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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1909
Page
5
The Corydon Democrat reports good fall weather for winter prep, local travel of residents to Indianapolis and Chicago, a frost affecting crops, and various community notices. It covers tax deadlines, farm sales, business moves, court actions, and local bids, with readers urged to order fruit trees and visit Meech's bakery.
The 1908 law for a statewide Arbor Day prompts Governor Marshall to designate October 29 as Arbor Day in fall. Citizens urged to plant trees, shrubs, and vines to improve homes, highways, and public grounds, with a call to consider posterity and future benefits. A referenced Educator-Journal collection features poems on Arbor Day beginning with Woodman Spare That Tree by George P. Morris.
W. A. Russell A. G. Ward and A. G. Watson of Corydon Indiana who helped at the Owensboro fair first week visited Rockport Saturday night on their way home. They were shown the town by T. C. Bayse and praised Main street concrete pavements and other improvements and the fine stores.
The town of Corydon announces Cyrus B. Lewis as a candidate for marshal. Voter eligibility and campaign details are not provided in the notice.
A winter lecture course in Corydon features five numbers by the Interstate Lyceum Bureau of Columbus. The opening event is November 2 at the High School Auditorium with Jeannette Kling Recital Co. Proceeds fund the Corydon Public Library. Season tickets cost 1.25. individual admission is 35 cents for reserved seating.
The total loss is $175,009 with the greatest single claim not exceeding $5,000. Braving hours of effort, firefighters saved some property as hundreds of acres of woods meadows fields and fence were burned. The State Board of Forestry promotes the Indiana Forest Fire law and free 12 by 18 inch signs for cross roads to curb fires.
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