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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1906
Page
2
Editor urges readers to vote on November 6 and stand by good government. He warns party lines may break and emphasizes personal character of candidates in county politics, urging every eligible voter to participate honestly.
Young voters should learn ballot procedures. Four tickets will be available with color coded paper and a small ballot for the constitutional amendment. Enter the room receive all tickets and a blue pencil, mark as directed, fold each ticket to show clerk initials, then hand to the inspector and depart.
The South Bend Tribune notes the danger of changing leaders during strong times and urges voters to support continued policies. A Missionary Rally at the U B church Sunday at 7 15 features music prayer recitations and various exercises led by local children and pastors. Everyone is invited and a nearby store advertises fall suits with old papers for sale.
The speaker argues that an opposition majority in the House would block progress and hinder the president's industrial expansion agenda. He urges voters to consider whether they can responsibly support changing the House and share responsibility for stalling improvements. The resolutions reference a divine constancy as justification.
Baker's ads trumpet shoes and gloves with low prices while local residents like W S Haig, Dr Jerome DeMotte, Miss Effie Slevilly, Mrs Dick Wilson, and others travel to Washington Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Obscure society items, a lodge mourning resolution for a deceased member, births and visits fill a sprawling community page.
Numerous residents and visitors appear across Elnora and nearby towns. Earl Dobbs and Ertie Wade called on Jasonville, while Grover Elkins and S. B. Bennett were in Clay City. Several locals visited Newberry and Sandborn, and Miss Lena Winklepleck traveled to Indianapolis for work. The community reports a successful masquerade with 275 paid admissions and proceeds benefiting the Library and Improvement Fund.
Mrs T N Jackson sister of M Q and J L Pate is seriously ill at her Bramble area home. Pie socials are held near here with events at Taylor school Hackier and Bair. Families and neighbors visit each other and young residents celebrate birthdays. The schools plan a festival Saturday night November 3 to raise funds for library books.
A satirical note from the Indianapolis News counsels adults on tricking pranksters and avoiding blame by preemptively removing supplies and hiring showmen. The poem mocks kids tricks and urges drastic preps to thwart mischief on Halloween.
Rev. John Breden III, aged eighty, is seriously ill with paralysis symptoms. He fell ill while visiting his brother Rev. C. C. Breden in Hinton after preaching on Sunday and was moved home the following day. The record notes his advanced age and illness.
The page shows a fragmentary time card for Elgore Southbound with entries at 1L:18 am and 8:10 pm plus 12:22 pm noted in broken text. The rest is unreadable.
Mrs Mary Hubbard and Nettie of Loogeetee visited Sunday while Mrs Allie Phipps of Bedford returned home after a brief stay. LD Vickers of Odon, Alpha Bowman from near Epsom, Will Osborne of Burns City, and Moffed the trapper of Shoals spent days here. Jim Gorrell came Tuesday from Qdou. Mr and Mrs Henry Cornell of Bupkum visited Sunday. Q Taylor and John McCarter went to Washington on Thursday.
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