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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
7
Etta Abell hosts visitors from Worthington and other towns. Peter Ragle finishes recovery after a ladder accident. Memorial, Decoration Day events honor veterans with services at the Christian church and cemetery. Thimble Club hosted in Elvara. multiple residents and visitors listed across Elnora, Odon, Plainville, and nearby.
A stream of visits fills the town with residents and guests from Odon Newberry Holtsville and nearby areas. Attendees include the Henson Keck and Cunningham families and others from Bramble Pueblo and Zion. The Blues edge Odon 5 to 4 in a spirited season opener at Concert Park as Fred Toon and Mont Toon combine on the mound.
Farmers praised Sunday rain with locals noting pleasant weather. Memorial services were held in Burns City. Thomas Phipps and family visited Martin Stout, while Dan Moury plans lumber work for a future home. A sermon by Rev. J M Inman is set for Mt Union Sunday night.
Mr. Hamilton Mien Bertha Gress enjoyed a surprise dinner with young friends for her sixteenth birthday. Ivy cream was served. Attendees included Edith and Ethel Davis Libbie Feagans Myra Keith Ethel Fyffe Minnie Jones Nettie Nora Bell Dora Hians Vera Outchal Myra Fisher and Joe Feagane Thomas Keith Seane Bell Jesse Banta Mitchell Lima Earl Prosser George Hiams Willie Outchal and Wm Hiane.
Farlen items list visits from Ed Swayze of Martin county and R B Laughlin family from Salisbury. Rufus Laughlin and family traveled in Martin county over Sunday. John Stotts visited near Epsom, Wyatt McFarren of Illinois and Earl Kenney near Montgomery. Mt Olive baptism at wide hole near Eaglesville. Miss Scyene Prentice, Madison township teacher, returned from North End. Dr M H Kutch of Arthur Illinois visited home folks.
Juniors of the M. E. church present an evening program at Danner's Opera House on Friday June 1. Features include music by the orchestra, duets and choruses by local girls, recitations, plays titled Two Ghosts in White and While Brother Phil Was Walking, plus violin solos and a flag drill. Admission ten cents, reserved seats fifteen cents. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Danner's Store.
The Y B C U Juniors of the United Baptist church extend sympathy to Mr and Mrs Frank Overton and family over the loss of their daughter Lola. The message notes Lola was a faithful little worker, will be greatly missed, and that she rests in heaven while her family endures grief.
The notice from Marshal George W. Critchlow orders all horses left on Odon streets to be tied and secured.
Miss Helen Ball returned to Montgomery after a wacky visit with her brother Alfred Ball. Charlie Jones visited Lafayette and Uncle Hosey Jones. I. N. Keith and daughter Opha visited Epsom relatives. George Fyffe returned from Terre Haute to aid his ill son Charlie. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bell came home from Lafayette. Capitan Green McDonald and C. R. McDonald visited Mt. Olive friends. A. M. Perkinaz family and Opha Keith visited Ira Patterson. Mrs. Ben Purall of Washington is visiting relatives there. Relatives attended the funeral of Mrs. Zed Bonham at Oak Grove cemetery. Friends held a surprise dinner for Wm. Hamilton. A large pumper was present and owned.
Daily trains listed with numbers 8 2 4 6 and 1 3 5 7 from Ly Odon. Times include 8:05 p m for some north and southbound services. OCR text shows garbled sections but preserves sequence and approximate timings.
Sunday morning services begin at 9 30 with Sunday School followed by praise and devotion. A junior service is held at 2 00 in the afternoon.
Hayes and Abraham advertise paying the highest market price for wool, inviting farmers to bring their fleeces for prompt cash.
Robert Williams was found guilty of the murder of Michael Collins, an Indianapolis Southern construction foreman, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Sheriff Eddington moved the prisoner from town after the verdict amid fears of mob violence, taking him to Michigan City Monday.
A father tells his son there is no real “golden age,” describing age as a myth. The boy asks what age is old enough to know better and the father reflects after a pause. The exchange frames aging as a fictional ideal rather than a fixed milestone.
A fragment shows a speaker scolding an employer for keeping an inefficient servant and paying her high wages, reflecting tension over labor and value. The text centers on perceived misallocation of wages to a poor-performing worker.
Wanted ad seeks assistant manager for this county and nearby territory. Salary $20 weekly plus expenses paid and advances. Pleasant permanent position, no investment or experience required. Apply with self addressed envelope for particulars.
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