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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1897
Page
2
A fragment notes that the first snowfall in Texas in three years occurred last week. Another item mentions a bitter dispute at the VINCENNES post office and a population figure for INDIANAPOLIS at 170,030.
The city endures a freezing week with icy roads and slick sidewalks as residents cope with hazardous travel conditions and slow commutes. City crews work to improve street grits and de-ice main thoroughfares.
Citizens heatedly debate funding and scope of street upgrades. Officials push phased work while residents demand clearer timelines and cost controls. Local business groups warn of disruption but back targeted improvements.
A single legislator introduces a controversial apportionment bill aiming to redraw seats. The move sparks debate over representation and district boundaries as supporters push for timely action.
A reader urges town action to improve the street in front of his property, arguing better paving and maintenance would benefit residents and traffic, and asks officials to consider funding and quick work.
The report notes a decline of 3 400 in liquor licensees from AUSsey to 1690, highlighting a significant decrease in licensed outlets. The figures compare two reference points, underscoring reduced licensing activity in the period.
Local report notes daring thefts as vagrants raid clotheslines in Oakland City while weather remains calm and wind fails to deter them. No suspects named.
In a first reading the Indiana legislature considered a bill to prohibit the killing of quail and grouse for the coming years. The report notes tension between conservation aims and hunting interests in the state.
Governor Mount announces an extra legislative session and stresses earnest work during the extra session, while insisting on prompt results despite opposition.
The note urges immediate passage of an ordinance to gravel streets, enabling residents to begin their required work when not engaged in other tasks. It emphasizes readiness and collective effort by the community.
The editor describes neighbors lending aid as subscriptions pour in during a harsh week. The sharp cold threatened life and the editor faced near starvation, saved by timely community support from local residents.
Few looters seen this week while the ice harvest grounds laborers cutting and hauling heavy blocks to ice houses. Ice stores reach about five inches thick as the harvest continues, with available workers fully employed.
Representative Sanford Patterson introduces a bill to prohibit football playing. He claims more people are billed at football games than at public bouts and urges passage.
A garbled notice hints at a political advertising controversy with references to rivals and a focus on attention and messaging strategy. The fragment suggests tensions between a candidate and competitors as voters weigh claims. Further specifics are unclear due to the damaged text.
The note explains that i'anreors are colored by printing each color in the pattern. It states printing must continue for each color used, ensuring the final design matches the original pattern color by color.
The early signs indicate the McKinley Cabinet will reflect the best ability of the Republican party and be entirely satisfactory to the country.
In a Washington Advertiser report, most legislators who received small whiskey bottles greeted them with a rye face and chose to swallow the fault.
A man and his wife named Kirby were fatally wounded in West Baden Indiana last week by robbers. The assailants have not been captured though bloodhounds tracked them. Authorities warn of possible lynching if suspects are found.
From US 70 to 1599 the wealth of the United States rose by $2,000,000,000 annually. An uncontrollable four year decline followed, but the economy is now set to resume the previous pace, a development welcomed by all.
The proposed tax on chin whiskers and side whiskers in Indiana prompts strong public reaction with fears of extortion. Supporters and opponents cast the measure as a defining issue reflecting broader rights debates in the state.
It is likely a change will occur in the Stalt prisema at Jeffersonville and Alehigam City. The Southern prison will become a reformatory for short sentence inmates and young men while the Northern facility will remain a penitentiary admitting older and longer sentence prisoners.
A bill approved by the Legislature increases pensions for state soldiers by sixty cents per year. The measure also affects auditors and officials, effectively granting a small annual raise to eligible veterans.
Indiana lists eight representatives abroad with salaries and postings including Charles Denby in China with 12,000 dollars, Denby Jr in Peking at 2,624, J R Herod in Tokyo at 2,695, S Morss in Paris at 3, Peter Lieber at Dusseldorf 2,000, William Ho Jacke in London Ont 1,500, and Vacher Short in Constantinople at 88,000. The figures show funding for a government mission and its personnel across major capitals.
The brief notes illness and cold weather hit the town with Charles Adams of Elnore and Isaac Ritser of Hlingois visiting. Sunday School attendance was small last Sunday due to sickness, but there is hope for the best and a message urging children to pursue learning and study.
The report notes rising visitor numbers to Gulf Coast destinations in Mississippi Alabama and Florida as winter pleasure seekers from the North seek warm retreats. The piece highlights the season’s appeal and the goal to provide opportunities for all to visit these resorts.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad offers low round trips north of the Ohio River and winter tour southward to points in the South. Tickets on sale daily through April 1897 and valid to June 1 1897 with stopovers allowed south of the Ohio River. For rates and timetables contact any railroad ticket agent or general agents listed in StLouis Chicago Des Moines Detroit and Cairo.
A collection of short items from Bloomington and surrounding areas notes moves of residents, weather impact, court visits, church services, and local business changes. Updates include Jacob Gantz moving to town, Postmaster O Donald confined to his room, Haig and Abraham store move, and references to cold weather and charitable appeals.
The fragment notes the burial of Thos Ketcham and wife at Friendship on Sunday at 2 PM after a death from pneumonia. It mentions a machine turning spools at 5,000 to 6,000 per hour and a spoon stamping device. Also contains faded medical claims and past advertisements for cough remedies and Pain Balm, plus inaugural ball supper costs.
The two months o'd son of Ed Fellera and wife died Friday and was buried Saturday at Walnut Hall Cemetery. The friends and neighbors of Mr. David McCord celebrated his 37th birthday last Monday with a lavish feast and merry company at his home west of town.
sale of personal property including horses cows hogs hav corn oats farming implements and road wagon on Tuesday February 16 1807 at 10 AM. amounts under 5 dollars cash. over 5 dollars credit nine months with interest. buyer to give note with approved freehold surety. Jas D Moxts.
A fragment from Good Faper The American Economist argues markets should open to lumber and woolen mills and warns tariffs may keep Canadian products from U S markets. The writer urges keeping money at home to benefit domestic circulation and predicts President McKinney will sign protective tariffs in 1807.
The Journal offers one year subscriptions bundled with several national papers at reduced prices. The package includes Upton Journal, Washington Weekly Post, Toledo Weekly Blade, Hicks' Word and Works, New York World, Indianapolis Journal, Chicago Inter Ocean, St. Louis Globe Democrat, New York Tribune, Cincinnati Enquirer. Price is 1.20 to 1.65 for each listed paper. total package price 1 year plus The Journal. All orders must be paid in advance and mailed to Tus Journal Office, Odoa, Ind.
Hoosier authorities claim Indiana leads the nation in poetry writing. The Midland Monthly notes hundreds of workers in Indiana toil by night after daytime labor to build a literary atmosphere, producing singers and tale-tellers. The twentieth century will reap a unique national literary climate from Indiana.
The article explains a factory process where steel is cut into pen blanks by ten machines then shaped stamped and assembled with the maker’s name on the backs. An annealing step completes production and a machine now performs both annealing and counting before box packing.
The Farmers' Loan and Trust Co faces a pending case against the EF and R railroad. Government mail service and public protests push for restored passenger service even if possession remains. Sale bids from Pennsylvania and Big Four loom as owners weigh a buyback at a reduced rate, with a three month limit seen for renewed passenger trains.
The article discusses myths about elephants sleeping only while standing. It notes that old naturalists held this view, but recent observations show elephants in captivity lie down to sleep after adapting to domestication, with some elephants sleeping on their sides for extended periods as a sign of trust and comfort.
London sources report a Russian authority in London says plans are made to establish an imperial mint beyond Moscow. French firms have minted most rubles recently, with Birmingham firms under contract to strike large sums of bronze. If the proposals favored by BL de Witte are adopted, Russia could coin its money within the empire within a year.
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