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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1897
Page
2
An Indiana dispatch reports the Madison County oil field output at 850 barrels daily after completion of a survey. Standard Oil predicts double capacity soon as wells near readiness. Montpelier pumping lines linked to the new field, seen as very promising.
ColumBus Indiana news reports merchant tailor George Neinaber vanished after a large debt, with his assignee John Stobo and a bank note hinting at a suicide attempt. Separately Kokomo area locals claim Clarence Berry long presumed missing is alive and connected to a 1886 four-boy fortune quest and a related family investigation.
Analysis notes Berry in Alaska for five years and return to Klondike to resume gold hunting. Critics say Judge Jackson exceeded authority enjoining miners from outside meetings, beyond private property. Debate centers on peacekeeping vs interstate commerce and state vs federal authority.
Former Indiana congressman Robert J Tracewell has qualified for the post, succeeding Robert B Bowler of Ohio. The note contrasts Tracewell with Bowler and praises his careful service to constituents. A separate item reports John Chares of Columbus dying from a hiccough attack. Brown University faculty dispute President Andrews removal citing financial mismanagement. treasurer reports deficits 1889 1892 and 1896 totaling thousands.
A collection of short items reports visitors and relocations in Flat Rock and nearby towns. People move, travel and visit relatives while church events, threshing, and new projects are noted. An infant dies, marriages occur, and two men travel to sell wares, with warnings to buy locally.
Report by C A Snow & Co Patent Attorneys Washington DC lists inventors with new device patents including J C Coffee Decatur Thill-support G W Grimes Bluffton steam power H M Hunt Indianapolis piston F P Nourse Alexandria device for measuring liquids M O Reeves Columbus speed varying mechanism G W Tinsley Columbus hose nozzle J H Turner Richmond rotary meter W Rew Waggoner Art anchor for check row wires. The Dingley tariff law taxes shoddy 25 cents a pound wool wastes 20 cents rags 10 cents mango artificial wool despite mixed wool blends.
Baseball standings include Indianapolis over Minnesota and Brooklyn over Baltimore with notable scores. The Columbus Star reports Columbus girls plan to deter visits from local men who call on Seymour girlfriends, claiming weekly entertainment then returning on Sundays.
During a northern county storm a bolt hit Jacob Samsel's farm under an oak sheltering ninety three sheep and one hundred chickens. Thirteen sheep died and the rest of the flock and poultry were injured or killed amid a panic. Also that day United Brethren Church at Galveston was damaged. An embossed invitation to a Shelbyville Rel Men paw wow and barbecue on Aug 17 signed by A Steckleman, a former Columbus boy, was received.
The Indianapolis Daily and Weekly Sentinel boasts the largest state circulation with thorough service and dispatches from foreign countries. It promises up-to-date news on McKinley era politics and Indiana state events for a full year.
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