04 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
1
In October week long tribute to James Whitcomb Riley begins October 7 in Indianapolis and spreads nationwide. Riley born October 7 1831 in Greenfield Indiana is famed for child centered verse and is honored with school events and widespread celebrations.
Meeting notes show C W B M gathering at director W H Hueston’s home on Sept 9 at 2 00 pm. Program includes prayer hymn business period readings and talks on evangelizing population centers with Mrs M Day and Mrs A E Crooke leading.
The readable text notes a steadily growing trend in the library’s second quarterly report with mentions of beans and unclear phrases. Named entities and concrete data are absent or garbled, leaving a partial, non-specific summary of growth signals.
Odon plans a new public library to replace the old one at Freeman's bakery. A five tenths of a mill assessment will fund the project, with a seven member board appointed by the judge, school and town boards to oversee construction, staffing, and fixtures.
County Treasurer T. T. Jones warns taxpayers that the full installment for taxes is due by the first Monday in November to avoid a ten percent delinquency penalty. Receipts are ready and guardians, administrators, or those paying on divided estates are urged to settle promptly.
The postmaster reports an order to weigh and count every piece of mail collected by local carriers from Oct 1 to Nov 0. The added work comes as a result of a recent act of Congress increasing rural carrier salaries. Over two thousand routes are affected as the change takes effect Monday, the last day of the quarter.
The board of county commissioners has appointed election inspectors for the November 5 election. Inspectors per county include Madison with Meeks McCallian Forsythe. Elmore with Irvin Shufflebarger Todd. Wesle with Allison Swan. Steele with Gilliatt Padgett. Barr with Drew O Dell Graves Sinnott. Reeve with Feagans Cox. Bogard with Wade Wallace. Ian Buren with Smiley Wade. Washington with May Brummett Burkhardt Hollan Wallford Hembree Elswick Keith Mandabach Goshorn Rafferty Coelbert.
A partial lunar eclipse was seen last Saturday by early risers. It was the first similar phase since September 25, eighteen years and eleven days ago, with about one eighth of the moon's diameter covered. The moon entered the penumbra at 3 15, the shadow at 5 02, and the middle at 5 45. It left the shadow at 6 26 as the sun rose, and the final phase was not visible.
Dennis Trainor of near Montgomery moved on Roy Myers farm Saturday. Mrs. Bridget Madden remains ill. Millard Grove’s child ill from malaria. J N Myers visited daughter Dice Grabes in Montgomery. Luther Tomey of Elnora and A Tomey Edward Scott of Epsom attended with Reed and M F Campbell. Prof Brock engaged in surveying. a valued horse was noted as last week’s asset.
All men over 21 must register or lose voting juror and petition rights. Registration on Monday October 7 ends the deadline. Precincts include Dr. Sidney Bowman’s office in Odon, McNeeley’s livery stable in Odon, and Bennett & Laughlin law office.
The article explains that aging brings difficulty in movement and thinking due to plaques forming in the brain under the frontal bone. These ray shaped crystals thickened brain cells disrupt speech and movement, and when numerous, cause senile dementia affecting both bright and dull individuals alike.
The Sunday Star favors preserving birds as farmers friends and warns that harming them could threaten humanity. The Record-Herald highlights calls to protect harmless creatures like snakes as part of broader farm welfare and pest control discussions.
Creditors led by John A Hastings W L Collins and John K Storm through Gardiner Tharp Gardiner filed a petition in the federal court at Indianapolis against William T Alexander a former Odou businessman The suit seeks to discharge the assignee or have the case confiscated by federal authorities so Alexander is declared bankrupt and simple The action may affect M B Fisher whose acts related to Alexander’s recent assignment.
A Farm and Fireside piece argues American farmers undervalue trained dogs for work. It recalls European practice where dogs perform daily tasks like hired workers, herd sheep, move stock, and gather cattle, stressing training to avoid misfit dogs and to save labor and expense.
Medical authorities claim that writer's cramp and similar muscular paralysis symptoms arise not from tiring of work but from brain fatigue. The report suggests a broader view of neurological factors behind overuse symptoms.
John W. Dillion a prosperous farmer near Mud Pike died at his home Sunday morning after a severe typhoid illness. Funeral was held at his residence at ten o clock Tuesday morning burial followed at Ketchem cemetery. He was widely known in this locality.
Lyman Freed, son of Robert Freed of Mud Pike, died after a colt kick caused peritonitis. Funeral services were held at Good Hope church on Sept. 30 with burial at Walnut Hill cemetery.
Stanley, infant son of Mr and Mrs CO Mumaw, died at his grandfather's home north of Odon Wednesday night. The family recently returned from Colorado where the child was born. Funeral services were held at Pleasant Hill with Rev Garriott in charge and burial followed at Pleasant Hill.
Guglielmo Marconi, a Bologna Padua student turned inventor, pursued Hertzian waves from youth. By age twenty in 1895 he built the first wireless apparatus, demonstrating wireless communication without wires.
Washington reports a new tree planting drive by prominent statesmen on Capitol grounds. A purple beech near the Vice President’s home and other trees including walnut hickory and red oak will be planted by leaders such as Speaker Clark and former Speaker Cannon. Superintendent Eliott Woods will photograph the event for official records as the arbor campaign gains momentum.
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