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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1900
Page
5
The notice advertises Rowe Bro's furniture store with bed room suites rockers and iron beds at low prices. It promotes Bullett Implement Co items including cabbage plants garden tools and corn farmers and mentions local residents and events as well as a range of community notices and ads.
Reports describe a lightning strike in a meadow near James W. Crosby’s house northeast of Corydon, tearing a three foot deep by thirty foot long hole in the ground. Other items note injuries from a factory shaft incident in Weir, a legal judgment in Louisville, and advertisements for Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and a local meat market seeking cattle.
A sequence of property transfers shows multiple deeds with buyer seller and amounts. Notable entries include Christ Deuser to Abraham Woertz for 3914 acres at 475 dollars and Allen S Ashcraft receiving 2373 dollars after selling to Chas Faith. various 14 to 21 acre parcels and scattered sums.
Notice announces three month supply needs for the County Poor Asylum from June 1 to September 1 1900. Estimates will be on file from June 4 in the Auditor Harrison County office and bids may be filed for review. Bids will be opened Tuesday June 5 at 10 a.m. by James A Watson Auditor.
Our wash fabrics are selected from top firms with many exclusive patterns only at our store. Large assortment at popular prices includes corded pequas checked nainsooks and a great many novel ties in fine wash goods from 18c to 75c a yard.
A male resident of Harrison county Indiana gives notice to Palmyra and Morgan township residents that he will apply to the Harrison county Board of Commissioners at the July 1900 session in Corydon for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in a ten by twelve foot front room of a two room frame building on Main street Palmyra. He seeks to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under five gallons for on premises consumption. Filed May 16 to 31.
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