Local Social Notes and Small Town Travel Updates
Mrs John Kinneman spent Wednesday at Elnora. Mr and Mrs H C Arnold and son Howard Junior returned to Indianapolis Monday after visiting Mr and Mrs J T Sears near this city. Clone East and children spent this week with his father Tom East of Hestonsville. Mrs Robert Nelson and little son returned Tuesday from a visit with Mrs Chas Erdson of Bedford. Cider on after Aug 12 will be made weekly with a 25 gallon minimum and 4 cents per gallon. Empty barrels for sale. Ernest Dobbins left Saturday for Wheeler to teach in consolidated schools. Miss Iane Hudelson of Buffalo NY returned home after a few days with Autumn Sims. Mrs J Y Lucas of Linton spent Wednesday with daughter Dennis Garten. Mrs Harry Huett went to Elnora Tuesday to spend a few weeks with her daughter. Mr and Mrs J C Flint left Wednesday for an extended motor trip through the east visiting Cleveland and Buffalo with Boston as final stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Arnold
Howard
Indianapolis
J. T. Sears
J. C. Flint
East
Clevelope
Buffalo
Boston
Local Social Notes and Fall Shopping Ads
Local items report visits by Miss Edith Freeman and families to French Lick and Indianapolis for fairs. Ads urge fall wallpaper savings from M. B. Ulrich & Co. Drugs. Several residents visit relatives, attend Labor Day events, and travel to Indianapolis and Ohio for college. Community ties documented with residents from Linton Bedford Vincennes Burns City and Indianapolis.
Notice of Precinct Voting Place and Residents Travel
Notice that 3rd precinct Madison Township Daviess County is the voting place. Harold W. Anderson Jos D Sommers and John Sommers left Wednesday to visit relatives in Indianapolis and Elkhart. Elmer Bunch left Wednesday for Cody Nebraska to join his wife and two sons spending two months in Nebraska and Wyoming. Mr. Bunch and family expect to return in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township Daviess Co
Harold W. Anderson
Jos. D. Sommers
John Sommers
Indianapolis
Elkhart
Elmer Bunch
Cody
Nebraska
Wyoming
Mr. Bunch
Arrest in Old Settlers stabbing at Odon endangers life
Fred Taylor was arrested Saturday morning in Linton and bound over to circus court after waiving arraignment. He faces charges of assault and battery with intent to kill in a fight at the Old Settlers event in Odon that left Everett Stone of Green county stabbed in the back and cut on the arm. Stone has recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Taylor
Old Settlers
Odon
Everett Stone
Green County
Linton
Washington
Circus Court
Squire J. C. Sheley
Stone
Social Notes From Burn s City and Nearby Towns
Residents and visitors from Burn s City and surrounding areas gather for family visits. Names include David Callahan and his mother Mrs Gertie Callahan, Miss Leva Williams, Mack Flynn and family, Mrs Josie Williams, Mrs Malinda Henderson, Mr and Mrs Tilford Kutch, Elva Beasley, Victoria Raleigh, Ella Kutch, Lena Beasley, and Asa Williams. An ad notes cider made after August 12 1920 with terms for 25 gallon lots.
Trustee Notice for Madison Township Meetings
Trustee announces weekly business hours at the Bk. T. Laughlin building on West Main Street Odon and at the trustee residence on other days to conduct Madison township affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odon
Bk. T. Laughlin
West Main Street
Madison Township
Public Roads Bureau Efficiency in Processing Federal Aid
Public Roads Bureau reports quick review and approval of federal aid applications. Over 50 percent handled in district offices. 80 percent reach Washington. three and a half day district engineer processing time. 3,000 active federal aid projects. district 8 in Montgomery cost $78,547 from 1916 to 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Montgomery
Alabama
Revisions Cut Costs on State Construction Projects
A district engineer revised a single case in one state saving 13638.26 dollars. Another project was redesigned to cost 1000 dollars less when plans were reviewed by the bureau.
Larger Capacity of Roads Says Strengthened Highways Best
An editor argues highway capacity must double soon. Doubling road width costs 100 percent more upfront, while strengthening roads to handle 100 percent more traffic could cost only 10 to 20 percent more per mile. A 50 percent haul cost reduction accompanies the shift, making strengthened roads the wiser choice.
Poultry Culling Demo Planned at James Wadsworth Home
A poultry culling demonstration is set for Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of James Wadsworth. Neighbors are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wadsworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
JHE Odon Drug CO
Star Theater
Scott & Hart Company
Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute
Indiana
John Kinneman
Elnora
Clone
Tom
Hestonsville
Robert Nelson
Little Son
Chas. Erdson
Bedford
W.r.neeremer
Ernest Dobbins
Wheeler
Iane Hudelson
Buffalo N.Y
Autumn Sims
J. Y. Lucas
Dennis Garten
Harry Huett
Indiana Bankers Association
Edith Freeman
Mrs
Harry Freeman
French Lick
M. B. Ulrich &Co. Drugs
Mrs. J. M. Winkelpleck
Earl Stines
Luther Baile
J. H Alishouse
J. F. Deal
L. E. Ramsey
Bloomfield
Madison Township Precinct No. 3
Sven ‘E. Connell
Pearl Boyd
Ruth Breden
Helen Gantz
Bicknell
Spencer Kern
Walter Cole
Gladys and
Walter
Southport
M. B. Ulrich & Co
C. A. Breden
Helen
Alma Helm
Irene Williams
Mr. Breden
Ohio
Westerville Otterbein College
Columbus
John Toon
Burns City
Odon Drug Co
Ethel Jonks
Mrs. Jos. Callahan
Vincennes
C.R. O’dell
Albert Burrell
C. E. O'dell
George Arnold
Odon Old Settlers
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Odon Clothing CO
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
E. O. Love
Mer
David Callahan
North Oak
Gertie Callahan
Leva . Williams of
Shoals
Summerville
Malinda Henderson of
Rebecca Walls
Vinnie Douglass
Tilford Kutch
Fred Winklepleck
Jessie Jackson
Eaglesville
Burke Ketchem
Elva Beasley
Cordin Beasley
Victoria Raleigh
Ella. Kutch
Lena Beasley
Teachers Institute
Asa Williams
Henry Williams
W.R. Neeriemer
Hunt
Ap Tv
Odeon
R. D. McCarter
Public Roads Bureau
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