Local News Roundup from Covington and Nearby Towns
Local items include Miss Melissa Nebeker returning from Camden with Drs. Kennedy, New Year’s activities of A T Livengood family in Jackson township, and plans for the State Republican Editorial association meeting in Indianapolis January 25 and 26. Also noted are business ads, hospitalities, school reopening, the DePauw Glee Club performance, obituaries, and two weddings in Veedersburg and Lafayette with details on ages and locations.
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State Republican Editorial Association
Claypool
Tndianapolis
Allen Watts Letter From Rockville Tuberculosis Patient
Allen Watts, well known in this city and now in State Hospital at Rockville for tuberculosis, reports he is doing well and getting better. The hospital doctor says he will get along all right as Watts says he sleeps nightly on a big porch, a note sure to please friends. The piece ends with Merryman's Meat Market advertising the highest price paid for hides.
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Rowland
Allen Watts
Rockville
Allen
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
An old newspaper style ad explains kidney problems and invites readers to test their urine for cloudiness. It praises Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for back pain liver and bladder issues and urges sending for a free sample and purchasing bottles from local druggists.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamwnton
N. Y
Local notices and ads mix in weekly roundup
Sunday temperatures drop noted as local weather cue. Attica visitor J W Whickear in Covington and Mellott bankers H C Yount and W W Layton transact business. Finly P Mount of Crawfordsville visits Covington to attend interests. Printing and advertising services offered. Foley Kidney Pills advertised. Chicago visitors Prof Mills and wife stay with Hon John B Martin. Edwardses prosper as bank cashier at Waynetown. New Years dinner with Nebekers.
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Prof. Mills
Chicago
John B. Martin
Bloomington
Howard Edwards
Waynetown
New Years
Wnh
Jew Nebeker
Mrs Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Chief Engineer Kent appointed at Monon Railway
A. S. Kent, formerly of Williamsport and related to the Kent family of Kent township, has been named Chief Engineer of the Monon Railway Company with headquarters in Chicago. The appointment takes effect January 1 1912. Kent has spent his life in railroad work, rising from depot boy on the Wabash at Williamsport. his success is an inspiration to youth.
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A. S. Kent
Williamsport
Kent
Kent Township
Monon Railway Company
Chicago
Coal for sale by Henry Peters offers lump coal free from slate
Henry Peters advertises coal for winter use with a ready supply of lump coal free from slate and free from clinker. He invites trial orders and notes special attention to farmers and city trade.
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Henry Peters
Woman's Club Meeting With Mrs Court Dice
The Woman's Club will meet today with Mrs Court Dice. Harry Spinhirg attended a horse sale on Wednesday. Deputy Sheriff James Meehan has grippe this week. Dr C M Coggins of Wabash ill with a heavy cold. Mrs Stephen Moore of Mellott visited Mrs Elmore Arter over Sunday. Hon O B Ratcliff is nursing grippe over New Year.
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The
Woman's Club
James Meehan
C M. Coggins
Wabash
O. B. Ratcliff
Grippe
Trials of a Traveler and Local Notices
The item quotes K K Youngs praising Dr King's New Life Pills for stomach and liver troubles. It notes two locals, Irvie and Willarda Frank Foust, attending the Democratic district convention in Frankfort. Wilmer Poster visits from North Shawnee for a horse sale. Rebecca Frazier visits At tica family. A T Livengood named new town attorney for Kingman, succeeding O B Ratehill. Week of Prayer observed at the M church ahead of a protracted meeting.
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Tama
Caleeman
K. K. Youngs
E. Berkyhire Vt
Dr. King
Irvie & Willarda
Local notes and ads mix in Logansport items
Mrs. Margaret Hitchens returns home after a Judge Rabb ard visit in Logansport. Ed Rainier Rexall highlights a key fruit raising feature for next year. Cash Cronkhite from Marshfield touts Major C as a fast or breeding colt. Charles Durham Lovington Ill finds a bed wetting cure with Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs. G W Beckett and daughter visit Chicago. Mr. Beckett returns. Trustees Smith Frazier Waggoner Starkey attended, a busy midweek. Five year old son of Mr and Mrs Shuff dies of typhoid. funeral held at home.
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George Shuff
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Featured by Omaha Manager
Mr Jas McCaffery of the Schlitz Hotel in Omaha Nebraska endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound claiming it cures in every case. He cites personal use and recommendations from others noting relief in throat and lung issues. Effective for coughs and colds. sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Jas. McCaffery
Mgr
Schlitz Hotel
Omaha
Neb
Mrs Elmore Ear ter Ill Two Weeks On Sick List
Mrs Elmore Ear ter has been ill for two weeks and confined to bed ten days with grip cold and bowel congestion. J J Davis Tremont Hotel owner leaves today for Florida Cuba and other southern points for a pleasure trip likely a month or six weeks. Mrs Davis and son A E Orme will run the hotel in his absence.
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J. J. Davis
Tremont Hotel
Florida
Cuba
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement From Bremen Resident
J T Shelnut of Bremen Georgia reports high satisfaction with Foley Kidney Pills, claiming greater relief for kidney and bladder trouble than any other kidney medicine. He advises fellow sufferers to try them. Sold by all druggists.
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All Drageist
J T. Shelnut
Bremen
New Year Eve Party Brightens City Streets
A youthful gathering enlivened the city as the old year departed. A watch meeting in the Presbyterian church Sunday school room ended with midnight bells. The crowd was orderly and festive, marking the occasion with fitting merriment.
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Presbyterian Church
Arnica Salve Promises Piles Relief At Low Price
Ever at war with piles and skin troubles the ad claims Buchlins Arnica Salve banishes piles and soothes itching inflammation and swelling. It promises comfort and joy as a greatest healer of burns ulcers boils eczema and other skin eruptions. Only 25 cents at Irvin Willard's.
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Irvin & Willard
Tax remittance by former Drake claimant noted in county
The county treasurer receives the first yearly remittance from Mrs. E A Minnick of Coyle Oklahoma formerly Mrs Elmira A Drake, paying taxes on her real estate in the county. Officials recall past Drake case stirring events in this county.
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E. A. Minnick
Coyle
Oklahoma
Elmira A. Drake
Drake
Indian Killed on Track Near Rochelle
A man identified as Indian was killed by a fast express while sleeping on a railroad track near Rochelle. The article urges prompt use of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds to prevent lung trouble, citing a testimonial from J R Watts of Floydada Texas. Trial bottles available at Irvin & Willard's.
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Rochelle
Fast Express
Dr. King
J. R. Watts
Floydada Tex
Irvin & Willard’s
Vinci cod liver and iron tonic promotes digestion
Convalescents after long illness should use a nourishing tonic. Vinci cod liver and iron tonic is advertised as increasing appetite, aiding digestion, building blood, flesh and muscle, and restoring vitality. The ad invites customers to buy a bottle at Cevington store with a money-back guarantee.
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Vinci
Mumford C. VanDora
Cevingtor
County Democrats Banquet Draws Broad Local Attendees
A large turnout of prominent Democrats from the township and nearly all county officers and deputies gathered in Veedersburg Saturday night for a county Democratic banquet hosted by the Van Buren Democrats and their organization.
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Veedersburg
van Buren
Notice to Hunters Farms Closed to Trespass
Public alert restricting hunting and trespassing on all farms owned by the author. Prohibitions apply to all persons and activities on the properties. Violations may be subject to legal action and enforcement.
For Sale Farms in Fountain and Adjoining Counties
For sale listings in Fountain and nearby counties include farms of all sizes and prices. Contact O. T. M. Gardner at Covington Indiana for details and listings.
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Fountain
O. ™ M Gardner
Covington, Ind
For Sale Residence with Acreage and Fruit Trees
For Sale our seven room residence features a large cellar with four acres. Abundance of fruit, two wells with cistern, ideal garden, two acres in pasture, barn and other buildings in good repair. A bargain for fish, come and see.
Danville Dry Cleaning Ad Promises Low Prices and Prompt Service
To the public of Covington Herman Miller's Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Works at 105 N Walnut Street Danville Illinois advertises finest dry cleaning and dyeing for ladies and men's garments with winter clothes to be dyed credited and pressed before the fall rush. Goods sent by express receive prompt attention and packages are directed to the business.
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Herman Miller’s
Walnut Street
Danville
111
Express
Herman Miller Dye House Advertisement Panville
A practical dry cleaner and dyer in Darville, Herman Miller operates at 105 N Walnut St Panville. With 28 years in the dyeing and dry cleaning business, he offers specialized services.
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Walnut St
Panville
Darville
Real estate transactions in Fountain county weeklong
Transactions in Fountain county real estate during the past week list transfers filed for record. Names include Edgar C Johnson, O. B. Douglass, J F Hayes, A J Gossett, Edna M Ristine, Alice H Tees, Odelea Irvin, H D Purviance, Chas Leeper, Nelle Brennen, Mary E Borebrake, Arietal Jones, Mary E Smith, John F Warbritton, Ora Phillpott, Albert C Roberts and others. Properties span Veedersburg Attica Sterling and surrounding parcels with prices ranging from under $1 to $16,000.
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Fountain County
Douglass
Lang Edgar C Johnson
G W Ward
Also Mentioned on This Page
Covington
Melissa Nebeker
Camden
Drs. Kennedy
A. T. Livengood
Mr. Livengood
Jackson Township
Wm. McClerg
North West Corner Square
Noah M. Teegarden
Noah
Merryman Bros. Meat Market
E. J. Logue
New Mexico
Lem Howell
DePauw Glee Cub
Leonard Suiters
Isaac N
Margaret Gowan Heatyn
Lala Butt
Second Street
Lewis Kirby
Nina Drolinger
Justice Jas. Slim
Edith Pearl Henderson
Lafayette
Huber Galloway
Lifayette
C. A. Sickatoose
U. B. Church
William Henderson
Tippecanoe Street
Merryman’s
Mercury
J. W. Whickear
Attica
Walter
Covington R. D
Republican
H. C. Yount
W. W. Layton
Mellott
Finly P. Mount
Crawfordsville
Mound City
Rainier’s Pharmacy
COAL
Harry Spinhirg
Frank Foust
Frankfort
Wilmer Poster
North Shawnee
Rebecca Frazier
Sarah Hetfield
Town of
Kingman
O. B. Ratehill
Margaret Hitchens
Judge Rabbard
Logansport
Ed. Rainier
Rexall
Cash Cronkhite
Marshfield
Cash
Major C
Charles Durham
Lovington Jll
G. W. Beckett
Mr. Beckett
Mark O Smith
Daly Frazier
Elias Waggoner
Jos. Starkey
Travelers Railway
Dearborn
Herman Miller
J F Hayes
A J Gossett
O Helms
J Gossett
Edna M Ristine
Alice H
Tees Garden
Var Buren
Odelea Irvin
Chas Leeper
John J Brennan
Nelle Brenenan
Arietal
Jones
Mary E Borebrake
John F Judy
Harry Bartlett
Hannah Little
Nellie Brennen
Nellie Brennan
George W Smith
Mary E Smith
Geo A Longard
John F Warbritton
Fletcher
Bright
T. H. McGeorge Jr. Co
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