Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 45, Petersburg, Pike County, 23 March 1894 — Page 8

!■„■! . 1 111 .....---^ - ---g!— AVe again hoist our banner with this one inscription: 66 pn the reverse side you’ll find these words— - ■ “Always the Lowest in Price for the Best Goods.” •There is no better advertising than by giving the best goods for the same prices as competitors get for inferior grades. We offer this week American and Arnold’s BEST BUTTIE KRXZfcTTS at Sc 2PEE3 "2\AJE3E>. <3 \ All other brands of Prints at the same price. Muslins we can name such prices as will warrant prompt purchases, for w’e look for an advance in prices as the season fairly.opens;

"We have placed in our windows a beautiful line of fine Dress Ginghams, sold by others at 15 to 25 cents. We bought them cheap and give our customers the benefit. All go ^.t lO Cents fu teens, Challies and the best line of White Goods at your own figures. • ^ We have the largest and most complete assortment ever shown by Cl I [J w LO i any house here. These prices are without doubt the lowest ever made by any reliable-firm: First Quality Velvet Brussels, §1 per yard. First Quality Tapestry, 60c per yard. First Quality Dowell All-Wool Ingrain. 60c per yard. First Quality Bunting’s All-Wool Ingrain, 55c per yard. First Quality Wool Filling Ingrain, 50c per yard. First Quality Cotton Ingrain, 35c per yard. First Quality 4-4 Hemp Carpet, I5c per yard. First quality 7-8 Hemp Carpet. 12|0 per yard. ' . Rugs and Mattings in endless variety. I nrNA Pi ii4nmc We show a very large line, ranging in price from Lace curtains. Fifty Cents a pair upward. We have received our entire spring line of Shoes and Slippers, and are O I I prepared to give you close prices. We bought an immense line and to make room have placed our last fall goods on a counter in the rear of our Shoe Department and have marked them ‘‘Fifty Cents on the Dollar.” At $1 we show you a beauty in goat, calf‘and kid. At §1.50 we show you a patent tip Glazed Dongola, worth $2.50. At §2 we show you a Custom-made ghoe sold elsewhere for $3. At §2.50 and upward we show you all the new shapes and lasts found anywhere. When in town and you can find a few idle moments come in and see our line of goods and get prices. It’s no trouble'to show goods whether you buy or not. GUS® FRANK’S® MAMMOTH ®STORE

decree Circuit Court. The following cases have been disposed of in the circuit court during the past week: STATE CASES. State vs Richardson, carrying *#'"- cealsd weapons; acquitted, State vs Foster, carrying concealed weapons; acquitted. State vs Benedict, gambling; plea ot guilty, tiued $25 and fifteen days iu jail. ‘State vs Walker, intoxication ; fined $5.00. State vs Walker, intoxication; fined $|.00. State vs Miley, shooting with intent to kill; jury disagreed and cause continued. State vs*Dixon Walker, surety of the peace; dismissed. State vs Elmore Smith, assault with felonious intent; trial set for next Friday. CIVIL CASES. Jessup vs Jessup, continued. Hughes vs.Hughes, divorce; hot granted. * ^praggins vs Spraggis. divorce, dismissed. , Smith et al vs Smith et al, petitiou to.sell real estate; sale confirm*** Davis vs Davis, divorce; granted. Tisdale vs Tisdale, divorce; continued. James Harris vs E. & I. railroad, damages; verdict for defendant. i Ann E. Horton et al vs Horton et al, partition : report confirmed, Martha Album et al vs Robinson al, to contest will; continued. Highest Honors, World’s Fair. POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar. Powder. from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. * do YEARS THE STANDARD.

Anna CauuifFvs Peter R. Miller et al, damages; dismissed. Anna E. Bowman vs Charles C. Bowman, divorce; decree granted and $50'alimony and costs. John F. Vanlue vs Belle Yanlue, diyorce; decree granted and custody of children. Adams vs Catt et al, note; judgment for $121.94. Dora Bryant vs Thomas C. Bryant, divorce; decree granted. Conger vs Burkhart et al, note; judgment for $656 80. H. Barnett vs William H. Scales, accouut; dismissed. Joseph Jackson vs Jesse Simmons et al, note; judgment for $118.63. * Silas S. Spillman vs George B. Bottoms et al^ note; judgment for $66.58. Henry Schenck vs Council B. Wilder, note; judgment for $86.73. Thomas W. Basinger vs John L. Miller et al, account; dismissed. Julia A. Coleman va Emily A. Russell, petition for partition; comrtiissioners appointed to make report. EmilyJ.Beach eta! vs Sylvester Beach, petitiou for partition; comissioners appointed to make report. Ylnson France, administrator vs Elizabeth Farmer et al, petition for partition; commissioners appointed to make partition. Gilmore vs Gilmore, divorce; continued. Daniel C. AshPy et al vs Warren F. Mount, complaint oil judgment; judgment for $244.46. Shafer, executor vs Miley et *1, note; judgment for $121. Shafer, executor vs Miley et al, note: judgment for $120.45. Shafer, executor vs O'Neal, note; judgment for $19.03. Poetker vs Ilollenberg et al, note; judgment for $83 38. Port Huron Engine Thresher Co. vs Phillipsef al, note and mortgage; judgment for $1,145.55. Citizens State Bank vs . John L. Sumner et al, note and mortgage; judgment for $1,328. 1 McCormick Harvesting Co. vs Harrlsoir, note; judgment for $47. Ilarkinson vs Young et al, judgment for $213. Arnold vs Van Nada et al, note; judgment for $299.75. Jacob Rougher vs David Monroe, note judgment for $159,91. Wijsop vs Elder et al, note; judgment for $15645. * '

Cleveland D=*yer Co. et al vs Ilenry Holleub'erg, uote; judgment for $2,GG7.70. Snyder vs Sumner et al, note; | judgment for $160. Wagner vs Corn et al, note; judgment for <53 85. ^ Beardsley vs Baker, note; judgment for $59.86. Ferguson* vu Burton et al, notetdismissed. Smith vs Thomas et al. note; judgment for I9S.90. Mrs. Scott Mitchell visited friends at Washington this week. The petit jury was discharged Wednesday until Monday. DeBruler will be tried for murder in the circuit court next Tuesday.fi J. I. Palmer, the carriage maker, has returned to Petersburg from Vincennes. The Spradlin murder case will come up fu the circuit court next Thursday. The Ladies’ aid society will meet at Mrs. Elian Patterson’s Weduesday, March 28th. . . . The case of E. H. Harrell editor of the News, vs Charles M. Krebs, editor of the Press, tor libel, comes up in the circuit court next Wednesday. Alf. D. Beasley is on trial for .he taking of money from his wife,whom he deserted here, before Judge Welboru as vva went to press yesterday afternoon. ; The Ladies’ missionary society of the C. P. church held their am ual services at that church last Sunday evening. The singing and recitations were well renuered. George Benedict received a second jail sentence in the circuit court last week for gambling. The last trial was before the judge who fined him $25 aud a sentence of fifteen days. The marshal aud his torce of men should sail into woik before the own election aud clean up the streets. This is splendid weather for such bus ness aud would giye employment to several people. Let the street force be put to work. • Hr. William J. Bethel is a candidate once more. Doc wants to be senator from Knox aud Pike tounties. In the last legislature he represented Pike, being elected by the republicans. .There is nothing like having him on the ticket to can y the rest of the boys through.

. ■-"■u'.'-n— :———r— , PISE COUNTY ITEMS. News Gathered by Onr Correspondents from Various Parts of Pike County for tie Democrat’s Readers. Fopr Friends, Where and What they Are Doing at Present. Brief Notts Ite*s Graphically Portrayed—Send In Yonr Items. Lemasteryille Items. Oat sowing is all the go. Protracted meeetings are' still ill full blast and claim the attention of many of the youth of this vicinity. Monday, March 12th, the democracy of this township met in mass convention at the Farmer school house and nominated township officers for the com fog election. It was a grand day for the democracy of Old Monroe, and was the largest convention in the history of the township, there being 2ti9 voting democrats present. Monroe is the bulwark of democracy in Pike county, yet she scarcely ever has a candidate that is nominated iu our county convention. Give her one this j-ear as a reward for her steadfastness. William Uarbison is happy. It is a bouncing democrat boy. Mother and son doing well. Father very hoarse, but happy. Our next Trustee J. M. Davis was in our ville yesterday. Married, last Thursday, at the residence of the bride’s father. M iss is. A. Ashby and J.M Burdette. Joy be with these enterprising young inhabitants of our village. .Alfred Reed, an old^pioneer democrat of near this place, lies at the point of a death from pneumonia. Buuljsy Bkx. Arthur Items. The frogs furnish music for the town nowadays. ‘ Whooping cough is still with us. Dr. Whitlow, a lady eye specialist, of the Aetna Sanitarium, Powdermills,Kentucky, is the truest of Senator Wiggs. Rev. J.M. Burch’s little daughter is very sick at present A raving mad dog was at large creating consternation among the inhalyiants near heie Saturday. { Arthur now has two physicians^ Rev. Wright filled his appointment here Sunday, baptising in the evening. The farmers held a meeting in their hall Tuesday night discussing the most important questions of the day. Mrs. Lida Wood is very ill with fever. The new jail and sheriff’s residence will not only be an “ornament*’ to the county but a monument in memory of the great9st outrage ever perpetrated on a free people. ALdEITUS

Patoka Pointers. Our farmingpopulation are about through oat sowing Thomas Spencer has returned from his Daviess county visit. William G. Bottom and son Richard, of Petersburg, visited in these parts Friday and Saturday last. William Dorsey and family,, of Flat Creek, visited the family of Thomas Keeton Sunday. Dr. Wilson McGrew has made himself owner of a ^wheel-horse” and is noncycling among the sick. The new church at Massey'is nearing completion. It is reported that there occurred a general ‘'scrap*’ at A.vershire Mines the other day. The chiet trouble was too much booze. The baptising at Ayrshire last Sunday was well witnessed. There were four immersed. Our school closed last Saturday with a good attendance and an excellent time. It may well be said, that with the efficient aid of their teacher, J. W. Gatton, the pupils have advanced another round upon the lad der of fame. T Barlow. Augusta Items. .Drusilla Adkinson leturned heme from Yelpen last Sunday. J. S. Atkinson made a flying trip to Stendal Monday. The teachers are preparing to leave Augusta tor the purpose of attending some school. J. B. Blaize. the county superintendent, was in town last Saturday.<3 Dan Wibbier and Miss Stork, of Stendal, were in Augusta at the examination last Saturday. / School begins here Monday with D. D. Corn at the helm. J. B. Bilderback begins a school at Stendal. Remember this is the only graded school in this township. Let us patronize our home school instead of going off to some distant school. Lockhart township is tl\e banner township for sheep raising. Pleasant Corn, a former living near Stendal owns a ewe which is six years old and has raised sixteen lambs. At one year old she raised two, the second year she Taised three, the third year she raise two, the fourth year

she raised three, the fifth year she raised two, and the sixth year she raised four, making a total of sixteen for the six years, Has anyone in the county got a sheep that beats this? ; ‘ George McCord moved to Augusta last Monday. , Eggs are feeling up for Easter. They are now 8%c in Augusta markets. Sylvester Beach, of Petersburg, is in Augusta this week. James Pipes, Clark Chandler and Guy Agee went fox hunting Monday evening. The Augusta Fox and Rabbit Hunting association, which was superintended up to a few weeks ago by Chandler & Pipes, is now the Chandler, Pipes, Agee . A Ashby association The officers are, Clark Chandler, preside|^£mpJPipee. race director; Guy Agee. Mperintendent pf feeding, and Diven Ashby, head of transportation department. Silas GaxdkrkooY. Otwell Doings. John Wilhelm has commenced a new building. When completed it will be occupied by a shoe dealer. Gen. Lyon Post So. 34 have decided to have a bean supper at this place some time in May. Uerscbel Richardson and Miss Etta Higgins, of Petersbuig-t were in our town last Sunday and were the guests oi Misses Lillie and Maud Dillon. Mrs. Kate Hargrave is not gaining very fast in health. Candidates are still on tbe increase and among the latest are Lemuel R. Rogers and Hume DeMott for assesoL Whoop 'em up! Frank Weedman is improving his lot. Our merchants are doing a good business, 1 Easter exercises wilp be properly observed here next Sunday1. ’ John L. Braden went to Jasper last Wednesday on business On last Monday Harley Craig had a very narrow escape from being killed in front ol Brock’s store. He attempted to get on his horse, the saddle turned, tbe horse made a leap, the reins were torn from his bands when he fell back with bis foot banging in the stirrup. The horse dragged him across the street twice. Luckily Jas. T. Scanland was passing with a broom in his hand. As the horse neared him he threw the broom in front of the horse which checked his speed. By this time Harley had worked his loot from ths stirrup. George Craiir is very low with consumption and will not last bit a few days. {■ ; {V Drift. Spurgeon Items. Growing wheat looks fine. Making garden is the order of the day. Elder J. C. Ambrose preached here last Saturday. 1 , Elder Jackson Willis, of Oakland City, was chosen pastor of the Regular Baptist church here iast Saturdav. Misses Zetta Lortou and Emma Shepard, who are attending school at Princeton, spent last Saturday and Sunday pore with their parents, Wm. Lank fad, Francis McKinney and Cora Ferry attended graduation examination at Augusta lust Saturday. William Perry, a prosperous young farmer here, and Miss “ Alice Shoulders, daughter of the late ’Squire Henry Shoulders, werfeiharried on last Sduday, Elder J. A. Houpt officiating Our merchants here have been adding new stocks of goods and making extensive arrangements for the.; spring trade which they expect to be better than for some years past.

Union Items. David Hillman is visiting friends near Winslow this week. Prof. Thomas began a term of normal here last Monday with fifteen students. But more are expected to eome in later on. Rev. Felix Brittingham preached at Mt. Taber last Saturday night. Mrs. Polly JBrittingham, has been on the sick list for the past several weeks. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Medal and Diploma. George Tucker, the grain buyer, has quit smoking cigars. George enjoys a good cigar as much as any person, but he has gone into a bargain with another person not to smoke until there is another republican president elected. Might just as well change the bargain and wait until Dubois county elects a full set of republican officials. -—If • ~ Perry Chappell was admitted to practice in the Pike circuit court at thi6 term. He is one ot the rising young men of Petersburg and will make an excellent lawyer. He has been reading in the law office of Posey & Chappell for over a year past. 1 • r County Clerk Morgan has adopted a new rule whe.i the first marriage has been a failure he knocks ofl onefourth of the marriage license fee for the next pair, je thinks it nothing more than fair to help 'em put a little on the second matrimonial trip. The republican poW-wow to nominate candidates for town offices,. will occur one week from Saturday evening at the court room. Extra policemen w ill be on hand to keep the little boys from taking a hand in the’ exercises. In the trial cf John A. Milevfcr! shooting with iatent to kill Stilman WIIIls in the.ci cuit court last week the jury disagreed, seven standing for acquital am five for conyictiou.

TAL H. SCHMITZ & GO Grand Spring Display. PIKE HOUSE Our Mr. J. F. Schmitz and lady will ou Thursday and Friday, March 29th and30*h, show a grand display of tClothing, Hats and Furnishing goods for men and boys. Aisojjapes, Jackets, suits, Wrappers, Muslin Underwear, Aprons for ladies. Everybody invited. An exquisite Japanese Souvenir to all. Remember the days and dates. At *he Pike House. { ; Xotice of Dissolution, Notice is hereby given that the firm of Kime A Thomas has been dissolved hy mutual consent, M. B. Thomas retiring G. T, Kime will continue the .buslnesv at old stand, where all persons knowing themselves ' * indebted to the old firm will pk m- call and settle their accounts, as the business., ruitet be closed up. jjkL G. T K t \ Union, Ioffiana, M. 1j. Tikoias. 20,1894 4.3- 1

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