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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
3
The Kentucky State Journal defends due process for Judge Charles E Booe while acknowledging serious charges. It cautions public sympathy for the guilty but urges charity for the judge’s family and hopes for exoneration if he can clear himself.
The Lifelong Four Mont L. Crain Archie J. Heath S Clyde Carter and Stewart E Carwile held their eighth annual meeting at Carwile home near the city. A four course dinner for guests Ruth Huffer Bonnie Carwile Mrs Clyde Carter Ruth Conover featured white and gold decor. The evening included music conversation and games with guests praising Bonnie Carwile and Stewart E Carwile. They plan to meet again at Thanksgiving with Clyde Carter.
A sale offer announcing fancy Jilk Waists and nets for Christmas. Promotes numerous waist styles and nets available at W. Bi Coleman’s shop.
Seth Bacon sustained a chin wound Wednesday evening after a mule kicked him. He required two stitches. The incident occurred near Newtown and was reported by the Newtown Enterprise.
The Warren County Farmers Institute will be held in West Lebanon on January 25 and 26. A competition on the morning of the second day offers prizes for the best loaf of wheat bread baked by a youthful exhibitor under twenty, with cash rewards of 1.50 for first, 1 for second, and 50 cents for third.
The vote buying cases against David Adkins and George Crane have been stricken from the docket and are not expected to be heard again. Reporters note the move may have been political spite while supporters call it grandstanding.
If interested in a dress skirt of any kind in Panama or Fancy Voile, don’t miss the line at W. B. Coleman's.
Webb a 58 year old employee at Veedersburg suffered the loss of his right hand when his thumb and first two fingers were crushed in machinery at the Wabash Clay Works. Dr. Kirk saved part of the hand. He has a wife and two children and will be laid up for weeks. The company arranged care for him and his dependents.
At the year’s last health board session Dr J R Hicks was chosen county health officer over Dr Gilson by two votes to one. Hicks, known countywide, ran as a Democratic candidate for Coroner but was defeated by Fred P ham. Gilson, retiring secretary, praised for fearless, diligent service and endorsed by the State Board of Health and local physicians.
Friday afternoon a heavy set man calling himself Sam Coombs appeared at the clerk's office seeking a marriage license to a woman unnamed. Clerk George E. Adams refused after noting Coombs’s visible intoxication, warning such cases recur in the county but promising enforcement.
On Monday a pair of young men delivered 37 well dressed rabbits they shot Saturday to groceryman William Dennis. The meat sold quickly with little effort.
The Newtown Enterprise announces its first volume arrives Tuesday morning with bright newsy pages. The editors express affection for Newtown and its people, calling the hometown paper a welcome addition and a source of local history. Long live the Enterprise.
Ethan Meharry a former Shawnee Mound resident died suddenly at his Lafayette home Saturday afternoon after reporting illness. Coroner’s exam of the stomach noted poisoning by strychnine as a possibility. He was a son of Dawid Meharry with two surviving siblings and was a 82nd degree Mason. Merryman Bros. advertised a meet market for hides.
Covington’s big Tabernacle revival draws 700 men and 400 women at weekend services. About 850 raised locally for expenses with 32 from baskets and the rest by Sunday night subscriptions. Evangelists Honeywell Phelps and Martin lead sermons and music to uplift the community ahead of December 20 closing.
The Lafayette Courier reports the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company aims to extend its lines to Danville Illinois to join with the McKinley system. It urges Fountain-Warren Traction and Covington to act now to secure this route. Swell smoking jackets and bath robes at M Schesley's new store.
Milo Holycross son of John Holycross and Myrtle Brissey of near Harveysburg eloped to Danville Illinois last week. In Justice Hall parlors they were bound for life and described as highly respected with many local friends wishing them happiness. An unrelated ad urges best prices on rubber boots at J Loeb stores.
Dan Patch breeder Dan Messener of Ox ford owns Zalica the dam of Dan Patch and her seven months old colt, recently brought from Goshen New York. He also owns three full brothers and two full sisters of the famed pacer and aims to rear another horse of the same caliber.
The text hints at piecemeal incentives for Martin Morrison and Crumpacker era census jobs in the Ninth district. It references a Census bill draft and potential favoritism in allocating positions across eight counties. Local shoppers are urged to buy Munsing underwear from J Loeb's Stores.
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