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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1897
Page
2
The ad touts ready-to-wear suits and overcoats as equal to merchant tailor garments in style fit and finish. It promises tailored accuracy for all body types and sizes while asserting prices are about one-half of traditional tailor costs. It invites readers to compare and be convinced.
Dent Mr Seaderson reported orders being filled and a car load of fine tables prepared for shipment to New York. The scene resembled a busy beehive and the outlook for business appeared strong, a welcome sign for local citizens.
The Insurance Commission, led by No 2 W W Dudley of Chicago, ordered rate reductions to take effect October 9 across Western states. Shelbyville claims credit though the changes are national, applying to all towns of the first, second, and third class.
A drought of eleven weeks broke with multiple showers in Roxomo Indiana on October 12. The rain brings relief to farmers who had prepared large wheat acreage and awaited rain to proceed with sowing and harvest plans, signaling a valuable relief economically.
In Philadelphia at the Quaker City Athletic Club on October 12 Jack Bonner met Billy Smith in six rounds. Despite a fourteen pound weight edge for Bonner the bout remained even with Bonner using long reach punches and Smith excelling in clinches with a free hand. No decision was rendered.
W. H. McMullen filed his bond as contractor for the Wabash county memorial hall after winning the bid of 2100 dollars last Monday. Architect J. C. Gault of Lima Ohio measured the foundation lines at Miami and Hill streets as the old dwelling is torn down. Construction to proceed through winter with occupancy planned in spring.
Captain Fry of Crawfordsville organized the Delaware county branch at Veterans Camp in Muneig Indiana with twenty five charter members. Officers include President Robert I Patterson Vice Presidents Frank C McGrath N H Long Harve Leftier Secretary A E Needham Treasurer A L Kerwood. Picket posts will be organized nationwide. The local group is named A L Kerwood Camp. The movement cites over seven hundred veterans and three thousand sons of veterans nationwide.
A morning dispute between Lon and Leslie Robin resulted in a fight at Marshall Schooler. Levie Robinson was brought before the Mayor and fined eight dollars plus costs.
In RusHVILLE Indiana on October 11 Charles E Breckinridge and Stella I Wise, noted Knightstown residents, married after travel to the city where Elder W S Campbell performed the ceremony and County Clerk Green issued the license. The pair plan to reside back in Knightstown.
A report states the property was bought by an independent company led by Mr Walsh owner of the Retford Belt line. Mr Town says regular trains will run on the road soon.
Heavy showers this afternoon reduce danger from ongoing forest fires in Port Laxo and nearby regions after days of drought. Meteorologists forecast more rain, easing conditions for crews battling the blazes.
In Ewoop Indiana on October 11 a light rain cleared dust and slowed fires but left fields largely dry. Farmers fear the measure won’t salvage thousands of acres of wheat and hope for timely rain within ten days to replant.
Deputy commissioner Joseph Gable led arrests in Columbus as charges against nine others were dropped by the deputy prosecutor. The scene centers on whether the actions met legal standards and how consent influenced proceedings.
An Oct 11 shower breaks eight weeks of drought in Wabash County. Wheat crops begin to recover, field fires along the Big Four and Wabash Railroad lines are extinguished, and earlier damage from dry conditions is mitigated.
Report from Clarkston Georgia that MeyJohn Branyon, age sixteen, was killed last night near Mechanicsville as a train passed. Branyon's wife and two sons slept inside. the older son briefly left, later heard a note at the door, and when he responded, a stranger fired through the road and struck him fatally in the head. Grain prices show corn at 26 cents and wheat at 96 cents. a church lunch and aid society event is announced for this afternoon at 5.
A list detailing numerous cross streets and nearby landmarks in a city grid. Entries pair block numbers with intersections such as Franklin, Pearl, Sycamore, Mechanic, Chestnut, Wilson, Union, Hutchins, California, and Orinoco avenues. It appears to map property or access points and notable sites like Reeves and Pulley Works.
A sanitized list outlines the Big Four thousand-mile ticket exchange partners. It names railroads from across states including Ann Arbor, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago and St. Louis routes, and lines serving Cleveland, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Louisville, and more. It notes exchanges between Louisville and Cincinnati and between St. Louis and Evansville.
Not Too Late for Wheat Vincennes Indiana October 12 A good rain fell ending a ninety day drought in the region. Farmers rejoice as the rain enables finishing sowing and promises average wheat acreage in southern Indiana.
The Temple Cup will remain in Baltimore for another year as Fi wins back to back titles marking the first time this has happened. Orioles earn 60 percent of gate receipts from three Boston games and the deciding tie, with pennant winners slated for 40 percent unless players strike a equal split.
Zibe Owens and Frank Branaman visit on business while Dr. Cummings and Rebecca Cummings travel for treatment. Elder Richardson misses a Christian pulpit appointment as Jason Brown plans a county seat vote. Meetings led by Elder Thomas Jones set for ten days. Frank Lane dies in a timber accident, and George McMahan battles typhoid fever amid a neighborhood outbreak.
Tom Shortell of Brooklyn fought Jimmy O Donovan at the Trenton Athletic Club. In the seventh round police interference followed alleged fouls, and Referee Kreps ruled the bout a draw.
Mary Shannon, a section boss on the Lake Erie & Western Railway between here and Munice, is described as the United States only female section boss. Her husband, a section foreman, was killed in a railroad accident, and she has since maintained a section to support herself and her children. The roadmaster calls her the best boss on the line and she is noted for wearing bloomer overalls with laced cowhide boots.
In Goshen Indiana on October 11 the county court declared the office of county treasurer vacant after the commissioners found a $19 000 shortage in W H Holderman's accounts. The bond was not canceled and Delos N Weaver of Elkhart was elected to fill the unexpired term. No criminal charges have been filed and experts will report on the books.
An archaic ad copy promotes Lagative Beamp Quinine Tablets as a cure for a condition described as a coed in one bay. It promises money back if the product fails and cites Carter's Cascara Pills and a groggist refund option, with a 25 cent price.
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