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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1891
Page
2
A fragmented OCR item lists bank personnel including Howard Crooke as president and Harry Crooke as cashier with partial titles and misread markup. No clear event or location is provided.
A stock company was organized to equip a ship canal to the depot with the waterway furnished free of charge. A good route was noted as having a paying investment. Indiana Democratic Senators re elected Voorhees for six years, and Governor Hevey was praised with the Republican minority vote.
The federal elections bill is the central issue before the Senate. Republican Senators expect a vote soon and are confident the measure will pass.
James Hopkins, a young man from Barr township, was sent to the Southern penitentiary for two years after a prior shooting and killing of Adrian McCracken. The transfer occurred Tuesday, adding another inmate from the county.
Wanted to trade a good six column Washington hand press for a seven or eight column press. A printer with a one age press to trade for a smaller one or a larger press for sale cheap may strike something by addressing this office.
D. J. Mackey constructed a railroad and station here to aid comers and goers. The note hopes for a plan to reach the station without swimming, praising the builder's ingenuity.
James Iasler visited town early this week signaling plans to operate a saloon here amid skepticism about his success. A Circuit Court ruling last week awarded John Fellar $1.50 against the BE and R railroad after dirt piles from road construction were dumped on Fellar’s land neglecting his claims for right of seizure.
A fragment from an Odon post office returned notice shows a religious message on the back of an envelope. It warns to return in 10 days and juxtaposes holy faith with Babylon and devils alongside a choice between Holiness and Heaven or Sin and Hell.
A publisher asks patrons to settle small accounts promptly to fund enlarging the paper. The note emphasizes urgent need for money to buy a larger press and other printing materials and invites contributions in any amount.
A Seymour editor traveling west on an Evansville and Richmond railroad pass discovered the Elnora stop was the line's end for editors. He reached Evansville after paying his own fare from Elnora, leaving him furious at the railroad's policy.
A Petersburg married woman gave birth to a four pound female child with no forehead and eyes where the forehead should be. The head has no neck or occipital back, hair along the shoulders, and a raw bone margin from one inch to the left hip. The face and eyes resemble a frog, while the rest of the body is well proportioned.
General business sentiment is hopeful and confident with full employment and no major wage issues across the United States. The era predicts a stable year ahead for industries, money availability, and potential crop-driven prosperity. legislative notes include bills on free school books, compulsory education, and school funding based on attendance.
A Texas legislator was restrained by the sergeant at arms after directing insults at the Speaker during a House session. The incident disrupted proceedings and highlighted tensions within the chamber.
Advertisement asserts Simmons Liver Regulator cures indigestion and stomach distress labeled as dyspepsia. The claim targets readers seeking relief from chronic discomfort.
A Kentucky memory recalls wolves in Martin County seeking Huff sheep. A father and mother raid a tobacco house floor for a wolf, but a neighbor’s pig is found slain instead. After two decades the old man reveals the secret, proving a woman can keep a secret if she wants to.
A claim asserts Simmons Liver Regulator will always cure. The statement emphasizes guaranteed outcomes without citing evidence or authorities.
On Wednesday Louis Bailey and companion Smelser hunted near Montgomery. A gun Smelser hid fired early, wounding Bailey in the jaw but not fatally. Both youths about nineteen, residents of Barr township. Smelser visiting relatives when the accident occurred. Relatives express hope for a swift recovery.
Groton resident Ada E Hurd recalls a severe lung illness that threatened her life. After four doctors warned she had little time left she trusted Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and eight bottles cured her. Trial bottles offered at W L Stoy’s drug store with regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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