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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
5
The Daily Gist presents items from Covington and nearby: voting returns, family visits, shopping at J Loeb's and M Schesley, hats and coats arrivals, Merryman's lard sale, Thimble Club event, DePauw weekend guests, and updates on Mrs. Hiram Waterman and Mrs. Price. Included are residents from Kingman, Shawnee township, and references to Danville, Hillsboro, and Shreveport.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy for nervous headaches torpid liver and digestive distress. It claims quick relief by stimulating organs and improving liver and bowel function and urges purchase for 25 cents at Irvin s Drug Store.
James Cline moved into the John Deth property on East Pearl street Tuesday. He had his goods stored for a time in the Farmer McMahon feed barn. Charley Simms and family and Sam Simms and wife visited Sunday in their auto from Lafayette to see Wm. Cox and wife. Highest price paid for hides at Merryman's. Mrs. Mary Nebeker, visiting her brother Bart Sewell in New York for three weeks, will return home early next week.
Miss Josephine Von Berg celebrated her eleventh birthday Saturday with about 20 little girl friends at her north town home. The event featured delicious refreshments and many pretty presents, reported by the guests.
Local items report moves and arrivals including O M Gardner moving into Fred Layton’s Fourth street building and dress shop notes. Voting returns bring men home from duty and work. Various notices cover sales horses cattle library work, book club gathering, harvest, and upcoming church exchange. Indiana suffrage outlook noted as women’s votes impact local option.
The notice corrects a prior misstatement about a Smith family dinner. It clarifies that Mr. and Mrs. Lou Smith hosted at their home northeast of the city, and the service was described as simply fine.
Republicans fared well in Indiana city contests and won more than expected amid party dissension. Analysts predict a larger shift in sentiment over the next two to four years.
Real estate ad from W. R. Massey & Son promotes land in the show me state priced between eighty and sixty dollars per acre. Expected yields are 30 bushels wheat and 70 bushels corn per acre with rents from five to seven dollars per acre.
Indianapolis reports an urgent appeal to Governor Ralston from Deputy Sheriff Friedley and a Gary businessman for troops to quell election riots in Gary. They claim hundreds fought in the streets and two were killed, but Mayor Knotts and the governor dispute the scope, with officials saying troops would arrive too late to help.
New York report says Democrat James F. Field er won the New Jersey gubernatorial race by about 15 000 votes. Ex Governor Stokes led Republican opposition, while Everett Colby of the Progressive party trailed. Democrats retain control of the legislature with Essex and Hudson counties supporting Field er despite intra party attacks.
Louisville voter returns favor Democrats as John Juschmeyer wins mayoral seat by over 5,000 votes over Wood Axton. The full Democratic ticket is elected and the next legislature is expected to be heavily Democratic in both chambers.
Albany N Y November 5 Republicans swept local races with Joseph W Stevens elected mayor and Barnes ticket capturing city and county posts in decisive returns.
A list of election results shows many Indiana mayors elected across cities including Anderson, Brazil, Columbus, Crawfordsville, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Muncie, New Albany, Portland, Richmond, Terre Haute and Vincennes. Parties listed vary by city with Democrats and Republicans prevailing in multiple locales and several independents or civic ticket labels noted.
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