Smithville News 1910-02-04

              THE SMITHVILLE NEWS.
VOL. II.
SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEB., 4, 1910.
No,23

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Also Fancy Lamps arid Glassware.
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Big Cash Store, Bloomington, Ind.

LOCAL NEWS
Dr. Jackson reports a 9lb. boy at Harley Easts.
"Something doing" on our insides this week."
Ask Walter Trisler to see some of his new post cards.
Elma and Ethel Deckard visited Bloomington relatives over Sunday.
The W. C. T. U. meets with Mrs. Maude Kentling next Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Ed Fish, of Bedford, was the guest of Miss Lily Butcher, Sunday night.
Jim Crow says: "It takes many a day of idleness to become a good checker player."
Mrs. Walker. Burkhart of near Harrodsburg, is visiting relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Adams north of town, spent the day Tuesday, with W. W. Ross and family.
James Leach has returned from Washington county, where he has been employed since Jan. 6th.

Miss Grace Hainey was the guest of Mr.and Mrs.France Wooden and family Tuesday night.
Mrs. N. B. Stephens has been called to her home in Milltown on account of sickness in her family.
Mrs. Alice Hainey, formerly of this place, who has been seriously ill at her home in Bloomington, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Arthur Burkhart and little daughter, have returned to their home in Lafayette, after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. James H, Burkhart
Miss Cecil Carmichael has resigned her position with the Bloomington telephone exchange, and has returned to her home in Harrodsburg.
NOTICE—All persons knowing themselves indebted to me, will please call and settle at once as I wish to close up all accounts before leaving March 15th.
R. W. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Hunter and son Ralph, of Greeley, Colo., who are making an extended visit with Monroe county relatives and friends, spent the first of the week here, with the families of W. W. Ross and R. B. Carter.

MART ALEXANDER
Our New Republican Chairman.
Last Saturday the repubicans held a "love feast" in the commissioners room, and selected a new
[missing text] chairman, Mart Alexander. Mr. Alexander is what you might call a "good mixer" is an earnest party worker for the entire republican policies.
JAMES BURKHART
Not a Candidate for the Postoffice.
The News was misinformed that he had taken out application and the following statement is handed in correcting the error.
"I wish to state through the Smithville News, that I have not made application for the postoffice and do not intend to."
Jas. H. Burkhart.
BABY STRANGLES,
Damon, the 3 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Humphery, died yesterday morning about 4  o'clock from strangulation. The little one had been suffering from a cold with a tendency to croup, but its condition was not considered at all serious, but during the night, it got turned over on its face and was almost dead when the parents found it, they hastily summoned a physician but the child was dead when he reached the home. The funeral was held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
DEPUTY TREASURER
DAD JOHNSON.
(Special Grapevine Service)
A little bird flew in the News office the other day and "let the cat out" that our genial friend, ex-postmaster Johnson has been keeping a trump card up his sleeve all this time, having everyone guessing why he wanted to sell out and go to Bloomington, when he was making "easy money" here, which if the little bird was right, and we guess it was, he will be county treasurer Weaver's deputy. Both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Weaver are former Green county natives and have always been life long friends. Mr. Johnson expects to leave here about March 15 and it is presumed will take up his new duties about April 1st. So instead buying postage stamps you will fork over your taxes to him.

SMITHVILLE SCHOOL NOTES.
Fred Trisler, ---- ---- Reporter
Those absent part of this week, Daisy Deckard, Etta Parker, Grace Stanley, Ethel Wooden, Muriel Trisler, Anna Updegraff, Carl Frantz, Fred Trisler, and Ola Botkin.
On last Friday Trustee Sherlock, with the aid of Jas. Girtman and Ora Wooden, oiled the floors.
Mrs. Chas. Deckard was a visitor in the Primary and Intermediate rooms Tuesday.

MONON ROUTE
is the best route to
Chicago, LaFayette, Indianapolis and Louisville
and all points
North and Northwest.
Solid Vestibule Trains, Dining Cars, on through day trains and Pullman Sleepers on all night train.
SMITHVILLE
North Bound
No. 8 Bloomington Accom 6 56 p m
No. 12 Lafayette Accom 3 47 p m
South Bound
No. 7 Louisville Accom 6 37 a m
No. 11 French Lick Accnm 10 55 am
No. 41 Local Freight 7 20 a m
For time tables, folders and all other information apply to
T. Thrasher, Agt.
Smithville, Indiana.

FOURTH CLASS POST MASTER EXAMINATION.
Saturday, February 19, 1910. The U. S. Civil Service Commision announces that on the date named above an examination will be held at Bloomington, Indiana for the position of fourth class postmaster of class (b) at Smithville, Indiana. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was $234 for the last fiscal year.
Age limit, 21 years and over on the date of the examination, with the exception that in a state where women are declared by statute to be of full age for all purposes at 18 years, women 18 years of age on the date of the examination will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by the post office named above.
The examination is open to all citizens of the U. S. who can comply with the requirements.
Application forms and full information concerning the requirements of the examination can be secured from the Local Secretary at Bloomington and the postmaster at Smithville or from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, at Washingon, D. C.
Applictions should be properly executed and filed with the commission at Washington within 7 days before the date of the examination, otherwise it may be impracticable to examine the applicants.
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION