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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1905
Page
4
Advertisement announces openings for three salesmen to promote a new county and township railroad survey of Indiana. The work features fully indexed counties and towns with populations, railroads shown and distances marked, offering four energetic men a splendid opportunity.
The piece outlines reforms including the reformatory labor overhaul ending contract work after July 16, shifting inmates to English education and trades. It details parks and town codifications, girls industrial school funding, election purity penalties, automobile speed rules, and various Senate bills on taxation, cemeteries, banks, and county school lands.
A long ledger of proposed Indiana Senate bills covers taxes pensions roadwork and court reforms. Items include exemptions for mortgages school funds hours for juries and ci vil court shifts plus authority for waiving bonds and adjusting election dates. Many entries name sponsors such as Hugg Ganlard Cavins Kirkman Newhouse and Stephenson with specific aims from cemetery trustees to hospital funding and road improvements.
A certified copy of a decree in Fountain county Indiana directs a sheriff sale by John R. Hardesty to satisfy a decree of $1111.48 plus interest and costs. On April 8 1905 at the courthouse door Covington bidders may purchase rents and profits for up to seven years and possibly the fee simple if needed. The real estate described is the south half of the east two thirds of the northwest quarter in section 18 township 20 north range 8 west containing about 30 acres. The sale is without valuation or appraisal relief. Marcheth A D 1905.
County Clerk Bryant visited the children in Petersburg over Sunday and stated they are very pleasantly situated.
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