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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
4
Local Covington report covers court term ending, county reform bill passage, ice and flood conditions on the Wabash, property offers, and shop openings. Notable items include a fatal accident near Otterbein, a missing girl case dismissed, a cat-hunting prank by youths, and health notes in Oxford schools.
The piece recounts the recovery of Warren County poet Parvey from lung fever, notes former Indiana Normal College ties, and advertises Beatty wine sales. It recalls the death of early Covington pioneer John McManomy and lists notable names. it reports Mrs John Lindley of Cates’s death from pneumonia and details her funeral at Kingman U B Church and burial in Harveysburg cemetery.
The Attica Ledger recounts a tale of extreme cold where a housewife set two chairs under a bread pan and a lamp beneath to prevent dough from freezing. The heat melted moisture onto the pan and froze there, while the flame burned on, a feat that amused even the oldest inhabitant.
Court notices report licenses issued to Evert Neal and Jessie AL Ray, Wilburn B. French and Susana Reed, Henry KE Sigler and Nellie Pearl Washburn, with other couples unnamed. Disposed cases include mortgage releases, notes, debts, and appeals. some cases dismissed or consolidated. Also includes medical and patent medicine advertisements for Foley’s Honey and Tar and No-To-Bac.
Abstracts of Title promptly furnished by C.8. Douglas. The Whist Club was entertained by Mise Helen Alten last evening with objects hung on the wall used as game prompts. H. C. Yount won the gent’s prize and Bertha Bergdahl the ladies’ prize.
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