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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1920
Page
3
A concise farm oriented notice promotes standard products for farmers, offers help to organized growers facing opposition, and touts Service Mutual Service as a core name with an efficient mail order department.
Lena Meurer conducts a public auction at her Crandall residence on March 2 1920 at 10 a m. Items include horses cows wagons harness tools and household goods with usual terms and John Wolfe as auctioneer.
Corydon hosts a dedicated Boy Scout troop led by Hurley Conrad who meets regularly to provide wholesome guidance and training. The troop emphasizes a daily good turn and reports at meetings with slip charts noting at least one good turn each day. Members include Claude Taylor Lynn Miller Cecil Harrison Albert Fngleman Wilson Roberts Stevens Rirkharm Tom Brown Lewis Brown Rupert Baxley Stanley Blake John Blunk Robert Fry Milton Fried Floyd Harrison Olin Grable Charles Lahue John Watson Cecil Rhodes and other Tenderfoot and Second Class Scouts.
Timber for sale about 35 acres of white and black oak red oak poplar ash and hickory One mile south of Corydon Junction on the pike Call Eureka Phone Corydon Exchange or write Corydon RR 3 118-3 Fred Igert.
At Charles Crayden's place half mile east of Mott Station in the afternoon February 21 a public sale of a lot of good personal property will be held. George W. Cox who is seriously ill at his Iris home will sell all his personal property at public auction next Monday February 23 starting at 1 PM.
Auction notice for March 1 1920 details personal property including mare buggy wagon harness tools and farming equipment. Sale starts 1 PM with cash payments on small sums and six month credit on larger totals. notes with good security at 6 percent interest. Seller O D Stark Co and auctioneer B Kopp listed.
Fox hounds for sale two four year old red bone fox hounds guaranteed good coon hunters and fox runners. Address George Jeffries Leavenworth. Noble Davis Ramsey agent for Paragon Tailoring Company received new spring summer samples for men and boys and will take orders. Satisfaction guaranteed. Phone or write Ramsey.
Residents are urged to settle outstanding payments promptly to support ongoing projects and meet rising expenses. The appeal emphasizes urgent collection to sustain programs and services.
The County Sunday School organization held a meeting at Corydon M E church with Jacob Schneider and Miss Kate Lamping present. They planned spring township conventions to revive Sunday School work and urged community support, while noting Corydon’s urgent need for an ice plant.
The Shelby News from February 5 highlights farmers in Shelby county using displays ads for public sales. It cites Walter Bliss's ads in Corydon papers and argues advertising public sales is highly profitable. It urges wide promotion to maximize returns.
Advert announces aMagic brooder for baby chicks from Corydon Indiana. Charles T Sieg promotes the product as the best brooder on the market. The note targets buyers seeking reliable poultry equipment for hatchling care.
Grace Mason and Carlton Faith wed at Oxford Indiana on February 1 with Rev Shoemaker officiating. The bride, daughter of the late Lacy C Mason of Cairo, Ill, worked as a stenographer in Fowler. The groom, son of H A Faith, will help his father at the Busy Bee Restaurant in Fowler and the couple plan to reside with his parents. The bride was well known in the county during the county fair visits.
A mixed farm sale lists one seven year old horse one ten year old mare three head of cattle one spring wagon one running gear of wagon one wagon bed two spring seats a hay crane and a buggy. The sale takes place one mile southeast of New Amster dam on Saturday February 21 at 1 PM. f11-2
Beginning Friday evening at 7 30 and continuing six Fridays the church will host discourses on Humanity Its Destiny and the Means to Attain It. Topics include the natural relation of man to God and the supernatural life in the Catholic Church with no controversy expected. All are invited.
Widow Mrs Anna Binkley offers her personal estate at public auction February 27 1920 at her residence five miles south of Corydon. Items include a coach horse driving horse riding cultivator harrow corn fodder hay stove cupboards bookcase heating stoves carpets and more plus one share Eureka Telephone Company stock. Auction starts 1 PM with usual sale terms. c B Kopp Auctioneer. 18-2w
A sale listing from John Meurer offers three sets of brass mounted harnesses a telephone box one binder and wagons to be sold on Tuesday March 2 with an asking price of £18 3w.
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