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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1896
Page
3
A garbled wire of town items lists store ads from Danner and Touelle, Bennett and Burrells, and Odun shops. It mentions visits by Wilson Myers, Ally Jackson selling views, and Nellie Bennett with Mellie Caughry seeking attention, plus church preaching notes and a Y P C D V convention report forthcoming.
Frank A Brown puts up grand stand at the baseball ground to provide shade in the sun and a city convenience. County officials Daugherty Steen and Porter inspect the bronze across First Creek, which Brown Bros. had built. it is accepted. Ice cream will be served later in the Main and Bring streets vacant room after repairs, with no door fees and experts making the cream. Also reports a perpetual motion invention by James Atchley and son.
The Fourth Lienal Corvention at the Young People’s Christian Union convent Des Moines Law June 18 to 7L 96 drew 16 states and nations including China Africa Germany and Japan with thousands attending. Delegate Kev Bell represented the Lud conference for spiritual and intellectual development.
The community notes dry weather welcomed by farmers and a busy week of harvests for blackberries. Elmer Pershing now runs a peddling wagon. J P Taylor and family visited Van Buren township Sunday. Aaron and Bill Bechtel plastered in Oden this week. Heavy rain Tuesday night marked a long-awaited downpour. Rafas and Moses McCarter returned Thursday from Terre Haute after attending school. Children’s Day exercises will be held Sunday evening at T1090 Ofelock with Mr Olive in attendance.
Gergurats Nominate Shively of Elthart for Indiana governor. Shively faces Cooper in the first ballot. John H. O’Neill of Washington and W A. Cullop of Vincennes named delegates to the Chicago convention from the Second District. The Second District selects W L Slinkard as Presidential Elector.
The Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Odon Indiana invite sealed bids for repairs and additions. Bids open July 11 1896 at 1 00 PM. Bidders must complete work by October 1 1896 with right to reject any or all offers. Plans available at Bennett Barrell Udton Indiana.
A reader shares a method to keep berries, grapes, peaches fresh by air drying and cold storage, claiming long freshness and low cost. The note mentions offering up to 200 samples with pre paid postage and instructions for delivery to readers.
A device claims instant, smooth freezing of ice cream after placing it in a freezer. Observers report a crowd gathering to watch, with strong interest in purchasing cream and freezers. Potential sellers tout high daily sales and profit amid hard times.
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