Smithville News, Volume 1, Number 48, Smithville, Monroe County, 30 July 1909 — Page 1

FHE SMITH VILLE NEWS.

VOL. I

SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY. July 30, 190§

No, 48

FF FOR A LAND OF MILK AND HONEY.

MONDW ROUTE — —— —

Monday morning, cleanly shaven, starched, and neatly dressed, with their pockets full of revolvers and i bowie knives, suit cases full of — jfred chicken, clean collars, hand- ! kerchiefs etc, and pocket books fwith the $10, $20 and $50 bills I peeping out at each corner, George |Gaither, J. G. Fogle, Marshal 1 [Chambers and John Trisler “went it west” to gamble with the government for a piece of Montana (land. It used to be when the government opened up some new land, |a day was set and everybody would j make a rush for claims from a cerj tain distance, but so many hard- ! ships and deaths resulted from this I plan, that the government now igives it out on the lottery plan. You go and register, pay 25c and j you are given a ticket which is I put up and in this case at Spokaina, j will be drawn out on Aug. 5th, j the lucky person gets 1st choice I and so on. The chances at Spokaina are, at latest reports, about one in twenty. Soldiers are not compelled to appear in person and Nrtwf" v;vxi4- f by 1

is the best route to

Chicago, LaFayette, Indianapolis and Louisville and all points North and Northwest.

Arriving

Solid Vestibule Trains, DiningCars, on through day trains and Pullman Sleepers on all night train.

Everyday

Bargains

SMITH VILLE

North Bound

No. 8 Bloomington Accom 6 56 p m No. 12 Lafayette Accom 3 47 p m Sou.h Bound No, 7 Louisville Accom 6 37 a m No. 11 French Lick Acenm 10 55 am No. 41 Local Freight 7 20 a m For timetables, folders and all other information apply co

in all

Sumurer Merchandise.

T. Thrasher, Agt. Sraithviile, Indiana

FOR SALE —1 Horse Gasoline Engine. $20.00 Callat News office.

N O T I CE —Anyone suffering from Cancer, and wanting to get well, address Dock Box 282, Edinburg, Indiana.

Big 6asH Store,

Bloomington. Ind.

A PROPHECY Concluded) (Contributed)

I LOCAL NEWS~1

Miss Grace Hainey has returnei from a weeks visit with Mis CtininTr^TI^m, at Biooihi::;; ton.

some one. so Capt. and T. J. lyouden and Chas. Rawles of Bloomington, sent for Ja chance. After making their register, the party from here will go on to the Seattle Expositon and stay there

In last weeks paper we predicted a $ant£i, f ,y.£»ssaSnaL.m most promising young men. The future restaurant propretor complains that he is only a “chronic dish-washer” (how awful) at present, but we regard that as a stepping stone on the road to prop-rietor-ship. The great Lincoln was once only a rail-splitter. Just keep on keeping on and succeas will crown your efforts. Andrew Stull and Alger Burkhart were ommitted last week as we knew nothing about their hopes and aspirations. We picture Mr. Burkhart as the Mayor of Smithville, but think Mr. Stull will eventually decide that he is too honest to be a financial success as a merchant and will settle down to be a farmer. To make up for his disappointment we will promise him a charming bride, with black hair and blue eyes, who lives over near the Adams quarry, to share his clod-hop-ping existancev The stars, especially the dipper, point to John Stull as a merchant in the dim distant future. (We do not mean to reflect against his honesty however.) Of Buster Parnell, we think best to say nothing, as we are almost sure he would go and be something other than we predict, if only to show that we were not infallible. We were not able to foresee who would be our future [road supervisor, but think John Trisler did aspire to that lofty, get-rich-quick position, but gave up in dispair before he could obtain it and left for Montana. For fear we have caused some one pain or anxiety, we will say that ‘‘chronic” is not as bad as it looks, unless it comes before a word worse than bachelor. Now if you had been called a “chronic old maid” you would indeed have a kick coming. Finis.

What’s the use to go fishin’ in

Irv n Grimes, of the National Life Insurance Co., of Chicago, is here on a weeks visit with his parents, Mr. and Mr;, Silas Grimes.

“dry” territory?

“The news birthdav is to-morrow why not make it a post card shower.”?

until after the drawing and if they are lucky will return to Spokaina and get ready to stay 14 months on their claim, which is necessary to secure a title.

James Morris, the well known garden truck” man near Bloomington was here with a load of fine tomatoes Monday.

George Bennett is out again after being layed up at the hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Burkhart, of Bloomington, visited friends here Sunday;

Mrs. J. M. Bennett and children, are here from Lafayette, for a few weeks visit with the families of A. F. Bennett and C. W. Oldham.

Dr. Kentling and L. R. Thompson, and a number of others from Bloomington, are up near Gosport, “flirting with the mejmaids in White river.” (Don’t mention it to their wives.) They are in a boat and just drifting down with the current, They are using those swiss army rifles, bought at Von Brehen’s great sale, to shoot mosquitoes with.

Mrs. R. W, Johnson visited relat Bloomington the first of

Henry Woodward is here from Texas, the guest of his sister, Mrs. Louis Litz, west of town, and other Monroe county relatives.

the week

There was a paity at Silas Wisley’s, Wednesday night and a number from here walked down.

The barn of Wm Meadows at Fairfax; burnt last week, quite a lot of hatyL harness and farming tools was destroyed The cause of the fire is not known.

Miss Edna McNeeley of Martinsville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Raymond Deckard.

Sunday is the annual old Mt Salem meeting. Rev Trusty will preach in forenoon and Rev Bair, of Harrodsburg, in afternoon, and both will have services here at the Methodist and Christain churches at night.

Miss Ivorine Carson and Porter Hazel of Bloomington made a short call on Dr Jackson Sunday evening.

Unsual doings in “hades” this week. They have built up the fire hotter than common. Some one of political notriety having arrived we presume. Its 90 in the shade here.

Mrs. Nannie Dowden of Bloomington, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Warring this week.

Mrs. C. M. Stipp and Irvin Grimes visited their uncle Irvin Grimes, south of Harrodsburg, Wednesday.

There was quitea religious demonstration at Walkers Chapel last Sunday. 10 converts were baptized by Rev. Bair of Harrodsburg and Wm. Teller of Bloomington. Rev. Fields preached at Harrobsbwrg during Rev. Bair sabsence.

Miss Anna Grimes was the guest of Miss Mabel Strain, at Harrodsburg, over Sunday.

Never hit a man when he is down. Give him your best when you down him

Imitation is not only flattery, but

sometimes an inprovement

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