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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
7
Benj Bilsland Jr started a well two miles northeast. at 140 feet gas escaped with a roar and fire rose several feet. The blaze drew crowds as drilling continued to about 150 feet. water rose in an old well nearby, suggesting gas pressure. Experts may visit to confirm if it is a true gas discovery.
The proposed law will allow county auditors to issue loans up to 4000 with five year terms and a ten year option. Interest at six percent is paid at year end, fees are covered from interest, and the abstract fee is the borrower’s sole outlay. Interest funds go to the tuition fund while principal stays intact, addressing unloaned sums in counties like Montgomery and Fountain.
An old West era ad extols Benson's Porous Plaster as superior external remedy. It claims Oliver Ames & Son as honest trusted names, notes wide physician endorsement, and fifty five awards in tests. The ad urges purchase from druggists with 25 cent postage prepaid in the United States.
Voters in Fulton Township Fountain County Indiana will decide whether to issue a two percent tax loan to the Attica Covington and Southern Railroad a branch of the Wabash Railroad. If funded the money is paid in installments over four years only if the railroad is built and in operation within twelve months of the tax levy.
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