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Newspaper
Smithville News
Location
Smithville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
2
The Smithville News reports on a peaceful Mt Salem Sunday, visits from Mrs Mary Nash and Miss Erma Rice recovering from illness, and several locals attending events in Bloomington and Fort Worth. It notes a W C T U meeting, plans for a county convention, and a Smithville native now a Fort Worth resident reflecting on changes.
A newly taken agency announces pickup and delivery of laundry on Tuesdays. The operator invites trials and promises reliable service for customers seeking convenient garment cleaning.
Elizabeth Morgan died at her son Wm P H Tate’s home near South Union Indiana at 82 years old. She was born April 25 1827 in Clark County Kentucky and married Jesse Tate in 1846. four children survived or predeceased, with seven grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. She lived as a devout Christian, valued peace, and left a sister and extended kin, with a daughter in law noted for daily Bible reading.
Edward Sherlock, a single son of John Sherlock and brother of Stephen and Trustee Frank Sherlock, was killed by a northbound freight train Tuesday evening about 3 45 He had been to politics and was walking home intoxicated when the engine cut the head from the body It is presumed he laid his head on the rail and slept His mother Mrs Melinda Sherlock 62 was in Bedford at the time and was telephoned to come home by her son Frank She did not learn of the death until reaching home Funeral was held Thursday at Harrodsburg with undertaker Templeton and Father Bogeman in charge
Local notes list a performance by Sells Floto in Bloomington on the 16th with families planning outings. Homer Utterback mulls a new barber chair. a new barber arrived at his house. his hat burned Monday. Lew Dillman, a Clear Creek merchant, touts rice farming as a money maker with land at 20 to 46 cents per acre yielding 65 to 115 bushels per acre and selling rice at a dollar per bushel.
Town buzzes over who will win the next mayoral race as show bills flood barns and woodsheds Announcing the Sells Floto on the 16th and a free News sub for the first correct guess.
An instructional humor piece describes body parts from hips to feet and skin, noting cold feet and the use of cuticle on the face. It humorously mentions muscles, bones, and organs as furnishing surgeons a living, ending with a quip about the liver and lungs.
Train schedule effective October 4 1908 lists daily runs northbound from Seymour to Terre Haute and southbound from Terre Haute to Seymour with station times at Bedford Linton Jasonville and Lintorn. Time table notes full information available from local agent in Bedford Indiana and G P A H P Radley Terre Haute Indiana.
Demand for the Wilson-Hamiltonian stock is high and Henry Huff of the Crafton farm near Mt Salem church lists three mares aged two and three years for sale. Interested buyers can reach him via the Smithville exchange phone line.
A group from local towns prepares to travel to Trinity Springs for a leisure outing. Chas. Smith of Harrodsburg reports satisfactory work for the Tf. O. O. F. lodge and praises the printing quality.
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