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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1911
Page
8
Local items note J. R. Phipps offers best meals in town and urges patrons to try him. Several residents travel for shopping and millinery purchases in Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Ex Judge McCabe is reported very ill. A West elevator crib failure caused grain damage. repairs will take days. Merry man Meat Market claims best bulk oysters.
Mrs Challen Spinning returns from Oklahoma City visit. Ira McIntire from Indianapolis, ex Goevington high principal, spends weekend here with extended visit for Mrs McIntire. Foreign Missionary Society prepares the annual bank meeting service on Sunday March. Mrs DeLong to speak with special music. Mrs Gillette of Denver visits Mrs Grace Adkins. Adkins hosts Wednesday gathering. Daisy Tipton and Mrs Thistlewaite of Sheridan visiting Mrs Mont Board. Roy Rogers and Mack Irvin with others host dinner. While digging gravel, John Hawkins and party find a twenty pound cannon ball likely shot by General Harrison during Indian fighting in the area.
Miss Mary Cofting entertained Delta Omega Theta girls at a six o clock dinner in Covington. The event featured green and white decorations and a delightful evening with club members named. Varied Valentine parties followed with dinners, receptions, and a Womans Club banquet at the Methodist church.
A reader letter from West Mansfield Ohio lauds Covington as a wholesome, hospitable community. It praises its schools, veterans, corn production, civic spirit, stable businesses, and courteous residents, ending with a salute from W H Hedges. The note references letters from Uma Meitzler, Dot Clark Emerson, and J W Cooms.
The Covington schools boast strong leadership and a high standing in the state. Board members Dr A B Carter, Challen Spinning, and H C Yount guide an expanding program with 330 grade students and 43 out-of-city pupils across three counties. The High School, organized 1879, earned North Central accreditation in 1910. 15 graduates this year rehearse a class play as the new High School building nears completion.
A collage of brief vignettes from a small town scene. Oysters at Allen Shaff’s, Covington business transacted by Charles Linquist, and Mrs. Callahan planning a new barn. Snippets include classroom jokes, a fish dinner anecdote, a postal quip, and a cemetery question from a child, all reflecting local humor and daily life.
Street talk last night reports Howell Sewell and Coleman discussing a new challenger to box Jack Johnson. The overheard quip suggests excitement as word spreads about the latest potential opponent. Mont Boord is mentioned in the overheard dialogue.
Come and see the best line of embroideries ever shown in the city at wholesale prices at The Leader.
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