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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
1
A parade of brief notes covers personal visits in Danville Crawfordsville Veedersburg and Indianapolis. Local ads tout Loeb’s shoe offerings tailor made overcoats and Sweet Orr overalls while noting frequent visits by Mrs Spinning Miss McCabe and others. The Leader issues include North Dakota potato boards and carload shipments next week.
Local items report Adair’s gallery drawing visitors from Fountain and Veedersburg. People such as Miss Marie Sullivan and Enos Carithers are noted, with social visits and travels to Indianapolis, New York, and the Buffalo Exposition.
Despite cold weather and rain, Covington’s twentieth century street carnival drew crowds Thursday through Saturday. Highlights included a baby show, snake exhibit by Kibo the Hindoo Wonder, a dog show, balloon riding, free platform acts, a coronation parade, and a four round glove contest won by Ellsworth Snyder. Awards for costumes sparked some critique of judge decisions.
An attack on C. F. Collier of Cherokee Iowa nearly proved fatal. His back pain prevented bending until Electric Bitters brought a remarkable change. The medicine cures backaches and kidney trouble purifies the blood and boosts health priced at 50c at Lee Allen's Drug Store.
J. J. Holder, age about 25, died in Kankakee after being thrown from a switch engine and later died. Remains brought to West Liberty for funeral services conducted by Rev. Orahood. Interment in nearby cemetery. Charles Allen, 17, lost his right leg below the knee after a train accident near Clover Leaf where boys have been jumping on moving trains. V. T. Philpot died of typhoid fever at 53. Kingmster notes visitors from Crawfordsville.
A wave of nominations looms as Republicans and Democrats stake claims for county offices including sheriff, recorder, auditor, clerk, and commissioners. Key figures such as Harry Randolph, John Hardesty, Geo Law, Dan Hutts, and Logan oppose or back contenders while Landis is favored for Congress. Meanwhile local business and social notes include Mitchel Conover selling hogs and a portrait of Mrs. C Bills home in Portland Oregon with Grand mother Bills hedge in the Oregonian feature.
Mrs J C Snider of Crittenden Kentucky praises Dr King’s New Discovery for a baby with croup and says it gave quick relief and cured chronic bronchial trouble. The ad notes prices of 50 cents and 1.00 with trial bottles free at Lee Aleen.
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