Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 20, Petersburg, Pike County, 6 October 1893 — Page 1

The Democrat until the first of January for 25 cents. George Ashby made a business trip to Winslow yesterday. Mrs. Wllliath Liibs went to Princeton Tuesday io visit friends. James Williams, of Knox county, went to Bedford Monday, after a trotting horse. S. J. Ilaines and Barney Alexander attended the races at Evansville, Wednesday. Nearly all of the world’s fair excursionists shave returned home, but more will go from now on. The infant child of Charles and Mrs. Vecck died on last Friday. The funeral was field on Saturday. Watermelons have not disappeared entirely from this market, as a line load was brought in Monday last. Editor Charles Krebs is at Chicago this week witnessing tlie antics and make-up of. the people on Midway plaisance. Thomas King, assault and battery on his wife, was tried before Squire Chappell last Saturday. Guilty— «$5 and costs. Miss Ida Lake, aged fifteen died at her home in Logan township last Thursday night. The funeral services were held Sunday. Numbers of the sports are attending the Evansville races this week. Nancy Ilanks will probably make the effort of her lile to-morrow. For Sale.—Twelve acres of ground; fair house; new barn; 100 young fruiktrees. Will be sold cheap for cash. Ca'lLogWilliam Hisgen. Shiloh’s Cure, theVreat.cough and croup cure is for sale by ail druggists. Pocket size contains twenty-fivedoses, only 25 cent's. Childrt^i Love it. 35* The street railway strik^at Evansville has ended, and all old employes have gone back to work. There were coueessipns on the part of each eide. Try a glass of that famous Ilo-ko Pop, the finest beverage on earth. , For sale by J. W. Kelly and William Ljlbs. Try a glass and you will drink no other. 18-5 Rev. A. W. and Mrs. Freeman are visiting their son in Chicago and likewise the World’s fair.. They will also visit friends in S<. Joe, Missouri, before returning.

On! Ye Spouts—Go to Patterson & Alexander’s and see the finest line of shot guus, Winchester rifles, etc., ever brought to Petersburg. Also a full line of all kinds of aiuimunition. We could not improve the quality if paid double the price. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the best salve that experience can produce, or that money can buy. Bergen, Oliphant & Co. ■* 34* Head Quarters—for real estate, farm and city property for sale on reasonable terms at the reliable rtealestatn agency of W. H. II. Thomas, the leading realestate agency in the county. 3S-0 Ignorance of the merits of DeWitt’s Little Early liisers is a misfortune. These little pills regulate the liver, cure headache, dyspepsia, bad breath, constipation and billiousuess. Bergen, Oliphant & Co. 34* Subscribe for The Democrat and get the news of your county. No other paper gives you as full details oV your county finances as The Democrat. It costs you but 25 cents until the first of January. Send in your names at once, also the cash. Mrs. Will Doty taken first premium on butter at the refrent county fair is entitled to The Democrat one year tree. The fair association has not notified The Democrat who carried off the special premiums offered, and in consequence of which they are not yet given out. Ollie M» Kolb was appointed postmaster at Princeton, Tuesday. Mr. Kolb is a young man, a good democrat and in eyery way qualified tor the position. He was recommended by (Jongrcsspian Taylor and backed up by the leaders of party of his town and county. There are now but two presidential postofBces in the First district that Congressman Taylor has not yet filled, but the appointments may be looked for almost any day. Ollie, old boy, we wish you success tn your pew responsibility.

Old papers at this office. Call early before they all disappear. , Rudolph Burger returned to Philadelphia, Mouday.to resume his medical studies Don’t forget the excursion to Chicago Monday, October 16, via E. & T. H. railroad. John Kinnian and Ed. Ringham are at the Petersburg re-union.— Lynnville Chronicle. Plillip Mevera, the up-street merchant, is singing sweet lullaby songs to a nice little daughter that made its appearance last Saturday. Mrs. J. Conolly, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Fletcher Shandy for the past two months, returned to her New York home Monday. Karl’s Clover Root, the new blood purifier, gives freshness and clearness to the complexion and cures constipation, 25 cents, 50 cents and $1.00. 35* Another Chicago excursion to-mor-row. One fare for the round trip; tickets good for ten days. Chicago day celebration next Monday. Big time. If yon can afford !o be annoyed by sick headache and constipation, don’t use De Witt’s Little Early Risers for these little pills will cure them. Bergen, Oliphanl & Co. 34* The soldiers reunion wound up last Friday. The attendance was very small in comparison with.other years, owing to the many attractions during the past few months. Settle Ui5.—So far a great many of our customers have failed to call and settle their note and accounts. We need the money and insist on you paying ps. J. B, Young & Co. One word prescribes it—“perfecti’on.” We refer to\ DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures j obstinate sores, burns, skin diseases ami is a wellknown cure for piles. Bergen, OJiphant & Co. ^ 3p* Mrs. AV. G. Law wen! to Cincinnati Monday taking with her her baby, upon which an operation will be performed to remove a hair lip. It is hoped that the operation may be a complete success.

uue ot tne needsot Petersburg ana the surrounding country is a machine shop and foundry. Nearly every day there are calls for just such an institution. The territory is a good one for just such an enterprise. Patterson~& Alexander have just brought on a car load of heating and cook stoves. The finest selection ever brought to Petersburg, all of which will be sold at rock bottom prices to suit the times. Don’t fail to call on them. 19-4 Subscribers who are in arrears should bear in mind that we are needing money just as bad as any other big protected.industry. We are protected just so far that if we get what is due us we are at liberty to pay our debts with it at once. When convenient call and see us. Ralph Smith was before his honor, Squire Chappell, Saturday. Ralph has been having a great big time during the past several days, and Marshal Battles run him in. The squire taxed Ralph $2 and the usual trimmings, but being unable to liquidate* took board and lodging with Sheriff Kinman for eleven days. It is said by some parties that gambling -ill all its stages can be found almost any evening or on Sunday in the empty ears statiding on the sidetracks. The marshal during the quiet solitude of some dark evening should make a raid on the young professionals. Boys from the age of fifteen to twenty congregate there and spend time which in after years will lead them to dishonor and shame. The marshal will do a noble deed to parents if he will break up these games. C. A. Wilson and J. M. Ryan, of Terre Ilaute, arrived in the city Tuesday last and haveopened up a shop in the Tralzer building on lower Main street. The gentleman come well recommended as mechanics in their lines ot work, and from appearances should work up a large trade tor themselves in this locality. They will handic special order work and do a general repair work ,/rom trimming to the iron work. If yottr carriage needs repainting or trimming these gentleman are at your service. Qivc them a call.

Mr* W. V. Hargrove is visiting relatives at Princeton. R. S. Penny is quite seriously Sick'S he haring had hemorrhages during the past tew days. ^ Only $5.55 to Chicago and return Monday, October 16. via E. &. T. II. railroad. Children $3 50. Lot for Sale—Adjoining Kime hotel, suitable for office or dwelling; easy terms. Mss. T. C. Milburx. Ri-v. W. G. Law and Mrs. 31ancbe Morgan are at Columbus this week attending a meeting of the Baptist association. Tisdal, who escaped from jail last week, has not been apprehended. It is safe to say that Sheriff Kinman will land him in due time. Shiloh’s Vitalizer is what you need for dyspepsia torpid liver, yellow skin or kidney trouble. It is guaranteed to give you satisfaction. Price 75 cents. 35* Mi>s Lena Cooksell who has been making her home at this place for some time past, was married to a gentleman near Jasper, Wednesday of this week. All the talk in the world will not convince you so’ quickly as one trial of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, tor .scalds, burns, bruises, skiu affections and piles. B. O. & Co. - 34* One of our light wraps is just the thing to wear to the world’s fair or anywhere else. Call and see this hit of goods just received. 18-4 J. B. Young & Co. At the present time there Is not a vacant business room in Petersburg. This speaks well Tor the city, and shows conclusively that it is one of the best trading points in this section of Indiana. Little vegetable Health producers: pe Wilt’s Little Early Risers sure malarious disorders and regulate the stomach ami bowels, which prevents headache and dizziness. Bergen, Oliphaut & Co. * ‘ 34* -- 1 New eases of small --pox are daily, reported from Muncie. About twenty, deaths have resulted from the epidemic. The citizens of that place have called on the city for aid to keep the city under strict quarantine. All that honesty, experience and skill can do to produce a perfect pill, has been employed in making DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. -The result is a specific for sickheadache, billiousness aud constipation. Sold by B. O. & Co. 34*

Merchants who desire to secure advertising space this tall to let the people know that they are still in business should call and see us before our columns are closed up. We have a limit to our spaae, and when that is tilled up not another line will be taken at any price. This is business. It will pay you to advertise. A five-year-old son ot Rev. Erasius Thomas, ot Gentryville, died at the residence of Dr. R. W. Harris, Algiers, Saturday at midnight, of typhoid fever. The funeral occurred Sunday afternoon; burial at Walnut Hills cemetery. Rev. Thomas and family were visiting relatives near, Algiers, when the child was taken s’ick. Anybody can cure round shoulders by a very simple system of exercise. The round shouldered man should go into the open air three or four times a day, let his hands drop to his sides and.-- then while inhaling fresh air, rise on his toes as high as he can. The filling of the lungs pushes the shoulders back to their normal position and if the practice is steadily followed for a couple of months, the worst pair of stoop shoulders in time will become as straight as a drill sergeant’s. The funeral of Howard Adams who died at Chicago from the eflects of gas was held in this city last "Friday. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. A. W. Freeman at the Presbvtenan church. The -Knights of Pythias and the U. R. K. of P. of which he was a member conducted the ceremony at the cemetery. The funeral was very largely attended by the citizens. The city band headed the cortege to the cemetery, which was followed by the Washington and Petersburg lodges, and the old veterans wdiQ had served with j|ie deceased’s fatbff iu th.e war,

“Uncle Si” At the Columbian Exposition at Chicago. / Tells Something of What He Sees and His ExperienceAnd There Is n* Question bnt What He Has Had the Latter. Entirely tea Iticli and Dazzling (or Optics and Hearing. Wurld’s Fair,.Oct. 1st. Here Readers—I bed not promised fu rite tu The Df.mokrat tu let mi trends no the* I wuz here,, but I am right in the midst of the gratest exhibishun tliet ever wuz, and as so meny of mi relashuns are not able in a financial way to attend, it came into mi kranliim thet perhaps a little of mi perainbulashuns and experiunce wild be ihtellecually received. Having read in the papers thet a grate meny kranks lied started to the big fare in novel manners and ways —sum walking, sum with a wheelbarrow, and sum on velocipedes,—1 kotic)tided to try another method. Last spring I bought a flue kart at a Petersburg store, and I thought thet it wud be the ritp thing tu make the trip in.. I hitched up mi old Nancy critter and the way we went until the bounty capitol was reached, when I lerned thet Judge Thurman, James Chew, White Chappell, Rome Nichols, J. W. Wilson, Gus Frank, Doc Gray, Owan Smith, Mose Frank and a whole lot of others of mi old frends were goin tu take the steam kyars tu the city of white. Thet settled the novelty bizness with me tlieu and tliar. The novelty of

ruling behind old Nancy hed win ked off, and I luk her tu Tcni Fleming’s stable, and sez I, “send the critter home by first chance, I’m going on the kyars.” The steam engine wus late, but when she cum we were redy and sed “let. ’er go.” The man iii the lead he “let ’er go” and the way we went wus er caution to behold. Them ar poles alongside Use track luked like whips stuck in iho ground. When we got tu Terre Haute—thet’s whar the schools are— we found out thet we were behind time, but were fortunate in gitting hitched ontui another train, lint before thet, hotvsumever, all wuz contusion. Tlte wimin folks were all mixed up bout what tu do in the premises. Sum were of a mind tu emu home to onct, but we tuk things in charge and suite restored order. In time ‘the steam enjiue started again and we went through space at bout a mile a minit. Least we thought it wnz space, cause it wuz dark aud we cuddent see nuthing. Things went purty well fer a time, and finally I closed my peepers in unquiet slumber. Old Morpheus heddent fully got a gud hold on me when sum one yelled “Englewood”— thet's nere Shieago—and stint of our crowd wanted tu git ofl tu onct. After awhile the man with brass buttons on yelled out “Auburn Park,” aud afore I cud realize whut the kommoshun wuz. in cunt Jim Brumfield and Warner Barrett, old time Trends of mine. Nutliin wud du but what our crowd shttd get off and stop whar they were. We Inked at our Waterbury and she registered twelve midnight. Sunday morning we tuk our bearings and found thet we were bout two miles frtim the grounds and bout leven miles frum the city proper. We rested up Sunday as best we end under the sircumstances, tu git ready fur seeing the things which we hey bin reading about in The Demokrat. As nigh as I cpd tell it wuz right early when J got up Monday morning. The stays were still twinkling and tyyitterirj away, but 6ez I tu

self. “Begosh I'm goin tn see ther sights,” and started in the direcshun of the grounds, and purty suue long came a wagon without hordes and I got on. Sez I tu the boss, “How. long fore the fair crpens'?” and sez he right peartlv, “In a couple o’ hours.” Beins I hcd paid my five-cent piece over tu the boss of the concern I thought I wud take the wurth of it out in ridin. I went on and on, got a change or two, as a feller sed I cud if I wuz right smart, and fore long I cum in sight of sum monstrous big houses. Th'eu I lerned thet I wuz in Shecago. I got off the kivered wagou and started tu" luk at them ar big buildings. I kounted nine, leven, fifteen; twenty and twenty-five stories. Mi old neck, which hed gone thru several tussles of boils and sich, begin tu git stiff, and purty sune I lowed as if it wud never git back to its dateral posishun. These buildings were fine, luked fit ter live iu aud be happy. Mi old specs wtidn’t take in sum of the sights down that- and finally 1 tujc them off, and I found out thet I wuz weepin’, thet is mi eyes were tired out luking so much. Thet wuz tuff, on Si fer a starter. But hi and hi thay cum tu, and I started back fer tu see the big fair. When I reached the grounds I got a ticket and walked' right in feeling that I was an Amerikan citizen, with full powers vested in me, after paying the fifty cent rate to get in to see the entire konsern from one end to the other. I didn’t git more then forty rods when a feller tabled me to buy a book, as he sed, a guide book to the fair. Which wud tell mo where to find things and building. Books didn’t go with me fer I hed set out to see the fair without any preliminaries bout it. But dang mo if I wuzzent pestered with them air fellers several different times. One feller wanted to wheel me round for a dollar an hour. Gee Whizakers, but that made me mad tu think that, he wanted -a dollar an hour when I could only make that in a day. And I didn’t ride, I just walked. Purty soon I seen a good crowd of mi own peonle from Pike bounty and they called out, “Cum on Unklo Si,” and I cum, for I wus mad as a hornet. And thar is young Aruerikins there tu, for when mi people hollered "Unkle Si,” they yelled “tinkle Si Hazeed.” But my nmbreller didn’t reach cm in time. We fust went in a big building which sed “Agricultural Building” in big letters. Well, I seed everything frum every place

in the siviuzed Kouutn. There|wuz trees, plants, flowers and fruits of all kinds' It wou’t do tu go on numerating but we took the thing in. Now tliet wuz fine, so fine that it was three in the afternoon when I felt that the inner mail needed sumthing to freshen tip with. I sneaked off from the others, thinking as how I wild have a good dinner. I stepped in a French saloon—restaurant—and ordered things thet I thought wuz g-ud, and when they were set before me I bed “a dinner fit for a king.” But he veil iielp me, how the sides of mi oh! leather pocketbook did collapse when the water sed it wud cost me $l.d5. That wuz a stunner, but I sed nothing and paid it as if I were a millionaire, instead of being a farmer. After that I let the French take care of themselves and I looked out fer Si. After I bed been made a first-class sucker I luk in the machinery hall. Everything thet bed' ever been invented in this or any o.ther kounlry wus there. Big mashines and little ones1; thrashing mashines, washing mashines,enjines, trip-hammers, sewing aud kniting mashines, looms, wood-working and iron-working mashines, printing presses, and every other mashiue under the sun. I didn’t see all that wus there, but I seed enough to- let mo know thet there were a few big heads in the kountry full of branes. It wa£ getting late and they all to onct turned on them lights without oil same as they use in Petersburg. Thet was glorious to all of us. Great guns, well 1 seed orie bigger than pnv of the boys who fit iu the last war. But I began thinking to myself thet it was Jumbo’s gnn. A gud joke is told on sum of the ladies whom I gut acquainted with frum Petersburg. They went to the fair, (Monday) and on starting backhome got lost. They were lost! lost! lost! aud cud nut remember thur

street number or where fhav i, ur stopping. They finally reckolec: ed that there wan a certain bizness ho; so near by, anti the boss of the t ig wagon tuk them thar, I promised not tu tell but thejokfe was tu g(fpd tu keep. ! “Uncle Si’s” article will be excluded xt, week He has much to say regarding [tils trip and about the Midway 1‘laisance, wlJjcU will be very intelesting.—Ei>. Di:mocrAt‘ Mrs. Lewis Snmner returned home Wednesday from a visit with her parents in Perry county. I Estrayed— Black mule, wind-gt( Is on hind hock:. Finder vail plei-so notify George Jones, Survunt, j(id Mrs. Minnie Littlepage after a vlof several weeks with Jerome Bon returned to her home in Sun Bern* dino, California, Monday. 1 ■ ft • All deeds and mortgages left if>r record during George In. Martij a term as recorder, must he taken art or there will be fee bills issued. iu them. 20-k • Em Ilarrell, local edi or on t io News, was in attendance at the Fo 3paugh shows at Evansville last wee'i. The editor went loaded.with peanuts for the elephant. Captain Sweeney, TJ. S. A., Sun Diego," California, says: “Shikrk’a Catarrh remedy is the first mediciAe I have ever found that would do me\ any good,” Price.5° cents. 3j* Thanks.—To the friends who were so kind during the-sickness aid death of our hi by we return our si:i-' cere thanks. Charles and Mrs. Veeck. The regular meeting of the W. O. T. U. will be held in the C. P. church this afternoon at three o'clock, when the annual election of officers will take place. Let all the members be present. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Halve cures piles. DeWilt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures burns. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures sotes. J)eW U’s Witch Hazel Salve cure ulcers. Bergen* Oliphaut & Co. 31* Knox county hat a murder. Noah Burch shot Tube Granger last Monday morning near Wheatland. Bot h are colored. The trouble arose over a board bill which Bush was owing Granger. The man is still at large.

If yon would avoid sickness among the children keep a bottle o ' Jlelol In your house and when vcut chill shows symptoms of sickness, give few doses and yon will have no doctor bills to pay. For sale by druggists. P. G. Jamison will deliver a lecturs at the court house next Tuesday evening at seven o’clock.' Subject: “Known and Unknown,” Deluding some of the principal evidences of Christianity. Admission' teii cents; all under twelve years of ag?, free. The following marriage licenses have been Issued since our iast report : Thomas Cunningham >ta Nettie Davidson. Edgar N. Grubb to Millie R.-Yagur. Winfred Gee to Sarah A. Duckworth. Allen H. Oxby to Lizzie Mesvvaiu. James A,. Grubb to Nanny Decker. Evan Noe tp Rot hie Paul. James E. Vaught, io Mary E. Willis. Some ot the boys who went to Washington to see the Forepaugb show, had quite an e^periefice while returning home Tuesday morning. While crossing in the ferry boat at Kinderhook, the rope broke and the whole outfit went down stream, but was finally landed. Again it wai patched up and anotherattenipt made when it again broke and the rest of the boys were compelled to hoof it to Rogers station end wait for the nex; train. A man must be in hard lin ;s to roll another at any time, but when a mat,, robs the dead of valuables hen.indeed has he lost all manhood and respect,. Developments in the recent; sad death of Howard Adams go to show that lie was robbed, after death had claimed him, of a valuable diamond shirt stud, a revolver and some toys which he hud purchased'for hit nephews. Evidence to that e ject was received by Crill Adams, Monday,, from a young man at Fowler who seen the act committed, but supposing at the time that things were all right said nothing. The young man’s letter was sent to the chief of police at Chicago', and it is sate to say that the inhuman thief will be .brought to jusi tice as he should be.