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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
5
Local items note Harry B Allen of Millcreek in city on business Tuesday. Attorney Young from Danville transacted legal matters. Pension payments to Mrs D I Wilt and Jacob Hesler are reported. Various residents visit, travel, or face health issues. Monument sellers advertise and local officials discuss train speed enforcement.
Eeditor Webb of the Attica Ledger was here Monday with news notes. Feb 1921 featured hot coffee and sandwiches at the Armory. Various locals including Ebert E. McKee, Fred Parnell, Etwell, Parham, John Cronk and Joseph Nelson were mentioned in routine visits, with social and political chatter across Millcreek, Veedersburg, Covington and Shawnee township. A Farmers Institute session, a euchre club event, and a county chairman election in Logan and Shawnee townships were noted alongside obituaries and a travel update from Rio Janeiro. Continuous community updates reflect a lively slate of meetings, social events, and local governance.
The piece notes events including a children's entertainment, grocer Lewis Nebeker's grippe illness, a well attended McMahon horse sale with county and out of state buyers, Miss Anna Nebeker’s trip to Indianapolis for millinery study, Rev. H K Fox leading revival meetings in Veedersburg, lifting of a Russell family smallpox quarantine, James Slim planning to open a skating rink on Third Street with a new hardwood floor, and growing interest in roller skating locally.
Mrs. Robert C. King expresses thanks for prompt attention impressive service sung by musicians and choristers, beautiful flowers, and neighbors sympathy at her husband’s death.
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