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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1895
Page
3
General news items list births and visits, local business ads, and upcoming events. Names include Mrs Dan Ledgerwood, Lula Scamp, J. A. Bell, W. P. Alexander, C. M. Mears, and others with mentions of derailed schedules, school fundraisers, and the Indiana Y PLO convention at Pleasant Hill church July 25 to 28, 1895.
A series of brief items from local residents includes Frank Bechtel visiting Elnora on Wednesday and Miss Girtie Guthrie of Oden visiting this week. Willie Hubbard returns from Yorkin Greene County, Joseph Chambers stops in from Elnora, and Mr. and Mrs. Eimer Pershing host visitors Angie Penson and Grace Denson of Bird City. A festival at M Vitve is announced for this evening with prizes distributed by WK Penrod of Gion.
The Raglesville area notes rain benefiting crops. F M B A holds a priestly event on August 5. Fulkerson travels to Laogontee on business. Keley visits family in Odon and locals in Van Buren Township. The daily mail is valued. locals discuss extending the route to Oden. Children’s Day at Center featured an engaging program. Rev Carl Risley to preach at Burns City. Irvin Riggins to read at Epworth League. Odon and Raglesville may play again. Homer Casey pursues cycling fitness. Henry Moore returns from Oklahoma with crop losses. Miss Alice Morgan of Indianapolis visits Abs Haman Woodflinz. accompanied by Miss Hockersmith.
Rebecca Kelsey suffered a leg and wrist injury after a wagon accident while traveling on a road. The event disrupted a scene featuring a Wednesday night program with songs recitations and instrumental numbers by the Apollo Quartet and Cosmos Orchestra as attendees gathered for refreshments after the performance.
A reflective piece condemns persistent scolding as harming children, comparing it to harsh weather that freezes growth. The author urges a nationwide shift from scolding to kindness to nurture better hearts and behavior.
Our JourNAL representative and guests including Mr and Mrs Joe Bulva Elmer Price and W Myers joined Mrs Thompson and her sister Miss Ella Feagans for a Sunday afternoon at 8 B&O S W West Washington. Mrs Clark of Paris Texas attended and helped entertain. Refreshments were served and all enjoyed the pleasant time.
The piece discusses Gaither’s store with quotes from scripture and praise for its furniture line. It claims best selection in town, prices 50 percent cheaper than ever before, and guarantees satisfaction from Mr Gaither who is described as a very fine man to deal with.
A surprise party honored Miss Anna Senefi on her sixteenth birthday. Guests arrived before she got home, presenting gifts including a gold watch. Music filled the room, refreshments followed, and the merry crowd recalled the pleasant time.
The passage argues that thunderstorms are not exclusive to equatorial areas. It cites France averaging one storm per day, Germany about 330 annually, and Sumatra Ceylon and Peru with far fewer events over long periods, illustrating global variation in thunderstorm frequency.
Special to the Journal reports Justice of the Peace Josiah Stevens of Brown township Martin county was shot and killed by coal miner W B Colvin after a dispute at a store. Colvin, 35, was arrested in Shoals jail. Mrs Colvin reportedly died from the shock, leaving six children homeless.
Farmers of Odon are urged to join a petition across trades and support the milling sector. The firm, located on South Spring Street, offers cash for wheat and corn and promises high quality flour if grains are shipped in return. It assures no bread famine and bills a full line of flour meal feed and meats.
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