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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
4
The timetable shows northbound and station lists for the Southern Indiana Railway effective February 24 1907. It details train arrivals and departures between Seymour Terre Haute Jasonville and other stops with times and notes for local agents and H. P. Radley Grand Central Station Chicago.
Reverend A M Couchman of Farmersburg received a death threat at his home near Farmersburg Saturday night. A note threatened hangings with the word dynamite and a whiskey bottle and switches were left at his front door. Couchman, formerly of the M E church in this area, views it as a possible prank but will stay vigilant.
Isiah Copeland a farmer from Elmore township and Grace M. McBride of Elmore township have been granted a marriage license. Miss McBride is a daughter of George McBide who lives near Lintes.
Miurer s of Marsh Valley reports Monday updates. Samuel MecCane moves to Chambers farm. Charley Taylor visits from Worthington at Rev B Taylor s home. Allie Clark moves near Newberry Greene County. Rev J T Roberts delivers sermon at Union Chapel. J Davis enlarges farm with a new wire fence. Rev E Taylor conducts Miss Miller s funeral at Pleasant Valley church. Miss Bertha Herron visits sister Mrs Sherrie Howard. Mrs Sam Chambers travels to Missouri to see her parents. Walter Terro purchased a corn shredder from Henry Joliff.
Harriet Fellers of Odon hosted visitors at Robert Fellers home. Dean Richardson returned from Illinois last week. Minnie Riggins of near Rogiesville stayed with Mrs Harve Resler. Luther Sears family and Grant Overton visited J T Sears. Leonard Ramsey and Elmer Ramsey hosted Sunday guests. Bessie Sears Cecil Hindman Zella Miller and Gola Ramsey visited Beulah Sellers. W B Sears stayed with Rosco Hindman. Eva Correll of Odon visited Edna Ramsey. Mrs A K Lane visited granddaughter Verna Sears. J T Sears traveled to Indianapolis Tuesday.
Health is very good at this writing. Mrs. Wm. Moren and daughter Miss Tnis were at Washington Saturday. Dr. O. K. McKitterick of Plainville was here last week. Mrs S O. Carroll was at Washington Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Critchlow were at Plainville last week. Mark Tomey has returned to Indiana polis after a few days visit here. James Sparkes was at Odon Tuesday. Walter and Frank Eaton have returned from Sugarland where they have been husking corn.
The article recalls a river birch tree on Pond Fork, Little Coal river in Boone County West Virginia. Lumberman Jim Martin drove a handspike into the soil to enlist in 1846, the tree sprouted from that stake, grew strong, and stands as a lasting monument while Martin fell in battle on Mexican soil.
In 1816 engineer Benkendorf observed a Siberian mammoth head rising from Lena river floodwaters. The thawing bog buried its body as tides brought soil and vegetation. tusks were removed and the stomach yielded plant remains. The carcass was carried toward the sea by the swollen river.
Miss Audra Taylor returned home Saturday after a few weeks visit with her sister Mrs Tom Jackson and Mrs Ler brother Charley. Mrs Wm Kinneman visited Sherman.
A short list from Keck's offers items suitable as gifts including watches emblem pins bibles chains pocket knives books and spectacles. A line of guaranteed pocket knives with names engraved free is advertised. Old paper for sale at this office.
The chrysanthemum is a beloved favorite in China and Japan and valued by Chinese gardeners who resist restrictions on its culture. Chinese emigrants carry the flower abroad as a reminder of home, while a Chinese proverb about waiting for one’s turn is noted in Anglicized form with months tied to blooms.
The article notes Russian goose fighting culture sixty years ago with goose pits once common in the kingdom. It observes indigenous Arsames and Pula varieties showing fighting traits, particularly the Arsames gander with a uniquely shaped bill enabling a firm grip on opponents.
In a London Telegraph exchange, Clara shows photographs and Hattie praises them as lovely. They quip that the likeness is off, yet celebrate Clara's unlikely success and humor about enduring luck.
A brief exchange features Quiggles declaring he has a good deal on his hands and Fogg suggesting a simple remedy of soup and water. The dialogue reads as a light London Answers quip.
A humorous Harper's Weekly quip critiques excessive prewar readiness and matrimony folklore. It contrasts the notion of knicker preparedness with social satire about a girl engaged to many suitors, implying prudence over panic.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record notes a figure named Slobbs-No Shope Wik attempting to borrow money amid a discussion of biopics and a dismissive stance on going to obtain funds.
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