off the ground landing, it was dark and the lights were very poor. He stepped off and fell back in the shaft 700 feet to his death. His wife Ellie sued Odin CC and was awarded $2000 in 1899. In 1899, William Risinger was killed with a fall of slate. In 1900 Evert Turner, a mule driver, was caught between a prop and a car and was killed. In 1902 Louis Kirgan was killed with a fall of slate. In 1903 Greene Harris was killed also from a fall of slate. 1907 two men were killed within three days, Elmer Shinn was killed from a fall of slate and then Edmond Poole went back on a delayed shot and was killed. From 1907 to 1936 the mine had a national safety record working without a fatal accident. In 1936 James Bradley was killed with a fall of coal and rock. The mine had two bad mule barn fires. The first killing 18 of the 21 mules in 1906. The 1910 mule barn fire did not have any mules die. From 1907 to 1936 the mine had a national safety record working without a fatal accident. James Bradley was killed in 1936 with a fall of coal and rock. The mine had two bad mule barn fires. The first killing 18 of the 21 mules in 1906. The 1910 mule barn fire did not have any mules die. The Odin Mine was fully developed by 1902 with a tonnage of 1000 tons per eight hour day employing 200 men. The mine worked above average until 1924 when the old tipple burned. A modern tipple was built in 1925 but the tonnage dropped to 800 tons. By 1930 the depression was on. The coal business was so bad the company could not compete with the mines who had larger shafts and the mine went into receivership in 1936. The mine officially shut down in 1938. Additional references: Book "Coal Mines, 1910" LINK Geography Odin is located in western Marion County at (38.6164, -89.0540). U.S. Route 50 runs through the northern part of the village as Poplar Street, leading east to Salem, the county seat, and west to Sandoval. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Odin has a total area of , all land. The village is drained to the southwest by tributaries of Turkey Creek, which continues southwest to Crooked Creek, a