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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1894
Page
2
In Daviess County Indiana the following tickets are announced for the approaching election to be held on the first Monday in May 1877. Names include SOSTAN GALLEN AMER SUMMER PARIS and various county and state officers with John Hubbard as Clerk.
Voters are told to vote next Monday. It explains choosing a street peoples ticket by stamping square 1, straight Astaighs by square 2, or a mixed ticket by special smaller boxes in front of each candidate.
Voters prepare for the upcoming city election with ten days left to vote and local concerns on the Faith of Duis.
A brief, unclear excerpt discusses oral culture and interpretation in a small town. The text hints at the value and risks of spoken history but provides few concrete facts or names to anchor a fuller summary.
The passage notes that thirty senators' terms expire with the current congress with a split of fourteen Democrats and sixteen Republicans.
Voters urged to vote for the best city officer and work for town progress. The article notes nine months of government receipts ending March 4, 1864, showing a customs revenue loss of about 500.00 per month, or 400.08 per day, attributing the drop to the Wilson bill.
The New York Legislature passes a bill limiting the sheriff of New York County to a 45000 annual salary replacing the 6106 in fees. The change follows relief measures tied to former Secretary Sene's earlier salary.
The fragment comments on Decoration Day and political nationhood. It notes Demernara and the Democratic party ahead of an event, with a skeptical tone about public interest. It claims Pennsylvania employs more people in shops and factories than the 12 southern states combined and contrasts wage totals with Senate votes between Massachusetts and the southern states.
A true citizen will speak well of the town he lives in and work for its advancement. He will avoid strife with neighboring towns and refrain from slandering fellow townsmen or harming their business. If he belongs to a town, he puts it first in all dealings.
Friends say Senator Quay has not been well for a year or two and recently began to show signs of permanent breakdown. His absence comes at a critical time and is deeply felt by Republican colleagues who hold him in high esteem and regret his absence.
The Indianapolis Journal lauds Judge Baker for condemning Armstrong to eighteen months for conspiring to influence a jury. The paper argues the community gains by exposing the scale of such crimes and warns the public against perjury for money.
H W Allen a Rockford Illinois grocer’s helper eyes staying home as a nurse after injuring his shoulder. His wife Mrs Allen took a purple case and went to Marengo and other towns, handling orders ten pies more than he ever did in a day, making him half convinced to swap jobs with her.
Morton Hacsa files with the Court of Claims in Albany seeking 5200 for nineteen Guernsey cattle killed by the State Board of Health under the tuberculosis law. The court may award compensation, with Morton’s filing the first in a potential wave of similar claims from cattle owners.
A three month old infant was placed in a market basket on the Mullin home porch in Muncie last Saturday night. The baby, dressed in good clothes with milk and a silver dollar, appeared unconcerned as a storm neared. Mullin, a childless businessman, plans to raise the child if the parents stay unknown. The article also notes a fortune teller’s warning and promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism.
Friends and relatives gathered at Drs Myers home near Cornettsville last Monday to celebrate Uncle Lige’s 68th birthday. About 121 attendees shared a feast, gifts included a suit and dress pattern, and Rev Todd spoke briefly after the meal.
In Great Falls a recent marriage of Miss Wheat to Mr. Corn provoked local commentary. After the ceremony the choir sang What Shall the Harvest Be, and a gallery boy yelled nubbins was promptly slaughtered, prompting amused murmurs among attendees.
A badly spelled broadside left on a coal house near the post office warns of peril in the last days and urges ministers to awaken their flocks to divine judgment. It cites Sabbath, biblical verses, and critiques of Catholic and Protestant sects, ending with a claim of imminent danger.
The fourth annual reunion of ex Confederate veterans at Birmingham Alabama has just closed and appears highly successful. Veterans adopted a resolution urging the Grand Army of the Republic of Dex National Encampment to meet in the near future.
The prompt and certain cures of Chamberain cough remedy make it famous for coughs croup and whooping coughs. A user from Union City Pa. testifies to its reliable sales and satisfaction. 50 cent bottles are sold by WW L Stoy the Druggist.
A four cast covers next week with rain on Monday and Tuesday making wet conditions. Wednesday and Thursday expect clear skies and sunny weather. Friday and Saturday may be windy and cloudy but no storms. Also a reminder selling groceries of all kinds. Bring your chickens eggs and butter.
Monthly issue lists 264 properties including farms unimproved lands houses and mills for sale exchange. Readers can request the bulletin detailing properties and miscellaneous listings by mail or telephone.
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