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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1901
Page
3
A December 26 special session is set to award contracts for court house supplies. Local notes mention John Allison returning from illness and various consumer items from stores like Meyer's basement stock and holiday products.
A horse and buggy were stolen from near Pete Sohn's grocery on 3rd Street in broad daylight. Witnesses saw the rig being driven through Walesboro around 11 o'clock. Mr. Carmichael pursued via Walesboro and Jonesville while telegraph messages were sent to Seymour and Brownstown. Authorities expect the thief to be caught.
A busy society page records a surprise party for Mrs Sieberta on Fourth street and announces a Democratic district delegate convention in Columbus Indiana on January 2 1902 at 130 pm to select delegates to the state central committee. Committees on finance program and arrangements are named with meeting times and venue details. Perfumes from the land are advertised at Siahthuths.
Market notes from Indianapolis show fat steers 1350 pounds and up at 5.25 to 5.75, 1200 to 1300 pound steers at 5.00 to 5.50, and lighter 1000 to 1150 pound steers at 4.40 to 4.75. Grain prices list No 2 red wheat 81 cents track, corn No 2 white 69 cents, oats No 2 white 49 to 50 cents, hay steady with No 1 timothy 11.75 to 12.25, clover and Timothy seed mixed. Sheep and lamb values shown for good to choice and common classes, with stockers and feeding sheep at 1.50 to 2.50 per 100 pounds and buckwheat around 2.00 to 2.50.
Notice items describe a sale of holiday china at F. J. Meyer’s basement, Rost’s watch and holiday goods prices, and a general shopping scene with various local notices. Mentions of Berlin goose consumption, Ibsen attire, and naval observatory meteor figures appear as side notes in the fragment.
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