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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
6
Local items report court week events in Covington with notes on ad sales and property, a county reform bill passage, weather impacts on Wabash River and crops, shop deals at Loeb’s, school health reports, accidents, and community updates including births, illnesses, and business openings.
The Warren Review reports poet Efarver DL Layton has recovered from a prolonged fever and is able to be about. Harvey visits friends as he studies at Todiana Normal College and many will be glad for his improvement. Also noted are two business rooms on the public square and a small farm in Coyington, Indiana.
Advertiser notes F E Beatty of Covington sells his pure fruit wines for a dollar in March, promising health benefits though no alcohol is used. The item also lists several local figures and a family death near Covington, with funeral details at Kingman UC B Church.
The Attica Ledger recounts a astonishing tale of a harsh cold snap when a housewife made a bread loaf safer by wedging two chairs under a pan and placing a lamp beneath. Heat melted moisture and froze on the lamp, with fumes burning brightly as the oldest inhabitant watched in disbelief.
Licenses issued to Evert Neal and Jessie M. Ray Wilburn B. French and Susana Reed Henry E. Sigler and Nelle Pearl Washburn and another couple not named. Cases disposed include debts and title actions, dismissals, and consolidated appeals. Also notices for pneumonia, La Grippe, and advertised cures appear as local notices.
Miss Helen Allen entertained the Whist Club with playful games interpreting wall hangings. A slipper symbolized Old and New while a nail through a board suggested A Drive Through the Wood. 4H. C. Yount won the gentlemen’s prize and Bertha Bergdahl claimed the ladies’ prize.
J M Green will close out his livery stock on March 18 and retire from business, asking debtors to settle immediately. County Superintendent Grant Gossett notes questions for teacher examinations drawing from Plato's Republic. WALMALLA ND March 15 1998 includes small items on education, fights, discipline, and a health tonic endorsement.
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