Smithville News 1910-03-18

              "STAR" BRAND SHOES are better. Sold by C. E. DECKARD.
THE SMITHVILLE NEWS.
VOL. II.
SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH. 18, 1910.
No, 32

PUBLIC SALE
HARRODSBURG, INDIANA.
March 22nd. 1910.
33 head Horses and Mules, 12 head Cattle, 45 head Sheep,
40 head Hogs, 250 Bushel Seed Oats.
Buggies, Wagons, Household Goods, Harness and other articles to numerous to mention.
Terms 8 months without interest if paid at maturity, 5 percent discount for cash.
C. C. SMALLWOOD.

LOCAL NEWS
Elsie Arndt spent Sunday with Mary Siscoe.
Miss Katie Reeves spent Sunday with friends at Harrodsburg.
Frank Oldham spent Friday night with his cousin Edgar Sciscoe.
Mrs. B. F. Floyd, of Bloomington, is teaching a class in music here.
Miss Gertrude Bouher visited home folks at Harrodsburg over Sunday.
It was up to the old hen to reduce the high cost of living. Eggs are now 15c and going down.
LOST—A ladies pocket book, containing a watch and chain, and aKitson Piano coupon. Reward, if returned to Frank Underwood.
C. C. Smallwood is arranging to locate in the south, for the benefit of his little boys health and is selling all his property interests at Harrodsburg. His sale is set for March. 22nd.

FOR SALE— A Good Second Hand Sewing Machine, Domestic, High Arm, With all attachments. Will take $5.00 cash.—Mrs. Silas Grimes.
Mrs. Homer Humphery and children, Mrs, Fred Cantrell Misses Daisy Zike, Sallie and Amelia Wampler, Mrs. Ed Sylvester and daughter Clara, spent the day with Mrs. Sam Burris, west of town, Wednesday.
POSTOFFICE JOB GOES BEGGING.
How the minds of people do change. A month or so ago about half of the town was falling over itself in a scramble for the post-office. Now there isn't anyone that is very much struck on [missing text] 
Edgar Butcher, it is said received his bond a few days ago and retur-ed it with a letter that he had changed his mind about it and didnt want the job, so a new postmaster has to be hunted up or we will have to get boxes on the rural route. A $20.00 job with a young man with some ambition is too tame or it seems that has been the conclusion with Mr. Butcher. The other two applicants that took the examination are also about out of the notion of wanting it.

No woman on her way to buy a new hat was ever known to commit suicide.
The Red Men and K of P members will meet to-morrow night and decide on some plan for rebuilding their hall.
Now that the fire over, it really was a good thing for the town. The actual losses will not be very heavy and the hall was hardly large enough, so if the lodges rebuild, they will put up a better building and what seemed to be an awful calamity, will likely prove a benefit to the town.

OUR
Millinery Opening
Is Just Over.
Everyone is surprised and delighted with the new and modern millinery section and the grand display of hats.
Everything from a severely plain sailor to Parisian picture hat.
Price Range from $4.00 to $30.00 
Campbell & Co.
Big Cash Store, Bloomington. Ind.