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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
2
Oscar Waynes and Richardo McCalluray announce seeks nomination for Trustee with GOP convention influence. Manford Overton and D-B.C¢nex also run for Trustee subject to Republican convention on March 28.
Ronaxp D. ARFORD is a Republican nomination candidate for Madison Township Assessor subject to the party convention. James H. CALLAHAN seeks the same nomination. Wituta M. Bromrec also runs. Jonx Sommers runs, Andrew Armstrong also seeks the nomination under the March dates.
County Coroner Abernby voters and all concerned are notified that UNION H. HOLDER M D will seek the Republican nomination for coroner of Daviess County before the Republican county convention in Washington on March 25 1908.
The White river swells beyond banks in River Bottoms and Marsh and Riverside. Farmers at Maysville move stock to higher ground as floodwater threatens Hazelton and Decker. Many residents are ill and struggle to reach doctors amid rising flood levels from heavy rain and snow.
John A. Willow Lige and Maryfield traveled to Washington at week start. No school Tuesday due to the sickness of Maggie Alegier. Albert Fellers of Oden spent Sunday with his brother Robert and family. Ellsworth Overton visited sister Mrs. Kendrick Myers of Rag Besville. Raymond Fellers spent Sunday with grandmother Mrs. Harriet Fellers of Odeon.
All parties with warrants orders or claims against Van Buren Township Daviess County must file with the auditing committee by February 29 1908 Eagleville Indiana Qu Dell and J W Brueblood signs Nourished as official notice of deadline and recipients.
Community brief with multiple short items. Names include Jos Boyd in Washington Monday and Asher Vickers Burns City Wednesday. Sheriff Colbert in town Wednesday. Dum and illness notes on Thomas Mields child with pneumonia. Local travel, fines, property trades, and a snow storm October- era style community roundup.
A marriage license was issued at Terre Haute on Wednesday to Charles B. Toon and Forest M. Edwards. The event surprised friends and occurred after a secret predate. The couple’s home base is Burns City with ties to Odon.
A western editor lists prices for puffing readers’ favorite subjects. He tags lines praising a lazy citizen, mourning a deceased man, praising a notorious woman, labeling a local preacher, and sending a fiery verse to heaven with set fees.
The child Mag gie Cleon Zigler daughter of Mr and Mrs John Zigler died Sunday aged 1 year 11 months and 20 days. Funeral services by Rev McVey were held at the Raglesville A B church at 10 30 Tuesday with burial in Raglesville cemetery.
Curtis Myers was at Washington visiting Mr and Mrs George Summit and family spent Sunday with D W Bilis and family near Plainville Frank Eaton and wife and Mrs Lydia Eaton transacted business at Washington Monday G B Patterson is on the sick list Seth Myers was at Washington last week Mrs Permelia Wilson is on the sick list Mr and Mrs Good Alexander were at Plainville Monday W H Harding of Gdon was here the first of the week poking after the inter state telephone company inter est.
Austin Carter rural carrier out of Plainville aided by two horses and helpers rescued his horse after it sank in a washed gully on a marshy route. The incident occurred Saturday as he guided the horse through water covered terrain. Carter held the bridle and kept the head above water until assistance arrived.
Dr. Union H. Holder of Washington announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county coroner. The Herald notes the withdrawal of Clifford Q. Bonham and supports the doctor’s bid.
Johnny Jones cites the First Law of Nature as self preservation and applies it to a town. The speaker argues that a community must act in its own interests and support local businesses to avoid decline and loss of property values, warning that failure could force future generations to leave for distant cities.
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