Harrison county Indiana invites bids on Harry Williar road
The Harrison county Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for grading draining and paving a 32260 foot highway segment known as the Harry Williar road in Boone and Taylor townships. Bids due December 2 1919 at 2 PM with bonds equal to double the bid and affidavit of nonclusion required. The contract goes to the lowest responsible bidder and the board may reject all bids.
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State of Indiana
Harrison County
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Corydon
Indiana
State of
Boone and
Taylor Townships
Harry Williar
Ellen Misaes and Fansie Alexander Move to New Amsterdam
Ellen Misaes and Fansie Alexander, both residents of Paradise Bottom Kentucky, relocate to New Amsterdam on Monday as part of a local neighborhood move.
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Misaes Ellen
Fansie Alexander
Paradise Bottom
New Amsterdam
Dam 43 Nearing Completion on Indiana Riverfront
Edward Hild of Dam 43 in Taylor township visited Corydon with his wife and Mrs. Harry Funk to report that most work is finished except the power house for lock gates. Remaining tasks lie on the Indiana river side and the Kentucky bear trap as river levels drop. Government equipment will move to Dam 44 near Leavenworth, with some Dam 42 houses repurposed for use during construction. The project began five years ago, costing about a million and a half dollars, part of a fifty plus dam system to maintain a nine foot navigation waterway from Pittsburgh to Cairo.
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Edward Hild
Dam 43
New Boston
Taylor Township
Corydon
Harry Funk
Hild
Indiana
Dam 44
Leavenworth
Dam 42
Co. High School Notes On Talks And Baseball Game
Monday Rev Moore spoke about ourselves and impressed listeners. Mr Fisher continued war topics, while Miss Lillpap and Dr Daniel conducted exams for all students Thursday. Friday the school baseball team beat Depauw after an early 2 pm dismissal. Ruth Ed Keller editor.
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Moore
Red Cross
Lillpap
Carlton Daniel
Daniel
Frank
Lincoln
Depauw
Ruth ED Keller
Depauw beats Corydon in weekend baseball results
Friday games in Harrison County High School Baseball Association saw Depauw defeat Corydon 7 to 5 at Corydon, New Middletown beat Mauckport 11 to 7 at New Middletown, Elizabeth edged New Amsterdam 10 to 9 at Elizabeth, and New Salisbury defeated Laconia 13 to 4 at LaConia. Next Friday’s schedule lists Mauckport vs Corydon, Laconia vs Depauw, New Middletown vs Elizabeth, and New Salisbury vs New Amsterdam.
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New Middletown
Depauw
Corydon
New Salsbury
Elizabeth
Mauckport
New Amsterdam
Maauckport
Laconia
Eliza
New Salisbury
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indianapolis
State Teachers’ Association
A. O. Deweese
N. I. Clunie
Harrison County Sheep Club
Pig Club
Herman Fleshman
Grace Carroll
Laconia High School
Harrison County Pig Club
C. O. Crosby
Elizabeth High School
Otto Kopp
Webster Township
Lodema Gettelfinger
Spencer Township
Harrison Township
Peprow
Richert Lopp Viola Weds In Franklin Township
Viola Richert daughter of Conrad Richert wed Loraine C. Lopp of Posey township at her father’s Franklin home on October 16 at 4 30 pm. Rev C M Wachter officiated with Miss Nora Bickel as pianist. They plan to live in New Albany after a splendid reception and useful future.
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Viola
Conrad Richert
Franklin Township
Loraine C. Lopp
Posey Township
C. M. Wachter
Nora Bickel
New Albany
Mr. Lopp
Local Notes and Visitation Amid Small Town News
South Boone and surrounding residents appear in a rural update with sick lists and visits. G C Miller heals at home after work at the Dam in New Boston. Several locals attend sales in Morris Leibert and W H Flora. Prolific church and family visits are recorded along with a quiet marriage between Dale Trinkle and Maurice Black.
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G. C. Miller
New Boston
Roy Reeves
Willard Johns
Louisville
Claud McIntire
Jeff
South
Boone
Morris Leibert
W. H. Flora
Aquilla Fleshman
New Albany
Gaynell Fleece
New Middletown
C. T. Bartley
En Ashton
Elizabeth
Ann Ashton
Laconia
Milton Funk
Olive
Grace Baker
Annie Margaret Boone
Ben Beaublossom
Union Chapel
Re Estimate of Free Gravel Road Cost in Franklin Township
Indiana voters learn a new construction estimate for Julius Zabel road in Franklin Township Harrison County. The updated figure is $14,760 with commissioners Eve Fouts Windell Mauck and Mauck signing the notice.
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Franklin Township
Harrison County
Indiana
Julius Zabel Et al
Haas Bickel tie the knot in Corydon township home
Miss Nina M. Haas and Fred C. Bickel were married Sunday at four in the bride’s parents’ Corydon home. Rev. J G Moore officiated. only relatives attended. The couple will reside on John H Bickel’s farm and are favored by many friends.
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Nina M. Haas
Fred C. Bickel
Edmund Haas
Corydon
J. G. Moore
Corydon Methodist Church
Bickel
John H. Bickel
Public Sale Notice in Franklin Township
Fred Smith of Franklin township near Lanesville will offer his personal property the first week in November. The 80 acre farm will also be offered. Watch for sale bills and ads in next week's paper.
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Fred Smith
Lanesville
Franklin Township
Eureka Telephone Case Heard By Court On Rates
Eureka Telephone Company sues Public Service Commission of Indicator's to resubmit evidence and seek rate changes. Judge George H. Hester rules added testimony must go to the commission, which will decide on rate adjustments after review. Also notes high egg prices and poultry feed ad.
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Eureka Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Indicator's
Court House
George H. Hester
New Albany
Hester
Public notice seeks payment on Corydon Milling debts
WM. TAYLOR announces purchase of the Corydon Milling Company stock and requests all debtors to call and settle accounts promptly. He cites high wheat and feed prices as driving carry costs and promises fair treatment and continued patronage, asking inquiries about a Sharpless separator at 23. Bullett & Son 922-6w.
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Corydon Milling Company
Bullett & Son
Anti Tuberculosis League Revived For Christmas Seal Sale
Rev Dr Mallett district chairman spent Friday in Corydon as the Anti Tuberculosis League reorganizes. County officers include Chairman Rev J G Moore Secretary Prof E L Fisher and Treasurer L C Keller. The group aims to boost Christmas Seal sales due to growing need.
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Mallett
Corydon
Reorganized Society
J. G. Moore
E L. Fisher
L. C. Keller
Prices From J J Bullett & Son Building Materials
If you plan construction this fall, obtain prices from J J Bullett and Son. The store carries a full line of building materials for repair and new work.
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J. J. Bullett & Son
County Sunday School Convention At New Middletown
County Sunday School Convention to be held tonight and tomorrow at New Middletown. Officers seek strong attendance. Miss Lemon a state worker and county workers contribute program pieces. Attendees urged to make it convenient to attend.
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New Middletown
Young Soldier Insane Ivan Hannel Aims For Help After War
Charles Ivan Hannel of Spencer township was declared of unsound mind by a lunacy commission after testimony. He was taken to the Madison Insane Hospital for treatment last Monday. He served as Sunday School Superintendent at Fountain United Brethren church and was a soldier overseas nine months. His brother Jacob Raymond was killed in France and his mother died abroad, factors thought to affect his mental state.
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Charles Ivan Hannel
Jacob Hannel
Spencer Township
Madison
Fountain United Brethren Church
Jacob Raymond Hannel
France
Ivan
Death of Mrs Nora Bush at Palmyra
Mrs Nora Bush wife of Charles Bush died Friday at her home west of Palmyra after a long illness. She was about 52 and survived by her husband and one daughter. Her maiden name was Morley. Brief funeral services were held Sunday at the Palmyra Church of Christ and the remains were taken to Martinsburg for burial.
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Nora Bush
Charles Bush
Palmyra
Morley
Church of Christ At
Martinsburg
Death of Alexander Lemmon in Greensburg
Alexander Lemmon born and raised in Boone township died Tuesday October 14 at a private Indianapolis hospital after five years of paralysis. He is survived by four sons Claud Ernest of Washington Iowa Elmer of Detroit and Arthur Greensburg and four brothers D W Cyrus Martin Joshua. Funeral was in Greensburg Presbyterian church with Rev Reynolds. Lemmon was 71, a railway mail clerk for 30 years and member of the Presbyterian church and I C O F lodge.
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Alexander Lemmon
Boone Township
Indianapolis
Greensburg
Presbyterian Church
Reynolds
Lemmon
Claud
Ernest
Washington
Iowa
Elmer
Detroit
Michigan
Arthur
D. W
Cyrus
Martin
Shelbyville
Joshua
Louisville
Mr. Lemmon
Harrison County
Clocks to be turned back under Day Light Saving Act
Clocks that were set forward one hour for Day Light Saving will be returned to standard time next Sunday morning October 26 at 2 o clock. They were advanced March 30 and most businesses kept the time since then, convenient for laborers who could work after their day ends.
Grand Council in Session at Indianapolis
The Grand Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of Indiana meets in Indianapolis this Tuesday and Wednesday. Delegates include Lee Simler of Hiro Tribe 37 Valley City, Henry Cole of New Amsterdam, John Best of Laconia, and John Vorgang of Palmyra.
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Grand Council of the Improved Order of Red Men
Indiana
Indianapolis
Lee Simler
Contract Awarded for Knobb Creek Bridge at Bridgeport
The Board of Commissioners awarded the Knobb creek bridge contract to Vincennes Bridge Company after bids were filed. The project features a 100 foot steel span with creosote block floor costing 8840 dollars and concrete floor 8490 dollars.
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Board of Commissioners
Knobb Creek
Bridgeport
Vincennes Bridge Company
Bee Meeting Postponed By County Group
The bee meeting set for next Saturday October 25 at Corydon was postponed due to failure to arrange a speaker. County bee-keepers plan to reorganize soon and will issue further announcements.
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Corydon
Red Cross Nurse Praises Harrison County Work
Miss Blanche Lillpop, Red Cross nurse for Harrison county, shows unusual progress under supervision of Indiana Lake Division head Miss Gaskil who visited Corydon last Friday to inspect the district’s nursing efforts.
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Gaskil
Indiana
Lake
American Red Cross Society
Corydon
Blanche Lillpop
Red Cross
Harrison County
Miss Lillpop
Three Light Frosts Across Local Fields
The first frost of the season appeared in the county last Saturday morning, very light with no damage to late crops. Additional light frosts occurred Sunday and Monday mornings, followed by Monday night and Tuesday rain per long-predicted forecasts.
Flour Feed And Seeds For Corydon Farmers
Bruce Markel of Corydon Indiana advertises a supply of flour feed and farm seeds at his place one door south of the County Jail. He lists middlings bran mixed feed corn oats hay cotton seed meal and seeds for chickens and hogs with a forthcoming carload of bran and invites inquiries on price.
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Corydon
Bruce Markel
Ind
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Frederick C. Bickel and Nina M. Haas , c. T. Byrn and Ida Stepro , Loren Clyde Lopp and Viola Elizabeth Richert are recorded as marriage license applicants.
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C. T. Byrn
Ida Stepro
Loren Clyde Lopp
Viola Elizabeth Richert
Navy Beans on Sale at Miles 5 & 160 Store
Handpicked navy beans 4121 pounds offered at 1.00. Sale runs Friday and Saturday October 24 and 25. Limit of 12 pounds per customer. Miles 5 and 160 Store advertises the discount.
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Devon
Wale-Cuce
Keller’s Boot Shop
Board of Commissioners of
Said County
Sam C. Mauck
Dogwood School
David Shewmaker
Mary Wright
Irene
Valley City
T. G. Tranum
Joe Wright
Jane
Dallis
Little York
Lee Hottell
Jane O’bryan
Cari Daley
Eddie Ekart
Secor
Illinois
Edgar Saffer
James Saffer
Maurice Ekart
Business College
Stewart Crecelius
May Prfieffer
Sidney Elbert and
Lula Ekart
Miller’s Restaurant
Ed. Blake
Jode Ekart
Elsie Staib
Opal Daley
Sarah Bryant
Dee Guenther
Emma Seipel
Carl Miller
John Harbaugh
Evelyn
Lucy Wright
May” Timberlake
Mary Ann” Exhart
Lou Mahan
James Mahan
June O'Bryan
Pittsburgh
Pennyslvania
Cairo
High School Base Ball Association
Beth
South Boone
Little Russell Stiles
Kay’s
Blue River
Fredericksburg
William Martin
Anna Wells
Chessie Roberts
Anna Moon
George Binkley
Charles Martin
Ray’s Chapel
Ray Shewmaker
F. L. Priest
Miss Trinkle
J. M. Trinkle
Mr. Black
James W. Black
Nicholas Eve
David C. Fouts
John L. Windell
Sam C. Mauck, A. H. C
Haas-Bickel
Gage
Dr. Hess
International Poultry Tonic
J. J. Bulleit & Son
Yours Truly, WM. Taylor
Anti-Tuberculosis League
S. S
Mrs
Grand Council of Red Men
Frederick C. Bickel and
Nina M
Haas
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