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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
7
A compact patch of local items notes Elmer Harden’s Saturday Danville trip, school terms ending early, and salt deliveries from C F Lowe & Son. Guests include Miss Bess Bristow of Indianapolis and Dr Eva Kennedy visiting Camden. Updates cover furniture, paint, teachers meeting, and a new collapsible go cart line at M Boord.
In a heated Saturday contest from 2 to 7 pm, Troy township voters chose 27 delegates to the county democratic convention. The Wetted Willett camp faced the Dry White faction in a fight charged with corruption claims and crowd turnout, ending with Willett ahead by 15 votes and White’s supporters retreating. The piece also notes local social notes, errands, and ads from Attica area businesses.
Fishermen found a decayed male body near Bell Pond in Vermillion County. Clothing matched an old soldier, with no identification except initials D V S. Inquest ruled death by unknown cause months earlier, with strong indications of foul play and concealment at an out of the way location.
Hon C M McCabe visited the city on Wednesday. Ost and Daviss bakery nears completion. The Judy of Attica and Ed Patton of Veedersburg attended to business Thursday. Enoch Robbing and wife from Cates visited Indianapolis for business. February term closes. April term begins next Monday. Jos Miller, telecom manager, improving after injuries. Weather pleasant, Halley’s comet speculated. City schools close next week. Baccalaureate sermon slated at Christian church Sunday. Phelps Book Store ad noted. Wall paper at bottom price. State case filed against Eldridge McBroom of Hillsboro. linked to local blackmail suit. Selma Smith died in Oklahoma City. sympathy extended. John Kendrick severely cut while running. artery severed. Layman’s meeting in Indianapolis praised. E M Board offers granite monuments at 15% savings. John Lewellyn reports new two-seat Ford. Local officials in Wovington on business. Andy Marshall considers organizing county Republicans to discuss taxes. Frank R Highland, 27, dies of consumption. funeral plans pending. Mae Gade and Jessie Coleman go to Danville for education courses. School house bids ranged 20,700 to 29,000. lowest bid kept for consideration. contract not awarded. Eva Lincoln of Wingate, visiting Pearl Martin, dies of nervous prostration. family from Barrens near Portland ferry noted.
Coroner Parham filed Wednesday a verdict in the Horan inquest finding John Horan was killed by a Big Four work train due to negligence of the railway company to keep its cars in proper repair.
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