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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1896
Page
3
James YW Garten James A McCoy and Ed Garten have purchased the stock of Boota Shoes Harness and Gloves of Mc Coy and Abraham and will conduct the business at the stand Odon Shoe.
Local notices urge readers to visit M. W. Stoner and Danner & Toeller for bargains in dress goods tools and hardware. George Abraham seeks cattle hogs and sheep while listings promise galavanized wash-tubs stoves and hunting supplies. Readers are invited to place ads for trades and sales in the Journal with up to date printing services available.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered words about resolutions and sections, with no clear names, dates, places, or outcomes to anchor a full summary. The readable items suggest a bureaucratic notice rather than a complete report.
An assortment of ads and notes from a newspaper page, promoting quilting on machines, the International Arming Stirrup for warmth in winter travel, business opportunities, buying and selling sewing machines, old paper sales, and various remedies and tonics. It lists agents and local contacts in Odon and Washington Indiana.
Parties seeking to cosh to carry building and loan stock are urged to contact Geo. M. Kreig, representative of the Indianapolis Reserve Fund Association. You can borrow any amount and pay monthly installments from 60 cents to 31.00. See G. M. Kreig, Odoa, Ind.
Eighty acre farm two miles from Odon offering cash rent. Forty or eighty acres in the Marale with cash rent. Bennett & Co. promotes homes in the sunny south land with blizzards never come. Two to four crops each year. Lands cheap in Georgia and South Carolina. For terms address David Garey Wert Shoals Ind Real Estate Broker.
A Russian princess grieves for her husband by raising a mausoleum with an inscription about bearing grief. After remarrying, she adds one word to the line, changing the meaning. A storekeeper jokes that the brass sign reads as polished English. Also a quip about a dubious company and a reader’s reaction to a novel ending.
West Neal notes list many residents visiting Washington and Indianapolis while others stay for revival services at the U B Church. local business changes include the Young drug store moving and sewing machine plans. school institutes, teacher absences, and newspaper subscriptions are mentioned along with assorted travels.
Last week residents reported events from Cornetrayille as couples wed on Thursday. A man named Merry was robbed of five dollars in Washington last Friday night after husking corn. Frank Serrit and coroner McCown returned from a hunting trip to the Southern States. El Smiley is back from the south with an alligator and a chameleon attracting visitors to his room. Charles Bennett A O Fulker son Jake Dillon Brenton Dunlap and Will Hartsack resumed studies at Bloomington and Greencastle Monday. Bennett expects to graduate next term. Joseph Church of Washington visited Joe Stevenson this week. the two Army veterans had not met since service. Sims Bros Woodreff sold their Livery Stable to Wilkie Herbert of Sullivan who, with his wife, is glad to be back among friends. Populists of Daviess County held a mass convention at Washington last Monday with A P Paidgert as chairman. Thomas Wadsworth EB Riggins and M Garten were elected delegates to the Congressional Convention at Worthington on March 4. primaries set for February 1 in each township. A well attended meeting and an excellent literary program were reported here last Saturday. Rev Josiah Abell of Washington preached an excellent sermon Thursday night. Scott Alexander returned from Princeton to spend holidays with friends and visited No 4 last Wednesday. Copr Cole Manning.
A smattering of community notes raises curiosity about a jailed editor in Washington, county office candidates, a missing band, a waning rumor mill, and local gossip about a jeweler and a parade of town mischief.
On Thursday around eight on the sidewalk near Pro Clark's residence in West Odon Marley Cooper was severely shot in both legs by a nearby assailant using a loaded shotgun. Doctors Culmer and Anderson treated him at his father’s home on Einarse Street. Rumors swirl about the house servant and her father without any arrests made.
The Cate disguised as a Chinese vessel used a decoy to probe the Chinese fleet near Wei Hai Wei. A Japanese warship approached, fired shells, and the steamer entered a trap but escaped after pursuit, revealing several ships and the Chen Yuen and Ti Yuen among others.
Mt Zion hosts close gathering as A. D. Bechtel visits Washington earlier in the week. Supertencant Wallace and trustee Critchlow inspected area schools. Rev Winklepleck to start a protracted meeting at the Log church Sunday night. Nebulous notes on local people and travel round out the week.
Community events noted include Epworth League regular meeting tonight led by Fred Cansy seen north Sunday. Prairie Creek skating crowd on weekend. R D Myers praised after star on ice. Various church attendees and local officials planned court appearance and a Washington convention report. M E quarterly meeting ongoing with Rev C S Rae of Leozonce preaching tonight and tomorrow.
Residents and visitors in Burns City, Earle, Elnora, and nearby areas share news of clerks, trips, telegraph study, poultry meetings, and business changes. Chas Ross visited from Elnora, Dean Uindman stayed near Scotland, and 286 Week references hint at local commerce and plans for 1933 activities.
Excitement in the Chickasaw Nation grows as a legislative measure repudiates intermarried citizens, stripping them of citizenship rights and access to funds, annuities, and official roles. Proponents argue vast property ownership by these citizens claims major consequences, with future legal action expected in territorial courts and federal offices.
A San Francisco Chronicle report describes Dr G A Countryman of McHette D and his experiments fusing snakes from garter and sand species. The grafted snake shows a combined body with details kept, suggesting nerves and spinal elements linked, sparking debate on the tale of life after death of a severed tail.
Residents report a series of flag outrages across Peoria County over two weeks. In Vein Ridge a flag was torn breaking the rope setup and a second flag was found with stars down. Authorities urge tips as county officials coordinate countywide alerts.
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