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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
5
The Goryndon Democrat reports preparations for the Corydon fair on August 17 with premium lists and bustling stalls. Local figures including Bishop Joyce and Dr. J. E. Lawson attend events as crowds anticipate the Granger picnic and related festivities.
The notice urges attendance at the fair ground on the 17th for a rich program with no gate fee. It reports Superintendent Jenkins harvesting six and a half acres at 33 bushels per acre on corn ground. Other items cover yellow fever cases in New Orleans, a wedding in Heth township, church meetings, a peach cannery harvest, travel notes, and local notices on crops, health, and community events.
Notices include a Perseverance Chapel Sunday school celebration planned for August 26 at Alfred Kitterwan's woods with invitations extended to all. Also mentions Mrs. C. M. Miller traveling to Nebraska to visit her brother, and a farm for rent to a married man with team and implements.
The Trustee Nicholas Eve announces the Advisory Board meeting for Webster Township Harrison County to review 1906 expenditures and levies. Totals include township 680 dollars and 1.17 tax per hundred dollars, with detailed allocations for local tuition special school road and poor funding and 297,280.00 net taxable property and 213 polls.
The Trustee of Morgan Township Harrison announces a meeting at the Trustee office on September 5 1905 at 9 am. The agenda lists expenditures and taxes for the year including township $760 local tuition $1985 special school tax $1020 poor $150 totaling $3915 and overall tax 94 cents per hundred dollars plus 50 cents per poll. Signed Lewis Baker Trustee August 1 1905.
The trustee of Heth Township Harrison County Indiana proposes a 1905 budget at the advisory board meeting to be held at School District No Six. It itemizes township local tuition special school poor expenditures and taxes totaling 3868.29 with a 1.22 rate per hundred dollars. Andrew J. Lopp trustee dated August 1 1905.
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