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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1891
Page
2
Odon Exchange Bank advertises Howard Crooke as president and G T W Mulford as assistant cashier. It offers foreign and domestic exchange, drafts on Europe, certificates of deposits, pensioner privileges, investment guidance, and short time loans. It notes 2100,000.00 to loan on long time with favorable real estate financing.
President Harrison selects Charley Foster former Ohio governor to fill the late William Windom seat as United States Secretary of the Treasury. Foster’s appointment follows Windom’s death, placing a seasoned state executive in a key cabinet post.
Freight traffic on the E and R has grown so large that extras are common. An additional regular train will be added in a few days to bundle the through freight and improve service.
Circsit court convenes again in this county in March. The juror list includes Frank Fanning J AL McCord Barr Geo Neiswanger Fred L Killion Elmore Wm Guy Anderson Veale Martin Y Wallaee Wm L Brown Washington Frison B Johnson Madison John Howerda James Sparka Bogard John F Chapman Harrison.
The Daily Democrat urges Odon Montgomery and Cannelburg to begin spring preparations using the Australian system. It notes town committee men and conventions will be necessary and calls Washington to prepare for its spring elections.
The text argues farmers lend their crop to many buyers who pay in small installments. It compares the farmer's dwindling returns to a publisher's revenue from many small payments, suggesting both face ongoing cash flow strain and the burden of debtors.
A body was found in a creek drift half a mile west of town. The coroner’s inquest ruled death by drunkenness and drowning. Burial occurred in the Potters Field. the crowd puzzled over the victim’s identity.
A Sunday night blaze erupted in the garret of the Odon hotel. Firefighters and townspeople quickly contained the flames before extensive damage. The origin traced to rubbish near a hatch, likely started by mice and matches, preventing a larger disaster on Main Street.
Daily Gazette reports wheat prospects for Madison township look excellent. Farmers relying on the crop feel greatly encouraged as all local industries rise to standard levels.
Fragmentary note mocks perpetual voting for the prohibition ticket at the Opera House with a quip about Greeny and endless ballots.
Articles of incorporation filed this week name the Indiana and Chicago Coal Company with president David J. Mackey and others from Evansville and local business. Authorized capital is 150000 dollars with offices in Washington. The firm leases land near the Evansville Richmond railroad and plans shaft sinking and a company town near Odon. Cannel coal remains scarce making this discovery important for the county and region.
A local temperance drama titled Under the Spell will be staged at the Opera House tonight in Odon. The play argues against liquor licenses using Kate Green and Laura Wilbur as featured performers, with Lightfoot and Jim Hawley cast as saloon figures to illustrate the dangers. Citizens of Odon and nearby Wilburton are urged to attend to see the social costs of saloons.
Specimen cases report relief from neuralgia rheumatism stomach disorders and liver issues after using Electric Bittery. One man with leg problems and fever sores saw cures after a bottle of Electric Bittery and Bucklin's Arica Saive. Sold at W. L. Stoy's Greg Store.
A fragment explains why clocks show four I’s for the 4 o’clock hour. It cites a legend that before 1370 IV was used, but Charles V of France criticized a clock marked TV and demanded four I’s. The change supposedly persisted to honor the king’s error.
Jas Story of Kenosha has filed a Washington patent for artificial eggs after two years of work. He claims eggs produced match real ones in shape color and taste and demonstrates tests with grains and coins inside. Local capitalists plan egg factory investment with a claimed production rate of hundreds per day at three cents a dozen.
A new pamphlet titled Ideas for Advertisers by T. Mallet is advertised for merchants and advertisers. The descriptive circulars of both the pamphlet and the new book are available upon request to the fisher. Postpaid price is 2d and 3d for the treasury edition.
Indianapolis Journal notes Arthur Pope of Daviess County aged nine refuses solid food for over two weeks. He will only take honeyed fare and his health remains robust despite doctors in Daviess and Knox counties puzzled by the case.
Sheriff Charles Colbert advertises a sale in Washington Daviess County Indiana to satisfy a court decree against Isaac J Resler Susan Resler Henry W Cunningham and John Resler. Real estate rents and profits for seven years from the northwest quarter of section 27 township 5 north range 6 west total 80 acres more or less offered 10 am to 4 pm at courthouse door. If not enough, fee simple title offered to cover decree interest and costs. February 21 1891 Gardiner Taylor Gardiner Mears Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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