Smithville News, Volume 1, Number 36, Smithville, Monroe County, 16 April 1909 — Page 2

fHE SMITHVILLE NEWS. .

VOL. I.

SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL, 16 1909.

JMo, 36

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Good Shoe Making \ Styles P leasing jStore Service of

Dots of trouble over a cat. A few weeks ago H. C. Allen advertised for a Angora cat that had strayed from his residence. It was caught in a steel trap by Dillon Deckard, who works at the Empire quarry. Mr. Allen having moved away, and V. H. McConnell acting for him, after having seen an account in the News where Mr. Deckard had caught the cat, came over after it. Mr. Deckard refused to surrender it until paid $25 as a re-ward-and $15 for caring for it. Of course this was too much for cats, and he had to go home with-. out it. McConnell is talking of replevining the cat. An Angora cat is a very valuable animal and Mr. Deckard has offered to pay $25 and keep the cat.

Are the chief factors in the upbuilding of this

SHOE DEPARTMENT.

me new Spring Styles lor Men. women and Children are

now ready tor you.

DRAGGED BY SADDLE STIRRUP

CAMPBELL & CO.

James W. Conder, a well known farmer living 3 miles northeast of Harrodsburg, was returning from Springfield riding a young horse, and when almost home the horse shfed throwdug him off, btit hts - foot caught in the stirrup, and as he was dragged along the horse kept kicking at him, breaking his leg and badly bruising him up in many places. Drs. Gobbel and Holland of Harrodsburg and Dr. Morris of Clear C.eek were summoned and set the fractured limb but it will be many days and much suffering, before be can get out again.

Big Cash Store Bloomington, Indiana.

LOCAL NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Don Patton and Abe Patton were called to Oolitic last week by the death of their brother Ered Patton.

NOW READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL. Six pupils from our schools who took the examiation for diplomas in March, made required grades and will be ready to enter high school next fall. The following is a list of the names and the general average they received: Byron Davenport, 83 Edgar Deckard 85 Muriel Trisler 83 Anna Updegraff 76 Everett Hainey 77 Ethel Wooden 77 G. W. Hensley, Teacher.

Homer Utterback went to Bed ford, yesterday.

MRS. BESSIE TATUM

Won the Silver Medal at the Matron’s W. C. T. U. contest, last Saturday night, at the Christain church. There was five contestants and all were good. $13.35 was taken in at the door.

John Moore moved to Bloomington, yesterday. I * : Miss Jane Chambers, of Bloomington, visited relatives here Sunday.

George Tanksley, who has been confined to his bed most of the winter, is able to be out again.

Jim Walls has returned from Tennesee with a wife, they have gone to housekeeping in his property here.

MIKE DECKARD

Has bought the John Bell drug store at Harrodsburg and opened up for the first time Wednesday. Mr. Deckard is a well known former resident of this place leaving moved from here to Hobbyville, where he conducted a drug store.

Mr. and Mrs. John Foster are arranging to move to Bloomington soon.

A typographical error last week under the heading of ‘ ‘-Success of Smithville Boys’ ’ it should have read that Henry Baker’s position with the, Buttrick Publishing Co., is $35 per week and all expenses instead of $25 per month.

Misses Alta and May Fox, of / Blomington, spent Sunday with Mrs. Fovell Bowers, west of town.

Miss Agnes Green of Bloomington spent Sunday with Mrs. A. F. McCormick.

The M. W. of A. play that was to have been given at Harrodsburg last Saturday night w r as postponed on account of the sudden illness of Mr Taylor, who is the actors. It is intended to give the play to-morrow night and everybody is invited to come and see and hear the bright little play, all home talent.

AXTELL TO PRISON H. A. Axtell, who has been on trial all this week on embezzlement charges of the Real Estate Buildand Eoan Association, was convicted by a jury. Three of the jury being from this place, Milt Pittman, Wm. Girtman and Abb Humphery.

Miss Eora Johnston, south of town, has purchased a fine piano of Grant Hazel.

Misses Katie Reeves and Lillie Butcher visited friends at Har rodsburg, Sunday.

John Keller has sold the Otha Hardin house to Wm. Trisler and has purchased the Chas. Babb property at Sanders.

Mrs. Kate Lucas of Bedford, was the guest of her sister, MissE. A. Deckard, over Sunday.