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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
1
William Louis Ferguson and Edna Pearl Howard were married Sunday evening at the home of Rev. C. M. Day. Ferguson is a farmer from Odon and Howard is the daughter of L. W. Howard of east Odon. They will establish a home on a farm near Newberry.
The township advisory board met last Saturday and refused to appropriate 250 for repairing and grading the Wirtz bill. No private donations have been made and interested parties may circulate a petition to have the work done as a new road. The commissioner had agreed to expenditures only if the township and citizens contributed.
Washington City post office department issues order banning adhesive stamps or sticker imitations on the address side of domestic mail. Only regular postage stamps may appear there. other stamps or imitations will be returned to sender or forwarded to the dead letters division if the sender is unknown.
The first M. E. church at Bloomington gears up to host Indiana conference with over 1000 ministers and delegates. Notables include Fairbun Hanly Mitchell Blake Moulder Nicholson. Bishop McDowell will preside. Ladies host tea for ministers wives. new appointments announced September 18 or 19.
The Old Soldiers Reunion marks its fiftieth anniversary at Ebenezer church in the south part of Daviess city. All veterans and friends are invited for a full day event with a new program and baskets. Gather at 10 30 a m prompt for an all day meeting hosted by J A Palmer commander and Wm Tomey secretary.
An account from Antler North Dakota details a Sunday tornado that killed two near Sherwood and injured twenty two near Antler. The storm leveled a home, sent a heater stove away, and trapped twenty two in a cellar, though the narrator survived with minor injuries.
Clarence Pownall recovering from typhoid fever. Rev D P L McCoy of Odon visited Rev A W Arford on Tuesday. Miss Marc Baile hosted a sixteen child Sunday school class. Jord Fields and family called on Rev Mobley in Odon. Fern Neeriemer and Ruth Carpenter of Ofen at Saforday night and Sunday. D W Osborn injured arm breaking it while trying to bridle a young horse. H M Connell and family visited Rev Mobley in Oil on Monday. Dedicatory service at Mud Pike attended by locals. Miss Pansy Mobley visited earlier in the week. John and Thomas Bowers of Huron, Orange County, visited W P Howard Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs Will Sprague spent Tuesday with Mrs Amil Howard.
Alva Sims of the Standard Oil distributor in this locality repelled an attempted hold up near Scotland in Hasler woods. A foreign group may have plotted to seize his cash as Sims confronted a wheeled robbery using a gun. The incident involved a woman suspect and two potential accomplices lurking in darkness.
Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Joseph Callahan as superintendent offers a 10 30 a m sermon titled Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth. Junior service at 2 00 p m led by Mrs C T Mount with 7 30 p m preaching on Ways of Reading the Bible. attendees asked to bring a Bible or testament and participate.
Early Saturday morning a fire destroyed the Charles Wilson general store in Epsom. The blaze consumed the building and stock, with a total loss estimated at 8,000 and 5,000 insured. Origin unknown though suspected to have started in the warehouse. The store, owned by Mr. Wilson for five years, had been a lucrative business.
Miss Mayme Boston of Linton married Will Wesner a Newberry telephone lineman in Bloomfield last Thursday. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Boston and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs John O'Dell. She formerly lived in Odon and has many friends there.
Miio Aishe and wife Visited Mr and Mrs Daniel Aishe on Sunday. Miss Cecil Hindman traveled to Sanborn for a short visit with her sister. Mrs Flora Hall returned home after visiting her brother George Dungan and family at Sullivan. Lela and Clesta Ramsey visited friends at Jasonville over the weekend. Cecil Martin Leonard Ends and Clara Cummings were guests of Miss Bess Sears. Adolphus Williams of Odon and Ed Hindman of Indianapolis visited relatives here. Dale Sears of Sidell spent days with his parents. Homer Pershing and family visited the Abrams. Overton of Clinton visited his parents. Murl Pershing of Indianapolis visiting. Mrs Rueben Ramsey called to aid Reason Bair of Odon who is ill. Leonard Ramsey family spent Sunday with Virgil Boyd.
A brick church in Mund Pike was dedicated with a full day of services led by Rev. D. P. McCow. Dr. H. W. Fout preached twice, offering raised about 4200 and noting the church’s community impact. The Olon Male Quartet provided songs, and Rev. W. E. Snyder is credited for guiding the project to near completion.
William Lee of Boonville, 22, admitted in writing at Evansville jail to killing his father mother and brother and setting a fire to hide the crime. He claimed he was not responsible, saying he was not in his head during the acts and described the sequence of the killings. He was sent to Jeffersonville reformatory to prevent mob violence.
Several residents attended a Newberry picnic. Mrs. Virgil Long returned to Terre Haute with Lela Cunningham and Mildred Long. Sadie Sharpless visited with daughter Rosa Hastings. Dutch Wright visited Ketchem family. Mary Clark returned from Bloomfield. Christopher Long visited Alfred and family. The Wikle, Skemp, Aishe and Smith clans gathered with Hastings and Stepp relations. Dave Pershing of Indianapolis joined Dovie and Kitty Smith. Harve Sims and families visited John Hastings.
On Saturday September 2 at 2 30 PM I offer my moved residence from the corner of Main and Oak to Oak street at public auction. The six room house is in fair condition. Bidders must move the house within ten days of purchase and avoid damage to shade trees. Inspection available daily prior to sale. TERMS: one hundred down, fourteen six months and twelve months with six percent interest, settlement on ground immediately after sale.
The notice lists U B Church services for the last Sunday of the conference with Sunday school at 9 30 a m at Mud Pike 9 30 a m Pleasant Hill 1 30 p m preaching times 10 30 a m and 2 45 p m officiants include Rev A J Newgent and Pastor D P McCoy.
Household goods and farming implements offered for sale. Move sale to clear items no longer needed. Call to investigate and arrange details. Contact Frank Overton S21 25.
Mrs. Sam K Malone collected a $2000 check Monday from the Modern Woodmen order in settlement of her son Roscoe Malone's life insurance. Roscoe died on August 9, and the payment was made shortly after.
Miss Sadie Harman and Helen Gantz visited Bedford over Sunday in a short social outing. The event highlights friendly family connections and local hospitality in the community.
Eld. W. S. Anderson and W. H. Pool set up a large tent west of the creamery for a series of gospel meetings. Stere optician views will illustrate many subjects. Meetings run every evening starting Thursday August 31. Public welcome. seats free. Long service 7:30 with preaching at 7:45.
Beatrice Hayes traveled to Washington on Saturday night to visit friends, according to the readable portion of the report.
Farlen items report W H McCirter and wife visiting Ed Hubbard and family Sunday. J P Taylor lays concrete veranda floors this week. Several families and neighbors travel to Sanborn for Union Baptist association. Mrs Will Conard and children visit Paris Illinois this week.
Mr and Mrs Jno B Stotts and for Carvel visited relatives at Bedford at the start of the week.
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