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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
1
Assessor James Callahan has completed work with Odon total valuation R128 720 of which R170 115 is personal. Madison Township shows total of R74 0. In town and township there are dwellings. Odon has 196 polls, persons over 21 and under 65, and the township 216 polls.
The Epworth League social at Danner's Hall features music by an orchestra and soloist Mrs M Cooper, recitations by Erail Hindman and Hagel Webster, a piano trio, duets, cornet solo by Dr Culmer, and various short acts. The notice lists performances and interim details for the May event.
The text discusses peppermint plant culture noting it requires less labor than turkey production. It highlights the plant's milder odor and suggests peppermint may offer a calmer alternative for certain farming operations.
A plains imported horse escaped a month ago and ranged through Posey wheat fields. Fifty farmers joined the chase across miles of territory before the animal was finally captured in Lynn township after crashing into a barbed wire fence causing severe injury. An Indian hunter named Chief Prairie Dog aided the pursuit and suffered a broken rib in the struggle.
Vincennes report says ex trustee James E. Cullop fled fearing arrest for misusing Knox county Busseron township funds. About 10 000 missing, 8500 paid by bondsmen. He vanished weeks ago while employed as a land agent with Louisville and Nashville Railway, with bondsmen and trustee unsure of his whereabouts.
A Itrois editor urges the town marshal to patrol streets weekly and ensure cleanliness by removing litter and unhealthy waste. He should enforce sidewalk safety and the spitting ordinance, avoiding passivity, reading city ordinances, and enforcing laws to earn public respect.
Dr Robert Lo Wood sues for Gisores claiming he was compelled to marry Stella Vu Bowers an Indianapolis oculist under threat of death. He states no legal obligation to wed and notes his background in Washington and medical training in Indianapolis.
The Elnora News accuses roffans of using threats and assaults to gain aims, warns their actions harm business and inflame community resentment, and states they risk a long casualty list as punishment and notoriety harms the locality.
A young unidentified woman smashed the front windows of Raycrafts saloon on West Main street about 11 pm Thursday after being refused a drink. Blood on the pavement suggested cuts to her hands. Police followed blood drops but could not locate her. Washington Democrat report.
A Trinity Springs resident explains the fight to exclude saloons in Mitcheltree township. He claims whiskey would be consumed at the springs then followed by sulfur water, causing sickness and unflattering reports about the springs purity. The letter links local morals with the town's famed sulfur water reputation.
The passage urges consistent advertising strategies. It compares the careful planner who advertises with persistence to a farmer and a tradesman who builds success over time. Faith, steady work, and a solid plan sustain business through tough times.
Twenty eight students from Da Vives county attending Danville normal school organize a Daviess county colony with Oscar Patterson as president and Disted Fish as secretary. They will meet weekly.
J. W. Thompson, general manager, announces John R. Walsh will build a large hotel at Trinity Springs next year. The watering place, little known now, aims to rival French Lick and West Baden. Plans are not yet worked out but will be soon. A branch railroad from Indian Springs to Trinity Springs will be constructed by the Southern Indiana Railway.
The article lists fortunes and financial standing of U S presidents and notable figures on death or during later life. It notes values such as Washington 800000 Adams 275000 Jefferson impoverished until library purchase 20000 Madison 815000 Monroe poor burial by relatives Quincy Adams 55000 Jackson 900000 Van Buren 200000 Polk 150000 Taylor 150000 Tyler wealthy spouse Fillmore 200000 Pierce 95000 Buchanan 220000 Lincoln 75000 Johnson 250000 Grant wealth lost in a failure Hayes Garfield Harrison Cleveland McKinley 80000.
Officials of the Southern Indiana railway defend their schedule against praise for fast runs on the B and O Southern-Way. They claim reporters praise rival trains while the S I makes the same times daily. They say other lines occasionally run mile a minute but rarely daily. They fault the S J for not courting the press and urge more newspaper cooperation.
More than a month since Elnora fire nearly destroyed the town it remains under investigation. The origin is unclear and debris clearance and rebuilding have stalled while fundraising funds a detective effort that has yielded little progress.
A civil service post is awarded to Dr Fulkerson as government surveyor at Rosebud South Dakota with a yearly salary of 1250. The report notes MPs Ahsid Coea Falagerson of Pell Unloul visiting relatives in Washington and Virginia township mentions their kin.
A storm killed twelve milch cows at Fred Melioncamp’s farm near Seymour. The cows were huddled beside a straw stack in the barn yard when the tragedy occurred.
A northern county circuit court suit will allege a wealthy man used covert borrowing to extract money. The plan involved a poor neighbor borrowing money with the rich man’s signature as security on three 27000 notes, paid by the rich man when due. The poorer man swears he never touched the funds, challenging jury credibility.
Arch Yezel purchases the Pope building and relocates it to face the Southern Indiana depot. The opening is planned in a few days, Elvora News reports.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry Poindexter died Tuesday at their home near the Marsh store in Begard township aged one year four months and twenty eight days. The funeral services were held at Baslesville Wednesday morning with burial in the cemetery there.
The notice invites readers to trade with advertisers of the Taz Journal to save money. It emphasizes benefit to shoppers and promotes local commerce through advertiser interactions.
Advertising advice urges business owners to persist with publicity to draw customers over large areas. The piece emphasizes steady effort and hustling as keys to success in Indiana commerce.
Joe O Neill a 16 year old boy from Montgomery suffered a broken nose during a ball game a few Sundays ago. The injury proved painful but not dangerous at first yet he now battles brain fever and doctors fear for his life.
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