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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1897
Page
2
Advertisers tout stylish ready made suits and overcoats at lower prices than custom tailors. They claim better fit and quality than rival made-to-measure garments, urging shoppers to view boys and children’s options like reefers and ulsters offered 25 to 50 percent below city prices.
A note records the post office in Columbus Indiana being entered as second class matter indicating its mail status.
Official results show Bushnell with 423 816 votes and a 28 101 lead. Senate party split: 17 Republicans 18 Democrats. House: 58 Republicans 47 Democrats. On joint ballot Republicans hold a five vote majority. Hanna expected to lead by four on joint US senator ballot.
The report cites growing fear that delays in courts and the influence of unscrupulous lawyers allow murderers to escape. Citizens condemn the system as a scandal and demand reform after the Durrant case spurs renewed scrutiny.
The St Louis court ruling on boycott legality draws sharp criticism and calls for waiting on the full opinion. While a boycott may be unlawful, the piece notes the open question of whether labor-saving machinery or business rivals justify restraint, urging patience until the court's text is read.
Mrs Mike Lewis shows slow improvement Miss Sallie Stansifer travels to Cincinnati Miss Glessgo of Osgood visits Miss Cordin Linton Wilbur Houk resigns as Maple Grove Amos King’s clerk Mrs John Hughs arrives from Columbus to visit Mrs L C Armstrong Noblesville strawboard plant shuts for a week Ladies Aid hosts Mrs Frank Brown Orinoco Grand county farmers invite Mrs Governor Mount to speak at December meeting John Wright Henry Stader Jim Riley trial set for 2 pm Thursday before Squire Stader
A help wanted notice seeking a skilled shoemaker for immediate hire at Joe Hae'eles shop located at 423 Fourth Street. The advertisement calls for prompt employment and indicates the shop’s location for applicants to inquire.
Alderman Piotke introduced an ordinance requiring women to remove hats in theaters and another measure banning football within city limits. The council placed the hat rule on file by a 57 to 5 vote and he attempted a fight but was restrained in his seat.
Jeffersonville reports J A Carter, known to Chicago police, admitted to the reformatory for forging names of C M Keller & Co of Columbus. Also received are Tillman Jacobs a highway robber from Indianapolis John and Robert Lockridge brothers who stole a buckboard from Simon Boyerroad of Columbus and Charles Rains who shot Mrs Geo Raines of Joptoz.
A court action lists damages of 300 dollars in a dispute between Rebt Henry and Herman Franke, with Cox serving as the attorney.
Otisco Indiana residents Grace Pollock and Miss Anna Coup visit relatives in Indianapolis. Many others, including Mrs Chas Barnaby and Mrs Geo Pfeifer, go to Indianapolis for short visits. W J Sweet, S H Linson, and Dr Otto travel to Indianapolis. Lottie Arwine also journeys while illnesses limit others. Pain pills from Miles are noted with no relief.
Featrock Bedra Young returns from southern trip. Mrs. Chas McCartney returns from Hope. Mrs. Nora V Nading buys Wesley Nading residence. Donations to Milton Julliff family. Crun Pope delivers fruit trees for Albertson and Hobb. Residents attend Shelbyville business. Samuel Higgins sells bird dog to Shelbyville buyer. Corn husking hampered by rain. Elizabeth Ensley sick. Rev. Clark ends Christian church revival. Winter road trip to B D Spellman poor farm. Joliff and Kirkwood in city. Hawkins buys Christmas goods in Indianapolis. Wm Stott returns from Kentucky. Mrs. Wm Nading visits relatives. H G Solomon visits from Hope. Envelopes at Star office. Odorless vault cleaning ad. John B Stoll ill with malarial fever.
John Bowman and Sarah McKinney are recorded as applying for a marriage license. The notice lists the couples and their intended union in the local records.
Caicaco forecast shows fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with colder temperatures tonight. Weather report by Garrriott notes a chilly trend as fronts pass through the region.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church will meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. W. M. Taylor's home at the corner of Eighth and Washington streets. Tomorrow's gathering promises unusual interest and all members are urged to attend.
North Vernon health authorities grow uneasy as diphtheria cases rise. Dairymen in Madison County plan to cooperate on a milk condensing plant at Anderson. George Slaughter, awaiting Bedford trial for an attempted murder of Green Slaughter and George Holsapple, is said to be losing his mind from constant brooding over his trouble.
Cort Husking reports farmers have nearly completed corn gathering with most in the crib for winter. Wet conditions in recent weeks slowed work but general yields are good.
Fire crews arrived to a house on Second and Franklin at 10 30 found owned by Frank Pfeifer and occupied by Miss TiWie Leap. The blaze was extinguished with very little damage and the department made a rapid run.
The Baptist church of Washington Indiana has extended a unanimous call to the Rev C E W Dobbs pastor of the South Street Baptist church in this city to succeed the Rev J A Knowlton who has been called to Franklin It is not yet known if Mr Dobbs will accept the call
Col John Jameson longtime head of the United States Railway Mail Service under President Arthur has died at his Brooklyn home. Born in Albany in 1841, he moved with his family to Wisconsin in 1847 and served in the First Wisconsin Artillery during the Civil War before entering postal work and rising to chief of the railway mail service.
A Berlin dispatch reports German sailors and marines from the cruiser Division have landed in force at Kiaochan bay near Yen Chu Fu in Shan Tun province. The action aims to compel the Chinese government to meet Germany's demands following the murder of German missionaries.
The piece rails at perpetual quotations and notes the Persian Shah’s polygamy trend. It cites the Figaro and Pall Mall Gazette on Muzaffer-ed-Din’s harem, tallying 66 wives now and 1,720 former wives for the previous shah, with feminist critique of Genesis’s daughters of men passage.
A catalog of numbered streets and cross streets with locations including Mooney's Tannery Reeves Pulley Works and various intersections such as Second and Jackson, Fifth and Brown, Washington and Jackson, Franklin and multiple avenues, up to Seventeenth and Orinoco Ave.
An Indianapolis advert appears as a shopkeeper promotes cheap footwear claiming lower prices than rivals while promising refunds on remedies. The notice includes claims about druggists refunds and Dr Miles headache remedy pricing, urging buyers to trust the cheapest option.
Advertisement notes that Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day and that druggists refund the money if it fails. It warns the genuine product carries L B Q on each tablet and lists a 25 cent price.
Advertises Dr Miles pain pills and Wo To Bac cure for neuralgia and tobacco habit, claiming a guaranteed effect. Mentions price of fifty cents and the product being sold by druggists.
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