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Newspaper

Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1897

Page

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The Spring Remedy Paine's Celery Highlight

A brief note promotes Paine's Celery as the superior spring medicine claiming notable health benefits and urging its use as a remedy for various ailments.

Not always the loudest prayer pays debts

A fragment from a Franklin Star column includes moral maxims about church attendance and neighborly conduct. It mentions BE. G. Stucky moving to Illinois and several local residents visiting or engaging in business, with notes on a downtown auction book store and a potential baseball team being organized.

Weekly church list grows. tax deadline nears

The column notes a larger weekly church list on Saturday and that next Sunday is easier with Monday as the final tax payment day without penalty. It mentions various local items including dental work, phone installations, a shoe dealer receiving goods, and draymen busy in cold wet weather.

Livery Stable Change Hands on Fourth Street

Marshal Schooler and James Watts have purchased the May Seward livery stable on Fourth Street and taken possession. The new owners are described as solid, energetic men and are expected to run a thriving trade.

Marshal Schooler James Watts May Seward Fourth Street

Dunlap and Coats Win Mitchell Bank Building Contract

Dunlap and Coats secured the contract to construct a brick bank building in Mitchell Indiana. The bid was $6,000. Mitchell, about forty miles west of Seymour on the B and O and Monon railroads, is a town of about two thousand with two good hotels and is expected to provide work for several Columbus carpenters.

Dunlap & Coats Mitchell Indiana Seymour Monon Columbus

Knight’s Old Mare Strikes Knight in Knee Injury

Abner Knight visited Columbus to trade and left his favorite old mare in Joshua Durnall’s stable. The blind mare kicked, hitting Knight on both knees and inflicting bad injuries, forcing him to stay overnight. Knight is seventy four.

Abner Knight Columbus Joshua Durnall Washington Street Mr. Knight Mr. K Mr. Durnall Brown County Democrat

Personal notes from the city this week

Local residents and visitors are listed in a personal notes column. Names include Ada Hawley of Queensville, Mrs. Mary Lipps, Miss Gertrude Crigler of Shelbyville, Mrs. Funkhauser and Mr. Dobbs of Brown county, Ex Sheriff Davis of Petersville, and many others visiting or transacting in Columbus and surrounding towns.

Rowley Ada Hawley Queensville Mary Lipps Elizabethtown Gertrude Crigler Miss Thompson Shelbyville Our City Noah Harper Ed Remy Seymour Gordon Davis Louisville Funkhauser New Albany E. E. Waddington Montgomery Indianapolis J. M. Lindley Tony George W. Cooper New Mexico Flora Patterson Franklin Carrie Ong Graham Ong Rushville Davis Petersville Dobbs Brown County

Court actions and a youth injured near railroad trestle

The report of the partition of the Thomas Brown estate near Newbern was filed and approved. Bills of exceptions were filed in Morrison estate partition. Judgments entered in several noted cases including First National Bank v Cook and Coder Grant v Coder Grant. others dismissed or pending. An extra session is needed to finish Hege v Irwin and McCormack. James Pfeifer, 15, suffered a severe scalp wound near a railroad trestle. Dr Butler sewed the injury and he rests easy.

Thomas Brown Newbern Morrison First National Bank Frank Jacob Cook Reeves & Co Schneck Aultman, Miller & Co Silas Anderson Coder Grant Jane Pell Hege James Pfeifer Matt Pfeifer Butler

Oderless vault cleaning by Fred Dahn

Fred Dahn conducts odourless vault cleaning in the facility, performing careful removal and deodorization tasks to restore the space to a neutral scent. The operation focuses on safety, efficiency, and minimizing disruption to surrounding operations.

Oderless Fred Dahn

Citizens Telephone Co seeks apprentice printer trainee

The Citizens Telephone Co offers county-wide free phone connections for subscribers and invites inquiries at the manager's office about rates and terms. The ad also seeks a male trainee aged sixteen or older who has passed the fourth grade to learn the printers trade, calling before nine this morning.

Citizens Telephone Co

Church Services and Sermons from Local Congregations

Local churches list morning and evening services with sermon topics such as The Eye of Christ, The Power of the Tongue and The Sin of Pride. Holy Communion dates, Sunday School, Epworth League, and Guild activities noted along with a report on Governor Mount criticizing gas-farm rhetoric at a natural gas celebration.

M. E. Ciuurenm Epworth League St. Paul’s Brotherhood Ladies Guild Mes N. B Baptist Brigade Union of Church and State Mind

Dry Handle Wood 112 Cards for $1 at J A George's

The item offers 112 dry handle wood cards for one dollar available at J A George's, 509 Washington Street. The notice also mentions The Standard Sewing Machine factory in Cleveland Ohio, its twelve years in business, two million dollars invested, and expansion to meet rising demand. Buyers are advised to visit Wm H Buxton's shoe store three doors south of First National Bank to purchase via Geo Werner.

J A George's Washington Street Standard Cleveland, O United States Ww. H. Buxton First National Bank Geo. W. Werner

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets Candy Cathartic

An old advertisement promises relief from constipation with Cascarets Candy Cathartic. The copy touts health benefits and a druggist refund offer if not satisfied, reflecting period marketing language and consumer remedies.

George E. Ellis Wall Paper Firm News Brief

Mrs. J. T. Shaub returns from Columbus after visiting Mrs. F. Donner. George E. Ellis remains headquarters for wall paper and room mouldings per Eclipse Sun report.

George E. Ellis J. T. Shaub Columbus F. Donner Eope Sun

Cheap John Gallery Offers Cabinet Photos At $1 49 Dozen

Cheap John Gallery advertises cabinet photographs priced at $1.49 per dozen. The copy emphasizes cheap material and cheap labor used in production.

Rev Scofield to Preach at Tabernacle This Morning and Night

Mrs Emmons hosts the evangelist Rev Scofield who arrived from Indianapolis to preach at the Tabernacle today. J D Emmons, formerly a touring partner and singer with Scofield, will also entertain him during the visit.

Mrs. Emmons Scofield Indianapolis the Tabernacle J. D. Emmons Emmons

Ward Numeration Assignments Announced

The school numerators will begin taking the numeration tomorrow morning and every person is requested to be ready with their answer. George Clutch will take the first ward, Major Strickland the second, C. A. Moore the third, James Sears the fourth, and the fifth ward by the above named after the others are through.

George Clutch Major Strickland C. A. Moore James Sears

Twins Born En Route to Poor Asylum Amid Alleged Paternity Claim

Minnie Heck was taken to the poor asylum by Officers McCalip and Jackson in a buggy last evening and gave birth to twin boys. Dr. Roland reported mother and babies doing well. She accuses Charley Mitchell, former Herald reporter and Silver Democrat editor, of fathering the children, linking to a previous illegitimate birth in Orinoco two years ago.

Minnie Heck mcCalip and Jackson Roland Charley Mitchell the Herald The Silver Democrat Orinoco

Fine Clothes and Religion

A reflective piece on how attitudes toward church attendance and Sunday school are influenced by clothing. It argues that faith matters more than appearance, noting many poor but devout people and urging attends despite ragged attire. It cautions against shunning others for dress and emphasizes propriety within means.

Great auction sale and cure claim advertised

An ad promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10 cents with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure constipation. It also touts a life time chance to acquire standard library works at a grand auction in the G. A. B building.

Columbus Gas Light and Coke Co Directors Election Notice

The stockholders are notified of the annual election for five directors on Monday April 19 at the office 312 Washington street. Polls open from 2 to 4 p m. C M Keller secretary. April 9 1897.

Norice Columbus Gas Light and Coke Co Washington Street M. Keller

Also Mentioned on This Page

Paine TE Otto Wash St Star BE. G. Stucky South Bethany Moticello Illinois Gabriel Phillips Hartsville Daisy Bowman Effie Beckworth W. H. Fulwider J. W. Fulwider Mary Clark Ainnie Clark Franklin Star Booker Third and Sarah Standley Keith Naple Grove Adalesboro W. W. Stader Leonard Harvey Jackson Township Heckard Messrs Charles Jones Edward Lambert W. K. Buxton Draymen Will Pyatt Supt J. A Carnagey Lizzie Davis Brother Aikens Stahlhuth’s William Spurgin Waynesville John Sweeney Walesboro Mr. Young North Washington Street Peter Shank St. Louis Crossing St4kr Ihe Court House A. B. Cuuren Susie Goons Lou Stadler Sa Keer Wea Anna Tooley Dot Matthews Emma Moore Jessie McLeod Lowe, Voris Hattie May Kate Rubbottom Bee Hazel Gysie Bertha Lay Ivy Dunlap Otto Plafum Fee. H. Cummins Stockholders Meeting
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