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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
7
Burns City people discuss repairs and travel as Dr. T. A. Hays visits Washington. Mrs George Waggoner and Chloe visit from Odon while J M Danger heads to Bedford. Doctors Sears and Youngg observe a ball game. Lola and Ila Ragle visit from Evansville and Elnora. The Rebekah Lodge plans an ice cream social and the Blues beat Blankenship 9 to 1 at Concert park.
Friday in Bellview Rev Milligan of Elnora was seen in the vicinity. Sunday visits included Mr and Mrs Jobo Killion with James Wilsons, and Cora Nugent with friends in Elnora. Other calls linked George Drummond, A O Fulkersons, Effie Fulkerson, Fay Wilson, and Pearl Killion with local families. Several towns, including Baglesville Plainville and Lebanon, appear in passing. A nail injury and a few illnesses are noted amid chatter of weddings and travel events.
Farlen items note several families from Baxas City and nearby areas visiting Ed Hubbard and Zarl Kelecy this week. Names include Wilson Keck Henry Taylor Alex Xillion and Hubbard relatives with various towns in Mastin and Freakin counties.
W A Jacobs and family joined the Fourth at Trinity Springs while Miss Mollie Clark and Mrs Clarence Wray visited relatives near town. Burns City Reds defeated Jasonville Stars 7 to 1 as locals gathered for Children's Day at the M E church. Newborns announced for OConnor Chestnut and Wadsworth families, with many visits from Terre Haute and Indianapolis guests.
ELNORA EVENTS record frequent family visits and travels. M rs Etta Abell returns from Sullivan after five weeks with her uncle. Carl Hannah visits Newberry. Mrs L B Kelly of Martinsville visits nephew Frank Shuffle barger. Dr. and Mrs. Mason visit the mother of J O Jewel. W O Shofflebarger returns to Mooresville after a week with the Shofflebarger family. T M Nugent of Washington is in town. Miss Myrtle Lingley returns to Paoli after weeks with relatives. Louis Cousway hosts in Sandborn. Frank Harris moves his family from Parisella. Lula Ragle visits Burns City. Twenty five tickets sold to Burns City for a ball game. James Caylor visits Indian Springs. Bonnie Armstrong returns to Byrne City after weeks with friends. Jalie Serrit visits Linton. Eugene Boyer from Freedom visits Evo ra. Maggie Saddler returns to Martinsville after a few days with her parents.
Odon and surrounding areas see a flurry of visits and social calls. Notables include Dr and Mrs Chas Nation of Lafayette visiting the Sives, and J O Pershing appearing in Washington. Courting appearances span Bedford to Montgomery with many neighbors sharing greetings and updates.
Diza G W Robinson helps her husband in a daring ocean race. Baron Bosen hosts the first Japanese Ambassador to America. Conan Doyle’s The White Company continues as The Seventh Chapter. Montgomery Ward plans enormous mail order structures. Agricultural page discusses breeding crops resistant to insects and disease.
Wm. Kennedy of Montgomery and John Brown of Montgomery were here Friday. Haze Collins of Washington visited relatives. Mrs. Rachel McDonald and daughter Bessie came Monday. Mrs. Wm. Kendall of Washington is visiting her daughter Mrs. BE. O. Jones.
Local notes describe visits among residents near Burrs City and Epsom, along with a detailed account from Cape May county on engineering plans for a meadow road from Rio Grande to Holly Beach. The piece outlines earlier methods, foundation materials, and a sixteen foot driveway construction using cedar slabs, gum trees, and planks to withstand tidal wash.
Partial OCR fragment notes a shift in mindset as the speaker urges planning ahead. It hints at an upcoming change or decision and emphasizes readiness for what follows. The exact details or names are not present in the readable text.
Fine bleached table linen 40c quality 23c yd. Big assortment napkins 5c to 12 4c worth double. 6 inch lace at 4c yard. Towels 4c to 25c.
A historical meadow road project describes using three bushels to the square yard with 27 000 bushels total, layering oyster shells and Buck Hill gravel, plus a protective curb system. The method aims for a solid foundation resistant to wash and tides, with careful grading and compaction over repeated storms. It also notes feeding value of legumes and fertilization effects per A D McNair.
Analysis shows nearly all live meat animals imported into Great Britain stem from the United States and Canada. Fresh beef imports split with the United States at 76 percent, Argentina at 2 percent, and other countries at 22 percent during the 1895-97 period, with 1902-04 seeing about 5 percent from other sources.
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