Covington Republican (Newspaper) - July 13, 1923, Covington, Indiana Library june to the Interests of County and No. 32. JULY 13, 1923. A 75c FOR 6 MONTHS IN MISS Thursday July 5, at the Methodist church in this occurred one of the unusual and interesting affairs of this community unveiling of a portrait of Olive E. The exercises were arranged by the class of 1921 of the Covington high by whom the portrait is being presented to adorn Ihe walls of their new high school Miss Coffeen has the most remarkable record of having taught 61 consecutive years and in this large audience were many loving portrait was painted by Eugene one of Covington's own boys and now one of the leading artists of the His Mrs. Robert E. Lee and her of and his of 111. were tribute was paid to the and artist by three former pupils of Miss A. W. of New Clarence of 111., and Roy who represented our own At the close of the the was unveiled by Betty whose great-great-grandfather Jacob gave Miss Coffeen her irst school The 1921 class furnished the the the president of the Marion presented the portrait to the Covington high It was accepted by D. E. E. E. 60, well Masonic of this organized into a grand lodge of In- real estate died at his 16 with Most Worshipful Grand North Alexander Master Lee of Fowler at 8:10 Monday morning following a representing the grand laid the seven illness due to heart corner and dedicated the and He was taken high school now being to the hospital at to his remaining there five and was removed to his in Danville where he in this Tuesday afternoon at 2 ceremonies were full of and according to the ritualistic Funeral services were held at the for such of the at 16 North Alexander street at the officers of the local lodge assisting j 2 o'clock Wednesday Mr. Dinwiddee in doing the Mr. Stephens spent his boyhood which required about an in the 4ays in Richland township near of a good crowd of citizens About years ago and business the places of he moved to Covington he being upon request of the j sided for about 5 disorderly Chamber of during the to where he became j ruling at in the real estate time handed down his decision the strains of our national he was forced to discontinue the case of several weeks played by an orchestra composed active part when illness over- he was acquitted of a of Mrs. James Walter and Carl him last MEMBERS July W. H. of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and 70 other members of the local many of them prominent were arrested by a squad of police Friday afternoon as they left funeral services at the grave of their brother were ordered by Sergeant Thomas acting chief in the absence of Police Chief Charles who is on his i Arrests were made under the recent ruling of Police Judge Golden C. Davis that three or more persons appearing the streets WARREN Cooper Clifton and Roy the stone was dedicated Besides the three sons Ralph and Ben and various articles being Floyd of placed within the in the and one Mrs. Sylvia for preservation for future of He also leaves a toric and was set in Warren of the under the tools of and two Mrs. Malinda workmanship of the order inculcating of and OUT ON the lad arrested by the sheriff for the alleged theft of an automobile from John near was released Saturday on bonds furnished by John Robert Steinbaugh and State Senator Lon Lindley will employ the boy on his farm through the The above named gentlemen have taken an interest in the charges against thie young man and that when his the next term there may be some member of the Danville home This was the automobile | two of together with other A. L. P. Little and 0. Gardner and son of this the funeral principles that all must be upon the level and work well and made a lasting impression on all that witnessed the Following the close of the photographer R. W. Burnett was present and made two exposures for pictures of the which will no doubt be of special interest to all had part beautiful the weather were held Sunday afternoon at the being on North Third Following the close of the 0. W. of the which had been assisted by the Rev. A. F. De ed in regular Grand Master's degree of 111., to the hall and was closed in ed the A quartet SERVICES or services for George Claude Mrs. Earl Bilsland and the Misses Lucy Bell and Verna rendered the Lee Philpott and Mrs. C. C. Wert a The pallbearers 3vhen he was acquitted charge of riotous ruling will be on Hallowe'en C. C. a former resident of died late Wednesday George Earl July 4th, at the Home A. E. Lee Philpott and at He was born in was Ta the in PROPAGANDA a day passes that we are not plied with of various interests in the of free and veiled not the purpose of on the plea cl public newspaper is always enterprising and some continue to be duped and allow the people to be duped through their but not this stuff finds our waste bailer parties and are no They have no use for the newspaper except when they can uae it to further or private In as in other we have ceased to be a Our space is our stock in Out of the fellow it must first ring July 7. Thomas a Warren county land owner and a former saloon keeper in was shot and seriously wounded about 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening of last ai a river camp near Farrell and Louis French had been camping there for Several days and French is said to have had a It is thought that Farrell was shot by Farrell has made the statement that the shooting was the accident Farrell started for the Hanna camp nearby and was taken to the St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette by Mrs. George Dr. the attending physician examined the wound said the bullet had lodged in the left lung with the result that the patient had litle chance of BY HONOR for The TERRE July 10.Once in a while a genuine native a says does something or sings a song that lives in hearts of the people even after the author is laid away and for worthy deeds done in the body is often a fickle and so it is well that a people meet to do homage to such a person by erecting a monument of endurance or something of beauty and lasting praise that will ever remain in remembrance to the worthy sons who have gone on citizens of this city on the banks of the Wabash showed their Monday by homes and places of business and congregating in West Main street near the east bank of the river to attend the exercises preliminary to the opening of the so named in honor of the author of the The Banks of The Ora himself a product of the river at with other city and county officials civic bodies July 11-vHarry formerly of this but at present a resident of was injured Monday night about g Mr. Pearlman oii the Dixie highway were part of the of town and | The morning sun was the ing a tirle lear of the sort of heat that makes the corn fields car carV smashed into with the greenish color of the him when the parade headed by two Mr. Pearlman I the Chamber of Commerce was brought to by Leonard the strains of this now famous of came aloag wended its way from Stegg just after was given park westward through the business medical attention by Dr. W. S. section of Wabash to the place His Shoe was totn his of dedication near the river which Mr. also under rode as far as the home at Salmon was a well known cornet player and had played of the principal concert bands of the being considered one of and while no bones were broken his foot and leg were badly His right arm was also The driver of the car that ran into Mr. was from Mr. Pearlman was taken to the home of William Mervis here Mary to whom Paul Dresser dedicated the was ent as an honor She did not know Paul Dresser when he conferred this honor upon her but became warm Her smiles and tears on this City School Board has now tt j 4. players in the United completed the selection of A j ' I one time he made a European for the ensuing 1 1 rt I During the vacancies which were x i Mexican trouble he was in charge when the previous list was as follows Mathematics Galloway graduate of C. H. S. and of Indiana with one year's Virginia of a graduate of Oxford having taught 7 has traveled extensively and spent four two in teaching and two in travel around the Lola C. of is a graduate of Depauw school of She has had charge of music and art in the 111., schools the past three Course Prudence of Hartford who spent 3 years in the Indiana State Normal at Miss Carmichael lias taught ten years and spent two years in government work at D. C. This course will be a two years course this year for the complete list with the will be published CHICKEN two o'clock Wednesday morning in heard a among his poultry and began an was not long until he discovered a fellow driving from below his barn and into his big car which soon u J I came so warm that the parties lights and dodged into the B P. 0: of vraa in was made in Mt Near Sherman Yerkes near this Rev. R. B. Kern Will be a good enrollment and a fine and hdpe that boy and giri will avail themselves of this A report to the leader should be made at A list of sullies and equipment needed will sent to you in the near Boys and girls will be interested to know that the various clubs of the county are coming Have some calves and breeding and feeding work of the pigs is coming fine this The lamb club will now be J. Co. OFFICE APPLEPIE since the official of the late Fry Bryant in the County Clerk's has there been such a splendid condition prevailing as is M. Boord having the same in C. Salmon was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Casper Salmon and well known especially in his early A number of friends and interests were remembered in his made a few months ago for small the estate amounting to something over INTERESTING following figures taken from records in the County Auditor's office will be of especial interest to taxpayers of this Disbursed January 1. the ditch and passed on failing to notice the but soon discovered he had lost trail and turned this time the Yerkes men hearing the commotion were up and while the situation was being one Ralph son of C. C. of showed claiming to be He was guarded by two of the boys while the car in the ditch was examined and one of Mr. Conover's hens was found on the running the rest having been released in the cornfield near Songer was called and who is 22 years was turned over to the Sheriff and is now in the county jail charged with 1, 1922 1 to July 1, 1923 which he putting hard liick young man's father came here late Wednesday but made no in favor of 1923 Taxes collected first 1922 for the release of the half of 1923 it is thought had help in his but whose name the lad so 37,041.83 has failed to the rate is higher for 1922 in 1922 over 1921. decrease of expenditures is of local to the present efficient County Clerk Mr. Eugene Bodine many changes have been made in the arrangement of books and records and the same has been cleaned from top lo the work of the present examination by State Crowe and Mr. who are said to have found many irregularities in Mr. McKinney's even during the past two and several shortages amounting to he is said to have made good on Mr. finished checking up last everything is said to have come td the cent and now the is well in requirements being decrease is due to a lower MEET AT WEST LEBANON The Association will meet and be entertained at Lebanon July 12th. W. of this is President and Bert of West Lebanon is Vice-President of the ' Menu and program certainly a big We would not mind being a banker from the program NEW a meeting of the Covington school trustees it was decided to establish a full two years commercial Heretofore the course has only been one An additional teacher has been employed which will fit a student to take a position in stenography or business F. has been employed the past eighteen the J. Young Lumber resigned his position one and SUMMER SALE Big Sale we told you about starte JULY 21st. Andrews forget See bills and Mr. THE move to next will be several days before he can indications removed to his home in throng of citizens felt in He was taken to Danville Mayor Davis turned the moping for an x-ray ex- shovel of dirt which started the His of this boulevard BELONGED AT L. a merchant of arrived in Covington Saturday and claimed the shoes and other articles found last week at the Coleman place south of Covington in an old The goods were four all for the right and eight coat They were turned over to county sheriff Kohn says were stolen from his place Veek his loss consisted the I of several silk eight coats and vests and two palm beach The shoes were set in the window for display purposes and were not in pairs and for this reason were thrown away by the OF 68, died at 12 o'clock Friday night of burns suffered Thursday morning when he attempted to start a fire with coal He was severely burne d from the waist down and no hope was held out ior his The deceased was a services were held Saturday RAISE SHAWNEE will be asked by the commissioners for the raising and the building of piers on the Shawnee bridge in the northeast section of Richland The is fourteen by thirty-five feet 'the estimated cost of raising and new piers will amount to bridge closed on either end of the is in a pocket road a mile distant from either outlet where it should be marked and travelers are thus subject to a 2 mile drive to extricate themselves upon reaching the impassable The bridge has been down for A like bridge one mile east in Tippecanoe county front parks in various sections of the Immediately across the river will be erected a monument in the highway to remind all Hoosiers and natives of other states that Terre Haute did not sentiment of the song is bigger than the city that gave him No citizen of any town or city which borders her banks but who must have pleasant for this immortal song Native HARDING DIES 63, years of died in his room upstairs over the Ward restaurant the same j day night about 8 He has been provided a good road seen about 5 o'clock that around the same and the traveling I and Samuel McCullum heard his calls public is thus help as he was passing the it will be months before this bridge can be repaired a like provision should be made to accomodate or signs be put up across roads a mile either so that travelers will not have to drive two miles in getting in and out of the BLEW Mitchell's large hoisting derrick at the new high school building under construction in this city down during the recent wind Fortunately no one was working it fell in such manner that it did riot strike the building and no damage was done to the frame work the which has been repaired and is again in working The last week also in southern ot the OF MRS. July 9.The funeral of Mrs. J. E. wife of Rev. J. E. of this was held at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p. m. Rev. of preached the funeral discourse which was pronounced to be one of the best ever He was assisted by Rev. of Rev. of Rev. of this city and Rev. of 111. The body was taken Monday morning to Chicago for going over to Indiana Harbor by way of of Rev. John and Sarah Dudley will hold their first Dudley reunion July 29-, at the Park at All relatives of John and Dudley are requested to be in attendance and bring heir baskets well filled and enjoy the day By order of to the threatening weather the band concert attendance day night was not Very The boys gave a good concert and will continue to give on evening of each will give a concert at Rogers Sunday afternoon and accompanied by Mr. Ward they hurried to his room and found him suffering Dr. G. W. Smail was immediately but he was dead when he ar ' The Dr. J. W. of Covington was notified and pronounced his death due to heart Mr. Harding was a timber worker and lived in the vicinity of a number of Leaving Veedersburg several years ago he went to where he proved up a claim which he recently sold and returned to Veedersburg some of his friends that he intended to spend the remainder of his life He was never and Berry of are brothers of the HOLD BIG is reported that the Fountain Ku Klan organization held one of the largest open air meetings ia the history of the in a grove Veedersburg I is said that 1000 or more Klansmen from all parts of were in attendance and a county charter was Covington as the center the county properly under charter much effective work will naturally be expected by the Sunday School class 5f the E. church wiU hold a Saturday in
