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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1901
Page
3
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Local news item highlights attendance at Old Settlers events, visits from Mrs. Kirby and Miss Dick, and guests like Miss Mattie Caughey. Mentions of W. T. Alexander trip to Franklin, Chas Garrall funeral, and varied social calls at Grand Hotel, Cornettsville, and Bedford. Auction notices and real estate ad also appear.
Fragmentary death notices and notices list births with names like Mr and Mrs John Berry and Mr and Mrs Ab Stickles. Miscellaneous items mention local events, sales pitches, and visits by residents including Old Settlers events and teachers institute attendance.
Amos Ragle from Elnora Bloday and many neighbors arrive visiting here. Rev. King of Odon preaches at M E church. Drs A R Casey and Roz return from Trinity Springs. Old Settlers crowd gathers after rain. injuries from a fall treated by Dr Rankin. Numerous movements include teachers at an institute and residents planning moves to Missouri and Illinois.
Ezra Mattingly of Washington returns from Oklahoma as police report Swimer captured in New York City for robbing Samuel Berkowitz of 320 and diamonds. Local anglers reported dynamite fish kills in White River. Union Baptist Association sets seventy seventh annual meeting at Venale's Creek Church next Tuesday and Wednesday. Road project backers choose gravel with nine inch depth for twelve foot wide roads at an estimated 2400 pounds per mile. Election to be held in late September.
Saturday exhibit featured around twenty colts sired by Qui Vive the French coach horse. Levi Christenberry won first prize with Sam Qerton and Rezi Olverton placing second and third. Starlin Sims Burns City Luther Sears Williams and Mr Reed Washington served as judges.
Readable fragments indicate a local item about PLOW POIRTS GROUSE meeting or discussion on Tuesdays near Eriemer and Webster with unclear details. Distinct entities resemble place names and people, but specifics are garbled.
A local advert promises to purchase all produce and trade goods at frock bottom prices. The notice emphasizes low rates and broad trade acceptance for farmers and vendors seeking quick turnover.
Contractors prepare to begin drilling the first oil well early next week with the 74 foot derrick completed and other work nearing completion before the initial bore is started.
The ad invites readers to compare The Odon Journal with northern Daviess county newspapers, claiming it offers more news in a readable format. It asserts the Journal has more than twice as much news as the rival paper, with subscription rates of 81 per year 50c six months and 23e three months. Office on main street opposite the livery stable.
A private wedding united Edward B. Christenberry and Miss Lennie M. Boyd at the couple’s home with Rev. I N King officiating. Only close friends witnessed the ceremony and a wedding dinner followed. The groom's parents are Levi and Mrs Christenberry of Madison township and the bride's parents are Richard and Mrs Boyd.
The New Yorker notes a time of dissipation called the noise habit. Noise from city life leaves a marked nervous strain, while retreat to woods or mountains brings loneliness as trees seem to rebuke the human bustle. The piece likens the sensation to a drunkard losing alcohol and describes the oppressive reflections of New York’s glassy streets.
A compact discussion on the number four as a symbol of perfection and its appearances in history and scripture. It notes four seasons four compass points and forty as ten times four with numerous biblical ages and events given as examples. The text mentions Omak the second caliph and various 40 year and 40 day periods.
A cockney man challenges a keeper about an elephant’s tricks. The elephant pretends to take a half crown with its trunk and hand it back, astonishing the observers. The keeper retorts that the animal never learned that trick and moves on to other creatures.
A desiring observer named Hoyt attends a proceeding alongside a playwright friend. The fragment notes their presence and suggests a collaborative or observational context without additional details.
Crowds flocked to Garten Grove for Old Settlers events despite rain on Thursday and a chilly forecast. Old Peoples Day featured numerous prizes and speeches, with prize lists to be published next fall. Baseball games involving Odon, Cannelburg, Loogootee, and Epsom drew attendees, while Asa Sling showcased a graphophone and the Southern Indiana band provided music. A large crowd estimated at 000 to 6000 enjoyed 23 stands, rides, and shows as vendors hawked products and entertainment persisted into the day.
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