Prosecution Against James W Farnsley Dismissed
The case against James W. Farnsley for being an accessory before the fact to the Willian B. Coe murder in Elizabeth was dismissed after a habeas corpus hearing. Prosecuting Attorney Charles T. Brown found no evidence tying him to the killing. Leslie R. Farnsley claims self defense and faces trial November 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
James W. Farnsley
Willian B. Coemer
Elizabeth
Leslie R. Farnsley
Cotner
Cotmer
Young Farnsley
James W. Farnsiey
Lee Conner
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Morris
Corydon
Ridley
Chas
Brown
Roll of Honor Subscribers List for Corydon Democrat
A roll of honor listing subscribers and renewals since the last report, noting new subscribers with an x. Names span Corydon and nearby towns including Milltown Depauw New Albany Greencastle Georgetown Louisville and others with several marked as new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon Democrat
Wieman
Corydon
Hattie Morill
Blackwell
Okla
Fanni
Conrad
Milltown
Eupope Omi Depauw
C. RB. Kopp
Bernard McForliss
New Middletown
Dear McCollum
Coydon
Jaco Roudenonsa
Locust Paint
Wilbur Lamb
Springfield
Idaho
Herman Brewster
New Albany
Eugene Hays
Evansville
Michael Lemme
Elizabeth
Jacob F. Hotteil
Ea C
Beene
Gerretown
Edith Watson
Greencastle
W. A. Hartsaw
Corn Husking Call Reaches Harrison County Youths
A Champaign Illinois farm adviser asks Harrison County youths to travel to Champaign to help husk a record corn crop. Workers aged 18 to draft age can earn 4 to 6 dollars a day with board. Husking starts after late October. mail responses to C H Oathout, Farm Adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign County
Inois
Harrison County
Champaign
Illinois
Corydon Democrat
Corydon
Ind
C. H. Oathout
Champaign Co
Oathout
Auction of Mrs. Weis Personal Property in Webster Township
Mrs. Louisa Weis offers her personal property at public auction at her residence in Webster township, one and a half miles northeast of New Middletown, on Tuesday October 23 1917. Items include livestock, farming implements, hay, crops, a De Laval cream separator, household goods, and more. Sale begins 9 30 o clock a m and is conducted by John Seipel, auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Weis
Webster Township
New Middletown
John Seipel
Eighty Acre Farm for Sale in Loig County
Announcement of an eighty acre farm for sale near the railroad in Loig County. Features include a fair house and barn, about thirty acres of timber, two small orchards, two ponds and one cistern, with inquiries at this office. Also note a laundry business weekly schedule and Saturday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loig
In Memory of Charles Yeager Death of an Odd Fellow Brother
Mauckport Lodge No. 443 O F Mourns Brother Charles Yeager who died September 1917. The lodge notes his service to the afflicted and his light in dark souls, and offers condolences to his family with a prayer for rest in God. Committee members Wm W Hardin Jas W Beanblossom Walter Daily sign the resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Yeager
Mauckport
Ind
Wm. W. Hardin
Jas. W. Beanblossom
Walter Daily
Party Honoring Miss Blanche Wuertz at Sappenfield Home
Saturday night October 6 a gathering at the home of Mrs. Ethel Sappenfield honored Miss Blanche Wuertz of Washington Indiana visiting relatives. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sappenfield Cort Hottie Pearl Brockman Tillie Temperman Anna Hottie Edward Uhl Carl essel George Baker Willie Gettelfinger Ernest Sears Dan Ems Charles Temperman Frank Hottie Clifford Langford and others. Social chat games and refreshments followed and guests wished Miss Wuertz a return visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Sappenfield
Blanche Wuertz
Washington
Ind
Andrew Sappenfield
Herman Sappenfield
Cort Hottie
Pearl Brockman
Tillie Temperman
Pearl
Eunice Sears
Anna Hottie
Messrs
Edward Uhl
Carl ¥Essel
George Baker
Willie Gettelfinger
Ernest Sears
Dan Ems
Charles Temperman
Frank Hottie
Clifford Langford
Misa Blanche
Death of Mrs Maud Milligan
Mrs Maud Milligan 38 wife of Joseph Milligan died October 1 at City Hospital Louisville after malaria. Remains sent to Elizabeth for burial with brief grave service led by Rev N L New. She leaves husband daughter Jewel Lewis, sister Mrs T W Burton of French Lick, and mother Mrs Josephine Barnes of Indianapolis. For SALE A good weaving room Minerva Ridley ast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Milligan
Joseph Milligan
City
Louisville
Elizabeth
N. L. New
Presbyterian Church
Jewel Lewis
T. W. Burton
French Lick
Josephine Barnes
Indianapolis
Centennial Play Depicts Real Tears At Army Camp
A Corydon resident notes the June 1916 Centennial pageant showing Harrison County Yellow Jackets reenacting the 1811 Tippecanoe scene and contrasts it with this year’s real departure of local youths to the army camp for France service, where tears were genuinely shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Harrison County Yellow Jackets
France
Tippecanoe
Aunt Rachel Beanblossom Dead at 69 in Laconia
Mrs Rachel Bline Beanblossom of Concord, born October 28 1847, died September 15 1917 at age 69 years 10 months 20 days. She married Jacob W Beanblossom November 26 1868 and leaves three sons Edward Ora and Carrie, three sisters and a brother, five grandchildren, and many relatives. A longtime U B church member, her funeral was at Concord conducted by Rev M Patterson with burial at Beechwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currie L. Beanblossom
Laconia
Rachel Bline
Jacob W. Beanblossom
Edward
Ora
Carrie
U. B
Concord
Rachel
Concord, Conducted By Rev. M. ©. Patterson
Beechwood
Messenger Divine
Condolence From W. F. M. S. For Elizabeth Thompson
The W. F. M. S. of Latham Illinois on October 9 1917 expresses sympathy to the bereaved husband and family of Elizabeth Thompson noting her prayers were a benediction and she will be greatly missed. Com: Mrs E R Hamilton and Mrs E R Crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Thompson
E. R. Hamilton
E. R. Crews
Com
A Party At Wm Turner Home On October Sixth
A Saturday gathering at Wm Turner’s home featured games and music with attendees including Mr and Mrs Ray Brewster Mr and Mrs John Potts Mrs Peter Stewart Edna Zella Stewart Arba LaDuke Mary Minnie Nellie Brinley Josie Underhill Annie Cromwell Joseph Homer Buckles Harold Roy Stewart Lemon Willie Brewer Dan Marshal Bunley Silas LaDuke George Miller Willie Daily Clarence Brewer Herbert Case Lewis Stewart Herbert McKinney George Love and Stanley Potts. Also listed is a rental or sale notice for a two story Corydon house and an Alsota cheap house for sale by R A Kirkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Turner
Ray Brewster
John Potts
Peter Stewart
Edna
Zella Stewart
Arba LaDuke
Mary
Minnie
Nellie Brinley
Josie Underhill
Annie Cromwell
Joseph
Homer Buckles
Harold
Roy Stewart
Lemon
Willie Brewer
Dan
Marshal Bunley
Silas LaDuke
George Miller
Local notes from Corydon area on soldiers and residents
Floyd Reas writes from Camp Shelby Mississippi that he, Louis Kopp and Lawrence Miller are stationed there with good care and hair shaved by Kopp the barber. Mrs Engleman of Shoals renews subscription. Ernest and Claiborne Engleman active students. Farmer tips sulfur use to deter rats and mice in barns. Mrs Harmon visits from Missouri. Mrs Hubbard receives Burpee seed prize. Mrs Cunningham returns to Illinois. teen Albert Bence dies after possible accidental poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Reas
William Reas
Corydon
Floyd
Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Louis Kopp
Michael Kopp
Lawrence Miller
Monticello
Indiana
Aaron Miller
Mauckport Pike
Mr. Kopp
Subscriptions Come From Webster Township Reader
Bernard McPhilips of Webster township renewed his Democrat subscription. At eighty three, he remains strong and well and is noted as an engaging reader with a rich Irish articulation. The county once housed many aged Irish residents who have since passed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard McPhilips
Webster Township
Democrat
McPhilips
Subscription renewal note from Rev. J O Sibert
The Democrat reports receiving a subscription renewal check from Reverend J O Sibert formerly of the county. Sibert, now pastor at Garfield Washington, says crops are not as good as usual but there is enough to live on and some to spare. He sends regards to Harrison county friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Sioert
This
Sibert
Northwest
Garfield
Washington
U. S
Harrison County
Local Notices and Ads From Corydon Area
Luther Miller visits grandfather near Corydon. Dick Mauck renews Democrat subscription and buys horse via Arthur Avery. Salem Fair Association to hold next year with officers elected. Sale near New Middletown lists livestock and farm implements. Corydon area real estate and housing terms offered. Funeral attendance for Amos Rhoads noted. Help wanted for general house work. Eighteen pigs for sale. Rev Charles W Bbhoads heads to Farmer City Illinois for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Mauck
The
Democrat
Arthur Avery
Salem Fair Association
B. H. Stanley
P. M. Winston
C. R. Morris
W. W. Ehottle
Charles W. Bbhoads
Farmer City
Illinois
Stoy Rhoads
Shakerville Notes and Local Visits
Frost hits the area as farmers sow wheat and school moves along with Miss Irma Brown. Mrs. Will Hemp is ill. Mrs. Conrad Adams ill with typhoid fever. Neighbors and relatives from New Albany Zoar Sun Louisville and nearby areas visit families including Bender Walter Krause Pepper and Benson during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Brown
Will Hemp
Alva Conrad
New Albany
Chas. Walter
Jennie
Jewel
Carrie Wolf
Mary Walter
Adam Bender
Louisville
Claude Wright
John Krause
Rebecca Lemay
Charles Anderson
Zoar
Jacob Pepper
Charles Barksdale
Misa Beatrice Benson
Charles Walter and
Conrad Adams
Henry Rogge
Rogge
Death of Union Soldier Amos W Rhoads at Corydon home
Amos W. Rhoads died at his home five miles south of Corydon on Tuesday night October 9 after a long illness of complications. He was 76 years, three months and twenty six days old. Funeral services were held at Perseverance Chapel with Rev. Nathan M. Rumbley officiating and burial followed in the church cemetery. He leaves a wife, nine children, thirty four grandchildren and five great grandchildren plus a brother Rev. Chas W Rhoads. A Civil War veteran, he served in Co D 18th Ind Vol Cav and was a longtime member of Perseverance Chapel Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos W. Rhoads
Corydon
Perseverance Chapel
Nathan M. Rumbley
Walter G
Wiley Rhoads
Ora Shuck
Osio Deatrick
Garfield Montgomery
Vernon W. Rhoads
Wiliam E. Marsh
New Albany
Perry C. Rhoads
Louisville
Lou Wall
Newport
Chas. W. Rhoads
Webster Township
Illinois
Rhoads
Co. D
Ind. Vol
Perseverance Chapel Methodist Church
Indian fair on Potawatomi reservation praised
Superintendent A R Snyder and assistants staged a notable Indian fair on the Potawatomi reservation. Agriculture and Indian finery impressed, with primeval life on display, riding and racing excelling, Redman band Holton providing music, large attendance from Holton Topeka and nearby towns, Corydon area native Arvel Snyder praised for years of service. Friday labeled Holton day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redman Band
Holton
Snyder
Topeka
Arvel
Harrison County
Sam Snyder
Corydon
Stults Family Thanks Neighbors For Burial Kindness
The Stults family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness after the burial of their baby. They also thank the minister for consoling words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Stults
Catarrhal Deafness Advised as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement claims local ear applications fail for catarrhal deafness and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a bloodborne treatment. It asserts the Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness and promises one hundred dollars for cases cured no other way, with free circulars from Chengy & Co of Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
FS. Chengy & CO
Toledo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wan. E. Comer
Roll of Honor
S. W. Thomas
Lacona
Iowa
Ott A. Bott
Milledgeville
Ill
X Corp
Keen Irwin
Camp Taylor
Mabel Deston
Ramsey
A. W. Krewster
Willard Shatter
Chris Zollman
Georgetown
Dick Mauek
O. Moster
Stephen Flanigan
Geo. D. Fouts
Frank J. Allen
American Ex
Force France
P. Engieman
Shoals
George Windish
Conrad Windish
Cora Huskers
John Bennett
Green
Order
Mrs. Maud Milligan
Minerva Ridley
Ast
County Sunday School Convention
M. E. Church
Latham
Kirkham
Pete Engleman
Martin County
Engleman
Spencer Township
Ernest
Shoals High School
Claiborne
Elizabeth Harmon
Licking
Missouri
Corrilla A. Baxley
Harmon
Walden
C. C. Hubbard
W. Atlee Burpee & Co
Philadelphia
Harrison County Fair
Burpee
Burpee Company
Mary C. Cunningham
Ridge Farm
Ilinois
George Reckard
Sophia Jenkins
Thomas Burres
Thomas
Albert Bence
Lillie BB. Bence
Corydon Pike
Luther Miller
Camp Zachary Taylor
Corydon On
Farrs
Co. L. Dick
Wm. E. Marsh
Gilbert
Vernon Rhoads
Amos Rhoads
Vincennes Street
Wiley Rhodes
Eureka
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