23 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
1
The appellate court ruled against Mrs. Williams in her suit to enforce a $2,500 mortgage on Silas Ketchum’s farm. A swindler forged signatures and a notary stamp to secure the loan, but the court found Ketchum not at fault and the loss should not fall on him.
A Chinarano applied for the position of cash in a family in a Western city. The unusual job posting highlights cross cultural move and local work norms.
Three members of a Washington forger gang led by Charles White Jeff Davis and George Grant were captured in Dayton Ohio Police Inspector Lavin reported White confessed detailing earlier thefts across St Louis Alton Joliet and other cities The gang allegedly defrauded local businessmen of at least 1200 and netted thousands in various states
The Elnora troupe staged The Cuban Spy to strong audience approval and followed the season's earlier Corner Store with another carefully prepared production. Several performers displayed notable talent and the show reflected careful rehearsal.
The report covers a Chicago gang that used duplicate pay checks to cash fake payrolls across states including Ohio and Indiana, netting about $85,000. It mentions Rosa Davis and Ralph Grant aiding a similar scheme and notes arrests in Dayton. A high school girls game in Lyons and a dramatic Lyons Odon match are also described.
Poem excerpt by James Whitcomb Riley advising acts of kindness to troubled neighbors. It urges warmth, shared laughter, and faith that sunshine follows clouds, noting life mixes pleasure and pain and divine opinion differs from human worry.
The Town Board on Tuesday night accepted the bond of George W Critchlow as marshal. The $1000 bond is signed by George D Abraham O M Sommers and George M Critchlow.
A notice describes sale terms for the estate with a nine month credit on bids over five dollars and cash in hand for smaller amounts. Purchasers must give a note bearing six percent interest.
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