Smithville News 1909-07-09

              THE SMITHVILLE NEWS.
VOL. I.
SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, July 9, 1909.
No, 45

Just One More Day
and the greatest Clearance Sale this store has ever experienced will close. This will be a very busy day. You have the opportunity of buying almost any article in our entire store at a liberal reduction.
Big Cash Store,
Bloomington. Ind.

LOCAL NEWS
The Adams quarry is again connected by telephone.
Geo. Adams and family visited at C. Deckard's Sunday
Miss Anna Grimes is visiting in Bloomington this week.
Mrs. Daisy Bouher of Clear Creek visited relatives here Sunday.
The annual basket meeting will be held at Mt Salem Sunday August 1st.
The funeral of Thompson Jacobs who died last Friday, was held at Mt Gilliad, Sunday.
Mrs. Luther Smith and chiIdren of Clear Creek, visited Mr. and Mrs. Dave Smith, Sunday.
Miss Edna Smith of Bloomington came down Wednesday, to visit Miss Rosa Carmicheal, of the telephone exchange.
The Monon has begun making a special Sunday rate to Louisville and return for $1.25. This rate will likely be continued throughout the summer.

Mrs. Mollie Fox, of Bloomington, was the guest of her daughter Mrs. Walter Clifft, over Sunday.
Rain knocked the Elks celebration at the Fair grounds, Monday. When it rains, generally comes when we do not want it.
NOTICE—Anyone suffering from Cancer, and wanting to get well, address Lock Box 282, Edinburg, Indiana.
Dr. Luzadder and family, Ben Floyd and wife, of Bloomington, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. McCormick.
Advertisers please remember that the News has a larger circulation than all the other newspapers in southern Monroe county combined.
Rev. Trusty will preach at the Christian church Saturday night July 31st, and at Mt Salem in the forenoon on Aug. 1st, and again at the Christian church Sunday night.
Miss Mary Thrasher left yesterday for a trip to Denver, Colorado Springs and other points in the west; he will be accompanied by Miss Lavade Walls of Farmersburg, they expect to be gone about two months.

FOR BETTER ROADS
About one of the greatest conveniences of to day is the rural & free mail delivery and ought to be highly appreciated, so much so that the roads ought to be kept in the best of condition so that not only the government could get better use of them, but for the convenience of the general travelling public. Where there is good roads there is a good community, and good roads are not much more expensive than bad ones. Below we copy a clipping that should appeal to every one to at all times work and push for better roads.
Need of Good Roads by Rural Carriers.
(By F. Feltham, Postmaster Boston Ga.)
It seems that the most popular theme of all the newspapers is good roads which of course is meeting with quite a Sot of opposition from a certain class of people, as they think that the move is entirely in favor of the so called favored class that	able to own automobiles. This is an error no one would reap more benefits from them than our farmers. We do not want to view the matter from either of these standpoints, but from the standpoint of rural carrier, the thankful servant of the people, who no matter what the weather may be, hot and cold, wet and dry, serves his route with the faithfulness and regularity of clockwork putting the people in touch with the outside world. It is he that should be given the benefit of good roads. One of the requirements of the government for the establishment of rural routes is that all roads at all seasons of of the year shall be kept in good condition. The public roads are fair condition but the settlement roads that a great many of the carriers are forced to travel are a disgrace to the country. It seems that the majority of the people that live on them think if they can manage to get in and out that they are good enough. What would the people think if the postoffice authorities were to order the service discontinued on such roads. If these things are not remedied they can expect just such an order. Think of the carrier who has to go over such a road every day, the inconvenience to him the wear and tear to his stock and conveyance. Good roads increase all property value and the same rule applies to property on settlement roads as much as to property located an a public road. Repair your roads and you will show that you appreciate the service and are willing to help your carrier and yourself as well.
Telephone patrons must bear in mind that the rents must be paid promptly or pay a penalty and if a the penalty, is not sufficient it will be increased until attention is given and service discontinued, there is no-way yet on record how to keep a telephone and not pay for service promptly. So if you want a telephone pay the rent, if not let it alone.—M. C. T. Co.

MONON ROUTE
Chicago, LaFayette, Indianapolis and Louisvile
and all points
North and Northwest.
Solid Vestibule Trains, Dining Cars, on through day trains and Pullman Sleepers on all night train.
smithville
Nprth Bound
No. 8 Bloomington Accom 6 56 pm
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 timetables, folders and all other information apply to
T. Thrasher, Agt.
Smithville, Indiana.

FOR SALE—One Gasoline Light.—Enquire at Barber Shop.
Black-berries are begining to ripen and there promises to be an abundance of the fruit.
Indians have been around here, A. P. Bennet dug up a flint arrow head in his garden the other day. It was a large, one and in good condition.
The annual basket meeting in the Leonard grove has been changed this year from the 4th Sunday to the 5th Sunday in August, which comes on August 29th.
A well is being driven in the school house lot. This is the 2nd well to be sunk, the first one by J. L. Warring when he was trustee, but did not strike water. Wm. Rogers of Bloomington, is doing the work.
LOST—Pocket book, containing about $50 in bills and some checks and notes, someplace between Harrodsburg and my home, Saturday night. Finder returning to the me or notify me, will be well rewarded and your honesty credited. BEN MITCHELL.
A jolly crowd of young folks went to Cedar Cliff, picnincing, in a hay wagon, Sunday the 4th. Of course the usual "scraps'' on such occasions were neccessary to make the trip a pleasant one. The dinner was some what jolted, but so were the appetites, so all is well that ends well.
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