Smithville News 1908-11-20

              THE SMITHVILLE NEWS.
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VOL. I.	SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1908.	No, 16
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LOCAL NEWS
THE DROUGHT
CONTINUES
Weather Report—"The same yesterday, to-day and to-morrow Chas. Botkins Heb. 13, report given in the News some weeks ago still holds good, and there dosen't seem to be a rain any nearer than there was 2 months ago. The water question is getting a more serious one than if there was a food famine. Only a few wells *nd springs are holding out. Some are so unfortunate as to have to carry water for nearly a mile. Several strange things have happened during the past week. Up to about a week ago there was no water running at all in the branch at Sanders, now there is plenty of water at places. Mr. Thrasher's spring that never went dry before, was dry for several days but now has plenty of water in it. There is no propability that we would die for lack of water for a year or more, if it' should not rain, as the earth ought to hold a supply that would hold out that long but-th- ones that did not have the means to get it out of the ground would suffer.
BUSINESS CHANGE
The Huffman & Butcher meat market has changed ownership, to Homer Eads. The trade was made Monday and Mr. Eads has taken charge. Mr. Huffman claims to have been well pleased with the business, but he lived at such a distance from the shop that it made life too strenuous to keep up with the demand. Mr. Eads, his successor, is a son of George Eads, the well known farmer, north of town, and has the hustling ability to make a success in his new undertaking. Mr. Huffman states to the News to express his thanks to the puplic for the liberal patronage recei\ed and in turn he hopes his meats were satisfactory. Edgar Butcher will still be connected with Mr. Eads for the present.
Chas. Bivins the well known liveryman of Bloomington, would be pleased to know if anyone has found a buggy seat cushion. One fell out of one of his rigs while driving a drummer down to this place recently, and doubtless has been set aside by some one, so if they would return it or notify him he would greatly appreciate it.
John Scott
John Scott, the well known farmer, called on the News Monday, and placed 75 cents worth of confidence for a years subscription. When you drop back to thins about Mr. Scott, you will say he is a remakable old man. In another month he will be 4 score years old, and you might look the country over and you could not find a man of his age that can get around better than Mr. Scott. He can read readily withojj^ glasses, and keeps up the improvments on his large farm. One of Mr. Scotts "hobby's" is that he is nearly always mixed up in a law suit, but is seldom one of the plaintiffs, always the defen-dent, but he generally knows when he is right and never looses a case. We often wonder when a man reaches such an old age how serious, that a question of only a few more years will be the last on this earth, but we supoose their hopes and prospects toward the future are as bright and dear to them a* a man of 20.
We voted in the hitch-rack now Bloomington city says that we cannot have it, on account, that part of the gound belongs to the city. Funny they never found that out until lately.
Crafton-Pllipy
Jonah Crafton and Miss Ona Phillipy, were married Wednesday morning at the residence of Esq. Adams north of town. The groom is a son of Henry Caafton, a well known farmer, living one mile east of town, and for the past few years has been a faithful employee on the section gang under Horace Trisler. The bride is an accomplished daughter of Wm. Phillipy, living a short distance east of town. They will go to housekeeping at once in their home recently purchased from Peter Deckard.
A petition is before the connty comissioners to extend the Ketch-am mill pike on from the cross roads to the mill.
The "Old Fiddlers Contest" given by the W. C. T. U. last Sat-night, at the school house, was not as largely attended as might have been, however a very enjoyable evening was spent. Only three contestants were there, Mr. May, Ed Graves and Sam Smith.
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