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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
1
Mrs Elizabeth Kane wife of James Kane a Corning farmer died Tuesday night from a hemorrhage caused by picking an ulcer attached to a varicose vein in her left leg. She died in her husband’s arms before help arrived. Funeral at St Patrick s Catholic church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
The Indiana Power and Water Co with a 200 000 dollar capital has formed from the Utilities Development Corp of Chicago to supply electricity and heat to Worthington Bicknell Bloomfield Oden Newberry and Lyons. Jehibald C Keene is manager with Carl Cohn and others as directors. water pumping stations will be kept in each town where plants were purchased.
Tent wecting v. Wo Ho Todd of New Albany visited yesterday en route to Scotland for a series of tent meetings under local church auspices. He is assisted by Arthur Procter, a New Albany singer. Meetings began last night.
Mrs Polly Speer of Heltonville died at her home age eighty four. She was buried at Fairview between Heltonville and Leesville. She was wife of the late William Speer Sr and mother of six children. Her father Col Geo W Carr chaired Indiana’s 1850 constitutional convention. She was a Christian Church member.
W B French, previously of Raglesville, has purchased Owen's Restaurant on Main Street in Raglesville and assumed control of the business on Wednesday.
The Bogard township Sunday school convention will meet at Farview church near Epsom on Sunday afternoon August 13 at 2 oclock. The program includes talks by Mrs Mattie derndon Miss Grace Morgan and others, music, devotionals, and an open discussion with all talks limited to ten minutes.
John Mac Dermott, a native Scots tenor resembling Harry Lauder, will perform with the Flandel Choir on the Chautauqua program the fifth day. He sings Lauder ballads and Highland folk songs in a plaid kilts costume.
The Paramount program at Star Theater Saturday night features Rags starring Mary Pickford in one of her strongest characterizations. Written by Edith Barnard Delano and directed by James Kirkwood, the film blends comedy and drama with Pickford’s tender, human performance at its center. John Hardestry, Joseph Manning, Paul Ferguson, and Keith Duncan support her in a story about resilience and triumph. Good orchestra program accompanies.
Plainville lodge 371 Knights of Pythias awards the $6,300 contract for a new building to Patten & Keith of Bicknell. Newly elected officers include Chancellor commander J. C. Fairhurst and others: vice-chancellor Charles Dyer, prelate W. H. Lamb, master-at-arms Charles Reynolds, K of R Joseph Duran, master of finance B. L. Foust, master of exchequer W. J. Hildreth, inner guard Ora Dougherty, outer guard Clay Dougherty.
One of the heaviest rains in years struck Wednesday afternoon with strong winds. it caused damage to shade trees and telephone lines. The shower lasted about an hour and farmers welcomed the rain though some hay was damaged.
Notice from Odon Indiana authorities orders immediate cutting of weeds and tall grass on lots and along streets or face prosecutions. Secretary J W Anderson and Town Attorney Laughlin oversee. health board also referenced. Also reports Mrs E Roberts and sister Verna traveling to Oakland City to attend seriously ill mother.
Miss Alice Berry of Bicknell is visiting friends and relatives here this week, spending time with local residents and catching up with familiar faces.
In a slow unexciting Sunday game at Woodlawn Park Washington Greys defeated Odon White Sox 7 to 3 amid poor play and disputed umpiring. Horning struck out eleven for Odon while Fultz allowed seven hits as Ganley tripled for Washington and Tipton's near-out sparked controversy.
Dr. J DeMotte operated on Herbert Helm's foot to remove a one inch piece of glass lodged for thirteen months after he stepped on a broken bottle last June. The wound reopened and the shard was extracted after weighing on the heel.
Hackler, a Van Buren township farmer, says his wife deserted him fourteen times since their marriage May 20 1902 in a Daviess circuit court divorce filing through Padgett and Burris. He notes a January 8 1914 separation, she objected to living with his feeble mother, he built a separate home, she still left. He accuses her of taking $9 from his clothes and charging $10 to his account in Odon. He claims she kept company with another man. The couple has one child.
The residence of Wm. McClean two miles west of the city burned last Saturday night with all contents lost. Origin unknown and no insurance.
The opening program features the Meistersingers Quartet with chimes and a night lecture by Dr. E L Williams on The City and the Soil. Day two offers Dr J H Sowerby on Man s Two Fold Nature and Gilbert Eldridge with varied impersonations. The Collegian Trio opens afternoon events, and on day three the Fairchild Entertainers perform a four member show with orchestra.
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