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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
5
Local items note arrivals and visits in Covington and nearby towns with brief mentions of residents and out-of-town trips. A grand sewing machine demonstration is announced for June 10 1911 at M. Board's, and street dust nuisance is reduced by repaving Fifth Street between Liberty and Jefferson.
Ep worth League convention attendees Miss Lera Hegg and Miss Madge Cadwallader are listed among local participants. A Rebecca lodge social is planned at Mr. Lewis McComis’s home on third street Saturday evening. George Miller, 72, died at Newtown. burial to Monticello Illinois. Little Paul Odam of Fountain died at his grandmother’s home after lifelong bone disease. Mansion Schoonover, grandson of Judge I E Schoonover, returned to Los Angeles with his father Hon Albert Schoonover, a prominent LA lawyer.
Report of the Finance Committee shows receipts carried forward from 1910 and various income items including proceeds of a ball game and memorial funds. Disbursements list flag, dray, band expenses, janitor costs, totaling a balance in hand with Trena Nelson reflecting December figures.
Covington High School wraps a prosperous year with 400 attendees at the new building auditorium for the Class of fourteen diploma ceremony. Dr J A Woodburn of the State University delivers the speech on slavery and Civil War topics. Diplomas are presented by Supt Dotson to Ernest Earl Andrus Elsie Mildred Bybee Mary Hanna Coffing Grace Marie DeHaven Farness Constance Gall James M Kerr Hazel Avolone Livengood Mary Loraine Livengood Luke Emerson McGeorge Pearle Anna Morris Cecil Hall Osborn Russell Dwayve Richeson Lucile Vivien Wilkey Ruth Audra Yocom.
Barnum show scheduled for Danville Tuesday and Kingman horse show set for Saturday promise cash prizes of 275 dollars. Local social notes include visits by Mrs. Thos Orr and baby from Wichita, Pokt Master Boyd attending the Post Masters convention, and various society engagements. Jacob Barnhart of Attica dies at 17. relatives and friends in the area attend.
Recorder Phobus and Farrell Wiliams were raised to the sublime degree in Covington Lodge. A Danville team led initiatory work with twelve autos carrying about fifty Mason brothers. Visitation ended with a banquet hosted by Eastern Star members in the reception room.
We offer lawn mower sharpening with pickup and return service in the city. Also repair work on buggies wagons and plows plus wood and iron work. G. W. Martins Shop West Liberty st Covington Ind.
Ed Patton visited on Monday urging the election of a Republican County Superintendent, arguing it aligns with the natural order of governance.
Miss Edna Hegg held a whimsical shower at her Crocket Street home Wednesday afternoon in honor of Brie Johnson who will wed Ruel Jackson. Danville residents, once prominent locals, attended along with 24 guests. Out-of-town visitors included Mrs. Richard Sneaks and Miss Kathleen Batt of Danville.
The piece contrasts current language and energizing crowds with the quieter, traditional speech of prior days. It notes that contemporary slogans and aggressive pep talk fail to achieve the calm that older era discourse sought, suggesting a tension between vigor and peace.
Dialogue shows one person prompting Gladys for a call then admitting a second call is needed. Gladys dominates the chat with summer experiences while the other speaker remains largely unheard. The exchange captures social chatter and imbalance in conversational cues.
A wife argues to mark clothing costs at $3 a year while her husband worries about food. She mocks male practicality, insisting gowns cost little, while he emphasizes essential needs. The exchange appears in a Boston transcript fragment.
A playful exchange shows a future marriage discussed with humor as one partner fears rule and the other shrugs off the concern. The Presbyterian Standard records the quirky dialogue with a light tone.
Mrs. Nancy Keneipp of Terre Haute claims Foley Kidney Pills cured years of kidney and bladder trouble. She says frequent pain eased and her kidney action regulated after starting the treatment and she now feels entirely well. The statement appears as an ad testimonial from a local druggist.
Washington reports George B. Erdman of Greensburg, Decatur County Democratic chair, endorses John W. Kern for president and predicts Indiana will send a Kern delegation. Erdman sought Kern’s buttons and praised the Kern boom while noting the McNamara case affects Governor Marshall’s nomination prospects.
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