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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1907
Page
5
Short notices cover daily chatter from Covington and county towns. Items include illness updates for Mrs. Hegg and Charley Lyons, visits by Charles Gardner and family, Russell Allen returning to run business, Mrs. Rodgers visit to Danville, and local efforts on building projects. J. Loeb stores promote ready made skirts and window shades while Reed’s suggests a roast.
Davis resident M. Board J C Earl pays taxes while Mrs Margaret Randolph visits from Lanville. J Loeb’s Store advertises seasonal goods and linoleum. Attica visitors W Whicker and Rep Dan Reed call on Reed’s Purity Hams. Episcopal services Sunday at 7 80. Col Madden to Danville for June sale. Decoration Day monument for E M Board. A variety of local travels and business notes including millinery, Eastern Star, and Gradua ting Goods at J Loeb’s. Miller Snodgrass and Minnie Price wed. seventy five guests. plan northwest Williamsport farm. BE M Board promotes low price monuments and home dealer sales.
The Danville News itemizes social visits by the Harden and Reed families to relatives in Fithian and Covington. It notes Reed's shop performance on Fourth Street and announces a Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet sale at M Board's. Willard Remster of Kent transacted business, and Methodist ladies plan a rummage sale with an Saturday exchange.
Mrs. Mary C. Houpt and her daughter Miss Bessie sold their Fourth street home in Covington last week and will relocate to Indianapolis to make their future home. Mrs. Houpt, widow of Isaac Houpt, spent much of her life in Covington, and Miss Bessie was born and raised there. their departure ends the last ties to the city.
A weekly Fountain county Real estate list reports transfers prepared for the Republican by O S Douglass abstractor of titles. Entries include Clark to Pos ton 25 acres Logan to, Hetfield to Hetfield lot 166 Covington, Mendenhall to Mendenhall lot 25 Fountainville, McBroom to Hagce 218 acres Cain township, Lemon to Allen 50 acres Wabash, Sewell to Franklin 91.40 acres Troy township, Hobson to Howrey Kingman frac, Paschal to McElwee 47 acres Fulton township, McNeill to Williamson lot 331 Veedersburg, Patton to Hite Mill Creek, Hunt to Martin 10 acres Troy township, Goodin to Simmons four Kingman lots, Brown to Boorst lot 119 Attica, Williams to Teegarden 13 acres Mill Creek, Philpott to Coolen lot 1 Kingman Heights, Hickman to Merrymen lot 115 Covington.
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