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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1897
Page
2
This ad touts stylish suits and overcoats at moderate prices with claims of superior tailoring. It highlights boys and children's suits, reefers, and Ulsters, offered 25 to 50 percent below prices in larger cities and contrasts quality with merchant tailors.
A note records the Columbus Indiana post office entry marking second class matter status for mailing.
The Jeffersonville Journal says wheat prices show little change following the election. The item suggests the paper’s view that Democratic success did not cause a market slump, noting prices remain essentially unchanged despite prior predictions.
The text urges charities to remember human nature when supporting dependents. It argues reliance on public aid weakens resolve to stay independent and notes emergencies can create exceptions, mentioning David Phillips as a lifelong hard working man running for office.
Dr Roland visits Greensburg while Seneca Drybread and Rev I Perry travel through the city. Miss Anna McShane returns from North Vernon and Miss Augusta Hill goes to Edinburg. W E Everroad comes from Jeffersonville. George Hull is ill. Mrs Emmons visits Indianapolis. professors Tull and Markland return from Hartsville. Several residents travel to Cincinnati and Indianapolis for visits and court. A zoo garden movement begins in Chattanooga. Typhoid illness confines Joe Haefele and Emma Huntsinger. Numerous social visits and a Monday Literary Club meeting discuss Thanksgiving origins. Morris Rosenbush and Miss Cillian Showfield plan a Muncie wedding. couple arriving to stay with Mr Lee Rosenbush before moving in.
Weather forecast for Columbus Indiana area calls for rain tonight and cooler, then clearer conditions on Tuesday with a drop in temperature.
Cliff Richardson is now permanently employed at the shop, signaling a stable staffing update. The notice confirms his continued role after a period of transition.
The funeral was held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Presbyterian church, with Rev Hood officiating. Pallbearers included Adem Keller, John Gysie, John Stobo, Donner, F Seward, and John Bonham. College notes mention Joe Sweeney of Butler visiting his parents, and Columbus collegians planning a Thanksgiving excur sion. Daisy Club members plan to escort George Pence to his Pence calla home with a farm wagon decorated with fodder and pumpkins.
James Mullaney chief detective of the Lake Shore Read is now held on bond for alleged complicity in the Lake Shore freight train robberies totaling $25,000 and is also under arrest for the murder of Officer Christianson in South Bend Indiana on November 14.
Isaac Landers was tried before Squire Stader for assault and battery on WritFields. He pled guilty, was fined 11 dollars, and jailed.
Pfeifer Brothers run a fine lunch in the city with service from 9 to 11 am and until 10 pm. The establishment invites patrons to satisfy their inner man by trying the lunch offerings.
Local firemen organize a large ball on Thanksgiving Eve with extensive preparations noted. The social event aims to raise funds and strengthen community ties, with volunteers coordinating decorations, tickets, and entertainment.
Sunday services preached at the Mission Hall and M. E. Church drew large crowds with strong interest. Rev Curtiss delivered two sermons. Miss Mills received an urgent call to the Charge. Also notes of an absconder in Leavenworth, jail illnesses, crook sentencing, a lynching scare, a mail robbery, and various regional mentions and personal updates.
In Indianapolis on November 14 Miss Mattie Robinson, 17, was shot dead by her 15 year old brother Cecil Robinson. He thought the gun unloaded when she handed it to him and pressed the trigger close to her head. They are children of the late Jack Robinson, a railway engineer. The shooting occurred before their mother. Also noted: Kinney & Kinney will have calendars for 1898. Editor Hearsey predicts Louisiana to adopt a new constitution curbing Negro suffrage. Henry Phillips, a self confessed murder and moonshiner, was lynched at Osceola Arkansas Saturday midnight.
A fragment notes Envelops cf all colors at the Svar office and mentions Geo Caldwell. Streets are muddy making passage hard. Rabbits reach market. quails follow new laws favoring marksmen. Ducks could swim in streets but may move to other quarters next year. A shoemaker is wanted at Joe Haefele shop, 423 Fourth Street.
J Waldher Kirk known as King of the Dudes appeared in New York police court to answer for shooting Richard Mandlebaum at Hotel Girard. He was held for examination under $2,500 bond and is jailed. Also notes Oderless vault cleaning by William H. Ault of Sweet Ireland and city Justice courts handling a busy docket with John Newcomb promoting low price feeds.
A list of fire alarm box locations is followed by old patent medicine ads. The boxes include intersections such as Second and Jackson and Fifth and Brown, with many other street pairs. The notice then shifts to druggists selling Lixative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Dr. Duiles’ Pain Pills with guaranteed refunds and other tonics.
A garbled notice references a medical claim about curing constipation and entities including Lake Custarets and Gandy Gutharthc. The fragment mentions 62 and C.C.C. and pharmacy involvement but provides no clear outcome or actionable detail.
Report notes social gatherings held yesterday did not yield notable progress or outcomes. Organizers hoped for momentum but attendees and observers described limited engagement and uncertain results.
An old advertisement extols a shoe dealer J. A. Newton claiming lower prices than rivals. The note touts ladies custom made shoes at 2.50 while others charge 8.00, arguing profits come from reducing costs and customer expense.
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