Martin property. Dr. Bird of Crandall visits town for the sick. Shadow Supper proceeds reach 12.20 at Fairdale. Turnips eight inches in diameter. Mrs. Dan Gettelfinger improving from typhoid. Anabelle White closes Crandall school due to illness. J. R. White and Jim Carter ship a carload of hogs and cattle. GC. L. Dick visits Ramsey with his show. Mayme White falls ill while visiting a friend. Mabel Lemon of New Albany returns from St. Edwards hospital improving. Patronage for Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets noted with local pharmacy sale.
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Mayme White
Mabel Lemon
New Albany
St. Edwards Hospital
The Indiana Quail Law Explained
The Indiana Quail Law limits daily quail kills to twenty four and bans sale of quail. It requires written owner consent to hunt on enclosed land and prohibits Sunday hunting for non residents without a $25 license, with strict enforcement by wardens and farmers posting trespass warnings.
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Indiana
Resolutions of Respect by Victoria Court No 189
Victoria Court No 189 Tribe of Ben Hur adopts resolutions for Sister Charlotte A Stover who died Oct 27 1902. They praise Alice Stover for faith and service to the sick and sorrowing and extend sympathy to her family. Charter to be draped in mourning thirty days. resolutions to be recorded and sent to local papers.
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Victoria Court
Tribe of
Ben Hur
Central
Ind
Charlotte A. Stover
Alice Stover
Our Order
Local Notes From The Community Gatherings and Visits
Lou McClaren stays with John Hughes. Mayme and Anabelle White are able to be about again. Ella Swarens visits relatives near Sharps Mills this week. Several boys attend church at New Salisbury Sunday night. C. P. Swarens and wife attend the quarterly meeting at Moberly Sunday. Alvin Carter, mill town worker, spent days with his father last week. Mrs Lannie Davis, our popular school teacher, plans an entertainment soon. J R White’s mother and niece from Kentucky have returned home.
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Ella Swarens
Sharps Mills
New Salisbury
C. P. Swarens
Moberly
Alvin Carter
Milltown
Lannie Davis
Central News Highlights Local Farming and Repairs
Wheat looks well and the apple crop is marketed. Sam Tindall lost a valuable horse. The Home Telephone Co. will finish their line to Central in a few days. School moves along with Mrs. Julia Neely and Miss Bessie Faith as teachers. Cyrus Mauck and wife visited W. A. Smith Sunday. Heth township pike undergoing repairs. Protracted meeting led by Rev. Fulgnam may last another week. Thanksgiving services Thursday at 10:30 AM invited all.
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Sam Tindall
Home Telephone Co
Central
Julia Neely
Bessie Faith
Cyrus Mauck
W. A. Smith
Heth Township
Fulgnam
Bertha Nebraska Youths Form Anti Profanity League
Eleven boys and fourteen girls in Bertha Nebraska organize an anti profan ity league to curb the profanity habit among boys. Local writer hopes the effort succeeds, noting profanity often a habit and that training may reduce or end its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha
Neb
Assured Cannery Plant Project To Stimulate Corydon Growth
The town braces for a new cannery as subscriptions exceed six thousand dollars and farming contracts are arranged. Once contracts are finalized the factory will rise, bringing more than one hundred jobs, new houses, rising property values, and a wave of inquiries into desirable property. Corydon looks to expand and attract laborers.
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Corydon
To Arms Against Mud in Corydon Streets
The Corydon editor laments severe street mud this winter and props a drastic plan. The writer urges the town marshal to conscript every male resident to repair streets, regardless of age or prior service, asking readers for their reaction.
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Corydon
Marriage Licenses and Local Notices Highlight Small Town Life
Marriage licenses issued for Neal Letheo and Pearl G. Dean Wm A Rhodes and Katie Smoots Philip H J Fessel and Maggie E Wiesler plus Mrs Himmelheber of Lanèsville dies at about 70 after heart trouble funeral held at Catholic church. Local ads note washers fair prices Keller Wagon Works busy and Union services at Presbyterian church. Reports include a freight wreck delaying mail, Hawthorne Musical Club, Mauck bridge work, and several local residents ill or recovering.
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Neal Letheo
Pearl G. Dean
Wm.a. Rhodes
Katie Smoots
Philip H. J. Fessel
Maggie E. Wiesler
Pie Supper at Burnville Draws Lively Crowd and $59.15
Chas N. Dome and Miss Pearl Wiseman hosted a pie supper in Burnville on November 24 that drew an unusually large attendance and raised 59.15 dollars. Auctioneer Abraham Harper led the event with strong bidding. Twenty six young men and one older guest contributed to the pie pot, and a cake for Miss Icy Burn sold for 48.80 dollars. Miss Pearl Hazzard baked the cake.
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Chas. N. Dome
Pearl Wiseman
Burnville
Abraham Harper
Icy Burn
Pearl Hazzard
Old Burnville
A Day Behind Sunday Calendar Mixup
A farmer near Corydon sold chickens in town last Sunday but faced refusals since buyers thought it was Sunday. He asked a friend if it was Sunday and learned it was actually Saturday. He fled home, likely using last year's calendar, and the item notes this odd error while asserting readers know when Sunday comes.
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Corydon
Callendar
Mauckport School Report for Month Ending Nov 14 1902
Enrollment 113 with 104 average daily attendance and 93 percent attendance. Six tardies, six withdrawals, four re-entries, seventy one neither tardy nor absent. Library additions total twenty. J A Reising, principal and superintendent.
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Mauckport
J. A. Reising
Prin
In Memory of Little Clara
In Memory of Little Clara, Clara, the daughter of Mrs Emma Tabler, born March 27 1900 died Oct 9 1902. We cannot understand why the child is taken yet God needs her in heaven among angels. FL M W
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Clara
Emma Tabler
Earth
M. W
Bridgeport Man Acquitted in Assault and Battery Case
A circuit court jury acquitted Frank Deitsch of Bridgeport on charges of assault and battery with intent to murder George Sutner. The two day trial featured Prosecutor Luckett aided by M. W. Funk. defense by Ridley and Self. The case against John Deitsch was continued to the next term.
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Frank Deitsch
Bridgeport
George Sutner
M. W. Funk
Luckett
Messrs
Ridley
Self
John Deitsch
Water Works Plant Delays Stall Doolittle Work
The town reports contractor Doolittle is finished but the board says about 3000 feet of pipe remain unfinished on the town's outskirts. The board will complete the remaining piping and deduct the cost from the contract, with possible litigation before a final settlement.
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Doolittle
Cannery Stock Beckons Farmers for Big County Venture
A sales pitch urges farmers to buy cannery stock with promises of strong profits. The offer claims stock has reached $6,000 and encourages purchases of at least $100 per share, labeling the venture as the county’s all time biggest opportunity.
Brandenburg Estate Not a Pipe Dream
The piece argues that many unclaimed estates abroad are not mere pipe dreams and outlines the Brandenburg heirs claim to Brandenburg Castle in Germany. It recounts Solomon Brandenburg leaving the fatherland, the castle becoming a hospital, and the long dispute with the German government over millions in value. It notes Uncle Joe Brandenburg of Denver and Indianapolis pursuing settlement with Berlin, while the German authorities resist, and urges justice for heirs of a subject who dissent from the King's church.
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Brandenburg
Joseph Brandenburg
Brandenburg Castle
Berlin
Solomon Brandenburg
Solomon
America
Bismarck
Denver
Indianapolis
Joe
Joseph
Philip
Jonathan
Associated Press
Germany
Death of Sarah FE Hawn Near Hancock Ind
Sarah FE Hawn wife of John Hawn of Hancock Indiana died November 6 after long illness from dropsy and paralysis. Daughter of Ira Crandall she joined the U B church forty years ago and lived a pious life. She leaves a grieving husband Paul family and friends. Her body rests in Bethlehem cemetery after funeral services led by Revs Walls and Melton. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved.
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Sarah FE
John Hawn
Hancock
Ind
Ira Crandall
Crandall
U. B. Church
Bethlehem Cemetery
Dog Rescued From Deep Cave After Hunt
Last Friday Mac Harper heard a distressed dog near a vertical cave. He lowered a lantern and rope thirty feet into the dark shaft, pulled the dog to safety, and found a rabbit skin in the cave, suggesting the dog and hunter fell in during pursuit.
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Mac Harper
Sunrise Prayer Meeting Thanksgiving at Christian Church
The Christian Endeavor will conduct a sunrise prayer meeting on Thanksgiving day at the Christian church. The event invites members and neighbors to begin the holiday with reflection and shared faith.
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The
Christian Endeavor
Christian Church
Teachers Invited to View Furnishings at Low Prices
Harrsion County teachers are urged to visit the store during the institute to inspect a wide range of ladies and gentlemen’s furnishings offered at the lowest prices.
Large General Stores in New Amsterdam Destroyed by Fire
A major fire in New Amsterdam on the Ohio River burned the large general stores of Wilford Watkins and John Kendall, plus their warehouses and Hardin Thompson’s saloon. The block was consumed. Watkins lost about 9000 with 3800 insured, Kendle about 12000 with 4000 insured, total near 25000. The Peoples’ store remains open.
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Wilford Watkins
John Kendall
New Amsterdam
Ohio River
Hardin Thompson
Watkins
F. A. Bullett
Kendle
Heth & Pfrimmer
Peoples
Free Success Calendar Offers December Copy From SUCCESS
The SUCCESS publishers announce an exquisitely engraved twelve leaf Calendar using Colortype Process with original paintings by leading American artists. December features J. C. Leyendecker's The Three Wise Men of the East. Calendar sent free postpaid to any address upon request from The Success Company Dept S University Building Washington Square New York.
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Success
J. C. Leyendecker
THE
Success Company
Dept. S. University Building
Washington Square
New York
In Memory of Rosie Miller
A memorial poem from Annie M notes Rosie Miller’s death on October 26 1902. The verse laments her loss and recalls shared youth and happiness while promising her memory lives in the hearts of loved ones.
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Rosie Miller
Annie M
Thanksgiving Dinner Digestive Ailments and Kodol Cure
A historical note explains heavy eating causing indigestion and stomach irritation. It describes symptoms like heartburn headache and sour rising, and touts Kodol as a remedy that relieves inflammation protects nerves and cures catarrh. Advertising line for L. A. Riely & Son.
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L. A. Riely & Son
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M. E. Church
Ramsey
George Beal
Oliver Seacat
Isaac Davis
Henry J
Dan Gettelfinger
Anabelle White
J. R. White
Jim Carter
GC. L. Dick
Mr. Dick
Chamberlain
Crosier’s Corner Drug Store
Standard Oil Company
Ureka Irness
Mariaa A. Love
Martha Overton
Lou Baxley
Ramsey and Vicinity
Lou McClaren
John Hughes
Mayme
Kentucky
Rows Bros
David F. Rowe
Cedar Wood
John Gable
Pueblo, Colo
Gable
Rowe Bros
Keller’s
Keller Wagon Works
Presbyterian Church
H. J. Black
Elder Roberts
Irvington
J. Grubb
Hawthorne Musical Club
Mauck Bridge
Indian Creek
2. B. Denbo
Louisiana
HE. J. Friedley and
I. B. Lahue
Scott Township
Dixie
Watson
Smith Patterson
Mauckport School
Hitech
Brandenburg Estate
Dog
Harrison County
Congress
Miers
Hemenway
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Griffith
Holliday
Overstreet
Cromer
Landis
Wieder
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Robinson
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