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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1896
Page
4
A notice from Gra T. MacCoy M D certifies the General Order prohibiting public and children’s meetings remains in force with holiday schooling delayed. The document defines adult as mature persons and notes many children are 16 or 17. It urges not reopening schools until after holidays and bars all children gatherings.
Hope News Journal items show Lola Miller and Charley Miller visiting Columbus to attend life insurance matters. Ex Recorder William Klipsch visits to oversee farming interests, Ezra Story and wife with Sam Cummins group, B B Jones seeks driving horses, Megara Jones and A G Thomune purchase road horses, and Republicans in Brown County align for Nashville post office under new administration. J A Newton's cash shoes store advertised.
The Court of Appeals sustains the lower court ruling in Newport Kentucky sentencing Alovt Waiting to be hanged as an accomplice of Scott Jackson for Pearl Bryan’s murder. Execution likely around the murder anniversary, early February, with final records to go to the Governor and death warrants to Newport.
Short local ads report loans offered and real estate interest in Owens Williams office. Comments on Christmas shopping and bargains appear with rental offers for a four room cottage and work on local streets. A child was injured slightly by a horse near the courthouse square.
Wallings attorney states there is no appeal and all grounds exhausted, only a rehearing remains. Wallings' mother, staying with Newport friends, is completely prostrated.
Clefense Kincaid was in the city yesterday. Charles Remy arrived from Indianapolis last night. Minnie Keith and Miss Sam Burgess returned from Indianapolis yesterday evening. Lawyer Swengel, Dr. Butler and wife traveled to Indianapolis. A blind banker visiting Chicago returned home. John Cochran of the public schools came in on the southbound train last night. P Early passed through from Shelbyville to Carr eiton Kentucky yesterday. Richard Rice, Wayne township farmer, was here yesterday. Miss Jennie Washburn returned home to spend holidays with her parents after Chicago visit. Ed Coleman northbound yesterday morning. The Iron Mask troupe, No 1 company, will appear at Crumps theatre. Rev Frezer northbound yesterday. George Caldwell returned from England yesterday morning. Will Brown, Belvedere Hotel night clerk, spent yesterday at Greensburg with his best girl.
The notice lists Sunday worship and Bible study times across churches including M E Church St Pauls Tabernacle Presbyterian A M B E and Baptist with sermons on topics such as Self-communion God s Hornets The Minister the Messenger and Ambassador of Christ Mode of Christian Living Northward Ho and Confession All adults urged to attend and a Holy Communion observed at St Pauls in the morning.
Forecast covers Indianapolis and vicinity for the thirty six hours ending 8 p.m. December 13 1896. Cloudy tonight colder, followed by fair weather on Sunday.
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