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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1897
Page
2
The notice lists advertising rates for daily and weekly papers in Columbus under Kinney and Turpin. It details costs for daily and weekly editions, combinations, and special local rates, plus contract terms and word charges for locals and game matter.
The Hope Record reports the Sun office closed on Tuesday and that the material will be shipped to Mt Pleasant Pennsylvania. Representative Dorr of West Virginia has introduced a bill to repeal the civil service laws and intends to push for action on it.
The article notes Representative Milliken’s death marking the first Maine congressional death in office since 1838 when Jonathan Philley was shot after a duel with Kentucky’s Graves. It also mentions Secretary Wilson’s sugar beet campaign and Caldwell Drake securing the Starke County Courthouse contract, praising the firm’s prior courthouse and school projects.
Public school teacher Miss Bertha Fletcher will be hosted by Miss Libbie Engieback through Sunday. A party honoring them is planned for this evening at Mrs. B. E. Up DeGraff’s home with her father Dr. Hauser in attendance.
Scores listed include Columbus 7 Grand Rapids 6 Kansas City 11 Minneapolis 3 Milwaukee 6 St Paul 16 Cincinnati 5 Cleveland 0 Philadelphia 5 Boston 6 Louisville 1 Pittsburg 2 Brooklyn 6 Baltimore 13 New York 11 Washington 3 Chicago St Louis 5 The fragment notes standings with multiple city teams and scores under the Western League.
National League standings show Washington with a .500 record and Boston at .600, while Cleveland leads with five wins. The fragment indicates club performance and pact reference remains unclear.
A mix of community updates includes Brook Dillman and Andrew Hilger both improving while one side remains paralyzed. Rev. Swift to speak on May 4 at the Baptist church on God Save Our Queen. A Tabernacle lecture tonight sells only three advance tickets to regular Sunday School pupils. Redding displays photos in Strauss window at 16712 Taylorsville. German Township schools close with Taylorsville commencement Saturday featuring Grace Haramond in Ostler Joe and Maud McSweeny in Signal Box, Schnur's Orchestra providing music.
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