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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
5
Corydon prepares for a county fair August 25 to 29 with events at the fairgrounds and a big display from W. H. Bullett & Son. Local items include shop specials at Keller’s and the Hub, upcoming baseball at the fair, and notices of residents visiting relatives, health remedies, and farm sales.
A local store advertises a large summer clearance listing steep discounts on remaining stock. It promises to clear all items including corsets waists caps boys and ladies footwear and hats with prices slashed to about half or less to move inventory before next spring.
A notice lists fairs and amusements at West Point Kentucky on August 23 with events like balloon ascensions and clay shooting. It notes a planned Louisville Junior baseball game vs Corydon around August 25, and reports Indiana smallpox counts and health outlook. Obituary items cover Mrs. Sarah Ledderman and Miss Biddie Simon, while Knights of Pythias vote results and Roosevelt appoints Holmes to the Supreme Court are noted alongside local lawsuits and Old Settler’s Day at the fair.
In Crawford county near Fredonia two young men Emery Grant and Earnest Conrad quarrelled over a woman and Grant stabbed Conrad multiple times. Grant and Jesse Grant were jailed for grand jury action after failing to post bond. Conrad sustained serious injuries and may not recover.
Buy the Malta spike tooth harrow from W. H. Bullett & Son for top performance. Available through August with two weeks of sale emphasis.
George Bliss and Ana Blackburn, Wn. T. Dent, Fannie Higdon, George H. Feller and Porta E. Horze appear in a civic matter connected to property or legal matter as listed in the docket.
Harrison County Board of Review raised the Bank of Corydon assessment by 20000 dollars. State Board of Tax Commissioners, a Republican body, decided last week to restore the original assessment as returned by the assessor.
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