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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
4
Fragmentary text lists a monetary amount of fifty cents and a price of twenty five cents with unclear context. No identifiable people organizations or locations are readable. The readable items imply a small scale sale or pricing note from a damaged source.
Local notes describe husking corn largely finished and residents attending services Saturday night Sunday morning and evening. Visitors include Jobo Resler Mrs Resler and chauffeur at Will Hamerick home. Families and neighbors hosted at Clinton Garten and Grable households. A sale at Elles was attended. George Tomer traveled to Martin County. Elisha Chestnut visited Coraecious Resler’s home.
Miss Ada Howard visited Miss Eva Connell Sunday. Mrs. Noah Carr and Miss Goldin Hall spent Sunday with Mrs. Chas Herron. Leonard Ridenbaugh visited Saturday and Sunday. A very large crowd attended the funeral of Rev. Edmond Taylor Monday at Union Chapel. The Misses Zella Miller Cecil Hindmann Henry Wallick Earl and Victor Bechtel were guests of Goldie Howard Sunday evening. All are invited to attend class meeting Sunday at 10 a.m. and preaching Sunday at 7 p.m. Union Chapel.
Mrs Everett Howard visited Mrs Will Jackson north of town on Tuesday. The brief social call highlighted neighbors sharing greetings and local community ties.
Chester and Walter Hackler of Lco gootee visited their mother Mrs A M Dicks Saturday night and Sunday in a short family trip reported in local notes with names and dates.
A barn on farmer James Wier's property near Newberry was destroyed by fire on Monday. The loss is estimated at 2000 dollars with 1500 dollars covered by insurance.
Daviess County teachers plan their fifteenth annual meeting at Washington, gathering Friday and Saturday for sessions and discussions.
George Henderson was at Plainville Miss Bessie Payne of Elnora was in Olon Saturday. Walter Edwards was here from Shelburn Sunday. Rev. J. W. Gilley was here from Washington Saturday. Dean M. Inman was at home from Bellflower Illinois Saturday. Abraham visited Sullivan relatives early week. Miss Beulah Carroll of Elnora spent Sunday with Miss Effie Shively. Rev. M. L. Mobley went to Brown county Tuesday on business. Ives Diefendorf of LaSalle Dunois visited his parents here this week. Nellie Burrell accepted a position in Jasonville post office. Henry Harman returned from Bloomington visit. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison and daughter Tove visited Newberry friends Sunday. David McCard who worked at Bedford spent Sunday here. Culmer Fry and family of Orleans visited H. L. Malone and wife north of town last week. Ray McCord came home from Indianapolis Friday for Thanksgiving with his mother. Herbert Trueblood of Center was in Odon Tuesday visiting his brother W. E. Trueblood.
Rev. Edmond Taylor a prominent United Brethren minister from Madison township died Friday at his home near Odon after years of illness. He served over 36 years in ministry, leaving a wife five children and six grandchildren. Services were at Union Chapel with several ministers presiding. burial followed at Union Chapel cemetery.
The community near Odon, Jasonville, and Lyons shows a flurry of visits and gatherings. Residents James and Mrs Hamilton, Miss Dillion, Miss Shake, the Arfords, and families from several nearby towns share meals, weddings, and Sunday visits as winter plans begin.
The first Indiana convention of the Farmers Educational and Co operative society is in session at Washington. About 5 000 members exist across sixteen counties led by Daviess with nearly 1 600 members. The state must reach 5 000 members to be recognized by the national body.
Notices broadcast across Indiana call gravel road contractors to assemble at the Denison hotels in Indianapolis on Sunday November 28 for a 11 o'clock organizing session. Afterward the group will adjourn to two o'clock for discussion of the Supreme Court decision and related issues.
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