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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
2
Secretary of State records show Griffith with a 978 plurality over Helman and Browder with 778 votes. Griffith leads both rivals by 200, reflecting a clear Populist gains in the late election.
Citizens press the council to pave Washington Street from Second to Twelfth Street and extend one block on cross streets. They argue suburbs like Maple Grove and Orinoco suffer from poor light and water, paying for repairs while wealthy areas remain unimproved. The move aims to begin immediately before cold weather.
The sick are improving while Mose Gant and wife of Madison county visit his father James Gant. The Farmers Fair starts on the 24th and runs through the 27th. Joe Boyer had a poor turnout after thrashing clover seed. Chas Smitha of Shelby county visited last Sunday. Many M E members attended Mrs Browns funeral. Rev Evans will preach his last sermon here next Sunday night. The Christian church protracted meeting closed last Thursday. The String Band played at the Southern Shiloh picnic last Saturday. Some neighbors use skimmings instead of sargum molasses but harvests the same fruit. Miss Maggie McCallie is partially able to be up. Sam Desmond and Capt Dean visited on Tuesday.
Misa Maude Hunsucker of Medora visits relatives this week. Elmer Cummings travels to Seymour on business. Ham Thompson starts gravel road work in Owen ton. Andrew Thompson supplies public work here with 60 percent turnout noted. Mr Harold of Salem Indiana is mentioned.
Phillip Hatten and Sarah Ayers wed at George Greathouse home last Sunday. Ralph Hill died at eight months from summer complaint. burial at Houston cemetery. Wain Brown’s daughter died of malarial fever. burial at Maumee cemetery. Attorney C W Thompson won a case before Squire McKahen. Friends from this place attended Jess Browning’s birthday dinner at Elkinsville.
Farmers busy with clover and fall seeding preparations. Trustee Tipton orders supervisors to ignore a law on cleaning fence corners along the public highway. James C. McKinney and wife visited son-in-law Mr. Setser of Seymour last week. Henry Merrel canvasses for fruit trees among Brown County residents. Stock buyers from Greenville Hancock county purchased cattle from B. V. Lockman George Noe and others and drive them to the town cited. Bee hunters David Rudolph and James Thompson appear swollen eyed and champion. Miss Mary Spurgeon plans return to Muncie after summer visits. Our Cornet Band performed at Ratliff Grove picnic on the 14th with a large crowd and praise for the playing.
The season features a full supporting company and Louise Lewellyn as lead with promising specialty acts. A Cloverale silver picnic is set for August 26 with officials Matthews Boll Ralston and Rooker expected to speak. Great Western pottery ships sanitary ware to Edinburg Scotland and Liverpool England marking a first large U S earthenware export to Great Britain.
The Board of county commissioners met in special session Monday and appointed Alex Greger to fill the vacancy in the county treasurer's office created by a new law. The term begins January first after the current incumbent George Andy Robertson completes four years. Robertson departs with four years of service and strong public regard. Greger will assume duties when his commission arrives. The item is reported by Seymour Republican. Also notes Indianapolis church ladies dropping hats and bonnets at services, planning a hair style picnic to observe the change.
Sunday Aug 22 the Big Four runs a special excursion from Columbus Indiana to Cincinnati Ohio for one dollar round trip. Departure 8 p m from Columbus return from Cincinnati 7 p m. local notes praise the Shelbyville Pow Wow and anticipate Bloomington encampment with Red Men hospitality in 1898.
In Jackson Circuit Court yesterday attorney O H Montgomery filed suit for the state of Indiana seeking more than 5000 in back taxes due on a railroad route passing through Decatur Bartholomew Jackson Lawrence Martin and Daviess counties with total state taxes listed at 24741 66 The Palmer s Loan and Trust Company of New York is named as a defendant and a receiver for the road is requested The action follows flood damage claims and involves the Evansville and Richmond Railway and associated parties previously foreclosed upon and altered since earlier events
The Indianapolis Sentinel touts its wide circulation and says McKinley’s cabinet and administration will bring abundant state and national news. It emphasizes Republican state government, foreign dispatches, and urges subscriptions to the Sentinel in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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