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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
4
The Journal urges band backed open air concerts this summer on suitable grounds like the Old Settlers site. It calls for union meetings led by local pastors with a brisk sermon and a large choir, to boost community spirit and support modest funding.
In the latest teachers list Sup t Gillaspie again appears as head of the Odon schools. The note praises his leadership and calls for continued support, citing his educator’s instinct, business like administration, and earned confidence of patrons and students.
The board of commissioners board of review and township trustees will begin sessions with Auditor Nugent as secretary. They will name a county schools superintendent with A. O. Fulkerson as the likely chosen candidate. The board of reviews will review assessment sheets and adjust Daviess county real estate and personal property values.
Ray Harroun drove the Marmon special the Wasp to victory in the 500 mile race at Indianapolis Speedway on Tuesday. One mechanician, S. P. Dickson, died and eight were injured. About eighty five thousand spectators watched as Harroun finished in 6 hours 41.8 minutes at an average speed of 74.74 mph on the home track.
A large addition to the Washington shops to provide general repair work on steel railroad cars is being considered by the B and O Southwestern. The improvement if made will create employment for a considerable number of additional men at the shops.
Keep cool during the hot spell by stopping at Chllalhan's Drug Store for a refreshing soda. The local shop advertises cold drinks to help residents beat rising temperatures.
Local notes show G D Abraham visiting Barns City while Dr Link from Indianapolis came to Ocon and Reason Bennett traveled to Terre Haute. Calls indicate Octon Drug Co headquarters and frequent promotes for wall paper and ice cream at Callahan's with many towns represented including Linton Bedford Paris and Burns City.
Uncle Mike Connor has been on the sick bed for three weeks and remains weak. The town records his illness as a news item amid a busy period of visits, funerals, and local commerce in Raglesville and surrounding communities.
Sunday school at 9 50 a m preaching at 10 50 a m subject The Great Omission and Foreign Missions. 7 36 children's exercises. Junior Endeavor every Sunday at 2 00 p m. Senior Endeavor every Thursday evening at 7 50. All are invited to attend these services.
Neat City residents Flossie and Sylvia Atchley visited grandparents Jack Luallen and his wife earlier in the week. Several locals including Pearl Brown Elina Strange Lula Wade and others spent Sunday with Miss Lora Resler. Churchgoers Frak Bowman and Abba Bailes attended services with Bailes. Mrs Louise Johnson and Mrs Rose Lucas returned to Indianapolis after visiting nearby friends. Families Riggins Overton and Chestnut hosted and visited neighbors through the weekend.
Edward Lanham, 45, longtime official of Bedford Quarries Company and confidential adviser to John R. Walsh, died Tuesday afternoon in Oolitic. He partnered with Walsh in Bedford stone ventures and the Southern Indiana Railway construction, and was among the most noted figures in developing the Bedford stone industry.
Modern Woodmen are requested to meet at the W. M. A. hall Sunday evening June 4 at 1 o clock to take part in the union memorial services. Joseph Callahan, Clerk.
The Odon White Sox defeated Trinity Springs 20 to 3 on Sunday. The White Sox offense exploded with a dominant performance while Trinity Springs struggled to respond.
Callahan's advertises a range of wallpaper options with emphasis on choices still available. The notice invites customers to visit and choose their preferred patterns and colors for home or office decor.
The famous case of Lesurques is recounted as a mis identified suspect in the Lyons Mail robbery and murder. A woman’s evidence later showed the innocence of another man, but both were executed for the same crime.
The article explains fossil preservation in soft mud or drifting sand that encases carcasses. It notes crustal folds and overturned strata revealing relative ages, with geologists dating the rock to infer when the animals existed.
A Kansas butcher driving a cow to his shop was challenged by a stranger who questioned the fate of the animal. The man proposed feeding the cow instead, suggesting it might live. The exchange appeared in Kansas Magazine.
Newspaper humor captures a sly exchange at a banquet where one guest proclaims a “great hit” and a refined “death of distinction” while another quips about never speaking at banquets. The Chicago Record Herald notes the lone attendee who declined participation.
Quotation highlights contrasting views of a young man named Duckworth as eccentric yet sensible. Debate centers on his plan to name his baby daughter Sarah. The Chicago Record-Herald report uses humor to frame the clash of impressions.
An old mammy grips a letter exclaiming I am dead for Jim as she laments his loss. The scene from Woman's Home Companion evokes a dramatic moment around a missive mailed beyond the grave.
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