Local notes reflect medical woes and telephon e meeting
Mrs Agnes Carness near Liberty suffered a paralysis stroke late last week with a second condition serious. H Strange is ill at home near Taylor schoolhouse. Pate family returns to Paris DL from here. Riley Flynn and family move from Linton to here. Mr Flynn moved last fall to Linton. Manford Overton of Odon attended a telephone meeting here. Bethel Burress visits her father John W Burress. Mutual Telephone Co directors meet at school building. Julius Smith elected president to fill Thos G Wadsworth term. County commissioners face scrutiny over May registration allowances. inspectors claimed for two or four days, board reduced to one half of claims, sparking debate on economy.
From a Former Odon Man
Akron Colorado June 10 1912 to the Editor of The Odon Journal a former resident writes of recent hardship and recovery. He notes a hard winter with high feed costs then a late spring rain and good grass growth. He praises land weather and crops including fall wheat rye corn potatoes and alfalfa while praising new homestead laws and local generosity and health.
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Odon Journal
Gome
Jude Sam
Grant Alishouse
Declared Insane in Madison County Probate
Mrs Salinea Ferguson of Madison township south of Odon was declared a woman of unsound mind by a commission in the court of Justice J M Dayes after an insanity affidavit. Doctors DeMotte and Anderson examined her. she is 83 and has prior ties to Indianapolis and Evansville insane hospitals. Admission to Woodmere Hospital applied for by Clerk W H Kiefer.
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Salinea Ferguson
Madison Townshir
Odon
Anacy
Court of Justice
J. M. Dayes
Dra. Jerome DeMotte
J. W
Local Resident Mrs. Margaret Christenberry Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Margaret Christenberry of this township dies at noon at her home northwest of town from cancer after several years of suffering. She was the widow of Levi Christenberry and is survived by three children Ed, Lew, and Mrs John Sims.
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Levi Christenberry
Lew
John Sims
Chandler Wade Tie Off Marriage License Issued
Marion Chandler and Starry Ellen Wade received a marriage license in Van Buren and Bogard townships. Marion is the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Whitfield Chandler of Van Buren, Wade is described as a pretty young student from Bogard.
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Marion Chandler
Ler
van Buren Township
Stary Ellen Wade
Bogard Township
Notice to Dog Owners in Van Buren Township
Citizens owning dogs in Van Buren township must settle tax delinquencies. Call to obtain receipts before the 10th day of July. W. B. Smiley is listed as Trustee.
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van Buren
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