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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
3
Local updates from Elnora Indiana and nearby communities. Reports include social events at Good Hope and Elnora, protracted meetings, family news, visits from Indianapolis and Lyons, farm sales and auctions, church notices, and minor health updates. Citizens attend services led by Rev M S Taylor. property trades near North Spring Street. auctioneer W T Alexander listed for a sale on the 18th.
D B Dunham family of Elnora visits relatives this Sunday. Mrs Ed Wright returns to Plainsville after visiting Rev and Mrs J W Gilley. Outstanding accounts must be settled by March 1. John Hughes of Hanford California visits Bert Crooke’s party. Alph O'Donald, ex Lyons resident now with the Pasadera electric line, survived a January 19 collision. Mrs O'Donald and Mrs T B Rankin are sisters.
Advertisers in Tue Jocenar are urged to mention this paper when making purchases. The note asks readers to tell merchants they saw their ad, describing it as a small favor that could benefit the paper.
The Oton court Tribe of Ben Hur will convene Friday evening February 20 1903 at To g l ock to conduct important business. J W Anderson serves as chief and G W Corre as scribe.
P H Fitzgerald of Todianapolis promoter of a Texas colony has been advised by the Post Office Department in Washington to stop the Oklahoma lot drawing scheme and refund 230000 dollars he has collected.
William Webster celebrated his thirty fourth birthday with a surprise party. His wife and neighbors hosted about fifty attendees who joined in marking the occasion with a large gift and social gathering.
The Christian Sunday School reports growth from 43 scholars on both sides to more than 200 enrolled at the start of the revival. Attendance Sunday was strong despite weather and a collection of 6.23 dollars. Superintendent D. Be Williams invites all not currently attending to join.
A poem recalls a rural party line where neighbors shared calls and gossip. Edges of harmony fade as secrets spread, leading to fights, jealousy, and ruined friendships as the once lively system falls silent and ruined poles litter the landscape.
Washington Herald reports dispute over an incident at Vickers meat market involving Rollins and Jack Brooks. Rollins says he was injured during a scuffle when he fell and struck a cuspidor, while others circulate differing accounts of the events.
A note urges readers to ask a parent to subscribe so you can access items about what friends are doing. The message emphasizes that subscription unlocks reading access.
Local notes report Mrs Starlin Woodruff improving Mr Millard Ward and wife visiting at Palmer Dyal’s Rumors hint at a new store in Raglesville Gravel road voting urged Eaglesville League of Success Clubs met at A W Stuckey’s Elmer Maryfield and Walter Jackson plan a coal mine on Starlin Sim’s farm H D Casey returns from Washington Miners idle due to muddy roads Fox drive ends in rain and ducking Several young folks enjoyed games at a gathering Jens Atchley from Farlen visits then heads to Jasonville for work
Mr and Mrs John Hubbard returned home from Bedford Saturday. Moses McCarter of Oden was here Friday. Grant Alishouse arrived Saturday from Martin county. Mr and Mrs Edgar Stotts of Oden visited this week. Miss May Ketcham, teacher at No 11, hosted a spelling Thursday night. Misses Jen Wallick Ola Lee and Maggie York were guests of Misses Mar and Grave Ketcham Tuesday night.
Radional wires will reach the Wilson line and extend a wide section of the county south of town. The plan aims to connect Eaglesville exchanges with all lines, giving Odon access to Van Buren and Bogard townships and linking to the county and Martin County. A. M. Keck represents the interested parties, with several subscribers already taking stock.
W L Fry recently moved to Orange County and writes that his family is pleased with the new home. Neighbors helped with the move and settled in. Fry notes many fine mules, a three year old span selling for 375 dollars, and cattle averaging around 1600 pounds. He invites his Daviess County friends to visit.
Jord Fields and Miss Effie O. Fisher were married Saturday evening at the bride’s parents’ home on Bunkum. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Fisher and the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Fields who reside at the east end of town.
A historical glimpse describes Korean schools with a white robed minister who enforces strict discipline and justice. Students study without shoes while chaperoning their shoes, and the curriculum includes Chinese characters with Korean meanings, despite the difficult start.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a marriage rumor involving Broadacres and Borland. The overheard exchange references a forthcoming wedding with public interest from Miss Borland or her circle, suggesting a local social stir.
Washington Herald reports Gardiner Ray a printer from this city could not wed Miss Mary Davis of Elnora after the clerk blocked the license citing the bride’s 15th birthday and lack of divorce proof from his prior marriage. Mrs Ray had a divorce action granted with cost due. Ray later obtained a license Tuesday and married in Elnora that night.
Port Darwin hosts remarkable ants nests called mapuvetic nests built due north and south. Travelers can use them to navigate the district, though the reason for the orientation remains unknown. Likely instinct guides tiny architects to minimize heat from the noonday sun.
The piece discusses talking through a human body or a line of bodies as a strange feat of an electrician. It explains that if a telephone wire is cut and two people hold each end, they can converse through the body as clearly as if the line were connected.
A Tweaked quote from Hawthorne warns that men must win the woman’s heart with utmost passion or risk her reproach for an untrue happiness. The line suggests men tremble at the challenge of capturing genuine feeling and fear imposing a calm marble image instead.
The two neighbors dispute over painting house doors and windows. One claims the artist refused at first, then after seeing the neighbor’s picture, the artist agreed. The farmer reports the artist did not perform the work.
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