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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
5
A house one half mile south of the Marsh store burned Friday with no occupants inside. Mrs Parker and her husband had just begun housekeeping. loss about 8000 with no insurance. The home belonged to Samuel Ming, whose policy had lapsed two days before the blaze. The cause cited as a defective stove.
Richard Brayan family of Jelnora spent Saturday night and Sunday at M P Herrons. Miss Hildred Connell visited here early in the week. High waters Sunday damaged local farms and roads. Mrs W P Howard on sick list. Milton Therron returned from Lawrence county. Union Chapel preaching Sunday 10 30 A M with baptizing at 2 50 P M. Eva Connell spent end of week at J B Phipps Farlen. John Richardson of near Scotland was here Tuesday. Charles Broughams family Sunday with Mrs Walter Herron.
Sunday visits from Alva Callahan and Will Riggins relatives marked a busy weekend. Families including Myers Humerickhouse and Ray Reynolds shared Monday with Mary Burriss while Jane Cole remains ill. The community enjoyed early week rain and plans for Burns City commencement attended by Arrison Overton Dock Byrer and others.
A long list notes James Fish and family and other residents passing through areas near Odon Priday Burns City and Burns City events. Names include Cle Arbuthnot Jno Edmonson Lucian Edmonson damies Correcl and more with mentions of hunting, business trips, and a postponed children’s day event due to rain.
Rev T J Alford of Inora spent Sunday with Dillard Boarduaian Miss Tennie Golding of Oda spent weekend with sister Mrs dolar Arney Miss Ua Boarduan Monday with Miss Abbie Idaile Miss Milly Long and Miss Rosa Ras Monday evening with Miss Pearl McClellan Rev SS N Vodkl of Raelesville passed through Monday evening Miss Edith Richardson of Scotland visiting Mrs Mack Islynn Joe Rosenberry and family Saturday with Mr and Mrs Joseph Rosenberry of Shiloh Everett Sears purchased a new bogey Mrs Daisy Baile and daughter Miss May of Bunkum guests of Mrs June Baile and daughter Mr Abbie last Wednesday Jonas Winkellock and wife of Odon Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Ice Miss Iva Baile Monday with aunt Mrs Abbie Baile
Mrs. I. Pershing has purchased the millinery shop once owned by Mrs. Chas. Van Winkle on North Spring Street. She took possession Saturday and will be assisted by her daughters in the business.
Citizens in Barr township rejected a proposed subsidy for a northern railroad route to connect Vincennes and Ga I guess. The vote showed a clear majority against the project with about 43 votes, signaling no financial support from the township for the road. The result follows a broader regional vote where nearby townships also backed opposition to the subsidy. The Barr result leaves the northern route plans unsettled as stockholders meet in Washington to review next steps.
Evangelist Addison Wilfred Crabb presents an illustrated lecture titled In His Steps at the Christian Church next Monday night June 26 at 8 60 p m. The program includes Rachel Winslow’s story told through more than 64 stereopticon views, an illustrated song, and slides from the Passion Play of Oberammergau. Admission 15 and 2 cents.
Family from Frenel Saick Indiana, including G Lutes and son Marvey Lutes, traveling to Odon, experience a tire burst north of Newberry. They could not repair on road, moved car to Marion Ferensees home, left for the night, and later a tow brought the car to Odon for repairs.
Heavy rain Saturday night through Sunday flooded ditches and streets. Poultry house floors submerged, grain sacks soaked, and Portingers stockpile dampened. Farmers report crop distress and busy cleanup efforts after the downpour.
Businessmen in Cidonmv prepare to oil Main street from the Croml hotel bathing to the livery barn and Spring street from Mainami Spring to Walnut. Regular road oil to be used with ten barrels required. If satisfactory, more extensive work may follow.
Sunday school at 2:00 pm features a Thome Missions program. Morning services at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm include preaching and a solo by Prof. Deam M. Dnman. Junior service at 2:00 pm led by P. P. McCoy, pastor.
The D. D. D. club hosted two gatherings for Miss Aime Sims with a porch party at Miss Bessie Citrons home. Guests received ice cream, fruit salad, and candy while a humorous fortune predicted future club membership for the winner of a ring. Plans include a church ceremony for Miss Sims and Edwin Gilion with a reception at Mrs Sims residence.
A wagonload of Odons youths rode into Elnora’s town and clashes with Elnora lads erupted at 11 PM. The fight spilled to the town edge with home and visiting fighters trading blows before parting and staying late. The piece condemns long running town animosity and urges burying the hatchet.
Tuesday evening Herman Sears and Walter Harman attempted to ride the same bicycle but it would not carry two riders. The front fork broke in two, throwing them off. Sears suffered bruises and cuts to hands and legs while Harman sprained a wrist and earned bruises.
The article recounts how a British cargo steamer trading with Bilbao faced a duty for a scrapped propeller. Officials seized the ship and demanded payment despite protests. The duty was eventually refunded but warnings followed, and later a minor cargo paperwork error led to a heavy fine equivalent to the propeller duty.
The article extolls Mount Etna as one of the great volcanoes, noting its vast size enough to cover New York City and surrounding counties, its height of 11,000 feet, historical eruptions that may have killed 80,000 people, and its striking beauty with year round snow cover half the year and life teeming on its slope.
The stone bridge outside Tachienlu is known as the gate to Tibet. Tachienlu sits compactly amid mountains with steep terrain. The city serves as a crucial trade hub between China and Tibet where tea exchanges for musk and gold dust, with many red robed lamas and rooftop prayer flags fluttering above.
The Rheingold in Berlin seats over 4,000, employing about 1,600 staff including eighty five cooks. A good dinner costs 30 cents with prices rising from there, per ChicagoPost.
A brief exchange notes a man who talks too much versus a quiet companion. The dialogue contrasts his excessive civility with restraint, highlighting differences in temperament between the two speakers.
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal features a wry quote about aging and foresight. The speaker laments being “all the other kinds” of fools as time advances.
A double seated bicycle ridden by Von Eayes and Dale Cooper broke down on South Spring Street near Jick's restaurant Tuesday evening. The riders were thrown to the ground, bruised, and carried away for treatment.
Union Chapel holds Sunday School at 9:34 a.m. preaching at 10:30. Baptizing in the afternoon at 2:30 at Walter Herron's residence. Mt. Zion Sunday School at 9:39 with evening sermon at 7:15 by Rev. Wilton Herron. Bethany Sunday School at 9:30 and preaching at 7:45 p.m. M. L. Mobley, pastor.
The advertisement promises Dr Hess Poultry Pan a ce a to feed poultry daily through spring until August 1. If customers are not satisfied with the value received, the store will refund every cent paid on August 1.
A terse maxim notes that men who fear foolish acts but avoid wise ones will not achieve much. It emphasizes caution that stifles ambition and progress, urging bold, prudent choices over inaction.
Instructional note describes cleaning upholstery by covering with damp cloths to dust until black, then flipping and repeating with fresh cloths until no dust remains. The method emphasizes beating to dislodge dust from fabric surfaces.
A witty Washington Herald quote contrasts a dress color with a sly allusion to a sore threat. The exchange highlights a sharp, style focused line delivering a pointed, social moment.
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