Local Business Directory Highlights in Febrings Era
Directory excerpt lists Febring's Drug Store promoting perfumes and cigars, plus C F Schaefer & Co flour and other merchants. Mentions include candy kitchen, E C Becht proprietor, F M Watt groceries, John M Newcomb mill and motto Always the Best always the cheapest, J S Stobo blacksmith, J B Cook & Son apples, Mrs C Reynolds City Cafe, John G Lay barber, Waltons pictures, W H Fulwider marble dealer, Hustler store, Chas P Pruitt store, and Henry Vonfange with new offerings.
Prather in New York Probes May Hill Death Case
Mrs. T. B. Prather of Columbus Indiana arrives in New York to seek evidence challenging the death of May Hill at the Colonnade Hotel in May 1896. She questions the note left with the body and asserts a motive to murder, citing a family history of illness and disputes over May Hill's will and estate.
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Colonnade
T. B. Prather
Columbus
Wood and Wood Prices and Local Notices
Wood for sale at $1.00 per cord from J. A. George and Steve Wood. Eliza Markland returning from Witchita visit. Joe Everroad to Charleston to arrange government contract work. Treasury balance and gold reserve figures cited. Advertised goods for sale by Hotel merchants. Columbus canvassing for Evening Star subscribers with liberal pay. Conklin and others appointed to Ft Wayne and Evansville post offices. Local comment on Columbus’s town image and newspaper influence. Ladies storm rubbers 25 cents. Men’s buckle arctice 25 cents.
Ball at City Hall presented by Rolla Company
U R E of P Ball Rolla Company number 31 will give a grand ball Thursday Dec 30 at City Hall. Admission 50 cents Ladies free. Do not be deceived by unscrupulous persons who tell you my feed mill will not run It will run as usual Bring me your orders. wif. r ALLEN PARMER
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Rolla Company
Quarterly paper subscription and clerical appointments
An old notice offers a year long subscription deal for Tiis The Semi Weekly Star and another paper for $1.25 plus ad text. It reports temporary clerks hired by the post office in Indianapolis at $50 monthly and in Muncie from Dec 21 to Jan 10 at $9 500 per year. The fragment ends with a local rhyme about beer.
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Star
Indianapolis Weekly Journal
Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel
Courier Journal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Post Office Department
Indianapolis
Muncie
Ind
Chambers Hayworth Wedding At Taylorsville
Local society items note visitors passing through Columbus to Taylorsville for the Chambers-Hayworth wedding. Coral Wilson travels to Indianapolis for Christmas with Ferris family. Rev Geo Henninger and others also seen en route. Subtexts include holiday plans and family connections across Ohio and Indiana.
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Geo. Henninger
Crothersville
Columbus
Taylorsville
Chambers-Hayworth
Chambers—Hayworth
Oyster soup and baked heart with dressing feast menu
A menu listing oyster soup baked heart with dressing fried spare ribs baked beans rye bread and cold slaw. The item code g9915 appears as a catalog reference.
Indiana Grand Jury Indicts Five in Murder and Trespass Cases
The grand jury finished its investigation and returned indictments in multiple cases. Frank Coryell is charged with murder in the first degree. Will Moore and Chas Graham face petitions. Benny Ping has three indictments for malicious trespass against Orlando Fortner. all proceedings cited in the Indiana state case.
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State of Indiana
Frank Coryell
State of
Orlando Fortner
Local Court Records Report Assorted Actions and Judgments
Ronard Nevill guilty of assault and battery with a $25 fine. committed until paid or stayed. Estate of Joseph Utter case involves land sale with deed to purchaser. sale report approved. Claims include $785 for John M. Spears and estate of John Banster. Matilda Comer estate claim of $10.83 dismissed. Elisabeth Geary granted divorce from Thos Geary. Several notes and claims settled, including Owens and Shumway judgments. O P McLean claim allowed and Matilda Comer estate case dismissed.
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Ronard Nevill
Nevill
John S. Huffman
Joseph ‘ Utter
Anna Boyle
Wilson
Utter
Monta “Leighton
Eva Leighton
Letts Leighton
George Leighton
Francis Utter
John Banster
Matilda’ Comer
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Business Directory
Febring’s
Febring
C.F. Schaefer & CO
East Third St
P. O
E. C. Becht
F.m.watt
Third Street
John M. Newcomb
Jackson Street
Jus
Stobo
Henny Melr
Henry Meir
Bruning & Vonstrohe
Sycamore Street
F. Donner
Washington St
Will R. Carman
John Hughes
W. H. Buxton
Q. J. Noblitt
Amos E. Hartman
INO. Scott, Baker and Grocer
Scott’s
Clarence W. Adams
Washington Street
E.E. Waddington
Fred Volla
H. T. Burnett & CO
Baltimore
Fremont Davis
Franklin St
Chas. Danforth
Broms
J. A. Hughes
Cor 4Th and
Franklin
S Brown
Mr. Brown
Bheining & CO
Brein,fog & Co
Wa Steinberger
J Bcook & Son
Southwest Cor 2Nd and
Jackson Sts
Citizens
John G. Lay
Postoffice
Opp
Walton’s
W. H. Fulwider
Hustler
Queensware and Nation Store
Chas. P. Pruitt
M. J. Hirth
Car 10Th and Mechanic Sts
Sanders & Taylor
J. E. Ferguson
Washington At
Ferguson
H.M. Holmes & Bro Druggist
Loy
E.w.ragsdale
Columbus Ladies Bazar
J. H. Kaiser
New York
WM. Donholt
M’f'r
H.L. Rost
M. H.snively, Grocer Cor
16Th and
Home Ave
L. Rosenbush & CO
Wayland & Wells
X’mas
Frank McNeal
Chestnut Street
H.Y. Langdon & CO
Davidson & Henderson
Winans
Washington,St
Henry Vonfange
Sycamore
Lith
Geo. Fellows
V. L.griser
Spiehler’s
B. Prather
May Hill
May ’ Hill
Ralph Hill
Edward Hill
Europe
Senor
Edwardo Zeroga
Vassar
Indiana
May
John
Edel
Gin
Sue
Sué
Isham Keith
Mr. Hill
Supreme Court of Indiana
Ling
Mrs. Prather
United States
England
Mr. Prather
Arnold
Ogden’s
Toohey's
Burnett’s
All Druggista
Tidke
Wright
TuRnErs
Philadelphia
Fant
Hauser & Parker
Eow
Lien
Arnold’s
H. T. Burnett
Arnold's
Ogden
Toohey’s
John M. Lewis, Jr
Seymour
Steve Wood
J. A. George
Eliza Markland
Witchata
Kan
Joe Everroad
Charleston
South Carolina
Hotel Cierehante
Eventing Star
Kivnzy & Tunpiy
JJ Conklin
Ft Wayne
William H .Fainstleroy
Evansville
John T. Young
Newt Marah
Jeffersonville Journal
U.R. E. of
P. Ball
Allen Parmer
Prairie Farmer
Fifth Street
Perry Patettic
Satry
Mies
Coral Wilson
Horace Ferris
Rev. Campbell
Moore's Hill
J. L. Lucky
Sidney, Oaio
Rhoda Herod
Ohio
Frank
Herod
Clarence” McCullough
Purdue
Clarence Custer
Wabash College
Sherm Remy
Joe Whitten
Decker
Pfeifer Bros
Circuit Court
John M. Spears
Biligabeth Geary
Thos
Geary
George N.” Heffen’ Ve. Jeronte
Gyren Renus
O. P. McLean
Matilda Comer
Og Brway
Sienbe
Pittsburg
A.george's
Ste
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Arnolds
Royal
Sons
T Strickland, H P
AW Mason
King
TA Sibley
WF. Kendall
Cot H
Oliver Ong, P
Norval Hege, R A C
Jx Trotver
Treas W T Davis
Scotty’ Robt
Elvin
Lienberger’s
Sou
Via
Forth
Zist
Dall
J. S
Dress
Warren J. Lyngh
Cincinnati
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