29 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1879
Page
1
The notice outlines charges for square-one insertions at 150 dollars per additional insertion and a minimum 1 dollar per insertion, with no local notice inserted for less than one dollar. It also states that transient advertising requires advance payment.
District Offices include George A. Bicknell Cunningham Benz and Boun Ridley. County officers named are clerk Miller Sheriff Benson Treasurer Hunter Lemmon School Superintendent J.B. omper Coroner Brewster Surveyor Zenor and commissioners Zenor Jordan and Deweese. Court schedule notes first Mondays in March June September and December.
Notices detail mail departures from New Albany, with daily departures except Sundays, at 7? 714 o'clock A M, to Lanexville Locust Point Evan s Landing Rosewood Mauckport New Amsterdam Valley City Worth Laconia Rehoboth Palmyra Hancock Barren New Salisbury Bradford Freuchhtown Georgetown Burnville Milton town and return via New Albany. Additional weekly mails to New Middletown Mauckport Cedar Wood Crisp s Cross Roads every Thursday at 6 A M and Ker Saarps Mil every Saturday at 12 A M.
The report describes stone and cement resources in Harrison County including resilient sandstone and lime for foundations and lime production along Blue and Ohio rivers. It notes kaolin pockets and glass sand, gas springs and salt brine prospects, and Corydon’s famous sulphur springs. It also details ancient Indian flint workings and mound sites with many artifacts and a village along Indian Creek.
The New York World notes a Washington circular by the Republican Congressional committee secretary William E. Chandler offering speeches including Jefferson Davis and Conkling at about one half of one cent. It labels Chandler’s sale of franks an apparent statutory offense and suggests Postmaster General Key may inquire into the mail abuse.
In Taylor Township the dry weather and local disputes dominate. Buena Vista plans a August 9 picnic and cotillion with the band supplying music. Henry Rush to run a new blacksmith shop. Peter Fink reports horse losses and hints at bone dust factory. Geo Wesbecker promotes square deals while Nelson Goldsmith visits Mt Vernon Indiana.
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