Smithville News, Volume 1, Number 31, Smithville, Monroe County, 12 March 1909 — Page 1

FHE SMITHVILLE NEWS.

VOL. I.

SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH, 12 1909.

No, 31

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OPPORTUNE TIME TO SELECT YOUR SPRING SUIT (Alterations Are Free —Have Always Been Free.)

The Spriiig now embody the most exclusive styles devised for. the coming season by the foremost designers. \\ e had early choice of Mobels, which places us in a position to present for your approval, suits that carry with them individuality. Our preparations have been made on a most generous scale and we feel sure that they will be appreciated by all visitors to the store.

I Our New Millinery Department is fast getting ready for busi ness. Onr Styles and patterns I will be exclusive. j

[Our Dressmaking Depart*} I ment > 1 Under the management of Mad- ? J am Aumundson is busy. Our } guarantee is to refund the mon- < ey for labor and material if not < satisfactory. t

Chas. Botkins has traded for a fine span of brindie mules.

Joe Heltonburg is back at Sanders, in the restaurant business.

Esq. Geo. Davenport is figuring on painting several houses this spring.

Rev. Trusty filled his regular appointment at the Christain church

Sunday

Miss Jane Chambers, of Bloomington, visited relatives here over Sunday,

Miss May Fox, of Bloomington, visited her sister, Mrs. Walter Clifft, Sunday.

Mrs. C. R. Bowles, of Emden, 111. is here, the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. F. McCormick.

iUp-to-the-Minutc New Spring Styles Shoes and

Oxfords for Men and Women, Absolutely the greatest showing of corect foot ever shown. All newlasts—all diffdrent widths.

— Adams spent the day Wednesday with Mrs. Robt. Stanley.

CAMPBELL &C0.

<V Big Cash Store Bloomington, Indiana.

Mrs. J. G. Fogle visited her brother, Frank Pritchett and family r at Harrodsburg, Tuesday.

Henry Dillman was down from Clear Creek Wednesday, to see his sister, Mrs. Susan Woodward.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Deckardand children, of Clear Creek, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Deckafd, over Sunday.

Dave Burkhart, who is arranging

Grandma Woodward Falls Down Stairs And Is Badly Hurt.

A Sad Catastrophe.

to move from the Deckard farm, south of town, will store his household goods at his son-in-law Fran k Deckards, until he prospects a little.

Sunday was Dr. Kentling’s unlucky day. As he was returning from seeing a patient, Sunday morning, he stopped in front of Mort Sciscoe’s residence to let John Outright get in the bnggy, when Dave Corder came along driving a _ span of young mules, whicli he was

Mrs. Susan Woodward, who lives with her daughter, Mrs, George Deckard, in trying to # go down stairs unassisted, Tuesday evening, fell and broke her hip. Dr. Jackson was called and set the fracture but it willhe a long time in heal.

Homer Utterback, our genial barber, has enlarged his shop and is putting in another chair. His brother-in-law, Elza Fountain, will assist him.

East weeks paper on the inside. Just as we got about all of the . first page printed on last Fridavj the press broke down, and as it toolT several days to get a new wheel for it, we just let it go until today and print all four pages.

Misses Metta Allen, Gladys Hayse, Bessie Lee and Edna Reeves, came down from Clear Creek to spend the day with Miss Katie Reeves,Sunday.

mg, on account of her extreme age. Mrs. Woodward will be 91 years old in June, and it is a pathetic sight to see the good old woman as she would sit day by day, with no future hopes or ambitions in view, other than the changing of this world into another, and if justice is meeted out to her, for her good and kindly deeds dpne in this world, her crown will be a bright one in the next.

just breaking in. He was driving in a pretty fast trot and could not turn them in time to prevent the wagon from striking the Dr.’s buggy and comletely running over it, smashing it up so badly that he had to buy a new one.

Ceo. Gaither, who returned last week from a prospecting tour in Texas, says there is great prospects for a man there in some of the new towns, along a new railroad justrecntly built through that state. Carpenters are in great demand at these places and the

Since the closing of the revival at the Christain church there has been quite a calm. There isn’t a single thing to talk about. Rev. Offutt sprung a new .way to wake the people up and the result was very gratifying. On the last night a unamios vote was made to have

J. L. Warring and Andy Stull, two of our leading merchants, went to Louisville, Wednesday to buy their new spring goods, “They will also probably inspect the theatres at that place to see if they are properly protected with fire escapes.” 0

average wages is $3.50 per day. Restates that he will move there next fall.

Mrs. Luther Smith, of Clear Creek, spent the day with relatives here, yesterday.

him return next winter and con duct another revival.