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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1896
Page
3
Mrs. Juba Crooke promotes a millinery shop offering fashionable hats from trims, ribbons, and sailors. Shoppers are invited to visit Indianaplis and Cincinnati locations to learn very cheap prices and styles from two sites.
A garbled OCR page mixes whimsical lines with local shop pitches and election chatter. Advertisers Danner & Toelle and Odon Jewelry Store promote wares as readers note ballots, watches, and spectacles amid patchy political commentary.
In Washington, a German barber who admires Bryan voted Tuesday and boasted of stamping the rooster and the hand of a voter. Friends taunted him as he learned he had supported the Republican ticket. Ballowe'en is described as an ancient pagan relic honoring departed saints and believed to unleash supernatural influences and roaming spirits.
A list of marriage licenses shows Harrison Cole to Willian, McIntire to Nicholas E Dant to Wu, TH Aten to Seth Wo, Williams to Chas Burrus to Cher, A Pershing to Deora, redrick Maggie M Farrell Elizabeth M Brady Katie A Remy Sarah C Hautery Myrtle Cooke Tabitha Williams.
County bar reports that trustees and attorneys secured a successful termination of a business matter, preserving about half of the total property for distribution among the heirs, per the Washington Herald.
The passage lists electoral votes by state in McKinley and Bryan columns with numbers for each state, noting totals and regional groupings. It also includes scattered political commentary and local election notes from Daviess county and Albion Horrall, with references to candidates and party results.
Washington Herald notes a comical election stunt after the vote. Eslinger promised a Republican speaker would appear at his hotel in the west end, then wheel Pete through town in a wheelbarrow with a drum corps leading. Another man bets to eat a gallon of raw oysters in ten minutes.
Ada Fisher buried in Eaglesville last Sunday after funeral by Rev Lashtrook. Ethel McCord died of Brights disease Thursday night at age nine. parents and friends extend sympathy. Jacob Malone, longtime resident near Scotland, died Friday night of heart disease and was buried Saturday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. he leaves many friends including Sam K Matose of our town.
There will be no Sunday School or preaching at the All Church tomorrow due to the church house being in bad condition. The plastering has just been put on and is very damp. The house will be in complete readiness by next Sunday.
Summary of majorities by township for Bryan and McKinley across Daviess County. East townships list figures such as Washington Barritt Elmore Van Buren Steele Bogards Veale Madison Reeve Harrison and others. Bryan holds a total majority of 694 over McKinley with county total 8238 votes recorded.
Hugh Rogers as trustee informs Northwestern Mutual Life of Milwaukee of a $125 000 loan to Hugh Barr ten years ago secured by Hyatt estate real estate. The loan, plus private debts, left about $150 000 in indebtedness, around one third of the estate's value. After securing the loan Barr transferred property to Elisha Hyatt's sons Hiram Richard and Elisha. Richard Hyatt died, Rogers was appointed trustee, Hiram Hyatt died recently, and the case now burdens the court of Davis County with a large estate and debt load.
The report highlights county results with Pike County and Kentucky voting for McKinley, Southern Indiana strong for Bryan, Lawrence and Martin counties favoring McKinley, and Hardy defeated by Judge Robert W Miers. It notes Motsinger absent, populist questions circulating, and raises questions about future prosecutions.
Notice is given by Martha J. Ketcham, administrator of Jesse F. Ketcham’s estate. A public auction will be held at the deceased’s residence in Elmore Township, Daviess County, Indiana, on November 27, 1866 at 10:00 AM. Items include horses, hogs, cattle, corn, wheat, oats, hay, firearms, farming implements, and other articles. Cash for sums 85.00 and under. over 85.00 on six months credit with note and security.
Last Wednesday night was very bad and rainy but John Ritter and Wilson Myers visited their best girls amid campaign heat before the election. With the election over, pupils, parents and teachers aim to refocus on studies between now and the holidays.
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