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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
6
Bets at J Loebs Stores offer bugs at twenty five cents and up while New Process Laundry promises careful work. Community notices urge church meetings, graduations, conventions, and Easter preparations with local families traveling to Lafayette Dayton and Veedersburg for events and services.
We thank Mr. and Mrs. John Peters and the many friends who were kind during the illness and death of our husband and father. Mrs. Emma E. Evans and children.
C. M. Coffing will operate two shops renting the Tinsley basement from the first and third floors. The ad promotes new buggy styles at medium prices, hand tanned leather harness, and durable workmanship. It notes Oliver plows and gangs and Johnston discs, claiming superior Covington quality and Merryman Bros. paying top hide prices.
New spring jackets arrive at J Loebs Stores offering bright colors and varied silhouettes. Shop now for fresh outerwear crafted for warmth and style this season.
At the regular Monday night meeting the City Council transacted routine business and passed an order to pave Fourth street from Washington to Jefferson. The session was short and described as a much needed improvement.
Investigating committee reports Secretary of State Storms owes the state about five thousand dollars beyond his withheld salary. They found he kept incorp oration fees on books past settlement dates in 1903 and 1904, carrying forward nearly eighteen thousand dollars. Storms retires April 1. Fred Sims named successor with a fifty thousand dollar bond. Attorney General Miller to sue Ex Auditor Daily for alleged illegal insurance tax collections of twenty six thousand dollars.
Eld W H Shamhart spent a brief visit in town on Tuesday. He reports his throat condition is unimproved but hopes months of rest and treatment will allow him to resume church work with his voice in good condition.
At a recent meeting in Indianapolis the state tax board decided to issue circulars to county and township assessors urging them to use their influence to help secure passage of the act.
The state legislature discussed a bill to require payment of a poll tax in cash to assessors at assessment time, akin to a dog tax collection. The act would also mandate showing a poll tax receipt before voting.
The enrolled list at the Indiana State Soldiers Home in Lafayette shows 502 women and 492 men. After years of male predominance, women have risen in number over the last eighteen months, with the adjutant forecasting about 500 women may be sheltered within a few years.
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