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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
5
Attorney R N Voliva visits from Newtown. Many locals attend the Newport hill climb and visit friends in Danville Rushville Terre Haute and Mecca. The south side pool room advertises sales and refreshments while M Mayer hardware features Perfection stoves and refrigerators.
Best Ready Made Clothing at Mr and Mrs E A Church and daughter Helen of Catlin Jr were guests of W B Coleman and wife last week Mrs Worth Reed and daughter Dorothy spent part of last week visiting friends in Lafayette returning home Saturday Hon O P Lewis returned from Colorado Springs where he spent the past month Sunday morning He reports a splendid yet busy Vacation Just received two more cars of cement Buy now while price is low Carey Young Co
A quiet evening featured piano music for ladies in attendance. Miss Margarette Ross of Frankfort, daughter of Hon. John A. Ross, attends as guest of Miss Mary Coffing. Edwin Russell of Cayuga visits his mother Mrs Margarette Randolph. Russell Richeson leaves for a Denver vacation, to be away several days. Catholic Ladies plan an exchange at Johnny Maddill store on Saturday in August with ample eats. County Commissioners held a regular session this week addressing bridge repairs and other business.
Mrs J E Martin of Rockford NL travels there due to her mother Mrs Arthur De Haven's illness. A doctor is expected to arrive by the end of the week.
A large stock of galvanized roofing and Aqua tile roll roofing with Cantleak cleats is offered by Carey Young & Co. The products come with a ten year guarantee and emphasis on durable waterproofing solutions for roofing projects.
F. R. Carter and wife of Danville Illinois with Aaron McAllister and family of Champaign Illinois Mrs A B Carter and daughters Madaline and Dorotha Nebeker are spending the week camping at Portland Arch.
H E Scheid warns buyers to insist on fresh cement noting old stock is nearly worthless. He states he handles about one car per week and advises placing orders now as prices are expected to climb.
Mrs Ollie Harbert was summoned to Veedersburg Monday evening by the serious illness of her daughter Mrs Floyd Beals. Beals spent Sunday with her mother but fell ill on returning home.
A Fountain County retailer advertises the largest range of shirts for men and boys with the best makes and lowest prices, inviting customers to visit for the full selection.
A plan by English captain Webster to link European ports with northwestern Siberia via the Arctic and Kara Sea has been rejected by the Russian government to protect Trans-Siberian traffic. Meanwhile Russia supports sea links from Pacific ports to northwestern Siberia through Bering Strait and sends expeditions under Captain Grunfield and geologist Tolmatachew to assess routes from Yakutsk and along the Lena delta, with icebreakers Taimyr and Waigatsch departing Vladivostok to survey Kamchatka coast and push toward Cape Chelyuskin and the Archangel Northeast Passage if conditions allow.
In a near future scene the old village postmaster watches an arriving U S M airship pass overhead. A leather mail bag drops from the craft striking a local wisecracker, who is knocked into a horse trough as the crew flies on, three minutes late.
A man with a moist bundle stands by a bulletin board in Newark waiting for convention results. He plans to go home after the ballot outcome, hoping for a nomination, while noting heat and a delay in his return from Kearny. He finally sighs in disappointment as he walks toward his car.
Scientists chasing the mystery of Easter Island mammoth statues are warned in a tongue in cheek fashion to avoid El Bancer, an implied danger island. The tale cites 1581 English explorer Hugh Arkwright describing a death flower so large a man could stand inside it, then fall asleep and be suffocated when the petals close. The myth frames a perilous voyage amid legendary blossoms.
The London Spectator reports King George inspecting a seventeen year old pit pony. The pony grows restless and the miner suggests daylight worries it, while the king notes the headstall is the issue.
Miss Clara Adelia Lister-Lane of Des Moines Indiana founder and chief Scout of the Girl Scouts of America says she organized the movement in 1910 and reports 60000 members. She asserts that with more leaders, 100000 girls could be organized within 34 hours.
Miss Belle Beedle of Momence Illinois is a guest of Mrs David Burton.
Large dwelling with fine garden at northwest corner lb erty and Eighth streets and old dwelling with good garden at southwest corner Harrison and Eighth streets offered by W F Stillwell of Emporia Kansas. Rent by month or term lease.
About 1000 bushels of choice seed wheat for sale. Pure bred Rudy and Michigan Amber seeds available. Contact John Stevens at 35.4 R. D. 7 Covington Indiana for details and pricing.
A list of local fairs and events with dates including Chautauqua Attica August 18 Lebanon Fair August 5 to 9 Frankfort Fair August 13 to 16 Old Settlers Yeddo August 15 Lafayette Fair August 20 to 23 Crawfordsville Fair August 26 to 30 State Fair September 2 to 7 Covington Fair September 17 to 20.
Ollie Harden and family from Danville spent a week visiting relatives and enjoying fine Wabash fishing, their first real productive fishing trip in thirteen years, before returning home Wednesday evening. William B. Cof ting, cutting oats on his farm north of town, cut a deep gash in his right leg with a cycle, requiring a surgeon and forcing him to halt farm work for several days as he bled heavily until a physician stopped the flow.
Railway schedule notes Covington arrivals at 9 15 am and 4 40 pm Attica departures at 8 00 am and 3 40 pm Covington departures at 10 50 am and 4 40 pm with Attica arrivals at 11 40 am and 5 35 pm Local No 4 runs daily except Sunday fast trains No 28 No 6 No 50 Local No 4 daily except Sunday at 1 46 pm 34 pm 11 49 am Local No 51 daily except Sunday 7 31 3 m 1 16 am
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