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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
2
The Odon Journal announces its Saturday publication schedule from Odon Indiana. Subscriptions are offered for one year six months and three months with a post office filing.
The compulsory education law now covers children aged 7 to 15 who must attend school for the full period set by their township or corporate authority. Exemptions apply for 14 or 15 year olds assisting dependent family members, reducing attendance to twelve weeks in those cases.
Experts estimate corn harvest could be 300 to 400 million bushels below normal after drought damage. Wheat production soars beyond prior records, aiding prices. overall food costs stay higher than a year ago, though wheat may temper cereals. Producers may receive higher prices for this year’s crops.
Taswell society women ambush and kiss a music teacher Foss who boasted he never kissed a girl. He and the women are arrested on charges of assault and battery in a sensational local incident. In Columbus Indiana the county board approves twenty four voting machines costing twelve thousand dollars with opposition from one Republican. A gold dust washout in Brown and Monroe counties triggers investigations.
The report mentions Copeland’s gal known for ill gotten gains and a claimed $50,000 buried in a swamp long searched. It also notes a six month schooling funding conflict for Martin County townships and a petition to annex Columbia Township.
A chaotic notice lists numerous village contests in Madison township offering prizes for declamations, looks, and performances. Awards include shoes, perfume, tobacco, cabinet photos, dresses, hats, and money for various ages and roles across Odon, Logansport, and surrounding areas.
The wife of Frank Purcell died after alleged heart failure. His 14 year old son Jesse filed an affidavit accusing Purcell of beating and kicking her. Coroner found a ruptured spleen and abdominal bruises. Purcell pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the Circuit Court after waiving preliminary hearing.
Oden Oil Company plans to drill the first well near William Sims stock barn at the west end. A prior well reached 465 feet. Contractors aim to place a Gerard near the old water source to supply engine needs, with machinery moved from Loogeotee and work shifting to this site after completing tasks here.
A Chicago ad touts Solid Cueve Silver tableware as a durable substitute for sterling silver. It claims the metal is uniform, resists wear, costs about one sixth, and offers a twenty five year wear warranty with a free offer to readers from Quaker Valley Mfg Co Morgan and Harrison Sts Chicago PL 5. The notice invites readers to mail in a cutout. A separate note mentions Foley’s Kidney Cure.
Fragmentary notes mention beef hides copper brass and other items with prices implied. A confusing health anecdote references a cough cure and a near tragedy for a girl named Alipaze in Johnstown Pennsylvania.
In Dansville Minnesota Mrs C E Dat tenef reports both Wy children were taken with whooping cough and a small bottle of poless honey and tar was used to ease the cough. Doctors say the remedy helped.
In a past ruling Judge Snyder urged women to remove hats in court but the instruction was not enforced. Whitehead Nol reports that the two women appealed to the judge’s wife, who issued a dissenting opinion.
A farmer reports hearing someone breaking kindling and seeing a large flash when his barn caught fire. No one was in the house at the time and damages are not great. Authorities search for the responsible party.
Charles Callahan son of Samuel R Callahan died Sunday evening at age twenty two after a four week bout with typhoid fever. He leaves a father and mother two brothers and six sisters. Funeral services were held at the residence Monday afternoon led by Rev H N King with Rev John Breder assisting. Burial was at Walnut Hill cemetery.
William Lyman Haverstock and Miss Rosa L Herron were married Sunday evening at 7 30 by Rev Bu a and Taylor. They reside in Bunkun and will live near Elnora with the groom’s parents Hiram Haverstock and Mrs. Derren.
The notice touts quick profits selling a purported guide with promises of $10 to $15 daily and 60 percent commissions. It lists Mr A L Morse in Tippecanoe County Indiana as a sample seller and urges readers to write for the publication from Huouxer Hess Pub Co in Indianapolis.
From Ft Scott Kansas Bazil Gaither returned with $4000 from selling the late James A Gaither estate. The eighty acre secre farm and personal property yielded cash for Indiana Gaither the widow. The farm eight miles north of St Scott hid a truth about Gaither and the Eubanks woman.
Narrative testimonial from Rev A A Power Emporia Kan praising Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Claims neighbor sick for a week improved after one dose and full cure after two doses, with sale listed as Z. Webster.
A jumble of ad text and quotes including offers to loan money on improved farm land at 5 to 8 percent, with various testimonials on dyspepsia cures and medicines. Contains names and locations like Norman, New York Mail and Express, Kedol Dyspepsia, DeWitt Liver Eaters, and Oscar Bowman Lebanon Ky.
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