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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1920
Page
9
Hunters take to the fields as quail season begins but few birds are found while rabbits are plentiful. Squirrel season ends December 1. Trapping for fur bearing animals runs November 20 to February 1, including beaver, raccoon, fox, otter, opossum, and skunk.
Home-made white middlings produced at the New Middletown mill under the guidance of Oscar McCullum, proprietor.
George J. Getzendanner, about 65, died at the Home of the Good Shepherd in Louisville after a long illness. He formerly lived in Corydon and ran a tin shop, then later operated in Cloverport and Louisville. He is survived by a sister, Maggie Getzendanner, and was buried at Cedar Hill cemetery after a service by John H. Heth.
The Democrat notes upcoming terms for Tice County officers elected previously. Smyth as auditor and Pearson as commissioner start January 1 1921. Taylor County Treasurer and Windell as commissioner begin January 1 1922. Orwick begins a second term as sheriff January 1 1921, and Judge elect Wilson starts October 24 1921. Terms vary: auditor and clerk four years, treasurer and sheriff two years, commissioners three, judge six. Personal ad notes two Kentucky jacks for sale from Eureka, McDonald of Depauw Indiana.
The Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations celebrates its growth anchored in leadership responsibility and purpose. John G. Brown of Monon Indiana is praised for integrity and guidance. The piece argues for township unit roles, broader membership, and local engagement to advance industrial justice and rural education.
The County Clerk issues many hunting licenses and lists key rules on the back. Prohibitions include buying quotas before November 1 or after December 26, limit of fifteen quail per day, selling quail, hunting squirrels before August 1 or after December 1, hunting most game besides waterfowl from January 10 to April 1, waterfowl shooting at dawn or dusk, ferreting rabbits, Sunday firearms use, shooting along highways, hunting without owner or tenant permission, and hunting off one’s own premises except for soldiers of the Civil or German Wars.
Hurst Hardware Co invites interest in a DeLaval cream separator demonstration asserting the unit will pay for itself versus traditional skimming methods.
A pie supper at Taylor Township school No. in a Nov 5 event drew a large crowd. Twenty three pies were bid on, Miss Dora Johns won a cake for popularity, Bernard Fink won candy for guessing seeds in a pumpkin, with a 170 guess to 179 actual. Proceeds totaled 67 dollars, funding a school book case and reading circle books. Mary Binkley teaches. Also a notice seeks a 76 to 100 acre farm, well improved, well located, Corydon, IA Eureka 3-2W.
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