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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1901
Page
7
Local notes announce Gen Gordon will speak Friday evening in Corydon, with calls to attend from Harrison county residents and nearby towns. The piece highlights Gordon's prominence and the public interest in hearing his Confederate-era views. Community updates include shop offerings at C M Millers and Alex Miller Co, plus local visits and travel notes.
Milton Bean visits Kansas friends as illness spreads in Lanesville and nearby areas. Dr. Little schedules visit to Elizabeth. Trustees and ex-officials travel, buy and sell property, and plan sales. Local merchants promote seeds, oats, clothing, shoes, and hotel meals. The Miss Long has diphtheria. street improvements and school events loom. sheriff enforces grand jury decrees amid a flood of notices and ads.
Crawford County Democrat reports Maurice Griffin Co will begin spring sales of pattern hats and novelties with Hal Elsworth and wife heading a two week Oklahoma trip. Also mentions local visits by Attorney C C Jordan and plans for Portland cement mills investment in Milltown by eastern capitalists.
The advertisement promotes trim and ready to wear hats for children and adults to be shown at the store opening on Thursday March 28. It notes M Griffin & Co and Lawrence Garing handling Brad ley brand fertilizers with a traveling county sales force and a firm office at Wiseman & Son. Also mentions fresh shoes at Keller's and a quip about a Minnesota girl who married a cat, plus Primrose carpet chain on spools for carpet-weavers.
The notice highlights Keller's bargains on table linens and embroideries with references to a new war revenue bill effective July 1 1901 and exemptions for deeds under and over 2500 dollars. It promotes remedies, shoes, and a fire report at Crandall with losses and insurance details, finishing with Swiss curtains at Keller's.
The Democratic primary will be held at the Corydon courthouse in Corydon Indiana on Monday April 8 1901 from 1 to 7 pm to nominate candidates for marshal clerk treasurer and two trustees. Democrats and others supporting a good ticket are invited to vote. Signed H J Friepney chairman and Eweky Breeden secretary. The notice also lists other local ads and promotions.
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