Smithville News, Volume 3, Number 15, Smithville, Monroe County, 23 December 1910 — Page 2

CLEAR CREEK

THE SMITH VSLLE NEWS Issued on Friday.

PATHETIC EXPERIENCE OF A LITTLE GIRL.

HOTEL LINDEN

A number from here attended the funeral of Lewis Borland Sunda}' afternoon.

BY THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO. Office Monroe Co. Telephone Co. Bld’g

Tittle 10 year old Mary Coans. who was taken from the state board of charities, 2 years ago by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cantrell, was torn from the arms of the only mother she ever knew, one day this weeK, when the secretary of the board came down from Indianapolis and took her back to the institution. Fast Monday Jas. Coans, a miner of Bazil, came here with a photg- s graph of the little girl iri Tris pcj^et"

SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE

One Year

$ 75c 50c 25c

Miss Mable Hamilton and brother Lloyd spent Tuesday with Miss Erma Rice and attended the funeral of Richard Kirb}^

Six Months Three Months

GEO. R. BENTON Proprietor.

Bntered as second class matter Aug. 3rd, 1908, at the Post Office at Smithville, Indiana, under the act of March 3rd, 1879.

Mrs. J. O. Fowler and Miss Kate Dillman spent Tuesday in Louisville.

Indianapolis

SHOES AND RUBBERS At Reduced Prices From Dec. 15, to Jan. 1st50c. off on Mens Heavy Slices. 25c. off on Mens Dress Slices. 25c. off on all Womens Shoes 25c. off on all Mens, Womens and Childrens'" Arctics and half Arctics. Mens No. 9, and 10 Kuchers at half price. ALL NEW GOODS. 6. E. DECKfIRD. p. S. Star Brand Shoes are better

Mrs. Luther Hainey spent one u'uX with ( her I rot lit r James Litz and family. Mrs. Ellen Douglas and Mrs. W H Jones were called to Louisville Monday to attend the funeral of the formers sister.

Ms and New M Sts.

and was searching for her. According to his he was living in Brazil, when sicknes overtook his family and his w T ife died, leaving him with three children. He took Ack in a short time afterwards and being in poor circumstances had to place his children in the county poor farm. They were afterwards placed with the state board of charities and as Mr. Cantrell is without children, he went to this institution and selected this little girl to take and raise as his own child. Mr. Coans remarried a short time ago and his health got better and lie was able make good wages in the mines, he' succeeded in locating the other tw T o children, but could not get anyj trace of this little girl, Theboarc of charities for some reason wouk not tell him. He claimed to liayu

6 Blocks from Union Depot

2 Blocks from Interurban Station

250 Rooms

All Outside with Fire Kscape

Telephone in Bvery Room, Rates, 75c to $2.00 Per Day

Willie Rice who has been farming in 111. for the past } r ear has returned home to spend the witner-

Dining Room Special Rates to Famil es and Permnant Guest$. Ladies Traveling Alone Will Find

Mrs. Mack Reeves visited in Harrodsburg Wednesday.

This a Very Desirable Stopping Place

PROGRESS

UNDERTAKER Best Equipment i and Best Service, S, L. HARPED. Licensed Lmbaimer ; and Funeral Director North Side Square, BLOOMINGTON, 1ND. jPhone 582. Residence 775

Steam has been superseded, And electricity is king; A fifty-horse power moter Is quite a common thing

We are sending wireless telegrams Over both land and sea, And playing electric pianos And never touch a key. It’s stomach-ache we used to have appendicitis now; And we are eating creamery butter That never seen a cow.

spent over $400 trying

her when lie came here. Wheij he was here Monday, he was s<p worked up his mind seeme :1 to wandering and he made so many different statements that Mrs Cantrell refused to give him the childwho refused to recognize him. After repeated persuasions and threats he went to Indianapolis appealing to the board, and they sent a man to get the child and hold until an investigation of the matter. When they went to take the little girl she ran to Mrs. Cantrell and put her arms around her neck and cried “Mamma don’t let them take me/’ According to the statement of the secretary, she may be returned to the Cantrells, as the board seems to be against her father taking her.

Big Fraternity Oyster Sup-

per

Progress is our motto, And things have come to stay; But thank God we’re shoeing horses In the good old-fashioned way. M. F. Pittman.

New Years eve is to be the “Big Night.” The K. of P. and Red Men will give a big oyster supper and dedicate their fine new building. The proceeds from the supper will be used to purchase lights for the building.

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury.

\ JOHN E, LUZADDER, M. D.

The Sunday school will meet next Sunday Dec. 25, Christmas day at 1:30 P. M. the school will be entertained by good music, consisting of Xmas songs and solos. At the close the little children will be given a nice treat. Everybody is cordially invited especially the little children. Snpt. Christain S. S. ' I

General Practitioner.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole systen when enterit throug the mucus .surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescription from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by the by F. J. Cheney & C6?f Toledo, O,, contains no mercury, and is tak|n internally,acting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of Hie system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be .sure >ou get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, O. by F. J. CHENEY & CO. Send for testimonials free.

115 EAST 8TH. STREET, BLOOMINGTON, IND

Office Over First National Bank

Phone 252 Res. 471

James Ridge will come out better than he expected, for a while, in his law suit. He will get about $3500 out of a $9000 judgement.

XMAS WEDDING NO 1

The M. E. Sunday School wi 1 i give its annual Xmas entertainment, Monday night Dec. 26, at the church. “Mother Goose’s Christmas Party” will be given by the children, in avhich is introduced all the Mother Goose characters. A short humorous play will be given by the adult members, entitled “Christmas at the Cross Roads.” Rescitations and instrumental music will also be features of the evening. Everybody cordially invited.

Jui t think of the Xmas cheer Joe Ratliff wasted the other day when he poured cnrtrall t-he cojit of the many blind tiger raids he made during his term. It is said Editor Feltus, Bradfute and Cravens stood along the gutter on Walnut steet wiht tin cups, all morning Monda} 7 , waiting for the tide to come in, but Ratliff postponed the “killin’ ’ until they froze out and went home, fearing they might get their politics mixed up in their next issue!

Joe Shields and Mi$s Edna Hainey, a well known youngcouple were married in Ploomington yesterday by Rev. Kroft. Mr. Shields has just recntly fitted up a new home in Grimes addition and is a promising young man. He is one of the leading members of the local K. of P. lodge at this place. Mrs. Shields is a daughter of Mrs. N. E. Hainey. The happy couple have the best wishes of a host of friends.

Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.