Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Herald Telephone, July 16, 1955, p. 1. SMITHVILLE FIRES DESTROY TWO HOMES IN THREE WEEKS Smithville has been hard hit by fire the last few weeks. Three weeks ago the Don Girtman home burned to the ground due to a defective flue. Sunday morning at 1 AM the William Trisler home, now owned by Garland Clark, burned down. The tenants had moved out the day before. Origin of the fire is not known, but it was thought to be defective wiring or, perhaps, a cigarette dropped by someone.