Smithville News 1909-11-26

              THE SMITHVILLE NEWS.
VOL. II.
SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOV., 26, 1909.
No, 13

New Wearing Apparel
You will find it here in large assortments.
At prices that are in your favot
Campbell & Co.
Big Cash Store, Bloomington, Ind.

LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Fogle spent Sunday with relatives at Guthrie.
Miss Lottie Hainey, of Avoca, spent Thanksgiving with home folks.
Mrs. Grace Wampler and children spent Monday with Mrs. Mary Judah.
James Deckard add family spent Sunday with George Gaither and family.
Miss Ruth Parnell has returned from a visit with Bloomington friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Burris spent the day Sunday with Sam Burris and family, west of town.
Mrs. Arthur Burkhart and little daughter, of Lafayette, came down to spend Thanksgiving with James Burkhart and family.
Mrs Cora Fox has sold her interest in the Cantrell & Fox restaurant to Fred Cantrell Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell will continue the business.

Miss Grace Stanley of Bloomington is the guest of Miss Daisy Deckard.
Mrs. Dean May, of Clear Creek, spent Saturday and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Cul Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rhorer, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Adams, spent the day Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. Kentling.
A civil service examination will beheld at this place Dec. 10th. for a postmaster at Todd, Indiana The office pays about $15 per year.
Mrs. Laura Deckard, Mrs. Maud Kentling and Miss Mary Thrasher went to Bloomington yesterday afternoon to witness a production of "St Elmo," at the Harris Grand.
B. F. Cooter, a commissioner has been appointed to serve out the time of Recorder, Chas. T. Burch, who died last week. Mr. Cooter will be succeded by Otis Fletcher of Ellettsville.
Rev,. Bair is conducting a revival at the M. E. church. Rev. Dimmit, presiding elder of this district, will be here Saturday and will preach Saturday night and Sunday morning. Rev. Kroft, of the 8th street M. E, church Bloomington, will preach Sunday night and will probably assist Rev. Bair in meeting next week.

In conversing with a well knonw citizen the other day, the matter of churches,- religion etc, were commented upon and he stated that he had a tendenacy to and wanted to live a better life and was willing to embrace an opportunity to do so at any time. He also stated that he did not belong to any church and sometimes would think he would go and unite with a church, but when he would go and see some of the head leaders of the church be so pious and appear so sanctified, and the next day in their business transactions, not hesitate for a minute to tr ick and rob some poor man of his entire life's earnings, and chuckle with glee to hear him beg,—and that churches composed of such professed relegion alone, held him back. Such being the fact, a question arises as to whether or not a man would get any consideration in the hereafter for staying out of a church under such a condition of facts. It ought to be. that there could be a few men in every community, who were devoid of greed, so that the could live a moral and religious life and conduct their business in an honest straight forward gentlemanly way and be living models for the entire community to strive to follow, as it it a great blow indeed, for a man to picture out his model of a perfect gentleman, and as you grow up and come in touch with him, to find him nothing more than a grand rascal, who would not even hesitate to tear out your very heart to satisfy his greed. Of course there are many exceptions to this trend of thought, which only implies to where you have a blasted ideal, and haven't you experienced as much.
The Supreme Court has held the Beardsley law valid and knocks out Breweries from selling direct to the consumer. The present Judges in the Supreme court are not taking very much into consideration a mans thirst or his pocket-book. As a few days ago the Supreme court held that the 3 mile gravel road law was unconstitutional and tied up about $4,000,000 among pike contractors throughout the state; McCormick & Miller, who were building the Burkhart pike, west of town, will loose about $1,500 unless the next legislature, or a special session, can do something there will not be many more pike roads built, as the only law they can now be built under, is for every one living within 2 miles of a pike to pay for it.

Free
Care
Fare
To any person from Smithvilie and vicinity, purchasing at least $15 worth of goods from my store during December, I will refund the price of your car fare.
I Have an Elegant Line Of
Watches, Clocks,
Cut Glass,
Jewelry, China,
Silverware
and Novelties.
At Right Prices,
Paul M. Strain,
JEWELER.
109 S. College Ave.
Bloomington, Ind.

MONON ROUTE
is the best route to
Chicago, LaFayette, Indianapolis and Louisville
and all points
North and Northwest.
Solid Vestibule Trains, Dining Cars, on through day trains and Pullman Sleepers on all night train.
SMITHVILLE
North Bound
No. 8 Bloomington Accom 6 56 p m
No. 12 Lafayette Accom 3 47 p m
South Bound
No. 7 Louisville Accom 6 37 a m 
No. 11 French Lick Accum 10 55 a m
No. 41 Local Freight; 7 20 am
For timetables, folders and all other information apply to
T. Thrasher, Agt.
Smithvilie, Indiana.

Office and residence phones 916.
DR. C. A. COLEMAN,
Special Attention to
General Surgery and Stomach
Diseases.
Suite 1 Allen Bldg.
Bloomington, Indiana.

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