Cleanup proposal for Odon Indiana city alleys
A local notice from Odon Indiana proposes a city cleanup day to clear rubbish and unsightly alleys. The plan calls for a one day effort with residents urged to participate to beautify the town.
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1910
Page
4
A local notice from Odon Indiana proposes a city cleanup day to clear rubbish and unsightly alleys. The plan calls for a one day effort with residents urged to participate to beautify the town.
A collage of names and events including Miss Lillie Howard and Miss Nellie Burrell visiting towns, millinery displays, Easter visits, fishing and family gatherings. Local merchants Barkley Overton advertise straw hats and carpets while medical ad for piles appears. Community travel to Oakland City and Bedford noted along with chaperoned outings and a chicken roast near town.
Willow Lick residents and neighbors from Odon Bloomfield and nearby towns mingle at social visits. Families travel, church groups meet, property sales and farming news appear amid weekend outings and household updates.
Epworth League program dated April 1 1910 lists scripture lesson and readings. Activities include songs piano duets vocal duets and talks by Rev Georgis Abraham and others with discussion on weekday toil and Sunday meaning.
Sunday School held at a local place with many guests visiting families. Henry Flory visited Eb W. Chandler, and Mrs Mollie Banserman stayed with Mrs Isaac Fulkerson. Numerous neighbors attended church and shared Sunday hospitality.
In a mass convention held Saturday in Terre Haute the Democratic group unanimously endorsed Hon. John E. Lamb for United States Senator. Local party leaders hailed Lamb as a strong candidate with broad support.
Charles A. Breden donated eight volumes of Alexander Dumas works to the Odon Library this week, expanding the local collection and supporting community reading.
A church program honoring Fannie Crosby features a song service with hymns including Near the Cross and Rescue the Perishing, prayer and a scripture reading from John 17 44 450. The program includes lessons on service obedience and prayer led by Bair Roy Carpenter and Belle Biedeun, a biography by Opha Slinkard and a closing song Draw Me Nearer. Members respond to roll call with scripture verses and the event ends with dismissal.
A Chicago mail order house advertises a 15 jewel Waltham hunting cased watch at 17.61 with 20 year wear and fancy dial. Zeck the Jeweler and Optician counters with a rival stock at 17.00 and a one year guarantee, claiming broader protection and no advance payment.
A Creamery Company drill hit natural gas at 240 feet near Montgomery on Tuesday afternoon causing a flame about fifteen feet high. The well, deepest in the area, also found water and may lead to further test wells as owners weigh continuing depth.
In the vicinity of the creamery hopes rise for a good flow of either gas or oil as reported by the Washington Democrat. Misses Della Kelly of Linton is ordered to proceed at once.
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