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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1904
Page
2
Fragmentary note on subscription payments and county rates, followed by a political insert debating President Roosevelt and party figures. Mentions electoral votes across several states and critiques of the president with partial quotations and informal commentary.
Reported shifting support around El Walsh amid intra party tensions in the 2nd district with mentions of Tepid Heansin and Heppinian leaders. The piece notes past congressional actions by Maers and hints at a speculative train link from Bedford to Vincennes tied to upcoming conventions and candidate allegiances.
A Boonville resident argues against Democratic governance, predicting dire economic effects. He cites land values, farm prices, and unemployment under a Democratic administration, contrasting past Cleveland era prices with current declines and warning of business stagnation from tariff tinkering.
R A Brown and Co., large ditching contractors from Washington, secured a major ditching contract at Blair Nebraska. A vanished $810,000 bill note theft is also mentioned with a suspect who threatened to drop nitroglycerine.
A mixed-prose clipping records a range of brief items: a mysterious £10,000 bill noted as unusual and potentially unsafe to trace, a new price record for fancy poultry sold to Germany, George Northrup of Raceville NY exporting 19 Black Miner birds, Croske and Kuir expanding their photo studio, a post office salary ruling granting rural carriers maximum pay, and a Kentucky woman Mary Childers who received a marriage proposal at a fair, all from the Washington Herald.
The Odon Stars added to a string of victories with wins over Oracle Tom's Cabin Company 9 to 2, Burps City 8 to 7, and Elnora 19 to 13. Sunday’s game ended when Elnora refused to continue, accusing the umpire of bias. Kids also played with the regular team.
The Einora and Gilon Sid teams played a close contest with a final score of 13 to 1 3 in favor of the Odo kids.
Word reached WH Heeston that his bulk timber for a South Spring Street residence burned Monday night at Gordon. A brother in law ran a large island box mill there and saved the lumber by venting it for Mr. Heeston. The mill and all lumber were burned, delaying the home’s completion before last winter.
Trustee WL Brown announces the 1904 teaching assignments for Washington Township schools. Names include Clyde Burriss and Aileen-davkam in Maysville, Hudgins at Lettsville, Margarite Overos in Sugarland, Frank Wertz at Mayle Valley, Amy Barr at Ford, and numerous others across Wathen Chelsea Crabb Swan Pood Alexander South Washington and Boxtown rooms A and B.
The rock pile at Washington is operating with prisoners put to work Monday after arrests for riding the BH and QOS line. They removed 210 from the cash stash rather than crack the rock, a move intended to deter vagrants from Washington.
James Hud Cavness of near Trainor was acquitted in Mayor Clark's court after a late Saturday session on charges of carrying concealed weapons. The defense described the case as spite work while Sion Hackler, who had petitioned for a peace bond, faced his own recent conviction for betraying Cavness' daughter.
Asa Haig won two ten dollar prizes and N F Barkley won one ten dollar prize in the Cincinnati Enquirer contest tied to the World’s Fair vote held August 1. Admissions that day reached 63429 with Haig guessing 65442 and 68358 while Barkley guessed 65398.
Dr James Carter of Seymour mourns the loss of his automobile after a fire broke out beneath the car while on a country road. Five gallons of gasoline in the tank fed the blaze and the vehicle was total loss.
G. A. A. Deane Jr T P A 300 Senticel Building Indianapolis Indiana reports lower fares and daily tourist car service to California via the Tron Mountain Route during March and April.
Train No 2owhbieh departs at 6 05 AM reaches Terre Haute after four hours for a 122 mile trip. The schedule includes 4 five minute stops and 33 three minute stops totaling 37 minutes of stops. The remaining 119 minutes are used in running, yielding a pace near TD miles per hour for passengers aboard this line.
Real estate activity includes FE Forsythe closing on 2.0 acres in Pike County with First National Bank of Russiaville president R C Kincaid for 11 200 and an additional 80 acres in Daviess County for 85 200.
A rural mail carrier named Hilbert awartney endures harassing acts from youths calling themselves trouble bumpers. Pouches are stolen and tossed in the street as tensions rise. The piece warns to mind one’s own business and predicts government action in court if needed.
Captain Daniel W. Ketcham of the regular army visits his father L. Ketcham in Madison township. He is the county's only West Point graduate and has served nearly twenty years, mainly with the artillery. He was stationed at Ft. Totten, Long Island, for two years and now transfers to San Francisco.
The Rev R C Hudson lectures on impressions of the Holy Land with 200 views at 7 30 Tuesday Aug 23. Three hundred tickets issued advance sale by stores and solicitors. Proceeds for the church. Music by the Odon Orchestra. Admission adults 25c children 15c.
Stuckey and Osborn Bros advertise a new coal mine located one mile southeast of Eaglesville with good roads and easy access. They invite the public to visit and see the high grade coal available.
A yacht voyage aboard the Bancroft vessel from New York to Portland uncovers a stowaway who turns out to be Miss Bancroft in disguise. The girl reveals a plot by Mrs Farnsworth to abduct her father and seize his wealth. The stowaway, later revealed as the daughter, helps foil the scheme. valuables and a drafted will are recovered. The story ends with Miss Bancroft marrying Trevor after the case is resolved.
A stylized meditation on the Mauser gun, its deadly windlike note, and the eerie beauty it conceals. The piece contrasts lethal force with tender sadness, invoking Lu Imab Lips and a figure named Leofeld amid warlike imagery.
Maurus Jokai, the Hungarian writer, toasted Turda’s ladies at a banquet in Vordsa. He teased his own baldness by removing a brown wig to reveal a bare head, declaring his hair would never gray, which amused the audience.
Whales travel vast distances from Norwegian and Finnish waters in March and April, appearing at the Azores or Bermuda in May and returning to Norway in June. Some show evidence of their journeys when harpoons from South America are found embedded in them. Civil notes and wit follow, including miscellany about an outrageous remark by Sir John McNeil and brief quips.
A playful exchange between Ally Sloper and Pawkins about friendship and trust. The banter highlights the value of mutual confidence, with the speaker praising a trustworthy friend and noting the tease of reciprocal trust.
A terse exchange cites spoiled pavement hidden by earth and accuses the other party of concealing faults. The speaker asserts multiple bad works beyond the pavement issue and challenges payment.
An old advertisement touts a clock that keeps correct time for 75 cents and offers various timepieces and jewelry. It mentions an eight day clock and a half hour uprike. The ad references Wives, Dean supply, and Williams Watchmaker and Jeweler.
The Odow Sehougal Board will recruit bids for costs for Odon Schools next year. Bids for a janitor are due by noon September 1. The board reserves the right to reject any bid. AL Lane, See.
Visitors to the World's Fair are invited to inspect the Grisco-Rock Island Systems pavilion at the main entrance. The site promises rest, courteous attention, and free souvenirs and literature about the Great Southwest, highlighting the Frisen Rock Island System as a key attraction.
An 19th century advertisement lists Humphreys Medicine Co products addressing fevers, distemper, coughs, indigestion, and kidney disorders for horses, cattle, and humans. It claims cures for lung fever, pleuro-pneumonia, mange, diarrhea, dysentery, and various animal ailments with references to medical preparations and order details.
An advertising notice from The Town Of Odon Connecticut Fire Insurance Co Hartford calls on readers to choose insured protection from major carriers like St Paul Hartford Phoenix and Home of New York. It laments Baltimore fire losses, stresses the safety of large established companies, and offers direct issue and countersignature through bonded agents awaiting new customers.
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