21 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
1
The Indiana Anti Saloon League declares brewers push a township ward local option to weaken remonstrance law. It argues only a county unit local option law ensures self government, protects majority rule, and could create sixty eight dry counties versus twenty six wet. It urges temperance voters to unite and elect a legislature backing the county option.
A humorous Qua Church poem extols a new organ funded by the Ladies Aid while men claim credit for freight and plaster. It recalls bake sales and sociables to cover costs, noting stiff criticism of male reluctance and praising female labor and church pride. The speaker laments debts paid through shared effort.
Thos. G. Wadsworth, trustee, announces weekly Wednesday attendance at his Eaglesville residence to conduct township business for Van Buren township. Citizens with matters before the trustee should appear as scheduled.
In Odon three top baseball games were played on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Odon White Sox beat Spenser 1 to 0 with Sears pitching a no hit game. The visitors won 2 to 1 in the second game, and Odon triumphed 4 to 0 in the third. Cooper starred on the mound in the last two games. A fund is being raised to buy new suits for the White Sox.
Aged and respected local resident Jock Thomas Webster died Friday at 2 30 PM after nearly two years of illness. Born February 11 1824 in Lexington Kentucky he was 84 years 6 months and 3 days old. He moved from Indiana to this county as a youth and leaves nine of thirteen children. Funeral services were held Saturday conducted by Rev. C C Lowther with burial at Walnut Hill cemetery.
Three Terre Haute men a professor a newspaper man and a student debated English usage in daily papers and tested who could write There are three two s in the English language The event unfolds amid trustee notices and county Sunday school convention plans with emphasis on local representation and education efforts.
A Terre Haute Star editorial argues a Prohibitionist critic misreads Governor candidate Watson. It notes Watson voted against a soldiers home canteen while supporting county local option, claiming both actions reflect Indiana public will. The piece endorses practical statesmanship over zeal.
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