14 Sep 1897
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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1897
Page
1
The paper notes strong public interest and good natured rivalry among contestants in the Holiday Contest. Management emphasizes careful prize selection, offering top quality rewards. Readers are invited to observe how their favorite candidate progresses in the race.
The family of Roy Jones, night foreman of this paper, quarantined for two weeks due to diphtheria, is nearly ready to fumigate and restore premises. Mr. Jones is expected to resume his position in a few days.
Mrs Barbara Brockman completes a handsome city residence at Fourth and Pearl. The Brockmans expect to move in within days as the substantial new house nears finish.
The article notes unusually long hot weather in September cited by oldest inhabitants and reports a large number of fatalities nationwide, especially in major cities.
Mrs. Buchanan of North California Street is improving after suffering an arm fracture and other injuries when she was tossed to the ground by a cow she was guiding.
Mrs. Vincent Browning has been ill with fever and stomach trouble but is rapidly regaining health and may sit up in a few days.
Jack Ahlers a night yard monitor at J. M. & I. yards suffered a severe foot injury Saturday night after a carp sack dropped on his foot. The wound caused intense pain and required medical attention.
The country is flooded with melons and local markets offer two for five cents, a price below cultivation costs. This bumper supply reduces farmer returns and alters regional markets as merchants push rapid sales.
The morning train to Madison yesterday carried a full complement of riders with few vacant seats.
Holland's shop barber John Parkinson departs for a visit with relatives in India napolis and plans to attend the State Fair. He travels today for several days of sightseeing and fairgoing.
Lew Thompson departs Saursday night bound for Indianapolis to attend the State Fair and to witness the Pointer Joe Parchen Race event.
Geo. Sergant, assistant mail carrier, revisits his old home at Crawfordsville and returns home Saturday. Corn remains steady in the market at 27 cents per bushel with fair receipts. A marriage license was issued to Mala Gates and Eva Brooks.
An unloaded EMPGUN is the only weapon found on the Hazleton victims, discrediting deputies' claim strikers fired first. In Hazleton Pennsylvania on September 12 the mood is grim with fears of a new clash between strikers and the military as thousands more miners may join the malcontents. Sheriff Martin and deputies face growing hostility and the town braces for possible panic.
Residents in Orinoco protest sidewalk cycling after a rider struck A. B. Nellenbarger. The city warns that any cyclist found riding on the sidewalk will face prosecution.
The Star says it will publish in coming days a full report on the city water works detailing miles of mains, pipe sizes and capacity, plus insights into maintenance. The piece aims to be instructive and entertaining for readers.
The court fined the defendants five dollars for hazing acts described as overdone. Ray McCormack suffered through the incident, while the parents of the involved youths voiced disappointment and hope the episode serves as a warning to others.
E. E. Kinney endures persistent hay fever causing breathing difficulties. The affliction lingers through spring until the first frost, then returns again by mid August. Observers note that once affected, Kinney remains a bite victim of hay fever for years.
The Harvest Home service was celebrated at St Pauls church last Sunday. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers and vegetables and presented a pretty picture. Music by the choir was above the average. The Credo by Hodge was rendered by the choir during the service.
Miss Ethel Beatty entertained a few friends at her Orinoco home in honor of Chas Darling who will soon move to Kokomo. A jolly crowd from here attended a basket festival Saturday evening at Mt Olive. Lienberger just received a new line of shirts.
Thomas Welch of the Columbus Handle and Toole Co. denounces reports of his arrest for profanity as false. He states he has never been arrested on such a charge and asks the Herald and Democrat to copy the denial.
Mr. Weaver of Topeka Kansas has been in town reviewing Eagle Shoe Company stock for a possible purchase and left yesterday for Cincinnati. It is said he will buy the store. The STAR wishes him success.
Arthur Williams of the Hope club visited the city yesterday with a sling on his right arm after a shoulder dislocation suffered at North Vernon.
A new diphtheria case appears in the Knight family on North Pearl Street. The patient is ten year old Carl Knight. The case is mild and the house was flagged at noon yesterday.
Elmer Parkinson a former Colum bus citizen now at the State Capital was hosted by local friends and relatives during a Sunday visit in the city.
Farmers, burdened by knee deep dust that makes roads nearly impassable, plead for rain to ease hardship and help markets. The piece notes disease breeders head the local concerns and all classes join in praying for rain.
Memphis dispatch reports a sweeping yellow fever scare south of the city with strict quarantines on New Orleans. Rail and river links are blocked as Natchez Vicksburg Jackson and many towns bar landings while officials urge calm and continued trade despite fear of a plague recurrence.
Frank Lindsay, longtime leader of Lehman & Co.'s shoe department since the store opened, has received an offer and will hit the road soon. Lienberger, hiring only top tailors, claims their suits look superb with new goods and expert workmanship.
Dannie Hughes the fifteen year old son of Jake Hughes a popular livery man is very ill with all the symptoms of typhoid fever. He has been confined to his home for a week.
Wheat in the local market Monday held firm in price with very small receipts. Buyers paid 90 cents for all offered of good quality.
Tomorrow's issue will publish the full report of Dr 8 M Voris secretary of the County Board of Health as filed with the County Commission.
Charles Danforth of Columbus, a broom maker, is in Elizabethtown on business and to renew acquaintance with his family.
Three Bryansville men aboard the Eliza Anderson traveling from Seattle to St Michaels with gold seekers bound for the Klondike are believed drowned after the steamer's disappearance.
Joseph Woolley, bedridden with asthma, had prepared to travel to Chattanooga for his health but grew ill, delaying the trip for a few days.
An official Havana telegram details the fall of Victoria de las Tunas after a 320 man garrison including 135 sick soldiers held out. The defenders’ commandant and 75 troops evacuated with the wounded as insurgents fired on the hospital despite a Red Cross flag. The insurgents suffered about 100 dead. The rest of the item compiles various local notes and editorials on economics, advertising, and labor disputes, plus unrelated city notices.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union will hold a Book and Library Social in the church parlors Tuesday evening. It marks the start of an effort to secure a first class library for the society.
Lienberger advertises goods described as all new and very fashionable in the city. The copy emphasizes stylish items and current trends to attract shoppers.
Morning classes start at 8 and end at noon as the city runs a fore noon schedule under extreme warm weather conditions. The half day session will continue while temperatures remain high.
Mr Q C Moore and family moved from Elizabethtown to make this city their home occupying 1132 Sycamore Street. Moore is a noted Bartholemew County citizen and will be welcomed here. If eye trouble arises consult J H Arnold, Columbus’s sole scientific optician.
The Mt Olive social notes list attendees for Saturday evening’s basket meeting: Miss Ada Taylor Miss Pina Blackwood Miss Laura Rubottom Miss Grace Blackwood Mr Osa Remiler Mr John Cochrane Mr Guilford Remler.
Ben Perry Thomas Noblitt and John Arwine were guests of gentleman friends and rode to Edinburg after supper last night. They left their location and traveled by bicycle as part of a social visit.
Saturday afternoon from three to six oclock, Miss Mable Howe daughter of James Howe entertained friends for her fourth birthday. Guests included Edna Fisher Herbert Russell Adalia Fisher Ben Schowe Ruth Rodgen Nannie Loup Frank Snider Charlie Buxton Lizzie Howe Ralph Foster Helen Cheatham Eoasta Virgil Angerman Marie Lay were given as pouveniera. Refreshments of cream and cake were served and all the little folks had a fine time.
Each hazer was fined five dollars and costs totaling eighteen dollars overall. The defendants will appeal the verdict to the circuit court.
Mrs. Frank Toohey, gravely ill with heart trouble, shows little improvement and remains confined to her bed.
The Western League base ball season ends next Tuesday. Indianapolis faces Detroit on the Tigers’ Detroit grounds in the final game of the campaign.
Mrs Carl L Rost of Crawfordsville arrived last evening to be the guest of Fred Volland and his family for a short visit.
Edward Coleman and his wife of Eleventh and Franklin streets are reported to be improving after severe inflammatory rheumatism, signaling recovery from a long illness.
The German Lutheran church of Jonesville invites participation in a mission feast to be held at Price's Grove a week from next Sunday, September 26. The event aims to support church outreach and community fellowship.
Eva Harrison of Maple Grove fell ill Saturday night and remains confined to her home under medical care.
H. Cuarmins at 406 Washington Street is listed as the headquarters for school books and supplies identified under 13. The entry notes the location and product focus without additional details.
Special to the Star from MuMfords ville Ky recounts Cary Clutch Billy Cheatham and companions seized by giant mosquitoes crossing Green river near Columbus Ind. A search party fears the abductees may have become meals for their captors. The item also lists a murder confession execution, sales, reunions, and assorted social notes from the region.
James Perkinson, an inhabitant of Garden City just south of town, was in town Saturday. On his way home his team became unmanageable and ran away. No damage.
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