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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
3
Local notes recount visits and movements around Elnora and Bedford City including Hindmen of Elnora visiting here, Uncle Mike Wallick from Elpers, Ed Leighblin from Elnora, Gren Potts’s Washington trip, and various shop ads. The M E Sunday School plans a Christmas event and several residents and teachers are noted for travels, returns, and greetings.
The notice states a decision to issue bonds totaling 2500 dollars to pay off the Dobbs judgment for damages and trial costs. An advertisement for the sale of the bonds appears on this page. A separate suit for damages by John Dobje for medical services for his daughter will be heard on the lost ditch.
Next Friday night December 14 Rev Dr T C Carter of Chattanooga Tenn will deliver Matrimonial Mistakes a humorous lecture defending marriage and urging better homes Admission 15 cents or two tickets for 25 cents Children 10 cents lecture at 7 pm locations Odon Kecks Jeweler Elanora News Printing Office Burns City Woodrill General Store notice D D for ditch on Walnut street Bre herestified to cease throwing refuse cabinet photos 2 per dozen cash A E Crooke For Sale Acetylene gas plant in good order at Hayes Co Odon Indiana Odon Light Power Co
A boy named Oscar Wallick suffered a severe head gash and leg wound when a wagon wheel struck him as the vehicle started. Dr. T.B Rankin treated the injuries with about ten stitches. no bones were broken. The driver did not see the boy and no one was blamed for the accident.
Elder W. B. Covert and Prof. Hagaman announce a December lecture series exposing spiritualism mesmerism and related effects. The speakers promise clear explanations to persuade skeptics and invite readers to see notices for details.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Clerk of Odon Indiana for ten bonds of two hundred fifty dollars each dated December 4 1900 and payable in semiannual installments through 1907. Bonds issued to fund town indebtedness under state act and town ordinance. Bids due December 23 1900 at 4 p m. Bonds to be sold at not less than par with accrued interest. right to reject bids reserved. A G Helm Town Clerk.
A local jeweler urges early holiday shopping to avoid the rush and ensure useful presents. He emphasizes thoughtful gifts and invites customers to visit his store for options before the season peaks.
Unclear OCR reads as a partial notice mentioning a 4 percent rate and several proper nouns that appear garbled. The legible parts suggest a financial or notice context but lack coherent details or identifiable entities.
For sale the negatives from pictures taken at the gallery may be secured any time during the next two weeks. Interested parties should contact the gallery owner to complete transfer of negatives.
Advertises cash payments for beef hides horse hides rare green and dry bones old rubber tin foil copper brass and other salvage items with high market prices quoted.
A brief notice states a guaranteed salary of $900 yearly. The fragment repeats the salary amount with minor garbled text, indicating a potential clerical entry.
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