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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1898
Page
2
The Farmers earnestly hope for a favorable year with wheat above a dollar and strong prices for other crops under a Republican administration. General Lee is discussed as a possible next Democratic candidate for president, per metropolitan papers.
In a reflective note the article links 1898 prosperity to wartime distractions, suggesting that without the war and the subsequent panic, the era would have seen continued good times, though current pullbacks temper optimism.
A good many calls from different committeemen for May 28 meetings err by listing only one delegate to one convention. The notices should include delegates for state, congressional, and senatorial conventions.
A traveling man Arthur Spoor kills his unfaithful wife at a Georgia street resort then shoots himself dead. In a separate note, the piece rails at war revenue politics, criticizing silver advocates in the Senate and denouncing fiat money plans amid wartime spending and bond proposals.
A baby boy was born to J. H. Arnold and his wife on Monday. They plan to sell ten acres of ground with a barn orchard and outbuildings at Hartsville. Enquire at the Star office.
Notice for the Citizens' Telephone Co annual stockholders meeting in Columbus Indiana at 7 30 p m on Thursday June 9 1898. Business vital to the company will be considered and transacted. A full meeting is necessary and attendance is requested. Wa F Norton secretary a2st
Carrie Wittig versus Adolph Wittig represented by C J Kollinger for plaintiff, filed Monday. Parties wed January 2, 1893 and divorced March 29, 1895, remarried June 18, 1896. Wittig released from jail after murder acquittal at last marriage. Fred C Miller sues Retta Miller for divorce. married May 6, 1882, abandoned March 26, 1886. M D Emig attorney for plaintiff.
The State and congressional conventions for East and West Rockcreek precincts meet at Burnsville on Saturday May 28 to select delegates. Committeemen Fa Isaac F Jackson and Joan F Williams oversee preparations. Also notes on commencements, visits, trips, and local shop chatter including summer underwear and ice cream.
Will F Barrett enters the race for the clerk of the circuit court seeking the Republican nomination. The convention is scheduled for June 4, 1808.
A Key West dispatch says a fisherman near Gonaives on the island’s west coast reported at 2 pm yesterday three steamers seen coming from the north and moving south at full speed. He could not identify their nationality but noticed a red flag.
County officials announce Samuel W. Fitch of Ohio Township as candidate for county auditor subject to the Republican nominating convention on June 4 1898 in Ohio.
The Fifth ward Republicans meet Saturday evening May 28 at 7 30 to elect three delegates one to the joint senatorial convention one to the congressional convention and one to the state convention. The convention will be at Kings store in Maple Grove East Precinct Rockcreek Township. Voters in East precinct Rockcreek township meet at Burnsville Friday June 3 to select nine delegates for the county convention in Columbus June 4. Joan F Williams Com.
Cure a cold in one day take Brumo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. The genuine has L i on each tablet. For the Spanish fleet Uncle Sam is so Commodore Dewey did Veni Vidi Vici. Our patrons can say Veni Vidi when they come for relief for defective sight as we adjust glasses after testing with accuracy and repeat service.
The One and One Third Fare account of the mechanical engineers' society sets a trip from May 30 to June 4 via the Big Four Route. Tickets go on sale May 27 through June 1, with return validity to June 7. For details and tickets contact Big Four Route agents or E. O. McCormick, Pass Traf Mgr Warren J. Lynch, Asst Genl Pass and Ticket Agt Cincinnati Ohio.
The government notes high demand for a clean, efficient coal like Pittsburg coal. Consumers seek coal that provides intense heat and superior quality for reliable fires.
We are authorized to announce William Steinkamp of Jack on township as a candidate for county treasurer subject to the Republican nominating convention. He aims to win the party nod and run in the general election.
Announcement lists Stephen Bailey Scott Elzer and John Dunn as candidates for sheriff, all subject to the Republican county convention. Multiple declarations express intent to run and designate Bartholomew County as the jurisdiction, with dates tied to the 1898 convention.
Louis Friedersdorf of Rockcreek township announces candidacy for county commissioner in the Third District subject to Republican convention action. Henry C. Harris of German township declares for the First District pending Republican county convention decisions.
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