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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
5
Reynolds of Corydon shares news of relatives visiting for the Harrison County Fair. Numerous farm sales and offerings include barley seed at 1.59 per bushel and 10 cent tomato plants per dozen. Property and rental ads appear, with school appointments, family visits, and local business references tied to Corydon and surrounding towns.
A 120 acre farm is offered for sale with well located, good buildings. Inquiries to the local office. Various notices include help wanted for a cook at Central Hotel New Albany and local social notes about residents visiting relatives and attending the fair.
Two good work mules and two good horses offered for sale by John T Blunk of Corydon Indiana. The item mentions a Fair lunch stand run by Ben Fleck who fed 184 squirrels during the week. The piece notes multiple social visits, a new U B church pastor Rev J L Batram moving from Rockport, and Osro J D Byrne becoming Dixie Flyer and Old Hickory Truck dealer in Byrneville. It highlights a Dixie Flyer auto exhibit at the Fair, several local families visiting, and a profile of Captain James F Stucker of Paoli, a Civil War veteran and longtime Harrison County Fair attendee.
A long list of local residents and guests visited Corydon area relatives and attended the fair. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McCaffrey of Louisville and Cort G. LaHue of Bloomington renewing subscriptions, with many others from Knox, Harrison, and neighboring counties noted for visits and greetings.
An eighty acre farm is offered with a fair house and barn plus additional buildings. About thirty acres are timbered with two small orchards. Two ponds and one cistern are on the property, located not far from the railroad. Inquiries directed to this office.
Several hundred locust posts offered for sale at the H J Pocker farm on the Obie River Posey township two miles south of Bridgeport. Mr Pocker will sell posts to persons viewing them and inspecting the site.
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