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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
5
Community voices reflect shared concerns as residents speak on local issues during a mirrored coverage day. Officials emphasize transparency while readers note gaps in information and access to services in the district.
Billy Cox visited his son Tom at the farm over Sunday. Wm Purple has shown slight improvement this week. Mrs. W. R. Stout from Attica visited friends Tuesday. Meat market lists 124 cents per pound for home rendered lard. Preparations for concrete drives around the courthouse. John Cade of Indianapolis spent a brief vacation here midweek. Sale of the late Martin Clark’s personal property advertised. Lard wholesale at 15 cents per pound at Shaff’s Market. Camping party from Cooper Clifton Barold Wilkey and Harry Shuler at Portland Arch. Will Coleman traveled south then to Tennessee and the Southern states. Daniel Gouty of Perrysville reports rains in North Vernon area. Buy Lehigh Portland cement for a guarantee. Covington Canning Co. Nellie Blakely Bert Layton Effie Brown Mrs Mofford Conover host party at Turkey Run. Willis Brown back from Texas helping neighbors thresh. D. M. Hiatt of Lower Warren comments on oats crop good but vegetables poor. Second hand folding machine for sale.
A local ad touts Le high Portland Cement and Covington Canning Co offering rock bottom prices by purchasing 12 to 15 cars at a time. The notice emphasizes consistent low costs for all kinds of work.
Noted prices and items appear briefly: Merryman's Meat Merce offers home rendered lard at 124 cents per pound. Norval Smith reports a load of Fultz wheat en route to the elevator, praised for quality and seed. good recommendation for seed wheat. Local visit updates include Will A Rabb visiting family in Wabash township and riding a motorcycle. Festive lines invite cement block orders for winter cattle feed. Franklin brothers acquire White Kitchen Stag Restaurant and promise clean, up-to-date service. several young women attend Portland Arch camp and enjoy a good time.
Crowded reports show more men and women suffer kidney and bladder troubles each year and seek Foley Kidney Remedy for relief. Charley Dochterman bears a barbed wire cut in a buggy accident, injuring his hand while Layton escaped serious harm as the horse bolted and struck the fence.
A reader endorses using concrete blocks and cites Covington Canning Co as the supplier for building endeavors and suggests choosing quality materials for lasting construction.
A Millcreek township resident near Yeddo announces intent to apply for a license to run a saloon at Yeddo in the near future. The report suggests the Proctor law may spur action by nearby citizens to address the issue in the township.
A fragmentary ad note mentions Mound City Horse Shoe Paints lasting longest and box best, alongside Rainier's Pharmacy. The readable text hints at local business promotions without full details.
David Foust son of Frank Foust sustained a badly torn palm from a blank cartridge explosion at the camp near Portland Arch on Wednesday. The boys used a toy gun and fired the cartridges.
The issue notes a new advertisement for J Loeb and mentions George Williams repainting his residence. It also lists a wanted young horse for the mail route and reports A T Claypool of Shawnee visiting the city Saturday. The August term of the county commissioners court convenes next Monday.
A French historian M. Omessa questions the standard fate of Napoleon I claiming he escaped to Italy after Waterloo. He alleges a double Rebeant served on St Helena with Bertrand as conspirator. The tale places Napoleon in Verona then Vienna before a fatal shooting near his son in 1806. Paris Car and New York World cited.
A London report recalls Queen Mary’s firm stance against women smoking near the throne. It notes two court ladies who smoke out of sight of the queen and recounts a humorous episode when a guest persuaded others to quit, after which the queen sat and has since shown no further disapproval of ladies smoking away from her presence.
Four young men out with two chips and a case of beer caused a disturbance near Mt Hope cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. One boy was sick after the fracas and the group should have faced a similar consequence.
Frank Willard has been visiting the past week in Sheldon Illinois and nearby areas.
Covington Canning Co urges immediate action to start a concrete silo project citing market demand. The message emphasizes economy in building with concrete blocks and invites readers to join the building effort.
Loran Holland and Glen Tinsley from Hillsboro visited Covington on Wednesday evening. Miss Phrona Bender enjoyed a two week lake trip to North Michigan lake points. Grandma Gardner and granddaughter Marea visit Charlies Gardner and family in Danville. Number 8229 won the buckle at Gordon Ost’s drawing. the number has not yet shown up.
Mrs William Goldbach spent Saturday in Danville shopping in the afternoon and attending the Lyric with William in the evening. Mr Goldbach will finish work at Cham Pain Is and will resume his duties in this city on Saturday.
The marriage of Miss Nellie Rogers daughter of Mr and Mrs Mary Rogers and H L McGerk of Terre Haute proprietor of the Covington Sand and Grove Co is scheduled for August 24th. Both are esteemed young people with many friends wishing them well.
Mayer's Hardware Store advertises hog and horse troughs in all sizes. The notice highlights durable metal and wooden options for farm use.
Donot allow your kidney and bladder trouble to develop beyond the reach of medicine. Take Foley Kidney Pills. They give quick reselts and atop irregu lar ties with surprising promptness. Fr sale by all druggist.
E N Stewart of Chicago reports great relief from hay fever during hot months using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The letter urges similar relief for others suffering hay fever and asthma claims. Sold by all druggists.
W. W. Layton and wife and F. W. Boyd toured to Indianapolis Saturday evening in Will's Auburn and then proceeded to Lebanon on Sunday.
A new auto freight service will connect this city with Danville with Clyde Board in charge ensuring speedy delivery and improved transport.
Professor M. Castre of Paris discusses Mal des Aviateurs, noting aviators suffer mountain sickness like effects but more rapidly. He warns a switched heart is essential for high altitude ascent and advises anyone affected to seek medical advice promptly.
Albert Davis came back from a trip to Iowa last week and is again operating at his former business location.
J A Sowers of Lower Warren County was in town over Saturday to look after interests and call on friends.
Jehu D. Martin, a painter and contractor from Covington Indiana, bids farewell to his church claiming lack of love and salary and announces his appointment as chaplain of a penitentiary. He urges congregants to seek his repairs and asks for God’s mercy on their souls. He lists his business at Pearl and Eighth streets.
Farmers report a strong finish to threshing week as oats yields exceed expectations and overall sentiment improves. A local resident, Charles Bantz and family of Attiod R F D 6, visited the city to see old friends and Charley is noted to have many friends in the county. The Waynetown oil bubble has burst and promoters’ agitation ends as the region questions ongoing territorial spending.
E. R. Lowe of Mt. Ramius Maryland, a government employee in Washington, arrived Sunday evening to spend his month’s vacation. He is a son in law of Oliver D. Blakely and will spend his time there and in Jackson township, his boyhood home.
E C Phebus, respected Wabash township farmer and father of County Recorder Oscar Phebus and Leonard Phebus, suffers a serious heart attack but is reported improving. He has endured several prior attacks, though none as severe as this.
William Brant of Hillsbere drove over with his wife to see their children Mary and Will Jr. who have stayed four weeks with grandmother Mrs. Mary Gardner. The Brants announce the arrival of a fine new girl baby last Friday at noon, while the other children were taken home.
John W. Molders of Meddersville Michigan suffered fifteen years from a stomach ailment resisted by doctors and remedies. After using Electric Bitters he could eat foods once impossible, praising it as a grand remedy for stomach liver and kidneys, with every bottle guaranteed and priced at 50 cents at all druggists.
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