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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1906
Page
5
Names of visitors from Danville Verdersburg Indianapolis and Williamsport frequent Covington engagements and local events. Pension Board met with few to examine. street carnival planned. clothing and millinery sales plus new underwear offerings. notable residents seek services and socialized with editors and stores across Covington Danville and nearby towns.
Local notes report J Loeb’s Store offering W L Douglass shoes for men and boys at various prices. The item also mentions a fair week event with a light harness class winner and several brief social visits around Williamsport and Danville.
If you want the best of service and fair treatment call at Board's walodry. Phone 81.
Charles Naylor severed ties with the Leader and moved his family back to Terre Haute where he has a good position in a leading store. Friends wish them success as they settle back in their former home. The Montgomery County Commissioners redistricted all township precincts. Each precinct will get a voting machine to set up by October first for voters to learn before the November election. Sorosis underskirts are touted as the best made underskirt in the world with a new line just received.
Local ads note a 9x11 rug for 12 dollars at J Loeb's Stores. Reading tips include Will Colemans' ad and Clothier Buttons' promotion. Community mentions cover fair visits, cockerels for sale, cattle trading, and a church wedding set for October 10 between Vera McCabe and Milton Neely.
Charles Brown moved into his Fourth street home on Thursday. Manford VanDorn and wife have rented the C A Brown property on Sixth street and plan to move in.
Community brief highlights a preaching service at the Presbyterian church with Rev J T Orton, a local accident update, a rug offer, social news from the Womans Club, new cloaks at J Loeb’s, a music class restart by White, and town notes including residents visiting the county fair and a new home purchase on Third Street.
Daniel Gouty of North Vernon called in Covington. he is a substantial local farmer. Jacob Fine of Wallace visited Covington for the fair and is among Jackson townships leading businessmen. C R Swain, Covington, and Harry Gladden with his mother from Lafayette plus Miss Blanch Virden of Stockwell called on Pat Casey and family. Virden stayed until Wednesday. An ice cream supper at Bar Creek schoolhouse is set for Saturday night September 29 to raise funds for library books. Alma Patton left for Indianapolis to study voice culture under Miss Maud Essex and will return after holidays.
The note announces a new stock line of wallpapers at Phelps Book Store. A baby boy named Allen F. Allen was born to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Randolph, with family tradition noted. Democratic friends hold love feasts and call for attentive voting to ensure their ballots are counted.
Ladies tailor made skirts priced 200 to 6.00 each. Spence Smith Spence Colonel W Sentman and wife of Van Buren were in the city Wednesday afternoon. The Colonel is the Republican nominee for county Surveyor and conducts a strong campaign as one of the best qualified men for the post in many years. Mrs Sentman is described as an excellent lady.
Jasper Cunningham of Jackson township suffered a severe leg injury in a runaway. He was taken to Indianapolis for treatment where surgeons amputated the limb. The amputated section was returned home and buried at Wolf Creek cemetery. Cunningham is reported to be improving. Also note new fall and winter overcoats arriving at J Loebs Store.
Charley Berghdahl, popular north side tailor of Fourth street, fell off the sidewalk while returning home Thursday night. He bruised his left leg and side as ongoing street improvements forced crossings to be torn up. His doctor expects a quick recovery. Men and Boys suits for fall and winter wear at J Leeb's Store.
Local notice promotes farm loan services by L P Little located on the south side square in Covington Indiana advising farmers to save money by consulting him for loan arrangements and financing options.
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