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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
4
Personal mentions include Miss Ruth Miles returning from Cleveland and Miss Belle Piant visiting, with guests Lota Bilsland and Crystal and Mary Graham. J Lineb's Stores offer reduced prices while M Conover attends a funeral in Terre Haute. West Lebanon visits and campaign notes appear alongside other local movements and arrivals.
Local ads note M. Boord's Furniture Store offering 9 by 12 rugs and carpets. Burton sells shoes while John Vanhook injures a finger carpentry. Hon Dan Simms and Auditor Hell visit relatives. Herbert Campbell and wife attend the McMannony funeral in town.
Readable items show visiting friends in Covington and nearby towns, sales at M Board and J Loeb stores, and transport to Chicago or Indianapolis. Car load shipments of livestock, funeral attendance, and social events mark a busy July scene in this local page.
Community notes detail attendees at the McManmony funeral and sermons by Rev. P. W. Walthal, with visits by Mrs. A E Nye and family, Miss Ruby Murray returning from Chicago, and trips by Hon W E Livengood and son. Advertisements promote 10 pounds lard for $1, farm shipments to California, new rugs, buggies sale, porcelain work by Dr Sailor, and shoe sales at Burton’s.
Clover brand shoes at Burton's and carpets at M. Board's. Indianapolis visitors John Purkverst and wife called on relatives. Mrs. E. Z. Micks of Indianapolis visits Dr. Hicks and family. James McMannomy Kennie B. Fox piano tuning. Peyton farm yields 42 bushels wheat on Uncle Sam Reed’s land. Building and Loan officers busy in state. New shirt waists sale at The Warren. Teachers institute set for early September. J L Townsley sells farm gates. Abraham Loeb and wife from Urbana visited. Abe formerly from here and recently retired from mercantile business. Cool off at Phelps Soda Fountain. Altars and sodas 5 cents.
The Common Council of Covington Indiana will open bids at 6 p m for brick paving drainage grading and curbing on Fourth Street from Washington to Jefferson and Pearl Street to the south end including concrete sidewalks. Bids must be accompanied by a 500 dollar certified check. The council reserves the right to reject all bids and a performance bond double the bid is required. Work to be completed by December 1 1906. T H McGeorge Jr City Clerk July 27 06 w2
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