Smithville News, Volume 1, Number 8, Smithville, Monroe County, 18 September 1908 — Page 2

THE SMITHVILLE NEWS Issued on Friday.

LOCAL NEWS

Benjiman Litz, who has been visiting his son Chas. Litz and his brother Louis Litz, has returned to his home in Terre Haute.

BY THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO

Elmer E. Nixon, Editor and Manager

Mrs. Miller Bennttt and little son Maurice, are here from LaFayette, on a visit with her mother Mrs. G. W. Oldham and A. F. Bennett and family.

Born to Abb Wooden and wife at McCordsville, a girl.

Ralph B. Carter Associate Editor

Walter Trisler, General Solicitor,

Office Monroe Co. Telephone Co. Bld’g

Henry Sciscoe and wife were visiting friends in Bloomington, Monday.

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Sheath trousers, laced from the knee down and falling demurely over dovecolored spats, are the latest menance with which aesthetic tailor* threaten mankind.

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Miss Sena Barrett it acting as assutant operator at the Harrodsburg telephone exchange.

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Frank Lemons, of Guthrie spent Sunday at Harrodkburg, the guest of Miss Sena Barret.

The gootebonc, the cornhnsks and th# squirrels’ fur have not yet been heard from, but the way the price of coal is acting doesn’t teem to promise much o 1 an open winter.

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Henry Bishop, of Mitchell, visited his mother Jennie George, at Harrodsburg, over Sunday.

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Claud Reynold*, at Sanders, will act <s the News agent for that place* Persons wanting paper or make subscriptions, will be promptly attended to by him.

Misses Goldie Tourner and Ciepl?ha Bowers, of South Union are visiting their aunt Mrs. Lovell Bowers.

FOR SAXE—Organ for $15, on easy payments. See or write Grant Hazel, 501, S. Madison St., Bloomington, Ind.

Miss Nellie Butcher, of Harrodsburg, returned to Bedford, Monday, to take up her work at the Bedford Business College.

Olive J. Meek, who is a daughter of Postmaster Johnson, has to Jacksonville, 111., where her husband will teach school this winter.

“Elza Boruff went squirrel hunting the other day, and says he saw 911 squirrel’s, (actual count) killed 5 and seiously injured 7 others.”

In an effort t'* put a stop to the carrying of concealed weapons in the state of Alabama.* law. h state legislature and is eifect prohibiting the sale or carrying of a pistol less than two feet in length.

Miller Bennett, one of the Monon train dispatchers at DaFayettc, and who is a son of A. F. Bennett at this place, is taking a three weeks vacation, which he is spending in Texas. Don’t hesitate to tell us if you are going visiting or have company. We cannot find out unless some one tells us and maybe it might be neglected by Dme one else.

Bridge in Bad Condition. Quite a number of people who travel the pike road south of Clear Creek, are making quite a complaint about the condition of the bridge at the Nathan Smith place. A number of boards have rotted until it is dangerous to to drive over it. Some action should be taken by the commissioners at once to have it repaired as it would be cheaper to spend a few dollars than to have to pay for a horse and cause some one to get badly hnrt.

K. P's. Have Big Day at Stanford

The Smithville Band went to Stanford Tuesday, where they played for theK. of P. picnic, held in Knsley Sparks* woods. Hon. R. W. Miers spoke in the forenoon, and Judge Wilson made an excellent speech and candidate for Pros. Harris, of Bedford spoke in the afternoon. Dr. Mosier was master of ceremonies. The people of Stanford are certainly sociable, and take every pain* to entertain their guests. The band has contracted to go back again the 29th., when they will play for the Mason’s picnic.

Karl Chambers, has gone to Terre Haute to attend Purdue University. Karl has only one more year when he will complete his course in technical enginering.

FOR SALE or TRADE—A 5 room house in Bloomington, with cellar, cistern in kitchen, at a Bargain if sold at once. For further information call or address this office.

Congressman Chaney is making a short tour and will speak at Harrodsburg next Monday the 21st, at Ip. m., and at Sanders at night. He will not be at Smithville this trip, but will come later.

It must make the railroad managers rub their eyes and wonder if they are awake, with Bryan, Taft and the Debs each touring the country in a special train that is being paid for with real ' money.

A petition or complaint is being signed 1 by a number of citizens of this : arid of the quarry operators and” mcr- ' chants in Bloomington, to file a complaint with the Indiana Railway Commission to have the Monsn give this place better railway accomodations. We believe we are entitled to it and should have it.

The band boys are preparing to build a “band wagon.” that is make a seating attachment so that it can be put on any wagon and all the members go in a body when going to fill an engagement. Tuesday when they went to Stanford, they went in separate rigs, and some of them knew the way and some of them didn’t. It is said tome of them drove around to within two miles of Bloomington before getting on the right road, and some (one) of them walked.(?)

Vitandonia Solomita, the Italian supplier has had some improvements put to his store at Sanders. Mr. Solomita is a public spirited gentleman and believes in public improvement. He is a good busb ness man and is now in Indianapolis to buy goods for his increasing trade. Success to Veto.

UNDERTAKER Best Equipment and Best Service, S. L. HARRELL Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director North Side Square, BLOOMINGTON, IND. Phone 582. Residence 775

The female gossiper up at Bloomington who has been going around among her neighbors and talking about other ladies, far her superior could find plenty of employment for her wagger (her tongue) if she would turn the “search-light” upon her ownself. “Do unto your neighbors as you would have them do unto you.” We may put her on our roll of honor after the November election.

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