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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
1
A quarry near Jordan Hill experienced a dynamite blast that injured a worker, with six of seven detonations occurring in sequence. Two companions fled momentarily, but returned to aid their injured colleague who remained unconscious before being loaded to safety.
Cecile Sehuran visits old friends in this county after an absence of several years. He formerly lived with relatives at Breckenridge and now runs a farm in Champujorseons. His brother Herman married and is successful in business. The writer recalls teaching George in early school days and hopes for better counsel in his life. Send money via a bank draft from First National Bank.
A fragmented piece urges readers to avoid dangers on roads and crowds and to visit merchants advertised in the paper. It exhorts not to argue with judges, to attend shows with a companion, and to pay subscriptions to the Democrat for another year.
Iarrison Pitman, laid up eight weeks after a rattlesnake bite in Kansas, walked last week though foot remains swollen. He described stepping on the snake, which bit two toes through a leather shoe, then stamping it to death and riding home. A distant doctor saved him with whiskey antidote.
Boonville and Marengo run Aug 31 to Sept 5, Christies Sept 7 to 12, Princeton Sept 7 onward, Huntingburg Sept 14 to 19. Dates reflect fall fair circuit across Southern Indiana towns. Organizers and exact venues unspecified in fragment.
Levers? Leathers? Nor McIntosh, a respected Jackson township figure and son of County Commissioner Mebo tosu, died after drinking carbolic acid in an apparent act of despair over a school term decision. He left a troubled community, a widow and five children, and was a noted Odd Fellow. The funeral was held at New Salisbury with Bethlehem Cemetery interment.
Iza Peters died last Wednesday after a months long illness at about twenty one. She leaves a mother and father among other relatives. The funeral was held from the Recers Catan group and was largely attended with Peters Wasd tember congregation.
Notice announces a high school in No 12 Spencer township inviting local graduates to enroll. Those outside the district may mail a card to Ramsey for furniture and appliances planning before school starts. Trustee TouN EL OERT PRELEINGER signs the notice.
The forty four annual Harrison County Agricultural Society exhibit begins Monday August 24 with large entries stalls and amusements. Visitors include Buffalo Bill from Mt Vernon and Little Blugh from Lebanon. The grounds feature enlarged grand stands sprinklers and new conveniences while races promise to eclipse prior years.
Harriet Friedley died Sunday afternoon at about four o'clock in Cando North Dakota at age sixteen from complications of diseases. She was the only daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Friedley and is survived by her parents and four brothers. The funeral is planned for Thursday afternoon in Rehoboth.
The County Board of Review said to Tacks Martin, a member of the State Bond of Tax Commissioners, that Harrison county real estate was over assessed and Martin promised to reduce it. The State Board reportedly trimmed Harrison county real estate assessments by ten percent, saving about $3,000 in state tax. A depot break-in Monday night yielded only one watch.
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