Old Settlers Gather for Twenty Second Annual Event
The Old Settlers gathering drew large crowds across three days despite rain. Notable speakers included Congressman John C. Chaney on the Panama Canal and Judge H. B. Slough ten, with W A Cullop of Vincennes addressing the crowd. Premium awards were given to many local residents for age, appearance, singing, and activities, highlighting community participation and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Chaney
Panama Canal
H. B. Sloughten
W. A. Cullop
Vincennes
Congress
A Tacey
Ans. Haig
Hulda
Diamonds Brand Shoes Sparkle With Style Now Available
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Mineral springs in Indiana exceed common belief say geologist report
Indiana state geologist report notes fifty one of ninety two counties have mineral springs or wells worthy of special mention. Trinity area springs are particularly notable with one middle spring nearly matching combined flow of French Lick and West Baden and LaSalle spring exceeding their combined output by about twenty gallons per minute.
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Indiana
Trinity
French Lick
West Baden
LaSalle
Carlos McCarty
Loogootee Tribune
Dillon and Miss Kimball Wed in Chicago
W J Dillon a Daviess county native married Miss Margaret Kimball in Chicago on August 20. They are visiting Dillon's mother Mrs Evangeline Dillon of Elmore township. Dillon now practices law in Chicago and is known across the northern part of the county.
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W. Jd. Dillon
Daviess County
Margaret Kimball
Chicago
Mr.Dillon
Evangeline Dillion
Elmore Township
Mr. Dillon
Court Opens Daviess Circuit Term With Heavy Docket
Judge Houghton and county attorneys set the September docket in the county clerk's office. The opening term begins next Monday after the March session. Most cases carry considerable importance and will require substantial work during the term, following a legislative change altering circuit terms.
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Houghton
Daviess
Love Burrell pair wed at bride’s home in town
Edgar Q Love and Miss Carrie Burrell were married at the bride’s South Spring street home at eight o’clock Tuesday evening. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. C. C. Lowther of the M E church with a small company of relatives and friends. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert J Burrell, is a recent high school graduate and former postmistress. The groom, oldest son of L L Love, is a popular young man recently employed at Al Diefendorf’s store and set to join W Danner. They plan to reside in Odon.
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Edgar QO. Love
Carrie Burrell
Bride
South Spring Street
Rev
C. C. Lowther
M. BE. Church
Albert J. Burrell
Mr. Love
L. L. Love
al Diefendorf
W.d. Danner
Falling Rice
M. H. Kutch
Union Station
Jea. Coleman
Reputy
GeoCof Re
Resolutions of Respect for Oliver P. M. Sommers
The members of Odon Court No. 147 Tribe of Ben Hur honor brother Oliver P. M. Sommers who served as a kind husband and father and coworker. They express condolences to his family, pledge to drape their charter for thirty days, and publish the resolutions in the Open Journal.
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Earth
Odon Court No
Ben Hur
Brother Sommers
Sommers
Worth a Smile in Evansville School Board Standoff
A Evansville teacher lost his job after the school board president said the room is no place for a grouch. The editorial argues a smile and steady temper matter, urging reflection on workplace attitude and the value of a positive demeanor.
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Evansville
Evolution of the U.S. Presidency and Succession
The piece traces the presidential election system from 1789 with two ballots for president and vice president to the Twelfth Amendment in 1804. It notes succession rules through 1888 and lists accidental, dying, and martyred presidents, plus alternate methods used such as a joint high commission in 1876 and Senate election when needed.
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Senate
House
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Treasury
Navy
Secretary of Interior
John Syler
Millard Fillmore
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
Wiliam Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
William
How Did She Manage It. A Boston Landlady’s Room Trick
A Boston landlady arranges twelve commercial travelers into eleven bedrooms claiming a spare room. She places two men in No 1 and sequentially one per room through No 11, then returns to No 1 to reveal No 11 is empty so the twelfth man finally occupies it. The fallacy lies in counting rooms and occupants after moving the first two into No 1.
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Boston
No. 1
Wedding Announcement on Tuesday Evening
On Tuesday evening August 27, a wedding occurred, details limited to the event timing and date. The notice confirms a marriage took place that evening, with no further information on participants or location.
Dr M H Kutch Marries Elizabeth Coleman
Dr M H Kutch wed Miss Elizabeth Coleman after a Bedford trip. The couple, arriving at Union Station, were showered with rice and old shoes as they prepared to start housekeeping on East Locust street. Kutch, a London University post graduate and former Illinois Medical College student, is from Odon and active in local circles.
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East Locust Street
Kutch
Daviess County
London University
London
England
Illinois Medical College
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Chicago
Illinois Free Dispensary
Europe
Arthur
Terre Haute Star
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Roy Myers
John Haseler
Albert Deifendorf
Gpitton
John W. Dillon
Pickett & Morrison
Zimb
Peter Cowan
Asa Haig
Edith Hubbard
Stanley Wadsworth
First National Bank
Floriene Thomas
Gladiene Thomas
Owen Caviness
Ruth Breden
Bennett & Laughlin
Dolly Kail
Z. Webster
Ina Wadsworth
W. J. Danner
Onnie McCain
D. O. Williams
Dolly Aishe
D. G. Willams
Georgia Brown
A. Jolliff and Cou
Russell McCord
A. Jolliff & Co
L. L. Love & Co
Alva Sims
Reagan Bennett
R. J
McCallian
Diamonds
St.Louis
A. Diefendorf
Trinity Springs
Love
Burrell
Odon
Our Brother
Oliver
P. M. Sommers
George Washington
Johnn Adams
Electoral College
Richard M. Johnson
D. A. Storm
Burns City
A. Diefendorfs
Albert Diefendorf
Ing
Oxfords
Tapan
Hoosier School Shoes
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Peee
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