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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
3
Local column lists residents making trips to Marin county Washington Terre Haute and Indianapolis. Vendors offer carpets lime barbed wire and groceries. Wedding events at Newberry and Cooper Gantz nuptials attended by many neighbors. theater and political notices noted with names of vendors and residents.
Lizzie E. Gantz and J Finley Cooper were married at 8 30 PM Wednesday in the Gantz home on South Spring Street Odon. Rev King officiated before a large assembly and guests enjoyed a lemonade reception on the lawn. The couple will reside on South Spring Street with a furnished home awaiting them and a long list of presents from relatives and friends.
McNeeley, long suspected of petty theft, was charged with the crime Monday and confessed to W. J. Danner and later to Danner and W. C. Garten. Authorities pursued him after he escaped from the power house. a large town-wide hunt followed. The total theft is estimated between 1000 and 1500 dollars.
The Odon School Board approved a fourth year for the Odeon High School Course as preparation for commissioning the school. The decision is described as a good move and the right direction.
Meeda Gooden a laborer on the S. 1 challenges any contestant to a foot race this afternoon for a distance of a mile or less. He states he is willing to wager money on his win claiming confidence in victory.
A publisher appeals to a large group of subscribers in arrears to pay overdue balances. The note notes that while individual debts are small, totaling hundreds of accounts amounts to many dollars. It asks readers to come in and settle with a one time fifty cent payment to avoid monthly statements.
A damaged excerpt hints at a young man presenting something described as a “npg” with remarks on quality and reproach. The garbled text mentions she will know more as presents and pleas are noted, but specifics remain unclear.
A Philadelphia Record note describes a guest claiming fascination with mice and rats. She recounts a boarding school professor teaching dissection, including removing hide and organs, and says girls enjoyed the lessons and the school disposed of pests.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson faced an 18 month rectal fistula illness and impending death unless a costly operation was done. He reportedly treated himself with five boxes of Buclens Arnica sold by a Webster druggist, claiming it as the best pile cure and salve.
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