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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
8
Advertisements urge timely ad changes and promote shops, looms of new buildings, weddings, church events, and wool trade. Local incidents include a burglary at Pine Village post office, a medicine show mishap, beehive court cases, and Veedersburg town election results amid a flood of notices, marriages, and classifieds.
Presley B French, actor with the Lloyd and Loraine Dramatic Co, killed himself at the Hays boarding house in Attica Indiana last Wednesday evening. A note blamed a mind unfit for life while letters reveal a past marriage and support to his mother in Kentucky. Coroner’s verdict cites a pistol wound self-inflicted with a 32 caliber revolver.
Court house notes list marriages of John W Lester with Rosa Prickett and Robert Cochran with Huta Stone along with other civil cases. Real estate transfers show numerous property exchanges in Mill Creek, Attica, and surrounding towns. A county field day is planned for Covington Fair Grounds June 3 with events and prizes. A concert at M K church featured Miss Maxwell and Miss Leah Serena, and a marriage occurred in Attica between Joseph Steely and Della A Smith.
STRICTLY PERSONAL. M. Weldon was in the city Wednesday and Thursday. M. Herzog of the Leaiter is in Chicago buying goods. Attorney Dan W. Storms of Lafayette was in city on Monday. John Slattery Jr. is learning to sling lightning at the Big 4 station. Miss Carrie Merryman returned from Indianapolis Tuesday for short visit. Mrs. Or Harden of Danville visited relatives and friends here last Tuesday. Trustee Cronk of Van Buren tr. came into the city Wednesday evening over land. Wm Kreusch went to Danville Tuesday and came back with an armload of posies and sick, M. Mayer Jr. has returned from a three weeks stay at the springs and is much improved. Miss Helen Gish, Mrs. Viola Steely and Mrs. T B McMahon visited the State capitol on Tuesday last. Miss Anna Spencer of Knoxville Tenn came here Wednesday for an ex route visit with Dr Rowland and family. Dave Plaut and George Mayer returned Wednesday from a week's visit to New York Washington and other small eastern towns. Rev and Mrs Burr Misses Bertha Bergdahl and Sadie Bryant went to Oxford yesterday to attend the Christian Endeavor Convention. Mrs B E Harden who has been very low with dropsy and a complication of diseases was operated on last Tuesday and is now some better. Gregor Miller departed for Crawfordsville Wednesday where he has a position as night operator at the Plum street depot in that city. He is a deserving young man and the REPUBLICAN is pleased to know of his advancement.
The Premium Stock event outlines classes for stallions, mares, and geldings with cash prizes and honors. Highlights include Best Sucking Colt, Best Mare 3 years old and over, and Grand Parade of Premium Stock. Entries to be shown Thursday June 3 1597 with many cash awards and miscellaneous prizes.
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