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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1909
Page
6
A serialized news note tracks society visits and local movements from Covington and nearby areas. Miss Lota Bilsland and Miss Anna Nebeker visit Chicago and Danville respectively, while many residents like Guy Spinning, Earl Coffing, and Harry Gwynne are noted visiting or relocating.
The Fountain circuit court adjourned Saturday for a ten weeks vacation with no court until the first Monday in September. The note mentions more arrests on state warrants by the sheriff during the vacation and jokes about vacations affecting the sheriff, plus an instruction to figure with A. Lemp 60 monuments and get a square deal.
M Mayer plastering shop installs a furnace for 25 cent postal card portraits. Recorder Guy Spinning’s studio repaint underway. Alfred Shulenberg of Idaville visits on business. Commissioners court to meet next Monday. Cash Drinkhite trains Major C. at fairground tracks. Re&L ESTATE BARGAIN: residence and one or two lots offered. Dr Sailor travels to Indianapolis for dental meeting. Paints sold at 1.45 a gallon by Van Dorn’s Drug Store. Mrs Faust visits Goshen. son Davey to return home. Will H Mallory from Veedersburg to Port Lavaca, Texas soon. Horse and buggy for sale at McMahon’s livery. Dr E A Gilson. News staff asks readers to help with local coverage during relocation. phone 115.
Dr. D M Wood of Indianapolis preached two strong sermons Sunday morning and evening to support the Methodist Hospital where he serves as field agent. He is noted for his fundraising efforts and has done splendid work for the institution.
Danville Illinois firm Hayworth and Kincade advertise monuments in any design for Decoration Day at 16 South Vermilion Street.
Notices list several names including Mr. Charles Ditto Mr. E E Freshaney and Mr. George Lankford for inquiries. The item instructs callers to say advertised and is signed FE WwW Boyd.
Edward Payson Weston the 71 year old pedestrian walking from Ocean to Ocean in 100 days used the Wabash Railroad right of way from Wentzville to Montgomery City Missouri a distance of 41 miles and praised its perfection saying he never walked over a better road bed since leaving New York.
Ed Orange was struck and killed while plowing in the Barrens two miles southwest of Williamsport on Thursday afternoon. Clarence Haupt, driving nearby, died in a severe injury. Both men, prominent farmers with families, perished as a thunderstorm approached. A large white oak in Mr Lighty’s yard was shattered by the lightning and scattered as splinters.
In Goshen a judge ruled the entire local option act unconstitutional while considering whether William Fredeke, a former saloon keeper who licensed in 1908, could continue business until his license expired. The decision implies many liquor license cases may be filed before August.
A fragment notes that Romans used a universal shorthand taught in schools and claims Emperor Titus was an expert in the system. The text is terse and relies on ancient practice attribution without corroborating details.
Mayor Platt orders city cleanup amid protests by liquor dealers and saloon owners over removing disorderly houses above saloons. Police to eject known derelicts and halt illicit activity. citywide reform to rid undesirables, with ongoing debates about segregating women tied to the trade. Counts of resistance vary as officials push for stricter enforcement.
Indianapolis irregularities prompt W H Whittaker to report to Governor Marshall that Maurice Barnard resigned after Whittaker confronted him with complaints. Barnard left the institution immediately. Whittaker declined to detail the irregularities or discuss the reformatory further. Also from Essex Harriers a hound fitted with a glaze eye after losing an eye in a scrimmage.
A fragmented line from a La Fontaine work notes a reference to honest labor and recognition. The text evokes themes of genuine effort versus superficial value, attributed to the famed fable writer.
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