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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
3
Miss Anna Barsh returned from a visit at Elnora and Miss Rinda Usllaban came back from Indianapolis. Diefendorf has the largest Xmas goods he's ever had and offers fresh candies at E W Gwartney's. Santa Claus at his beat is a cantata at the Christian church Christmas night.
Fragments from Elnora and nearby areas note visitors from Washington and Elwood. Mentions of Dietendorf exchanging for goods, teachers plans, and holiday visits by Miss Leths O'Dell and Loia Courtney. Folders show Forsythe moving into Lacey property and Morrell family in Oklahoma thriving with racehorses. Nearby ad chatter promotes Keck's forms rede, Abraham's goods, and D. W. Hayek deliveries.
William Newncm born Wednesday after court, and wife visit entertainment. Spence Callahan and wife of Indianapolis plan to visit relatives here. Lowry Cooper, Lon Lane, and E. E. Forsythe return from Memphis. Archer Culmer and wife of Worth Illinois visited Rev. G. F. Culmer. Culmer travels as Wabash Railway agent on a month vacation. From here they will go to Spencer, Chicago, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
The article notes party county central committees selecting candidates for general elections. Democrats largely back John Walsh against Carnahan, with John Spencer of Washington a possible nominee. Republicans name Elmer Hastings and Ezra Mattingly of Washington as favored contenders, and supporters urge Harry H. Crooke of this place to run.
On a visit to a patient a doctor scolded a loquacious woman after she gabbed. he demanded her tongue and told her to keep it still while he spoke. The scene unfolds in a vivid exchange illustrating his frustration.
The passage argues that destruction cannot create anew yet decay nourishes growth. It likens decay in nature to a process where fallen leaves feed the tree and fragments enable new life, suggesting nothing is truly lost in transformation.
Mr and Mrs El Stotts of Odon spent Sunday here. Mr and Mrs Pershing visited at Elnora Sunday. John Stotta and Chester Johnson went to Indian Springs Monday. County Sept W A Wallace and Trastes John Mumaw visited the schools here this week. Hog killin was to order here this week. Remember the meeting at Me Olive Sunday.
A maid named BMindam reports the dyer cannot dye a silk dress to match the lady’s hair as requested. The lady asks the dyer what it would cost to dye her hair to match the silk. The item cites Philadelphia Record and Chicago News noting identification issues and social pressures on a woman.
A Washington correspondent praised well known suffragists as old war horses. The remark drew pushback from readers and led to the correspondent losing his position for careless jargon about women activists.
An English judge in India, expert on the typewriter, used it for judicial notes. The device drew attention in court as keys clicked and the bell rang. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced, but the onlookers claimed the judge wasted time playing a musical instrument.
A fire sale at Boyd Sheets Mt Cafe is reported with emphasis on shopping urgency. The notice notes a sale event affecting fixtures and stock as investigators assess the scene and determine the impact on local customers and vendors.
Advert warns readers to shop at E W Gwartney's for groceries and a free set of dishes. Mentions Wilson H and A Johist% as references, asks for news tips, and urges trading with Odon Journal advertisers. celluloid collars offered at 8 cents.
Rev Hicks presents forecasts for 1903 in the Word and Works journal. The almanac includes daily sun, swarms and weather notes and astronomy course for the year. Single almanac 30 cents, full year 1.00, by Word and Works Polishing Co. St Louis.
A fragmented notice from the office indicates a request related to TEET and ERS entries. Call the office for guidance on supply and resolution of the misrecorded items.
Orville Razle of Elsora on business in the vicinity Tuesday. John Zeigler and Ed O Connor were at Odon Monday. Dyle and family guests near here. The UB church revival meeting 16 continues. Agnes and Alice Pate spent Sunday with George Stoy. Stout and wife at Odeon Wednesday. Marshal Clark at Ouon Tuesday. A Christmas entertainment planned in Room B at the schoolhouse. Mrs Overton and Mrs Wadsworth visited J D Hackler Monday. Stray William’s mustache missing. return requested. Millicent Wadsworth of Washington visiting early week. Louis Burriss Robert Burriss and families and Mrs Extie Burris from Washington came Sunday to see Mrs Starlin Woodruff.
Jackson Gorse issues a notice under section 2047 Burns 1901. Vehicles over 3200 to 4500 pounds with narrow tires on thawing gravel macadam roads face fines from five to fifty dollars and prosecution. Board of Commissioners of Daviess county Indiana enforces the rule.
Washington township native born April 10, 1843 served in Civil War Company K 18th and 117th regiments helped form the 117th later. He taught school twenty years and was a trustee from 1894 to 1900. Survived by wife Clara Wise, a son and daughter, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral at Veale's Creek Church with burial nearby. Estate valued around $20,000.
A fragment from the New York Herald is quoted involving a city official and a dinner encounter. The tale describes a host sliding into a corner, blushing, and dining awkwardly as guests pretend not to notice. The anecdote centers on social embarrassment and dinner table dynamics.
The Detroit Free Press notes Quito is the only city on the equator where the sun sets and rises at 6 o'clock year round. A lighthearted exchange discusses choosing a stone and fears of it being too small.
A Belgian town held a fair where a resident of noted courage would enter a cage with two lions for fifteen minutes. Crowds gathered, with several hundred gathering outside the cage as the stunt began.
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