1937, corn or pork chops?

Brookville Democrat, Jan 1937

FRED CONN RAISES CHAMPION EAR OF YELLOW DENT CORN

Awarded First in State Corn Show at Purdue

Fred S. Conn of Springfield Twp. entered a single ear of Reid's yellow dent corn in the state Corn Show held at Purdue this week, which placed first in Region 4, and was grand champion over all blue ribbon single ears in all regions.

This award is the first of its kind ever won by a Franklin County farmer. It carries with it the possession of a beautiful cup provided several years ago by L.M. Vogler of Hope, Indiana. This cup remains in the possession of each champion in the single ear class for one year or until it is won by someone else.

This ear of corn was champion in the single ear classes in the Franklin County show last Saturday. It will no doubt be on display somewhere in Brookville in the near future.

THREE MEN BEING HELD FOR STEALING HOG AND 8-BU. CORN

Trio Alleged to Have Killed Animal on Farm near Andersonville

Three residents of near Andersonville are being held in the county jail in connection with the theft of a hog and a small quantity of corn. Those under arrest are Jesse Chaney, 46, Charles Barnes, 30, and Ralph Ryckman, 41.

State police claim a confession from Chaney that he and the other two men stole a hog from the farm of Orange Cox, near Andersonville on Nov. 24 and that they also stole 8 bushels of corn from another farmer the same night.

Chaney, who was arrested first, implicated the other men, and signed a statement that the three killed the hog on the Cox farm and carried it away.

Note: Chaney and Ryckman were sentenced by hangin' judge Roscoe O'Byrne (also a Klansman) 1-to-10 in state prison, and Barnes was exonerated. I don't think Ryckman ever went to prison. No report on any of that. Chaney was also probably only 35. 

No coal for Christmas

Brookville Democrat, Dec 1919

Brookville Cut Off From Outside World

Owing to the discontinuance of the 9:38 a.m. and the 3:38 p.m. trains, in order to conserve coal, Brookville people will not know what is going on in the outside world until evening, as the Cincinnati and Indianapolis morning papers will reach here on the 6:44 p.m. train, which also brings the Cincinnati evening papers.

It also completely demoralizes the mail service, which will be from 12 to 24 hours late, and hundreds of Franklin County farmers who take an Indianapolis morning paper will receive it one day late.

We hope that the settlement of the coal strike, announced in Tuesday night's papers, will make the restoration of the former train and mail service possible in a very short time.

General Repair Shop

I have started a repair shop in Fairfield in rear of Jinks' store and invite customers to call who want feed ground, axes sharpened or automobiles repaired; in fact repairing of every kind. All work guaranteed.

Lewis H. Harrell

Oyster Supper

The Farmers Association of Fairfield Township will give an oyster and ice cream supper at Fairfield on Tuesday evening Dec. 9.