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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1919
Page
7
Community events and personal notices across Corydon area. Invitations to a Heidelburg pie supper. updates on visitors, job requests for cooks, and farm sales. Mentions of relatives traveling to New York and Kentucky, and local business ads.
Local items list visits and family news from Corydon and nearby towns. announcements include sales of Jersey cows at Louis Beal near Elizabeth on Sept 15, fundraising events, bids on building materials from J J Bullett Son, church pie supper Sept 13, and various travels and marriages among residents with mentions of Vanesville Louisville New Albany and Heidelberg Indiana.
The 59th Indiana Regiment plans its annual reunion in Bloomfield on September 25. Local merchants advertise appliances and supplies at J. J. Bullett & Son. Heth Grange hosts a picnic in Mauckport on Saturday September 20. Christine Thornbury returns to Clarksburg W Va to teach math at the high school. A Circuit Court suit claims damages of 10 004 against Louisville and Southern Indiana Traction for a fatal interurban accident. A Fordson tractor is promoted by W. H. Bullett & Sons. The column also notes social visits, travel to New York Washington and Corydon, and local business promotions and anecdotes.
Miss Georgia Bruce spent a few days in New Albany. Oscar Hauswald and daughter Kathleen visited Herman Walters. Cheries Jordan leaves for Detroit for work. A L Bulleit to Detroit to stay with son Forrest. Joe F. Pinaire sells fertilizer. Mrs Mike Hauswald kills a two and a half foot snake. Five registered Hereford pigs for sale. Mike and family attend Frenchtown bazaar. Margaret Hudson enters Cincinnati Conservatory after Oberlin. Summers of Loninville visit Watsons. S Windell was formerly Mrs Vada Windell. Advertising urged on Shredder prices and Delinquent subscribers urged to pay. Ames Lemmon telegram reports son Gordon arriving at Camp Merritt with the 825 Aero Squadron.
Maurice Watson of Atlanta visited his Watson family in Corydon over the weekend. An orator will preach at Old Salem church on Sunday. A farm sale near Elizabeth lists live stock including horse, mules, cattle, and hogs to be sold on Tuesday. John Wolfe acts as auctioneer. George W. Shuck, formerly of the Kintner Hotel, now farms nearby. Jesse Shields, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shields, returned from naval service in France. Miss Grace Carroll, Boone Township principal, visited Corydon. Local ads promote feed and farm equipment prices.
Local brief notes report a Purdue seed corn demonstration at Heth Grange Picnic on Sept 20 and a ten cent El Vampiro box claim. Social items mention Miss Ruth Keller hosting twenty friends, a small boy’s sweater lost, and various visits and travel among residents with names and towns. A fish fry at New Amsterdam concludes a teachers’ institute social event.
For Sale Choice seed rye offered by John Real of Corydon Indiana Eureka Phone R R 810. Raymond Dome called at this office last Monday to renew his Democrat subscription. Dome, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hax Dome of Jackson Township, is currently in Sheffield Alabama with the American Railway Express. He will stay ten days after returning home last Saturday. Sheffield’s population rose from about 8000 to 36000 after a nitrate plant was established there by the government.
An old classified ad from Batlett and Son promotes an endless heft in sey size with a striking offer. The fragment hints at a promotional claim and unit suggesting a sales pitch from a local shop.
A well known resident died in his eighties. He reached eighty last December. Funeral services are set for eleven o'clock today in New Albany with burial in Soldiers Cemetery. He served as a Union soldier in the Civil War.
The undersigned will sell at public auction at the residence of S A Taylor three miles northwest of Corydon on Wednesday September 17 1919. Items include a registered Percheon Belgian Stallion eight head of horses Jersey cows 13 ewes and one buck 14 lambs riding and walking plows cultivators discs farm wagons harrows harness buggy gear buggies survey cosy cab buggy two No 20 walking plows Empire disc drill three horse riding plow and many other farming implements and tools. Terms.
Mr and Mrs Arless Coffman hosted at New Amsterdam last Sunday with a fish dinner and watermelon feast for J M Resch and son Lemmon and Mrs Sarah Zenor of New Middletown plus Resch children of New Albany and Ira Himmelheber and Iona Byron Billy and other relatives. Coffman sold hundreds of watermelons. Mrs Himmelheber visited two weeks with her parents and attended the Fair before returning home.
Willis Dome, son of Mr and Mrs Chas Dome of New Salisbury, returned home August 27 after a twelve month overseas tour. He served three months before sailing in Ambulance Company No 3, 1st Division, did not reach the Front but was ordered to go. His unit faced influenza in France and afterward he served in Germany with the Army of Occupation in Hillscheid.
Three head of horses two mules fourteen head of cattle twenty four hogs two farm wagons spring wagon surrey two buggies hinder two mowers wheat drills plows and har rows one fanning mill cider mill and a lot of other good property will be sold at Louis Schoen's sale near Elizabeth on Tuesday September 25.
Al Cline of west of Corydon earned two awards at the Farmers and Merchants Jubilee in New Albany last week. He took first place for water melons and first for traveling the longest distance to enter. The final prize was $4.00 in cash. Al praised the melons as his best this year.
The Crandall ladies and society announce a social this Saturday night September 20 at the M W A Hall. Sandwiches lunch ice cream will be served beginning at 5 o clock.
Cc S Sharp's family moved to Bloomington last week. Two daughters Edna and Blanche will enter Indiana University while Clara will attend high school.
Robbie Funk, who has worked in Chicago, came home that week to visit his mother Mrs. Mary Funk.
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