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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1897
Page
4
Route will sell excursion tickets at rate one cent a mile for the reunion of the Army of the Big Four. West Virginia dates September 8 to 10 1897 with go on Sept 7 8 returning to Sept 12 extension to Sept 22 by agent ticket deposit. Also notices on insurance licenses and local help wanted and medical cures with refunds.
The Sapt.il tte Vanburen Cornet Band will perform outdoors Saturday night at Beck's Grove school house. The weather is expected dry and hot, drawing local crowds to enjoy the music and time together. Church attendance at the Christian church was well attended. Several social visits are reported including Miss Gertie Matlock of Freetown visiting Miss Bertha McCord, and Mr. C R McCord returning home from Walesvore. Mr. William Lorance and wife of Acme visited Ja cob Ault and wife.
LIEN BERGER a tailor and furnisher along with Mrs Wells Griffith and her son returned from Seymour and Louisville. The Hub advertises interior makes and cheap goods. Miss Pearl Aikens visits Columbus then returns home. Various notices urge selling unsold counties for Miss Cora McCord agency and announce address changes for Runyon House. Desmaris books and school supplies listed at 406 Washington St.
The record shows votes tallied up to date for a local gold watch contest. Names mentioned include Leonard Lay, Emma Ping, Susie Wilson, Will Lake, E L Williams, Kid Jones, Walter Waltman, among others, with results displayed across the two publications.
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