Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 34, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 January 1894 — Page 1

Honesty is the best policy you know. So we will acknowledge that we have too many Cloaks. But our loss is your gain. To close out our entire stock we offer you a handsome new stylish Cloak, cut in the latest style^ at prices that seem impossi^j ble. Wc have all the late styles of green, tan, gray, black, etc. We also have a great many garments of only one size left that we will almost It has been money in your pocket to delay your Cloak purchase until now. Cloaks from 98c up. Don’t miss the best Cloak bargains of a lifetime. If you could only see the nice Overcoats that we arej selling at $3.75 to $10.00, worth nearly double, you certainly would not persist in wearing that old coat your neighbors are laughing at. If you see ’em you’ll buy. ;!\i- * t - IT. Harpvo I Co Star Clotting House, People's Store, AWAY

Inquire at the City bakery for potatoes. * 33-3 Remember ve pay the highest prices for all kinds of produce. 34-4 Kime's Grocery. Shiloh’s Cure, the great cough and croup cure is for sale by ail druggists. Pocket size contains twenty-five doses, ORl/^jcentjs/Children LoVe it. 35f JKarl’sTHpver Root, the new blood purifier, gives freshuess and clearness to the complexion and cures constipation. 25 cents, 50 dents and 11.00. 35* Mrs. S. G. Barrett met with a very aerious accident one day last week. While cleaning a carpet a bent pin hew up striking her ih the eye and destroying the sight. Head Quarters—for real estate, farm and city property for sale on reasonable terms at the reliable real.estate agency of W. H. H. Thomas, the ieadiug roalestate agency in the county. 38-5 Enos Loveless of Logan township, paid his respects to this office, Tuesday, and being one of the boys that elects presidents concluded that he could not gqt along without The Democrat for another year. * George Denning, a coal miner, who *ras arrested last week on a charge of ^orsetheft, was acquitted by Squire Shandy last Saturday jtiorning. .George has had considerable experience in the courts ot justice and iBbould take warning. 4 From the report of the superintendent of the Southern Indiana asylum at Evansville the following is learned. There were at the time of the report 548 inmates, 286 males and 262 females^ TUere are sixteen counties that have inmate* at the asylum. Pike county has thirty-three inmates of which eighteen are males and fifteen females.

Six pouuds of City bakery. The school resuii ice for 25 cents at 33-3 ed Tuesday after the holiday vacatipu. / A ten-cent cigar for five—the In* dustry—union made. 27tf Barney Alexander and John Byers were in Washington last Sunday. Seven loaves of] Washington bread for 25 cents at Kiine's grocery. 34-4 Six loaves of bread for 25 cent| Grocery. Remember we prices for all kindls of produce. 34-4 is on the sick list ing the professor [arsh & Scantlin’s at the Gold Mine 32t pay the highest Kimk’s Grocery. Prof. Chancellor of the high school Samuel Anderson has assumed the role of teacher dnrs illness.

Miss Capitola King entertained a number of friends at her home last Saturday evening. A yerv pleasant and delightful time was eujoved. 1,000 bushels of corn tor sale in quantities to suijt, at Rogers station. Inquire of Wi liam Omelveua, at Pike hotel. 34t 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 cent6. 35* Curtis M. McDowell, of Brazil, and Miss Belle Lockhart, of Lockhart township, were united in marriage last Thursday by Rev. George Whitman, at Ingletoin. ^ Not one miijiute elapses between the taking of |)ne Minute Cure and elief. Why shouldn’t people taker One Minute jCough Cure? They should. They do. Adams & Son. 34* You will want statements to close up the year’s business with. The Democrat office has a splendid stock of that class of goods; also letter, note ahd bill h:ads. Call and see us. The grocery firm of Kime & Hillman has again changed style, F. M. Klme having tought out the interest of W. H. Hillman last Thursday. F. M. Kime will coutinue the business as formerly. James S. Wilson never forgets the poor printer fit the beginning of the year, and on Tuesday . last again made The Democrat a substantial call. Mr. Wilson is a prominent and successful farmer of Logan*township. On the eighth page of today’s paper will be found the advertisement of Max Blitzer, proprietor of the New York one-price store. He has instituted a big "sliov.el ’em out” sale and' cut prices fropi oue-tbird to one-half. Read the ad.

Burns are De Witt’s promptly ap true. A eases, chapp never tails Adams & So plied. per fo absolutely painless when Witch Hazel Salve is This statement is ct remedy for skin dised hands and lips, and to cure piles. J. R. *34 Rev. Flaniken will preach at the C. P. church iliext Sabbath morniug. The sacramint of the Lord’s Supper will be administered at the same service. Rev. pfokley requests the cooperation ojf air < Christian people in his series ojf meetings to be led by Revs. Flauiken and McGayghey. Postmaster Adams oh Monday morning presented to each of the box-holders in the postoffice a nice g the inscription ‘‘Box Rent Due.” Hc^did not make any distinction jas to^ace, color or previous condition, and if you want to use a box you must crack down the necessary cash. Col. A. D. Owen, of Mt. Vernon Is a candidate for State pension agent. The Democrat is for the colonel first, last jnd all the time. He is a good demojcratpa representative man and a gallant soldier boy. T^e southern part of Indiana is with him and hopes that be able to crat of the Congressman Taylor will land the plum for a demoFirst district. The follp U. W. we mg: M. L. Fran re wing Officers of the A. O. elected at their la6t meetk, Master Workman. W. H. Kininan, Foreman. Isaac Higgins. Overseer. J. T. Wood, Recorder. ^ George E. [King, Financier. Charles Schaefer, Receiver. W. E. Williams, Gnide. James Young, Inside Watchman. Charles Vt ei:k,‘Outside Watchman. Joseph Lory, Trustee. James D« vijson, Representative. Charles Fickea, Alternate.

W. A. Oliph&nt is at Indianapolis this week on business. Miss Fanny Ashby visited friends in Washington over Sunday. Niueteen pounds of granulated sugar tor f 1.00 at the City bakery. One dollar will buy 21 pounds of light brown sugar at Kime's grocery, Six loaves of Marsh & Scantlin’s bread for 25 cents at the Cold Mine Grocery. 32t Mrs. Catharine McFlderry, of Minnesota, is visiting her son, W. E. McElderry. Frank and Kate Coleman, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, were the guests of Henry Keifer and family last week.i No|^ea.—All persons indebted to us are requested to call before Januarp first and settle, either by cash or note. 30-4 LaMar & Rice.

It not only relieves; it does more. |t cures. We refer to One Minute Dough Cure. Suitable for all ages, ill conditions, at leril times. Adams Jb Sou. 34* Next week will begin the publicsiou of the delinquent list of Pike aounty. There will probably* be about the same number of delinquents as last year. Every democrat in Pike county should, send us in a new subscriber and the cash during the next four months. Put your shoulder to the rheel and give us a lift. , In the January distribution of sohool funds made by the State, Pikes county will receive $9,637 35. The county has 6,835 children of school age. The per capita is $1.41. Emmet M. Smith, president of the Dilaware county national bank, was iu the city the forepart of last week at ending to busiuess connected with th i sale of the Hawthorn real estate, wi ich took place Tuesday. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cleanse? purifies and heals, lit was made for that purpose. Use it for burns, (ju s, bruises, chapped bands, sores of all descriptions and it you have piles use it for them. Adams & Son. 34* The Democrat desires cotmnnnicatio is on any subject that may be of interest to the people of Pike county. Write plainly, aud sign your name to the article. Do not indulge in personalities as the editor will attend to that nWtter. 'The AFerris comedians held the bo .rds at the opera house Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday eveuings. The company is fair and had very go >d houses considering the fact that the prices were ioo high for the gr^de of the entertainment.

The following officers were installed by Pacific lodge, I. Q. O. F. last Monday eveuing: W. L. Barrett, N. G. George Tucker, V. G. o’ J. B. Young, secretary. Cv. J. Nichols, treasurer. F. A. Shandy, recording secretary." ^ The following officers of Petersbi rg Chapter No. 82, O. E. S. were installed last week: Mrs. John Hanttnoml. W. M. >■ a. J. Nichols, W. pN'-v Mrs. \V. H.LinS. A. M. Mrs. G. J.Kichols, Conductress. Mrs. F. J. Patterson, A. C. 1 lies Lillie Armstrong, Secretary. Mrs. G. D. Martin, Treasurer. At the court house tomorrow afterm on there w*ll be a meeting of our republican friends for the purpose of electing three central committeemen, one for each voting precinct of Petersburg. A. rattling big time may be looked for between the parties in certain quarters for supremacy. The democrats look ou and faugh at the fijht. Col. Charles Zollinger, mayor of F >ri Wayne died fast Friday and was bi ried on Sunday. Coil. Zollinger w is one of the best known men in the statehaving been brought prominently before the pebple during Cleveland’s former administration* w ten he served as State pension agent, and for which be was a candidate at the time of his sudden death. iVhat the Salvation Army iedoing fo the great army of the unemployed is the subject of two timely articles in this number of Harper’s Weekly, by Commander Balliuglon Booth and Maud Ballington Booth. Comma ider Booth writes of “The Work of the Shelter Brigade,” and Mrs. Boc th ot “The Women’s Work in the Slu ns.” The articles are accompan ed by striking portraits of Comma i der Booth and Mrs. Booth.

Phil Sherman, of Washington, wts In the city over Sunday. Go to Hi H. Tislow for ail kind s < f watch and clock rep^rs. 23* Twenty pounds of light br>wi sugar for $1.00 at the City bakerj „ One dollar will buy 21 pounds of light brown sugar at Ki rue’s grocery. Six loaves of Marsh & Scant 1 in's bread for 25 cents at the Gold Mine Grocery. » 32t Benjamin F. Taylor and Miss Net - tie Miller were united in maniiage last Saturday by Elder G. B. Campbell, at Pikeville. * Take Notice.—All parties haring accounts with us are requsied to call and settle the same at once. 30-4 Adams & Basingek. i

In another column of today’s paper will be found the notice to contractors for bids on the new jail and sheriff’s residence which will be let on March 6,1894. Captain Sweeney, U. S. A., San Diego, California, says: “Shiloh’s Catarrh remedy is the first medicine I have ever found that would do me any good,” Price 50 cents. 35* Ex-County Commissioner Bowman called to see us Wednesday relative to continuing to send him the best paper in the county. Mr. Bowman served as commissiob^ for seventeen years and .made a very efficient officer. I > Jacob Schurz, the fur dealer, holds the championship as the best shot up to this date. lie won the shot gun at the shooting gallery last Saturday night. At the gallery this Week the proprietors have put up a fine Winchester rifle to the best marksman. The following marriage licenses have been issued by the county clerk during the past week: Benjamin F. Taylor and Nettie Miller. Clarence B. Richardson and May L, Loveless. ' . Curtis M. McDowell and Belle Lockhart. William Richardson and Talitha A. Miller, Leonard M. Corn and Katie Maud English. Lawson Evans and Vina Summers. Rev. Grant Ferguson, pastor of the M. E. church at Winslow, and Miss Kate Goff, of the same place were joined in marriage at that place on Christmas, Revs. Whitman and Capehart officiating. After the weduiug festivities the happy couple left for Spencer county to visit the Rey. Ps. mother. They will reside in Winslow.—Oakland City Enterprise. Seven car load of cattle and hogs were shipped to Cincinnati from this place on Tuesday by the buyers.; This is.no small place when it comes to a stock market, and there is no station along the E. & I. railroad that ships the amount of live stock that the buyers of this locality do. Set it down as a fact that Petersburg has some menjwho do business whether they make one hundred per cent or not, v 'j,

On New Years day a large number of the friends of John Shater, living east of Oateville, gathered at his home and gave him an enjoyable surprise. Mr. Shafer was fifty-four ^ears old on the first day of the year, and tha,t accounted for the big gathering of his frienda. They went prepared to have a good time and something to eat«and when the dinner hour arrived the tables fairly groaned under the weight of the dainties of the season^ The Democrat joins in in wishing Mr. Shafer mauy more such happy occasions «s that of Monday. The Pike county farmer's institute was held at the eourt house in Petersburg last Thursday and Friday. Senator and Mrs. Mount weie the principal speakers. The attendance was not large but a splendid meeting was had and a general interchange of the ideas of successful farming indulged iu. The papers read jefore the institute were carefully prepared and many good points were brought out. The following officers were elected for the coming fear: President, M. L. Heathman; secretary, Richard Selhv. There was alsc elect-! ed one vice-president to represent each township of the county. It is hoped that at the next meeting a rousing big crowd will be present ami take part in the exercises. To a great degree has the success of the institute been due to Leslie Lamb, the retiring president, who lias labored faithfqliy to make the meetings profitable to all who attend.

Get Arbuekle’s coffee for 25 cents s. package at the City bakery 33-3 W. II. Gladish and family speut Bnndayfat Jasper with relatives. The W. C. T. U. meets at the C. P. church- Friday afternoon at half-past two. Hi. H. Tislow jewelry and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guarteed. * • 28* Dr. W. H. Link attended a meeting of the State medical association at Terre Haute last Monday. Early Risers, Early Risers, Early Risers the famous little^pilD for constipation, sick headache, dyspepsia and nervousness. Adams & Son. 34* Revenue Collector Burke, of Vincennes, was in the city, Tuesday, making calls on the peopje. While in the city he made thi&. office a pleasant call. '

Lost.—A, ladies’ gold watch on Christmas day between Arthur and theMtome of Mr. Jordan lit Monroe township. Finder will please leave with John Hamilton, at Arthur. Mrs. H. Wilder and Son. of Boonville, have opened up a music store in the room occupied by Miss Stella Brazzleton. They will keep all grades of music and sell the standard makes of pianos and organs. It’s just as easy to try One Minute Cough Cure as anything else. It’s easier to cure a severe cold or cough with it. Let your next purchase for a cough be One Minute Cough Cure. Better medicine; better result; better try it. Adams & Son. 34* The play of :iO!e O'son” as it stands alone, possesses attractive features enough to thoroughly satisfy the jnost exacting audience. Yet the management, in order to increase the pleasure of all who go to witness the performance, has interpolated some singing and dancing specialties that are not excelled by any company before the public. The company appears at. the opera house Monday night. At an election ot officers the Knights of Pythias elected the following gentlem enlast Thursday evening, and at the regular meeting next Thursday' evening the installation will take place, the meeting that evening being open to triends ol: the members and' order: D. Q. Chappell, M. W. James W. Brumfield, C. C. M. M. Mitchell,% C. : Req. I. N. Yokely, Prelate. Dr. T. R. Rice, M.: of A. M. McC. Stoops. K of R. and S. Sig Frank, M. of F. H.R. Snyder, M of E. George B. Ashby.; trustee. Will Doty, insta lling officer. Leslie Lamb, re ireaentative. The Shakes pearian reception held at the home of Miss Bertha Frank on New Year’s evening was a complete success. “All work and no play

makes Jack a dull boy, and the club believing “variety is the spice of life” decided to leave off reading on this first evening of the year and meet for a social time, ; ocordiuirly a brief programme was arranged and invitations sent out to a limited number of friends. At 9 o'clock Miss Frank welcomed the guests in a few well chosen words of Byron which was followed by a duett on piano and violin by Miss Estella and Master Isaac Frank. A synopsis of Macbeth was given in dialogue by Miss Estella Brazleton and Miss Anna Shandy closing with a verse of song in which Shakespeare’s greatness is acknowledged and (is maxims held as true. Kext on program was a vocal solo by Miss Mary Crouch. Mrs. Bergen read an interesting synopsis of “Comedy of Errors.” Miss Frank rendered a very difficult piece on the piano, which finished the club’s part of the program. Mr. Thomas L. Hisgen, of Albany, $T. Y, one of the guests and a distinguished violinist favored the audience with several selections on the violin which were well received and highly appreciated. Fine refreshments wer# served iu the dining room; at. each plate Was a souvenir greeting with a quotation from Shakespear. jThe remainder of rhe evening was purely social, and the guests departed just as the electric lights were turned out, each one feeling it was indeed good td be there. The next regular meeting of the club will be Monday January Sth, at 7 o’clock p* m., at the home of Mrs. Stoops. An invitation is extended for new membership.

Cqpnty Commissioner Glad bn in ado 1 he Democrat office a pleasant call last .Saturday. In an issue a few' weeks asro appeared an item relative to bridge matters in which * probably we were slightly mistaken in one particular, and that was in saying that the contract was not in the auditor’s bffice. We want to correct 'that statement as there are four contracts in a file box in the auditor’s office. Several months ago Tub L>em? qcrat brought up the question and at that time there was one in the auditor’s office.; But since that time several hare been .placed in the box. None of these are made ©jf record and probably need not b* a part of the records, but the poiut We made was that the}’ should have been in the auditor’s office for inspection. Since Mr. Gtadish called> our attention to the . fact we have examined the contents of the box and find the fol

lowing contracts deposited therein; July 24, 1891, there was a contract made with the Indiana Bridge company for three bridges at & cost of $2,250. This contract was signed by W. M. Chandler and Z. X Bearing, two members of the board. There was also a bond attached but not approved by the board, and no hie marks. One of the bridges was canceled cutting the price down |750. ; April 19, 1892, there was a contraot made with the same company for oue bridge for the sum of |4T5, and signed by W. H. Gladish, a member of the boai^d. There is no file mark or bond attached to this contract. On October 7,1892, there was a contract made with the same company for a bridge across the P&toka river to cost $2,000. This contract was signed by W. M. Chandler and Z. T. Dearing, two members of the board. There is a file mark but no bond accompanies It. On May 15, 1893, the board gave a contract to the same company for two bridges for $1,030. This contract was signed by Z. T, Dearing and W. H. Gladish and W. Carlisle. It was filed on the same date, but there is no bond attached to it/ Section 4,246 requires that contractors must give bond in a sufficient sum, etc., for the faithful performance of work, and there is also another section, 5,083, relative to bridges and culverts, and how to proceed. It will be noticed in the above that in some cases no bond was filed with the bids, unless the members of the board failed to file them with the other papers. Jf The Democrat has erred in the matter before, it now spreads all the proceedings before its readers; and farther it is not the intention to publish anything but the facts. If auy member of the board who signed the contracts have the bonds in their possession they should file them at once in the box.

The can tat ta, “Jeptha's Daughter,” given by the young peopled society of the C. P. church at the opera house last Friday evening ^was one of the most pleasing hoipe talent entertainments rendered in Petfrlbnrg for many months. The individual parts and choruses were well handled and considerable talent shown, especially do the Misses Essie Taylor, Sadie and Effie Posey and Messrs. Elmer Davidson, George King, Robert Glezen and James Brumfield deserve ^special mention for their singing. Mr. Davidson has a splendid voice and his sing; ing was commented on yery highly by the audience. Miss Taylor, as Jeptbah's daughter rendered Ibe part admirably and her singing was greatly admired. The U. R K. of P. took part In the drills. The entertainment netted something like $35. Sol Frank, the manager of the entertainment deserves praise for the manner in which the cantatta was presented. He has ting it in readiness tor the evening set. Once more let ns say that it was a grand success, and at some future time it should be repeated. Estr at ed—Tw ® ponies on the 11th of December from the pyrner’s residence near Jfoiid. One is a sorrel with white face, and the other is a dark bay with star in forehead and slightly Jame in right leg.' Finder will please inform the owner, Charles A. Gilley, Koxid, Indiana. It’s all the same, a slight cold, congested lungs or severe cough. One Minute Cough Cure banishes them, Adams & fcjon. m