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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
1
The writer urges payment of owed subscriptions to THE JOURNAL with blunt calls for honesty and responsibility. They criticize those who avoid paying while spending on trips and clothing, then pivot to reflections on national debt, governance, education, and civic progress, including a digressive critique of state priorities.
Remember that to all new subscribers the Journal will be sent from now until August 1 1906 for one dollar in advance by Inman Brothers.
A Bloomington Indiana resident known as Prof Eddie Collins is reported by Bedford Mail to have a history of attempting to flag trains for rides. He was stopped from boarding the Chicago and Louisville Limited at Horseshoe Bend and bounced at Peerless after claiming he wished to reach Bedford without paying fare.
Eighteen young women organized a city band called the Ladies' Cornet Band. William Bramble is instructor. They held a Wednesday ball and cleared funds to cover expenses. Officers elected included Cord Varouris president and Inez Hinton secretary and treasurer Leogootes Triune.
Woodson Murphy, a carpenter at Pisinville, fell twenty feet from a scaffold while working on C. M. Lemons elevator. He struck timbers on the descent, suffered a gash in the back of the head and bruises to shoulders and chest. He is not believed to be in serious danger but will be confined to a room for a time.
A promotion offers a prize every eight purchases at Hotett's on Main Street North Side. Shoppers receive a fancy patch work item as a gift with the purchase.
Geo Boyer of Edwardsport suffers head wounds from pitchfork blows in a street clash with Lee Johnson while both worked for John Tudor near Daviess county. Dr Reeve sews multiple lacerations after Tudor intervenes and Boyer is taken to a physician.
Farmers near Plainville report a horse epidemic with two or three horses dead. They seek a State veterinarian to investigate the outbreak as the disease type remains unknown and alarm grows among local farmers.
Taylor Hoffar, a timber cutter in Washington, was seriously injured last week when a falling tree caused him to stumble. His left knee was cut by a crosscut saw, the mesh of the knee being opened.
Jesse Gibson eighteen was caught in belting at a Washington laundry last Friday. He was whirled about the main shaft causing severe cuts bruises and a dislocated shoulder. Doctors hold hope for recovery though his condition remained critical.
The paragraph argues that a town grows as a trading center when residents actively support nearby business and advertise, measuring growth by the wider radius of trade. It claims local initiative, not distance alone, makes a town awake and forge to the front.
The Missouri editor recalls threats from a reader offended by a column about a hired girl. He notes about twenty five subscribers paid up and told the editor to ignore the rumors and continue publishing.
Fire at BE O'Dell brick kiln shed broke out Sunday around three in the morning. A heated brick post ignited the roof and sparked a large blaze in the northwest part of town. Loss estimated at about 150 dollars. bricks themselves escaped damage.
The Washington Democrat and Gazette and Herald will play a Sunday morning baseball game at 8:30. Only reporters printers and newsboys may play. No current employees may participate and no trips from Chicago or New York are planned.
The Washington National, Peoples banks and Citizens Trust in this city, plus Odeon and Montgomery banks, must pay taxes on 80 percent of capital stock surplus and undivided profits. The Washington National tax is estimated around $128000, likely the largest.
Ben Vickers went on a rampage Saturday at a Center street home. Marshal MacNeely arrived with a crowd to view the scene and Vickers was arrested and brought before Justice J. M. Hayes. After some alleged monkey business he went home and no charges were filed. He pleaded for mercy and promised to be a gentleman as onlookers described the scene as a comic circus.
J E Brentlinger of Bruceville finished harvesting twenty acres of wheat when a cloudburst swept the shacks away at a creek. Not a shack remained standing. The loss totals several hundred dollars.
Mr and Mrs Lemuel Jenkins of this city report income from a cow for June 1 1904 to June 1 1905. Record shows one calf 87.00, 20 pounds of butter at 0.50 per pound equals 10.00, milk 44.25, totaling 2021.25, with butter and milk supplied. Question raised if any other cow in Laibsen County has such on record.
John Wao Metery of the fish commission filed an action in Squire Hastings court Tuesday against Thomas Long for possession of a fishing gig. The fine and costs totaled over 30 dollars and were paid in full.
Tom Barley and five man named Strange fought at Hindman’s restaurant Saturday evening. Barley was escorted out the front door while Strange exited through the rear. No arrests were made.
Aden Hubbard travels to Terre Haute on Monday to enroll and study at the State Normal School.
A traveling salesman in Elnora pursued a married woman, causing a confrontation with her husband and an officer. The drummer fled through a window, was shot at, and escaped to Oden. Other brief items mention a July 1 commencement with local graduates and sports notes about Burns City's Reds losing to Loogootee.
Raglesville Earl Baily of Linton visited friends Sunday. Andy Stuffe moved his stock to the old drug store building. Jno L Pate attended the teachers examination at Shoals. Court Stucky visits his brother A W Stuckey. Ezra Swayze and family spent Sunday with Mrs Mary Porter of Loogootee, Porter a cousin of Swayze. Stella Harman went to Washington for a teacher’s exam. Switch-board arrived and was installed in the exchange office. Gene Dant went to Loogootee to see the Loogootee Burns City game. Walter H Stucky, future Van Buren teacher, went to Washington. Katie Farming of Corning visited sister Mrs Edward O Connor, returned home. Jesse Critchlow, daughter of J C Critchlow, fell from a chair injuring herself mildly. Heavy rains hinder farm work, leaving many farmers blue. E T O Connor and family visited.
Waiting editorial notes say no removal petition has been presented for the Elnora town board despite two meetings since the required signatures were gathered. The piece humorously speculates petitioners may seek phrenological exams to identify the best man for leadership, citing head bumps as a guide to office suitability.
The passage voices mixed feelings about Independence Day revelry with eager crowds craving fireworks and patriotism. It describes flags, red white and blue attire, lemonade stands, and cannon or balloon-like displays, while noting concerns about safety and orderly conduct during the day’s celebrations.
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