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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
2
Subscriptions and advertising rates announced for the Odon Indiana Journal. Rates include 1.00 for subscriptions and 62 cents for residence telephone service. Notices and condolences follow the same rate structure. Editor Dean M Inman notes Purdue University Experiment Station articles by R A Craig will publish periodically on hog choosers.
Thursday afternoon the Mesdames W. J. Danner and W. T. Dearmin entertained the Thimble Club at Mrs. Danner's home. Rooms wore red and white decorations. Each member brought a guest. Visiting guests included Mesdames J. H. Garten Homer Ward Geo. Webster W. Garten J. O. Dorsey W. B. Snyder Citae Hone icker Elmer Bunch J. W. Anderson and Fine Cooper and Misses Boose Culmer Charlotte Hayes and Mattie Caughey. Refreshments included cherry sherbet ice tea and cake. Favors were sweet peas and ferns tied with red and white ribbon.
On and after August 1 1906 I will make and boil cider on Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week W RB Neeriemer Odon Ind
Marshal Geo. Critchlow orders property owners to cut weeds on their premises by August 15 to keep the town in good condition for Old Settlers Day.
Sabbath School begins at 6 30 with worship at 10 30 led by Rev John Breden Y P G U at 6 50 and evening preaching at 7 30 by the pastor.
Heavy week of rains ends drought in the area. Farmers hail the moisture as crucial for crops feared to fail after weeks of dry spell. Economic impact valued in thousands to growers statewide.
The A B Ladies Aid met on Mrs H N Correll s lawn to celebrate paying off the church pledge. The fifty member group discussed past present and future work and served ice cream and cake as plans to buy a new organ began. Sealed bids for 1600 bushels coal and a janitor contract for 1907 are invited by the Odon school board with August 18 1906 deadlines and bids may be rejected.
A collection of brief items from town life includes plans for an upcoming Old Settlers meeting, residents visiting relatives at Jeffersonville and Terre Haute, birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sommers, and multiple locals traveling to Newberry, Trinity Springs, Jasonville, and Winona Lake for visits, conventions, or events.
A scan of names and events lists many social calls visits and travels across Plainville Elnora Indianapolis Terre Haute and surrounding areas. People like Miss Ina Cooper Miss Hyatt Critchlow and Miss Bessie Crawford are cited with trips visits and gatherings. Events include performances by Noah Beilharz at Danner's opera house August 16 17 and 18 and a family reunion trip with Mrs Melvin Cooper and others. Ads mention Scotch Clipper plows Hoosier wheat drills from A Jolliff & Co and lumber shipments for school additions.
Elnora and surrounding town residents are noted in a parade of visits and events. Caress returned home after a gasoline torch accident in Warren Pennsylvania, while others like Chas Irwin Grover Mathewson Grover visit, and Danner Danner and Ellis change hands. The Elnora Band traveled to Pleasantville for a picnic, and locals discuss hospital stays, travels, and town movements.
In Elmore township an attempted operation to relieve Clarence Myers after he accidentally shot himself was postponed Friday afternoon on Dr. Freeland of Bedford’s advice. The boy remains no better as of the report, with services announced for the day including Sunday School at 9:30 and preaching at 10:30 by Pastor O. Dorsey.
An old article explains nerves as numerous live wires linking body and brain. It notes pain from pressure or injury to a nerve, calls strong pain neuralgia, and praises Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for relief. The writer claims dramatic improvement after use.
Indiana stands as a nation's center in population agriculture commerce and transportation with extensive railroad mileage and abundant natural gas. The state shows rapid manufacturing growth higher scholarship rates and substantial wealth evidenced by bank deposits and household goods.
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