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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1912
Page
7
Manford C. VanDorn, Druggist in Covington Indiana promotes Vinol a tonic combining cod liver oil and iron. The ad claims iron strengthens blood and cod liver oil aids tissue building and lung health and offers a money back guarantee. Saxo Salve is also recommended for pimples and blotches.
Indiana law tightens game rules with a closed rabbit season from January 10 to April 1 and bans ferrets in hunting. It also restricts quail and ruffled grouse hunting December 20 to November 10, with penalties of 10 dollars per bird and fines for violations. The act allows limited rabbit hunting December 20 to January 10 and sets broader duck and waterfowl seasons.
Last evening at 8 o'clock Mayer Blout, born in Altenstein Bavaria in August 1830, died after a two week illness. He married Minnie Hamburger on January 22 1864 and fathered eight children. only Morris, Mrs Rachel Lever, Mrs Jennie Plaut, Miss Ethel Blaut, Mrs Stella Reynolds, and Gus Blout (died 1913) survive with five children. Grandchildren include Ivan Plaut and Mrs Belle Schwartz. great grandchildren Richard and Regina Schwartz, plus two German brothers.
Mr Blout arrived in 1867 and lived in Keokuk and Paris before moving to Attica, where he and his family made their home nearly four decades. He served Attica as treasurer twice. Funeral from the family home Monday at 2 PM, burial in Jewish cemetery. Masonic lodge will handle grave services with Bernard Sobel delivering at the residence.
Ed Murphy of Covington Ind investigated after being accused of drunkenness in Danville. He learned at Police Court that a man claiming to be Murphy used a forged signature on a fine payment, exposing an alias and motive to shift blame for another’s misdeeds onto Murphy.
The senior class at the high school will publish an annual this year with Bernice Livengood as editor in chief and William Sharon as business manager. Additional editors and managers will be elected soon. The group aims to begin work immediately to finish before midsummer when academics and events increase.
The executrix of George Johnson’s estate will sell at public auction at the late residence in Highland township Vermillion county Indiana 25 miles SW of Covington and 24 miles N of Gessie at 1 oclock in the forenoon items include a sorrel mare a 3 year old gelding a gray horse two milch cows two spring calves eight hogs six tons of hay mowing machine hay rake harrows carriage work harness single buggy two wagons corn shelter feed grinder cider mill cream separator and other farm and household articles. Terms credit ten months for sums five dollars and over cash under five dollars day of sale. MARIAH B JOHNSON Executrix Col Claud Madden Audt Lewis M Morgan Clerk. See us for stationery. Emmet ONeal governor of Alabama ... discussion of H D Clayton appointed to US senate. ONeal son of a governor educated at University of Alabama admitted to bar 1875. Served as presidential elector thrice and US attorney for northern district of Alabama during Cleveland term. Member of 1901 constitutional convention. Governor ONeal aged sixty.
Edward E. McCall a regular Democratic mayoral nominee in New York has chaired the public service commission for the second district since February. Formerly a supreme court justice with four years left, he built a private corporation law practice and served as counsel for major insurers. Born in Albany in 1863, he studied public schools there and graduated from New York University Law. His brother was John A. McCall of New York Life. He belongs to several clubs including Harlem Catholic and the Lawyers’.
Henry Schumann-Heink son of the famed contralto passed the civil service exam for detective in the Passaic County New Jersey prosecutor's office, ranking highest. He has been a mechanical engineer, actor, musical comedy singer, inventor and writer with operatic ambitions while pursuing detective work.
The notice warns writers to submit items well before Thursday press time. It emphasizes Wednesdays and Thursdays are busiest, and late Wednesday afternoon submissions or later may miss print.
Edward L. Rogers, Cass County Missouri county attorney, elected chief of the combined Chippewa tribes in Minnesota and Missouri. He will lead a campaign against the federal government to recover 15 million dollars owed for years. Rogers, a Chippewa, was a noted football star at Carlisle and Minnesota.
A new Wabash time card takes effect Monday for No. 34 east bound changing to 7:48 a. m. No. 2 east bound from 1:40 to 1:52 a. m. No. 28 east bound from 6:20 to 6:02 a. m. No. 3 west bound from 1:22 to 1:42 a. m. No. 9 west bound from 9:07 to 9:? a. m. Towpath morning run from Attica to Covington and back with 8:00 a. m. departure, 8:56 a. m. arrival, 10:50 a. m. Covington departure and 11:40 a. m. Attica arrival. afternoon run leaves Attica at 4:05, arrives Covington 4:45, returns Covington at 4:50 and reaches Attica at 5:45.
An old newspaper snippet touts Castoria for infants and children and notes it bears the signature of the trusted brand. The ad emphasizes the product as the familiar, longstanding remedy known to generations of caregivers.
Transactions filed for record in Fountain county include J C Smith et al to CO W Smith 103 acres. Simmons et al to George Hawkins 145 acres for 1200 dollars. J B Rowlett to Geo A Keiler Lot Hand F Kingman Heights for 1150. Mary E Bonebrake to Indiana Central University 52.86 acres for 3000. Jane Hoover to James Hendrix 29 acres Van Buren for 1. Hendrix and wife to Hoover Irac Veedersburg SJ. Myra Rk Green to John E Coen 20 acres Richland for 2500. John Gillum to Hulda J Gillum 80 acres Millcreek tp for 1. Take the Republican and get the local news.
An advertisement touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as penetrating eczema and itching cures. It claims to speed healing of eczema rashes ringworm tetter and other eruptions and notes the product is a doctor's prescription available from Pfeiffer Chemical Co. via druggists or mail order for 50 cents.
Tickets on sale daily from Sept. 25 to Oct. 10 for a daily tourist car service from St. Louis to California Colorado Oregon and other western states and Canadian points. Ask for particulars from the Washington agent G C Knickerbocker D P A Danville Tl J D McNamara.
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