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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 4, 2012 19:51:52 GMT -5
That is quite interesting Bob. Maybe additional info will surface. It would be interesting to try and establish a date. The map of Bartholomew County provided in the 1879 Atlas shows a "road" leaving/entering Elizabethtown, but no name is given. It crosses Burnsville Pike (SR 7) and continues on northeast for a spell before heading directly north. The only names given on the map are "turnpikes."
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Post by RER on Apr 4, 2012 22:53:47 GMT -5
That is quite interesting Bob. Maybe additional info will surface. It would be interesting to try and establish a date. The map of Bartholomew County provided in the 1879 Atlas shows a "road" leaving/entering Elizabethtown, but no name is given. It crosses Burnsville Pike (SR 7) and continues on northeast for a spell before heading directly north. The only names given on the map are "turnpikes." We agree it is very interesting and Jason was seeking more info on this subject. The lady (99 years old) that provided the information lived near the area and utilized the Legal Tender road. She quoted an old 1888 book, page 28 that I don't have a copy of, but maybe available in the library in Columbus or the Historical Society. She quoted the word turnpike several times, so that is well established and the company that established referred to the Legal Tender Act when building the various turnpikes. I would say it was during the Civil War dated between the Act of 1862 and the completion of the Civil War in 1865. The turnpike at E-Town was used to expedite crops to the railroad system for timely shipping it is assumed. She writes that according to an 1888 Local History Book, Page 28, that turnpike companies were formed under the Legal Tender Act of 1862, to assist in the Civil War effort. Roads were built and tolls charged for use of the roads. She grew up in the Burnsville/Grammer area and knows the road well. The Legal Tender turnpike company in Rockcreek Township was responsible for the road in question. It set the toll rate and had to insure the road was maintained as prescribed by law. I can't research the subject because I am in the process of moving, but will soon be 5 hours from Columbus and not 11 hours. Hopefully, someone will research the library history books of Bartholomew County or the Historical Society. This would be a good project for Harry of the Republic Newspaper being he is the present historian for Bartholomew County and Columbus.
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Post by RER on Sept 4, 2012 19:05:15 GMT -5
Volland Hardware Store (Late 1800s & Early 1900s)328 Washington Street Columbus, IndianaSeveral early businesses printed trade cards and distributed them by hand or mail. Here is Fred Volland Hardware Store trade card. The old long gone (mostly) coal or wood stove for those cold winter nights many years ago. Background Of Fred Volland:files.usgwarchives.net/in/bartholomew/bios/volland684gbs.txt Stove Comments: Notice the words "Round Oak" are embossed on the stove legs and above the door entrance to the burning area. The Stove was made in Dowaciac Michigan by P. D. Beckwith. The Round Oak Stove Company was founded in Dowagiac, Michigan in 1871 by P.D. Beckwith (Philo D. Beckwith). Beckwith cast his first stove around 1867 to heat his struggling foundry and shortly after, the Michigan Central Railroad ordered the heaters for its depots between Detroit and Chicago. By 1871, Beckwith was mainly producing heating stoves, and thus founded the company. The origin of the name Round Oak is unknown. The first theory is that Beckwith stoves were round and could hold a section of whole round oak tree in the fire pot. The second theorizes that he named it after a foundry of the same name in England. More Information On Round Oak Stoves:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Oak_Stove_Company________________________________________________________ Advertisement By Fred Volland In National Magazine For Atkins Saws:Comment: The above ad was in the magazine during 1919 by the American Federation of American Labor. Title was American Federationist, Volume IX XVI, page 438.
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Post by David Sechrest on Mar 6, 2013 1:56:39 GMT -5
Hello everyone! I have been spending a great deal of time at the Library doing research for my upcoming book on the history of the Crump Theatre. Besides keeping an eye out for info regarding the Crump, I have also been noting other items of interest, or news items that just plain struck me as downright funny. I have worked my way from 1872 through November, 1880, and a couple of weeks ago, I discovered where the Fatal Ford was located. Here is the postcard, and the news story From the Columbus Daily Evening Republican, November 15, 1879: Horrible Accident Three Persons Drowned In Treacherous Clifty In Attempting To Ford It A Wife And Two Daughters Of Albert Woodard, Of Jefferson County, The Victims Two Mules Also Drowned Who Is Responsible—The Country Or The Turnpike Company? Great excitement was occasioned in the city this morning about 9 o’clock by the arrival of Mr. Gus Linsmith, who lives just on the other side of Clifty, with the news that three persons had been drowned in that stream, where the Burnsville turnpike crosses it, two miles and a half from the city. Mr. Linsmith could give no particulars except that a man whose name he did not know, with his wife and two daughters had attempted to ford the stream which was very much swollen by the recent rains, in a spring wagon drawn by two mules, and that the three females, together with the mules were drowned, the man escaping only after great exertion. The news soon spread and a number of persons from town were soon at the place. The representatives of the Republican were there among the first, but nothing could be seen but the swollen stream bearing down logs and debris on its swift current as it undoubtedly had carried the unfortunate victims and the team and wagon. Proceeding down the stream which had risen a foot since the accident, the reporter met Messrs. Fred Dinkins, Jacob and Spencer S. Blacketter, Chris and Charles Cook, William VanWy and Charles Fisher, who stated they had drawn the wagon and the dead bodies of the mules out of the water a few rods above the railroad bridge a half mile below the ford. Soon J. V. Storey arrived with a boat and launching it, he and Mr. john Harris proceeded to search for the remains. The only implement they had was a sharp pointed garden hoe, the handle of which was not long enough for a thorough search. They succeeded in finding a man’s coat in one of the eddies, which had evidently fallen from one of the trunks. In about half an hour, another boat manned by John Henry and Tom Doup arrived from town and joined in the search with two long poles with hooks on the ends. Proceeding down the river ahead of the boats, the railroad bridge was reached and a few rods above, in a sort of a bayou, were lying the bodies of the mules and on the bank above them was the wagon, which is an ordinary, light one-seat spring wagon. At the abutment of the bridge, on the south side of the stream, the current had carried a lot of drift wood and among this a number of men searched with improvised hooks. A lot of bread and a bag with some corn I it were found by them and when the boats reached the spot, a bed quilt was pulled up. When our reporter left the stream, none of the bodies had been recovered but men were still searching at the same place and it appeared to be the opinion of all that they would be found there or close by. Before leaving, Mr. Albert Woodard, father of the children, and husband of the woman, was interviewed by our reporter who obtained from him the following narrative: his home is twelve miles west of Madison, in Saluda township, Jefferson County. A week ago last Wednesday, he arrived here with his wife Mary, aged 48 years and his daughter, Ivy, aged 9 years, on a visit to his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Madison Waldon. They also visited Mrs. Woodard’s relatives near Franklin, and this morning about half past six, started to drive to their home. On the front seat he and his wife sat; his daughter Lissie, aged about 16, who has been here all summer, part of the time working for Lafe Gelsy, and the little girl, Ivy, sat on a trunk in the back part of the wagon, while another trunk was placed under the front seat, the lid having been taken off to admit its going under. When the team entered the water at the ford, the force of the current carried them below the landing place at the opposite side, to about twenty-five yards below. At this place the bank is about three feet high and reaching it, the mules made a desperate effort to leap out. The pole of the wagon, however struck the bank and threw the animals back into the water, the one on the near side going clear under. The wagon tilted up and rested on the off wheels and Woodard go on one of the wheels on the next side and endeavored to prevent its tipping clear over, while at the same time he tried to, and did cut the harness in several places, thinking if he could get the mules loose the wagon would right itself, float down with the current and he could save his family. He was thrown off the wheel into the water by the struggles of the mules, but climbed on again and renewed his exertions. By this time, the trunk in the rear part of the wagon had disappeared and the children were on their feet clinging to the seat, while their mother was clinging to the iron on the dashboard. Again he was thrown into the water and this time drawn under a considerable distance. As he rose to the surface and cast a despairing glance around, he saw his family in the same place, but the current was carrying him swiftly down stream and he put forth his utmost exertions to reach the bank. His heavy clothes dragged him down, and he was almost on the point of giving up when his foot struck the bottom. Encouraged, he renewed his efforts and finally found himself on the bank completely exhausted. Raising himself as soon as he could get strength, he looked in vain for his wife and children. They were not in sight, but below where he landed, which was two hundred yards or more from where he fell from the wagon, he could see above the water the ears of the mules and the tip of the wagon pole. As soon as he could, he hurried to the house of Mr. Linsmith, who after hearing his story, hurried to town and communicated the news, leaving the desolate husband and father at his house. Mr. Woodard stated, in answer to a question, that he paid his toll at the toll house, but was not informed that Clifty was high, a fact that, in view of the past twenty-four hours of incessant rain, must have been known to the people at the toll house. Two years ago, a woman and her child were drowned at the same place and under the same circumstances, the husband and father, as in this instance, being the only one who escaped. At that time, there was a loud outcry for a bridge at that point, and we understand a petition was prepared praying for one, but it was opposed by some people on the grounds that the proprietors of the Burnsville pike, who collected toll, should build it. So none was built, and again a loss of three lives should be laid at the doors of—who? The Burnsville Turnpike Co., or the County? This is a question we cannot decide, but that it should be decided and the blame placed where it belongs, no one can doubt. A bridge should be built at that crossing and very speedily. The life of one person is worth more than the price of a bridge, but here are five lives sacrificed and there is no telling how many more will be if no bridge is built. The scene at the ford when Mr. S. Hege brought there Mrs. Waldron, who had lost in death and such a one, a mother and two sisters, who had parted from her fall of health and hope but a couple of hours before, was heartrending, and no one could beat the cries and lamentations of the bereaved woman unmoved. Squire Arnold acting coroner, was at the scene of the accident and will hold an inquest as soon as the bodies are recovered. Since our reporter reached town and while engaged in writing this, the men who were searching for the bodies have come back, having given up the search for today on account of the high and swift water, fearing that in their efforts they might loosen the bodies, which would be carried farther down stream and not be recovered. Search will be resumed tomorrow as the water will have subsided by that time. Every One Who Owns A Boat should take it and grappling hooks and poles and go to Clifty tomorrow to search for the dead bodies of the three persons drowned today. A desultory search is being kept up today but with not much hope of success, and all who can should aid in the search tomorrow. It is the business of every one as much as it those who have been searching, so owners of boats should turn out and help. Note: the Burnsville Turnpike would later become State Street/Highway 7.
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Post by David Sechrest on Mar 6, 2013 10:59:16 GMT -5
Here is an Editorial written as a follow-up to the Clifty disaster.
From the Columbus Daily Evening Republican, November 17, 1879
The Clifty Disaster
The recent frightful disaster at the Clifty ford will excite both sorrow and indignation and will renew the question: “Why has not a bridge been constructed there?” and it will also renew the demand that it shall now be done before any more such accidents occur. A number of bridges have been constructed or ordered at various places in the county, none of which were as badly needed as this one, and now it is high time that the commissioners take some steps toward the erection of this one. Some will say that the turnpike company should built the bridge, but it is sufficient answer to this to say that they “don’t have too.” It may be, and perhaps is, a bad law that will permit a pike company to take toll without having the road bridged, but such is the law and we can’t help it and the county can build the bridge itself. Besides, if the company were to build it, they would be entitled to charge extra toll; the amount of which would be proportioned to the cost of the bridge, and as this would be a costly structure, it would permit them to charge for several miles extra. People could not well afford to pay the toll and would be forced to go somewhere else to transact their business. The people who travel that road feel that it would be unjust to saddle this extra expense upon them while they are helping to pay for free bridges in other parts of the county where they are not needed as badly, and we think so too. A prominent stockholder assures us that the company will build all the approaches and keep the bridge in repair if the county will build it, which is as fair as could be expected from a company when it is not bound to make any outlay. But we are not talking in the interest of the pike company—that it is nothing to us—but in the interest of the people who use this ford, and who unite in demanding that something be done for their accommodations and for the protection of property and life.
Note: In 1880, bids were received for the building of a new bridge (the first) over Clifty. The first batch were thrown out. In May, 1880 it was announced that the King Bridge Company was awarded the contract for the Clifty Creek bridge.
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Post by David Sechrest on Mar 7, 2013 11:43:49 GMT -5
I love reading through the old issues of the Columbus Republican! I truly wish the Evening Democrat was also available, but if it does, the local Library here does not offer them.
I will be heading up to Indianapolis next week, to do some research at both the Indiana Historical Society, and the Library across the street. They do offer a wide range of newspapers there, and I hope I can find copies of the Democrat that predate the Columbus Republican (1872).
Here is an entry from the Columbus Daily Evening Republican, February 10, 1876:
A gentleman whose manner gave unmistakable signs of weariness, and who was, no doubt, suffering from other serious ills, was seen about 11 o’clock last Saturday night, walking up the middle of Walnut Street (Fourth St.), carrying his pantaloons in his hands, having no other covering on his lower limbs than a thin pair of unmentionables. He was evidently taking an airing.
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Post by David Sechrest on Mar 8, 2013 10:16:59 GMT -5
Colonel John Keith lived in the home at the north east corner of Seventh and Pearl Streets, or across the street from the old Central School. (Keith's Block was situated at the south east corner of Third and Washington Sts.)
From the Columbus Republican, May 30, 1872:
Col. John Keith last Tuesday got an injunction before the Mayor against the extension of Pearl street through his premises.
From the Columbus Republican, June 27, 1872:
Council—A proposition was submitted by John A. Keith, offering to dismiss all suits now pending in relation to the opening of Pearl Street from Jefferson (7th) to Liberty (8th) streets and accept the award, $1,500 made him for damages in opening the same by the Johnson county Circuit court in consideration that the city pay the award with interest from the date of the award and that the city pay the reasonable expense of moving the stable owned by him from where it now stands to a suitable spot on the lot. In consideration of this agreement, Mr. Keith further offered to grant for the purpose of an alley, a strip of ground five feet wide along the east side of his lot. On notion of Mr. Grove, the proposition of Mr. Keith was accepted.
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Post by Jason Hatton on Mar 8, 2013 13:17:03 GMT -5
I agree completely. I could lose myself for hours inside those microfilm reels! For everyone's information, here is a list of Bartholomew County Newspapers contained on microfilm at the Indiana State Library. www.in.gov/library/2820.htmWe can usually get these reels loaned to us by the State Library if a patron requests. That can be done at our Reference Desk. Jason Hatton Assistant Director Bartholomew County Public Library
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Post by David Sechrest on Mar 8, 2013 14:12:27 GMT -5
Jason, thanks for reminding all of us what the Library services offer.
Tyler Munn did a wonderful job of getting films of the Big Blue Union newspaper (from Kansas) for me to peruse. I was surprised how fast they came.
Many, many thanks for all the help everyone there has been!
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Post by David Sechrest on Mar 9, 2013 9:47:40 GMT -5
From the Columbus Republican, December 26, 1872 (Thursday)
The first lecture under the auspice of the Columbus Lecture Association will be delivered at Crump’s Opera House on Monday evening, January 6th, by Frederick Douglass, the celebrated colored orator. We trust we do not mistake our community when we say that Mr. Douglass is too well known here to make any other advertisement than the mere announcement of his coming necessary to secure him a crowded house. His reputation is wide spread and has not been manufactured, but has been fairly earned against the prejudices of a great part of the American people by the brilliancy of his talents. For profound and beautiful thought, pure and vigorous English, graceful and effective delivery, and every qualification necessary to cool, unimpassioned but electrifying oratory, he has no superior and few equals on the platform. An opportunity of hearing him will very likely not be offered to our citizens again, and no one should deny himself the pleasure and satisfaction of attending his lecture on the 6th.
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Post by David Sechrest on Mar 11, 2013 11:02:35 GMT -5
The Columbus Lecture Association tried to secure bookings for Julia Ward Howe and Mark Twain. I could not locate where either ever spoke in Columbus. Frederick Douglass, however, did make the engagement, and this is what the paper had to say about the situation.
From the Columbus Republican, January 9, 1873
The people of Columbus do themselves an honor of a questionable nature when they express their preference of a minstrel show to an intellectual entertainment in as emphatic a manner as they have done this winter. The question of the comparative popularity of mock negroes without brains and a real negro with brains has been fairly tried, and the decision has been given in favor of the former, with a majority of almost two to one. Cal. Wagner, with his dozen artists in burnt cork, can draw a crowded house and carry away two hundred and sixteen dollars tribute from our citizens to his hackneyed nonsense, but the Lecture Association may bring one of the most celebrated orators of the time and they will barely pay expenses. In view of this marked taste for tomfoolery and the distaste for intellectual things on the part of the community, the suggestion has been made to the lecture committee to introduce the remainder of the lecturers in the character of plantation negroes and instruct them to substitute grimaces for humor, stale jokes for wit, conundrums for logic and song and dance for eloquence. By these means our visitor will not be disappointed of getting well filled houses, a large portion of our people will be entertained with performances which they will appreciate and pronounce capital, and the Lecture Association will be spared the necessity of declaring repealed dividends of assessments in order to pay expenses.
Note: Frederick Douglass was paid $100 for the engagement. By the time all expenses were tallied up and subtracted from the proceeds, the Columbus Lecture Association netted a grand total of $5.95.
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Post by Gregg on Mar 12, 2013 11:07:11 GMT -5
Maybe they really SHOULD have advertised the Douglass lecture.
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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 10, 2013 13:30:48 GMT -5
The following articles come from the Columbus Daily Evening Republican:
8-11-1880 Ku Klux In Bartholomew A Colored Man Dragged From His Bed at Midnight and Threatened with Lynching. One of the most high-handed outrages ever perpetrated in Indiana, one that rivals the exploits of the Ku Klux of Mississippi, was perpetrated last night right in our midst. It is one that calls loudly for investigation and prompt punishment, and if it is not done, it will be a lasting disgrace to the community that tolerates it. No community, nor party that makes any pretentions to respectability or civilization can afford to rest under the stigma of such disgraceful proceedings. The facts as reported to the Republican are as follows: Joshua Mack is a colored man who has lived in this county for the past three years, and for over two years has resided on the Gideon McEwen farm, one mile southeast of the city. His family is at present visiting at Jeffersonville, and last night about 11 pm, while alone in his house he was awakened by several men seizing him and dragging him from his bed. There were about a dozen masked men in the room, having broken in the door and windows. They cursed Mack, swearing they were going to hang him, and more than that, they intended to “clean out all the G—d d—d niggers in the county.” They inquired where his arms were, one of them remarking that he knew that he kept two or three guns, and they ransacked the house to find them. They finally agreed to release Mack on his promising that he would leave before the election, and left, uttering threats if he failed to do so. Mack followed after them until they reached the road, where the remainder of the party, apparently some thirty in all, awaited them, when they all mounted their horses and rode away toward town. Mack is in the employ of A. C. Thompson of Edinburg, administrator of the estate of Gideon McEwen, and one of the best known and highly respected men in the community. Mr. Walker, a staunch Republican, has the farm rented, and shortly after the visit to Mack, Walker’s home was stoned, undoubtedly by the same party, who remained in the vicinity of his house for some time, yelling and swearing in the most frightful and outrageous manner. Thus we have one more set in the programme marked out in this county. Threats failing to frighten the colored men away, actual violence has been resorted to, and a quiet inoffensive colored man visited by a mob, his house broken open and ransacked, and he given the alternative of fleeing from his home or death. There is only just one more step, and that is to “shoot the exodusters”, or hang them. The teaching and encouragement that the hoodlum element has received is bearing its fruit, and the result is crimes that will disgrace the whole community, and rob Shelby County of the title of “Yazoo of Indiana.” This thing must be stopped right here and now. The officers of the law must ferret out and arrest the villains, and all good citizens will assist them. The time has not come to introduce the “Mississippi plan” in Indiana, as those who have advised this deed, and those who executed it, will learn to their sorrow.
8-12-1880 Negro Outrage: The True Inwardness of the Affair Divulged. After the issuance of the Republican last evening, considerable excitement was caused on the street by the publication of the outrage on Joshua Mack the night before. The order-loving people were dumb-founded that such scenes should take place in Indiana, and several Democrats openly expressed themselves in opposition to the use of such means to elect Landers. But this morning the party leaders were going vigorously about posting their henchmen to not “give away” the party, and starting all kinds of impossible stories to account for the affair. All morning the matter was talked of, and the merits of the different Democratic canards discussed. Investigation today corroborates all that was published yesterday and deepens the stains on the fair escutcheon of Indiana. Mack is not a Democrat but had made known his intention of joining the Garfield Guards, and a uniform had been ordered for him. If he was a Democrat, why was the Evening Democrat so silent yesterday, and why did he flee to Republicans for protection? Mack declares that he will vote the Republican ticket this fall in spite of Ku Klux or anything else. This morning, a representative Democrat was discoursing to a small, open-mouthed crowd of his admirers on Washington Street. Someone remarked: “You don’t have many niggers around your house.” The man replied in a speech of some length, in which he said: “No, I hain’t got much feeling for niggers, nohow. You bet your G---d d---d life, if I had ‘em in a house, and I had a match, the last d---d nigger should go. That’s the feeling I have for niggers.” The men who give utterance to such language, and the party to which they belong, are the ones who are responsible for the Ku Klux and shotgun policy in Indiana. Justice Mooney this forenoon issued subpoenas for a number of persons who knew nothing about the matter, and for some who did, to appear at his office. The Republican reporter went there to get the particulars of the investigation, but was told that the investigation was strictly private, and that there was no case being tried in the Justice’s court; that the proceedings were of the nature of a grand jury investigation, and the presence of newspaper men was not desired. It was not explained under what law the justice and district prosecutor had formed themselves into a grand jury, with power to compel the attendance of witnesses, but the Supreme Court has not been heard from since midnight. The pretended investigation is a farce. If the Democrats so desired, they could discover the perpetrators of the crime in a few days, and we predict that Justice Mooney never will do it. The people, white and black, the outraged community, and the honor of Indiana demand that the criminals be punished to the full extent. But it will not be done, because it would lower the Democratic majority in this county thirty votes. Mark the prediction.
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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 25, 2013 12:20:26 GMT -5
From The Evening Republican, January 28, 1889:
An operation was performed yesterday on E. H. Moore, who has been suffering for some time with stomach trouble which prevented food from passing into the intestines. It was the opinion of Dr. W. H. Butler, the attending physician, that his patient was suffering from an obstruction in the stomach and as he could not possibly live long in that condition it was determined to attempt to remove the trouble by an operation. This was consented to by Dr. Moore, and yesterday morning, Dr. Joseph Eastman of Indianapolis, and Dr. P. W. Payne, of Franklin arrived in this city on the early morning train, prepared to do the scientific work. They proceeded to the residence of Mr. Moore and began the operation at 10 o'clock, after getting their patient thoroughly under the influence of anesthetics. Drs. W. H. Butler and S. M. Voorhees of this city, and Dr. R. E. Holder, of South Bethany were present and assisted in the operation. The work began by an incision of one inch in length being made into the stomach. A careful examination revealed that there was no tumor in the stomach, as some believed, but the surgeons found that the trouble was caused by stenosis or stricture of the pyloric orifice of the stomach or first knuckles of the duodenum. There was no evidence of a cancerous formation, and the strictures were a fibroid degeneration of the duodenum caused from inflammation of long standing. The closure of the orifice was complete, and nothing had passed through it for fully six weeks. The patient has been kept alive during that time by nourishment which was injected into the rectum. The strictures were dilated by the surgeons by the breaking up of the adhesions, and the orifice was made to assume its proper shape. There was also found to be a fibrous band thrown around the bowel externally, which was taken off. The wounds were then cleansed and sewed up. The operation was exceedingly well done, and displayed the skill of the surgeons. It took just three hours to perform the work and it was about an hour after it was completed before Mr. Moore roused from the effects of the opiates given him. He enquired as to the success of the operation; asked as to what had been found, and if he had any chance of recovery. He was informed of his true condition and soon after he dozed off to sleep. He rested reasonably well last night and today, but is still under the influence of opiates, although he recognizes his friends who call. Dr. Butler now has the case in charge and he states that although Mr. Moore is getting along as finely as could be expected, yet his chances of recovery are exceedingly slim. Should he live it will be fully ten days before he can take any nourishment into his stomach.
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Post by David Sechrest on May 2, 2013 7:03:22 GMT -5
From the Daily Evening Republican, April 10, 1889:
About 1:30 o’clock this afternoon, eight professional vagrants boarded the local freight train at the 7th Street depot just as it was moving out for Indianapolis. The crew discovered the tramps and put them off before the limits of the city was reached. Marshal Hagerty, who happened in the vicinity, discovered the fellows and at once proceeded to run them out of the city. He chased four of them up the Cambridge City branch when by discharging his revolver, he caused three of them to halt and throw up their hands. He reached them and after giving each a good caning, the vagrants moved off without delay. The four left behind nearly stripped themselves of their clothing in attempting to get over a barbed-wire fence when they heard the report of the revolver. The riddance is a good one.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jul 22, 2013 20:54:21 GMT -5
In reading through the old newspapers, I'm amazed by the number of houses that were not demolished, but instead, were relocated to another part of town. Here is but one example.
From the Evening Republican, April 13, 1882: The old Pence house which has since 1851 been a landmark at the corner of Franklin and Fourth streets was yesterday loosened from its moorings and is now making its way north on Franklin street. The building was purchased by Mr. Sam Hege and is being removed to one of his lots in the north part of town where it will be remodeled and repaired for a tenement. The marble shop on the rear of the same lot will be moved to a position on Fourth Street next to Billie Gilgour’s blacksmith shop and on the vacant ground will be built a fine brick livery stable for the use of Mr. Foster, formerly of Osgood.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jul 22, 2013 20:57:39 GMT -5
From the Evening Republican, April 7, 1882:
Yesterday a couple of prostitutes came up from Seymour and put up at a hotel not more than a dozen squares from the Republican office. There was also stopping at the same hotel a drummer whose name is not known. In the employ of the hotel is, or was, a young fellow named James Wright. This latter fellow acting as a pimp arranged with the females to visit the Kutzleb house with himself and the drummer. Arriving there, their actions were such as to attract the attention of persons on the street who could see through the windows as they chose. The police were sent for and the indecent performances stopped. This morning on the police docket appears the name of W. P. Thompson (believed to be fictitious) on a charge of indecent exposure for which he was fined $5 with $11 costs. Jim Wright, the pimp, is said to have skipped the town and the two girls returned to their home in Seymour this morning.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jul 22, 2013 20:59:35 GMT -5
From the Evening Republican, March 15, 1882:
About three o’clock this afternoon Officers O’Brien and Pfeifer received notice that a man was near Smith’s tank house stripping the flesh from the skeleton of a human body. With all speed the officers went to the place and found a man named Phillips who is said to be studying medicine under a physician in this city, busy as mentioned above. He was arrested and with the skeleton brought to town and taken before the mayor but released on a statement that the skeleton is one that was dissected in this city about a year ago, and that it came from Chicago. The statement was also made that it had lain in a box in a certain boarding house for the past year.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jul 22, 2013 21:02:23 GMT -5
From the Evening Republican, February 16, 1882:
On several occasions the Republican has called attention to the fact that butchers are in the habit of racing pell mell through the streets and that this should be prosecuted therefor. This morning an ancient bovine gentleman was being driven at a full run down Second Street by one of the Dahn boys and came near running over a lady who barely had time to get inside a gate when by dashed the animal on a full run with Dahn on horseback riding rapidly after it. So narrow was the escape of the lady that she did not get two feet from the gate when they rushed past. If one or two of these butchers were made feel the penalty of the law a few times they would quit their fast riding through this city.
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Post by David Sechrest on Jul 23, 2013 9:05:11 GMT -5
General Ulysses S. Grant Stops at Columbus
From the Evening Republican, December 10, 1879:
The special train bearing General Grant and party arrived in this city about half past ten o’clock, but only remained about ten minutes. People intent on seeing this hero commenced assembling at the depot as early as 9 o’clock and by the time the train arrived the crowd numbered hundreds. Some of the prominent stores were closed that all hands might go to the depot, of the stores so closed were not all Republicans by any means. The crowd at the railroad numbered possibly as many Democrats as Republicans and the ladies were also on hand in force. General Grant appeared on the rear platform of the hind car when the train stopped and was greeted with cheers. Then the crowd rushed forward to shake hands with him and he was kept busy all the time the train remained at the depot. A speech was called for by many but the General did not respond owing to the short time he had to stop here. As the trains moved out and as the General straightened up and removed his hat, the whole crowd had a good view of him and another shout arose. The demonstration was entirely spontaneous and goes to show what a hold General Grant has on the affections of the people.
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