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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1889
Page
2
Advertising slots priced by inch and column with advance payment required. Local notices cost five to fifteen cents per insertion, all ads mounted on metal bases. Communications should go to the Publisher. the paper warns mail misplacement can occur and asks readers to request replacements at the office.
An interesting communication from a farmer friend offers guidance on making a farm profitable. The note emphasizes practical steps and cautions for farmers to study and apply the advice.
Mr and Mrs Z V Garten request the presence at the marriage of their daughter Minnie to A A Lane. Sunday evening December 22 at six o clock at the residence of the bride's parents near Udon Indiana.
The editor announces an unprecedented large mailout of the Journal next week. Readers are invited to subscribe if they find value, and advertisers are urged to place ads in the forthcoming big edition for wide exposure.
A large crowd attended the Christian Sunday School last Sunday to hear Mrs Lizzie Garten sing Thank God they have beaten the saloon in our town. The solo was admirably rendered and well received highlighting the denomination’s strong Sunday School efforts.
A local column denounces the cemetery conditions as worse than before. Readers recall prior action that improved the grounds, but hogs roam the area and graves are disturbed, transforming the once tidy slope into a disordered scene.
Arch Mason, a 16 year old, struck Ed Fellar with a club in front of a Christian church causing a severed upper lip and lost tooth. Ed Fellar, son of John Fellar, was treated at home. Mason was arraigned before Judge Hayes, fined ten dollars plus costs, and jailed for default.
The Madison teachers set a January 4 gathering with an opening exercise at 9 50 p m and a program listing topics and instructors. Courses include Grammar Adjective J B Crooke 50 minutes Geography and Civil Government WE Keek 50 minutes and Zoology J S Hubbard 39 minutes.
Advertisement from G D Apranas of Odon Indiana seeking 6 by 8 by 8 foot white oak railroad ties for delivery at Oden. Also buying wheat at the highest market price, inviting sellers to bring tea and wheat.
All kinds of fancy goods including silk handkerchiefs and Suffler's items suitable for Christmas presents at C.S. Wood & Co. Call to inquire and shop today.
Real estate broker Alex Leslie offers farms and lots across Washington and surrounding townships. Listings include 120 acres near Elnora with black soil, 160 acres near Odon, 44 acres in Bogard township, and other parcels with varied soil and improvements. Financing and loans on secure real estate offered. No charge to those with idle money.
Pay cash for Hickory and White Oak spokes timber of all kinds. Building material furnished on short notice at reasonable prices. Custom sawing a specialty. Potts and Judson.
Notice states Venus Lodge No 17 of Odor Indians will meet at their lodge room on Wednesday evening December 25 to elect three trustees to serve during the year 1839 9 By order of the Lodge December 1st 1859 W I Waey, Sec.
For sale an 1720 acre farm northeast of Odeon Indiana with good stock and grain land. Includes running water timber two veins of bituminous coal and cannel coal, two orchards, a half mile church and school, a two story dwelling and outbuildings. Terms include half down and rest in long time with shares offered. Apply soon to JALAL Histocas Odeon Indiana.
Notice is given that Howanrp Crooks as Administrator filed a final report in Daviess Circuit Court for the estate of Sarah Messick Deceased. A hearing is fixed for January 10, 1899, to prove heirship and show cause why the report should not be approved. All heirs and interested persons must appear.
Local buyers note cash price for wheat and corn in Odon with_CHas Williams and C B Miller Worthington referenced in the market listing.
The undersigned offers to manufacture lumber products including cumbery into Hourst ceiling siding and drop siding in various shapes at low cash prices. They keep a stock of good lumber, pine ceiling shingles and dath on hand for sale. Custom work is a specialty. Mill located on Spring Street in Odon Indiana run by W. OR. NEERIEMER.
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