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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
3
Roy Myers heads to Indianapolis and various residents visit relatives in Martin county Loogootee and Indianapolis. Births marriages sales and real estate activity are logged with numerous names and places including Z B Farlow Edith Born Ed Jones and George Henderson. News mentions auctions, court trips, social events, and upcoming editorial notes for publication date.
Bennett and Laughlin broker a large land deal in which Harvey Ward transfers multiple residences and a farm on First Creek including Jon Semmers Simon Blough and John Haig properties to Mrs Rozanus Hayes in exchange for her sizeable Van Buren farm. The consideration exceeds 11000.
Ray Laughlin returns from the west. Thomas Wadsworth and families from Eaglesville and Odon visit here. Miss Elfie Stotts visits Van Buren. Accomplished daughter Miss Lu from Oklahoma joins local hosting. Numerous visits by Laughlin, Stotts, Woodruff, Pownall, and Hubbard families noted amid a string of scattered social calls. Confused ending lines mention Mexican military critics but are unclear.
In 1873 he moved to this country and resided here thereafter. He fathered six children, four living: John of Plainville, Charlea, Mrs. Jos Sears and Mrs. James Sears of this vicinity. Funeral services led by Eld Miller were held at his residence Wednesday afternoon with burial at Walnut Hill.
Elijah Steel and Gertha M Cunningham wed Sunday morning two miles southwest of here at the bride's parents home Eld GC H Buchanan officiating Steel from Green county is praised Bride daughter of Lewis and Mrs Cunningham Lyons will be their home after the ceremony A bountiful dinner followed the event
Ora V. Pritchett and Miss Ethel Laughlin were married at the bride’s parents home four miles east of Odon with Eld. C H Buchanan officiating. The couple, after a wedding supper, left for Dana Indiana their future home.
Thursday night October 22 features an orchestra led program with Rev Hobson giving a scripture lesson and a music topic. The Lorenz Male Quartet and Ladies Quartet perform along with recitations by Beatrix Hayes Myrtle Todd and Edith Hobson. Claude Danner plays cornet, Mrs Sue Arford speaks on Library and its ages in the Union. Benediction closes the program.
Proprietor Lowery Cooper notifies that the Odon Manufacturing Co. has ceased operations as he intends to move to Arkansas. All debtors must settle by November 1, 1903, and all creditors should present claims for payment before that date.
A Brooklyn retailer defends a glass of ammonia dash from a visitor who released a second blast of fumes, leaving both intruders injured and temporarily paralyzed. The report notes claims of ammonia bottles marketed to burglars and suggests banks equip with such devices.
Readable fragments list a program of musical numbers and performers including piano solos by Wallace Smiley, cornet and violin solos, vocal duets and quartets featuring Chas and Walter Breden, Will Bair, Pearl Cummings, Beatrice Hayes, S O Culmer, A A Lane, Madge Huenton, Elmer Ramsey, Levi Matthews, and Raymond O'Dell with band pieces and comical recitations.
At the Christian Church a Sunday program begins 6:30 PM with scripture references. Soloist Tena Cuemmingg, prayer by Ethel Pownall, duet by Pearl Cummings and Mrs A A Lane, "Moses in Egypt" by N F Barkley, instrumental by Effie Shively, "Moses, the leader of his people" by Duster Williams with Pearl Cummings and Ina Cooper on guitar, A T Mayfield leads.
A notice from E. W. Gwartney announces quitting the delivery business and selling all grocery stock at close margins. Fresh goods arrive regularly with 16 ounces to the pound and top cash prices paid for poultry and eggs in cash or trade.
A collection of reported suicide notes and attempts from the era. Instances include a grocer's assistant who left an "I am hanging outside" message, an Irishman who wrote "This is an accident" to spare friends, and a Shropshire youth who warned his mother of an accidental death. Also referenced are telegraph-like ideas for conveying letters and the Piscicelli telepherage system between Rome and Naples with practical hurdles noted.
Walter Walsh of Chicago plans a new 150 mile railroad from Terre Haute to Chicago Heights linking with a terminal company. The route would parallel the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, avoid Danville, and use coal and stone traffic from Greene and Sullivan counties to boost online business. Extensions to Evansville and ties to a Chicago outlet aim to open new Indiana territory with a strong coal mine network and enhanced telephonic mine connections.
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