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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1916
Page
7
Entries include births to Mr and Mrs Cort Green and Mr and Mrs Lewis Didelot. engagements and marriages of Edith Melaren and William Saffer. sales of cattle, cows, heifers, pigs, a sow and eight pigs. items for sale at Miles 5 and 10 Store. connections to Louisville and Mt Carmel. a pie supper postponed due to revival. Odd Fellows lodge meeting announced. various visits and family news from Corydon Indiana and surrounding townships.
H. O. Wiseman of Depauw offers to pay for faxes and calls for auctioneering work. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Davis and baby return to Fort Wayne after two weeks with Harri son county relatives following the death of Mr. Davis sister Mrs. Artie ffler.
Local items report shop sales in Corydon from Thanksgiving oysters to Xmas candy prices at Miles 5 and 10e Store. News notes include births, visits, farm fairs, church events, and election marshal activities tied to Harrison County and nearby towns.
Special Judge Roscoe Kiper presided for the November term at the county seat due to Judge Ridley’s illness. He spent Sunday at Booneville and drew praise from the bar for ability and courtesy. He returned to Corydon Monday to continue serving for the remainder of the term.
Mrs Matilda Bauer 59 died Monday night at her brother John Gohl's home four miles south of Corydon from liver cancer after ten weeks of bedfast illness. She lived in Louisville and visited the country before illness. Survived by husband John L Bauer, married 1878, two brothers John and Edward, sister Miss Eliza Gohl. Funeral at Pleasant Ridge Church today at 2 p.m. by Rev John Egger. burial in church cemetery. Daughter of William F Gohl who died last February.
County Superintendent A O Deweese spoke at a Sunday School Convention at Pfrimmer's Chapel Franklin township He presented a chart showing church and Sunday School attendance by township The figures show the percent of population attending no church and related metrics
Supt A G DeWeese and Trustee W H Stewart visited the school in Taylor Township. Nettie Berry spent Saturday in Louisville. Families of Brown Reeves Miller and Miller of Evans Landing hosted visits. James Black attended funeral services in Evans Landing. Delia Robinson of Kosmosdale spent weekend at home. Sam Lawrence from Lock 43 plans a month off then to Wheeling WV. Church events include E E Young concluding Rosewood M E meetings with new members and starting St John church in Evans Landing on Nov 27.
Clarence W. Kopp of Corydon has been selected by the United States Civil Service Commission in Washington to serve as a member at Corydon on the board of Civil Service Examiners for the sixth district headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio. Kopp, a longtime rural mail carrier, will conduct civil service examinations in the county when required.
Miss Pauline Wilson came home Monday evening after an extended visit with relatives in West Virginia.
Catherine Weber Rowe of New Albany widow of Rev. Matthew A. Rowe dies at her daughter’s home in New Middletown from paralysis. She leaves four daughters and three sons and four sisters. Funeral held in New Albany yesterday conducted by multiple local ministers.
The lodge expresses deep sorrow at the death of Brother John Rossbottom, a kind and gentle colleague and devoted husband and father. They drape the charter for thirty days, present copies to the family, and publish the memorial in local press. Signed by Co. N. Dome, A. T. Stevens, Frank Pearson. New Salisbury Indiana O. of F.
The writer Jack London died last Wednesday night at his Glen Isla California ranch from uremic poisoning. He was found in his room and is survived by his wife a daughter a mother and a sister. London was born in San Francisco and spent life roaming seas and continents before devoting time to livestock and horses. A separate note reports Dr John W Harbaugh treating a rabies suspicion in a Harry Lemmon dog which was euthanized as symptoms worsened.
Herman Wolfe and William Holmes came back from Chatsworth Illinois where they worked on farms. Wolfe husked 3200 bushels of corn and Holmes 2012 bushels this fall. They visited William McCullum in Harrison County before heading home and sent greetings to Hoosier friends. They are among many rejoicing over Woodrow Wilsons election.
Charles and Allen Hollyoke and Walter Putnam faced trial for breaking into George Baker’s home on September 18 with intent to commit a felony. Putnam was found guilty after a brief jury deliberation. Hollyokes await December 6 for their next trial. Baker testified that the men bound him, searched for money, and hid several hundred dollars in the house. Putnam’s sentence ranges ten to twenty years in the penitentiary.
An advertisement invites readers to invest at the Corydon Savings and Loan Association for 5 percent interest. It offers full payment shares or monthly installment plans and promotes a large assortment of toys at Miles 5 & 10c Store with items priced at 10 cents.
Mrs Fannie Kendall of Leavenworth returned home Monday after concluding a visit with her sister Mrs R A Montgomery at New Amsterdam.
The Indiana Apple Show was held at the West Baden Hotel with displays of fine fruit. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cook of Corydon and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McClaran of Sun Shine Nurseries. The writer met apple growers including Uncle Joseph R. Burton near Orleans and noted high prices and strong prosperity potential. Local orchards in Harrison county were praised and nearby residents visited families near Lanesville. Cream prices at a local shop were noted.
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