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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1923
Page
3
A reflective piece on early Harrison County settlers detailing their literacy gaps and idiosyncrasies. The author recalls quirks from a devout minister named Penn to neighbors who kept superstitions, used charms, and engaged in odd behaviors in churches and farms.
Officers of the Poosier Elm Chapter of the Danehtas of the Senegiean Tew Toties Corydon seek definite information on the burial location of James Case a Revolutionary War soldier. They note prior report of burial at the old Salem cemetery south of New Middletown and request assistance from Case descendants Elizabeth Joliet Case and Peter Case with any facts.
Marion Lamb holds a public sale of personal property at his residence in Taylor township three miles south of Buena Vista on Saturday June 2 1923 items include a mare and foal horse two milch cows farm equipment household goods and a Ford touring car sale starts at ten o'clock A M Tuned will be served by the Rovers Camp Ground Sunday School auctioneer Chas Neel Tyrell Davis Clerk M-16-3-w.
A dense list of Indiana constitutional provisions and state laws covering elections by ballot or viva voce, duel penalties, apportionment rules, bank insolvency preferences, grand jury powers, suffrage history, officer qualifications, gubernatorial veto, term limits, court structure, corruption provisions, writing of Supreme Court opinions, judge election districts, uniform taxes, vehicle engine number penalties, and township duties including ditch and drain maintenance.
The text outlines Indiana drainage rules including costs for surveyors not to exceed ten dollars per mile, county control of dredge ditches by commissioners, per diem pay for surveyors at Sf, and drainage commissioners at three dollars per day. It notes lien expirations after five years, bonds for projects over five thousand dollars, cross-state cooperation for state-line ditches, and a procedure to defeat proposed ditch work if it fails to improve health or public utilities.
Cockerels available from Pancred anale lineage with basing on D Tancred lines. Birds described as 417 Cee bem descendant with grandmothers and mothers noted. Mating with top tems, pullets for July and September delivery, prices listed 20 cents for pallets, and breeding dens offered after fitiye Vat PeCE Red.
The Crawford Circuit Court ordered a retrial for Cale Mitchell and Low Mitchell after the Supreme Court reversed their life sentences for the murder of John Liewrennes. They have served about twenty eight months and seek release on bond at the Jane term. Also listed are a two ton Denby truck for sale and a note on Revolutionary War ancestor Garrett Apple sie buried near Comteal township.
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