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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1920
Page
5
The column lists for sale items real estate and lost property at Corydon offices. Miscellany includes health trips to Colorado and Virginia visits, a pink sweater lost, seed and farm equipment promotions, and notices of marriages, travels, and teaching appointments in nearby towns and Indiana colleges.
John and Winnie Plunk children of Mr and Mrs John Blunk arrive Monday to join the local public school. They will board at the Stevens home until their parents move to Corydon. The item notes travel and family moves, with mention of neighbors and community residents.
Rev and Mrs Tullis return from Rockport visit. Carpenter bench for sale. Mr and Mrs Miller spent week in Cincinnati returning Friday. Miss Martha Hegewald to play violin at Institute Tuesday Sept 14 at 3 45 PM. Wanted girl for light house work Eureka phone J W Kirkham Corydon. Born to Mr and Mrs William Baelz a boy Stanley Earl. Mr and Mrs Carfield Fisher and Laura of Anderson visiting Sam P Fisher north of Cory. Picnic at Cunningham's store grounds Scott township next Saturday start 1 PM.
The list of premiums from the Fair will be published soon after officers finished using the books to pay premiums. A batch of Light Running Old Hickory Wagons is offered by W. H. Baileit & Sons at reduced prices. Local residents Henry Hild’s sale near Georgetown on September 22 features horses cattle farm tools and household items.
Henry Hild of near Georgetown visited this office after attending the funeral of his aunt Miss Rebecca Arthur at Fairview church last Friday. He and his father in law Andrew Rosenbarver sold their Georgetown farm and bought property at Cedar Bough Place New Albany, with a public auction of his personal property set for September 22.
Miss Pauline Pitman hosted a social at her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Pitman on Monday evening August 31 in Benton County. Attendees included Geraldine Kirsham Georgia Benson Helen Benson Fdna Turley Allen Benson Roy Turley Claud Turley and Carl Ripperdan. The group enjoyed a delightful evening together.
A. D. Fleshman of New Albany traveled through Corydon last Wednesday en route to Washington township to spend time on his 416 acre Valley City farm. He maintains an Louisville office in the Republic building and has ties to oil companies. Aquilla says Prof. A. C. Fleshman and his wife have returned to Syracuse New York where Mr. F holds the chair of Philosophy and Pedagogy at Syracuse University.
Advertisement seeks two females described as a nurse and a cook to fill positions with wages paid. The notice lists Mrs. Sam Bingham at 8018 Fairfield Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio as the contact.
Hoyt Carver of New Albany visits relatives at Mauckport while W H Bullett & Sons advertise second hand survey equipment and two used cars. George Frakes and Wm Foster are in Corydon and Mauckport visiting. Albert Stump to speak at the court house Thursday night. Several residents travel, work, or plan Ford autos, with small ads for a black Percheron mare and other items.
Mrs. C. C. Hubbard receives thanks for sending pomegranates. The Hubbards grow nearly every crop suited to this climate on their farm and garden.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dyer and their son Robert Deweese spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dyer, with the son staying longer. Robert Sr. has been ill for weeks but is nearly well now.
Walter J. Gilham sold his barber shop to Charles K. Moore and his residence to Clem Rosenbarger. He has moved to Denver, Colorado with his wife and two children to follow soon. Locals regret their departure and praise the Gilham family.
A public sale by Thomas I. Cooper lists farm gear including corn shellers emery wheels saws belts a line shaft and tractor or horse drawn equipment. Items number to one big corn sheller one hand sheller rock bed orchard sprayer emery stand two circular saws and more. Sale set for Saturday September 11 at 9 AM two miles east of Laconia.
A sale at Thomas Be. Cooper's two miles east of Laconia this Saturday September 11 begins at nine o clock. Items include a three inch farm wagon one spring wagon a huey two sets of farm harness one set of double driving harness one new Ideal binder in use one season a Milwaukee binder and one new hay rake. John Seipel is the auctioneer.
Aaron Fellers sells his farm seven and a half miles southwest of Corydon to Perry Stoner and plans to move. Sale bills ordered for Tuesday September 21 with display ad in next week's Democrat. Items include a seven horse power gasoline engine, hay press, six tons of clover hay, two tons of straw, household goods, furniture, linoleum, cream separator, and bent wood chair. sale to be held at Henry Hild's near Georgetown on September 22.
We offer a few Superior and Empire Wheat Drills at old prices. Call now if you need one.
The Ramsey Orchestra will give an ice cream social at Ramsey Saturday night. The event promises lots of music and community enjoyment.
Sunday church services list morning 10 30 with Three Reasons for Optimism and evening 7 30 Let Us Pray. Local notices report sorghum molasses charge 35 cents per gallon, fertilizer offerings, recent deaths and funerals, farm for sale mares, sheep and ewes, and a sudden illness believed poisoning Ed Hughes Mauckport formerly ill last Sunday with improving signs.
Mr and Mrs Daniel Bostock of Franklin township visited Miss Eliza Gohl and brothers John and Ed Gohl near Corydon last Friday night.
Mrs Roy Kopp and her young son Herschel have returned to their home in Cambridge City Indiana after a three week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Stover in this community.
Mrs. Margaret Crandall of Jeffer sonville visited her brother T. J Stevens at this place last week. She had recently returned from Detroit Michigan where she had been for some time.
A bazaar is planned in French town on Sunday September 12 1920 with a fine chicken dinner served at 25 cents per meal. Attendees will spend the day there and everyone is warmly invited to join.
Miss Elsie Breeden of near Leavenworth wed Clarence Cole of New Amsterdam in Jeffersonville on August 25. The couple plans to farm near New Amsterdam after the ceremony.
Mr and Mrs Cary Cunningham and four children with Hobart Harper of Mendota Illinois returned home last Friday after a two weeks visit with Mrs Cunningham's parents Mr and Mrs Sam Windell and other relatives in the county.
Mr and Mrs Ira C Dick and daughter Eva from Indianapolis visited his parents east of Coryton during the Fair. They were joined by Ruth Anderson and Gladya Hamilton who stayed for a week.
Mrs Ed Frakes who had been in poor health for a long time gained some benefit from treatment at a Martinsville sanitarium. After leaving the sanitarium she visited her sister Mrs Sam Welker and family at Beech Grove Indianapolis. She has been home about ten days.
Woodie Melton of Boone township shipped forty Hereford cattle to Knightstown at fifty dollars a head. He also shipped three sheep for which he received one hundred and five dollars.
Arthur C. Guenther of the Division of Loans and Currency United States Treasury Washington DC is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs George Guenther of Webster township. He arrived August 18 and will return to Washington next week. Arthur is a fine young man and is filling an important place.
Short classified item noting lard for sale with seller Seymour T Walk. The readable text offers no date or price details.
Attorneys JohnH. Weathers and George B. McIntire from New Albany represented W F Avery of Palmyra at a Monday court session.
Rev and Mrs J L Battram and daughter Dale returned last week from Oakland City where they visited their son Chas Battram and family.
Reverend Oscar R Keller asks to change his address from Bloomfield Indiana to Albion Illinois where he is locating. Mrs K is best known here as Miss Nettie Lockhart.
Miss Katherine Brewater, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Brewater, leaves for Louisville to pursue a business college course. The young woman is described as bright and expected to succeed.
A large number of people attended Bradford’s annual Labor Day celebration on Monday. The event featured games amusements and a bountiful dinner with no shortages reported on the menu.
Mrs B B Brackett and her son Richard left Sunday for their home in Brookings South Dakota after spending two months with her parents Mr and Mrs J T Wilson. Her mother has been seriously ill during that time but has shown some improvement.
Charles Sample and his wife with children Charles and Mary visited this place over a weekend. Mrs. Sample is in poor health and the family will remain for the winter with the children enrolled at Corydon High School.
Carl G. Watson, former county resident now teaching at State College Pennsylvania, has taken a post as Professor of Physics at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City. He previously taught Physics at Purdue University before moving east.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Hickey and relatives from New Albany visited Mrs Hickeys brother Wilbur Rowland southeast of town and her niece Mrs CW Adams and family from Saturday to Monday.
Mr and Mrs Mike J Bower and Mr and Mrs William Cariger with son Laurel of Indianapolis traveled to this county last Friday in Cari ger s car and returned Monday They visited Posey township and spent Saturday in Corydon Mr Bower works for the Premier Automobile Company in Indianapolis.
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