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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1917
Page
7
The Corydon Democrat Co reports H Stanley of Lanesville has been appointed to a railway mail service post. Local notes list green tomatoes for sale at forty cents a bushel and various visits and travels including Ezekiel Snapp of New Alang, Pauline Wilsons teaching in Watseka, and the Woertz family from Georgetown visiting Corydon residents.
A collection of classified tidbits items including Mrs A B Linder hats for ladies and children, Morris Co big 60 Tankage adds for hog feed, Buileis Sons horse sale, a 1800 pound work horse for sale, Edith Watson attends DePauw University, many silos and livestock sales planned, Louisa Weis sale of fine colt near New Middletown, Sam Lambdin English to Texico NM migration, Jersey cattle sale at Arthur Avery sale Corydon Junction, Thor Windell harvest work in Nebraska with Enlow, William Sherman to teach in Morgan township, Lieut Chas Mayhall and others visiting Keller sisters, Mrs Alice McCabe visiting Washington township farm owner, long visit in Louisville including relatives.
Readable items include farm sale near New Middletown with livestock and implements, the Marengo Tomato Company handling about twelve hundred tons this season, a colonial Sunday School convention at Oak Grove on October 21, and various visits and illnesses among Corydon residents. Also mentions talks by a missionary rereturning from the foreign field and local family moves.
Andrew J. Armstrong, a jeweler and optometrist, came back to his home last Saturday after a three week visit with his sister Mrs Nellie Shumate in Louisville. He had worked 376 days without vacation prior to leaving.
Montgomery Duggins and his son Roy with Beveridge and Simon Kingsley of Dogwood traveled through Corydon on Saturday en route to Velpen Evansville and Henderson to visit relatives. They planned to see Survant whose wife was a niece of Duggins and lived in the county. They were traveling in Roys auto and expected to be gone a week.
Notice of a personal property sale by Arthur Avery in New Balisbury on Thursday October 1. The item list is described as valuable and in need of attention. Local residents are encouraged to attend and bid on the goods.
J G Zabel of Laneaville hosts visiting William Racer Jr and family en route to Lake Charles with hunting plans. A sale four beds of books and various farm stock and implements will be held near Corydon Junction on October 11. J G Zabel promotes a John Deere Low Down Spreader. Edward Loemker and Leona visit Arthur B Richert. Fred Loemker sings at church. David and W E Miller rushed to Nancy Miller’s home as fire destroyed the farm buildings.
Ed Cooper of Elizabeth received a letter from his son Earl R. Cooper who has enlisted in the United States military. He is stationed at Camp Dodge Iowa with Company F 349th Infantry. Earl went to El Paso Illinois last spring to work on a farm and Mr Cooper did not know his son had joined until the letter arrived.
A private sale advert reads I am selling my personal property with bargains remaining. The note is signed by H. C. Miller and invites inquiries about the items for sale.
The Indiana Apple Show is scheduled for November 21 to 27 in Washington. Local notes mention a sow and six pigs for sale, and contact Chas Toler in Eureka.
New Salisbury High School opened on Monday September 24 with sixty attendees and a capable staff. Principal O G Lidikay teaches English History and Physical Geography, N J Clunie oversees Agriculture Physics, Blanche Davidson handles Algebra Geometry, Nora Jenkins teaches Botany Latin and Domestic Science. Trustee Ed C Sappenfield reports the largest freshmen class and attendance in school history and high hopes for the year.
Dr H B Wolfe of New Albany visits with granddaughter Mrs B J Applegate. Maurice Watson and family from Jeffersonville visit Waston parents. A sales note promotes Weber and Old Hickory wagons at W H Ballett & Sons. Various locals travel, visit, or return home from Kansas and Indiana. a farm sale and schoolhouse pie supper are announced. Purdue student W M Davis named Alpha Tau Omega. Camp Zachary Taylor trainees visit home. license outing for Miss Margaret Ralston and Mr Robert Ralston planned at Buens Vista.
Mr. and Mrs. Orlan Conrad hosted Abbie Bebt and son Frederick, George Knobloch and daughter Katherine, Baxter and grandson Iimen Ogden, Kelley and Dirkin, all from Jeffersonville. George Bube of Taylor township called in Corydon. The Bobe couple moved to the McCollum farm in Tayo after selling their Corydon-area home.
Mrs. Clarence Martindale, state inspector of Red Cross work, toured Corydon’s Grade School Building on Thursday afternoon to meet Harrison County Chapter workers and share valuable information for their efforts.
The first quarterly meeting of the New Middletown Circuit LL B church will be held in New Middletown on October 15. The quarterly conference is set for 2 p m with preaching at 7 p m Rev J W Settle of Washington Indiana Conference Superintendent will attend and conduct the service. Everyone cordially invited and members with reports for the quarterly conference are asked to attend. M C Patterson, Pastor.
W A Snyder of Decatur Michigan spent several days near Corydon with brother Cort Snyder. Accompanied by their mother S J Snyder from Lewis Kansas they reunited with relatives after twenty years. Snyder also notes farming with 500 bushels of onions on 1.5 acres and five celery plots plus thirty five tons of grapes.
Mr and Mrs Fred Kraft and family welcomed a large list of visitors on Sunday including Mr and Mrs Wm Schoen Mr and Mrs Henry Schoen Mrs Nettie Bickel from Louisville Mrs Mary Zselly Hawesville Ky Dr and Mrs P H Schoen and family Mr Herman Rave and Frank McLaughlis of New Albany Mr and Mrs Jacob Schoen Mr and Mrs Louis Schoen and family Mr and Mrs Ulermal Schoen and family Mr and ora Henry Voelker and daughter Doris Mr and Mrs Gustav Schoen Mr and Mrs Alfred Schoen Mrs J J Zollman and family Mrs Mary Gehlbach and daughter Euia Mrs Hooma Traub and aen Fred Mr and Mrs BLK Winterkorn and family and Miss Tillie Kraft.
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