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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
1
Mort Patton visited Covington from Veedersburg on Tuesday. Several locals return home after recent travels while others attend court business and real estate moves. A February discount sale at J Loeb’s and a Baptist church exchange add daily activity amid a seven inch snow and strong rail traffic during the Crumley trial.
An advertisement promotes Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds throat and lung ailments with a money back guarantee if it fails First dose relief and a testimonial from J R Wells of Floydale Texas who reports a 15 pound gain Buy it at all druggists.
A baby girl was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs John Wilson. A theatre party traveled to Danville to hear Maud Adams. Suits marked 24 to 40 dollars offered at discounts. Mrs Jas Wilson and Cecil left for Aberdeen SD. Ice forming in river as cold continues. Sale notice for Lucile Onward filly at Feb 20 by Albert Rosenbarger. Logan Harden leaves for Ft Crook NE to rejoin company. Local stock and discounts aim to clear ready made garments amid mild winter.
The county board met this week with Commissioner Wright absent in Mexico. Regular business plus trial expenses required a special session and call for county council involvement to cover costs.
The county Red Cross Christmas Seals sale netted over 90 dollars with 30 dollars sent to the state treasury. Townships contributed amounts listed by township and official, led by Attica with Harry P. Ross as acting vice president. The Indiana State meeting in Indianapolis on January 25 discussed using funds for an educational campaign against the White Plague.
Dr. H. K. Fox serves as president with O. B. Ratcliff as vice president and M. Blossom as secretary in the board. W. W. Layton is named treasurer.
Indiana Civil War veterans urged to send names company regiment and post office address to Adjutant Gen Geo W McCoy Indianapolis by February 16 1903 for possible state funding to transport veterans to Gettysburg. Meetings tents subsistence rail rate relief arranged for attendance. Obituary notes Barbara Phillips 84 died near Foster buried at Gopher Hill with obituary to follow.
A witty quote from Walt Mason in the Emporia Gazette frames a moral about ambition as a youth tells the moralist he runs an elevator. The brief exchanges highlight a playful clash between aspiration and practicality as a local remark.
Notice notes a special session of Fountain County Council at the County Auditor's office Covington Indiana starting at 10 a m to consider a temporary loan re appropriation of funds for contracts begun in 1912 and other business. Commissioners James A Copeland Lewis B Waggoner William Al Wight William Gray Auditor.
Granville P. Grubbs will auction at his home four miles east of Covington and half a mile northwest of Veedersburg on Friday February 7 1918 at 10 30 oclock. The sale includes horses cows shouts and earth implements with notes terms cash under 5 and 9 months credit for larger sums and 4 percent discount for cash. Auctioneers Col C W Smith and clerk U D Smith.
Orphans court in Baltimore approves a $25,000 counsel fee to Maurice Leon for Prince De Bearn’s guardians, to be paid from the $500,000 allotted to Mr Winans grandchildren. The arrangement implies a pro rata reduction in Dorothy Bateman’s legacy and raises questions about Thomas R. Winans’s potential challenge to his share.
John Crohan a foreman for an asphalt firm rushed to East Thirty-fifth Street station reporting a baby in a tree near Thirty-seventh Street and Park Avenues. Police and Bellevue Hospital ambulance searched but found no infant. a fluttering paper led Crohan to insist he saw a kidnapped baby.
Sale notices offer promotional cards and printed bills inviting customers to visit the shop for discounts and specials. The brief text emphasizes customer satisfaction and available services with a focused call to action.
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