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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1897
Page
2
The statement notes the post office at Columbus Indiana is entered as second class matter. It records mailing status and classification without additional context or dates.
Wapasa Oct 21 Special Mrs William Miller aged thirty burned to death at her home Pierceton while tending a chicken house fire. Proximity aid arrived but she died. she was mother of four.
A fragmentary report describes a theft involving a steel inner cast box carried away by men, with no clue left behind. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear names, places, or dates.
A fragment from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recalls a boy asking about rewards in heaven for good lives and mentions legal defense costs paid by a prominent New York lawyer. The oddly phrased dialogue reflects moral themes and hints at courtroom irony.
Burglars raided Kelley Bros store rooms in Greencastle last night and stolen nearly $300 in money, desks and valuables. No sign of forced entry. thieves likely hid inside and used a workmanlike combination to open a steel safety box later found at L. C. Greams’ west of the city.
The American Sugar Refining Company on a Saturday paid into the New York Custom House a check for $185,114.61 on an entry of sugar amounting to 1,100,000 pounds. It was the largest single-entry check ever received by the Custom House, though larger checks have been held in reserve across multiple duties. The biggest to date was ACT Stewart & Co. for 1,000,000.
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows an aspirant asserting commitment to promote the Weachbury district while debating street cuts through Henchbury. The exchange weighs district interests against city-wide concerns with a focus on consulting Whote city priorities.
Clarksville Tenn October 22 William Carroll and Thomas O Bryan cattle thieves who broke jail at Ashland City ten days ago are back in Cheatham county jail Carroll was nabbed at Henrietta and O Bryan surrendered saying he was tired of dodging authorities
Albert Vest was arrested on complaint by John Argadine owner of the Greenwood saloon building for dynamiting the Murphy saloon. Vest posted a $500 bond for Thursday's hearing while extra guards patrolled the town. A new complaint names Curtis Babbitt and Edward Glass and the cases go to Franklin for trial before Squire Whitesides.
Mary Jane Breeding and others filed a civil action against Richard Breeding seeking one thousand three hundred fifty dollars in damages. The case appears in a local court filing with no further adjudication details provided.
Prof Li W Wiley a Department of Agriculture special agent visited southern Indiana to study sugar beet viability. He cited Evansville Vincennes soils as excellent and predicted future beet sugar refineries, noting U S beet sugar supplies have grown since the Cuban war. He planned to inspect Greene and Henry counties saying Indiana holds strong possibilities.
In Princeton Indiana John McCrea, troubled by poultry losses, shot toward a disturbance in the yard and wounded his twelve year old son. Railroads report first-week earnings of 6.15 million dollars, up from 5.62 million last year, signaling improving conditions. Democratic critics remain silent on Dingley export provisions despite agency figures.
The steamer Alameda arrived from Sydney via Honolulu carrying 2 million 250 thousand dollars in English sovereigns as part of Australia's balance of trade. It marks the second large gold shipment to the city in thirty days and the coins were deposited at the mint.
The annual convention of teachers from Lutheran parochial schools in northern Indiana opened today in Bremen with several hundred delegates. The meeting will last the rest of the week and discuss educational work related to the parochial school system.
The Rev William Evans pastor of the First English Lutheran church in Goshen has tendered his resignation citing disharmony within the church membership and his circle. Mrs Mollie Miller of Taylorsville, who had been visiting, returned home last evening.
A well dressed man, a wanted Cincinnati forger, and a sailor encountered in a park lead to a police sting and an arrest as dusk settles. A matching moment with a gold match safe exposes the crime in a tense street scene.
The paper will publish candidate announcements for city or county races from now until after the convention. The notices are contracted at $2 daily or weekly and will appear in the next issues.
An old ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee from druggists. The price is 25 cents.
The remustering of Company E I N G was completed by Mustering Officer G A Boyle of Indianapolis. Officers elected are Captain John H Tarlton First Lieutenant Frank Kennedy and Second Lieutenant Ad Dunham. The company opens with fifty five members.
The Columbus Morning Star advertises a renewal drive offering a one year Twice-A-Week Courier Journal and the Weekly Siak for 1.25 to subscribers who pay in advance or new subscribers who pay in advance. Sample copies sent free upon request. Apply to the Columbus Morning Star in Columbus Indiana.
A list of women and associated names appears in a 1944 local society roundup. The item reads like a page of household figures, cross references, and social acknowledgments, with numerous names including Mrs Fred Ulrich Mrs Fred Kollemeyer Mrs Tom Hull and others.
City Marshal Vincent Thompson declares for City Marshal as Republican candidate. County Clerk James Burk announces for County Clerk and Sheriff of Bartholomew County, all subject to Republican nominating convention. Jacob Chambers notes Seymour voters united on city interests.
Clyde Montgomery, son of banker Montgomery of Scottsburg, identified as the youth killed by northbound freight No. 87 Tuesday night. He was well known in the city and a friend of Bert Hosea, related to John H. Redenbaugh and the Spellmans of East Columbus.
A sequence of intersection references runs from 14 Fifth and Washington to 25 Fourteenth and Franklin, listing cross streets 15 Seventh and Jackson 16 Third and Washington 17 Mooney's Tannery 18 Starch Works 21 Second and Franklin 23 Eighth and Franklin 24 Eleventh and Franklin 25 Fourteenth and Franklin.
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