Columbus News Briefs and Local Notes from Page
A Columbus courthouse meeting discussed decoration day and cemetery improvements. Reports cover trains arriving and departing, local exhibitions at the Christian Church, a 500 mile walk starting tonight, an excursion from Franklin through Columbus to Madison and Hanover, and various city happenings including sickness in Sandereck, fencing at the Democrat office, and cemetery concerns.
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Franklin
Columbus
Madison
Hanover
Meyer
C. A. Hubbard
Democrat
K. D.srawley
Sandereck
City schools chief to answer critics over exhibition charges
Prof Graham, superintendent, plans next week to respond to three Republican writers who condemn the Friday night exhibition charging admission. Proceeds fund school apparatus. A District Court ruling in a banking case was upheld, and a Columbus decoration ceremony at the City cemetery was noted with musical accompaniment.
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Graham
Republican
District Court
Indianapolis
McEwen & Jones
McEwen & Sons
McEwen and & Sons
U. S. Circuit Court
Gresham
Distict Court
Columbus
W. A. Burton
Conservatory of Music
Academy Hall
Local court remarks and community notes of interest
The column relays court remarks about a bond signatin dispute, an alleged misprint of “honestly mistaken,” and notes on a lad finding and returning a silver watch to Michael Purcell. It also praises honest citizenship, urges grave markers for soldiers, reports a Brown county team runaway, highlights a high school and Conservatory of Music exhibition, mentions a Edinburg Sunday School excursion to Louisville, and fixes the Agricultural Society fair for September 11 to 15 with a call to prepare for a county exposition.
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Fred. Verhein
J. G. Schwartzkoff
Michael Purcell
Verhein
Edinburg
Louisville
Columbus
M E Church South Pastor and Local News Roundup
Rev J B Sime of Ohio township takes charge at Vanceburg Ky as new M E Church South minister. Arrest made in forgery case near Taylorsville with $1000 bond. W N Lake of Philadelphia to walk 500 miles in 500 hours in Columbus starting today. Keyes and Smith handle a Vernon divorce action over alleged infidelity. Union Sabbath school met at Hartsville with Rev A Parker praising Bible authenticity. Prisoner of war statements urged to be sent to Indiana adjutant general. A walker sought as referee for 500 mile event. no pay. Wagon accident near Hege's saw-mill. Penmanship teacher A Marquam praised. P H Sweeney compared to Beech er after praise from a lady. Wm W Herod residence robbed of $40 silverware. Lewis Moore joins Trade Palace as clerk. Two Republican writers press city school superintendent post. Solomon Lambert mule loss blamed on poison. Frost damaged late wheat. late sown wheat spared. Basket picnic at Jacob Cook's woods June 2 with State Lecturer of S of H expected.
Voter enumeration and town notes from Columbus township
Mr John Coups tally shows 1508 voters in Columbus township and city at the latest enumeration, up 95 from last fall and 362 since six years earlier. The issue includes community remarks on a serenade, a Sunday school convention, business improvements, a new beef-drying device at Mr George Kitzingers, a drinking fountain at Trade Palace, court plans, travel to Madison, a visit by Mrs Portia Wright and her husband, and local civic notices.
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Columbus Township
John Coup
George Kitzinger
Local notes and remedies from a 19th century column
A village column recounts news of town life including a shooting incident, a wedding at the M E Church, a pastor’s visit, farming chores, a road stump removal, new music and a harness shop project. It also touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs with a sales note and local advertisements.
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Ois
Dr. King
Barrett & Hauser
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Marshall County
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Kitzingers
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