Mound Township Votes Select Supervisors and Timber Firm Purchases
In Mound township Ben Acketta and Fred ObIe were elected supervisors for districts 1 and 2. The Nebeker Timber Co has purchased most local timber with at least a year of work ahead. District 1 Highland township recorded 147 voters with W D Chezum winning 29 votes to 28 for Job Holscross and others.
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Mound Township
Ben Acketta
Fred Oble
Nebeker ‘Timber Co
Karnie Martin
Danville
Highland Township
W D Chezum
Job Holscross
W B White
Cyrus Briles
Chezum
Notice of Application in Covington Indiana Liquor License
Notice to Troy township and Covington City residents that T Walter Hunter will apply to Fountain county Board of Commissioners for a license to sell spirituous intoxicants in Covington Second Ward. The request includes on premises drinking and tobacco and soft drinks sales at a specified 50 by 14 feet room in a one story frame building on described lands. Public notice of tobacco and liquor sale privileges also requested.
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Troy Township
Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
T. Walter Hunter
Board of Commissioner’s Court
Snig County
Board of Commissioners
Sadrot
Tateo
Walter Hunter
Trustees' Notices From Troy Township and Local Routes
Trustees' notices announce office hours in the K of P building for township business in Troy. The circuit court has held two hour sessions daily since January, with preliminary work ongoing. Notices discuss Big Four Route fare to Washington for Roosevelt inauguration, and upcoming sale dates March 1 to 3 with return by March 8 1905, plus a ten day extension option. Covington now has five rural mail routes and contemplates a new route to Warren and Vermillion counties. Fountain post office closure redirects mail to Covington or local routes.
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Washington, D.C
Big Four
Roosevelt
Warren Jo Lynch
Gen’l Pars & Ticket Agt
Cincinnati
Covington
Warren
Vermillion
Fountain
Mitchell of Oregon a four term U S senator in 70th year
John H. Mitchell of Oregon United States senator, indicted in Portland on land fraud inquiry, is serving his fourth term. A Pennsylvania native, he moved to Portland in 1860, held Portland corporation attorney and state senate posts, and was first elected to the U S Senate in 1872 with later terms in 1885 1901. He is a Republican in his seventieth year.
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John H. Mitchell
United States
Oregon
Portland
Congress
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Ore
State Senate
United States Senate
Sul
Senator Proctor's stern lesson on coon hunting rules
United States Senator Redfield Proctor is noted for strict regard for minor laws. An incident near Rutland involved his son Redfield Proctor Jr hunting a raccoon out of season, leading to a formal appearance before a justice of the peace and the boy being tried, with the senator paying the penalty. Also highlighted is Francis B Loomis receiving the Legion of Honor from France for his advocacy of international arbitration. Loomis, a native of Ohio, has served as diplomat and journalist, with previous posts including consul in St Etienne, minister to Venezuela, and minister to Portugal before becoming first assistant secretary of state. He is forty four years old.
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United States
Redfield
Seimier
Redfield Proctor
Rutland
France
Legion of Jionor
Francis B. Loomis
Lonbet
French Republic
Loomis
Interparliamentary Union
Ohio
Cincinnati Tribune
St. Etienne
Europe
Venezuela
South America
Portugal
Public Sale At John Boyd Farm In Perry County
Auction notices state a public sale at the John Boyd farm located 24 miles southeast of Perrysville and 24 miles west of Snoddy's Mills on Wednesday February 22 1905 starting 10 am. Property includes 5 horses 7 cattle hogs farm implements household goods hay corn and more with credit terms 10 months on sums over 45 and cash on day of sale. Wo Boyd Col Cowan auctioneer Geo Wann clerk.
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John Boyd
Perrysville
Snoddy’s Mills
West Liberty Church
John Deere
Local Honey Sale By Sproson Wilson
Four hundred pounds of white clover honey offered in pound sections at 15 cents per pound. Sproson Wilson advertises price per unit and total amount available.
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Sproson Wilson
Lone Republican sparks joke in Mississippi speech
During John Sharp Williams’s address in Mississippi a man in the crowd cried that he had been robbed by pickpockets. Williams laughed and said he did not expect any Republicans present. The man replied I am the only Republican there.
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John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Mr. Williams
Chicago News
Peruna Almanac Sees Wide Distribution in 1905
The Peruna Almanac 1905 edition is widely available through druggists and promises free copies. It advises readers to inquire early as supply will soon be exhausted and urges obtaining one today.
New Great South American Kidney Cure Offered
Relief in six hours for kidney and bladder distress by a new cure. Noted for prompt relief of pain in bladder kidneys and back in men and women. Says to relieve water retention almost immediately and offers quick care. Sold by Geo D Cook, druggist, Covington.
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Ita
Geo. D. Cook
Covington
Distressing Stomach Disease Promises Cure by Tonic
An advertisement touts a “South American Nervine Tonic” as a permanent cure for stomach weakness and indigestion. It claims the remedy works quickly, is safe, and never disappoints, with sold by Geo. D. Cook druggist in Covington Indiana. Also notes Merryman's meat market offers more meat for the money in town.
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Nyandea
Geo. D. Cook
Covington
Ind
Merryman’s
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Electra Mining and Milling Co
Arizona
Comstock
Calumet and
Hecla
United Word
de Leroy
Home Mining Company
Silver King
Swanson
Tobay
John B. Martin
MT. Olympus
George Johnson
Gessie
Wm. Saltsgayer
Benson Chapel
Cannon
K. of P
Caton D. Sire
Justice At the Peace
Rochester Therald
B. Boyd
C. W. Cowan
Geo
Wann
Col
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