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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
1
A compact note surveys a terse architecture style noted for its sharp wit and austere lines. The piece traces how minimal detail and stark forms convey mood, while suggesting influence from practitioners favoring economy and clarity.
The page lists numerous local visitors and social notes from Covington and nearby towns including Attica Veedersburg Hillsboro and Williamsport. Mentions of subscriptions new readers and advertisers highlight community activity with brief notes on guests and engagements.
A compact column highlights notices and snippets from various exchanges. The piece collects brief items on local happenings, public notices, and community updates curated by the Sistors for readers seeking quick, pointed summaries.
A Warren County petition asks the state attorney to dismiss the State against Ed Reynolds for forgery. News items note editor disputes, a lawyer Frank Howard’s confinement, sugar beet costs, an accident to Charles Smith, and local obituaries including Rufus Wallace. Wayne Patch reports box car grocers aiding farmers and Pete Wallace's obituary.
Grant Ratcliff and companions return from a five day to Oklahoma where land sales impressively cheap, but a stray cartridge discharged near a dated oven caused a minor injury to Uncle Tom Ratcliff's left leg. The party, including Thomas R Ratcliff and others, planned further settlement and praised Oklahoma's prospects. The article also notes local ads and business moves in Attica Ledger.
A Veedersburg News note urges burying faults in the grave and hoping for a bright hereafter under divine mercy.
The first assistant postmaster general issued an order to protect rural mail delivery. It requires secure weatherproof boxes, preferably metallic and uniformly made, to prevent theft or damage. Offenders face up to 500 dollars fine and up to three years imprisonment. Victims should report to their postmaster with possible offender names to aid prosecution.
Local boosters push revived plan for an electric road from LaFayette to Covington with Illinois Central and Wabash interests eyeing corridors. Reports say two new Clover Leaf trains debuting between Toledo and St Louis. meanwhile lines from Indianapolis to Decatur and Terre Haute to Chicago spark competition against C E I. Officials, survey crews, and right of way concerns stir debate over routes via Newton Effingham Switz City and Fort Wayne corridor.
Mrs Frances L Sales of Missouri Valley Iowa reports Foley's Kidney Cure cured her kidney trouble after five doctors failed. Judge Parker of Fulton County Circuit Court ruled last week that Rev Eli M Spohn should recover 123 dollars salary from the Rochester M E Circuit. Spohn was once pastor here and lost his charge in 1896 97 for not meeting duties promptly.
Rae Plowman Macoughtry died in Wisconsin after a pneumonia illness. Born in 1848, she lived in Attica since 1898 and was married to Frank W. Macoughtry in 1870. Survived by two brothers and three sisters, funeral set for Sunday afternoon with relatives from Ohio and Kansas expected to attend.
The Covington Republican shows substantial upgrades after Judy and Lane bought the property. John F Judy and J Gus Lane tightened management, with extensive improvements across departments to publish a stylish metropolitan weekly.
Dr. Wm A Quayle of Indianapolis will lecture at the M E church Friday evening Jan 18 under Epworth League auspices. The city audience should hear this acclaimed lecturer whose wide reading and eloquence are praised by multiple newspapers. The talk titled Fools Errands is expected to be a top draw for Coyington residents.
Charles Doyle died Friday night after being shot by Joe Douglas in Crawfordsville weeks earlier. The Crawfordsville Journal notes a private burial at Oak Hill with a grave prayer by Dr. Nave and no funeral. Doyle, praised as a hard working citizen, had served in the 16th U.S. Infantry in the Spanish American War and fought at San Juan Hill.
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