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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
7
Chicago wholesale and mail order house seeks assistant manager for this county and adjoining territory. Salary twenty dollars plus expenses paid weekly. Expense money advanced. Work pleasant, position permanent. No investment or experience required. Writs at once for particulars and enclose self addressed envelope.
Sunday visits and social outings fill the rural county notes. Many residents traveled to Indian Springs and Shoals for baptisms, funerals, and conventions while others attended family gatherings and local road work.
A poem memorializing Henry Williams with lines of devotion and grief. It speaks of his peaceful sleep in the land of glory and reunion in Heaven. The verses describe the family gathered around the casket and their vow to meet again beyond life’s trials.
John Sims was in Ridgeville while Jacob Freed and family and Walter Dove and family spent last Friday at the river. Several visitors from Berre Héate and Odon joined others at Jacob Pershing’s Sunday. Earl and Ray Freed visited cousins in Roy Freed Sunday. Minnie Pownal and daughter and Miss Arah Woodreff of St. Louis visited Mrs. Fred Malone. Lee Tarvin and Norvil went to Brazil last week’s end. Dwight Rosenberry and Miss Blanche Danner were seen in a new buggy at Ridgeville Crossing Sunday evening. Children’s day services drew many to Mud Pike Sunday night. Luther Boyd and family spent Sunday at Ed Boyd’s.
Raglesville community pages recount visits from Odon and Burns City residents, church members baptized at Prairie Creek, and weekend commutes to Loogootee and Terre Haute. Anecdotes include a damaged horse incident near John Young’s and a large commencement crowd at Van Buren township with music by the Odon Orchestra.
Financial pages claim John R. Walsh will cover 5 percent interest on 1 000 000 notes of the Chicago South p. He has paid February obligations and met railroads as construction continues. The Eicone Tribune notes no insolvency evidence and says properties remain in his name with returns passing through his office. Yellow journals admit Walsh is not financially embarrassed and will continue to run roads, quarries, and coal properties.
Rev. and Mrs. Wm Moren attended Memorial Services at Plainville Wednesday. Rev. Taylor a former pastor filled the pulpit at Otterbein Chapel Sunday. Children’s Day Services will be observed at Mt. Zion Sunday June 10. Elmer Mead returned from Terre Haute. Sugarland M E Church to observe Children’s Day Sunday June 10. Elmer Day was here Sunday from Sugarland. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Carroll visited relatives near Washington. Mt. Zion M E Church held baptizing at the river near Plainville Saturday. Ed Tomey was at Epsom Sunday. The crops are greatly relieved by the rain Thursday.
Bellview resident Lem Ooley of Plainville spent Sunday with George Hackler. Clara Fiddler of Elnora visited Stella Fettie. Richard Borrough from near Bailes seen Friday. Charlie Bagle of Elnora seen Sunday. Several attendees from here at Elnora commencement Thursday. John Killion and mother Susan visited Mud Pike Courtland. Courtney visited Morton Daugherty at Mud Pike. James Wilson near Scotland. Lala Faith of Epsom visited Mrs. Lee Saturday. Mr and Mrs T G Taylor of Elnora were in the vicinity Sunday. Mise Mystic Courtney went to Washington Monday. Liam Blowers and family of Sandborny Mines Peat.
ELNORA area social notes include visits by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Greene in Worthington Mrs May Cruser of Indianapolis visiting Abel family Mrs F L Shufflebarger and children back from Johnson Co. Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs Arthur Shuffisburger home Miss Maude Price to wed Oscar Farris June 14 Th imble Club shower for Price at Mrs J F Danner home many guests and light refreshments.
The notes announce the Old Settlers event on August 16 to 18 in Udon, with a concrete sidewalk project near First National Bank. An employment ad seeks a man or woman with good references for local work in town, offering a good salary to the right person.
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