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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1898
Page
2
Columbus Evening Star lists candidates for Third district commissioner Joan Parotecs of Jonesville. party meetings set for May 28 1898 and June 3 1893 to nominate delegates to state and county conventions. Mentions War news interest, local events, and civic notices amid a busy town page.
Sunday church activities across English Lutheran Presbyterian and St Paul’s churches include worship, Sunday school, and special services with notes on Pentecostal observance and memorials. Local Republican committees announce May 28 meetings across Harrison Clay Rockcreek and Burnaville townships to elect delegates to various conventions.
Voters in the Third ward plan a 7:30 p.m. gathering in the Ulrich block room on Fourth street to choose one delegate for the Congressional state and Senatorial conventions. Precincts ten, eleven, and twelve also meet May 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the auditors office for delegates to state and congressional and senatorial conventions. Other townships and wards arrange similar delegate selections and a Cincinnati excursion is advertised for May 29 by the Big Four.
W W Lambert of Bartholomew county announces candidacy for the nomination as Joint Senator representing Bartholomew and Decatur counties subject to the will of the Republican convention.
Fred C. Ulrich is announced as a candidate for County Clerk subject to Republican nomination and Will F. Barrett announces himself as a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court, subject to Republican nomination. Convention June 4, 1898.
Henry W. Rethwisch announces his candidacy for county treasurer subject to the Republican nominating convention. W. F. Coats is named as a candidate and William Steinkamp of Jackson township is also announced as a candidate for county treasurer under the Republican convention.
County records list Albert F Owens as a recorder candidate subject to Republican nomination. Hawcreek township’s K. B. Colvin is named as a candidate for Recorder of Bartholomew County subject to Republican convention. Wayne township’s E. M. Heiner is also announced for Recorder, pending the Republican convention decision.
Multiple announcements state candidates for Bartholomew County sheriff all subject to the Republican county convention. Nominees named include Stephen Bailey Scott Elzea Henry Howe George Orr John Dinn and others. The notices indicate plans to seek the party nomination at the upcoming convention in June 1893.
Louis Friedersdorf of Rockcreek township seeks county commissioner seat in the Third District pending Republican nominating convention. Henry C Harris of German township announces for First District pending GOP convention. John G Parcheck of Jonesville also announces for Third District subject to Republican nominating actions.
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