Circuit Court Meets on Fourth Mondays in March and September
Circuit Court details list Judge George A. Bicknell and Prosecuting Attorney Robert J. Shaw. Common Pleas with Judge Patrick H. Jewett and District Attorney John McCarty meets fourth Mondays in April August and December. Commissioner’s Court meets first Mondays in March June September and December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Bicknell
Robert J. Shaw
Attourney
Common Pleas
Patrick H. Jewett
John MceCarty
Cefi Missioner’s Court
Lodge meetings held weekly at local lodges
The text lists recurring Friday and Tuesday lodge meetings. OF F Grezg Lode meets Fridays in the Griffin A McGrain store area with James L. Morris as Noble Grand and R. H. Heth as Secretary. A M Piegal Lodge meets Tuesdays in their lodge room above the marble shop at Penbo, Rike & Co with Gerryre W. Denbo as W M and Samuel J. Wright as Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. OF. F. Grezg Lode
Griffin A McGrain
James L. Morris
Noble Grand
R. H. Heth
A.M. Piegal
Penbo, Rike & Co
Gerryre W. Denbo
W. M
Samuel J. Wright
Religious Services and Corydon Corporation Officers Listed
Christian Services occasionally supply, no regular minister. Methodist services first and third Sabbaths at Why A Mo and every Sabbath at Gle BM. Prayer meeting Thursday evenings, Sabbath-school times, Rev W W Hundell pastor. Presbyterian services second and fourth Sabbaths at 9 30 A.M and 6 30 P.M Rev H L M Tuch pastor. Corydon Corporation trustees include Dr Within Reader Samuel B Lucket N S Reynolds Ephraim Alowher and George W Miller with E B Lischer Marshall Wm T Scott secretary and Henry M Heth treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Why A. Mo
Gle
Mle O
A.M
W. W. Hundell
Presbyterian
Hlm
Tuch
Corydon Corporation
Dr. Within Reader
Samuel B. Lucket
N.S. Reynolds
Ephraim Alowher
George W. Miller
BE. E. Lischer
Marshall
Wm. T. Scott
Henry M. Heth
Local Ads and Notices Rates and Conditions
The notice lists advertising rates: one square, ten lines. yearlies at 860.00 and 35.00 per column. 20.00 for a 14 column item. 15,400 for a 15 column ad. No ad under 8.00 yearly. all local notices 20 per line. no notice under one inch per insertion. Legal ads charged to requester. divorces and non residents require advance payment unless secured. A Corydon anecdote ends with a young lady avoiding a watch worn on the chest.
Demorest's Ragazine and Local Shop News
The June number of Demorest's Illustrated Monthly is praised as a premier fashion and dress authority. Notices include a premium Parlor Chrome offer, local shop commentary on removing loafers from Dr Reader’s block, a warning to unreliable post office readers, and a playful piece on matrimony dates and lucky days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest
Ragazine
Illustrated
Chrome
Lily M. Spencer
W. Jennings Demorest
Broadway, N. Y
Expenditures of Radical Congress Highlight Tax Burdens
A Detroit Free Press compilation from Miscellaneous Documents No 25 files reveals lavish 1870 spendings by the Forty first Congress. Items include ornate furniture, towels, stay-laces, and a $350 coffin for Toad Stevens, with rail fare and other charges charged to taxpayers. The piece urges Harrison county readers to study the items as evidence of extravagant government spending and corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County
Detroit Free Press
Radical Congress
House of Representatives
Forty First Congress of the
United States
Toad Stevens
Lancaster
Ehialra Ie Keek Ieee
Reese
Saile
Cese Eee
Congress
Qoyle
L’ennsylvania
Harrison
Blaine
van Buren
Evans
A JOKE ABOUT A North Carolina Legislator
A Rosanoke North Carolina Palley item recalls a legislator death that triggered a committee to transport the body home. The inquiry revealed the home was in Vermont, prompting an official tour to the Green Mountains at the state's expense, totaling about a thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Rosanoke
Palley
Vermont
Green Mountains
Strange Prophecy On Davis Run In 1872
The New York Sun under Charles A. Dana recalls David Davis of Illinois, Lincoln's former law partner and Supreme Court justice appointee, as a Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1872. It notes such a spectacle would be singular but part of revolutionary times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Sun
Charles A. Dana
Lincoln
David Davis
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Supreme Court of the United States
van Diagate
Douglas rejected for Congress by white party leaders
The speech denounces the decision to block Fred Douglas and deny Black candidates a place in the District of Columbia representation. It accuses white party leaders of betrayal, contrasts true democracy with manipulation, and claims Black voters are used but not allowed real office openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Douglas
United States
Congress
District of Columbia
Land transfers and deeds recorded in county office
Transfers filed since prior issue include Franklin McRae to William McRae for 3 acres in section 23 town 4 range 4 at 30 dollars. Andrew C Keller to George Haas for 80 acres in section 17 town 4 range 4 at 31450 dollars. Samuel J Wright, Auditor, to Geo Tubler for two thirds of 107 acres in section 8 town 5 range 5 at 978 dollars. Jonathan Rogers to Oliver S Sander for 42 acres in section 1 town 5 range 2 at 900 dollars. WILLEAM ZOLLMAN Recorder Harrison Cov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder's
Franklin McRae
William A. Mcrae
Andrew C. Keller
George Haas
Samuel J. Wright
Geo. Tubler
Jonathan Rogers
Oliver S. Sander
Willeam Zollman
Harrison Cov
The Lady's Friend Plate and Fashion in One Issue
A detailed notice praises Steel-plate scene of Mary Queen of Scots meeting Queen Elizabeth, with portraits of summer robes and Rhine woodcut. The issue includes fiction by Madge Carroll Mis Muzzey and Daisy Ventor, poems by several authors, and many fashion illustrations. Subscription details and price are listed, with dealers in Philadelphia.
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Mary Queen of Scotts
Queen Elizabeth
Fotheringay Castle
Mary
Rhine
Madge Carroll
Mis Muzzey
Daisy Ventor
H.S. Carey
Miriam Earle
Ella Wheeler
Philadelphia
All News
Jefferson Davis Estate Now Owned by Former Slave Ben Montgomery
A Chicago Tribune reader recounts a visit to the Hurricane and Briarfield plantations in Mississippi, now owned by Ben Montgomery, a freedman who bought them from the Davis family for 300000 dollars. Montgomery reportedly manages a large operation with about 3500 bales of cotton anticipated this year and hosts former slaves warmly, while Davis and his kin are described as cordial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Chicago Tribune
Mississippi
R.E. Lee
Hurricane Plantation
Briarfield
J. E. Davis
President Davis
Ben Montgomery
Bea
Ben
Mr. Davis
Davis
Fractured Humour and Odd Sarcasm From Old Times
A garbled collage of downtown humor and odd anecdotes from a defunct Kansan paper. It recalls a farewell blessing from the Leavenworth Times, a Newburyport postage stamp exchange, a comical door stumble, a wary minister’s quip, a Connecticut Sunday School moment, and humorous lines about makrels and kisses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Kansas
Leavenworth Times
Old City
Amer
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Ceneral Directory
Michael C. Kerr
George W. Deubo
Peter M. Zenor
Benjamin P. Douglass
Siete H
Peter Endris Sherif
Edward Harbinson
Aden
William Zollman
A. W. Brewster Bee
Joseph Wilson Rae
John Brewster
Amos Johnson
Kamuel B. Dhvis
Greorge W. Davis
Richard H. Lieth
Township Trustees
Justices of Peace
Leonard Keyler
Fiarréixon
Stabert T. Crosier Boone
B.S. Thornbury
Amvth
William Beacon Franklin
Danie J. Bowling Posey
Joseph Deweese Jackson
Thomas Strong Seyler
John V. B. McRae
Websters
Alexander Floyd
Ee Lee Mordan
Mahlon J. Elliott
Jonathan
Murr
Thomas C. Slaughter
David Jordan
James L. Morris Mearrison
Jacob
Societes
Oards
R. W. Patterson
Elizabeth
Indiana
Orujunel
J. W. Potts
Hiclectis
John P. Zewnor
RusEwoop, Ind
Geo. W. C. Self
Atty At Law and Notary Public Office
Over Reader's Drug Store
Corydon, Ind
Ivaoha
James D. Irvin
Dpwn TI
W. B. Slemsns & Co
Corydon
Ind
Marchiig J
T. Scott
J.C. McCarty
Scott & M’ccarty
Attorney’s At Law
Harrison and
Plenning
Sabha
Ening
Scott Wolfe
Mauckport
Mauckport and Vicinity
Matthirk
T. Zenor
Corydon, Indiana
W. T. Zenor
Matthis
N. Tracewell, Om
Tracewell
Tracewell & Sor, Attorneys At Law
Leavenworth
Crawford
Isgonard
George W. Denbo
Democrat” Office
Grifin & McGrain
Kk. Wolfe
New Albany
M. Stockblager
Corydon End
Wolfe & Stockslacer
Attorneys AT Law
Corydon Indiana
Lad
Stockslager
N. W
Wolfe
Exust
Pearl
Market and
Spring Streets
Circuit
Re Briret
John Mann
EGR Frontier
Strate
Thomas’ Patent
Union
Geneva
N. Y
Chicago
Champaign
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Alexandria
Baltimore
J.J. Thomas & CO
Imnojan
N.Y
Geo
Rowell & Co
Park Row
New York
Pittsburg
Geo. FP. Rowell & Co
Carndon Democrat
Palmyra
Radica
New York Legislatura
Juin-Bhand
Hiinois
Thaver
Dublin
Meroe
Terre Haute
Chas. T. Fetter
Newburyport
Mass
Post
Tommy
Timmy
Tomaiy
Connecticut
Hoavely
Jost Billings
Makrel
Jil Kii
Fean
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