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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1913
Page
2
A long OCR fragment recounts travel on ships and railroad lines, with names like Corydon and Louisvill e mentioned. The letter details incidents including a horse wagon accident near Corydon on June 15, and a voyage with Captain to various ports. It references Virginia Maryland Better PS and a missionary, plus a long narrative of shipboard life and interactions with passengers from different regions.
A fragmented obituary style note recounts George G Schafer and companions taken aboard a ship after a voyage in unclear circumstances. The readable text hints at travel, sale of a product, and references to a buyer and potential danger. Uncertain wording limits clarity.
Miss Phoebe Stout of hiesen is ill. Several from the vicinity attended the Rural Carrier meeting in Velcore. Prana Dresin spent time with sister Mrs. Alonzo. Austin McCaulea and others visited Linisi gue. Mr. Morten Davis and others ran drills and discussed grain sowing amounts at V. He Bullen & Sons Inc.
A 1913 letter from Adrian Be of Prosser Washington to Corydon Democrat editor describes his memoirs of traveling through multiple states and Canada, notes personal ties to Harrison County Indiana, and praises Prosser as a growing city with schools, churches, banks, a Carnegie Library, a creamery, and a city government.
Andrew Fife of Graelen visited relatives here last week while George Martin recovers from bruises after his horse ran away. Frederick and Walter Bierley traveled to New Albany for business. Edward Bryant visited Louisville daughter and Aunt Rebecca Knight. Thomas Knight and Della Partelaw visited in Rosewood and Louisville respectively. Edward Schoen of Locust Point visited Mr S’s parents. R J Smith of Iris went to the city on business yesterday.
Arts, Celestian Simon bought a new buggy. Julius Vaughn was in Corydon last Monday on legal business. Claud Vaushe of New Albany spent last week with Dolph Troncin and family. Mrs. Mary Cops of Louisville visited a family near Moberly. Dolph Francin sold a fine day mare to Walter Taylor of Crawford county. Shelbin Bye and wife of Crawford county visited Will Lincoln and family. George Colon of New Albany visited his mother Mrs. Anna Colon of Excelsior. Attendees from this place at the Kentucky State fair last Thursday included Frank and Martin Gurtz, Class Sieg and Hensiot. Miss Catharine Melall of Jasper Indiana returned home Monday.
Robbers at Harrietta Michigan stole 3500 dollars from the Harrietta private bank owned by C. W. Barry. James O. McHeth a real estate operator killed himself after grieving his wife. The steamboat Pena of the Erics son line burned and destroyed at a Philadelphia dock. Elmer Darby of Lebanon Ohio shot dead in Taston. A reader reports a local graft probe with municipal records missing.
Fragmentary OCR mentions purchasing Culbone or nine shares in a Savings and Loan Association and implies a habit of saving. Readable details are limited but indicate an invitation to invest or save through the S and L entity. No clear names, dates, or amounts are present.
Notice is given that at 2 o'clock p m the Harrison County Treasurer will sell bonds for a free gravel road project in Harrison County Indiana. Bonds are issued in specified denominations with interest at a stated annual rate. The sale will take place at the county treasurer's office and involves bonds described by number and denomination. J D Pitman is listed as treasurer overseeing the sale.
At 2 o'clock p m October 18, 191? the County Treasurer's office Corydon Harrison Indiana will offer for sale free travel road bonds totaling 12600 dollars. There are forty bonds of 315 dollars each dated August 8 1913 bearing 4 percent interest payable semi annually. First bond payable May 15 1915.
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