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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1901
Page
3
A digest of local items for the Army of Progressive Readers, listing recent notes and notices from various facilities. Details are fragmentary but emphasize ongoing community updates and events as reported by this paper.
The Christian Endeavor meeting failed last Sunday night due to rain. Locals in Kent township held a teachers institute despite bad weather with several attendees. Humble notes mention Harvey Layton on the sick list and other residents visiting friends across State Line and Marshfield.
The advertisement claims most Americans suffer from dyspepsia and liver issues with symptoms like stomach pain headaches gas and heartburn. It urges readers to buy August Flower for 75 cents from a local druggist and promises relief after two doses, noting the product is associated with Green's Prize Almanac.
Foster notes suggest March may bring unexpected turn for Devo. Mondy family visits Danville while others travel. Mrs Goudy returns home from Danville. School closures occur with seven month term hoped for in Mound township. Mont Holycross and Miss Mayme Moody wed in Danville. crowd noises mark the event. Pigs sold to a western buyer for 3.50 per head. Road survey ordered to straighten East and West line, promising graded roads.
A Johnson farm two and a half miles north of the place was destroyed by fire last Friday while Mr. Johnson was in Fountain County. Insurance will cover the loss but the blaze delays new building and spring work. neighbors send best wishes for a fresh start. Rocky Mountain Tea advertised by Mataou Medicine Co. at 35 cents.
Dainty Ledger and T M Powell show improvements while Roy Gerter lies seriously ill. The Immortal rested at Wabash depot. Dan Reed reports a successful sale with ten spans sold at 250 dollars each. Louise Rabb contracts scarlet fever at home in Williamsburg as Isaac Bender suffers a stroke. OA Reigle plans to move south to join Butterball Buggy Co. LG Riggin purchases property in Benew Town. Rev. Horace G Opden conducts funeral services for a young sailor killed in a Straits of Gibraltar accident. Mr and Mrs Charles W Zeigler return from New York and Washington DC where they visited Cong Chas B Landis. Mrs John L Weber shows improvement. Attica city commissioners chosen: Sam Clark, Jack Martin, Arche E Ray, Charles Zeigler, J Allen Wilson.
Local items include Mrs. M F Nixon ill with grip, Mrs. J W Gookina recovering from grip, and W D Snoddy moving to Veddo Perrysville. John Shell sells his farm near Veddo. mill repairs planned. Dr Shoat named secretary of the city board of health. Law and order league discusses enforcement methods and to draft constitution and by laws. Andrew Marshall plans an extended Kansas visit. Ernest Riggs closes his laundry here and will work in Missouri. Local quotes note grip relief with Miles pills. News from Mound Prairie reports visitors, gatherings, sick spells, and upcoming trips. March winds and mud affect travel. many township changes and school closings planned.
A short grocer notice offers a fruit drink in four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at 10 cents per bottle. Available now at local stores.
Thos Kanny, 71, died after a street car crushed his leg near the Danville fair grounds. He died in hospital the following day. The St James hotel in Danville is sold and to be rebuilt as the Silver Moon Hotel. The new owners began by firing several former employees linked to past unsavory incidents.
The Danville area reports another suicide when Mrs. Charles Butts drank carbolite acid in beer, with no known motive as details fade. Cora Reed, once of Danville, died in Chicago from hair bleach poisoning. A seven year old named Bernie Gates was killed by a streetcar near St Patrick's church, instantaneous death. George A. Law, Hillsboro county official, lauded as a conscientious commissioner visited Marion Hildero. A. Carroll announces hotel goods sale on Third Street. John Ramser, formerly of Wa bash, suffers serious blood poisoning from a small limb wound. Covington couple Manford Holycross and Jamie Moody wed in county court.
Silverwood visitors Suzie Bettinger and her son travel from Dexter to Topeka while relatives host them. Covington residents Grant Gossett and H. C. Randolph visit, and Randolph Brothers plan a large brick store and opera house as their merchandise, hogs, cattle, and business expand. Proposals for pest control and road financing prompt debate on coal-field railroads and municipal costs.
Lewis H. Johnson's home near Gessie burned last Friday forenoon with rapid spread. Family escaped with only their clothing as sparks from the chimney ignited the roof. Johnson is a brother of J. Roach Johnson, a local real estate agent.
The bill repeals the Barnett law for non charter cities and bases street improvement assessments on actual benefits to the owner rather than frontage. A Senate amendment allows early payoff of assessments. Passed the house but returns due to amendments with strong expectation of becoming law soon.
You can visit a shop four doors north of Sulllivan and McComas to purchase hand made harness at wholesale factory prices. All work is guaranteed and crafted from the best materials by Wa. Kreusch. DeWitt's Little Early Risers promoted for biliousness and liver cleansing. Dr Miles Nervine credited by Rosecomm on resident. Nerve and Liver Pills cited by Mrs. A E Looper for quick relief.
Indianapolis riders seek connection with I D W line at Roachdale to reach Springfield and Quincy west and Indianapolis and Cincinnati east. Includes L C Heston T P H Lafargete and notes Iowa Central Railway timetable at Peoria.
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