Smithville News, Volume 2, Number 32, Smithville, Monroe County, 18 March 1910 — Page 2

Mrs. Junie Burris and children, Mrs. Mattie Humphery and children, Mrs. MollieCantrell, Mrs. Sam Burris, Mrs. Sailie Clark and son spent the day with Mrs. A. A. Burris yesterday.

TGoodness! call out the W. C. T. U). and a special session of the legigllatue. They are putting on the market a tablet answering the same purpose as three fingers of corn whiskey,also a beer tablet will, when dropped into a glass of water make a real beer. This plan is said to “beat” all prohibition laws. What is to be done? It seems like as long as men remain in the prer ent form of humanity, there is a class that will find a way to mix a little alcohol with their anatomy.

Mrs Louis Litz and Mrs. Dave Fox attended the executive meeting of the W. C. T. U. at the home of Mrs Henry Russell at Bloomington, Tuesday, they report a good meeting.

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Some of the ladies of the Christ-

Mrs. J. G. Fogle called on friends here Monday.

ain chnrch were arranging to have a play for the benefit of the church to |ielp fix it up, but on account

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of some talk about the play, they (Have decided not to have it until the new opera house is built. We do need some place here to have plays in, it would help our little town to boom up.

Fred Trisler was a caller on Misses Nettie and Rettie Johnston Sunday.

> — DEATH OF OLD SOLDIER

Mayor Shank, the new mayor of Indianpolis is making a sensational administration and springing something new and “freakish” every day. It is now said he putting a number of ladies on the police force. If he employes pretty women, every man in town will be hanging around for the prettiest one to “pinch” him.

Henry Grafton, 66 years of age died Wednesday morning at his home east of town, of consumption. He was a brother of David Grafton, of Bloomington and of John Grafton the well known stone man who promoted the Ketcham road. Mr. Grafton leaves a wife and 7 children John, Jonah, Logan, William,Mrs. Dow Strain, Rosa and Lora. The funeral was held at the Ghristain church, at 10 o’clock in charge Rev. Trusty and undertaker Harrell.

Laura Deckard aind mother spent the day yesterday with Mrs. Loebe Warring.

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The news office has been pretty busy this week, completing a job of 13000

is the best route to Chicago, LaFayette,

impressions on one press

ndianapolis and Louisville and all points North and Northwest.

Mrs. Chas. Gilley came down from Bloomington to-day, to attend the funeral of her uncle, Henry Grafton.

Last Monday as Finis Clay and Levi Johnson were going to Bloomington, they met an Italian woman carrying a little boy, and a little girl was following, crying, nearly froze to death. They stopped, took them in the wagon, wrapped them in their overcoats and took them back to town, where they were cared for by the local charity board. They were scantily clothed and had they remaind out jamch longer would likely have died from exposure.

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

Mrs. Jackson and sister Lorena Carson went to Bedford Monday to attend the funeral of thei r grandfather, Dave Carson.

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A fast horse was received by the local stock company* It was a horse that was promised in the deal with the large percheon horse, that they should have the

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use of a fast horse for breeding proposes this season. Chas. Bodkins is taking charge of him.

T. Thrasher, Agt

Sraithville, Indiana

Walker Burkhart, west of town is the champion hog raiser. He has a litter of 18 pigs, more than double an ordinary litter at one time. He is not worrying about the high price of meat.

HORRORS

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Man Burns In The Fire Last Week. A deep mystery.

RAYL/TOWN

Mr.Tom Hawkins was pleasently sur prised last Monday night by a number o his fiiends.

“After the ruins cooled down sufficient, an investigation in the ashes revealed the charred remains of a man. An inquest has not been held yet and the body is lying at Dr 0 Kenthngs office awaiting someone to claim it. There is no clue as to who the bodj' represented or is there anyone in this vicinity missing and no one was seen to enter the building, but what came out again, and just how anyone could have been burned without someone ‘knowing it until afterwards is a mystery. There were several strangers in town the night before and it is thought that someone might have got into the hall and secluded himself in one of the lodge apartments and w r ent to sleep and was burned up before he could get out. If there is a man that is missing any place, it might be well to look the matter up. He has the appearance of being a strongly built man and must have been a foreigner, as his color has a resemblance of iron. ”

Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Chambers has returned from Logan where they enjoyd an old fashioned stiroff at Rolla Morgan’s. They have one of those patent evaportors that makes molasses as clear as water.

Ethel Hawkins visited her brother Tom Hawkins and Bessie Shields last week.

Best Service. S. L. HARRELL Licensed LmDalmer and Funeral Director North Side Square, BLOOMING-TON, IND. hone 582. Residence 775

Grace Shields is slaying with her uncle Een Shields.

Omer May and family are visiting Mrs. Bettie Shields.

Miss Eucinda Stillions has returned home after staying at Omer Mays.

Mrs. Ellen Benchler, of Ladoga, and daughter, Mrs. Gertie Farr, of Jamestown, and Mrs. Lizzie Carson of Bloomington, stopped off and and took supper with Dr. and Mrs. Jackson, Saturday evening.

Miss Ethel Hawkins was clerking in her brothers store last week.

Misses Nettie Shields and Etta Stillions make a business trip to Rayltown last week. Shields and wife visited Sara Miller and family Sunday.

The price of hogs will surely come down, at the present rate the supply is arriving. Chas. Wisley now camps on the trail of M^alker

Office and residence phones 916 DR. C. A. COLEMAN,

Miss Drothy Miller is visiting her brother-in-law Park Shields.

Special Attention to General Surgery and Stomach Diseases. Suite 1 Allen Bldg. Bloomington, Indiana

Miss Pthel Hawkins visited her brother at Sanders over Sunday. (

Burkhart and claims 13 little porkers just arrived in one litter. So if the weather man will do his

Walter Hawkins is working at the quarry.

Mrs. Dink Shields is on the sick lis

duty in giving plenty of sunshine and rain this year, we will have plenty of hogs and money next fall.

— All kinds of soldaring, and repair

Marshall Wisley and Della Hays call ed on Nettie and Rettie Johnston Sun day.

work done at this office—by “Happy”

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