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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
4
Daily Gist item. Covington area residents and visitors are noted in a roundup of misc. activities. Highlights include trips to Indianapolis and Crawfordsville, weddings, church and social visits, excursions to Cincinnati and Louisville, local business promotions, a ball game preview, and remarks on a building and loan shift. A veteran’s illness and a mining trip are mentioned along with real estate bargains and a monumental work ad.
Local notices report salt by the barrel sale at C. F. Lowe & Sons and a sequence of community items. Church services shifted with a vacationing pastor at the Presbyterian church. Died: W. J. Bahls, longtime Danville shoe dealer. Tomato crop prospects appear good as cannery starts. Help wanted for medical stock powder sales in Fountain County with $70 monthly.
One week from next Monday Fountain County teachers will meet for a school week in a city church. Instructors include W A Farr of Jacksonville Ill Emily P Ricketts of Goshen Bertha Monroe of Columbus Ohio and E C Dodson of Covington. Enrolling fee is one dollar. Under Supt Livengood the program is described as unusually interesting and profitable and a large attendance is expected.
Miss Harriet Spangler of Hendricks County near Jamestown, a teen, runs her brother’s threshing outfit, handles engine and mechanical work, and even trains to work on the road. She sought the Seattle exposition trip by earning money as the outfit’s engineer, proving herself capable and skilled.
Local notice announces Rainier’s Drug Store has taken over the County Depository and will supply books for city and country schools with no credit for school books. The ad promotes a large selection of tablets inks crayons and water colors and asks patrons to support the business. A separate notice describes Miss Adda Clifton’s post operative recovery after hemorrhoid removal performed by Doctors Andrus and DeLaney with nursing care from Miss Josie Denman and thanks to donors for flowers.
The Leader, after selling all pre 1909 merchandise to foreign parties, now has only 1909 and newer goods. A sale begins Saturday August 28th offering these up to date items as part of the store anniversary event.
G. W. Williams visits Celina Ohio, returning to his old home and hometown roots.
Osborn Prairie Reunion of Co. C 46 Ind. Vol. held at Osborn Prairie church last Monday. Death of Samuel S. Shaeffer reduced attendance but a good crowd enjoyed reorganization and dinner. Pres Whittiker of Union College gave a pleasing address. Mrs M Mayer Sr.'s Washington street residence repainted. Mrs Mary Gardner ill but improving. Boone county fair hindered by rain. Crawfordsville fair next week praised. Dr D M Wood of Indianapolis visited for Methodist hospital. M Schesley ad promotes fall clothing and paints at Van Dorns Drug Store for $1.45 a gallon. Troy Encampment No. 65 urged to meet Tuesday for Royal Purple work. Jos Merryman and wife with Phronie Bender and Conrad Baker to Niagara Falls. Miss Anna Nebeker returned from Denver and plans to return to Tulane, Ill for fall millinery. Charley Lowe’s threshing season strong. he is a skilled machinist with effective equipment. J W Price and wife visited Bloomington. Mrs Price to Indianapolis for fall millinery purchases.
Mesdames L. R. Faust and W. B. Lanius have formed a millinery partnership in Indianapolis. They secured Miss Grayce Newby of Indianapolis to assist. The store will open about September 1 with the latest styles and patterns, and they seek a big trade.
The Sixty-third regiment reunion is held at the Fair grounds today with Old comrades and friends attending. Speakers deliver speeches, a good dinner is served, and a camp fire follows. N G Nebeker serves as secretary. The regiment organized in February 1862 in this city.
Timothy M. Layton known as Tiph Layton died in Indianapolis after a brief illness. He was 54, had served many years with the company and retired earlier that year on a 1000 pension. He was in active service as Indianapolis agent and was a cousin of W. W. Layton. Funeral was at Crown Hill with wife and father present.
Judge G G Rheuby of the Vermillion Parke circuit court resigns after four years to join the Du Pont Powder company legal department in Wilmington Delaware. He is 35, married with three children and well regarded locally. Possible successors include C W Ward of Newport and J S McFadden of Rockville, with Ward favored.
Nellie Brown wife of Wil A Brown of the Salem neighborhood died August 12 at Central Hospital Indianapolis after a stroke six weeks prior. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 30 p m at Braze Coffing’s home on Third street with Rev B F Ivy officiating. Burial followed at Mt Hope cemetery. Born February 26 1860 in Boston she lived in Harmon NL then Chicago before marrying in 1895. The couple settled on a Salem farm in 1904 where they remained. She was a Moody church member in Chicago and known for Christian charity and community devotion.
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