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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
1
Orchard and Garden discusses handling fruit to avoid waste and lost money. It covers pruning currants and gooseterries, mulching berries, storing fruit in damp sand, keeping stones moist, picking apples early or in cool conditions, and avoiding wet fruit. It emphasizes storage in a cool room with open nights and closed days.
Keller and Dan Neidigh, farmers from Washington township Greene county, were in Greene county circuit court for two days over the killing of two hogs. The trial involved four lawyers and costly proceedings, with the case costing the county over 200 dollars. The jury awarded Keller 20 dollars for the two hogs.
The Washington Manufacturing Company formerly the seating factory announces a Monday announcement that the plant will resume Tuesday morning. It explains several reasons for the downtime, but now sufficient orders and a growing workload justify a return to steady operation with sixty men on eleven hour shifts and plans to reach one hundred workers by week’s end accompanied by higher pay.
A marriage license was issued to James Clement Manning and Mrs. Coy Gertrude Swayze of Elmore township. Rev. J W Gilley conducted the ceremony at his Washington home on Thursday.
The Post Office Department announces a November 1 rise in registration fees from eight to ten cents. Officials say the higher price offsets shortages and aligns with costs for securing valuable letters and packages.
Fifteen children at the orphan's home were taken to three new homes the Julia E Works home the Marion county home and the Westfield home. The board of county commissioners last week ordered the county home abandoned and remaining children will be placed in suitable homes across the state as arrangements are made.
In circuit court Judge Houghton suspended the jail sentence for Charles Valin the ex-saloon keeper found guilty of keeping a blind tiger. Valin was fined ten dollars and thirty days in jail on appeal from the mayor's court and promised not to sell intoxicants again.
Walter B. Wood, son of Henry Wood of Washington, was killed by a train in Martinsville Illinois on Friday morning. The body was mangled with the head, an arm, and a foot severed. His daughter in Terre Haute claimed the body and had it buried there.
Fred Walters a fireman with the B. and O Southwestern whose home was at Valonia was killed instantly Thursday night at 11 48 near Montgomery when he leaned from the engine gangway to catch a breath of air and his head struck a steel pillar of the east overhead bridge.
Joe Ransom, formerly a clerk in J. N. Heap’s clothing store, has returned as a salesman in Heap’s shop after filling a similar role in Linton for two years. He plans to move his family to the city once a suitable dwelling is found. Ransom previously managed the C. L. Pierson clothing store, which closed September 1.
William Wade of Bogard township was declared insane Thursday afternoon by a lunacy commission consisting of Squire J W Kellams Dr R B Mitchell and Dr G W Willeford. An application for admission to the Evansville insane hospital has been filed.
A reader letter recounts a six week trip from the Mississippi through prairies to the Cascade peaks and Puget Sound, visiting Everett Seattle Bremerton Portland Seaside Astoria Salt Lake City Grand Junction and Denver region. The journey ends with a return to Chicago.
Dr. Carl Burrell wed a Coal City native described as a popular young woman. He trained at Indianapolis Dental College, practiced in Loogootee and Jasonville, and the couple will reside in Jasonville after the ceremony.
A barn on Andrew Christy’s Plainville area farm burned Saturday afternoon, taking a pea huller owned by Philander McHenry of Washington. A bucket brigade formed but could not save the barn. Loss estimated around a thousand dollars with limited insurance.
The Jasonville beer club, raided recently, resumes business at the old location as members order new shipments. Grand jury failure to indict in Bloomfield boosts club morale while temperance groups vow continued prosecutions. Managers Thomas Hiatt and Nick Lauber face postponed trial to September 27.
An old print shop advertisement offers printing services for letter heads short statements long statements sale bills with emphasis on quality and prompt work across various business needs.
A marriage license was issued Saturday to Charlie Dunning of Jasons ville and Miss Effie May Houghland of Elnora.
A small classified notice invites readers to visit Nickelo for a five cent ad mission nightly except Saturdays. The fragment suggests a promotional or storefront ad offer with limited operation days and a low price point.
Attend the millinery opening in Odon on September 23 24 and 25 to view the most stylish line ever shown. Local shoppers and fashion fans are invited to preview new hats and accessories during the event.
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