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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
8
A collection of humorous vignettes and exchanges about language mishaps and social quirks. Sailors discuss nautical terms with a passenger. A country pair joke about cutting a tree. A Yale grammar note shares misused diary entries. A waiter corrects a Malay misnomer. A four year old learns of a funeral for a dead cat.
Cora Laughlin was absent Tuesday and Clifford Feutz visited the high school Wednesday. Pupils have adopted early rising. teachers extend the day past four for noncompliance. Royal Myers left the Sophomore year. Mae Webster visited Monday afternoon. Pearl and Floyd Turney discontinued work at Odon and will transfer to Evansville. The annual High School Oratorical Contest will be Friday night March 26 in the assembly room with Daisy Moore, Hazel Crooke, Rena Dearmin and Dora York as speakers.
Mrs Walter Sims of the south rural area has been on the sick list. A twelve pound boy named Jacob Flinn was born Friday March 12 to Mrs Lis Stuffie. Jacob Flinn is noted as a strong chess player with three straight wins. Many local families visited over the weekend including Mr and Mrs Michael Doyle and children, Mr and Mrs Dora Strange and children, Mr Terrence O Maley hosts. Genevieve Flinn returned home Tuesday from time with her sister Mrs Monroe Burris near Sandborn. Walter Stuckey travels to Kansas Monday to visit his uncle, Henry Trueblood and will view Oklahoma. Lee Resler and wife west of town, and Mrs Ed Froelick of Loogootee, visited Herschel Romp and wife east of town Saturday. Hayden Osborne and Amos Osborne and families near Burns spent Sunday with A W Stuckey and family. All township schools are closed with teachers planning study trips to Bloomington, Danville, or Terre Haute for next year. Joanna Nora and Maggie O Connor SW of here visited the Misses Alice and Agnes Pate Sunday. Eaglesville telephone directors met Saturday night at the local place. Vic Zigler works for Mr O Brian northwest of Loogootee.
Charles Bolton visited Plainville. Mrs Frank Eaton and son Frank went to Terre Haute. Rev and Mrs Heavenridge were at Washington last week. Elmer Mede visited Washington Saturday. George Summit and family spent Sunday with D W Ellis. Tooley plans moving to the ferger farm near Laettsville. Frank Long lost a valuable horse. George Summit and Leo Williams were near St Michael. Mary Ryan and son Dennis passed through Friday. Walter Malone had a birthday surprise Saturday. Rev Gideon Heavenridge plans to move to Washington. John Arvin passed through Wade settlement last week. Sherman Carroll of Elnora is visiting.
Lyons prepares a spring water works system with plans by a Chicago firm and a contract to be let soon. When finished Newberry will be the only incorporated Greene County town without water works.
Goodman Bros of Louisville Kentucky will occupy J Cohen's store and launch a new general merchandise business on April first. The move marks a local retail expansion with a focus on broad inventory and everyday goods for the community.
The Administrator of the estate of Andrew York deceased will offer for sale at public outcry at E. T. Laughlin law office in Odon Indiana at 1 30 p m on Saturday May 1 1909 the undivided two thirds of 57 76 acres in Daviess County to be sold as described with terms one half cash and one half in six months at 6 percent interest secured by mortgage.
William Christenberry and wife visited Herbert Ketchem on Sunday. Miss Da Boardman visited Mrs. Virgil Wikle. Bloomer Myers from near Fairview stayed Saturday night with William Hastings. The Misses Minnie Pitta Rosa Barden and Effie Carr spent Sunday with Mrs. Thomas Beasley. Misses Hattie Hastings and Lula Long spent Sunday with Axie and Edna Howard.
Delbert Sexton received a one to eight year term in the state prison after pleading guilty in circuit court. Judge Houghton presided as Sexton, cited as a Monroe county resident, was charged with stealing an overcoat valued at $10 from Noble English of Elnora.
Township business runs every weekday with office hours 8 to 10 am at Mendersons undertaking parlors. Advice to care for horses teeth before plow time. Service offered by Dr. C. A. Mullinix, V.S. for $1.00.
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