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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1894
Page
3
Fragments show a community page with Maple Sugar fairs, sales listings, and household notices. Names like Cleopre Wad, Fred Shafies, J. Dearenn appear among auction, real estate, and shop updates. Local vendors promote wares, wine, glassware, Pink Paste, and general goods.
Eld Brown to preach at the Christian church on the first Sunday at 10 30 AM and 7 20 PM. Pref C 4 Williams visited his spring. Nora notes later. Miss Lovura Laughlin’s surprise party. friends gathered for a meal. The Odon Moll nag Company shipped two carloads east and a car to Evanville Duchana for Oakland City. Regular church services Sunday at Uyvo58 and Tice. Nor tink students in town to receive supplies. Baptism subject listed.
The Daily Gazette reports a change to a morning edition replacing the evening issue. The paper highlights patronage from Lackawness County residents and notes a fresh, cleaner format. An Elder Beaver of Meastergile Pat has a case of stomach distress.
A cluttered column lists residents and visitors including John Lee Trainor Indiana and James Fisher, Paria Keck building for John Trueblood Van Buren, Favicon and Miss Laura Tavior at Cash Corner, and social events. It notes Weary Tartor’s runaway horses with no major damage and recounts weddings, gatherings, and a political convention in Washington.
Authorities arrested John Johnston after he confessed to steering a gang involved in stealing about 2000 dollars in valuables from freight cars between Washington and Vincennes. Rolla Massey Logan Moire Win Cochran were captured after a police chase. more stolen goods were found at Cochran’s house and other locations. Preliminary trials bound Elis Cochran Mable Parrett Logan Lesiree Glen Massex James Johnson and Wm Cochran over to the May term court.
The page records a jumble of names and events from a town including church activities, political talk of a Democratic-conversion, items about schools, a real estate trade, and various residents traveling or considering business moves. It reads like a garbled civic column with scattered names and places.
The jury found for Cosy Cosby against Lorenzo D Fasani awarding $500 after hours of deliberation at Shauls. A motion for a new trial will be made. The case involved damages for malpractice and the public sympathy leaned to Evans as the burial disappointment stirred indignation. Venue was charged to Cosby’s motion.
An Elnera Tribane report describes a chaotic scene with the Williams and Lane Nermil opening a venue, mentions forty to fifty students and several visitors, and quotes a disputed misrepresentation about a newspaper correspondent. The piece includes hostile aside toward trash reporting.
In 1854 a lander describes a shop in St Francisville on the Wabash bank offering gear to eat at low prices. He claims to deliver free and seeks eggs butter chickens and any other goods for sale from customers. Sanders Johnson requests items for sale.
Special notice to those owing W K Penrod for subscriptions up to January 1 1804 that the list has been turned over and they are urged to pay the small amount at once.
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