Predwee cattle sale listing from Fourth Page
Fontined from Fourth Page notices a sale item for cows of any age or sex for 8.00 at 4:00. The fragment cites auction terms without full context.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1919
Page
8
Fontined from Fourth Page notices a sale item for cows of any age or sex for 8.00 at 4:00. The fragment cites auction terms without full context.
The notice outlines cattle class prizes and ages for SHORTHORNS and RED POLLED, with bulls cows and heifers listed by age and price. It also promotes Corydon Indiana as the fair site August 26 to 30 1919, with race purses and schedule, and urges public patronage and county unity under Harrison County Fair Association.
Entries must be work done since last year and include exhibitor name age and residence. The catalog lists maps, drawings, essays on farming topics and home sanitation with prices and rules. The society belongs to the American Trotting Association and harness race entries close August 26 1919 with purses and stall fees outlined.
The notice urges prompt entries and ready exhibits, warns against rumors, and promises fair enforcement though errors may occur. It highlights early arrival, thirty five cent gate fees, a US mail box near the wagon gate, and Portes University as a notable exhibit to attract farmers. The Harrison County Fair opens Wednesday with moderate admission and emphasis on public patronage.
Information notes Corydon population 2500 and local fair grounds within city limits. Mentions fairs in Salem Scottsburg and Corydon R R route from New Albany twenty miles away. Entries mailed to Frank K. Wright, Secretary.
A standout event combines a horse show with a band concert presented by a good band on Wednesday and Thursday nights August 27 and 28.
The notice details betting and prize amounts for various classes at the fair including best saddle horse best light harness mare gelding pony outfit and rider categories with fees. It notes admission twenty-five cents for night show and concrete walks from city to gates.
Conrad & Son Pianos showcase quality instruments at the fair with a 23th Annual Display. They promote direct factory purchasing, Victrola records, and long standing local reputation in Corydon Indiana. The article mentions a new brick garage being built and the old Kintner Livery stable demolished.
A collage of local ads highlights F A Bualleit praising insurance service twenty years of honest dealing and Anne praised as a top insurance man. E M Hottell expands Lae Cream Station operations and Empirre separators. S K Foley’s barber shop shoe shop pool room details and ownership changes appear alongside Rielys Drug Store claims to old reliability and Vick’s longtime service in Corydon.
Roy Evans returns from France and resumes his business with trust from Mr. Kellems. L A Reasor of Corydon praises Prudential Life Insurance and his forty year local presence. John H. Heth promotes fair insurance service. Barksdale’s Restaurant offers meals and ice cream. Chas W Evans' Shop advertises blacksmithing and truck bodies. W D Bean markets Duroc hogs and Jersey cattle with strong lineage and local sales.
Forest Home Farm near Corydon showcases Jersey cattle and stock raising with records noted for dam Jap Sayda Baron and offspring. Christiey’s Place in Corydon promoting news stand tailoring and Royal Cleaning agency adds local business flavor in the fair catalogue narrative.
Corydon is described as Indiana’s statehood birthplace with the first capitol building preserved within town limits. An elm tree under which Indiana’s Constitution was framed stands in Corydon, a picturesque town framed by hills and streams.
A historical notice lists services including blacksmithing upholstery rubber tire work painting and related crafts offered by a tradesman in a local goods directory.
Brown's Cash Meat Market on Albert Stover and Son's Maple Lawn farm markets fresh meats from Joe Brown and John Davidson, with Joe described as an experienced butcher. Also notes More Pure-Bred Cattle from Albert Stover and Son, located south of Corydon on the Mauckport pike.
The Corydon fair catalogue showcases Maple Lawn Farm and Aberdeen Angus cattle headed by Mignonette's Ito, Corydon dealers Hest and Becker, private and department store ads, and notices from Keller's Big Department Store. It notes the Harrison County Fair runs August 25–30 and promises further coverage next week.
George W. Baylor as executor files final settlement in Harrison Circuit Court Harrison County Indiana. Hearings set for September 1 1919 the first judicial day of the September term all heirs creditors and legatees must appear to show cause why accounts should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship at the same time and place. Elimore Crecellus, Atty.
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