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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
4
The Wisconsin State Railway Commission ordered a flat 24 cent passenger rate. The decision reflects the commission's authority granted by legislative law to regulate railroad fares.
Judge Artman's ruling on the saloon business attracts wide attention. The decision is sound law but ahead of current public sentiment, with time and public opinion likely to sustain it.
The governor vetoed Senate Bill No 110 by Senator Will R. Wood, aiming to allow prison terms for gambling convictions. Current law requires adding a jail sentence to a fine. the veto cites technical objections to the bill’s structure.
Senator T. T. Moore of Putnam county announces candidacy to succeed Congressman Holiday. Vermillion county will likely vote in the convention for a good man. Moore, a leading member of the upper Indiana house, would serve his strongly Republican district faithfully and well. No better man could be named for this honor.
The blind tiger bill has done much good across the state and should be enforced in every town. Saloon men have complained, but it remains to be seen if they will support enforcement and prove their complaints were in good faith. The law is long needed in Indiana and should stand and be tested thoroughly.
The session opened with House Bill No 1 aimed at barring licenses for saloons outside city limits. Representative Hays of Worthington introduced it and Representative Sweeney of Tell City moved to strike the enacting clause, a motion that passed 47 to 37 amid abstentions. Schroeder of Evanaville led opposition to the measure.
The Indiana Legislature nears the end of its session after considering over six hundred bills, with only about a dozen enacted. Most party and administration measures have been rejected, and it is noted that the public will demand a reconsideration in due time.
The piece argues for publicity of crime to spark public conscience while defending press liberties. It contends mothers must teach virtue, criticizes neglect and social pressure, and urges newspapers to publish carefully selected testimony to illuminate societal evils without stifling truth.
Dr. Lee Allen of Indianapolis is visiting this week and waiting for customers at his former stand Hedges drug store. Mayor Heath enjoys the company of an old friend while proprietor Hedges is also in Indianapolis.
Crawfordsville defeated Veedersburg 60 to 14 in Veedersburg Wednesday evening to claim the district basketball championship. The article questions the Veedersburg umpire’s performance.
A 1906 critique argues mail order houses in Chicago divert wealth from rural areas. It cites $80,000,000 in 1905 and $62,000,000 in 1904, warns centralization weakens home communities, and urges residents to buy locally. It notes building needs and calls for honest examination of personal spending impact.
A Marblehead merchant tells a detective his confidential clerk is missing and that the books and cash balance. He suspects the clerk, then rushes home to find the man has eloped with his wife, revealing the motive behind the mystery.
A domestic exchange features a wife questioning David about his piano playing and David retorting that no one can play while he is present, revealing household tensions and shared humor.
Robert Osborn of the Blue Pencil spent most of Saturday in Covington. He has led a strong temperance campaign in his township and is known for fearless newspaper reporting. Fountain county shows a robust bank presence with seventeen banks listed across Attica Covington Veedersburg Kingman Hillsboro Wallace Newtown Mellott and Yeddo.
David W. Sanders of Covington emerges as a possible candidate to succeed J. M. Wilkey as county superintendent of schools in June. Sanders formerly taught in the county but has not taught for a year or two.
Sunday afternoon crowds enjoyed a sunny late April day and visited the new viaduct bridge for the first time. Hundreds of people lined the area to view the structure and spend a pleasant outing in the sun.
Mrs. John Wade filed a divorce petition in rhyme in Sioux City court, her second split after a prior separation from BE. Birchard. The judge and spectators laughed as she sang lines urging women to avoid marriage, urging trust in God and joking about dogs and parrots in lieu of husbands.
John Bruskie a 23 year old cooper of 10 Ash Street Brooklyn was arrested on a burglary charge after entering the Kelsey home on Green Point avenue around 2:30 am He unlocked the kitchen door and went to the wrong bedroom believing it was his own When confronted by James Kelsey Bruskie said he had mistaken the room The police took him to the station and the magistrate discharged him after explaining the mistake
George Marshall of Granville New York widow seeks a wife who can tip the beam at 200 pounds and bake good bread. He bans society butterflies clubwomen and physical culturists while advertising for a quiet demeanor and charitable bent. The first applicant was a colored woman with three children, and several others have applied though none meet the criteria.
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