Local residents travel to Washington and World’s Fair events
Local notes list H H Crooke and FB T Laughlin in Washington Monday while many Odon area residents, including Ida Winklepleck and Viola Wadsworth, prepare trips to the World’s Fair in St Louis. Several families visit relatives, shop sales, or attend church dedications. a mover pleads guilty over damaged telephone lines.
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Ida Winklepleck
Los Angeles
California
William Anthony
A. B
Washington Wadnesday
Farlen and Local Figures Attend Events in North End
North End visitors include Mro and Mrs J P Waylor WT Alexander and Capt Fisher of Wilder's Brigade. Local residents attend a horse show in Loogoater while others visit relatives. Mack York buys Ed Hubbard's farm and may move to Fannzouter. The Designer for November previews winter fashion and wedding planning features with etiquette and hairstyle tips.
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Alexander
Capt
Fisher
Wilder
Mack York
Ed Hubbard
John Hubbard
John
The
Designer
Local notes from Eaglesville area and visitors
J A Overton and wife visit World's Fair yesterday. Rev 3.0 Dorsey to preach at 4f B church Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Wilson Myers visit relatives at Cornettsville. Dr Williams visits Bloomington. Ladies Aid plans Thanksgiving entertainment. Mrs A J Alexander of Indianapolis visiting son W T Alexander. Mrs Chas Schaffer visits from Bedford. Mesdsaes Wood Danner and Levi Matthess visit Ennora. Mrs Ralph Volliver and daughter visit from Indianapolis. New line of patent bats arrives. Etta Bunch Fisshe Lee returns to Lawrence County. Mrs Reasen Bennett visits son Edward at Jasonville. For sale or trade for wood horses two new A grade rubber WOT. U S ladies of East Odon host Oyster supper and carpet rag entertainment at the Opers House Halloween and dinner on Thanksgiving. John S Hine and wife of Martinsville visiting W T Alexander. Hine recalls his 13 year return trip and notes change in the country over four years.
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U. S
East Odon
School contest offers encyclopedia set for top subscriber group
A local promotion offers ten volumes of the Amerivarized Britannica to the Madison or Van Buren township Odon schools that secure the most subscriptions to The Odun Journal. Each two cents paid earns a vote, and voters may support any school in the two townships except Odon. The winning district will receive books valued at $9 at the contest conclusion.
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Madison
VanBuren Township
Odon
van Bueren
Oden
van Buren
Madison Township
Odon Journal
Clinton sails for China after World’s Fair trip
J. M. Clinton leaves Thursday for China joining Mrs. Clinton in Anderson before heading to St. Louis for the World’s Fair. They will travel to San Francisco to sail on the China for Shanghai on the 25th and spend a month there then proceed to Hankow. Clinton is connected with the Y M C A foreign work and is expected to achieve success.
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J. M. Clinton
China
Anderson
Mrs. Clinton
St. Louis
San Francisco
Shanghai
Hankow
Merchants Extend Early Evening Closings to 7 PM
Local business leaders agreed last July to close stores at seven o clock in the evening except Mondays and Saturdays. The arrangement proved satisfactory and last week merchants decided to continue the seven o clock closing time except on Saturdays.
Child Suffocation Fatality Near Washington
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hayes died Sunday at their home east of Washington. The mother found the baby dead after a pillow was placed over its head and removed, a family member commenting on the baby's whiteness. Coroner Horham held an inquest and prepared the body for burial as Mrs Hayes mourns.
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Apsairs
Charles Hayes
Washington
Horham
Hayes
Ladder accident injures man on Maine Street
Last Friday morning C. E. R. O'Dell mashed his right foot when a heavy ladder fell after he moved a plank from under it. No bones were broken and he localized to crutches for mobility.
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C. ER. O'Dell
Maine Street
Odea School Reports Mixed Attendance For October Week
The October 7 month report lists multiple rooms with enrollment figures and attendance rates. Highlights include Room 3 Clara Critchlow with 93.2 percent attendance and Room 1 Family O Dell at 93 percent, while high school shows 37 in daily average attendance.
Odon Man Appointed Pastor Change at Jeffersonville Reformatory
W H Whittaker, superintendent, names Rev W R Edgin chaplain at Jeffersonville Reformatory. Edgin, an Odon native, has led Faroas Place M B Church for three years. Rev C W Crooke from Orleans replaces him. Real estate sales listed by Bennett & Laughlin include John Tee 100 acres for 4500 and others in Indianapolis.
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W.H. Whittaker
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Indianapolis
C. W. Crooke
Odon
M. E. Church
Orleans
Edgin
Arm Crushed in Wagon Accident Near Town
Grover Bowman hauled coal when a wagon wheel passed over Walter Zeiglers arm after he missed footing. The injury crushed the bone and protruded flesh. Dr. T B Rankin treated the badly broken arm. The report notes a local accident with urban transport and medical response.
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T.B Rankin
Pretty Home Wedding of Homer J Ward and Viola Hayes
Sunday afternoon at five o clock a home wedding united Homer J Ward and Viola Hayes in the house of Mrs Hosanna Hayes on Race street. Rev John Breden officiated as Beatrice Sayes played the wedding march and guests enjoyed refreshments afterward.
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Homer J. Ward
Viola Hayes
John Breden
Hosanna Hayes
Race Street
Beatrice Sayes
Wood for gale offered at $1.25 delivered per cord
Noah Webster lists 250 cords of heating wood available for gale delivery at a price of 1.25 dollars per cord.
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Gale
County Treasurer Lays Off 810000 Bonds, County Debt Cleared
County Treasurer True Love announced the county has laid off 810000 in bonds, eliminating county debt for the first time since the courthouse was built. The move marks a historic financial milestone for the county government.
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Truelove
Child Scalding Incident Causes Injuries
A teapot spill in the kitchen scalded four year old child of Jos. B. Reeler. The injuries were severe to the legs but the child is now recovering.
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Jos. B. Reeler
Raglesville notes mild World Fair trip and local updates
Local items report Rev. Aaron Hogan and others traveling to St. Louis for the World's Fair. several residents move residences or return home. A drunken visitor from Loogootee caused minor trouble Sunday night. A Sunday ball game drew a large crowd with the Rough Riders defeating St Mary's 8 to 7. Moving pictures drew crowds Friday and Saturday. Rural route change petition circulates amid quiet presidential season. Wheat sowing winds down as Burss City adds a feather to its cap with the Washington Grays. A new barn nears completion and a sale attracts a sizable crowd south of town.
Coal Mine for Lease and Political Song Promotion
Coal mine for lease with 42 inch vein near a railroad and Burns City noted as locations. Advertisement mentions good coal and Bradford Kutch Odom in Indiana. Also reports Republicans adopting Will L. Thompson's campaign song Shoulder to Shoulder with a request for 24 cents to East Liverpool, Ohio, and a subscription pitch for The Journal.
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raisJroad
Burns City
Will L. Thompson
Sas
East Liverpool
Electroplated Goods Impress with American Style
A Washington Post quote attributes U S leadership in electroplated table ware to superior American designs. It notes coatings of silver over alloys of tin zinc antimony and copper, claiming wear lasting twenty five to thirty years and difficulty distinguishing plated from solid silver by the average buyer.
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United States
Washington Post
Wellington Gives Up Violin To Focus On Duty
A letter from 1852 notes the Duke of Wellington abandoned the violin when he became a field officer. He remained fond of music, inheriting the taste from his father Lord Mornington, a doctor of music and composer of merit.
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Duke of Wellington
Stuart Mackenzie
Duke of Sutherland
Duchess
Lord Mornington
Pearson’s
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