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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
8
Local items note Loeb’s Stores offering bargains including men’s suits and children’s suits. The Big Four station at Crawfordsville opened Monday. Commencement at Fowler high school next Tuesday with a large graduating class. Missing diamond ring found by Miss Katie Diffenderfer offered reward. Some frost caused little damage Sunday night. Loss not specified.
County commissioners met Monday in session to approve bills of special importance and consider other matters of a special nature. Bertha Warland and Torey grad Indian Piano are noted in the readable fragments.
The piece notes the high school track team traveling to Lafayette for the interscolastic field meet, local assessors reporting to the commissioners, carpentry and retail activity at Loebs Stores, a new editor occupying the C M McCabe residence, and window displays at Haas clothing. It also mentions a rural mail route adjustment for No 4, a death of Mrs David Layton in Potomac Illinois, and funeral services held Wednesday.
The piece notes a new moon Sunday and a 10c sale on ladies black hose at The Leader. It mentions David Cates and wife from Fulton visiting, Jim Flannagan from Urbana as a Sunday guest, deaths of Mrs. David Layton prompting Layton family travel, and various local shop promos including J Loeb’s ready made skirts and five shoes. It also covers a lamp at Big Four depot damaged by a train and time changes on Clover Leaf Route effective May 22 1901.
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