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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
3
A Republican Club meeting is announced for Saturday evening September 15 at the club's new hall on the southwest public square. The issue also reviews cautions about patent medicines, a quilting bee, and a county road bridge contract awarded to Attica ridge and Machine Works. Fulton township GOP nominates trustees and local officials.
T M Rion loses his sorrel driving horse after pink-eye recovery. The horse died during the night after a distressed trip to Newtown. Sunday morning a grain elevator at Marshfield owned by Sam Finney of Attica burned completely with about 3600 insurance covering the loss.
The most successful meeting in the fair's history occurred on the association grounds a quarter mile north of Newtown last Thursday and Friday. The exhibit across all departments was the largest ever, with crowds described as a crash both days. Many attendees came from Coyington and nearby areas.
The New Hall has been leased by the Republican Committee and headquarters will open next Monday for campaign work and literature. A private sale of household goods on Liberty Street includes a coal range, four burner gas range, bedstead with springs, lane gas tank, jars, jugs, crocks, and ice.
Captain William E. English of Indianapolis, long honored by Indiana Democrats, renounces Populist ties and endorses McKinley and Roosevelt. He attacks the Kansas City platform as unsafe and unpatriotic, argues for party loyalty in crises, and urges voters to place public welfare above party lines.
Marena Barker through attorney David Sanders files for divorce from Monroe Barker alleging heavy drinking and failure to provide food clothing and shelter. She seeks custody of their four children and states she will not live with him again. They reside in Jackson township. Also noted is an unrelated upcoming sermon by John Baptist at Fifth Street Christian Church next Sunday in 1020.
M Laucer announces a Monday recital at eight o clock featuring Beethoven and Chopin works with a Lindeman piano supplied by H G Peston. Also notes upcoming Liszt pieces and a piano recital at the Baptist church on Monday and Tuesday evenings with a concert list including Wagner and Bach.
A collage of short items and notices. Royal Baking Powder claims prosperity and wholesomeness. Gold Medal awarded to Bernheim Bros. for L W Harper whisky. Local political chatter notes small turnout and shifting party dynamics in Jackson township. A new grain elevator owner joins Covington.
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