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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
1
The Odon area Old Settlers event lists premiums for breads, butters, poultry, produce, and crafts with first and second prizes. Awards include Best Joaf Bread, Best Pound Butter, Largest Watermelon, Best Pair Turkeys, and more, plus rules about entry deadlines and display conditions. The notice names organizers and judges including C. C. Correll, W. R. O'Dell, Asa Haig, and Hon. Oscar E. Bland.
Karl Smiley, second son of Dr. R. M. Smiley of Washington and grandson of Mrs. Esther Smiley, died at six o'clock Saturday morning at his uncle Dr. W. R. Cravens’ home in Bloomfield. A bullet wound from eight years earlier led to paralysis, later a cyst formed near the bone, with brain pressure. After operations in Cincinnati and Indianapolis, he fell ill and died at his uncle’s residence after being brought home. He was twenty, with parents, three brothers Roy Charles and Paul, and sister Esther, and the funeral was held in Washington.
William A. Cullop leads in Vincennes with Judge Ray Gardiner and Hon. M.S. Hastings among speakers addressing the public. Other notable figures from Washington join to discuss the event.
Worthington's Jot Terrell touts a man who allegedly never received or sent a letter never sued or been sued never asked anyone on his note and never testified before a jury claiming a flawless legal record.
Bedford Mail reports an outbreak of pink eye among farmers stock near the city. Fletcher Johnson's cattle are afflicted and several have gone blind. The malady spreads to nearby stock and is highly contagious among horses and cattle. It rarely kills cattle but is destructive in horses.
The Daviess county teachers institute will meet in the assembly room of the Walnut street school building in Washington from August 16 to 20. About two hundred teachers are expected to attend with instructors from Indiana University Goshen College Purdue University and Washington listed for pedagogy primary penmanship and music respectively.
The Steele township list assigns teachers by district numbers. Nimrod Slaven leads No 1 with Plainville Superintendent O M Sheckell and principals A P West hafter J E Dearmin Kell Fergusson Goldie Wis man Ethel Littell in rooms A through D. No 3 Roland Crist. No 4 Ernest Emery. No 5 includes James Standley and Mary Westhafer. No 6 William McCormick. No 7 Mariah Standley. No 8 Lee A Sigleton. No 9 Ira J Patterson.
The 55th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wadsworth was honored in a family reunion in Eaglesville with 141 attendees. Twelve living children, 28 grandchildren, and one great grandchild attended. Peter is 75, Florence 71, and the couple has farmed their homestead for four decades. Photo by William Bair captures the gathering.
State superintendent Robert J. Aley distributes study outlines to public school teachers. Eight monthly meetings are provided. Reading circle books include Practical Nature Study and Elementary Agriculture, The Mind in the Making, and A Short Introduction to the Literature of the Bible.
County commissioners sided with petitioners led by Ransom Pope in Elmore township to establish a public highway along the route requested through the Mitchell farm amid strong local attention. The ruling formalizes the road opening as petitioned.
Timetable shows south bound trains No 5 No 3 and No 1 from Terre Haute to Seymour with intermediate stops Jasonville Linton Beehunter Elnora Odon and Bedford with arrival times from 5:35 p.m. to 10:15 a.m. and north bound No 2 No 4 No 6 from Terre Haute to Seymour with times from 9:05 a.m. to 5:16 p.m. H. P. Radley G P T A
Frank Boardman spent Sunday with his brother Dilliard. Everett Sears and wife stayed with Mrs. Sears' parents in Elnora. Grace Callahan visited the Shake sisters, and William Hastings with Bert Ketchem called on Ray and Mrs. Howard. Belva Boardman and others visited Da Boardman. Stella Boardman returned home to Borden with Mrs. Frank Boardman. Millie Long visited Helen Long at Milan. Cora Neiswanger of Indianapolis visited her parents. Lemmie Craycraft and Dessie Flynn visits noted. Emmet Colglazier and wife visited Daily Craycraft and family.
Miss Harriet Hathersly camps at Apraw ferry with a group from Washington. The gathering appears social and leisurely as they enjoy the riverside site and outdoor activities.
Notice that Josephus Brock Isaac Andrews and Andrew Hastings are appointed trustees of the Concord Christian Church. If no objections are made before August 21 these names will be placed on the church record.
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