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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1910
Page
5
A garbled OCR passage describes visits and personal events including Miss AbIie Baile from Marsh Valley, Veron Dao and family, and Mr Sant McCein plus Jarnioy Suteay. Multiple names and places appear distorted. the text reads like a jumble of social notices without cohesive events.
The community discusses progress of Gideon schools with three progressive churches backing education. Parents are urged to encourage attendance at high school and prioritize preparation for Odona and related opportunities, stressing long term benefits and welfare for students.
Fragmented OCR text references vows and savior concepts, names like Beatrice Lawes and Jeanette Warr, and mentions Bible study and Christian character. Multiple garbled phrases suggest a religious instruction or memorial context without clear events or dates.
Ten friends gathered at Mrs Gets Dishine home yesterday to surprise Mrs Itskin on her fifty fifth birthday. Gifts were exchanged after a pleasant afternoon as guests departed in the early evening.
The Southern Liciania Methodist episcopal conference in Eyvansville will feature Rev W.OOW of Madison. Rev Bolytacheiye, the eldest Methodist minister in Jnedtiaia, has attended sixty five conferences and celebrated his ninety first birthday recently in New Albany.
Elnora hosts a street fair and stock show this week with attendees from nearby Jere mie. The event runs through the final day of the fair featuring local vendors and livestock displays.
A Jersey girl and boy purchase school books or tablets at the Yellow Front where a ruler and blotter are offered free. The notice mentions the Odon Drug Co as related.
Daviess circuit court at Vincennes will convene next Monday with Judge Q Houghton presiding. It will be Houghton’s last term on the regular bench and the November term begins the tiered schedule. Probate matters proceed as usual with eleven estates entering and fourteen civil actions, including thirteen with quiet title issues and three for damages. Major criminal matters include forgery by John Jones, witch shooting charges against Mae Edwards, larceny and burglary by Joe Yatel, and legal malpractice involving Dr Charles Youn. a case of Janes Buckley’s death may be acted on by the grand jury.
Hershel Myers and Pete Mallett, two young mechanics of Epsom, have leased the Elnora light plant and foundry of Win Suneltzer.
Dell sells east of town to Homer Cunningham while Oy Dell buys the Deck property on East Main Street, indicating two local real estate transfers.
The Indiana State Fair, in the week of September 2, reports improved exhibition quality after revising the premium list. Beef cattle prizes total 2640 with breed awards from Hereford Shorthorns Polled Durhams and Aberdeen Angus, plus silver cups from breeders. Dairy cattle and sheep divisions highlight a 48 hour dairy test overseen by Purdue University with Jersey entries, milk resting on the grounds, and substantial prizes funded by individuals and cattle associations.
A letter from Willis E Ketchem attorney Firman Sims to his parents Mrs and Mr Alfred Somes near Oden recounts search for Everett Ketchen who left home as a youth. Ketchem, now 35, wandered west to Washington state and Seattle owning property while Sims notes his marriage about twenty years ago. Sims, once practicing law in Missoula, moved toward the West to locate the uncle and support Ketchem’s family in Leland Standard.
On its Children’s Day the Indiana State Fair will welcome 7 to 12 year olds free on Tuesday, September 18. The Coliseum pony show features Shetland ponies, carts, saddles, and prize contests, with wild west acts, trick riding, and bronco busting captivating young attendees.
Indiana State Fair will use a organized corps of expert judges to award ribbons. The list includes specialists for draft horses beef cattle sheep swine poultry dairy cattle show horses and more with officials from Indiana Kentucky Illinois and Wisconsin. Frank F. Stone of Burlington will preside as one of the most competent starters in the country.
Miss Verna Sears and Miss Bess Sears visited Miss Stella Martin near Plainville on Sunday. George Dungan and family from Sullivan, Oregon visited his father. Davis Pershing and family guest of Philip Miller. Alfred Landien and Jamilie passed through toward Eaglesville. Milo Aiste and Frank Nori scored it Washington Saturday. Elmer Bostie and Lucile Ruth from Jadienapolis stayed with Hindanan family last week. Overton, Dungen and Flora Hall spent Saturday at Tinton. Marie Merrifield visited relatives. Daniel Storms from Burns City enroute to Fut sade. Bertha Overton visited Clara Pershing Sunday. Luther Sears and daughter with Ada Hendren spent midweek with Overtons and Kendrick Myers.
The Rev. S. M. Stewart, eight years in Ungava, Eskimo coast regions, says seal is sometimes the only food preventing starvation. He admits seal meat is an acquired taste, likened to a mix of cod steak reef steak and rabbit.
For sale A0 acres of white oak red oak poplar and other wood near Elnora two miles south in Daviess County. Contact John W. Ritter at BOOW Wash. st for details.
School opens September 5 and shoppers are urged not to wait. Make your selection at Gantz's now for a full range of supplies.
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