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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
4
A perplexing mezcla of notices and quips appears including Madrid officials enacting a law to shave habitual drunkards every four weeks. Separate items mention a Pittsburg memorial parade with schoolgirls in military uniforms, cabinet prices, a riddle about a death method, and a Herald-like ad column for Hall’s Catarrh Cure with endorsements and a prize offer.
The store advertises low prices on yardage and fabrics including 2000 yds lawn at .03, 3000 yds dimities at .04, 5000 yds mixed lawn and dimity at 7 10 12 cents, 3000 yds dress ginghams from 5 cents, muslin at 4 cents per yard, 40 inch muslin at 5 cents, 25 dozen shirt waists, and new lines in underwear and hosiery. Readies Ladies ready made suits, skirts and wrappers at low prices.
George P. Parka appeals the Lawrence Circuit Court verdict fining him 25 dollars for practicing medicine without a license. The trial alleged he treated a patient with magnetic healing by using body forces to knead diseased parts without drugs. He argues the medical law last winter is unconstitutional.
Marion Stogdill of Elkinsville Brown county Indiana asks Sheriff Wagner the reward for recapturing Cort Carter who escaped from jail about a year ago. Wagner says no reward exists but will rearrest him if he learns his whereabouts. The note cites Carter’s prior jail break and a Pennsylvania car burglary charge.
In Feauuin Indiana on June 11 the Franklin College senior class held its class day at the opera house before a full audience. Juniors attempted to seize several seniors. one was captured but escaped on the way to the country. Six policemen guarded the event as lights were cut off before curtain
Forrest Twaddell goes to East St Louis for a new job while Miss Mary Mahoney returns from Indianapolis. Elizabeth Mitchell visits from Indianapolis to stay with her brother George Mitchell. Anna Laughery and friends from Edinburg attend a dance. D G Meyers travels from Columbus on business. Local officials Sey and Dems Dillman and Armstrong are in town for business. Mary Owens visits Columbus from there. Mrs N A Cooper travels to Edinburg for a visit. Charles Talkington returns to Grammer. J R Beck family heads to Freeport after a short stay. Mrs Gottlieb Hoeltke and children return from Dillsboro. All Columbus schoolteachers to meet at the high school at 9 am with Prof Fitzgibbon. Excursion via Pennsylvania Lines to Fort Wayne for Elks Grand Lodge meeting June 11 12. New wash goods advertised at low prices. Poultry Compound job: 15 weekly with expenses paid. Drawing 2 Kaile. Wm F Rose arrested for drawing a deadly weapon. arraigned before Squire Palmer. trial next Saturday. Police raid on a South Bethany A building found full of negroes and a lively poker game with a speak easy. smallpox noted.
Brown owner of Garry Herrmann announced the horse will not start in the American Derby on June 22 due to prolonged illness. The horse will be turned out for three months. A Columbus chapter No 10 R A M meeting was called for 7:30 PM to work in Past and M E M degrees.
Robi Kinsey resigns from the paid fireman post and Dan Smith takes the position. Kinsey will join Walter Clark's barber shop on Fifth Street after his departure.
The Harriet Davis versus John Crump trial concluded with closing arguments and evidence presented at Franklin. The case was submitted to the jury at 6 p.m. yesterday afternoon for verdict deliberation.
In Anderson Indiana a six year old girl perished when enveloped in flames in the yard on Tuesday afternoon. Her mother, attempting to save her, was severely burned and may die. The mother tore off her clothing to smother the flames and remains in critical condition. The incident occurred as the child cried I am burning up.
A Washington Star item quotes a friend praising a lucid document and the statesman admitting he made it so clear that the public might mistake it for being merely readable rather than profound.
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