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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
4
Editorial note laments multiple family losses including a son, a daughter, an aunt, and an elderly mother within a short span. The writer reflects on death’s inevitability and the burden of continuing publication under a grave personal trial, invoking faith that God oversees life and death.
Guy Faust and Daisy Rhodes, respected city youths, secretly wed at the Methodist parsonage last Thursday night after obtaining the necessary papers. They moved into a home on East Liberty Street on Monday, drawing lively reactions from friends as details emerged.
Emery Hoover of Attica and Hallive Jarvis of Riverside sought a license and married at the M. E. church on Wednesday after a failed attempt in Lafayette. They drove back home by auto in about ninety minutes and were married by Rev Dougherty.
A Muscine Alabama man credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and dangerous cough. He describes her collapse and rapid recovery after using the remedy, which is touted as reliable for lung troubles and related conditions. A $1.00 bottle is standard, with trial bottles free and pharmacy guarantees.
During the Civil War a band of about 100 Confederate men led by a Georgian foreman captured and dragged a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive fifty two miles by rope through rough terrain to Virginia. The feat was praised by the B and O president as the most wonderful engineering achievement, earning the leader a future road master position. Harper's Weekly reported the remarkable exploit.
Mortimer Mempes recounts Whistler insisting on ceremonial payment, to be presented on a fine salver with a regal speech. A dealer once borrowed a silver salver for the scene, and Whistler approved the formal gesture as fitting for the master.
An eminent Sunday school worker spoke to a Methodist congregation then sat down to drink water. A brother rose to announce, and the entire church stood. The speaker rose, thinking it a prayer, and learned the pastor meant he had just received the congregation's thanks.
The piece describes tobacco as the colony’s key crop and notes wives could be secured with tobacco. It cites 1732 Jamestown as legal tender for debts, and a Sandys voyage that brought ninety English maids paid as 120 pounds of tobacco each, with colonists wooing and marrying them.
An elderly friend presses Spoonamore to marry, insisting he is in the proper position to wed. Spoonamore refuses, noting his inability to marry despite ongoing romantic entanglements as Wiggins advocates for settling down and marriage.
Lee Hurbert suffered severe muscle crush injuries to an arm when a mower trapped him between the machine and a door post at T. M. Costings hardware store on Wednesday. Wound dressed. no serious results expected. Trustee Klias Waggoner from Richland asserts he voted for Mr. Waldrip in the Superintendency election.
Deputy Sheriff Atkins swore out an affidavit charging Richard Childres of Mill Creek township with aiding and abetting the escape of Joe Williams who faced warrants for incest and criminal assault. Childres surrendered, met with attorney O B Ratcliff, waived examination, and posted a $1000 bond for the September term, signed by farmer Clifford Hutts.
Advertised letters for the week ending June 22 1911 include Bennet Mrs W Frank Jones AL C Land Mrs Mary Miller Miss Alis Pike Lidia. When inquiring, call for advertised letters.
Sunday in 1911 the Methodist Church held Sunday School at 10 am, worship at 11 am with Christian Optimism, Epworth League at 6:30 pm, and evening sermon The Mirage and the Pool at 7:30 pm. Bend Church offered Sunday School at 10:30 am, children's exercises at 2:30 pm, with Frank K. Dougherty as pastor, plus condolences from Walter Crane and family and T A Clifton and family to Permelia Crane’s death. Ke W Seely and wife expressed thanks.
Tuesday morning Marc Rogers tried to start his car in the garage. After exhausting himself cranking, Jake Yerkes helped and Will Price inspected the engine. A spark plug adjustment solved the problem, ending the tense scene as the crowd cheered with cigars.
First Presbyterian Church programs list morning worship at 11 with a discourse on Presbyterian Church History. Missions in China chair Ralph Hardin at CKBE meeting. Evening theme Jesus teaching about the family with divorce topics. Prof Dodson speaks on an appeal for better reading at council chamber. Bible School at 10, C E Society at 6 30, Evening Worship 7 30, Midweek Thursday 7 30, Choir Saturday 7 00 pm.
City Treasurer W E Bilsland of Covington Indiana announces money on hand to redeem all city orders endorsed prior to June 21 1911. Interest ceases July 7 1911. Presentation required for payment. Covington Indiana June 21 1911.
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