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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
3
News from Nashville reports a severe accident in Monroe county Saltcreek township where William Clark’s right arm was torn off below the elbow as it caught in a threshing machine while he tended a shredder. Clark is dressed and resting well. he tied a glove to his arm to avoid further loss.
The State’s case against John Cahn for maintaining a nuisance in East Columbus ended in a circuit court jury acquitting him. Testimony disputed which part of the facility was the nuisance, while Dr. J. N. Hurty’s inspection influenced the verdict. Milton Bevis’s case for wife desertion began in circuit court, with prior fine and an appeal noted.
Names and moves of residents and visitors including Mrs. Frank Toohey Mrs. J McDonald Miss Elizabeth Lucas and others visiting relatives in Indianapolis Seymour Edinburg Keokuk and Logansport with trips to Columbus and other towns. Christmas shopping note mentions Bruns the up to date furnisher.
A Tuesday evening party at Miss Lulu Sackman’s Fourth Street home drew about forty friends with light refreshments music and games. The Intér Se Club met at Miss Gertrude Doty’s Hutchins Ave home and Mary Wella’s daughter’s seventeenth birthday was observed west of town. An ad notes jackets box coats and automobiles offered for sale at once. A wagon accident near Jonesville left Gus Cuinehagen unharmed despite a crushed wagon log. A farmer’s tale contrasts a gray mare and a stubborn black horse then cites a proverb about bearing burdens. An ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery to restore strength for working women and Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
Indianapolis resident Will J. Mooney writes to thank a friend and request two bottles by express from A. Kiefer Drug Co. He reports the medicine has helped him greatly and hopes it will fully relieve his trouble, asking for an invoice.
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