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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1916
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR note mentions advance payment and several names and offices including Flint Kyle Telephone Office Co operative and residence MO. Publisher B Storrs with monetary figures appears as a partial buy or due statement. The text is incomplete and difficult to parse.
M Olive and family visited Scotland neighbors. Ledgerwood sisters stayed with Myrtle and Opha Mowery. Ed Hubbard of Oakland Ill is visiting here. Mowery relatives visited M Flinn family. Caneace Ledgerwood Linton visits mother Mrs Aaron Bechtel. Ketchem and Schuyler visited home folks. Ab Stickel went to Plainville. Barker of Scotland visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm McCarter. Bechtel party visited Jake Bechtel family. George Stickels visited Raymon Sipes. Limer Stickels and Mowery sisters spent Sunday with Ab Sticker. Preaching scheduled Saturday night and Sunday. Everyone invited.
EPSOM W T Scott drove to the county seat Tuesday. Seth Bales purchased a new cub Tuesday. Charlies Terney made a business trip to Flavi ile Wednesday. Thomas Scott drove to Plainville Wednesday. Mrs. Clarence McCall, Mrs. Sarah Metheny one daughter, Coroia drove to Washington Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J A McCall motor ed to Washington Saturday. WH Sco t drove to Washington C D Guthrie was in this vicinity Friday. Mrs Moore of Linton visited Theodore McCall and family Saturday and Sunday.
MARSH J T Pruett C P Trotter C Bor den and Jen Petty drove to Washington Saturday Ol Meek of near Scotland was in this vicinity Saturday Fred Trosper and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with Arney Storer and family Miss Opa Stewart spent Saturday night and Sunday with her sister Mrs Will Cox of near Eaglesville to Mr and Mrs Wm Pruett visited J T Pruett and family Sunday Jimmie and Ava Trotter spent latter part of last week with their grandparents Mr and Mrs Geo Courtney of Elnora Mrs Geordia Paul and children and Mrs Klyrtle Fiscus and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Rebecca Kail Miss Edna Becker is spending this week with Mrs Fox of Hope Miss Gladys Masters of Odon is spending this week with Albert Bright and family Misses Mudie and Goldie Burk visited Albert Bright and family Mrs Lon Bright and daughter Lorena and Miss Gledys Masters spent Monday with Mrs Morten Bright of lainville Mrs Will Taylor and children of Edon spent Saturday night with John Stegg and family.
Mrs. Mary A. Boyd visited Wim Skemp and family of Lyons. Faith deputy surveyor inspected Valley View Drive grade work. Citizens attended the Democratic rally at Odon. Numerous locals with kin visited Sunday in various nearby towns. The Journal hints at lively campaign and upcoming victors.
Fort Wayne Indiana November 2 During a city discussion of Tanlac Fred Blum a farmer on rural route No 15 described a fifteen year kidney trouble and muscular rheumatism. After taking Tanlac his back pains vanished and rheumatic pains nearly gone enabling greater work capacity. Tanlac marketed by Odon Drug Co. Store.
Farlen Walter Garten of Indianapolis John Myers of near Eaglesville Frank Crane of near Old Salem in town Saturday evening Arthur Chestnut returned home from the North West Friday Mrs Ida Hubbard of near Oakland JIL Sunday evening Mrs Millie Barker of near Scotland Sunday Hr H Streepy and son Charles of near Old Salem Monday Wm Ritchey and family of Salem passed through here enroute to Elnora Saturday
Jonas Winklepleck of Elnora was here last week. Mrs. Sallie Ketchem and Chester Johnson and family drove to Newberry to see friends Sunday. Miss Enid Gore went to a teachers association in Indianapolis last week. C Plummer and family and Wm Ledgerwood and family visited near Eaglesville Sunday. Mesdames Belle Toon Veda Toon Laura Garrett and Adam Lankford visited Mrs Edmondson this week. C Carter and wife were a Loogootee Monday in their Ford.
Charles Gimlin was at Loogootee born to Mr and Mrs Seth Hart Friday a daughter. Will Hart and wife visited Payson Smiley and family Saturday night. Murl Cunningham returned from Indianapolis Friday. John Mumaw Jr and family visited Chas Gimlin Sunday. Rev J L Fowler of Washington preached at Liberty Sunday afternoon. Charles Parsons and family visited John Parsons Sunday. John Parsons Jr drove to Loogootee Sunday evening. Will Clark and wife of Epsom spent Sunday night with James Cunningham. Curtis Smiley and family spent Monday night with friends in Washington. James Cunningham was at Montgomery and Washington Monday. Several from this community attended the sale at Lee Resler s.
John Swartz of Elnora was seen in the city on Monday, with no further details provided about his visit or purpose.
On Thursdays cider is produced weekly with terms for 25 gallon batches and minimum charges. Price 2 cents per gallon for boiling cider into syrup and 58 cents per gallon base charge. Named party W. R. Neeriemer sets the rates.
R D McCarter township trustee announces weekly attendance at Laughlin building on East Main Street in Odon to conduct Madison township business each Wednesday and Saturday.
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