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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
5
Mrs Sherman Stuckey falls ill while residents report travel to Washington on business. Walter Stuckey moves to Mitchell to teach for the season. Several residents visit kin in Illinois and New York for events and encampments. A new schoolhouse project begins near Smiley cross roads with James Hopkins as contractor. Local families attend reunions and trips to Washington to see shows. Eaglesville high school to begin on September 4.
Enthusiasm rises in Elnora as residents convene at the opera house to form a private corporation named Daviess County Fair Association. Fifteen men pledge stock, thirty needed to organize under law, with Wintiwinda and Frank Mitchell chosen to solicit support while opposition to tax funding looms from Washington and Odon.
Local notes describe Rev Stront preaching at the Concord place across Saturday night and both Sunday services. Also listed are visits to and from nearby residents including Mrs Jane Byrer, Rosa Tomey, Jane Cole, Charley Franklin, Marion Chandler, May Wilcker, Ella Wade, Stephen Mallette and Elmer, and several Sunday church attendance reports. Additional updates mention travel to Plainville Evansville Chicago and Indianapolis for visits and millinery events.
Odom was here on special business. Henry Fox of Seymour visits relatives this week. War Poindexter from near Shoals and Henry Poindexter from Davies Co. visited Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Sallie Ketchen and son Burk plan a six week Pacific coast trip ending in Portland Tacoma San Francisco and more. Charley Strona to Indianapolis where Mr Strouse finished a new home. School work progressing to start on time. Rev John Rayle and wife from Evansville visited last week. Nellie Poot gave birth to a girl on the 22nd. An ice cream supper at the Christian church raised a modest sum. La West back from Florida for nursery work, formerly with I B Garrett Co. Supt Chas Williams visited Saturday and Sunday. Some residents plan to attend Bedford show Monday. Joan L Beasley sold hogs delivered at Odon. Rev O M Deal preached and will deliver one more sermon before conference. he is generally well regarded.
The notice promotes D. Gantz & Son Drugists offering expert prescription compounding with high quality drugs. It asserts patient satisfaction and physician approval due to scientific diagnosis and careful preparation, claiming sickness is avoided through precise fillings.
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