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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
2
Community news covers advertising rates and local notices while detailing daily events. Wences and families visit, a child is found after a worry, mine operations resume, and residents travel to schools, fairs, and churches. obituaries for Mrs Emory Wade and Mrs Susie Sipes are reported along with farming and timber work contracts.
S. S. Williams is on the sick list. Ralph Horning of Bedford was here Wednesday. Charles Williams and H. H. Sipes spent Sunday afternoon at Williams. Odus Marshall of Odon was here Saturday visiting friends and attended the teachers institute. Williard Bowman and Albert Boyd of near Odon were visiting relatives and friends here last week. Noah Sims ex-treasurer of Martin county has been recommended for the post office at this place and will take charge as soon as he receives the appointment. Miss Maud Spaulding of Indianapolis relatives and friends here.
Names of residents and visitors appear across several towns including Payne of Elnora Toon and Burress from Eaglesville Singer from Sandborn Forsyths from Washington Nugents from Floora Nelson from Terrs Haute Dicks visiting son A M Dicks and family Abraham from Jasonville Daisy Moore Moore in Newberry Sears in Indianapolis etc. The report records multiple Sunday Monday visits and social calls to homes, shops, churches and family gatherings across the region.
John Jackson died at his son William Jackson’s home southeast of here on Wednesday night. He was about seventy years old and was the father of Mrs. Everett Howars. The funeral arrangements were to be announced.
Local movement to explore and develop oil and gas is praised as meritorious. The note emphasizes that area residents and taxpayers lead the effort, urging landowners and citizens to support leasing and investment to justify development benefits for the community.
The girls basketball team defeated Lyons 7 to 4 on Saturday night marking their second win of the season after an earlier victory. Washington was scheduled to play but canceled. Lyons lineup included Garten Watson Dowden Crooke Laughlin and others.
John Rink and Nora Osmon traveled to Washington while Everett Sears Alpha Bowman and Seth Bayles also visited Washington. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Warren was buried Saturday. Protracted meetings and a quarterly church gathering were held at the M E Church led by C B Asbury J L Shroyer and the Plainville M W A dedicated a new hall on Friday January 18 with about thirty candidates and a midnight supper.
Cy Hulen Samuel Biggeng from Sandboro and other locals joined the M W A gathering in Plainville on Friday. Several residents visited friends, including Mrs John Daugherty and Miss Myrtle Dyer. White River continues flooding the bottoms, persisting with only a few days of relief since January 3.
Philander H. Fitzgerald the prominent Indianapolis pension attorney entered a guilty plea before Judge A. B. Anderson after indictment by the federal grand jury on a charge of using a person with intent to defraud.
E. Dale Shields died at his grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth Clinton's home on Spring Street at 5:00 am yesterday from typhoid fever. Born December 29, 1886 in the township, he was the only son of Jake Shields. He lived in Odon for four years, attended local school, then studied at Terre Haute and worked as a bookkeeper at the Hyatt House in Washington until Christmas. He returned home for vacation and could not return to work. Survived by his father, grandmother and many friends. Funeral at the house tomorrow morning at 10:00 conducted by Rev. C. H. Buchanan, burial at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Albert Jackman of Washington visited friends this week. Grant Sipes and Sopire Brown traveled to Martin county last week. J W Stotts of Memphis Tennessee stayed Saturday and Sunday. Mrs J B Phipps visited her daughter Mrs Henry Connell on Bonhum Tuesday. John Stotts visited Bogard Thursday and Friday. Mr and Mrs J M Stotts of Qdon were here Sunday. Earl Kelsey made a business trip in Van Buren Wednesday.
Rey Chas Ritter and wife spent Sunday with John Shake and family. Arch McMullen visited relatives in Oogoorge Thursday and Friday. Calving Sears attended services at Bellview Sunday night. Frank McMullen Lola Sears and Laura McMullen were at Odon Tuesday night. Nathan Fesler and family spent Sunday with Dillard Bidmap and family. Ancil Ketchengf.
Last Friday Bedford high school hosted a hard fought basketball game against Odon. The score tied 14 to 14 at halftime and finished 16 to 14 in Bedford’s favor after a field goal. York Morrison McCormick and Danner starred for Bedford with McCormick Johnson Gwartney McShanx Danner among the scoring leaders.
The township teachers held an institute at the school building on Saturday with all teachers present. A program was presented featuring Trustee Sims Ray Laughlin of the Eaglesville Schools John Johnson and Misses Maude and Jen Laughlin among participants.
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