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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
2
A historical reflection praises the women of the town for their priestly labor to maintain truth and sobriety in the home and to instill virtue in children. It lauds their quiet strength as the foundation of family, municipal, and national welfare, urging unity beyond partisan strife.
A poem excerpt from the September Woman's Home Companion presents a humorous family portrait. Narrator jokes that every relative carries flaws, from Kate and Nell to Bess, Sue, and Bill, and ends by urging readers to “just ask dad.” The piece reflects light verse on domestic quirks.
Notice to sealed bids opened at noon August 24 for screened Jump coal for the school year 1907 08 by the Odon School Board. Also bids for janitor services for Odon Public School for 1907 08. A.A. Lane secretary.
Vernon Malone visited Oakland City last week. Miss Jessie Crooke of Indianapolis is visiting relatives here. A local picnic at Newberry drew attendees from the area. Edith West of Washington visits Mrs J DeMotte. I B Diefendorf returns to LaSalle. Ruth Honicker has typhoid. Johnnie Dugan of Chicago visits Paul Baker. Alf Morrison heads to Michigan for a month. H E B Sims trips to Linton. Everett Sears goes to Terre Haute on business. Effe Sargent, S I agent at Blankenship, was in town. Grace Cohen of Linton visits Nellie Kichman. Victor Boyd back home after months away. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Potts of Chicago visit Ford Baker. Pearl Seneff spends week with Elmer Flinn in Linton. One Jersey cow for sale. James I Dean. Vernon Malone returns to Blooming ton after visiting his parents. Odon folks attend Uncle Thos Boyd sale. Mrs. R L Quillin of Indianapolis stays with Miss Edith Bunch. Mrs. T B Kankie at home from extended visit with son Thos. Godman Shoes guaranteed solid. Barkley & Overton. Mr. and Mrs. W R O’Dell and Mr and Mrs Sam Burrell take a Trinity Springs picnic trip.
The state railroad commission orders Southern Indiana railroad to reduce gravel haul rates from Elnora to Edon from sixty cents to twenty five cents per cubic yard. The change reflects a lowered published rate for this service.
Local items report illness and social visits as Mrs. J. J. Young remains ill and visitors stop by from Washington and Indianapolis. A. O. Fulkerson and family travel, while Miss Nellie Burrell visits from Indianapolis. The Southern Indiana rate for gravel at sixty cents a yard draws scrutiny, with hearings planned before the state commission. Local business changes include W. B. French buying Henry Woodruff’s grocery stock and M. O. Pate’s Washington trip. Several residents attend events, birthdays, and club meetings as residents travel to nearby towns and engage in daily activities.
Dan Osborne and family spent Sunday at Will Skonps. Orlando Copnall and family stayed with H. M. Connell after attending a sale at Thomas Boyar's. Mrs. Henry Connell visited her mother Mrs. J. B. Phipps. An ice cream social at Col. Kinneman's drew a good crowd. The Barton area reports progress on the gravel road extension.
Willow Lick residents hosted and visited relatives and friends including Edna Ramsey with Clara Pershley. Families attended Mrs Ribble Sears funeral and a Newberry picnic drew several youths. Visitors noted include Arthur Phipps from Newberry and Wadsworth threshing nearby.
By order of the Board of Health property owners and residents of Odon are notified to cut all the speeds about their premises and clean up trash and garbage of all kinds and put surroundings in proper sanitary condition.
S. Kidwell of Burns City and Miss Bessie Harman of Odon were in town this week. A. D. Beckie visited Burns City Tuesday. John Maryfield and family called in the North End Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. Q. Williams of Odon were here Sunday. Our supervisor is doing much needed road work this week. Morton Keller, salesman for the Griff Remedy Co., was here Tuesday.
Next Thursday Friday and Saturday August 22 23 and 24 the twenty second annual Old Settlers gathering will occur. It has long been Daviess county’s greatest picnic drawing hundreds of visitors each year for reunion and conversation with old friends. The management promises good order and decency, making Odoa a popular visit.
Dr E D Millis of Plainville visited Saturday Misg Marie Baker of Washington is visiting in the locality B R Carroll is at Plainville this week Freedly Baton was at Washington Sunday John L Clark and children and Mrs Clara Ferguson of Plainville visited Wm Patterson and family Sunday Miss Ester Eaton is visiting her sister Mrs Charles Rogers of Washington Miss Elva Baker has returned to her home at Washington after a few days visit Mr and Mrs Jake Cornett entertained a crowd of young folks at their home Saturday evening
Bellview reports Miss Fay Wilson and Mrs John Walls on the sick list with no improvement. Various residents visit relatives in Rogiesville and Eaglesville. A. O. Fulkerson and families from Washington visit. Henry Lee family and George Wood attend a Sunday gathering. Funeral attendance for Mrs Mollie Chambers at Elnora notes Elmore Williams died of fever.
Elnora death reported for Mrs. David M. Chambers born March 31 1879 died August 11 1907 at home aged 28 years 4 months 24 days wife of D M Chambers four children James Velma Orville and Charles Alonzo aged 3 weeks funeral services led by Rev C H Buchanan at the Christian church burial at New Cemetery.
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