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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1897
Page
3
Collectors struggle to raise funds and a credit man cannot transact business. Newt Daugherty visited Elnora Tuesday while William Dearmin of Plainville came to town Thursday. Jenn T Lerman chosen by McKinley for Secretary of State. Danner and Touetle advertise cash or trade for produce.
John W Ritter of Elnora was in town Wednesday night. ED McKeen of Dayton Ohio visited Monday. G D Abraham traveled to Indianapolis Wednesday. Mrs Aaron Juliff is on the sick list. Representative Sanford Patterson struggles to introduce a big bill in the Legislature. Gloomy damp weather contributed to illness last week. Prof W A Hilburn will travel to Odon next Tuesday and Wednesday. Danner Tuelle advertise a first class clothing store. Elnora hosts 2a township Sunday School Institute today and tomorrow. Madison township teachers hold Institute at McCarter school today. Miss Ligne Manhart of Prairie City is guest of Rev and Mrs TE Fl Allen. Three million bachelors remain since New Year. Mr NG Reed elected president of Washington National Bank. Daviess county schools still on pit socms. Pie appears a good thing. Maple Syrup and Buckwheat Cakes advertised by Cash Grocery Store. John Caress and Martin Nugent of Elnora renew subscriptions. The Journal gains a regular representative at the county court room for court news. Sake the JOURNAL bring your letter heads envelopes now and kill heads statements pesers we print them quickly and cheaply.
A local note mentions another shipment of Pastelle Pictures to be given away at Cash Grocery Store. Beaford preacher Rey J D Wartaock reports success in a protracted meeting. A hardware store plans a spectacles event and notes upcoming dates January 19 and 20. Senator Houghton of Shoals is listed on several legislative committees.
A brief notice invites patrons to purchase groceries confections and meat at Bottom Pricer with delivery to homes free of charge and calls for customers to call for service.
W A Hilburn a Newberry expert optician will visit Udton January 19 and 20 to examine eyes at Abraham's Hardware Store. No charge for examinations.
The county faces a trimmed school term as funds fall 2500 below last year. Daviess Trustees visited Indianapolis seeking legislative aid. Also noted are a hill property trade at Spring Street and a printer joke about publishing a kiss in an exchange item. Mary & Witorvs to write New England life sketches for The Ladies Home Journal.
A Washington City letter warns of a counterfeit 20 United States silver certificate. The note belongs to series ISQ1. The defect lies in the Treasury numbers, with the paper and silk threads convincingly imitated by ink on the back.
N. H. Jepson, a Washington jeweler, announces a fully stocked store featuring the newest watches clocks and jewelry. The shop maintains its reputation for good goods at reasonable prices and invites the public to view the magnificent stock in the city.
The paper lists travel distances from Enora to nearby towns for escape routes from the grand jury bailiff. Enora to Odon is 7 miles and Enora to Farlen is 9, making Odon to Farlen 2 miles.
Tokyo educator Mre Sakurai will speak on Home Life of Japan Conversion and her Bible School for Women in Tokyo, where she heads. The lecture is Tuesday night January 19 with two young ladies in native dress, followed by events in Eaglesville Wednesday and Pleasant Hill Thursday.
Rec Wadsworth is sick this week and many report the grippe. Fulterson returns to Indianapolis school. Flinn and Casey travel to Loogootee on business. Anderson Overton moves to Terre Isants for Normal attendance. Local youth visit from Fliora. Mrs Lodusky Allen’s neighbors honor her 78th birthday with a surprise dinner. Revs Lashbrook Moore begin protracted meeting at UB Church. Wm Flinn nearly dies from pleurisy.
Miss Lucille Ketcham visited in Odon. Proctor from Bloomington worked on a pension increase for John Cunningham. John Ketcham coal prospecting near home. Bethany meeting aided by Thomas Phipps and Melvin Prewitt. Born to Mr and Mrs William Fisher a boy on the 13th. Curt Mumma returned from Decatur. Rev If Brewer from Sullivan assists Mt Olive meeting. Edgar Stotts sixteenth birthday celebrated by many youths.
Charles T Bennett of this place admitted to the Daviess County Bar last Tuesday. JA Palmer won judgment for 2278.83 against Maurice McKeefe. John W Wilson of Van Buren township declared insane by Circuit Court. Cumming vs Payne for Possession calls Northern Daviess residents. Arthur Jordan & Co. vs W L Luc y to be heard. Wm. Chambers suit on Abraham Perkins et al. judgment for 4190.22 and costs. Catherine Smith vs Sarah J Garten et al. partition verdict: one third of Dr J Smith property at Odin to plaintiff, one third of Main street lots West of livery barn to be divided. J D Laughlin appointed Commissioner.
The Westfield Indiana Woman's Edition April 3 1996 praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as best for croup asthma and bronchitis with 25 and 50 cent bottles sold by W L Stoy Petersburg News. It also notes low corn prices and hopes for higher farm prices 35 to 40 cents per bushel lifting tenant farmers and merchants.
A critique of undervalued time over money argues people demand others' time without proper compensation. It notes eminent figures face excessive requests for benefits, while time is a priceless resource equated with intellectual growth and power when used wisely.
Wm. H. Penn, chief clerk in the railway mail service at Des Moines Iowa, testifies to the merits of Chamberisin s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He states that for 20 years they suffered from indigestion and found relief with the product.
In Indianapolis the Republican caucus selected Charles W. Fairbanks to succeed Dan Voorhees as Indiana senator. Initial tally was 60 votes for Fairbanks, 11 for Riley McKee n, with scattered support for Lew Wallace Ben Harrison Frank Posey and Judge RS S Taylor.
Fragmented text urges quitting smoking and changing life habits, mentioning willpower and a warning about tobacco use. The passage is incomprehensible in parts but hints at motivation to quit and seek a better life.
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