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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1903
Page
3
Local happenings include visits and moves across towns with names like Ziba Webster J. M. Winklepleck and Walter Garten. A masquerade at the Opera house February 7 funds the town’s needy while a box social by the U B church yielded over thirteen dollars. A sale advertises 70 acres near Udon at 10 000 per acre.
A meeting of the Odon court Tribe of Sen Hur will be held Friday evening February 20, 1903 at 7 o'clock. Important business. J. W. Anderson chief G. W. Correll scribs.
William F Wirts of 2065 Walnut Street celebrated his sixty third birthday Monday with friends at his home including Mr and Mrs Stephen Isenogle of Scotland Indiana Washington Democrat. J D Laughlin observed his 58th birthday last Sunday with a large dinner.
Notice states Ogdon and Inman, attorneys, are appointed as adminsente solvens for a solvent matter. Details indicate a official act naming counsel and appointing duty related to a balance or settlement. Further substantive items are unreadable in the fragment.
Grant Alishouse visited Wednesday from Martin County and Miss Elsie Stotts spent the week at Qbox. James Huff of Indian Springs came Friday. A petition circulates for opening a new road between James Ledgerwood and Andrew Armstrong. Rev. David Blankenship to preach Mt Olive Sunday at 10 30 a m and 7 p m. All are invited. A few young men out last Saturday night did not get home until Sunday. Question raised why constables and supervisors not in Indianapolis. A bill to reduce legislative mileage from 20c to 5c per mile.
Hicks predicts a stormy February with electrical storms across the country through early to mid month. Violent rains and blizzards are expected between the 8th and 12th, with peak on the 10th and 11th, followed by a warm spell and more storms ending around February 28.
Joseph Jefferson recalls early American theater days at Walnut Street Philadelphia where stage drinks were improvised with sea island cotton and molasses water. A servant enters with a shaky candle holder causing a topple that splashes ice cream and elicits laughter, ending the scene.
A Saturday Feb 7 fox drive is planned in Perry township with boundaries defined from John Laughlin’s farm along Little Bogg’s creek to John A. Padgett farm, Hayes crossroads, M. O. Pate farm, Jno McCall, and Dick Jones with Frank Swayze on north line. Guns and dogs not allowed. A central telephone exchange contract to Oliver Stout was awarded, nine lines planned to connect surrounding areas. Vandalism at the local school house caused damage to desks and books, with editorial condemnation. Community notes report sick lists, travel from Washington, new telephone lines, and local health updates. Weather notes mention Ground Hog and coal-mines outlook. Several locals named: Mrs. Jnc. W. Critchlow, H. D. Casey, Walter Sims, Mrs. Starlin Woodruff.
A.J. West of Barr township receives 824 monthly pension. John Colvin of Corning gets 14 monthly pension. Elmora Bank reports 40 depositors and optimism for growth. Theodore Henderson sold Elmore township farm to buy Richardson farm in Madison township. Citizens Trust Company of Washington opens office. Carnegie library in Washington to be dedicated the 21st. John R. Williams, 70, dies near Canonesburg. Steel township voters to decide gravel road system on March 7. Elnora hotels change hands. Commercial now run by Mr Heaton and Central by Hindman and East. County farm superintendent Ellis term ends next June. candidates Mason Allen, David Hodges, Hardy Sheels seek the post. Prairie Creek dredging petition garners six signers. many farmers oppose due to cost.
A mother asks her small son if he thanked Mr Speedway for giving him a ride. Willie whispers yes but explains he was told not to mention it, leaving the moment ambiguous and pensive.
A humorous dialogue pair contrasts an author rejected by a magazine with the tale of a man dying with distant care. The piece notes telegraph doctors, Newport nursing by wife, and a Alps letter read at funeral. A street corner cornet anecdote closes the exchange.
Saturday afternoon at three o clock William McCollough and Aldah Cunningham were married by Rev. M S Taylor at the bride's parents home two miles north of Farlen. McCollough, 34, lives near Lettsville and is a church worker. Cunningham, 28, is described as an excellent lady. They will reside in Lettsville.
The article explains the two major systems in use today the English and the French. It defines how each denomination increases by a factor of a million in the English system and by a thousand in the French system. It notes that a trillion differs between the two systems and gives examples for billion and higher orders.
The case opens with Walter Garten hiring workers to harvest an ice crop for his poultry business. John Jacobs claims he is owed seventy seven cents more than paid and sues in the city court. Witnesses recount the harvest while Garten pleads his own defense. Garten appeals to higher courts hoping to keep the disputed lucre.
An Irishman chats with a dentist after a quick tooth pull. He jokes that home extractions cost less, recalling a ribald tale of a home procedure where a doctor nearly dropped him and claimed gravity helped remove the tooth, ending with a small fare.
The Los Angeles Herald reports Holdum, president of the Old Settlers' association, has been sued for refusing to settle. A quoted aphorism emphasizes sincerity as the basis of friendship, noting the danger of self-deception.
The New York Press recalls garter traditions of forefathers with garters worn on hats or knees. Brides wore ribbons to distribute at the wedding. The piper tied a garter to his bagpipe, and Lombard country girls wore daggers as part of the custom.
The article argues that the idea death by own action reflects higher civilization is contradicted by evidence from India, highlighting social and cultural factors influencing suicide. It presents a critical view of the notion that civilization inherently reduces such acts and calls for deeper analysis of local conditions.
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