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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
8
We humbly thank the many kind neighbors and friends who extended aid and sympathy during the illness and after the death of my wife and mother. God only can reward you. Thomas Walsh and Children.
Lafayette city council approved a fifty year franchise for the Fountain-Warren Traction Company to build an electric railway along Lafayette streets. President B H Rannals said construction would start immediately and cars would run within a year between Lafayette and Danville, with the line extending to Covington and Danville.
A large citizens meeting in Covington, held in the court room, heard Mayor Jones and Mrs. J H York urge creation of a gymnasium reading room. Auditor Bell presided and a six member committee was formed to organize the project and report soon.
The Terre Haute Tribune argues Governor Hanly and counsel admitted their case lacked legal defense while distinguishing their actions from broader fraud. It condemns a pervasive system of abuse in Indiana counties and calls reforms to end graft, noting recent postal fraud prosecutions and hopes for county method reforms.
The Republican county central committee met in the mayor's office on Wednesday morning with fourteen members and W T Mellatt and Proxy Martin present. The group, called by Vice chairman Will B Reed, approved a request by candidates for an early primary, with Judge Milford urging April 7th and the motion passing unanimously. Bug juice Jim Allen Sr spoke on party lines while editor Will Ross acted as temporary secretary as the meeting adjourned after a brief formal discussion.
A weekly Fountain County transfer list shows numerous deeds recorded by O. S. Douglass. Transfers cover Attica Covington Veedersburg and nearby townships with prices from 35 to 28600 dollars and buyers including Rebecca Voorhees Melissa Edwards Mary Jane Newman and many others. A final note mentions a trend in Crystal gazing using a black mirror from India as a modern divination method.
Greene questions Ketchum's honesty amid a rumor that Ketchum borrowed an umbrella from Greene’s house last night and returned it this morning, prompting suspicion. Brown asks what Ketchum has done now as the exchange hints at hidden designs or motives.
A compact selection of quotes contrasts optimism with worry and political aphorisms. A Pittsburg Dispatch snippet highlights a stoic heckler and a Pope quip mocks zealotry, reflecting press humor on human folly.
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