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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
1
Local chairman R J McCallian organizes December 17 18 events featuring Purdue professor H A Hopper on dairying soil fertility and forage crops with lectures discussions music recitations and solos led by D W Hayes Milo Smiley and others. A separate note discusses powder laws and Du Pont liability.
Keck the Jeweler and Optician invites customers to visit for eye care and optical instrument services. They emphasize careful examination of eye defects using precise devices and invite any day for consultations.
Local educators struggle to grasp a newly enacted school law as officials promise clearer guidance and training. The measure touches funding, curriculum standards, and teacher evaluations amid district debates.
Jacob A. Flinn aged 65 years 11 months 19 days died at his home five miles west of town. Born December 12 1841 in Lawrence County Indiana he served in the 39th Indiana during the Civil War. He married Martha L Guthrie in 1864 and later moved to Owen County. Surviving are wife and ten children with several deceased. Funeral was held Monday at the home conducted by Ed. regard to the qualifications required.
Coroner R E H Leavitt filed a verdict charging I du Pont de Nemours powder company with responsibility for the Fontanet mill explosion on Oct 15. The disaster killed 27 and injured 125, with property damage over 337000. He urges Indiana laws on powder manufacture and locating mills on large parcels with safe spacing.
Clarence Killion, 22, son of Nathan H. Killion of Steele township, died from typhoid fever at Redfield South Dakota Sunday night. He had gone to work in the wheat fields in September and fell ill a week and a half ago. Word reached Plainville Monday morning and the body would be shipped immediately.
Indiana's State Board of Health prepares circulars for teachers and families outlining the value of dental and throat care for children. Dr J N Blurty, secretary of the board, oversees the drafting as the first step in an statewide investigation.
A verbose clipping notes a barber adand diatribe on fashion, then a push in Indiana for teachers and families to implement an oral hygiene crusade modeled on Sweden and Germany. Dr. Harry cites England data claiming 75 percent of schoolchildren have mouth or teeth issues. The state plans a circular titled Oral Hygiene outlining care benefits for children.
The Washington Realty Co. closed a deal transferring the Foglesong farm near Jordan station to W. L. Riker of Minois for 8750 dollars, about 75 per acre. William Foglesong, formerly of Elmore township, plans to move to Terre Haute and hand over possession mid January next year.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Johnson recently relocated from here to Prosser Washington for health reasons. In a letter to his mother Mrs S Ketchem he calls Washington a fine country and notes productive soil while enclosing clippings from papers quoting fruit and vegetable prices.
Two men robbed the State Bank at Clinton Ti of 6200 in coin just before five. They forced the president cashier and bookkeeper into the vault and locked it. They escaped to a hotel with 2200 in gold and silver, later leaving 1500 silver behind. They fled as officers approached and the trio inside the vault were nearly suffocated.
Laughlin, prosecutor, sent 800 to 1,000 delinquent tax notices in Daviess County. About 1,400 total delinquencies exist, with four to five hundred insolvent due to death or nonresidency. Notices urge immediate payment to avoid suit, attachment, or garnishment with fees as costs.
The Newcastle Courier notes railroads will treat dogs as baggage for trips on or after December 1. Dogs must be checked and wear an owner name and address tag. If over fifty pounds, owners must pay an excess charge and no more than two dogs may ride in the baggage coach at once.
We thank our neighbors and friends for their kind assistance during the sickness and death of my sister Vasily Jaze at C.F. Ketchum.
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