31 May 1897
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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1897
Page
1
A historical ad style note promotes fruit flavored soda claimed as made with pure fruit and pure soda. The fragment suggests a branded beverage or medicinal tonic style product with emphasis on purity and health connotations.
The Southern Railway offers one way tickets at two cents per mile from Ohio and Mississippi River points to the south on the first and third Tuesdays from June to October. Round trips cost one fare plus two dollars. Best time to travel is now. For schedules and rates, apply to Wm. H. Tayloe, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Louisville, Ky. The Southern Railway serves eight Great Southern States. West.
Geo H Cummins offers tackle and baseball goods with a clubbing deal. Subscribers renewing or new signers who pay in advance may get the Twice-a-Week Courier Journal at a special price, with sample copies free on request. Offer valid until July 1, 1897.
In San Francisco on May 29, a serious San Quentin prison uprising left seven hundred inmates clashing with guards over work, diet, and confinement. Guards fired, wounding several inmates. the riot ended after a brief, fierce exchange.
Wille Daniels a four year old boy from Fountain Town drowned in his mother rain barrel at dusk yesterday. A search was ordered with fear of kidnapping and police checked the east bound H OD train arriving at 8 15. The child's body was found amid high excitement. Elder Z T Sweeney of Columbus spoke at graduation urging Cornerstones in the Temple of Life praising soldiers and condemning Turks and Spaniards.
A column lists votes for the Star’s bicycle contest with names such as Susie Coons Emma Moore Anna Tooley Dot Matthews Jessie McLeod Hattie May Kate Nubbottom Ivy Dunlap Maud Belle Jessie Mead and Bertha Lay among participants. Local notices report tickets sold, visitors, trains late, and various city happenings.
Chas A Turpin and wife depart for Chicago to buy a high speed job press and new type for the Star. Turpin will oversee job work and advertising, aiming to boost the paper as an active local competitor. Lreen joins Golden Rule Lodge No 16 in Knightstown and attends Columbus Masons meeting. Treon recovers from a thumb telon while remaining in Edinburg for ten days. Open hours and delivery details noted.
Johnny Johnson of Logansport Indiana arrived at Columbus Penitentiary from Indianapolis with two U S marshals. He faces a sentence of six years and four months if he maintains a clean record and is not pardoned. He was assigned a cell in the famous banker's row.
A funeral for Mr. Seward drew many mourners as remains were laid to rest at Garland Brook. A buggy collision near George Pence’s residence injured Mr. Burns and damaged gear, with blame disputed. A light buggy horse ran after a detached wheel near De Boss Restaurant injuring none of the passengers. Special advertising notes for cards and a St Denis Hotel meeting on July celebration arrangements.
Residents informed today that a group of gypsies allegedly fed a remedy to their infant before a bear near Danville yesterday. The incident is under investigation with officials reviewing the claim.
In a May 20 reply from the ambassadors to the Porte they say the Turkish government agrees to peace talks if Greek commanders first sign an armistice. Once signed, peace terms will be negotiated with the ambassadors and sealed by plenipotentiaries in Thessaly. They support an immediate start to discussions while steps to secure an armistice are sought in Athens.
Flannigan asks Caney how he got the black eye. Casey responds that a ship sent him to his back. Flannigan quips that the face is not on the back, and Casey sighs that neither was Finnegan.
A family argues over naming their newborn. The father prefers a chosen name while the mother wants to honor her wheel theme. The exchange shows a playful and tense parental disagreement.
A five year old, curious about the communion service, recalls the minister’s actions with a mix of reverence and humor. He describes the ritual, the minister rising to offer prayer, and the whispered line about wine, noting the minister’s groan and the child’s impression.
A snappy quip from the New York Tribune mocks a Jobster kept on a grass diet. The speaker suggests the animal’s color will return once tomatoes are fed, implying a humorous agricultural anecdote about animal feeding.
The Democratic district convention to nominate a candidate for Congress to succeed W. S. Hohnan will meet in Columbus next Thursday. Sixteen candidates compete, with Griffith of Switzerland County and Overaeyer of Jennings County as leaders, though neither may secure the nomination. Dark horses include Jason L. Brown, Allen W. Clarke, and Francis Herd, as the field narrows amid party intrigue.
Wheat 84¢ per bushel. Oats 20¢ per bushel. Timothy hay baled 9.50 per ton. Timothy loose 10.00 per ton. English lower seed 3.25 per bushel. Red clover seed 3.25 per bushel. Hogs 3.10 to 3.50 per hundred. Horses 5 to 100 per head. Spring chickens 12 cents per lb. Hens 5¢ per lb. Roosters 2¢ per lb. Ducks 1½¢ per lb. Turkeys 5¢ per lb. Butter 5¢ per lb. Eggs 7¢ per dozen. Lard 5¢ per lb.
Yesterday at 1:30 pm the Fire department assembled and marched out at 2 pm for a decoration parade led by president Wm May and graveside services by Fire Chief Will Cotton. The procession included ten men, a hook and ladder wagon, and a hose wagon with drivers and crews. graves listed Nat Stader, Wm Stobo, John Seipp, Budd Abbott, Marshal Fulks, Wm Mitchell, and John Coup. Lacy stayed on duty with safety precautions, and Dr Shane attended Ed Lowe's newborn son born Sunday at 8 am weighing ten pounds.
A schoolroom scene shows a teacher testing definitions in a spelling exercise. A girl confidently spells ferment as permemnt and jokes about choosing outdoor play over mental fermenting, prompting a surprised teacher and a smile.
A Frenchman and an American debate the polar bear pun at a funeral. The American explains the bear sits on ice and eats fish. The Frenchman rejects the joke, repeatedly saying I does not accept in broken English.
An Indianapolis uncle of Robert Henry visits from Brown County and plans to drive to Indianapolis. Conlon's Comedy Co arrives, with a rude band, performing near the post office tonight. A baseball game at the driving park ends 28 to 25 after eleven innings. The Star offers various job and catering notes, with ads for fashion and meals. A squirrel avoids a man with a gun.
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