West Virginia III Remodel Historic Old State Capitol
The Harrison county court house at Corydon will be remodeled to add a north south hallway across the second story with two rooms on each side. The 1815 built structure, a plain two story forty feet square limestone block, has seen only window and door replacements in 35 years. Dennis Pennington led the original construction for the building once used by the legislature between 1815 and 1825.
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New Albany Tribune
Harrison County Court House
Corydon
House
Senate
Dennis Pennington
W.H Howerton
M. E. Church
Jonas Longest
Daniel Geman
Bessie Williams
Alton
Court House
Howerton
Zena Eastridge
George Eastridge
Crawford
Harrison County
Funeral customs and local notices stir a wary town
A local column laments funeral display norms and notes crowds at court and town events. It mentions sowing seeds at Gregory's, Groundhog forecasts, school closures, and Epworth League gatherings. It records births, marriages, and legal cases in Crawford circuit court, plus a large farmers’ turnout and candidate activity.
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State of
Indiana
B. Y. Miller
Nesault
Crawford
Farmer uses carpet tacks to shoot pigeons on barn roof
A center township farmer, finding hundreds of wild pigeons on his barn roof, loaded a gun with carpet tacks when no shot was available. He fired, killing many birds, while his wife witnessed the odd result and the roof appeared to rise.
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Center Township
Carnegie Gift Funds Corydon Church Organ Installation
Donations from Andrew Carnegie and Mr Mary E Devis enable Corydon M E church to install a pipe organ costing 1200 with 400 for installation paid by the congregation. Mrs Davis had offered 600 plus 400 for repairs and Carnegie agreed to donate 300 toward the instrument. A collection raised 259 with 158 still needed.
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Andrew Carnegie
Mary E. Devis
Corydon
Corydon M. E
Davis
I. E. Larue
Carnegie
Condemnation of Indiana Public School Buildings
The state board of health condemns many Indiana public school buildings as unsafe for pupils. Southern Indiana sites include District No. 4 Patoka township Crawford county Scipio Jennings county Orwell Pike county and Wheatland Knox county. Millinery opening and overdue subscriber notices also appear, with appeals for payment and announcements from local vendors.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
Stat Board of Health
Patoka Township
Crawford County
Scipio
Jennings County
Orwell
Pike County
Wheatland
Knox County
How to Judge Books and Public Notices in One Page
A fragmented document muses on judging books by their moral effects and the states of mind they provoke. It then shifts to local notices about mortgage exemptions filing months and railroad grade crossing safety warnings, plus a domestic anecdote ending in a comic yet violent incident.
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Teli City
Ohio
Indiana Railroad Commission
Antil
Wright and Fields Named Candidates for Township Trustees
We announce John A Wright as a candidate for trustee of Ohio township and Daniel B Fields as a candidate for trustee of Johnson township subject to the Republican primary decision. The notice confirms party affiliation and the pending primary outcome.
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John A. Wright
Ohio Township
Daniel 8. Fields
Johnson Township
Notary Public Thos S Austin Offers Prompt Service
Thos S Austin, notary public, provides speedy execution of pension vouchers and all legal papers. Located at the English News office. available at all times for document handling and authentication.
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Thos. S. Austin Notary
Hankins Jeweler and portable saw mill ad in Temple Indiana
An advertisement for Hankins the Jeweler offering watches clocks and jewelry repair at fair prices. Also notes a 20 horse power portable saw mill and five head of horses located at Temple Crawford County Indiana with contact details for M. Sheldon and Fisher Chair Co Tell City Indiana.
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Temple
Crawford County
Ind
M. Sheldon
Temple, Ind
Fisher Chair Co
Tell City
Farm For Sale Near Weet Fork Indiana
Sixty acres cleared and more than that in timber. About 150 fruit trees including apples peaches and plums plus 100 grapes. Sixteen acres in wheat and six in lower. Al limestone soil. One mile east of Weet Fork and 21 miles north of Sulphur, near Echeol. Crawford County Real Estate Co English Ind handles the listing.
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Weet Fork
Echeol
Crawford County Real Estate Co
English, Ind
Notarial services and subscription deadline notice
Notarial work can be done promptly by Thos. 8. Austin at the News office. Pay your subscription or send in funds now to avoid delaying the revision of our list before April. Men, please don’t disappoint us in this matter.
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Austin
Dr. Hazlewood
Alson Roberts
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L. Gregory & 8ous,Inc
Corydon M. E. Church
Englsh
W.L. Gregory & Sons, Inc
Soutern
James Morgan
English
Sanday
Amazg
Brown
Noble Denbo
Mr. Denbo
Valentine Deich
Shirley Lonuise
Thareday
W. H. Howerton
Tuz News
Sletter
Jas. M. Tucker
Great Bend
Kan
State Board of
Eckertvy
May Louise
Beard
James Moss
Tom
God
Iman
The
Peoples’ Store
W.l.gregory & Sons, Inc
Hankins
Studio English
Patton
Gobbel's
RUC
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