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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
3
The author recalls frontier education in Fountain and nearby counties, detailing log schoolhouses, simple furnishings, and crude light. Books were few yet standardized, with spellers, Bible, readers, primers, arithmetic, grammar, and maps scarce.
Former friends of James F. Stribling in the vengood neighborhood south of town brought wagons teams and tools to harvest hay for his family while six members were ill with measles. The Striblings thank those who assisted.
At Prairie Chapel a homecoming is planned for August 8 with an all day basket picnic. Rev. M. M. Wiles is scheduled to speak in morning and evening at the event.
List of upcoming local events includes Covington Fair Sept 7 to 11 Prairie Chapel Home Coming Aug 3 Campbell Reunion Hillsboro Aug 3 Attica Tennis Tournament Aug 16 to 19 Teachers Institute Covington Aug 23 to 27 Stone Bluff U B dedication Aug 8 Veedersburg Chautauqua Aug 11 to 16 Attica Chautauqua Aug 13 30 Board Reunion Covington Aug 26.
W T Doc Palin of Wingate, a regular Crawfordsville fair ground trainer, plans his first season start at Russiaville Indiana next week with entries John Moore and Twister C. Both young pacers show early speed, with John Moore a five year old by Game Onward and Twister C by Sam Twister, owned respectively by Frank Pogue and Scott Cowan.
The Hillsboro hardware company trades its business to L. A. Clingan of Danville Illinois for 271 acres of Illinois land. The new owner will take charge October 1. Old firm partners include Mr Short planning a rest, Mr Keeling moving to a farm, and Mr Liven good joining the new owner. Redenbaugh and Heal of Yeddo arranged the deal.
The Post Office issues two orders affecting rural routes. Motorcycles and bicycles are banned after January 1, 1915, and carriers using automobiles must have seasonal permits and operate the machine nine months a year while using horse and buggy three months January February March. Farmers may be required to clear roads after heavy snows to keep mail delivery prompt. The rural mail service has rapidly evolved in recent years.
Transactions filed for record include Covington figures Geo W Crosley to Fred L Phebus for 75 dollars at Covington. Mark Binney to C & EF I R R Co fraction Rob Roy for one dollar. Geo Lobos and wife to Mary M Feuerstein and husband lot 73 G in Attica for 1200 dollars. Mary A Shell to Ruth A Miller 61 67 68 69 and fraction Harveysburg for 1550 dollars. Catharine Trade and husband to A H McElwee int 80 acres in Jackson for 400 dollars. Mary D Thompson to Preston R Thompson 56 / percent acres in Davie for one dollar. Wm Gaskill and wife to Veedersburg Bank fraction Yed for 1600 dollars. Alvin M Ratcliff and wife to John T Wakeland S 3 lot 1880 in Veedersburg for one dollar.
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