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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1897
Page
2
Fragmented text reports a new independent paper to start soon in Montgomery. Mentions trustees, postmaster at Vincennes, and shifts in local governance, with scattered notes on political figures and upcoming changes.
The Mon Neral's Spring term began last Monday with good turnout. String teachers Deals Stickles and Hich ardy attract interest from citizens and pupils, promising improvements in teaching quality despite recent office loss and publication suspension for repairs.
The Shawls News notes Senator HG Houghton at home praised as an active and wide awake representative who looks after constituents interests. The piece commends his fairness and impartial stance and mentions Agriculture Secretary Lates Wilton and the Iowa Agricultural College in a light political profile.
Readers are urged to favor home and local merchants over distant suppliers. The message stresses trustworthy citizens and home businesses, claiming the community will benefit and be happier when patronage stays local. The passage advocates personal integrity in trades.
A brief, informal crowd moment on Penn Avenue where the Provident figure was spotted by two locals who saluted with a bow and hat tip. The scene shifts to an odd aside about two shoeshine workers then notes a price increase for services.
A quirky pregame plan outlines the local baseball squad aiming to tie the season by inviting President McKinley to attend. A private enclosure at the grounds is prepared for the president, described as a comfortable option for viewing the game.
The bill regulating printing and use of private mailing cards with a one cent stamp will become effective July first. Advocates say it will popularize postal cards and save the government money by noting the difference between wards and stamps.
A garbled passage describes competition and schemes as neighbors seek fortune. One man pursues wealth through risky ventures while another aims to marry advantage, with deception and danger looming amid mixed fortunes and enmities.
Interest grows over the county treasurer elects term starting date as law fixes January entry. Wadsworth & Williams dispute the law’s validity and argue Aikman cannot be replaced until January, leaving a vacancy through a months delay. Local notices mention church services and lectures plus a lottery case verdict and subscription offer.
Local notes report Wes Neal ill in bed. visits by R D Stotts and Chas A Schaefer. Reason and Litt Bennett traveled to Washington. Stay Tin hosts crowds. Estior Wilson Myers visited Odor. Scott Alexander and Edon guests from Princeton. Hunting greens season begins. Prof J A Fisher renews with the Journal. Dr RM Smiley spends Sunday with parents. Ed Garten returns from vacation. JD Laughlin on Washington business. EU Evans calls from Eaglesville. John Slatton to enter insanity plea. relatives plan for Vinccennes University and State Normal. E and I pile driver at First Creek bridge north of Elnora. Rev J C Boone to speak at ME Church. UB Church quarterly meeting. Oscar Wallick and Paris M Laughlin join Stare Normal trip.
William Clark and Sadie C Boyd united in marriage at the ME parsonage in Washington Indiana last Friday officiated by Rev. C E Asbury The couple, both residents of Odon, returned to begin housekeeping at Mr Clark’s home in East Odon and receive greetings from friends
Two years ago R J Warren of Pleasant Brook New York bought a small supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He reports the remedy has become a household word in this section and across hundreds of communities. For sale by W L Stoy.
Fill a bottle with urine and let it stand twenty four hours. A sediment indicates kidney disease. Urine that stains linen proves kidney trouble. Frequent urination or back pain also proves kidneys are out of order.
Advertisement touts Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal remedy for back pain and urinary issues. It claims to ease frequent night urination and liquor aftereffects, offering samples by mail from Kilmer & Co. and guarantees the medicine’s genuineness.
The late Indiana Legislature passed a compulsory education measure requiring 12 weeks of attendance for children ages eight to fourteen. It authorizes up to five county truants officers at two dollars per day, plus officers in towns, raising costs statewide above a half million dollars annually. The law also allows paternal reform homes for incorrigible children funded by a ten cent school tax, with potential statewide expenditure of about 1.3 million dollars.
M W Stoner advertises a full line of engine pipe fittings globe and cheek valves at his hardware store in Northern Daviess County inviting engineers to visit for any needed items. The notice highlights plumbing and valve products and urges professional clientele to stop by.
Brown Bros of Washington secured four bridge contracts in Daviess County due to flood damage. Two bridges over First Creek measure eighty and seventy feet, a thirty six foot span at Elmore on Alud Pike, and another at a fourth location. Eight bids were submitted with Brown Bros underbidding the others by 215 dollars.
Uncle Berry Sims, aged eighty nine, has lived in Van Buren township sixty eight years and at his present home fifty one years. A large gathering of his descendants joined a feast in his honor. He recalls frontier days when the area was wilderness and he hunted deer and wolves.
The student of the Normal and the two primary schools march through town as they pass the building, making the streets lively and animated with their evident enthusiasm.
A general claims to have found a reliable cure for consumption and all bronchial throat and lung diseases and will send three bottles free to any reader who requests.
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