Wheat and Coal Mine Fire Threatens Town
A mine at Wheat and Coal area reports a fire endangering nearby homes and workers. Emergency crews respond with extinguishing efforts and evacuation plans as authorities assess damage and containment progress.
06 Mar 1914
Page 1
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1914
Page
1
A mine at Wheat and Coal area reports a fire endangering nearby homes and workers. Emergency crews respond with extinguishing efforts and evacuation plans as authorities assess damage and containment progress.
OCR damaged notice fragment shows scattered letters and partial phrases with no clear event or names. Readable bits hint at a local notice or advertisement but lack coherent facts, dates, or parties involved.
Card of thanks extends gratitude for kindness received during illness and after death of a beloved Pt. rechs. The Cratehlow family and relatives express appreciation for support from the choir and friends during this sorrowful time.
Political notice states Clarete Pownall announces candidacy for Madison Town trustee in the Democratic primary. April 5 is the date referenced. Walter Danner of Bloomington is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Danner.
Worl Was received Yesterday from ey wisse Cn te Indianapolis that WH Garten, president the Partners bank, who is in the Methodist hospital in that city had undergone a critical operation which was a success. He withstood the ordeal. R. J. McCsiltian traveled to Indianapolis Tuesday for his grandchilds funeral.
City officials gather for a routine meeting to clear backlog of business items. The notes are unclear and include fragmented phrases about agendas and local concerns.
Fragmentary text reports a transfer of ownership related to a poultry house. The readable portions hint at a sale or change of hands and associated people, but the details are unclear due to the damaged OCR.
A divorce is granted to Cona Ferguson. The article mentions a court action and references a divorce decree. It also contains stray notes about related legal or social matters and a discussion of other names and events.
A court record shows forty dollars and forty cents assessed as costs in a whipping case involving Tlugep O'Brien a teacher in Plainville schools. The filing notes the defendant paid the costs and references a father’s objection while listing fragmented names and partial local details.
Members gathered for a poultry association meeting to discuss plans for the upcoming legislature crawl. Officers included vice president and secretary with Dr Young serving as auditor. The next session is slated for the first dullio week in Tannery Way.
Harry Crooke of Odon was named as a special commissioner to act on the petition for dredging Prairie creek. James Porter was first appointed but declined due to his county council duties, after an objection to his dual role.
Born to Mrs Ira Bowman on Thursday March 5 a son.
The document reports a shooting between Shoals and Loogcotes area residents near the Bo and O. southe Western Cracks. Marshall Hooper, a Mattin county citizen, was shot multiple times by neighbor Beaver amid alleged spousal jealousy. Beaver allegedly fired sixty rounds after entering Hooper’s home as conflict over Beaver’s spouse escalated.
Dated notice shows the Republican state convention scheduled for April 23 with delegates and party officers to be chosen. The event will be held at a central city site with county committees consolidating into the state meeting and primary delegates to be allocated.
Tie Flint Kyle telephone service has expanded in the last two weeks with four circuits to Washington and new good service to Mitchell Loogootee Shoals and French Lick. A city wiring rearrangement is planned in a few weeks and a long distance booth will be set up in the former Dr Delotte building.
The New Grand Hotels will serve Sunday dinners each Sunday. Anyone wishing dinners please phone in your orders.
An advertisement promotes Oliver brand plows sold at Keck and Caughey's. It urges readers that investing in an Oliver plow is a sound choice.
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