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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
5
Summary unavailable due to fragmented OCR. The readable bits reference expenditures and tax levies, and a personal property valuation note associated with BG Pate. The text lacks clear dates, names, places, or full context to form a complete item.
The Cain Township trustee outlines proposed expenditures and taxes for the year 1916 at the Sept meeting. Items include Township expenditures 1629 dollars and 13 cents tax per hundred, Local Tuition 4924 dollars and 35 cents, Special School 7035 dollars and 50 cents, Road 2110 dollars and 15 cents, Additional Road 1407 dollars and 10 cents, Poor 140 dollars and 25 cents, Township Bond 245 dollars and 10 cents. total 18,531 dollars at 13.5 cents tax per hundred. Net taxable property totals 1,407,000. polls 952. Alfred C. Keeling, Trustee. Dated Aug 4, 1915.
The Prustes of Millereck in Fountain County set 1915 budget figures at an advisory meeting on September 7 1915 at the Trustees Offices. Totals include Township expenditures 2025900 and tax 2 cents per dollar, Local Tuition 5000 and 50 cents per hundred, Special School 6000 50 cents, Road Tax 200 and 20 cents, Additional Road 1000 10 cents, Library 950 7 cents, Poor 450 34 cents, Special School Debt 2000 12 cents. Overall expenditures 24600 and total tax 173 cents per hundred. Taxables listed for the township are provided.
Vin ereee s total valuation of lands and improvements 103 085 00 Rota valuation 326 520 00 Railroads and lines 127 059 60 Total 1 416 685 00 Credit on mortgage exemption 2 440 000 Net taxable property 408 245 00 Town polls 323 J M Lewis trustee dated May 3 1915
Veedersburg notes show John Yocom in town Monday and several residents visiting relatives in Danville Decatur and Covington. Social calls include Mrs J M Conover with Mrs Jesse Bodine and Miss Ruth Yerkes with Mrs Rabb. A preaching service is planned at Wabash Chapel Sunday night August 8.
Advisory Board sets yearly expenditures and taxes for Van Buren Township at the Trustee's Office on September 8 1915. Items include township expenses 22 cents per hundred, local tuition 24 cents, road and library taxes, poor relief, and total expenditures 18377.32 with total tax 126 cents per hundred. Net taxable property listed as 1 250 750 with 252 polls and mortgage credit of 42915. Trustee D W Carpenter signs August 3 1915.
The city band debuted last Thursday with student musicians earning praise as their skills grow. Mayor Dotson announced clean up day for Hub Park on Aug 3, work deferred by rain, but citizens helped by building bridges and steps.
Rosa Davis is ill. smallpox cages reported in Stringtown near Perrysville. Odessie McLain on a week off. James Winters visiting. Wm McLain travelled to Covington. Odilla and Beulah Abernathy called home. Walter Jarred improves his place with concrete. Freda Jarred picnics at the Glens. Preaching at Snoddy Aug 3. rain halted a Stringtown baseball game. Mary Diffenderfer visited Mrs Snoddy. Frank McLain heads to Oklahoma with Er Johnson. ice cream supper at Wabash Chapel. Ruth Vitalie called home to care for sick sister. Wm McKinney moves back to Stringtown.
The Jackson Town trustee presents estimates for the year 1916 in Wallace. Totals show expenditures of 11,543.94 with a tax levy totaling 14.5 dollars per hundred and an assessed property value of 790,135.00. Polls total 199. Dated August 1915.
The Covington Building and Loan Association offers loans on mortgage or straight terms. See secretary Alvah DeHaven for details. Bonded financial service with flexible terms.
D. J. Young & Co. of Covington Indiana promotes a wood silo claimed to resist twist and collapse, lasting a lifetime. Prices listed from 7.00 to 170.00 with testimonials from 1914 customers and a sample 23 year old silo on display nearby. An auto run will bring customers to the location.
Doris Stackhouse visits Pauline Shoaf while families welcome a new Aug girl born to Grant Shumaker and wife. Several locals attend church and band events. incidents include a wagon accident injuring Louis Cates and multiple visits among area residents from Covington Coffeen Glanville Tangier Perrynville and Kingman.
Mrs Ed Wade hosted Over the Tea Cups club at her Sterling home with Rock and refreshments, followed by a Friday evening six o clock dinner and euchre. Attendees included Ed Patton and wife Dr W F Purnell and wife T H Booe and wife Elmer Glover and wife Hardy Rush and wife Berle Glover and wife Ed Walter and wife C G Wildt and wife. David Glascock, 19, drowned in Kentucky last Thursday. Uncle Tom Glascock learns of the loss. Hallie Hughey and Vessie Perler of near this place were in an accident when a buggy overturned after a lightning flash. no serious injuries. Jessie Moffett and Edna Wilbur wed at Edna Wilbur’s parents home. Rev O P Cooper officiated. couple to Danville then home on Sol Hershberger farm. Mrs Moffett is daughter of David Wilbur. groom formerly with Sam Boatman. Witnesses included M S Lynch Fred Crane and Mrs O P Cooper. The north Christian church held services with a male quartet singing under Rev Bailey. Mrs Geo Glover and Mrs H Alfrey performed piano pieces. Glover and Alfrey are former Miss Kate Reed and Miss Derma Martin.
William Stanton Carpenter born August 8 1876 died July 28 1915 aged 38 years 11 months 19 days left a wife Daisy Duncan and son Kenneth plus his father mother and three sisters. He united with Mellott Christian church and was a Knights of Pythias Hetfield lodge member. The funeral drew a large crowd and he was noted for patience and integrity.
The marriage of O. K. Galloway and Miss Louise Gebhart occurred Thursday evening at the Gebhart residence near Newtown. Rev E. P. Gilchrist of Frankfort officiated. he formerly served as Presbyterian pastor at Newtown and Beulah.
Miss Sarah Baily Walmsley of Milwaukee Wisconsin married Thomas Buell Gill, a mathematics teacher at the local high school in 1907 08. The wedding occurred Monday August 2 and the couple will reside at Mars Hill Flagstaff Arizona.
Charles Stewart, auditor of Fountain county in the 1890s, visited town but had little time to reconnect with old friends. He is now a farmer in Center Point, Clay County, and serves as township trustee. Also, Robert Goben reported a late night motor accident near Foster involving an Otterbein party car that fell into a 10-foot ditch. Goben aided by hiring a team to pull the vehicle from the road.
Trustee Dicken of Troy outlines the 1915 16 teaching roster with assignments across districts. Nellie Morris will teach in Bend District No 2, Charles Denton in Mead, Hile Myers in Upper Lemon, Elizabeth Ward in Lower Lemon District No 5, Carsov Smith in Plank Road District No 8, Ruth Meharry in Carwile District No 9, and Ett Wyse in MecCarty's District No 10.
Texas Henry Smail renews subscription for his dagster Mrs Iona McKee now in Imperial Texas Pecos city after moving from Oklahoma. They own 10 acres of irrigated land with ton and alfalfa for money crops and 3 acres of cotton this season.
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