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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
2
The item notes advertising rates on application and mentions copy deadlines on Tuesdays. It discusses penalties for damaged sidewalks and praises local educational facilities. It highlights growth in the poultry business and comments on postage rate changes affecting newspapers.
Our town reports a notable rise in commerce with crowded streets and busy merchants paying top market prices for produce. Residents take advantage of bargains as merchants offer "live and let live" prices amid growing prosperity.
Advice on buying gifts from Kecks, stressing durable, solid gold rings and dependable items. Buy early to avoid rush and enjoy free engraving, as engraving takes time.
An organization named Washington Realty Company formed with papers filed to take effect January 1. RE E Forsythe will be president, succeeding Odton Realty Company in leadership. Directors include W H Kiefer and W Deckard. Capital stock set at $25 000. Forsythe relocates to Washington to assume duties.
A prisoner tells investigators he murdered Sarah Schafer, detailing the crime and its circumstances from jail. Authorities caution the admissibility of statements while continuing to scrutinize the confession's specifics and timeline.
George W Harris, a jail inmate at Goshen, says he killed Sarah Schafer, Bedford Latin teacher, on January 22 1904 for $500 paid by Asa White of St Laws Missouri. He describes luring her near an alley and disposing of the body in a shed, then traveling to Chicago Denver and Helena before returning to Bedford. Officials doubt the confession’s authenticity.
A wide assortment of watches clocks chains rings bracelets and accessories is advertised by Kecks Jeweler and Optician. Notable local items include cantata Santa Claus Greetings at the Christian church and various town happenings with visits and events around Dec. 27.
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