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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
1
Robbers entered the rear window of Roy Myers clothing store Friday night and took ten dollars from the cash register and four pairs of trousers three coats and one vest. Items were found scattered around town including trousers in a sewer near the store and coats on a fence near Mrs Clinton’s barn.
Diphtheria has broken out among Cornettsville school children in Bogard township. The disease first appeared in Edward Myers's children. Authorities ordered immediate school closure and a quarantine established for the town.
Mr. Thomas Keith and Miss Libbie Feagans married at the bride’s parents home six miles northeast of Washington Tuesday evening at seven. Rev. C. H. Buchanan officiated before about 75 guests. A large dinner followed and the couple will set up housekeeping on the old Keith homestead in Washington township.
Martin County ends its saloon era as Joseph Hart, last to close, locks his doors Monday night leaving only mineral springs. The county is now dry aside from those springs and a few lingering water sources.
Halloween festivities in Odom passed with few disturbances. No major damage reported though buggies and farm implements rolled into the streets amid customary mischief and coin tossing.
A farm house belonging to A B Dillon two miles east of Elnora was destroyed by fire early Thursday. All outbuildings and contents burned. Fire blamed on a defective flue. Insurance does not fully cover the loss.
For sale a single Shorthorn calf five months old. Seller: John Munaaw. Contact details not provided.
Chas Watson’s horse, driven by Fred Watson, bolt at an automobile near Ea jd on Sunday. Mason Crooke slowed the machine but the horse leaped, jumped a fence, and the buggy wrecked. Russell Somers suffered a sprained wrist but was not seriously hurt. the horse remained uninjured.
A new state bank named the State Bank of Washington will open by year’s start with $100,000 capital subscribed by Daviess county residents. Nine directors were elected including H F Vollmer J B Murphy Ezra Mattingly S C Eskridge H H Beaver Thomas Nugent Louis W Keith F B Fornwald and FL X Reinsel. Committees were appointed to arrange fixtures prepare bylaws and organize. The bank will offer general banking under auspices conditions.
Jasonville switches from the Jasonville Electric Light Company to the Indiana Electric Transmission Company. A modern light plant and water works system will be erected with service ready in thirty days and water works in four months.
Ministers of Odon met at the M E church and organized a Ministerial Association. Officers: President D P McCoy, Vice President Eng T Lewis, Secretary and Treasurer W B Morris. E T Lewis and W B Morris to draft by laws. Next meeting November 15 at 2 PM at the M E church. Public invited. W B Morris, Secretary.
A. G Ray and family will depart Tuesday for Dexter Missouri to establish a new home. T G Ray will visit early this week to oversee property and consider purchasing a home.
Governor Marshall designates Brett Cabel of Washington as Indiana delegate to the International Institute of Agriculture session in Rome Italy on December 12. Cabel will spend most of the winter in Europe.
John D Laughlin of Martin county and Co B 27 Ind Vols died Saturday at his home near St Johns Church after a three week illness. Aged 66 years 9 months and 17 days he leaves a widow two sons four daughters and several grandchildren. Funeral Sunday burial in Williams Cemetery south of Burns City. Attendees included Atty E T Laughlin and several relatives.
The article lists debaters and orators by class for the upcoming interclass debate and annual oratorical contest. Seniors Holman Anderson and James Dyal lead, with Juniors Ronald Boyd and Rena Deatinin, Sophomores Mason Crooke and Clara Correll, Freshmen Nelle Lane and Ruth Honigker. The debate is planned about a week before Christmas with the topic undecided.
Mrs Chas Breden and Miss Pearl Seneff entertained Sunday school classes at Mrs Breden's Saturday evening with contests and games. Lizzie Harman won the apple bobbing prize as autumn leaf decorations and miniature ghosts served as souvenirs. Menu items noted with playful names reference Adams ale seeds of evil and Jack o lantern dressing.
John Eagle charged with criminally assaulting 11-year-old Blanch Wise near Washington October 24 was captured in an Illinois cornfield after two days on the run. He was identified by Wise and two other children in the Daviess county jail parlor and then taken to the mayor's court for trial. His aged farmer father appeared. Eagle pled not guilty and bond was set at 5000 dollars. Trial scheduled for November.
C O Potter and J M Pringle of the Dinois oil fields have been in the area taking leases and now seek local investors to form a stock company to drill multiple wells. Potter is known in the field and has prior experience here. They plan to organize soon with substantial stock already subscribed and leases on about four thousand acres in Martin and Daviess counties.
A marriage license was issued in Indianapolis last Thursday to Curtis E. Simley and Exinia F. Hall. Simley, a Van Buren township native, formerly worked as a merchant clerk in Odon and is the son of Trustee W.W. Smiley. His bride has visited his sister and is known to local young people.
Levi Swengel, a Jackson County man, owns a five footed horse. The extra foot sits above the forefoot and is perfectly formed like the other feet though slightly smaller. Swengel says the animal has caused no inconvenience in eight years of work since it was a colt.
The Southern Indiana Glass Works bought the Old Phoenix Window Glass site from White River bank in Loogootee to build a new amber bottle factory. When ready, the plant will employ over one hundred more workers and install machinery this month.
We express gratitude to friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and passing of our husband and father Leonard Winkelpleck.
Plainville, Mrs. Nancy J. Singleton wife of James Singleton died at 7 Saturday morning from heart neuralgia. Found in a dying condition she expired before a physician arrived. She was 75 and thrice married leaving two sisters Mrs John Bush of Elnora and Eliza Cornett of Washington and children from former marriages.
Linton's last saloon shut down Monday night marking the end of an era for the town's nightlife and local economy.
The Youth's Companion presents a Christmas gift choice between 52 issues for 178 dollars or a single book priced from 1.50 to 32. The Companion promises rich weekly reading values, including stories and articles by famous writers, with a year’s content equal to twenty travel and history books and a clean, trustworthy tone. Offer includes free remaining 1909 issues and a 1910 Venetian Calendar with color lithography upon subscribing at 1.75 dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. B S Sneed entertained the Thimble club and husbands with a Halloween evening. Mrs W T Dearmin won first prize in progressive games and Mrs W T E Hueston took the consolation prize. A two course luncheon and themed decor delighted guests including H H Crooke Smiley Gantz Danner Matthews Burrell Dearmin Hueston Mitchell Culmer Love McCoy Merrill and Gilpatrick.
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