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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
7
Regular correspondent reports visits, marriages, illnesses, and travel across Raglesville and nearby towns. Highlights include weddings in Odon, deaths in Rogiesville, and several family visits involving Woodruff, Laughlin, Wadsworth, Zeigler, Cunningham, and other locals. An advertising note mentions Ringling Bros. shows prompting special rail fares to Terre Haute.
Meadames J. M. Stotts Ed Stotts and Fine Cooper came from Odon on Thursday. Grant Sipes traveled to Burns City. John York and J. M. Stotts of Odon and Mesdames William Boyd and Richard Hoyd visited J. G. Taylor Thursday. Pave Bricker of Burns City was here today.
Friday through Sunday residents and visitors including Mr. Robinson of Bicknell Enoch Young of Elnora Carl Sincton of Loogootee Miss Myrtle Courtney Frank Faith Lenard Stacy Charley Stringer from Sandborn James Wilson and daughter Jay to Washington John Young and Thomas Taylor en route to Odon Rev Dorney from Odon Roy Fulkerton of Eaglesville George Hackler and wife visited Mr and Mrs Myera at Epsom.
Ollie Gilliatt relocates from Plainville to Odon to join George Henderson in a furniture business under the firm name Henderson & Gilliatt. Gilliatt is described as a merchant with pleasing address and sterling worth, and the community welcomes them.
Editor D. M. Inman of the Odon Journal attends the Rathbone Sisters District Convention chaperoning a group of 11 ladies. The Bedford Mail notes the event as a display of capable leadership addressing questions and propositions.
Fragmented rules urge locals to shop locally and support merchants printers banks. It condemns leaving town to trade and warns against harming the community economy with careless spending and delayed payments. The text ends with garbled phrases implying proper thrift and communal reciprocity.
Wanted by Chicago wholesale and mail order house for assistant manager in this county and adjoining territory. Salary percent and expenses paid, expense money advanced. Work pleasant, permanent position. No investment or experience required. Write at once for particulars and enclose self addressed envelope.
Notice states William Chambers is named administrator of the estate of Herman T Chambers, deceased, with the estate described as solvent. Attorney E. T. Laughlin represents the administrator.
Notice to keep all live stock off streets as required by town ordinances. George W. Critchlow.
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