25 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1897
Page
1
Trial records describe testimonies in Indiana case against Lawhead and Lawless with Gilday and Turner witnesses. Defendants offered no evidence as Judges and juries heard accounts of blows with fists and blunt instruments, verdicts include fines for Lawless and Kinsel, and acquittal for Lawhead.
The Prescription Druggist promotes a new ice cream soda made from pure fruit juices. The note highlights refreshing flavor and healthful tasting ingredients for customers seeking fruit based treats.
Rev Brooks was an Indianapolis passenger yesterday. Mrs Margaret Hedge visits in India napolis guest of daughter Mrs Chas Eldridge. Miss Ella Hollowell returned from Seymour and Miss Ella Duncan from Chicago. Mrs J Armstrong of Shelbyville visits Will Cheatam family. Moyer back from North Vernon. Dr Huffman of Seymour in the city. Train due at 1 20 was 50 minutes late yesterday evening.
Columbus, Indiana, July 23 97 Walter Waltman captain of the Lean Mens Base Ball Team accepts a challenge from the Leans and names Wednesday July 28 1897 for the game. Players may be changed only by mutual agreement of managers and captains. The team credits the city band for support after the last game.
Meriopisv tabernacle and other churches announce morning and evening sermons on guiding themes. Hazel Osborn, 16 months, buried from North Washington home with Rev Curtis officiating at Thompson's graveyard. Mrs. Etta Sparrel, wife of Columbus architect Sparrel, visiting the Martin family in town.
A good end spring box bed buggy in excellent condition offered for immediate sale at Star Office. A Council Bluffs citizen fined $30 for kissing a girl without consent. the remark about kissing suggests multiple times before she kick ed.
A harsh critique notes a vigorous young man who cannot support a wife and spends extravagantly on vices. Free silverites back the W S Mooney strike at Columbus over the gold issue for political gain in the looming congressional contest. Frank Doty and family return from the country, and a horse and surrey are offered for sale this week.
The Jeffersonville report describes a well dressed mulatto man found dead with a bullet wound to the forehead and chest at the river bank near Silver Creek, with two revolvers and a sword cane. identity and details remain mysteries. ExeLisa notes a Leavenworth cob pipe factory to employ about fifteen men producing 7000 pipes daily for distant markets, with cobs purchased at large river distilleries. A Tuesday storm caused a young cyclone, toppling timber near Morgantown and damaging the Hickman schoolhouse, while leaving the roof intact.
A Columbus shop owner, Fred Roccourkurek, details switching from Indiana brews to Pabst brands Doppel Brau and Bohemian at 8.00 and 7.00 per barrel, with backups to Hamilton or Cincinnati beer at 5c per bucket if buyers decline. Also notes recruitment ads and general market commentary on wage cuts and strikes.
Justice George Palmer ties nuptial knot at his office this Saturday afternoon at 2:30 joining Emile Osterthe and Rosa Belle Richele who came from Indianapolis for a county clerk license. The bride once lived in this city and was born in the house now occupied by George Schwartzkopf.
The notice warns readers to request the exact advertised goods and avoid substitutes, urging vigilance to ensure customers receive the correct item as advertised.
A notice lists a pair of spectacles and case available to the owner who calls at Star 2554. The bulletin notes rising prices for wheat cattle and tobacco and mentions sales of farming machinery larger than for a year.
The store promotes fishing tackle hammocks and croquet sets at very low prices. Shoppers can find deals on outdoor equipment likely for summer use. The advert highlights discounted gear and value pricing.
An item from Stahlbuths records a clarolate with an iceberg noted at 5c involving a transaction or service labeled 239tt. The entry lists no additional context or parties beyond the wine or beverage reference and the monetary code.
At about 5 am Saturday a thunderbolt hit the Snively barnyard fence near Ed Snively as he worked to hitch a wagon. He and the horse were knocked down while a nearby Lou Gilanton child in a room across the street was also knocked over by the shock. about forty feet of fence scorched. The incident left no serious injuries.
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