From The Washington Democrat, Washington, Indiana 1934
Meade Family Reunion Held Wednesday
In Daviess County Indiana

The members of the Meade family enjoyed an all day gathering Wednesday
at Eastside Park in Honor of Emanuel Meade and Miss Opal McConnel of
Topeka Kansas. Mr. Meade’s ancestors lived here, his father, William C.
Meade, having left soon after the Civil War, locating then in Kansas.

Present at the Meade gathering were Mr. And Mrs. Emanuel Meade, Miss
Opal McConnel, Mr. And Mrs. James Blankenship Meade, Mr. And Mrs. James
M. Meade, Mr. And Mrs. Elmer E. Meade, Mr. And Mrs. Elmer Ray Meade, Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Lee Meade and children Robert Dale and Malcolm, Mr. And
Mrs. Alfred Helm and daughter Janet, Mr. And Mrs. Elwood Williams, Mr.
And Mrs. Alfred D. Meade, Mrs. Daniel Stuckey and daughter Ruth, Miss
Lillie Meade, Mr. And Mrs. William Purcell, Miss Lona Meade, Miss Ruth
Meade, Eleanor Williams, Ernest and Robert Meade, Miss Vivian Helm of
Odon and Frank Grow.
by Donna Tauber

From The Washington Democrat, Washington, Indiana, Friday, November 28, 1924:
McCRACKEN HAS LAND GRANT SIGNED IN 1820
"Another Land grant, yellow with age was reported this morning. It is the property of Hanson McCracken who lives south of Montgomery. It was issued April 21, 1820. It was written on sheepskin paper and is in perfect condition the writing being wonderfully legible, considering its age of 104 years. It was made out to Solomon Webber for the land where McCracken now lives. It has been handed down through different generations of the family." Debra Dougherty, Martinsville, IN, DJD434@RTCCOM.NET

Notes from the Washington Democrat, Washington, Indiana, March 1, 1879
"INTERMENTS - The following is a list of interments in the county, during the week taken from the records of the undertakers in this city: (Reported by Bonham & Gill, Undertaker):
Elizabeth Long, aged 41 yrs; fever.
Infant of Jeff Neilkirk.
Ignatus Lavely, aged 65 yrs; pneumonia.
Mary Parker, aged 1 yr; -
Hannah E. Drew, aged 2 yrs; -
John Dougherty, aged 60 yrs; pneumonia.
Infant of Joseph Whitmore.
Infant of E. R. Conard.
Sarah Ann Luster, aged 69 yrs; debility
(Reported by Wm. Foster, Undertaker)
Son of John Rose aged 10 yrs.

ALFORDSVILLE ITEMS
(Reported for the Democrat)
Our roads are very bad. Dr. Walls is able to ride once more.
Levi Hedrick, son of Dr. Hedrick, is convalscent.
ames Fanning is going west.
Charley Hoover, of New Albany, was in town last week.
M. H. McCord made two trips to Pike County last week.
John Hagen, after an illness of for thirteen weeks, died yesterday.
F. B. McCord's circular mill is doing a rushing business this week with W. J. McCord as heavy sawyer and J. L. Evans as engineer.
Jas. Allen and wife returned Sunday after an absence of two years. They have been living in Southern Kansas.
The flouring mill is once more in running order.
Page Johnson drives(?) the best matched team in the county.
G. W. Alford of Loogootee, Assignee of Jos. A. McCord, will sell all of said bankrupt's real estate the 7th and 8th of next month. A chance for a big bargain.
Bart Jackman has the "Texas fever" and talks of leaving us soon. Bart, will you take that sleigh (?) with you?
Our school will close this week. Mr. Jos. V. Carrico, the teacher, has not really been able to get in that capacity on the account of ill health, but has given general satisfaction with the odds against him."
(sent in by Debra Dougherty)

Odon Journal, October 11, 1902.
"Mrs. A. M. Keck returned Tuesday from Orange county where she was called to the bedside of her mother who is dangerously ill."
The Keck family researchers may not know A. M. Keck had moved to Orange county.
(Sent in by Debra Dougherty , of Martinsville, IN)

From the Odon Journal, Odon, Indiana, Saturday, October 11, 1902, page 3: A NATIONAL BANK WILL BE ESTABLISHED HERE - $18000 NOW SUBSCRIBED.
Odon will have a National Bank. It is the intention of the promoters to have it ready for business by the first of next January {1903}. The subject has received considerable attention for some time, but nothing of a definite nature was done until a few days ago. $18000 has now been subscribed, and in a short time the farmers and business men will be asked to take enough stock to make up the remaining $7000 to make the $25,000 capital stock.
Walter Garten, Harry Crooke, G. D. Abraham and Lowry Cooper are the promoters, and such men as these at the head of it, is sufficient that the enterprise will be a success. It is the intention of these men to have the National bank succeed the Exchange bank, now owned by G. D. Abraham.

REPUBLICAN SPEAKING
Hon. Union B. Hunt, Secretary of state, will speak here next Tuesday night, October 14. Mr. Hunt is a fine orater and being a Knight of Pythias, has delivered many orations for that lodge in their meetings. He is a pleasant speaker, bemeaning no one, but producing good, sound, logical facts to substantiate his assertions. Every body, irrespective of politics, will be pleased with his address. Come out and hear him.

A BIG RADISH
Noah Webster has left at this office a radish grown on his farm. It is 30 inches long and weighs 13 1/2 pounds. It is a radish radiator in size.

MORTUARY
The wife of Jos. Christenberry, who lives in Elmore township was buried Saturday at Walnut Hill. The deceased was about 35 years old and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moore. A husband and several children are left to mourn her departure.
MUTUAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
A council of the Mutual Protective League has been organized here. Following is the officers:
President - D. B. Dunham
Vice President - G. W. Webster
Chaplain - Rev. M. S. Taylor
Secretary - Wilson Myers
Treasurer - A. A. Lane
Ursher - John T. Sears
Guard - Oscar Bennett
Sentinel - Pierce McNeely
Medical Examiner - Dr. Anderson
Directors - Emanuel Humerickhouse, John Kinneman and Rev. S. L. Todd.
The council meets every Tuesday night.
CHEAP COAL
Some of the threshermen that have been threshing wheat and hulling clover seed, must think they are priviledged characters. They go to the coal bins at the church and school house and help themselves to the coal. Although they did not ask us for it, we know who they are and our advice would be to be more careful in the future, and get your coal elsewhere. A hint to the wise is sufficient. One Who Knows.

AREA NOTES
E. W. Bennett is at Vincennes today.
Wm. Flinn has moved to his farm near Raglesville.
For the finest line of millinery see Anna Barsh's store.
Fresh roasted peanuts at E. W. Gwartney's.
John Straw of Jeffersonville spent the week here with relatives. He will return to Jeffersonville Monday.
Miss Tena Cummings is at Indianapolis, where she is visiting her sister, Mrs. Elsie Farlow.
George Henderson and family went to Steele township Wednesday to visit his parents.
Rev. J. W. Gilley will preach Sunday evening at the U. B. church at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. W. R. O'Dell left Wednesday for a visit with relatives at Terre Haute and Indianapolis.
Leave your orders for stove and cord wood with D. W. Hayes. Will deliver any time.
Rev. A. W. Arford left Saturday for French Lick, and Rev. Ed Taylor went to Shoals.
The Madison township Teachers' Institute will be held at the Odon school building next Saturday.
Henry McCoy was here Sunday from Terre Haute to see his sister, Mrs. C. A. Breden, who has typhoid fever.
A. M. Dicks is improving his residence by a new varanda and other improvements. It makes the property look much better.
On and after August 5th I will make cider on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week. W. R. Neeriemer.
Mrs. A. M. Keck returned Tuesday from Orange county where she was called to the bedside of her mother who is dangerously ill.
Eld. and Mrs. C. H. Buchanan will arrive home today from St. John, New Brunswick, where they have been visiting relatives.
Warren Anderson who was called home from Frankfort on account of his sister's death, returned home Monday night.

Sent by Debra Dougherty, Martinsville, IN DJD434@RTCCOM.NET