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Newspaper

Columbus Evening Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1898

Page

2

Gravel road vote sparks fight at Beck's Grove

Elisha Carmicheal and Richman Cross travel through Columbus and Houston as Beck's Grove supports gravel roads. A crowd hears Rev Jones while Jess arker and Jeskinner clash over road taxes and local graft rumors swirl around the Granger racket. Multiple precincts report mixed results with Story and nearby voters in a heated, ongoing contest.

Beck’s Grove Gellsville Story Wes Rich Phillips Junes Theampson Wiley Spurgeor Hert Leekning Samuel Brown Mort Hamilton Neal Gurley F. Mahe Dasaua Tipton Jonn Forman Jin McKnsey Mel McKinney Thownes Carmicheal George Truex Geo Scot Carmicheal Wil T. Carmicheal W. W. Henry A. A Manivel Jacob Lockman

Burnsville Funeral Details and Local Visits Noted

Rev Burns and wife and Fr Beck and wife fished near Tetersville with little catch. Joy Minor and wife visited his sister last Sunday. Burns’s grandfather died south of Burnsville Tuesday. funeral Thursday at 10 a.m. by Rev Cater with interment by Cummins Romin ger. Burns attended his grandfather William Burne’s funeral Thursday at Burnsville. Tom Wired visited friends. Maud Rominger went to Indianapolis Monday to accompany someone.

Burns Fr. Beck Tetersville Joy Minor Burnsville Cummins & Rominger William Burne

Bloomington student to spend weeks at Turkey Lake

Art Mohaffer and a wife plan a geology study visit at Turkey Lake. Mr Mohaffer, a Bloomington College geology student, will be away several weeks. The town notes heavy rain harvests, local moves, and social visits amid a busy season.

Art Mohaffer Turkey Lake

War News Dominates Courier Journal’s Front Page Coverage

The Louisville Courier-Journal proclaims its war reporting as the most accurate and comprehensive in the South and West, shifting focus from politics to war news. It touts a reduced price, explains a special offer with the Star, and notes additional items on tariffs and Cuba.

Louisville Courier-Journal South West Courier-Journal Daily News Stan Star Office

To Cure Headache in iS Min Dr. Davis Anti Headache

The note advertises Dr. Davis anti headache remedy for headache relief. An illegible brand name appears as a drugstore product with bold claims and a misspelled word. The ad targets general readers seeking quick relief.

Leiter Handles Leiter Affairs Affects Wheat Market

CHICAGO June 15 L Z Leiter assumes control of all Joseph Leiter affairs to settle obligations and collect accounts. The final transfer from younger to elder ends lingering creditor concerns and impacts the wheat market. Armour will distribute Leiter cash wheat in the U S Geddes in Britain and Winds Trust in France. Also note rain forecast and a brakeman injury on train No 175 to Cambridge City.

L. Z. Leiter Chicago Joseph Leiter P. D. Armour Leiter United States Alexander Geddes Great Britain Winds ‘Trust and Savings Bank France George Krainig Cambridge City

Lord Cockburn's Sea Cruise and Courtroom Plea

Lord Chief Justice Cockburn enjoyed sea trips on his yacht and invited a Puisne judge from the Queen's Bench. A stormy night made the voyage uneasy. the judge grew sick, prompting Cockburn to offer comfort and, in a humorous twist, the judge requested overruling a motion.

Cockburn Queen’s Bench Lord Cockburn

Weather mood shifts in Germantown barometer note

A Philadelphia Call item quotes a Germantown lady talking about her husband’s rheumatism and the need to guess weather or use a barometer once he’s cured. The witty remark highlights reliance on weather signs rather than medical certainty.

Germantown Philadelphia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Columbus Evening Star E.H Kinney Go, A Turpin Proprietors Ulrich Block Stoppsite Hughes’ Livery Stable Citizen’s Bell 108 Chas. A. Turpin City Editor Forpoint W. W. Lambert Wah. Aikin Will F. Barrett Samuel W. Fitch EL M. Helner WM. F. Coats Henry Howe W. L. Fugate Henry Barris Jesse Day Lockman Elisha Carmicheal Columbus Our Josh Brown Houston Church Su Jones Jess Arker Meetia Jeskinner Richman Cross the Grove Jim M Kinney Jomey Mooris Squire Carticheal Hartsville Tom Wired Maud Rominger Indianapolis Mondlegy Allcrug Aly Addie Purvis Aberman Tenn Jessie Hughes Your Cohee Ted Huffman M. MK George Utter Kansas George W. J. Weiler Whiggille O H. C. Hill Wm. Silk Thos. Luke Indianapolis Coaealine Mills Harry Scholler Ghisase New York Keithtown Fehrings Citizens Telephone Company Citizens Telephone Co W. H. G. Butler Pres W. F. Murray Secy Sagasta London Spain The Standard Oil Company Sugar Trust Senate McKinley Cuba Ijda Tigner Hodnett St. Nicholas Jon Dr. C. Roland, M. D Griffith Boeb Western Union Telegraph Office Citizens Ikere Dons Bke Pittsby Conumbpus Fu Dr. Davis Ali Drouggists Parker & Hauser E. F. de Forest Farmes Fire Insurance Company Kinney & Kinney J. Feathers & Son Indiana Thomas Brown Henry Strassner Jackson Street Ile Imual Saate Beechams Palis Fey Boxcom Surcmer In Colorado Rockies Pennsylvania Lines W. W. Richardson D. Pr Agt Ind Funkhouser 6Th and Washington Street Olumbes Uncle Sam Commodore Dewey J. H. Arnold F. Donner Cascarets Newell C. H. Ketrz Jones St Sioux City Sterling Remedy Company Montreal Kitt County Markets G Bain Southern Railway Great Southeastern States Kentucky Tennessee Virginia North South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Southland Asheville N. C Wm. H. Taylor Fourth Avenue Louisville Rushville Pennsvania Lines A. m Central Tenet Dedica
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