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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1912
Page
5
Barkley announces a spring sale featuring Brus sels Axministers Wilton and Colonial velvets rugs and a wide selection of curtains blinds draperies and Spring Summer silks with dozens of new designs. The store promises superior value and a hundred cents worth for every dollar invested.
A fragment mentions Miss Sait Mowery and Aunt Anna Thomas with illness and a care request. The garbled text references Monday events and family concern. No clear date or location is discernible.
A rural visitor in plain clothes came to Detroit for a high stakes billiards trial between an American and a French expert. The farmer initially won with a 30 point spread, then faced larger bets as the sharper tried to fleece him. Despite early luck, the countryman adapted, winning decisive games with precise shots and long runs, exposing the setup and swindle.
Mrs Louis Holland near Bramble improves after illness treated by Dr L E Bowman. John Young and Mrs A K Myers also ill. Birdie Resler near here gravely ill. Mrs William Young of Liberty and George Holland sick with heart trouble treated by Dr T A Hays. Two horses died from illness. milk cow lost by Henry McCain. Epsom mill opens feed and flour exchange with D B Wadsworth as manager. Democrats of Van Buren nominate John Hopkins and W F Kelsey for precinct chairs. Weather shows 8 to 14 degrees below zero. Wm Sprague buys John Wilcox farm east of here. John Allen sells property to Oren Evans. Coal demand high at No 2 mine. Grover Jackson dog and load noted.
F C Sims and Miss Eldena Caress plan a brief wedding at their new Elnora home. Judge Ogden will perform the ceremony with only Mr and Mrs Elmer Killion as witnesses. The bride is daughter of John Caress, a grain dealer. the groom is a son of Alfred Sims and a Chattanooga Law School graduate.
Payne Brothers announce the Odon and Borden stores will operate as separate entities after March 1 1912. The Borden location will be run by H B Payne and the Odon location by E D Payne. Premium coupons end February 15 with redemption allowed through March 16. All outstanding accounts should be settled by March 1. Patronage is solicited.
Train No. 43 from Memphis to Little Rock was held up by bandits and dynamited seventeen miles east of Hurlburt Arkansas early Wednesday. The train carried a large amount of currency and express money orders.
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