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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1901
Page
3
Local store advertises a wide display of wall papers suitable for every room and taste. Emphasizes best values and lowest prices to attract customers.
Local items report visits and trips by residents to Bed ford Washington and Seymour. births, band concerts, plays, and festival attendance noted along with moves and health updates. several residents traveling to Newberry Elora and Trinity Springs for events and visits.
The Harvest Home at Plainville drew a large crowd across Wednesday Thursday and Friday with the usual picnic attractions. Local residents including Levi Bridges and Walter Blaker visited from Bloomfield and others attended the event this week.
Sheriff-elect J D Morgan filed his bond Tuesday with sureties Adam Isenogle and Thos Hayes. He will demand possession of the office on August 25, the date Governor Mount fixed for sheriffs to take charge, though the Legislature extended present Indiana sheriffs to January 1, 1902.
Local contest offers multiple awards for youth and adults in Madison township. Prizes include hats, dresses, jewelry, furniture, and cash equivalents for best declarations, looks, and performances among girls, boys, widows, and seniors. Numerous donors from Loogootee, Madison, and surrounding towns fund awards for longevity, beauty, and skill across age groups.
The EL & L section reports a 15 cent hourly strike by teachers in the county. Clay Arterburn and Miss Anna Hoover wed at Vincennes on Wednesday. Mrs. Wilhelima McCullough sues W H McCullough for divorce and $1500 alimony, alleging cruelty and an affair. Washington township teachers faced a summer assignment request, with limited compliance and possible dismissals ahead.
Local notes report visitors from Bluora Washington Freelandville and other towns. Residents attend Hadvestt Home in Plainville and a 84th birthday dinner for Sallie Flinn. A suspect was caught after a cash scam. shot during arrest and jailed. case tied to Hatfield Palmer. For sale several small tracts of land. Journal office notes.
The Stomach Saved His Money case centers on J A Gaither of Ft Scott Kansas where an analysis of that stomach was made. Two Ft Scott physicians report natural causes of death. Gaither is said to have left about $4000 with $3800 accounted for and Nannie Eubanks, a central figure, returned to town last Friday though rumors claim she is not at home.
The report notes fair yields and good quality wheat. Several residents visited from Maria county and nearby towns over the weekend. Local officials report a regular monthly visit by Commissioner W. H. McCarter. A meeting at Mt Olive is announced for tonight and the next two nights.
Funeral records report the death of Serah Angi Smiley nee Trueblood at home in Smiley Township after a long illness. She was born May 20 1863 and married Reagan Pritchard Smiley in 1887. Survived by her husband and four of six children, she was a longtime member of the M E church. Rev Adams led services at Eaglesville with burial nearby. Alva E Myers, age 11, died of dropsy of the heart. Funeral at New Bethel Church conducted by Rev. S. Todd. burial in nearby cemetery.
A distressed note claims yesterday a highly drunk stranger could not walk, yet 300 feet from Marshal Drowning he was not arrested. The writer questions why law enforcement did not take custody despite proximity and impairment.
A brief reading notes that Keek knows nothing beyond noting that Thandie has good rings and nothing more.
Classified ad blend lists money to loan on improved farm land at 5 to 8 percent. Also features dubious money making schemes and assorted products including a beauty book offer and DeWitts Hazel Salve. Contains garbled text and several commercial pitches.
An Indianapolis report recounts Iva Stoner a twenty three year old woman seeking a marriage license to wed Mont Hitchcock aged twenty four. After two failed morning attempts a witness Chester McKay supported her claim that the couple had postponed thrice due to illness, noting Hitchcock was sick with fever and had recently arrived from New York.
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