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Newspaper
Columbus Democrat
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1877
Page
3
Judge Hester will preside over the case of Jefferson county's defaulting treasurer in Madison soon. Attention is drawn to the Conservatory of Music advertisement debuting this week.
Henry Aufderheide ex trustee of Jackson township was indicted for forgery for placing George Snively’s name on an official bond. Snively testified he did not sign the second bond. experts deemed it genuine. Aufderheide was acquitted and released on bond. Other notes report a new elevator project and market declines, plus a lurid Cotulla County travel tale and local editor’s rebuttal.
Anonymous note from Keithtown warns of two intoxicated men profaning the sabbath and threatening violence toward youths. City officials urged action as Columbus residents fear lawless behavior. Other items: pipe organ for German Lutheran church valued at $750 arriving. new Jeff road timetable. Madison branch changes. Burton & Bright footwear sale. heavy rains halt farming. James Buchanan, formerly of Columbus, admitted to Supreme Court practice.
Logan Strickland is ill with fever. Miss Lina Strickland of Hope visits relatives. The strawberry blond belle and talk of crops, maps, war news, and local happenings fill the page. School terms at Taylorsville run May 24 to 26. Various local anecdotes and brief notices conclude the column.
A collection of brief notices from Indianapolis area life including local departures and deaths, school events, church jokes, and community happenings. Highlights cover mayoral honors, a Santa Claus visit by train, German institute reports, missing children found safe, May socials postponed, and detailed obituary of Abraham Johnson Hall born 1799 who died May 9 1877 after a long Indiana migration from Ohio.
Public school closing exams run Monday through Friday with room assignments for grades 10 to 1 covering rhetoric physiology geography grammar arithmetic reading spelling and numbers. Classical Institute exams start Wednesday finishing Friday. German department tests Friday with English and German both written and oral. Examinations end Friday at noon to allow teachers to review papers. Also advertisement for Dring's New Discovery for respiratory ailments with free trial bottles. Barrett and Hauser sell the medicine.
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