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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
4
One year contracts priced at 8 cents per inch. Six months to under one year rate is 9 cents per inch. Contracts under six months charge 10 cents per inch. Metalbase electros rate is 6 cents per inch.
A philosophical reflection compares governance to water and its source, arguing that community values guide police power and that authority springs from foundational principles rather than arbitrary force.
Authorities target the accused in Vermilion County N. with Judge Kimbrough issuing sharp grand jury instructions. Danville and surrounding areas face an alarming condition as the case looms over the public.
The governor's stance on liquor is described as a joke in India and nearby states. The piece claims law violators and brewers see through his position, predicting no change before his term ends.
The text argues that while church members could shape good laws, the dreaded if persists. Law enforcement often fails to prevent theft or murder. Thieves steal despite laws and enforcement groups, and the repeal of law is unlikely. The passage asserts a persistent tension between moral aims and actual enforcement.
Citizens argue drinking levels mimic saloon era while trustee report shows poor relief costs at 140 dollars, about 700 in 1909, and under 300 in 1910 after saloons closed. Local grocer baker and butcher note changes in family purchasing power as evidence.
The piece argues the Brewers with Governor Marshall Steve Fleming and Tom Taggart dominate Indiana’s legislature and preemptively decide which bills become law, urging the public to awaken to the real setup.
The passage argues about a current accounting law, claiming it is unprecedented and unrecognized even by the present democratic legislature. It predicts repeal or heavy modification that Governor Marshall, described as its godfather, would not recognize.
The text claims Andrew Carnegie's money funds astronomy revealing twenty thousand new celestial bodies and promises sixty thousand more via a powerful telescope. It asserts divine approval of wealth used for mankind’s good, though the source reads as opinionated rhetoric rather than a verifiable report.
The article argues that a good grand jury acts as a corrective and deterrent to crime in Danville St. It notes its value when judicial officials rely on its labors and warns that poor enforcement invites crime. It also cites cost as minor compared to justice served.
The preacher urged imitation of Jesus by washing feet as a symbol of Christian love. Readers wondered whether a literal observance could boost church growth or expose unresolved faults among local congregations, imagining a cleansing of old sores.
Indiana leader Tom Marshall told the legislature to adopt the Democratic whiskey plank and extend it to incorporate towns. He proposed drying by town and township, barring saloons in Mellett Hillsboro and Kingman and forcing local elections. Critics call it a sly gimmick in party strategy.
In Cain township the town is described as thriving with new homes and business buildings since the saloons closed. The narrative praises modern revival and notes an up to date hotel owned by former clerk Hy Wyand as a local landmark.
Auction at my residence miles south of Covington and 2 miles east of Perrysville Indiana on Saturday February 11 1911 at 7:00 am sharp selling stock including a gray mare Jersey cow a heifer two sows farm implements harnesses hay seed corn kettles and household goods cash sums under 509 dollars cash with nine month credit over 500 dollars notes at 8 percent and 1 percent cash discount until sale conditions must be met new owner to remove after sale notice to collectors George W Clem Col G Madden Auditor
Commissioner W. A. Wright of Hillsboro departed Monday for the South. He plans to visit Cuba Centreal and South America and Mexico on the return, and expects to be away two or three months. Julian M. Martin, formerly of this city and a Hooppeston grocer, sold out in Hoopeston Ill and will move to Greencastle with his family to enroll the children in school pending future developments.
Old time ad promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as fastest relief for bruises sprains wounds boils eczema chapped skin sore eyes and corns. It claims prompt cure and world’s greatest healer with 25e price at all druggists.
A farm sale on Tuesday February 14 1911 at 10 am offers a brown horse age 11, a day horse age 7, cattle including an aged cow and a three year old, a ten month old heifer and a calf. Farm implements include McCormick binder and mower, hay rake, wagon pairs, a threshing mill, grain drill, plows, cultivators, harnesses, and various tools. Household items and more articles are listed with payment terms cash under 500, nine month credit on larger sums, 8 percent interest, 4 percent cash discount, and conditions about removal. B F Lindley Col A G Madden Auctioneer M A Richardson Clerk
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