Smithville News 1909-02-05

              THE. SMITHVILLE NEWS.
VOL. I.	SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 5 1909.	No, 26
Worlds Greatest Religious Drama
A NEW OPERA HOUSE
The probablities are favorable; for a three story stone opera house to be built at this place. The t wo lodges K. of P. and Red Men are contemplating building a 3 story stone building 60x90 feet. The first floor to be used "as a public hall, the second story for of P., and the third floor for Red Men. It would be an easy matter to build such a building and to raise the funds for such purpose. There are about 86 members of K. of P. lodge, and 100 " Red Men, and * with -the surplus already in the treasury, and and an assessment of $15 or $29 to to each member , to be , issued in shares, and Sell some additional shares to outsiders, $3500 or $4000 could quickly be made up without any one hardly missing what they* put in-it , The lodges would then have a nice home, of which each and every member could feel proud of and then some good amusement shows etc. could come here. Pure amusement is just as essential to human life as food, clothing and 
INDIGNANT. Are The Natives Of Smithville
It has been the prayer of the citizens of this place and Sanders, every since, the French-Lick train was taken off this road and run via Ketchams Mill, to get it back again, but it . seems like all . CO king, bluffing, threats or,anything you want to call . it.' has all been for nothing. . Several "moons" ago a pe-tition was signed by a number of Smithville citizens and merchants in Bloom-ington and sent to W. W. Wickfe in Chicago, to hand over to the Monon officials together with all the influence he might have in our behalf, but
"nary" a sympathetic chord. in their hearts did it touch. General Manager Taylor, read it, sit down to a phono-graph, expressed about 14 paragraphs as to how impossible it would be to run that train around this way, -- so we could go up "to town" loaf around in the court house all day and come back after seing the first performance of the moving pictures shows, -- stating that it would be delayed on account of the stone train, and the grade being so steep that it could not make connection with the Vandalia at Gosport and various other reasons. The phonograph record was then handed to a typewriter,
A. W. Hilt, has moved to where Tasuel Hyde lived.
Miss E, A. Deckard has just received her Valentines, and is now ready for the 14th,
Mike Deckard, of Hobbyville, is here on a visit.
Wm. Whisenand is selling a new patent floor mop.
Porter Vaughn is out again after being confined to his home with a bad cut on his foot, done accidently while cutting wood.
Jim Burkhart came over to town yesterday.
Elza Fountain, of Normans Slatiojg, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Homer Utterba«k,
Mrs. Julia Tatum and Mrs. John Voliva were down to attend the W* C. T. XL meeting yesterday afternoon.
The W, C. T. U. met with Mrs. Alice Hainey Thursday afternoon.
Miss Alta Fox has returned to her home after a weeks visit with Mrs. Edith Bowers, west of town,
Bert Cooper and Will Ferguson, of Mooresville, will oe guests at the home of Doc Paruell Sunday. ,
anything else. If we work all the time and no play or amusement, we will be a dull people, according to an old proverb. Any kind of a show or entertainment given here is nearly always well patronized and a few cents a week spent for a nights amusement, to take your thoughts away from your daily occupation, will freshen one up so much that he will take a greater interest in his work the next day. We say build the opera house, boost up Smithville, make it a place to live in.
All the ladies of the M. E. church are-requested to meet at the church on' next Monday afternoon^ promptly at 2 o'clock. Important business, something of interest to all, will be discussed.	'
who puts a little tube in her ear and ? it off on a typewriter and returns it to Mr. Wicks who then sends it to Wood Wiles and Mr. Wiles sends it to Noble Burkhart, where it knocks all the "stuffin" out of our approaching anticipations. The citizens of this place are mad and think it is a dirty shame. We have got a railroad but no trains. Some are talking of raising a fund to file a complaint with the railway comission to either give us something better, or nothing at all and take up the track. We could then sell it to some electric railway company or build one ourselves, we don't give a "darn" which.
Obie Fry, who is well Known here, and used to live in- the Cazee property, xio occupied by George Tanksley, died at him home in Bloomington, Monday morning after along siege of Consumption. He is related to the Chas. Pate and Mike Wampler families.
Mrs. Frances Parnell and daughter Goldie, visited Mrs. George Hensley Thursday.
Mrs. Abb Wooden left yesterday, for a visit with Franc Wooden and family, near Indianapolis.
According to the ground-hog we will have 6 more weeks of Tjinter. We would be williag, if he would only let it go at six weeks.
James Barrel!playe$ a ifM^n trick on a fox last Thursday Jas. Butcher, of Harrod^burg wa« visiting him on that day and as a means of entertainment, Mr. Harrfll asked him if he would'llk-e to go out and kill i fox. Of course such rare sport could not be refused, wherupon Mr. Harrell took down a brand new shot -gun from the wall, went to the barn, layed the gun in the farm wagon, Pitched up and down through the field, went to the den of Mr. Fox, which Mr. Harrell alteady knew. If you ride or drive, you can get r ght up onto a fox, so they had not gone far until they spied a fox running along about fifty yards to '4leeward,'* grabbing up the gun and taking hasty aim, made one fox short for the fox hunters to run. Charley Wislty'Vhen he heard about it, said he wou d rather than #5.00, Harrell had not killed it. The hide of an ordinary fox is worth $1.50 to $4.50.
Esq. Davenport was fixing up legal documents fer Leonard Jamison, at Clear Creek, yesterday.
Wonderful	Sublime
PASSION PLAY
Exact reproduction of t>e Passion Play as acted at Oberammergau every 10 years since 1663.
Better Than A Sermon
^ Most Impressive Religious Song "Holy City" by . . . Miss Anna Grimes.
given at the M.E. Church
FRIDAY NIGHT
February12TH.
by the Seward Amusement Co.
Admission 15 and 20c
- The Time Is r
SATURDAY, FEB. 6TH.
Biggest White Sale
We Ever Held