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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
5
Busy social notes recount Labor Day visits by residents from Williamsport, Danville, and Chicago. Community events include church exchange, a Warren County Battalion reunion, a Covington fair, and a big three day Williamsport installment. City projects mention a new dynamo and tubular well. Cement and salt supplies emphasized amid price-conscious shoppers.
Community names, trips, and events populate the week with visits to Indianapolis and Hammond. Mrs. Martin visits relatives, Stanly Pavey takes vacation, and Miss Veshlage guests in Seymour. The Big Four station cases, a divorce filing, a harvest sale, and a Delta Omega Theta gathering also appear among notices and social items.
James Everly comes back from Madrid Iowa where he has tended affairs for weeks and says crops are good in the district. A 21 pound tabby boy is born to Mr and Mrs Chaffem of Sulphur Oklahoma on August 14 and all are doing well. Mrs Floe Abdill is named administratrix of the late William Foster estate and is the primary beneficiary of the will probated last week. Willis F Pearson of Wingate and Mabel Largent of Veedersburg married in the county clerk's office Saturday. The ceremony was conducted by His Honor Mayor McGeorge. Waynetown will be powered by Crawfordsville electric plant this week and central lighting spreads to nearby towns as part of an economic scheme.
Horace Gray of Newtown was in town Tuesday to oversee interests. If you need a monument or marker, consult E. M. Boord the Home Dealer for options and pricing.
Samuel Quiggle from Richland visited Tuesday. Mrs. Dink Ridge and her son visited. Dr. Trent of State Line and Ms. Bert Shatf of Danville were in town Wednesday. Mrs. Leslie Spence has typhoid fever. Labor Day saw twenty three arrests in Danville for minor offenses. R W Crawford of Brazil visiting his mother Mrs. J L Townsley. Ross Smail and wife from Brazil spent Sunday in Covington. Township schools will begin the week of the Covington fair.
Clint Miles on vacation from Schnectady New York visits this area as county council rejects a $1000 tax assessor appropriation. Mrs M Mayer and children return from Evansville after a two week visit. County council approves a $100 annual grant to the G A R Post to cover current expenses.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a cure for coughs colds throat and lung ailments. A Manchite Colorado man claims two doctors said consumption would kill him but he survived after using the remedy. The ad promises a money back guarantee and lists price at ten dollars.
Charles Hall a State Line barber died Saturday at his home after a long illness. He was a nephew of Porter Layton of lower Warren. The funeral was held Monday afternoon with interment at Mound cemetery across the river from the city.
A two months old full blood Elalstein bull named Elalstein bull calls for sate good eater Deeves Anderson of Covington reported growing interest in the young stock as farmers evaluate its prospects for breeding and feed efficiency.
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