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Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1897

Page

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Has Returned From Swiss Homeward Journey

Jacob Von Miller, who left his native St. Gallen, Switzerland in 1854, returned home to the United States yesterday. He noted the old town had vanished and only the mountains remained. he visited his sister Mrs. Kullemburger and recalled cool summer weather. He quips that only drunkenness prevents seasickness on the voyage.

Jacob von Miller St. Gallen Switzerland von Mider Kullemburger

Local notices and personal brief items from a midwestern town

Multiple short items report improved health and illnesses among residents including Miss Ivy Lewellen and Albert Woolley. Public schools near Columbus open in a week. Local travels, visits, and social rounds noted with families and friends. Also ads for shoes and insurance and a divorce suit filed. a storm damage report from Princeton and political opinion on fusion.

Local notices and exchanges from Nineveh readers

James Barnhill and Albert Green visit the city for business while H. H. Crist and Joshua Lowe are seen locally. Notices include sales, insurance agency changes, a motor accident injury update, church farewells, and a call for subscribers amid illness and civic updates in Brown and Bartholomew counties.

Pastor Schonell to Take Charge at Tabernacle Church

Rev E B Schonell, longtime State Evangelist now employed by the Tabernacle congregation, will begin his pastoral duties Sunday. He is expected to arrive Thursday to assume the vacancy filled by his appointment.

E. B.schonell the Tabernacle N. Y. Herald

Jackson County Sunday School Association at Seymour

The Jackson County Sunday School Association will be held at Seymour on August 31 and September 1. A lengthy program has been published and Prof. Mubleéy is among those expected to attend from the county. A recent trip to Madia included a boat ride on the river with favorable remarks.

Tackson County Sunday School Association Seymour Mubleéy

Reunion of the 33rd Indiana Regiment in Indianapolis

The 33rd Indiana Regiment plans its reunion on September 29 in Indianapolis. The notice invites ads for a weekly paper whose circulation is expanding, with extra copies sent to Bartholomew, Brown, and Jackson counties. A County Sunday Committee met in Burnsville to set dates October 8 and 9 for county Sunday School activities.

Sunday School of Orinoco Frank Brown Prof. Wertz Lewis Mobley Lula Shields 33Rd Indiana Regiment Indianapolis Bartholomew Brown Jackson Counties

Pastor Resigns Over Small Salary

Rev. C. E. W. Dobbs, formerly of First Baptist in this city and now pastor at South Street Baptist in Indianapolis, resigns due to insufficient pay and has not decided his next posting. He cites salary as the reason and has no definite plans yet.

C. E. W. Dobbs First Baptist Church South Street Baptist Church Indianapolis

A Good Woman Gone

Mrs. C. J. Cooper died yesterday in Highlands Colorado surrounded by her husband, children, and mother. The family plans to travel home this evening and arrive Thursday evening. Funeral date not yet set but expected Friday.

C. J. Cooper Highlands Colorado Here

Deaths in Local Community From West Fourth to Buffalo

Robert Wolf aged 66 died Sunday at his son in law Chas Morledge's home on West Fourth street. Funeral at 8:30 Monday from the residence, burial Bethel cemetery, Rev. G L Curtiss officiating. George Goetz, 53, of Union township died Monday about 5 am. Funeral Wednesday, burial Ohio Ridge. A small child of Bert Snively and wife of Northside died Saturday evening. funeral Monday at 2 pm. Florence Dunlap, 17 months, daughter of Chas Dunlap, North Washington street, died Sunday night. funeral today at Buffalo Brown county.

Robert Wolf Chas. Morledge West Fourth Street Bethel Cemetery G. L. Curtiss George Goetz Union Township Ohio Ridge Bert Snively Northside Florence Chas. Dunlap North Washington Street Buffalo Brown County

The Plodder and Jig Musher Ideal Citizen

A New York Herald quote condemns quick riches and praises steady labor over decades. A Rock Creek Sunday school picnic near Elizabethtown drew a large crowd with an excellent program highlighted by the Rock Creek quartet. Local clergy Rev Tormehlen of Seymour and Rev Norton of this city led acts and entertainment.

Rock Creek Elizabethtown Shiloh Church Tormehlen Seymour R. A. Norton

Bantam Hen Attack in Scotch Plains Leaves Woman Injured

Mrs. Benjamin Elliott, wife of a Scotch Plains game fowl breeder, was pecked and clawed by a bantam hen in a henhouse while removing eggs. She suffered deep facial wounds, fainted, and staggered toward the house as the enraged bird pursued her, causing profuse bleeding.

Benjamin Elliott Scotch Plains N. J

Temptation Test From a Virginia Convict

A minister questions Washington Mills, Buckingham County convict, about resisting theft and hunger in prison. Mills recalls serving thirteen years and asserts he would walk away if tempted by a cooked possum and sweet potatoes, saying he could resist with effort.

Virginia Penitentiary Washington Mills Buckingham Co Zorter State Hotel Washington

Still Another Gift From The Star

The Star announces a New Year giveaway with an Elegant Majestic Steel Range awarded to the married lady receiving the most votes cut from coupons printed in this paper. The Majestic will be given away on New Year’s Day.

Star offers two holiday prizes in Bartholomew county

The Star launches a double contest on Christmas with gifts for the MAR RIED lady and the top capons cutter. A gold watch is showcased at Jas Arnold jeweler and a Majestic Steel range will be awarded New Year’s Day. The range will be on exhibition at Schwartzkopti’s show window.

Jas Schwartzkopti

TER SATURDAY S GAMES

Saturday games list shows results across multiple clubs and cities including Baltimore New York Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburg Louisville Washington St Louis Indianapolis Minneapolis Kansas City Grand Rapids with scores and pairings. The scattered OCR reads indicate a schedule or roundup of club matches and outcomes.

Baltimore New York Cincinnati Val Cleveland Chicago Branglyn Philadelphia Pittsburg Louisville Washington St. Louis Indianapolis Minneapolis Kansas City Grand Rapids

Star Responds to tts Question in Brief Note

A brief Star piece records a terse reply to a question about a local matter. The note emphasizes clarity and restraint while noting the source remains unidentified. Further context was not provided in the readable text.

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