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Newspaper
Smithville News
Location
Smithville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
2
A historical postal chess notice records a six month period with three months noted. It states entry on August 3 1908 at Smithville Indiana under the March 3 1879 act. The fee listed is 50 cents.
The item lists residents traveling to Florida and Poplar Bluff, guests from Bloomingdale and Bartlettsville, a doctor called to Bear Creek for a scarlet fever case, and a pending government census next April. It mentions a reward for a missing item, and social gatherings at Edgar and Lillie Butcher's home with neighbors from Bloomington Bedford Ketcham and Bartlettsville.
Dillman and Campbell employ many men to erect ice. Scarlet fever scare wanes with no new cases reported. Dr and Mrs M Morris returned from Indianapolis after Christmas with friends. Miss Vesta Simmons teaching at North Vernon visits homefolk. Mr and Mrs James P Bouhher spent Christmas with Ed Boucher’s family at Harrodsburg. Mort Trisler family visited relatives in Harrodsburg over Christmas. Miss Estella Thrasher of Bloomington and Miss Lilly Glaspy visited Miss Vesta Simmons. James Barrett and wife of Oolitic visited James Boucher and wife. G A Rice family visited Chas McVain. Blackwell hosts Xmas gatherings. Curtis Koontz family visited Chas Martin. Miss Katie and Ruby Frantzman of Bloomington stayed with Mrs Harry Tell. Maude Koontz of Harrodsburg spent Christmas with Meridith Dillman.
Local items report Mrs James Hodges with children from Bedford visiting relatives in Harrodsburg J B Smallwood and family host Xmas guests Ruth Helfrich and Mrs Walter Bennett visit Martinsville and others attend Xmas exercises at Smithville snow limits travel Jewett Tatum visits aunt Mrs Wm Carmichael John Stull and John Trisler attend Harrodsburg Mason oyster supper Aldyce Jackson receives telegraphy instruction at Mason office Fat hogs shipment noted Jacob Meadows moves to Bedford Nan Wooden listed as sick The column ends with an offer for job printing services including letter heads envelopes and by laws
Paris Trisler, a longtime Monon section foreman, opened a large envelope at the post office and found a check purporting to be a gift from James Leonard. The instrument read 365 days of peace prosperity and happiness from Hirst National Bank Portland Ore, signed by Leonard.
Mrs J E Luzadder and Mrs John Foster traveled from Bloomington to attend Mary Bennett's funeral but arrived too late. Myrtle Srygler and Nellie Litz filed suit against the Monon for 5000 dollars, alleging the Cannonball train derailed or caused disruption after passengers with valid tickets were left stranded at Sanders while traveling from Bloomington to Kitchams.
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