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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
2
Rates listed for display ads by duration from under six months to one year with per month and per line costs. Obituaries and church notices paid at the door are priced per line with multiple insertions discounted.
The Attica Daily Ledger reports Temperance forces organize for a local option election in the county. Geo Hicks, South Bend district superintendent, toured towns and said voters favor a trial, with an election likely in January. He spoke at Union Chapel Osborns Prairie Sterling Stone Bluff and will headline a large Dec 20 meeting. The movement grows without forceful push.
Store promotes a large stock of underwear suited for all customers. J. Loeb's Stores advertises assortment and sizing to fit everyone this season.
The Haymakers announce a Monday December 14 roast in their lodge room with all members urged to attend. Mrs. Mary Martin of Crawfordsville is visiting T. A. Clifton and family for revival meetings.
An owl dew cut and burning chimney at Coverach Cornwall sets a hayrick ablaze and destroys the pile while several straw stacks escape. Aluminum embossed books for the blind printed in Edinburgh read easier than paper but are costly and scarce. Mr. Burleigh of Maine, publisher of the Kennebec Journal, has served as governor and state treasurer. Astigmatism often stems from reading in bed, straining eye muscles and altering cornea curvature.
A humorous reference to Dr Hill carrying a four dollar cigar when visiting the Kaiser and recalling a Maine lawyer who tried to bribe a judge by keeping a fifty cent cigar for himself and giving the judge a twofer.
The late Plunger Riley Grannan was noted for winning and losing fortunes on peculiar bets from horse racing to measuring peanut rolls. He reportedly led a moral life avoiding liquor and tobacco and showed exemplary conduct to his family. Buck Fanshawe, per Bret Harte, faulted at gaming but remained loyal to his mother.
A Bohemian quote explains introspection as a impersonal self analysis noting faults and ensuring astral color harmony with friends to avoid disrupting the self portrait. It jokes that no one has seen an astral color yet everyone has one in spirit, humor intact.
Alva Bever of Attica received a license to sell whisky from the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday after a prior month’s denial. The decision marks a reversal in licensing for Bever and the town’s regulatory action.
John A. Farnsworth buys the Coleman and Coleman grocery stock from Assignee W. W. Layton and plans to close out the stock. The move marks a reorganization of the business under Farnsworth.
Sheriff Hardesty buys eighty acre farm of Wm Nogele east of Crossyort in Wabash township and will move there after leaving office. He is commended for his good judgement.
A reader named Thomas Stucker called to correct a prior report claiming his divorce from a former wife. The paper hastens to set the record straight based on Mr. Stucker’s information and states there was no desire to misrepresent anyone.
Court notes list cases including Elby J. Martin versus Frank Martin to modify judgement. Eichal L. Cronsa versus Wade O. Crane seeks divorce. Haines Philott et al versus Frank Koowels et al seeks damages.
Several cases filed include R. P. Smith and Sons against S. H. Wann and Oscar McClure for debt, Oliver M. Coffing against James King replevin, Johnson et al versus Lake Erie Wabash St Louis By Company for damages. Also a public drain petition in Logan township and a suit on bond in the estate of Wallace Rice.
Health officials report a rampant scarlet fever outbreak across multiple Titinois towns with rising cases in schools and public spaces. Local clinics expand capacity as families seek treatment and guidance from regional health authorities.
Charles W. Milford and J. A. Laban visited the city this week while J. M. Lacy came in from north Vermillion. Maude Baker from Indianapolis stayed with friends. Local notices include theater promotions and road interests, with Robert Phillip from State Line and Will W. Taylor from Lower Warren County among callers. A baby girl born to Owen and wife Lape, and the death of Henry Palen of Newtown with funeral at Union Church.
Christmas shopping season begins with Sears ads and court notes. the Commissioners' Court plans meetings on the 21st and 28th to wrap up the year. Obituary: W. F. Newell died in Perrysville on December 5 at age 42 years 38 months and 57 days, born August 9, 1886 in Illinois. widow and one child survive. services at U B Church and Hughes Cemetery burial.
Allen W. Adkins of this township named by Kobt Kerr Sheriff as deputy and will assume duties January 1. Kerr takes over as sheriff and Dave Adkins is praised by friends for taking on the role.
For sale cash or time good dwelling one or two fine jets in a splendid location at the northwest corner of Liberty and Bright Streets, 34 blocks from the square. Also Ind. Reports household goods piano W F Stilwell Covington Ind.
Fulton resident T M Jackson was listed among last week’s callers. Miss Madge Linias returned from a visit with Chicago friends Friday morning.
Public dance advertised at Armory Hall in Covington on December 17 with admission set at 75 cents. Also notes an article on F L Kreep dentistry elsewhere in the issue. James G Short, new county surveyor elect from Hillsboro, was in town to oversee work. Henry Palin of Newtown is very ill and not expected to recover.
H. K. Bisland and Fletcher Boyd traveled to Chicago Friday afternoon for the big Stock Show and returned home Monday.
Armory Hall hosts an old fashioned public dance on Thursday evening December 17th, 1908 with admission 75 cents for gents and ladies free. Homer Sewell helps around with a cane after a couple weeks of foot trouble. Fountain County Medical Association met in Attica to discuss vital professional topics. The ad also promotes Blue Liver Pill for biliousness and headache at 25 cents.
Jackson township Board of Finance invites written proposals from Indiana banks and trust companies to receive a maximum amount of Jackson township public funds on deposit. Proposals due January 4, 1909 between 12 m and 2 p m at the trustee's office in Wallace Fountain County Indiana. Bonds and official forms required. bonds may be personal or surety or collateral. Elijah W. Bever president John S. Gray secretary.
After two years of work, Dr Hartman and his assistants announce success in producing Peruana in tablet form. The new Peruns tablets offer an option for people who object to liquid medicines.
An advertisement touts Peruna as a universal remedy. It describes a mother claiming cures for asthma earache catarrh and throat catarrh plus weight gain from one hundred to one hundred forty pounds. The text urges readers to ask a drug company for a free sample in 1909.
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