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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1905
Page
5
The forty sixth Harrison County Fair ran Aug 28 to Sep st with record attendance and $1016 cash from concessions. The writer criticizes racing corruption, urges expanding the agricultural hall, seating, shade, and grounds, and suggests buying nearby land to create a lagoon and larger display areas.
William E Pitman and John L Windell won the contract to build a two and a half mile free gravel road from the pike in Washington township to the Corydon and Mauckport road. The amount is 4175 dollars with a 3850 dollar bond. Work to start after bonds are sold and finish by September 1, 1906. The project proceeds without an election. a petition with local citizens was filed and about 8500 dollars was donated.
William Ball son of Mr and Mrs Fred Ball died Sunday evening from typhoid fever at age twenty one. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the Christian church conducted by Rev Grimes and the remains were interred in Cedar Hill. The bereaved parents earn the sympathy of a wide circle of friends.
Mrs. Maxim Pate of Washington township collapsed from heat Thursday at the fairground and remained in critical condition until midnight when she regained enough to return home.
Miss Annie Baelz daughter of the treasurer elect Michael Baelz and Harry Stevens son of Lemuel Stevens, both of near this place, were married at the home of Rev H J Black on Wednesday evening of last week.
Laconia news spans travel to Onarga and New Albany for study and business, local sales of horses, and social visits. Mentions of families Reader Ludlow and Ludlow relatives, missing horse reported, and community events include choirs rehearsals, fair displays, and a Twentieth wedding anniversary invite. Also notes personnel changes, exams, and local ad bids from W H Bullett & Son.
A letter from New York and Chicago firm Devoe & Co advises William H. Keller Corydon Ind on paint quality noting 1.25 and 1.30 prices with full and short measures adulterated by 40 to 45 percent. Local items note farm sale near Valley City and church reports including U B conference and county fair details at Huntingburg September 11 16 with attendance and honors.
The First National Bank of Corydon tops the state in earnings and ranks second in deposits by capital and date of organization according to Comptroller of the Currency statistics. Friends and patrons express pride in the record.
The article prescribes gloves for cleaning tasks and suggests hand care routines. It recommends borax or ammonia in water with castile soap, nightly treatments, and soothing pastes of oatmeal, corn meal or bran with hot water. It advises a mutton tallow honey lemon cream for dryness and lemon juice with borax or ammonia for discolored skin.
Buttermilk listed as a laxative diuretic and beneficial for diabetes and difficult conditions, with claims of retaining usefulness in certain diseases. A separate recipe describes Herd maple sirup from four red corncobs steeped in water with sugar, yielding a red, hard sirup. Also notes cleaning an enameled saucepan with pumice and lime chloride for easy maintenance.
Limewater is prepared by slaking lime with water. A piece of quick lime is dropped into water creating a precipitate. The white powder is added to boiling water after the first pour off. Boiling water takes up all the lime and is then poured into a bottle for use.
Finger marks and slight soils on light colored book covers can be removed by rubbing powdered sifted pumice stone with wash leather and using another leather to remove powder traces. For decanters mix half a gill of vinegar with a handful of salt, shake well to clean discolorations.
An article notes blotting paper and a warmed iron may reduce wall soiling. Woolen goods should be dried by hanging without wringing to minimize shrinkage. The First National Bank reports a $30,000 increase in individual deposits since July 1, 1905, with details in the official report.
Mrs Minnie Wolfe wife of Henry Wolfe of New Middletown died at Deaconess hospital Louisville on the 31st aged 54 after gall stones and liver tumor surgery. She improved then sudden death occurred while her husband was away at the fair. Remains were sent home and interred at the M E church ground New Middletown. She was formerly Miss Bigler and a Methodist church member.
Blue River and Spencer townships hold joint institutes at Depauw on September 23 at 9 o clock. Other sessions include Boone at Laconia September 28 at 9, Franklin at Lanesville September 30 at 9, Harrison at the Superintendent's office September 25 at 9, Heth at Central September 26 at 1 30, Jackson at New Salisbury September 27 at 1 30, Morgan at Bradford September 27 at 9, Posey at Elizabeth September 29 and Scott No 1 school house October 6 at 9, Spencer again at Depauw September 23 and Taylor at Glenwood school house September 29 at 9, Washington at Valley City September 26 at 9, Webster at New Middletown September 22 at 9. Pleasant Jenkins, Co. Sept. 86-2w
For sale a tract of forty acres of good land within a mile of Corydon with sixteen acres of timber and no improvements. Listed by Wallpo Hisey Corydon Ind. John Powers, aged father of Mrs J C Davis of near Ramsey, celebrated his 100th birthday at the home of his son Esli Powers in Midland City Illinois. Powers is feeble. Sum Curts of Scott Township injured by a falling tree near Laconia sustaining multiple breaks and back injuries. Madison Indiana to get a new Hospital for the Insane.
The Corydon National Bank releases its official condition report showing assets over 578000 dollars and stockholders liability of 125000 dollars. This creates depositor protection exceeding 700000 dollars, more security than any other county bank. The bank notes twenty five years of steady growth, praises public support, and pledges continued safety first service as a prominent Indiana institution.
Bank in Corydon Indiana reports assets of 578 829 29 and deposits of 362 185 69. Capital stock stands at 125 000 00 with a 30 000 00 surplus and 21 643 60 undivided profits. The statement is sworn by cashier W B Slemons before Notary Henry C Hays on September 2 1905.
State of Indiana Harrison County. I V J Bulleit cashier swears the financial statement is true. It lists assets including overdrafts, U.S. bonds, reserves, and notes from banks, totaling 191 280 51. Liabilities show capital stock, surplus, deposits, and notes outstanding totaling 191 280 51.
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