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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
7
Community news items show residents visiting relatives and shopping at Crane's and Van Don's Drug, with travels to Attica Veedersburg Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Highlighted are portraits of local stores, sales at Kingman Fair, and forthcoming anniversary edition.
Commissioner's Court to convene September 7. George Williams placed at Crawfordsville Fair Thursday. Frank Brown of Chicago visited Miss Ruby Hull. Wart Hog bread at Crane's bakery. Camper traffic grows around Covington camps. Van Dorns Drug Store sells paint at 1.45 per gallon. Covington fair chances uncertain with no catalogue seen. racing advertised but may be tame with few horses and palmists. Crane's bakery offers sandwich bread delivery.
Notes from Danville to Covington and Attica show varied activity: visits, business, and outings. J Loebs Stores announces fall 1909 ready made suits for men and women while C F Lowe & Sons offers salt by the barrel. Local trips include Niagara Falls, Indianapolis, Portland Arch, and Western Kansas.
A disastrous fire in Ambis Benton county Tuesday evening destroyed a large portion of the business area. The blaze started in Dr. Randall’s barn and then swept through the town center with little or no fire protection available.
Hats and caps for fall 1909 advertised at J. Loeb's Stores. Local visitors include Frank Hetfield from Hillsboro visiting relatives. Social items note Mrs. Cush of Danville soliciting for the Press-Democrat, Rev. Switzer's career move, and family moves on East Washington Street. Virgil Grady visits, and a town resident clears a family subscription debt.
A carload of salt arrives in town with F Lowe and Sons. Lindsey Coleman transacts business in the city Tuesday. Clarence Ferguson of Danville visits Covington with friends Sunday. Mrs Lou Nebeker has her auto in commission after repairs by Don Martin. Miss Bell Snaffer of Danville visits Fountain home folks for a few days. David Burton advertises this week urging fall and winter clothing purchases. James Marlatte moves into the Fry Bryant property on Sixth Street, vacated by Harrison Randolph.
Mr and Mrs El Hunt visited New Castle Saturday to spend Sunday with the children. Wilma and Hallie Shirk from Cayuga return to their grandparents R W Claypool. Grace Metzger, recently in New York, recovers from a three week typhoid bout. friends expect her home soon.
Wesley G Walker former police captain his wife and son departed from Ann street for Silverwood Indiana to spend a week on the banks of the Wabash They will be guests of John Hermling and family who reside near Silverwood Mr Walker now works at the Ike S Levin store on his vacation.
Collision between the Argentine excursion steamer Colombia and the North German Lloyd steamer Schlesein in a rainstorm at Montevideo harbor killed between 150 and 200 people, mainly women and children. About seventy survivors were brought ashore as the wreck obstructs the channel and the Uruguayan fetes are postponed.
On a Sunday morning in Louisville white youths fought with a band of negroes on a street car. Three young white men, Victor Von Berries age 18, Lee Hall age 17, and Edward Prince of Wilmington North Carolina were hospitalized with severe wounds. Prince and Von Berries face serious recovery prospects as Milton H. Smith offered a private car to speed the injured to Louisville for treatment.
Eight banks in St Joseph Missouri were swindled of four thousand dollars by two crooks. They presented forged checks on a St Louis bank that looked certified but were fake. The swindlers deposited the checks and cashed portions before fleeing.
Indianapolis Wheat 97c red 99c corn 68 a oats 34c hay prices per ton cattle 4.50–7.25 hoge 4.50–8.25 sheep 4.00–4.25. Cincinnati wheat 1.09 corn Tic oats 38c cattle 2.25–6.25 hogs 4.25–8.35 sheep 2.25–4.50 lambs 5.00–7.50. Chicago wheat 1.05 corn 7 c oats 38 5c cattle steers 5.60–7.80 stockers 3.75–5.15 hogs 5.75–8.25 sheep 3.00–5.00 lambs 5.00–7.75. New York cattle 3.50–6.85 hogs 5.00–8.40 sheep 3.00–4.50 lambs 5.75–8.25. Buffalo cattle 3.50–7.00 hogs 5.00–8.50 lambs 5.75–8.00.
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