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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
4
Local notes list residents and visitors including Bowman Querry Pilkington Summers Wallick Williams Aishe Keller and Stotts. The Mt Olive Ladies Aid Society supper raised about 13 dollars to cover expenses and several locals traveled to nearby towns during the week.
Local notes mention H W Smiley’s Handy Repair Shop in Odon on Spring Street. Several residents visit relatives and attend gatherings in nearby Burns City Laogontee and Eaglesville. Classifieds list Plymouth Rock eggs for sale at 30 cents per setting.
A collage of short notes from Odon area: purchases and offers at Keck's jewelers and drug store, including Kodak prompts and Velvetine products. farm sales and livestock ads. visits from locals like Miss Maude Webster and Mrs. May Poppenhagen. a marriage license issued to Herschel Myers and Agnes Clark. social events at Delta Omega club and local homes. general town news and errands by residents and nearby towns.
For sale 23 acres with two houses, orchard and soft water on rural route. Also property in Odon Indiana available. Call or address R A Hudson Real Estate Agent, Odon Indiana.
Sunday School at 9 30 preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 p m Junior League at 2 p m Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 p m League Friday at 7 p m C C Lowther pastor
Preaching morning and evening by Pastor W B Morris. Sunday School at 9 80 Junior C E at 2 00 p m Y P at 8 C E Thursday evening.
The listing notes worship at 10 30 a m and 7 p m with Sunday School at 9 30 a m Junior class at 2 p m C E at 6 p m prayer meeting Wednesday choir practice Thursday all invited.
Mrs Leo Gootee and son Charles visit Washington while Rebecca Cross returns from Plainville to see her father William Myers. The Myers family shop in Odon, Myrtle Wilson visits Nora Osmon, and Edna Clements stays with cousin Annie Lamb. Local residents: Herley Cox Jessie Critchlow Plainville visits, Haldia Cox with Edna, Cusco and Harry Young with Don and Paul Myers, T B Cox at Odon. Damon Wilson serves at Myers sawmill. jokes about hiring a cook as week ends.
Shirley Howard and family and Mrs Ally Clark visited James Heron and Orval Boils hosted Ray and Iven Conner on Sunday. D W Osborn left for Missouri. Mrs Nannie McNabb returned to Linton after visiting relatives here. Bessie Daugherty of Odon visited Grace Heron Sunday night. Uncle Henry Walls of Odon attended church. Nina Smith returned home after visiting her parents A W Arford. Clarence Pownal spent Sunday with Wm Kinnaman and A W Arford. Harve Morrison and Charley Ridenbark were here earlier in the week. Nora Connel is sick. Union Chapel church grows in interest. Lola Ramsey went to Burns City to visit Clara Suallen. Chester Johnson passed through en route to Marsh. Phoeba Overton and daughter Bertha visited Emma Overton of Odon. A S Stoy went to Odon. Several attended supper at Mt Olive. J T Sears and daughter Bess visited Washington last week. Bertha Overton visited cousin Any Overton Sunday. Robert and Virgil Boyd were in the area Tuesday. Mr Malone of Green County visited his daughter Belvia Overton last week.
Misses Lola Miller Cecil Hindman and Zella Miller were guests of Lola and Edna Ramsey Sunday. Odus Callahan went to Odon Friday. William Zeigler and wife attended Grandma Blough’s sale Saturday. Milo Aishe was in Washington on business last week. Walter Smith works on gravel roads this week. Alvin Zeigler, who sprained his arm, is improving. John Hastings of near Epsom visited Monday on business. George Myers of Eaglesville visited Rezin and wife Monday night and Tuesday. Homer Collins and Alva Callahan traveled to Burns City Thursday last week.
A Freeport Illinois breeder Mr C C Shoemaker supplies a recent fowl breed praised for large rounded bodies bright yellow skin and strong laying. Mrs R C Skomp of Odon offers eggs at 15 for 60 cents.
Campaign for a local option election in Martin County heats up as 688 petition names exceed the required total but the commissioners refuse to call a vote until the county council funds election expenses. A council meeting is set for March 22 and a mandamus appeal is threatened if funds are denied.
J D Laughlin received word from Bloomsfield yesterday morning that his sister Mrs Ellen Clair has died. Report notes no further details.
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