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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1889
Page
2
Local note reflects little interest in a Fourth of July celebration as residents look to celebrate elsewhere or stay home. The item lists advertising terms for the Journal and mentions CLOW. Crooke rn as editor and manager with payment in advance and local rates.
Large contractor workforce to work on the E.& RB. project with a mammoth steam tracklayer. Odon will be connected to the outside world in ten days.
Messrs. Dobbins of the Indian Springs were in town Thursday. One sought a job, praising the town as a promising business center. He toured the milling company and lauded it as the best, most complete and smoothly running mill he had seen.
A fable from the Eastern Exchange tells of a man trapped in a swollen log after heavy rain in Undisna. He reflects on his life and recalls he did not subscribe to the town paper, feeling small, then crawls out once recognizing his omission.
The State Board opened school book bids amid fear of a hidden dynamite gag as envelopes were examined. A prominent East firm claimed a 25 percent discount with no bond, asserting its longstanding reputation would ensure contract completion.
The discussion focuses on overstock fears and the lack of guaranteed sales under state contracts for school books. Publishers worry about recouping costs if no state law requires adoption, risking unsold inventory and delayed payments as contracts proceed and bills remain unsettled.
Mr Slayback proposes to furnish machinery and pay labor for coal boring at or near the town if 5 to 600 acres can be leased and an engine is provided by residents. A meeting and subscription will be organized to cover expenses, an expert is due today to determine shaft site, and work could start in less than two weeks. There is believed to be coal at depths shallower than 209 feet, which could spur local prosperity.
Odon, a pleasant town in the northern part of Daviess County, presents a healthy, sociable community with three churches and nightly entertainment options. The town, though not large, is improving in appearance and rich with business and residential openings as it nears a boom along the E. & R. RR. R. West end.
The E and T Ho and E and I railroads offer round trip tickets between all stations for July 3 and 4 at one fare. Tickets are valid for return until July 5 and can be bought at regular ticket offices. Tickets are valid for travel on regular passenger trains of those lines.
The town celebrates the approaching railroad arrival. The first rail was laid at Elnora Monday at ten and the train line will reach Odon by Thursday or Friday. Officials predict Odon will become a major rail hub, linking to Bedford after tunnel completion in Martin County.
A school program schedule lists multiple items including songs recitations and readings led by students and a closing hymn. It notes a collection and an address by A R Stockton and mentions building materials from Cromwell & Toolle.
Notice states all business with W. H. McCarter should be conducted at Odon on the second Saturday each month and the fourth at his residence. Also advertises Dr J H MacLean eye salve 25 cents per bottle and his Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier for women with back weakness and irregularities.
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