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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
1
A bustling roundup of locals and visitors with notes on Loeb’s Stores new carpets linoleum and dress goods. Timely mentions include John Murry Harry Creason Jap Bone and Perry Hart among callers and trips to Buffalo Indianapolis and Crawfordsville fair.
Grim death sweeps through towns spreading desolation and sorrow in numerous households. Families mourn as the loss toll rises and communities rally to support the affected residents. Local officials urge calm and urge adherence to safety measures.
Many mourners bid farewell as obituaries recount deaths in Fountain and neighboring counties. Bertha Ray dies at Hoopeston Illinois and is buried in Osborn's Prairie cemetery with Elder John S. Board conducting services. A Wabash Township mother figure, Mrs. Isaac Lusadder, dies at 77 after a lengthy illness, leaving a grieving husband and children.
In Danville the incident at the Soldiers Home involves inmate John Lofler who praised the President's assassination. Guards intervened as inmates attacked him, Lofler was taken before Gov. Clements and confined. A fellow inmate Neff is also targeted for removal. The piece also notes community reactions and local notices, plus short items on a churn sale, Dr. Longacre’s racehorses, and local baseball results.
The text recaps funeral notices for Edward L. Gregory and an aunt of Dan Redden, Mrs Ea Harden, and Mrs David Smail. It notes services at 3 pm, burial at Prescott's Grove cemetery, and reflects on Gregory's life, character, and religious faith. Also includes a brief personal reminiscence and a testimonial for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers.
The Rhodes family held its annual reunion in the grove near the old home now occupied by Mitch Conover last Sunday. A dinner from family baskets was served and a literary program followed with papers, addresses, and selections. all participants performed intently and cheerfully.
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