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Newspaper
Smithville News
Location
Smithville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
2
Smithville daily notes local changes as Able Wooden relocates to the Baker place west of Smithville. Miss Arra McCormick travels to Bloomington for a short visit. Community notices reflect routine civic-reporter style in this era.
Mrs Garmet Robins visited relatives Mrs Dr Kentling and Miss Mary in Clear Creek Tuesday. Thrasher spent Sunday with relatives in Harrodsburg. J May and family shared dinner with H F Dillman. Miss Ann Grimes hosted a Halloween party Saturday night. Florence Dodd entertained Ellettsville visitors over Sunday. Edward Eckels from Bloomington visited Frank Fox and family, plus J E Martin and Mrs Ora Fox. Fogle & Burkart offer candies cigars and tobacco. Louis Jones hunted and fished near Gosport Tuesday. Thrasher improving from kidney trouble. Lara Robertson and Raymond Deckard and wives had dinner Sunday. Lizzie Vanderburg and son visited sister Mrs Flick Thursday. Dillman and Campbell visited Mrs John Dillman Monday. Schools closed Tuesday for election and pupils visited other schools. J H Blackwell entertained Clear Creek young people after 31st with Halloween feats. T L G of Clear Creek seeks info on where to buy two red sugar beets. rop destroyed. Indian Creek township elected assessor was father of Mrs Stella Underwood and Dora Jones who moved to Oklahoma.
A garden scene describes pigs advancing through a yard and causing a chaotic disturbance as beers are crushed or spilled, creating a drinkable mess and cleanup may be needed.
A collage of local notices reports residents becoming citizens, voting trips and homesteading plans. Chas Lewis of Guthrie is recorded as a new town citizen, Dr R E Johnston returns home to vote, Dr Holland moves to Fort Ritner to vote and assist Dr Baker's practice, Osice Clay and Bertha Worley visit Bert Clay, and Robi Sharpless and wife plan Montana residence. Samuel Jones, 74, dies of Bright's disease at his son in law’s home. burial at Linthicum under Ballenger.
Death notices report the passing of Dr John E Harris father of Hon John G Harris representative elect of Brown and Monroe counties and Dr Ed Harris. The community extends sympathy to the family of this eminent physician noted as one of the state’s best and best known.
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