Easter Services Across Churches Include Music Programs
The Methodist church announces Easter services with a 10 30 a m Sunday School led by Prof Cochran, Holy Communion at 9 15 a m, and a 7 50 p m praise service featuring organ music and hymns. St Pauls and Christ Church Indianapolis choirs noted for the morning service. A United Brethren meeting proceeds with sermons on The Resurrection and a Knight Templar interest at 1 30 p m. The article also covers the upcoming association meeting with officers elected and plans for October gathering at Barnesville.
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Cochran
Wpworth
Fiat
Seybach
St. Pau S
Arthur Dorey
United Breetneern
Twenty Second Annual Bartholomew Sunday School Union Session
The Bartholomew County Sunday School Union held its twenty second annual session at Newbern April 14 and 15. Despite some no shows due to rough roads and high water, the gathering was described as one of the county’s best with talks prayers and singing by a long list of local workers and residents of Clifty Township. The township children provided a delightful entertainment on Wednesday night.
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Bartholomew County Sunday School Union
Newbern
Srak
E. S. Carter
Ben Daley
T. A. Moore
L. Jones
James Cox
L. Trompson
A. M. Holland
Bro. Alien
Albert Carter
Tom Redman
Dr. Norton
Web Hege
Ezra Irich
Lester Huffer
Frank McCally
W. H. Jackson
M. F. Woolard
Ham Linson
Carter
Spurgin
Jackson
Mattie Spurgin
Sunda
Clifty Township
Kindness and Love Drive Prof Gentrys Animal Exhibition
Prof Gentry credits kindness gentleness and love as keys to his success training animals for shows. More than one hundred dogs and ponies will perform under their tent at Washington and Eleventh Streets on Wednesday April 24 at 3 and 8 pm with admission 15 cents for children and 23 cents for adults.
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Gentry
Washington and
Eleventh Sts
Newsroom prompt about reading STAL system
The note asks for all news to be read aloud using the STAL system. It signals a request for comprehensive coverage and centralized briefing. No specific events are cited.
Winter Scene Notes From a Small Town
A crowded shoe store and busy streets are described along with a base ball game yesterday in the north part of town. Real estate sales pick up while spring work nears. Easter weather forecast and a full moon are noted amid scattered local items.
Personal notices list local visitors and travelers
Mrs Gurnie Reeves left for Indianapolis yesterday on a visit to sister Alis Williams. Miss Belle Williams visits Edinburg friends Stev Percy Kendall north bound yesterday. Mr Jake Mullender passed through to Franklin from the south last evening. Miss Etta and Flora Schoonover will spend Easter Sunday with Hope friends. Rev Sigmund returned home with his sister Miss Emma Sigmund. Miss Emma Green of Franklin is visiting here. Frank Lucas of Indianapolis visited his parents. Miss Emma Watson, visiting Etta and Flora Schoon, returned to Edinburg last night. Mr Joseph Sheets of Madison will spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs Sheets. John Krienhagen, prominent farmer of Jackson township, was in town. George Waggoner, prominent farmer of Flat Rock township, was in town yesterday.
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Gurnie Reeves
Indianapolis
Alis. Williams
Belle Williams
Edinburg
Stev
Percy Kendall
Jake Mullender
Franklin
Etta
Flora Schoonover
Hope
Rev. Sigmund
Emma Sigmund
Emma Watson
Miss Etta
Joseph Sheets
Madison
John Krienhagen
Jackson Township
Columbus Urged To Host State G A R Encampment
Columbus receives a circula r inviting state comrades to back securing next year s state G A R encampment. The piece extols Columbus hospitality beauty and accessibility while defending the town against earlier criticism and noting easy 40 mile cement sidewalks for sightseeing.
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Columbus
G. A. BR
Chicago
Fair South
G A. R
Columbus Offered as Meeting Site for Next G A R Encampment
The Martinsville Democrat urges Columbus as the 1898 G A R encampment site and asks delegates to vote for the choice at Richmond. Supporters promise to secure the encampment if Columbus is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Richmond
Martinsville Democrat
Man Attempts Suicide in Barn on East Thompson Street
Yesterday afternoon Wesley Mathias, an elderly resident of East Thompson Street, hanged himself in his barn but was cut down by Michaal DePue and Albert Nicholson before life was extinct. The incident is believed to be a failed attempt to scare his family, reported by Edinburg Call.
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Wesley Mathias
East Thompson Street
Michaal DePue
Albert Nicholson
Edinburg
On to Columbus encampment for 1898 yearned by G A R fans
The G A R boys of Columbus aided by business men and residents push to secure the 1898 Department G A R Encampment in Columbus. The piece notes the war cry On to Richmond and suggests On to Columbus at Richmond in May next. Local items include chicken and ham sandwiches tonight at Dad Birv s stand and celery compound sales. Miss Nona Anderson travels to Clifford for Sunday visits. Frank Everroad plans large scale jack rabbit catching for the Eastern market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Boys
Columbus
Richmond
South Bend
Scott County Democrat
Frank Everroad
Air ship sighting sparks Vincennes night watch
Parties along Vincennes claim sighting an air ship Friday night heading southeast while Colum bus watchers note a mysterious stranger. The Gentry show advance agent visited yesterday distributing bills and will perform next Wednesday the 21st promising a rare treat for all ages. A runaway incident injured no one. a Chambers family team bolted near Jackson Fifth Street by the Iron Works, rerouting to Fourth East and Washington. Vestir’s damage status is unclear.
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Vincennes
Columbus
Gentry Show
Ben Chambers
Jackson
Fifth Street
Columbus Iron Machine Works
Fourth
Washington
Vestir
Columbus Star Prize Wheel Vote Counts Excerpt
Votes cast for the Star prize wheel contest show the popularity ranking of Columbus ladies. The fragment notes and odd words suggest an incomplete report of the tally and the winner’s name is unclear.
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Columbus
Gas Franchised to Pipe Natural Gas to Columbus
Representative F. P. Sandusky of the gas company visited yesterday to accept the recently granted franchise. Construction will start as soon as the gas source is determined, with about twenty three miles of mains planned to reach the city. The firm has drilled wells and leased around 50 000 acres of gas land and expects to deliver gas by August first, at a price not exceeding twenty cents per thousand feet, possibly fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
F. P. Sandusky
Runaway injures George Schleeter near Jonesville
George Schleeter of Jonesville was injured in a runaway after his horse bolted near a train. The horse was badly cut and the buggy was damaged. Schleeter was brought to a nearby city for treatment where his wounds were dressed and described as not seriously injured.
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George Schlecter
Jonesville
Schlecter
Schleeter
Handsome Gifts From Strassburg Bequest to Miss Thompson
During a visit to Europe last year Rev. Father Oster returned with numerous souvenirs including a handsome purse and a Strassburg made souvenir pen. The items, presented to Miss Pansy Thompson, feature a glass in the penholder showing five Strassburg views. The remarkably fine pieces are highly prized by the recipient.
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Europe
Father Oster
Strassburg
Germany
Pansy Thompson
Kid McCoy to Visit His Old Boxing Ground
Champion middleweight Kid McCoy plans visits to Indianapolis and Columbus after a bout in the former, where he first learned to box. A Columbus reception is planned with a four horse landau, as Decker ships a carload of horses to Indianapolis yesterday.
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Fitzsummons
Indianapolis
Columbus
Decker
P.C.C
Hickory Nuv Caxy One Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe
A fragment from a recipe page lists chocolate and French vanilla ice cream instructions. It details ingredients such as cocoa, sugar, milk, eggs, and vanilla, plus steps to heat, thicken, strain, and freeze the mixture. It reads like a mid century home cook book snippet.
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Java
Easter Worship Details at Baptist Church
Sunday school starts at 9 30 a m with Easter services at 10 45 a m Special music and chorals include Victoria and Chris Brigade at 3 p m Young people hold a 6 30 p m meeting with the evening service focusing on The doctrine of the Resurrection.
Cash Grocer Promotes Cash Sales and Low Prices
Cash Grocer Lee Loy proclaims cash purchases and cash sales cut losses and enable low prices with a complete line of groceries. Prompt delivery to all parts of the city advertised from Belvedere Block. Lee Loy urges a visit to see the savings. Lee Loy reports a banner sales day and L C Butler of Western Assurance Co. was in the city inspecting business.
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Lee Loy
Belvedere Block
Banner
L. C. Butler
Police report notes drunkenness charges against three officers
Officers Ferguson and McCalip of Luckey and George Snyder are jailed on drunkenness charges. Ferguson and Pence are named among those charged.
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Ferguson
McCalip Ia Luckey
George Snyder
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