23 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1898
Page
1
The city Republican committee met February 10 to set a delegate convention to nominate city officers to be elected in May 1898. The note lists delegate counts and includes signatures of B. W. Parker as chairman and C. W. Moore as secretary. Local items follow with ads and brief society notes from Seymour, Columbus, and Greensburg.
A heated Columbus YMCA gathering pits Captain Carson George against Captain Lon J. Cox in a bloodless war to boost membership. Blues vs Reds clash with banners, speeches, and a plan to raise funds by April 1, followed by a banquet to celebrate the victory.
Advertises Cascareta candy Cathartic for constipation with 10 and 25 cent prices. Claims guaranteed refund if CCC fails.
Hez Hughes, superintendent of the county infirmary, is arrested on Governor Mounts affidavit charging him with killing Henry Shuter and aiding the lynching at Vrversailles. The case rests on jail inmate Kelley who now claims to recall details after persuasion. Preliminary trial location Cross Plains may delay results until morning.
To the many friends who rendered us assistance in the last sickness and death of our beloved wife and daughter we take this method of returning our heartfelt thanks and for the kindness shown us we will never forget. Oscar FIEGENBAUM Mr and Mrs HENRY Fiscurr.
Friends of Congressman Overstreet report a private engagement to a Columbus Indiana woman and expect marriage within months. He reportedly occupies bachelor suites in the Victoria and has surprised intimates by plans to wed. The note appears in the Sentinel alongside local items on Fehring's cigars and Mrs Mollie Marsh’s Indianapolis trip.
Naval court of inquiry studies the Maine wreck under floodlights from the Mangrove. Divers work in darkness seeking bodies and salvage. witnesses include Lieut. G.F.W. Holman and Lieut. Commander Wainwright. Washington history interwoven with shipwreck details and railway travel promotions conclude the item.
The First Christian Church audience enjoyed Rev. Mr. Sweeney in a serious yet witty sermon. The piece blended scholarly Bible discussion with wit and humor, provoking tears smiles and thoughtful reflection on virtue. Augusta Journal notes the orator’s mastery of engaging, refined delivery.
Found cuff button tiger eye. Owner can claim by calling this office. Gillespie at 425 Fourth Street offers first class upholstering or furniture repairs, mattress renovation, or packing of household goods. All work guaranteed.
Notice from the street and alley committee warns that ashes and rubbish dumped in alleys and streets are forbidden by city ordinance and that prosecutions will follow if not stopped. By order street and alley committee 4516.
Special bargains advertise ladies fine shoes at 50 cents per pair with sizes listed. Shop by J. A. Newton at the One Price Cash Shoe Store promising leader of low prices.
Mrs Burdick Fiske of Maple Grove hosts a thimble party today with Elin burg friends. After needle work a 6 oclock dinner is served. In the evening gentlemen join for cards and dancing with listed guests and chaperones.
Mrs Lideka visited her daughter in Middletown this morning. Mrs Will Thompson traveled to Franklin. Mrs Hez Griffith Jr went to Indianapolis to visit her sister. Miss Anna Jones returned to Taylorsville. Mr and Mrs James Dickens came back from Elizabethtown. Charles Luker and wife returned from Elizabethtown. Mrs Wm Crippen returned to Edinburgh. Mrs Will Hege and children went to Scipio. Gertrude Fehring went to Seymour. Mrs Wm Burnett returned home from Indianapolis. Mrs Blanch Ross of Indianapolis spent yesterday with Mrs Dr Reynolds and went to Madison. Clarence Sanders came up from Jonesville. Mrs Maggie Vance, of Indianapolis, is expected to visit her sister Mrs Trodail.
Davis on sick list. Adam Glick weakening. Steenbarger awarded elevator sill contract for Julian Norton at Clifford. Gulley touts new pump on Contrary street. Mrs. Alpha Beavers ill with measles. Contrary street officers elected: A C Smith president, S F Robertson vice president, G H Gulley treasurer. Parish of local visits, exams for graduation, and social notes. Uncle Tom’s Cabin show draws crowds in Columbus. Snow melts pleasing motorman. framing shop designs by George E Ellis featured.
A brief notice urges farmers to use the Swan office for job printing, promising prices cheaper than the cheapest. The item emphasizes affordability and local service for farmers needing printed work.
In Vernon Indiana on February 22 Charles E. Boles trustee of Marion township shot and killed Charles E. Wilson a former employee at Jared Tobias store then died by suicide. The motive remains a mystery and Boles leaves a widow and two children. Reports mention possible opposition to Fred Fehring in a convention.
Geo H Cummins at 406 Wash St promotes his stationery business as the public recognizes the superiority of his goods. The ad emphasizes quality and location as the brand identity.
A humorous town tale centers on a wife who boasts of six bars of soap for fifty cents. Her husband retorts that he paid six times as much, six cents, prompting the wife to admit they both acted foolishly. The joke circulates as harmless local humor.
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