Old Settlers of Odon Bring Colorful Picnic Tales
The Odon August feature recalls the Old Settlers Association origin in 1885 at George Abrahams grove, with a canvas of premiums, marriages, and community characters. It chronicles Uncle Harvey Evans’ spirited leadership, lists notable members and ages, and notes upcoming nuptials of J J Garten and a Roswell pair, amid local civic lore and playful festival color.
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Odon
Bedom
Anyybody
Mount Olive
Alf Howard
Harvey Vans
Howard Crooke
Willians
Z. V Garten
Thomas Edsworth
Old Settlers’ Association
Old Settlers
George Abraham
Thomas Wadsworth
Jasper Mallett
Julia Morris
John Breden
Madison Township
Married in the West
Claude Hobbs and Lois Courtney were married yesterday afternoon near Amarillo after a trip north. The ceremony was conducted at 5 o clock in the Episcopal church, with friends in Roawell NM noting the event.
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N. M
Claude Hobbs
Fey Lois Courtney
Episcopal Oe
Amarillo
Boy Hires Buggy Then Is Found Safe Near Home
Roy Keith a twelve year old, sought by worried parents and H S Lockridge after hiring a horse and buggy Tuesday morning claiming it was for his elder brother. He was seen traveling toward the city, then along the Maysville road, and found Wednesday morning at Toms Hill by his father.
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Roy
Olle Keith
H. S. Lockridge
Lockridge
Maysville
Toms Hill
Wanted to Help Friends: Decker Man Arrested After Whisky Seizure
William Cox of Decker was arrested Tuesday evening by Officer Carr. He was heavily intoxicated with several bottles of whisky found in a basket wrapped in paper. The dry town and recent federal actions dampened public enthusiasm for illegal sales.
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William Cox
Decker
Carr
Vincennes
Cox
Motorcycle Crash Near Shoals Injures French Lick Rider
Thomas Barker of French Lick rode toward this city on Saturday when he ran over a dog just past Shoals and was thrown from his motorcycle. He suffered a deep gash near the knee and a badly bruised right arm. He was going about twenty miles an hour and escaped broken bones. He left his bike at Loogcotes and rode a passenger train to Washington on train 7.
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Thomas Barker
French Lick
Shoals
Loogcotes
Washington
Convention Sunday to unite township Sunday schools
Sunday will see all Veale township churches join at Beth el M E church for a county Sunday school convention. Arthur Greenwood and Rev John Welsh will address the gathering ahead of the county convention set for September 15. The drive aims to elevate county Sunday schools to top state ranks.
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Veale Township
Bethel M. E
Arthur Greenwood
John Welsh
Engagement announced for Miss Wilma English and Harry Wheeler
An engagement is announced for Miss Wilma English of Indianapolis to Harry Beach Wheeler of the same city. The wedding is planned for September. Miss English is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ward English formerly of this place and is known as one of the capital citys pretty young women with many Washington friends delighted by the coming wedding.
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Misa Courtney
Washington
Ind
Mr. Hobbs
Amarillo
Indiana
Roswell
Hoosier
Flrst National Bank
Courtney
Hobbs
Wilma English
Indianapolis
Harry Beach Wheeler
Miss English
Ward English
William Higgins
Carlleie
Mids Tabbie Peck
Bedford
Bedford “Mall
Higgins
Tabbie Peach
North End
Central Union Telephone Exchange
Tillie Diets and lense fire on the ear end of the B and O
A fragmented item notes Tillie diets and a fire incident near an Ear end of the B and O line. Names and precise details are unclear, but the report references a western area and railway context. Further readable facts are limited in the OCR snippet.
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Tillie
N. Willains
Local City Scout Moves In At West Van Trees Home
A partial report notes a notable resident, Torbeck, settling at a home on West Van Trees, with neighbors observing changes as the city grows. The item hints at new plans but lacks full details or dates.
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Er Torbeck
West van
Rain brings relief to Daviess county drought zones
Rain fell Tuesday afternoon across Daviess county helping Harrison township and other townships recover from two months of drought. Farmers welcomed the shower as a godsend as corn crops faced scorching sun. Moderate precipitation lowered dust and tempered the heat to comfortable levels in Washington area.
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Daviess County
Harrison
Washington
Calvert Will Is Probated In Davis County Court
Henry A Calvert’s will, dated January 2 1903 and witnessed by James W Ogdon and Ephraim Inman, was admitted to probate in the Davis fruit court Wednesday morning. The widow Martha F Calvert is named executrix and the estate real personal and mixed property goes to her. A codicil dated July 27 provides that if Calvert outlives his wife, the entire estate descends to his nephew Dr James A Pickett.
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Henry A. Calvert
Daviess Freuit Court
James W. Ogdon
Ephraim iInman
Martha F. Calvert
Entertained Guests at Yarbrough Home South of City
Mr and Mrs Enos Yarbrough hosted fifty guests Tuesday evening at their home. Attendees included glass blowers camping nearby and women Sarah Coleman Ora Ennis Ada Reister Ruth Cunningham Laura Yarbrough and Madge Yarbrough. Ice cream and cake refreshments were served as the camping party provided music.
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Enos Yarbrough
Evenin
Yarbrough
Sarah Coleman
Ora Ennis
Ada Reister
Ruth Cunningham
Laura Yarbrough
Madge Yarbrough
Circus Coming to Washington This September
An advance agent for Wallace-Hagenbeck big combined shows announced in Washington that the circus will appear on September 1. The Wallace-Hagenbeck circus is touted as the biggest and best troupe in the world and will be the city’s first large circus visit in several years.
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Washington
Wallac Hagenback
Reunion Planned for Local G A R Members
Members of the U S Grant post G A R will travel to West Baden to attend the annual reunion of old soldiers. The event will be held there on the 13th and 14th.
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U. S. Grant
West Badén
Sae
Unemployed Dead In Indiana 1907 Death Totals
State board figures show 6720 people over fifteen died without occupation or with none reported in 1907 Indiana. Of these 2188 were men and 4532 women. Population totals include 36461 deaths, with 12844 males and 11443 females over fifteen, 9170 under fifteen, and 985 with unknown age. Stillbirths numbered 2019.
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State Board of
Indiana
Wheatland Stars to meet Washington Cats at shop grounds
The Wheatland Stars and the Washington Cats will clash at the shop grounds this coming Sunday. The matchup, billed as a key local contest, pits two regional teams against each other in a Sunday game likely to draw community interest and potential standings impact.
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Wheatland Stars
Washington Cats
Vienna Debates Jewish School Attendance Policy
In Vienna on August 1 the Reichsrat lower house rejected a motion from Christian Socialists to create separate schools for Jewish children to balance Jewish pupil percentages with population statistics. The proposal failed 205 to 162 amid concerns of racial prejudice and rising Jewish enrollment in some secondary schools.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Montgomery and Columbus Railroad Charter Proposed
Montgomery Alabama August 6 report says an application will be made in Georgia for a charter to build the Montgomery and Columbus railroad. If approved the line will run seventy eight miles from Columbus Georgia to Montgomery Alabama, shortening the trip to the capital by twenty two miles and boosting a fertile agricultural and lumber region with extensive hardware traffic. The choice between steam and electric power remains undecided.
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Montgomery
Ala
Georgia
Montomery & Columbus Railroad
Columbus
Alabama
New Orleans
Mobile
Bankers plan stock tax fund for banking losses
In Pittsburg on August 5 bankers seek a congressional bill to tax national bank stockholders on dividends to fund a United States Treasury reserve. Depositors would be paid from the fund to cover shortages caused by bank losses. Venice notes a bell tower project near St Marks church with brickwork and fire-baked timber.
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Pittsburg
Venice
St. Marks
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Elnora Liars League
Eaglesville
Genta
Martin County
Odon Milling Company
Oklahoma
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Martin Blackey
Asa Haig
Martha McCall
Phoebe Chésnut
Moses Woodruff
Thomas Hitchcock
Sam
K. Malone
Raymond O'Dell
Ed Watson
Sarah Roberts
John T. Phillips
Solomon York
Uncle Harvey Evans
Asociation
Uncle Harvey
Chesterfield
Beau Brummeill
Uncle Harry
Andy
Shaffer
Jesse
Heron
John
Sarah Filon
Elizabeth Taylor
John ‘Burrell
John Hasler
V.iGarten
Squire Wallingford
Benj. Fwade
John “Ferguson
Isaac Salyards
Rebecca Salyards
Thomas Webster
J.jhs Garten
J. G. Courtney
Williams Street
New Mexico
Cabel & Kauffman’s
Neal 2 Eskredge’s
Jed Tuesday Nygitt
Falds UX County
Calvert
Briep
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel ‘Company
Sresee
Stacy
Adams
Oxfords
Ohn Reinsel & Son
East
Maka Street
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