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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1920
Page
1
Catalog note for M Griffin and Company offering girls shoes in black kid and lace styles. Describes sizes from large to small and mentions variations such as lace, button, and Gun-Metal high top designs.
County teachers will meet pupils in all districts Saturday September 11 at 8 30 for book lists and grade assignments. Students should bring last year’s books. high schools included. A O Deweese superintendent announces details and book return schedule. Eureka phone sign s3w. Also notices a new barber shop in Corydon and staff additions.
Roy Brown and Ivan Grable form a meat market partnership in Corydon opposite the court house. They acquire stock from the Keller brothers who quit Corydon Planing Mill Company business. Brown and Grable have invested in modern equipment and earn favor for their enterprise.
An advertisement notes plentiful homemade middlings bran and meal with daily grinding of corn and feeding. It promotes buying wheat to store for flour and touts Carnation Flour as reliable from New Middletown Milling Co Evansville. Oscar McCollum, proprietor. Also mentions the Harp family returning to Evansville after visiting relatives.
Miss Rebecca Arthur died at her niece’s home in Newman Illinois on September 1. Her body was brought to this county for burial arriving Thursday. Funeral services were held Friday at Fairview Church with Trev J H Teembs officiating and burial in Bathview Cemetery. She had lived in Illinois for years with her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs John Rhodes and their children accompanied the casket to the county. She was a member of the United Brethren church and well regarded locally.
Public sale at my residence five miles south of Depauw and three miles west of Moberly on Friday September 17 1920 begins 9:00 a.m. Items include work horses Jersey cattle calves farm implements harness farming gear and household furniture with six month credit and 3 percent cash discount. George A Harmon Auctioneer.
Elias P. Leavenworth aged 74 died at his Leavenworth home after months of illness. He was son of Zebulon Leavenworth, founder of the town with his brother Seth, who came from Massachusetts in 1816. SK P Leavenworth served as postmaster and bank president, was a Presbyterian member and Mason. He is survived by widow Mollie Sieg and son Warner B Leavenworth of California. Funeral services were conducted Monday August 23 by F W Grossman and the local Masonic lodge.
Emma Belle Dor sey five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Dor sey colored of New Albany died at her grandmother Emma Harris home south of Corydon last Thursday at eleven. Funeral and burial were held Saturday at four. The mother remains seriously ill at St Edwards Hospital in New Albany after an operation two weeks ago and was unaware of the death. The father says the mother dreamed the child had been accidentally killed the night after the death.
The Old Salem church near New Middletown held its regular annual meeting last Sunday with fewer attendees due to threatening weather. Rev Henry McKim absent in Oregon, but address by R. J. Kirkham and singing by A K McRae and two young Kirkham girls opened the session.
The Economy Shoe Repair Shop relocates to the Hays building west of the Post Office and now offers shoe polishing for men and women. J. Wedge of Corydon Indiana provides contact details.
Eighty one acre farm for sale near railway station with about sixty acres cultivated and twenty one acres timber. Includes dwelling, a rood barn, wells and pond for stock. Located in a good area with abundant fruit. Contact Jacob I Ems New Salisbury Ind RR 1.
Oscar McCollum and Edna Bruce returned last Thursday from a two week visit with friends at Rockport. The advertisement from Middletown Milling Co promotes Carnation Flour as a reliable product available at local stores and the mill in New Middletown, Indiana.
Notice urges all members to attend the Knights of Pythias lodge next Thursday evening September 9 to discuss matters of vital importance to the lodge. Pony order of C.
At the auction of Essa Richard, owner, personal property includes mules, cattle, hogs, wagons, implements, cultivating gear, crops, hens, furniture, and various small items. Terms require cash for amounts of five dollars or less, with nine month credit on larger sums upon promissory notes with securety. Auctioneers Essa Richard and assistants. Clerk L O Wiseman.
Freda Jenkins and Miss Mildred Lawson were married last Saturday in New Albany. The groom lived with his grandmother Mrs. Mary Allison in Mauckport while finishing high school and now works for a railroad company. The bride is Mary Lewis's daughter, long a Chicago resident. The couple will reside in New Albany.
Webster Township announces new staffing for New Middletown High School with Principal J George Reuter and Assistant Principal R F Evans. Assignments list grade teachers and trustees including Otto C Kopp Clara Schneider Guy S Reas Anna Belle Scharf William J Kirkham Gilbert Smith Ruth Hedge Eldon Smith Charles E Wolfe John F P Showmaker and John H Wolfe as trustee.
Notice to beginning teachers and those teaching in county for the first time to meet in the office at 10:00 Friday morning September 10 for instruction concerning school organization. A. Deweese, Supt.
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