Indiana's First Legislature A Corydon Start 1816
The first general assembly of Indiana met at Corydon in Harrison County on November 4 1816 with ten senators and twenty nine representatives. Speaker Isaac Blackford led the house while John Neal presided the senate, travel to Corydon required long hard rides and even walking for many members. The article recounts sparse Capitol rooms, rough furnishings, and early legislative life including governor elects and notable figures like Dennis Pennington and Henry Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Sunt
Indiana
Corydon
Larvison
House
Jonathan Jennings
Christopher Warrison
Senate
John Pal
Jefferson
Switzerland
Isaac Blackford
Knox County
Samuel Connor
Perry County
Connor
Capitol
Blackford
Supreme Court
Yrckford
General Assembly
Capitol Hotel
Territorial
Thomas Posey
Posey
Jeffersonville
Frat General Assembly
Dennis Pennington
Harrison County
Territorial House
Pennington
Wietham
Virginia
Henry Clay
Northwest
Clay
Central Wentucky
Old Dominion
Lexington
Louisville
Ohio
Abraham S&s. Sieg
Harrison and
Floyd Counties
Lost Money Restored To Lanesville Doctor
Dr O R Meyer of Lanesville recovered $56 found in a pocketbook mailed from Corydon on February 10 The letter stated the finder wished to live honestly and returned the money with no interest The incident ends a four year mystery and restores the funds to the physician in town last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Meyer
Lanesville
Corydon
Prominent Hog Raiser Announces Self Made Mineral Mix
E H Beckstead a leading Iowa hog producer argues high priced stock foods are unnecessary and praises a home made mineral mix. He claims five pounds of Mineraline with bran yields a hundred pounds of feed, improving hogs health and growth. The Mineraline Chemical Co offers prepaid mineral mix by mail from Chicago.
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E. H. Beckstead
Mineraline Chemical Co
North Wells St
Chicago
Farewell party for Joe Welker before return to Minnesota
A farewell party was hosted at Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Welker near Elizabeth on February 18 in honor of their son Joe who will travel to Ensworth Minnesota soon. Guests included many local residents as well as Joe Welker and others through dancing games and social chat.
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Mildred Lamb
Blanche LaDuke
Furba LaDuke
Esther Plue
Frances Kessinger
Mary Brinley
Minnie Brinley
Sylvia Evans
Jessie Smith
Mary Welker
Maxwell LaDuke
John Frage
Herbert Prage
Dewey O'Bannon
Harold O’bannon
Herman O’pannon
John Hildebrand
Joan Johnson
Leo Johnson
William Cook
Richard Bowers
Murell Baumgard
For Sale Remodeled Six Room House and Outbuildings
House with six rooms, good cellar and well, cistern and kitchen pump, wash house and wood shed, plus large chicken house and automobile shed on three fenced lots with shade trees and concrete walks. Blacksmith shop with tools included, shop lot 40 by 80 feet. Also listing turkey eggs and ordering note from Mrs Wilfred Giles at Depauw Indiana.
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Louis Backherms
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