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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1901
Page
6
The Covington Republicans discuss recent election shifts and argue against removing county school superintendent selection from township trustees. The Indianapolis Journal notes Senator Chandler and Senator Goodwin's positions on elective office qualifications and constitutional constraints.
J H LaPearl, famed showman, tours Peru arranging a road circus and hints at a marine band. Local notices urge justices of the peace to file semiannual fines for the common school fund and remind subscribers to verify mailing labels. Dr Kings New Discovery advertised for grip and cough with trials, also a statement clarifying a chicken pox eruption. Litigation looms in Shawnee township with ex trustee Baldwin denouncing actions and promising heavy attorney fees. George J Flannery reports relief from headache via Dr Miles' Pills in Buffalo.
A posse from Otterbein captured Marvin Kubas and his brother John Kuhn after a heated pursuit from Green Hill to Lafayette. The desperado Kubas resisted, firing at officers before being overpowered. his brother was captured while another gang member escaped. Kuhns returned to the Ohio Penitentiary with a facial wound dressed in Lafayette.
Dutch Bradfield, a Fulton County farmer, died after being thrown from a horse last Saturday while returning from Cayuga. The horse shied one mile from his home, his skull crushed, and he died Sunday morning after hours of suffering. The report also notes poultry industry advances and a tax sale legal issue in Fountain County.
Sheriff Miller begins his term by targeting Covington saloons and slot machines that ignore closing and Sunday laws. He plans to extend the campaign countywide where authorities fail to enforce the law, and warns violators of forthcoming prosecutions. The Covington High School mid year commencement is set for Friday evening February 1 at the Presbyterian Church with graduates Nina Savage Claude Livingstone Guy Uart and Fred Bell. admission is 5 cents.
Two good residence properties in Coy ington Indiana one block from college building consisting of six lots One residence including three lots All kinds of fruit started and bearing well Will trade for farm land For particulars contact J W Craig We express thanks to neighbors and friends for aid during sickness and death of our son Mrs J Reiner Franklin Ind shares a testimonial about Dr Miles remedies as cure
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