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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1895
Page
3
Reported notes describe a large Block of Oo Sal 7 project facing adjustments and a new event timetable. Officials confirm ongoing coordination with local agencies and community groups to align schedules and public communication.
Local news notes a clearance sale at Danner & Tolle featuring boots shoes clothing and household goods. Advertised prices claim deep discounts with items like men winter boots and various footwear touted as low cost while a large assortment of goods and services are promoted for immediate purchase and trade. An array of community notices follow including upcoming township events and local performances.
Nonsense and fragmented OCR text describes random items including an Odes Journal, a proposed weekly paper, Christmas notes, wrecks on a traction engine, schooling and snow windows, a trapeze act, various medical remedies, a Princeton prohibition party, and a call for debts to Dr. Burton Sears. The passage weaves dozens of detached phrases and names without coherent narrative.
Debtor notices from Auperanns and Penrodds Wonklepiack ask debtors to settle at this office. Advertises cheap lands in Georgia and South Carolina with terms and address for Rest Estate Broker David Garey of West Shoals, Indiana.
Abstracters of titles advertise complete abstracts of all land tithes in diainess Coasts and offer seals. Kefternan Mattingly of Washington Indiana announces services to be presented at Odon on Thanksgiving night. Names listed include Joe Rhiner bench John Dudley Walter Breden Saint tramp Walter Crooke and others.
Town column lists numerous visits and business trips by residents from Elnora Bedford Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Notables include Mrs Emma Hubbard, Prof H H Clark, Congressman Hardy and family, and deaths of Clarence Potts and Mrs Emma Taylor. Community appears active with arrivals moves and social touches.
Odon will have a Normal next Spring and Summer. Elnora's schol will last until late spring. The County Superintendent visits schools and finds them below average due to diphtheria. Teachers should attend the Painess County Teachers Association next Friday in Washington.
Nora Marks asks why the President notes the phrase in the proclamation as the twentieth year of independence, wondering if the count should be longer. The inquiry hints at a possible historical dating discrepancy in the document.
Rev Hartsock conducts a protracted meeting at the M E church as the town booms with visitors. Mrs Al Penrod returns from a two month Shoals visit and Prof J J Westhafer and family visit relatives.
Mr FLW. WNmnpatuean moved to his pow tars in the marsh. Mr Solomon York near Cash Corner was here Tuesday. Mr John Bennett returned from work near the Air Line Room on the Ghia River. My deta Bress works with five horses receivers on VOIN Sene to Bhip at his pose. Cape COLEMAN.
Copa Clinton is sick with fever. Miss Maud Rankin traveled to Washington. Irvin Carroll visited last Sunday. Mrs N Fl eenny spent Sunday with her daughter at Heora. Rev Brown of Edon preached Monday night. Miss Ella Knappe of Washington was in town on business. Heber Mensagh of Salem stayed with Misa Lizzie McFadden. Burt Millis attended the Grand Lodge in Indianapolis. Rev N F Deany will fill the M E church pulpit next Sunday. Dr O A McKittrick and daughter Carrie are in Kentucky visiting sick friends. Mr and Mrs Clay Haynes returned to Mississippi after a visit. Leathy Grove dies at age two from croup. burial at Polverts Gagpel.
A light snow fell Tuesday night as farmers finish harvest and wheat looks well after recent rains. Several residents and visitors are noted including Mrs Jams Fisher on sick list and Ledgerwood visiting in the township. Local travel and visits to Washington and orange county are mentioned along with church and school activities and farm shipments of chickens and turkeys.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Castoria and remedies, mentioning children and guidance in a vintage medical ad context. The readable text hints at warnings or recommendations linked to Castoria preparations.
The French battleship Richelieu demonstrated a novel coal transfer system with a collier alongside. While moving at six and a half knots, she took in about 100 tons of coal in three hours, showcasing a new underway coaling method.
A lengthy probate dispute involving William Walkerly and the James G. Fair will has been settled out of court. Herman Oelrichs spearheaded an agreement among all interested parties, ending anticipated litigation and securing fees for trustees. The estate is now divided among heirs with property passing accordingly.
At a Chelsea New Cumberland West Virginia pottery the foreman suspended evening decorating work to limit visits from male guests. After a boxsets protest and a champion among workers, an order was withdrawn and the policy allowing social visits on Wednesdays was restored.
A four-foot eel blocked the water main at 65 Park Place New York City causing a temporary water shortage for residents. A bucket brigade restored supply until a plumber removed the eel. The creature, torn in two, partially escaped into the sewer and was later retrieved near Park Place and West Broadway.
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