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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1921
Page
10
Dr G B Crowe of Railroader's Oil Company reports pipe laid from Laconia toward Corydon to transport gas from Tobacco Landing wells. Six wells are already flowing and supply Corydon. a seventh gas well near Tobacco Landing is planned to begin this week.
A Shawnee Oklahoma report describes a family in a covered wagon heading to Arkansas while denouncing life in Mexico Texas and Oklahoma. The sign on the wagon proclaims I’m moving back to Arkansas amid claims of desperation starvation speculation and global decline under national leadership. A nearby classified note advertises Table O11 Cloth at 33 cents per yard from Miles Variety Store.
Miss Mattye Paul of Versailles Kentucky and James A. McRae of Hollywood California married October 17 1921 in the groom’s son J D McRae’s Audubon Park home Louisville. Rev Dr Samuel Callen officiated and a family reception followed. The couple left October 18 for Los Angeles to begin their new life in Hollywood.
Hudson and Farish advertise a stock of syrup and molasses at low railroad shipping prices. The notice emphasizes right prices and railroad shipment, typical of a local merchant trade alert.
Albert Davis son of Mr and Mrs Jasper N Davis of Moberly married Bettie Steward of Waco Nebraska on September 11 in New Orleans. They then went to Austin Texas to establish a home. Bettie studied elocution and did Chautauqua work while Albert supervised Austin city waterworks.
The Indiana State Teachers Association assembled in Indianapolis last week bringing teachers from across the state. County Superintendent J. T. McClaren reported attendance of more than 15,000, and Harrison county sent many delegates including Isabel Rosenbarger Lodoma Gettelfinger Fern Hickman Frances Sieg Nolan Sappenfield Elizabeth Breeder Mrs Mary E Breeden Stella Hisey Arlis Richard Maud Hays Gertrude Tabler Helen Crosier Oswell Martin and Anna Douglass.
Spencer Township Grange announces a special meeting in Moberly on Saturday night October 29 1921 at 7 30 PM. Work planned in the third and fourth degrees. Visiting members invited. John W B Kintner Master.
All interested persons are invited to help clean the Pennington Chapel cemetery four miles northwest of Corydon. Volunteers should bring hoes picks shovels forks axes and scythes and come in the forenoon. Date noted as Friday October 28.
A readable fragment lists glee club numbers including Twilight A Russian Folk Song My Heart's in the Highland and O sole Mio and credits eight girls by name. It ends with an advertising line urging purchase of reduced prices and white middlings at the New Middletown Milling Co dated 8-21.
Ernest Boone of Louisville visits home folks. Miss Ann Crosier returns from Delphi. Claud McIntire of Louisville visits his mother in Laconia. Sidney Crosier visits Louisville friends. Mrs. Earl Woods improves from illness. Elzie Brown and sons visit near Memorial. Mr B. holds a P O position there and vacations here. Hortense Hurst and Miss Pickerel visit Mt. Vernon teacher Mary I. Hurst in Laconia. Claud Davis family and others visit Ben Faith family north of Corydon. Miss Bessie Harris returns to Louisville. Red Men of Laconia host beef roast outing at Tobacco Landing.
In the prohibition lecture by Dr. Young the eighth grade won by a few votes over the fourth grade. After the talk the grades displayed the flag in the auditorium as students sang The Star Spangled Banner. Teachers plan visits to Salem and Orleans on November 3 and 4. First six weeks exams completed. report cards distributed last Friday.
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Schoen observed their twenty third anniversary Sunday at their home 216 West Market street with a family dinner attended by over sixty guests including Jacob Schoen Mrs Philip Gehlbach and many Schoen and Gehlbach relatives. Most guests are Harrison county residents where the couple formerly lived.
Charles Klinstiver died at his New Albany home Tuesday morning October 18 at age 66. He leaves a widow and children Elmer, Herbert, Arthur, Edward, Charles Jr., John Kunstiver and Mrs Jordan Wendler in New Albany and George Klinstiver in Elizabeth. Funeral services were held in New Albany last Thursday and burial was in Fairview cemetery. A small farm for sale four miles northeast of Elizabeth on the Elizabeth and New Albany ridge road features a four room dwelling barn blacksmith shop and outbuildings with ample water and fruit. For details contact Mrs Aaron Johnson Elizabeth Ind or Mrs Clyde R. Lottick or Mrs C J Rupp Corydon Ind O-19-2w. L H Hoke, Homer his son, and Edward Kessinger of Posey township were in Corydon on business last Monday and pleasant callers at this office.
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