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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1919
Page
12
JOS. PINAIRE, county agent in Eureka Ramsey Corydon Hixchannel, promotes airless tires as durable, dependable, pump-free. He claims these tires require no tubes and offer safe, easy riding with low cost. Available from PINAIRE in Eureka and Corydon.
Silas Lawson of Elizabeth revisits his uncle Nathan Smith located east of Corydon. The trip follows family ties and travels through rural Indiana. The item notes kinship and movement without additional details.
A petition to improve a highway about eight and a half miles long in Harrison County Indiana has been filed with the Auditor. The hearing before the Board of Commissioners will be held in Corydon on May 5 1919. The petition seeks grading drainage resurfacing paving and widening to ten feet within a thirty foot right of way. It is signed by Austin McCauley and over fifty other freeholders and voters.
Notice of a petition filed with Harrison County Indiana to improve part of the Corydon and Elizabeth public highway by grading draining and resurfacing. The hearing before the Board of Commissioners is on a date in 39219 at Corydon in the Le mentedoners room to decide if due notice was given and if the petition is signed by fifty freeholders and whether the improvements should be granted or denied.
Petitions filed with the Harrison County Board of Commissioners seek grading draining and paving New Amsterdam Mauckport Ramsey New Salisbury roads. Hearings set May 6 May 11 1919 in Corydon and Ramsey with requirements of fifty legal voters signatures and detailed road plans including width ninety foot sections and stone or gravel paving.
Board of Commissioners of Harrison County Indiana invites sealed proposals to improve the McCutcheon road in Blue River Township by paving asphalt surface and sealing. Proposals due May 7 1919 at 2 PM. plans and specifications on file with the county auditor. Bids open at the stated time and award follows per state law.
The Harrison County Board of Commissioners invites bids for a civil improvement project. Bids must include labor and material costs with a double bond equal to bid amount, payable to bond beneficiaries for faithful performance and payment for labor or materials. An affidavit of noncollusion is required with bid. the board may reject all bids if not submitted. Time for completion to be set after award. SAM CI MAUCK Auditor Harrison County Indiana. al6-3w
Harrison County Indiana seeks improvement of a Blue River township highway from Milltown to Corydon. Petition asks for trad ing draining resurfacing and paving with stone to form a ten foot wide two inch deep paving with six inch stone courses. Hearing set for May 1919 before the County Commissioners at Corydon.
New Middletown High notes progress with four weeks left and reflects on student achievements. Two local youths, Geo Luther and Leonard Coombs, pursue telegraphy and scientific farming respectively after recent losses. Debates, spelling contests, and a notable 16 to 4 win over Corydon mark spring activities.
J. A. Fowler advertises a new garage in Central promising full Ford repair work and other car fixes with roadside assistance. Mrs. C. C. Hubbard notes Burpee's All head early cabbage plants on sale at W. J. Bullett & Sons in Corydon for 40 cents per hundred.
The Harrison County Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals for upgrading the W L Conrad road in Harrison and Jackson townships by grading draining and paving with stone or similar material. Bids due May 6 at 2 PM. All terms include labor and materials with bid bond and noncollusion affidavit.
On May 1 1913 at 2 p m Spencer School Township Harrison County Indiana will offer for sale at its office near Depauw P O Indians an issue of 3600 dollars of bonds nine bonds? wait thirty bonds of 120 dollars each bearing four and a half percent interest payable semi annually maturing as described First bond payable January 1 1920 and one bond every six months until all bonds are paid to fund erection and furnishing of a new school building Districts 3 and 14 Spencer Township by order of the Advisory Board bonds sold at not less than par. bids rejected if desired. E NOLOT Spencer township Harrison County ind
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