03 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1897
Page
1
Vague notes on storms heat and local happenings in Columbus. Mentions reading the Star for news, local businesses and restaurants, August 12 events, elections, and community notices along with stray anecdotes and advertisements.
In a fragment from an English account the writer rails at a murdered man and a favored figure of the past. It mocks chemists who claim to extract gold from sunbeams and from inferior metals, predicting their court appearance will be brief and their fame short lived as forgotten fakes.
Rev Connor remains ill while FE Remy returns to Seymour. Mollie Liason improves in town. Ed Coleman visited Indianapolis. Coyra of Heye attended. Sixty one tickets sold to Indianapolis Sunday. Blanche Elzen visited Brown. Myra Goodnow from Indianapolis visits her uncle Jas Goodnow. E L Huber and family returned from Manilla. Mia Ida Nenninger and Mrs John Reiley went to North Vernon. Mrs E J Burton of Anderson guests of sister Mrs W J Buxton. Mrs Mary Gillin and Mrs Alice Stevens recently visited Martinsville and returned. C C Murray and children and Miss Mayme Gulden went to Indianapolis. Emme Minter of Indianapolis spent Sunday with Fred Walland family. Several locals head to Wildwood on Flatrock today. Noah Howe and family visited Hartsville. John Graves near Columbus confined to bed with hiccoughs and poor prognosis. A dealer urges not to be forced into bad contracts or poor statutes.
Henry Rethwisch is elected Bartholomew County treasurer and appointed to cover the period before his Jan. 1 term begins. John Walker may challenge the office, while Rethwisch’s background as a trusted Republican business leader is noted. The Star welcomes him and notes Walker’s strong support.
A fragmentary poem like report describes an evening scene with a beach council and campfire songs. It cites Hanna raising prices to beat Bryan, warns silverite farmers may become Hannacrats, and quotes a railroad official claiming prosperity through economy amid a fictive savings claim.
Fragmentary note cites critique of wheat policy and price rises in a discussion of a Democratic platform. Mentions anti wheat plank and condemnation of fees, reflecting tension over monetary policy and agricultural economics.
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