Boy in Linton shoots himself accidentally at orchard
Master Emerson Thompson twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Jasper Thompson of Linton visiting grandparents near Inora was playing with another boy when a 22 target gun discharged as he bent to pick it up. The bullet entered his right side and shoulder. He was taken to Linton hospital for operation but the bullet location remains uncertain and his life is not believed to be in danger. His parents were notified from Pittsburg and Indianapolis and came to his bedside.
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Emerson Thompson
Jasper Thompson
Linton
Joseph Hastings
Inora
Wiltshire
Linton Hospital
Pittsburg
Penn
Indianapolis
Osmon and Andis Wed in Quiet Epsom Ceremony
Geo Washington Osmon and Lora Edith Andis of Bogard township were married Sunday at four at the home of Rev. Thompson, Methodist Church in Epsom. The bride is Issac Andis’s daughter. the groom is Charls Osmon of Epsom and a member of this year’s Epsom High School graduating class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Washington Osmon
Epsom
Lora Edith Andis
Bogard Township
Thompson
Methodist
Issac Andis
Bogart Township
Chas.Osmon
Paint Ad Promotes Dutch Boy White Lead and Seed
A local paint ad highlights Dutch Boy White Lead and Dutch Boy Seed with customer names Mrs. Minnie Pownell John Riggins Molly Sargent Aaron Jolliff Odon Realty Co Human Woodling Dr LE Bowman William Slimp Elnora. It claims the products are time tested weather resistant and urges readers to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Pownell
John Riggins
Molly Sargent
Aaron Jolliff
Odon Realty Co
Human
LE. Bowman
William Slimp
Elnora
Beck Named Proprietor Of Grand Hotel In Odon
A deal closed yesterday transfers ownership of the Grand Hotel in Odon to J Beck of Elnora. Beck trades his Elnora residence for the hotel and will take charge early next week, with Cummings moving to Elnora. Bennett and Laughlin arranged the sale. Ava Sins traveled to Washington Wednesday and Bun Horning of Elnora visited Odon Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Beck
Elnora
Beck
Cummings Wi
Elcora
Mrs Pershing Dead Wife Of Local Farmer Dies At 57
Amy Miller Pershing wife of David M Pershing longtime resident of the county died at home two miles southeast of the city last Monday at about six due to paralysis. Born in 1859 she was 57. She married in 1879 and had eight children Seward Homer Mrs Eli Cunningham Marl Mrs Fred Byrer Mrs Arnold Kelsey Laura and Nellie. Survived by husband two sisters and three brothers. Funeral from the residence Wednesday at 2 30 led by Rev Ernest Roberts. Burial Walnut Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Pershing
David Pershing
Amy Miller Pershing
David M. Pershing
Seward
Homer
Eli Cunningham
Marl
Detroit
Midh
Fred Byrer
Arnold Kelsey
Laura
Nellie
Foreign newspapers showcase diverse tongues and scripts
A batch of foreign papers donated via the Chamberlain Medicine Company highlights languages from Bengali to Urdu. The Urdu system remains handwritten for lithograph plates, as seen with Lucknow's Oudh Akhbar, a sixteen page daily with about 5 090 circulation and a staff near 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain Medicine Co
India
Chamberlain Medicine Company
Oudh Akhbar
Lucknow
Williams Pitches Shutout as Loogootee Slated 0-15
Williams threw a complete game shutout at South Side Park allowing three hits against Loogootee Glass Workers. The locals swiped fifteen bases and totaled sixteen hits while Williams and strong defense limited the visitors to no runs through five innings. Farnsworth?
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Williams
Loogootee Glass Workers
South Side Park
Sears
Killion
McCoy
Hasler
Loogootees
White Sox
Yokum
Odon
Niederfer
Crays
Brown
H. Sears
Mattingly
McKinney
Patterson
Killian
Crags
Gantz
Golf
Local oil company official C W Wade dies suddenly
C W Wade manager for Standard Oil in Washington dies Sunday afternoon at about 4 o clock. He collapsed while writing a notice in the Eagles club room and apoplexy is given as the cause. Wade 48, a native of Odon, had lived in Washington most of 17 years and leaves a widow and adopted daughter Florabelle. Funeral was in Washington with burial at Walnut Hill after services at the Wade home. Wade was active in Eagles Elks Moose Ben Hur and United Brethren circles.
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C. W. Wade
Standard Oil Company
Washington
Mr. Wade
Eagles Club
Lodge
Wade
The
Eagles
Elks
Moose
Ben Hur
United Brethren Church
Mrs. Jacob Myers Dies Suddenly in Plainville
Mrs. Jacob Myers of Plainville died Saturday night at home after an apparent heart attack. She had been up town shopping and returned home around 9:30 PM. Survived by husband two sons and two daughters. Funeral services were held Monday at the Methodist church in Plainville with burial in Plainville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Myers
Plainville
Card of Thanks for Loved One
We thank relatives friends neighbors Bro Roberts and the singers for support shown during the sickness and death of our wife mother grandmother and sister David Pershing and the accompanying family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Roberts
David Pershing
Odon Couple Quietly Wed at Lone Oak Study
Elbert Ernest Sears and Miss Zella Hazel Ledgerwood, well known locals, were married Saturday evening in Rev. C. H. Buchanan's Lone Oak study. A small group of friends attended. The bride is Dan and Mrs. Ledgerwood's daughter. the groom is J. D. Sears and Mrs. Sears' son, employed at the Odon Milling Co. They will reside on East Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Ernest Sears
Zella Hazel Ledgerwood
C. H. Buchanan
Lone Oak
Dan Ledgerwood
North Spring Street
J. D. Sears
Odon Milling Co
Scout Notes from Troop No. 1 Aimed at Decoration Day
Scouts meet without Scoutmaster J W Trowbridge with assistant in charge. Two Candidates complete Tenderfoot tests and drill practice continues. Plan to march to graveyard on Decoration Day to honor veterans and decorate graves. Dr Bowman to teach First Aid next meeting to aid Second Class requirements. Appreciation expressed for editor Mr Stotts of the Odon Journal and community trust.
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Boy Scouts of America
J. W. Trowbridge
U. B
Bowman
Stotts
Odon Journal
Streets Oiled to Reduce Dust in City Business District
The business section and part of the residential district were coated with oil this week to curb dust. Cool weather thickened the oil, slowing absorption and leaving streets mossy and dirty, trailing residue on passersby who cross. When warm weather returns the soil will absorb the oil, delivering dustless days this summer.
First World’s program kicks off at Star Theater
The opening program tonight features a Shu bert film Bought with Frederick Lewis and Ethel Grey Terry. It is billed as a problem play of exceptional interest and superb staging. Also notice Swans Down cake flour and Pure Chick feed at Pure Food Grocery. Remember tonight, Friday.
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New World
Star Theater
Shubert
Frederick Lewis
Ethel Grey Terry
Food Grocery
Marguerite Clark Returns to Star Theater Tonight
Marguerite Clark, famed screen star, headlines The Pretty Sister of Jose at the Star Theater Saturday night with The Goose Girl and Gretna Green past successes cited. The Star Orchestra, featuring Miss Georgia Brown, opens at 7 15 with pictures at 7 30. Admission remains 10 cents for all.
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Marguerite Clark
Star Theater
Jose
Miss Clark
Gretna Green
Star Orchestra
Georgia Brown
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
Sunday Activities Include Chapel Convention and Family Visits
SCOTLAND attendees joined a Sunday school convention at the Chapel and took part in a mother’s exercise at Nebo. Many local residents visited relatives, including Fields, Wallick, Hasler, Henderson, Sims, Ledgerwood, Woods, Mortland, Cox, and Stone, with multiple stops across Bloomfield Odon Burns City Newberry Plainville and local churches. A local ad urges the Sham brand ready mixed paint as the best choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel
Nebo
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Witt Gun
Oswon-Andis
Trabes Grand Hotel
Elnora Property
Bennett & Laughlin
Mrs
Ava Sins
Bun Horning
Mrs. Pershing
Ernest Roberts
Walnut Hill
Cooper
Spaulding
Fox
Niedeffer
D. Sears
Garten
Niedffer
Kirlion
Basser
McInney
Daviess County
Maggie M. Nugent
Barr Township
Standers Oil Company
Evansville
Vinacennes
Florabelle Wade
Albert Sears
Hazel Ledgerwood
Scotland
Lester Franklin Fields
Lester
Bloomfield
Ray Wallick
Obe Hasler
Florence Henderson
Tom Stout
Burns City
Seth Sims
Near Odon
Charley Ledgerwood
Edna and
Martin Woods
Worn Mortland
Will Cox
Abe Hasler
Dewey Henderson
Mud Pike
Charley Stone
Dawson Stone
Newberry
Henry Hasler
Near Newberry
David Asdell and
Jord Fields
Bunkum
Driskell
Perry Key
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