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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1898
Page
8
The page lists hay and grain prices including wheat bran corn oats and flour with per ton and per bushel figures. It also notes a local entertainment spiel about a good house and cheap tobacco cessation ad copy. There are travel sale details for Big Four Route tickets and messages from railway officials along with political news on Henry Howe candidate for sheriff.
The council records publish precinct boundaries as follows: west of Washington Street south from Fourth Street, Washington Street north from Fourth, area between Mechanic and Washington north from Eighth, area between Washington and Mechanic south from Fifth, and area between Mechanic and Sycamore south from Eighth Street.
The Republican precincts announce meetings on Monday March 28 1898 at 7 30 pm to select city convention delegates. Precincts 3 5 8 13 7 2 4 14 and 6th include locations such as D F Dolls paint shop Ulrich Block Kramers shoe shop Barnaby s green house Crump block marshal s office and barber shop on Orinoco Ave. Clyde Williams Dan Vannoy and Eoverk Empich issue notices.
The city Republican Convention is called to meet at City Hall March 29 1898 at 7 30 p m to nominate candidates for mayor clerk treasurer and marshal. Republicans will meet in precincts March 28 1808 to select delegates with listed precincts and totals. B W Parker chairman C C Moore secretary. Also an auction promises sale of all musical instruments within ten days at exact cost by W L Grisnur.
An advertisement for John G Lay, barber at Nea Post Office opposite side street, touts the best place in town for a good easy shave and a first class haircut.
Nation store at 426 Washington Street offers Christmastide and New Year goods with dolls and toys at the lowest prices. Chas P Pruitt proprietor. Local shoppers urged to visit for holiday bargains.
A numbered roster lists street and intersection pairs including 12 Second and Jackson 18 Thirth and Brown 14 Fifth and Washington 15 Seventh and Jackson 16 Third and Washington 17 Mooney's Tannery 21 Second and Franklin 23 Ninth and Franklin 24 Eleventh and Franklin 25 Fourteenth and Franklin 26 Sixth and Mechanic with 1 dollar Third and Pearl 34 Fifth and Sycamore 35 Ninth and Sycamore 36 Thirteenth and Sycamore 37 Fifteenth and Pearl 438 Seventh and Chestnut 45 Fifth and Wilson 46 Eighth and Union 52 Reeves Pulley Works 53 Tenth and Hutchins Ave 56 Sixteenth and California 57 17th and Orinoco Ave.
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