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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
1
The four week revival led by Evangelist I E Honeywell and colleagues closed with record crowds at the Tabernacle. About 439 joined churches, with total offerings around $3,000 including $992 in service collections and outside gifts, plus a reading room fund.
Indiana Democrat lawmakers opposing repeal of the county option law report a solid Republican front against repeal. Eight recalcitrants met at the Denison Hotel to plan a campaign to retain the law, with Republicans signaling that only three or four would vote to repeal. They imply fourteen votes could keep the law intact in the lower house.
Notice invites congregants to attend morning worship at 11 oclock and evening service at 7 oclock at First Presbyterian Church. It extends a cordial invitation to unite with the church on Sunday morning and to seek fellowship with the congregation.
County delegates meet at United Brethren Church Veedersburg to organize for a county option fight under a new law. Officials are elected to lead a statewide temperance drive with petitions to circulate and a county poll to forecast results as dry sentiment runs high.
Hayworth and Kincade of Danville DL recently erected a fine monument for Mrs Luther Martin at the grave of her late husband.
On Wednesday evening the 30th Dr Pratt will deliver a noted lecture at the Presbyterian church as part of the Covington entertainment tour. Reserved seats are on sale at Raibier's Pharmacy. Admission 35, 25 and 15 cents.
The article describes dike construction along the Elbe with sharp stakes, a causeway, willow foundation, wattles, sand and rock filling, and hand laid stone facing. It praises the permanence and neatness, contrasting with rough US banks and noting the river thrives behind the finished dike.
Dr. Snow of the University of Kansas recounts a bite by a Gila monster. The reptile has poison in lower jaw teeth and a toxin from under the tongue. A turning bite is more dangerous, while a nonturning bite is less severe.
The note recalls Samuel Butler and a tale Darwin would have enjoyed. A child near a hippopotamus cage misreads the scene saying the creature is dead, prompting the pair to move on.
A humorous London anecdote describes a cook who, allowed to pick a hymn for family prayers, is praised by the vicar's wife for her selection. The tale uses playful language about luck and wit in domestic life.
Curtis J. Wright, former Veedersburg resident now in this city, sues Rosa May Wright for divorce. The complaint cites adultery with Thomas Ferguson as co respondent. Wright alleges events around December 1902 and February 1907, including domestic quarrels and a drunken incident, with prior fight involving Ferguson in Veedersburg.
The Bend Church invites all Methodist attendees to Sunday School at 10.30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. preaching with baptism and reception into full fellowship. Weekday prayer and board meetings are scheduled. Ladies Aid and WFM_S meet monthly. Pastor Rank K. Doughmer notes blessings from Tabernacle meetings.
Reports indicate the Ben Hur Traction line will extend from Crawfordsville toward Danville Illinois with construction to begin in spring. Officials say plans call for a western extension paralleling the B G Four through Waynetown Hillsboro Veedersburg Covington and other small towns.
Expressing sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors who offered help and comfort during recent sorrowful hours. The note ends with a brief mention of floral offerings connected to the trial.
Notice to hunters forbids trespassing and hunting with dogs or guns on farms of Meriah Rhodes Angie Rhodes Leonard Phebus and Schuyler Rhodes with no entry or hunting allowed by any person or dog on the property.
Bids opened Wednesday afternoon for county stationery. The Friend firm and John Duncan from Indianapolis submitted bids. The contract went to The Friend for a total slightly over one thousand dollars.
Mrs. Jane Hunt died at her northeast city home Saturday after a long illness including rheumatism and other complications. Funeral arrangements were not fully provided in the fragment.
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