Corydon Post Office Note Cited Second Class Matter
An entry from Corydon Indiana notes the post office designation as second class matter and references Rath Card as part of the text.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1915
Page
4
An entry from Corydon Indiana notes the post office designation as second class matter and references Rath Card as part of the text.
Display ads priced at 15 cents per inch per insertion with 5 cents per line for standbys. Special standing ad rates available for periods longer than three months upon application.
Notice describes admission policies for church and social events with no charge and lists a special rate of 2 cents per line for profit notices. Obituaries limited to about twenty lines with a fee of Yi cents per line, six words per line, and payment in money or stamps.
A Marion County prosecutor indicts Thomas Taggart Mayor Bell and Police Chief Perrott to expose political bias in election case actions. The piece argues the aim is to humiliate prominent Democrats, not convict, linking Terre Haute and Indianapolis cases to suggest a broader conspiracy.
J L O Bannon of Corydon has been endorsed as the Democratic candidate for Congress against W E Cox. He is Auditor of Harrison county and brother to Lew M O Bannon editor of the Corydon Democrat. He is noted as a fluent speaker active in Scott county campaigns. He was chosen June 4 in New Albany to oppose Cox.
An Illinois exchequer editor praised as a public benefactor dies, with calls to honor memory by building a monument. A quirky mosquito remedy suggests rubbing alum on skin to deter bites, causing the insect to fail at stinging. Also advertised are two used pianos in cold condition from Conrad & Sun Piano Co. Corydon and New Albany.
A formal report to Harrison County Indiana to survey and estimate costs for a free gravel or macadamized road in Jackson township. The document details survey results, road width thirty feet, grade limits, drainage, bed stone and crushed stone layers, culverts, rolling, contract terms, and bond requirements.
Health in this vicinity is very good. James Lowman is busy hauling oats and plowing corn. Straud Watsons are the proud parents of a baby girl. Mrs. Chas Swan has her guest from Peru Indiana. Ed Kitterman works for Mr. Lowman this year. Earl Park plans a Chautauqua from July 7 to 12. Various locals visit and host relatives from Fowler Kent Freeland Park and Swanington with gatherings and church attendance.
Squire William B. Boston of Palmyra resigns as Justice of the Peace for Morgan township, citing unappreciated acts, desire to practice law, time demands of work, and insufficient compensation. He was appointed by the Board of Commissioners in March 1910.
Auction of a two story frame dwelling with smokehouse weed house summer kitchen corn crib and other outbuildings including a large fertile acre of land. Sale set for 2 PM Saturday August 7 with legal notice referenced for details.
Harrison Circuit Court order directs sale of parcels in Corydon Harrison County Indiana. On Saturday August 7 1915 at 2 pm the commissioner will auction parts of lots 100 101 115 and 114 with specified boundaries at least one third cash and balance in two notes bearing 6 percent interest, secured by mortgage. Attorney R S Kirkham and Commissioner Lew M O Bannon oversee.
County Auditor J L O Bannon and Treasurer J D Pitman lead a busy March period with deputies preparing tax receipts for about 8500 payers. The Clerk, Recorder, and Sheriff Miller juggle orders, records, and family concerns while officials stay at their posts awaiting customers.
Albert Eisert of Georgetown Indiana offers eighty five acre farm between Elizabeth and New Middletown. Well located with good buildings, pond and cistern water, one mile from a good pike. Bargain price for quick sale. R R 1 Laneaville Exchange 130-38w.
120 acre farm for sale two miles southwest of Lunesville in Franklin township. Six room house, out buildings, good well, one spring, a cistern, and ample running water. About 40 acres of timber, remaining cultivated including 12 acres of creek bottom. Cave near house suitable for butter and milk. Contact George Woertz Georgetown Indiana jy 7-3w.
On account of a change in train service I will leave Corydon with my auto at 9:25 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Please phone me at the Martin Hotel. Howard Atkins.
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