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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
3
Local notices recount visits by Joe Courtney and Mrs Grapt Senel, Decoration Day events, and a Democratic candidate’s presence in Newberry. Mentions include church sermons, weddings, school milestones, library efforts, and upcoming lectures by Elder Covent with mesmerism demonstrations.
Mr. Asher runs a Bloomfield restaurant and had been married about a year. a personal crisis influenced the situation.
The Second Annual Commencement of the Graduates of the Common Schools was held Friday night at the M E church. Dr I I Gorby, First Presbyterian minister of Washington, spoke on An Ideal Education, outlining three core factors: bodily health, mind development, and relation to spiritual affairs. Diplomas were presented by County Supt. Wm A Wallace as the Odon Band performed. Graduates included Myrtle Ross, Musy Sears, Gertrude Toolle, Henry Crooke, Clyda Garten, Forest Edwards, Oliver Laughlin, Lilian Arford, Ora Fershing.
Decoration Day activities at Good Hope honored fallen soldiers with wreaths placed at the graves. The G A H post formed, girls carried wreaths to the old cemetery, then the procession moved to M E church for Rev H N King to deliver the day’s oration, praised as the best ever.
Frank Brown suffering from severe neuralgia in the west end ingested morphine Tuesday night and chloroform Wednesday morning. He was later found unconscious in a closet with facial injuries. His condition and the circumstances are reported as a likely overdose incident.
Dr D W Wolfe had a near drowning after entering a flood swollen creek two miles south of Eaglesville to free his horse. The buggy tangled, water depth forced him to swim, he freed the horse then retrieved his medicine case from a drift with aid of bystanders.
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