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VOL. I

SMITHVILLE, INDIANA. FRIDAY,

AUG.. 6, 1909

No, 49

fourth of an inch above theMeft corner of the month,; and n the right breast and in the thigh. Sipes then ate another dish of cream and walked home and went to bed a though nothing had 'happened. Dr. Jackson was called and seeing the nature of the ‘wounds told them they would have to get a surgeon and Dr. Ed Harris was called and had him removed to his home. Nikirk could talk, was in his right mind and could sit up part pf the time. Upon the suggestion of Dr Harris he was taken to the hospital where better nursing could be had and up to the present is getting along nicely with a fair chance forsecovery. Sheriff Ratliff was telephoned for and came down and arrested Sipes. It is .said when to the Polly Meadows home, with whom the lived, several men were there and he asked one man if he was the one| that shot Nikirk. He repfled that j he was not, Sipes was -standings; near and spoke up and said ‘T ami the one that shot him and I am not sorry either.” This tragedy ought to be a lesson to boys who carry revolvers and want to drink | whiskey and try to act smart. How quick their lives can be wrecked and have the blood of aj WKmm neighluPT -on their hamH and a penetenitary life staring them in I the face. Just a short time ago, I the neighbors recall the day when I Sipes’ mother died and his father j took him on his back one cold winter day and carried him from Harrodsbnrg to Frank Meadows, home at Fairfax, and his feet were I frozen on the way.

The W. S. Mercer family had Mrs. W. R. Sayre, of Ros Angles, Cal., Dr. R. T. Rowder, Wallace Anderson and family, of Bloomington, as guests to 6 o’clock dinner Sunday, after which the} 7 attended Rev. Trusty’s meeting at the Christain church. Many old time friends were made happy for the privilege of shaking the venerable doctor by the hand, and welcome him in their midst once more. Mrs. Sayre is kindly remembered here as Grace Anderson, a popular assistant in the former R. S. Fields Dry Goods establishment.

New Goods For Ladies

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New Carpets, Mattings and Draperies For the Home,

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Our Fall Stock is Rapidly Fill-

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AUGUST SHOE SALS

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I LOCAL NEWS

j Born to Mr. and Mrs. Homer ptpyhnrV. a bo.y. j W G. Updevjraff made a bustness trip to Indianapolis this week. Mrs. Lula Fox, of Bedford, is visiting Mrs. Edith Bowers, west of town. Dr. Jackson reports a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Southern, at Guthrie.

k BOY TO SPARE. I A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY A BOY, A REVOLVER. Neighbor Shot Down. . ,V , isaft-A- ,. Special Lor.) One of the most nprnbble shooting affray’s that has occured in this part of the county for many years, happened at Mt Ebal Satnight, during an ice cream social given by the church. Just /at the close of the social Louis Sipes a young man about 20 years of age, and Stanley Cracraft drove up and Sipes ordered icecream and began to get noisy. Just as many boys think it is smart to raise a disturb-

J. L. Warring and wire attended the Sherlock funeral at Harrods-

ance at some gathering. Sipes exilbited a bottle of whiskey and began firing a revolver in the air. Claude Nikirk, a well known farmer, living near Fairfax, was in his buggy, with his wife and children, starting home, when the horse became frightened by Sipes shooting, Nikirk jumped to the horses head and told Sipes to cease firing and put his gun in his pocket, for he might shoot seme one. Sipes replied that no G —d — s— of a b—could make him put it in his pocket and held up a whiskey bottle and told said he would shoot him thru the bottle if he didn’t go away. Nikirk knocked the bottle out of | his hands when Sipes fired three ' shots, with a 32 caliber Smith and | Wesson revolver, point blank at ; Nikirk him about three-

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Mrs. G. M. Stipp is spending this week with the family of Newton Stipp near Bedford.

is the best route to

Chicago, LaFayette,

ndianapolis and Louisville and all points North and Northwest.

Miss Belle Parnell of Bloomington, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doc Parnell, we*t of town.

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

SMITH VIXTB

Miss Amela and Sal lie Wampler left Wenesday morning for visit of several days with relatives in and near Mitchell.

North Bound

No. 8 Bloomington Accom 6 56 p m No. 12 Lafayette Accom 3 47 p m

Reports from George Gaither, Fogle and others who went west, say they are having a great time, but haven’t landed any government land yet. They will get three

Sou. v h Bound

No. 7 Louisville Accom 6 37 a m No. 11 French Lick Accnm 10 55 am No. 41 Local Freight 7 20 a m For timetables, folders.and all other

Miss Millie Tate has returned from South Union, where she went to attend the funeral of he grandmother, Elizabeth Morgan.

information apply co T. Thrasher, Agt. Smithville, Indiana

more chances before they return

Where they get GOOD SHOES, NICE SHOES CHEAPER than they ever dreampt of. WjWlSftll - GOOD. SALE ENDS AUG. 14.