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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
5
Local notes itemize visitors, receptions, and civic developments across Covington and nearby communities. Posts announce new postmaster at Cates, night police appointment in Veedersburg, and county map work by J B Lineback. Church leaders and socials are reported along with travel plans and upcoming fairs and reunions.
The threshing season winds down as residents recount events from last week. Miss Cora Pavey of Indianapolis visited relatives. Mrs. Harry Salts and son Hubert traveled in Williamsport this week. A newborn nine pound girl joined Rev. and Mrs. Walthall with Dr. Miller officiating. typhoid cases improved for Vo. Spence and daughter. Kingman High School gains commission through Prof. J. M. Wilkinson and Trustee Massey.
Will Ross, who sold his interest in the Ledger week before last, has taken a position with the Delphi Journal. The Journal is owned by Congressman Landis and W. L. Ricketts, both based in Washington. Direct management will devolve to Ross who is well equipped to handle the transition. The Republican party wishes both him and the Journal success under the new order of things.
Mrs J W W Graham and Winfred travel to Homer Illinois on Wednesday to spend a week as guests of Mrs Carl Conkey. Mrs Sophia Smith and her granddaughter Ruth Metzger from Pittsburg Pa are staying with Mrs Gene Harden, who is a niece.
Fry Bryant was summoned to Petersburg on Tuesday morning due to his daughter Mrs. Frank Luke falling ill. His stay is planned to be indefinite.
P J McMahon announces a supply of the best soft coal on hand for threshing. A Modern Woodman lodge is organized at Stone Bluff, described as a strong camp of Bluff citizens. Crawfordsville fair runs August 27 to 30 with big purses in races, expected to be one of the largest fairs on record.
The typhoid patients Oscar Kerr and Mick Costing are recovering as well as could be expected though weak. A merry party including George Smith Lenard Corey Charley Hunt Pam Board and Jos Miller toured Attica in a steam launch on Sunday. Mattie Hiegle has been appointed principal of Fulton township high school at Cates Station. H K Cox the new Presbyterian preacher has moved from Adrian Michigan to Harris property on Fourth Street.
J H Rheul of the Covington and South Western reports steady progress and optimism for a road build. A deep oil well on the Elwell farm reaches 3000 feet with 200 plus feet of Trenton rock. Water at 2000 feet suggests the venture may be abandoned.
Warren and Fountain counties clash over Wabash River bridges and maintenance. Warren offers to repair its Riverside and Shawnee Creek approaches if Fountain builds and maintains the Shawnee grade, with $6,000 requested for Warren side work. Attica merchants oppose shifting costs, urging Fountain to retain control and resist a Shawnee grade.
Attica Merchants Association urges Fountain and Warren counties to compromise on improvements. They demand levee work at Covington Attica bridges, new highway links, land rights swap, gravel road upgrades, and a modern 30 foot wide road along the levee to raise flood protection. They call for cross-county talks to end a thirty year dispute.
Mrs. Cook wife of the late David Cook near Liberty in Wabash township died Thursday morning at over sixty years. C N Harding learned his brother WLH Harding of Rockville Indiana lay at the point of death. County officials marked the site for a new jail and sheriff’s dwelling at Williamsport. Don Patton and family of Williamsport traveled to Indianapolis and Greenfield to visit friends after a return from Redinger Lake.
The city council referred the viaduct bridge decision to the commissioners who accepted it after public-interest consideration and will publish opening notices for public traffic this week. Andrew McBroom of Enid Oklahoma and his brother in law G A Law visited Wednesday night and McBroom expects to depart Thursday. He reports progress in his coal oil mineral interests and is in good health.
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