Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 51, Petersburg, Pike County, 4 May 1894 — Page 1

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|jjj -■ v--vy—v*'=wa!* v^: <r~v-'>‘?e'¥v^tv*=^ 0rsT}d t Qsrpct % gale. Commencing Saturday, April 28th, And lasting Two Weeks. House-cleaning is now on and to make the work easier on you put down a new Carpet instead of the old dirty one. We have by far the largest line of new Carpets in town and our prices are really lower than you will pay for last year’s styles. f^ai) yoar E^e D0wt) tt)e ^isl. Pretty Patterns In Hemp . ....... 12)^c Extra heavy China Hemp, will wear .... 18c Cottage Carpets, better than rag carpets. .. 25c Extra Super, pretty pattems .• • • • • 35c Beautiful Ingrains , .... 50c Lovely high art patterns in nil Wool Ingrains, perfect beauties.-.;._..5— 50c BrusselslCarpet..... 50c Brussels Carpet, rich patterns, beauties .. 75c Velvet Carpet, soft as silk . .... ?1 00 Moquette Carpfets. almost too pretty to walk upon... I 25 75 Rugs, \\i yards long, with fringe.«... • • 1 18 China Mattings.... 15, 20and25c Lace Carta'1)5' Full length Curtains,per pair .,. ... 59c A beautiful Curtain, extra size.....; — — - W 00 See our Curtain Bargain —... . .. 2 00 Irish Point Curtains, Silk Curtains, Nottingham Curtains, from ..— S4 to 10 00 Qil Cortaips. A pretty Curtain, with Bpring Fixtures.. .. 25c A beautiful Curtain, with Shade pulls... 35c All the New Colors and Fringes. Velvet Cartaiijs, All the new Shades with large Floral Borders and Deep Frir ges, from .. • |3.95 and up Remember this sale is lor Two Weeks Only. You will miss the chance ot a lifetime if yon fail to attend! See the At Portfolios we are giving away with every $4.00 purchase W V. Har9rove 4 T1IK PEOPLES STORE, ^PETERSBURG, INDIANA!*

Just a plain old-fashioned ten dollar bill is all that is required to buy oue of those All Wool Stylish Suits that are now on sale at The Star Clothing House. They are far better suits than the “other fellows” are asking $12 to fl5 for. They are made iu both Sacks and Frocks, nicely trimmed, well pressed and equal to any *25 tailor-made suit. If you are going to join Don’t fail to take one of these suits along with you. Our Prince Alberts and new Regent Frocks are dandles. When it comes to Hats and Shoes there is but one place in town where you are sure of the correct styles—Star Clothing House. NOTICE CHESE PRICES^ Boy’s Suits —^.• ••.; 1. 48c 6 Boy’s Pants.. 1®° Men’s Jean Pants.-. • . Men’s Working Pants..49c Men’s Suspenders ......• 10c Men’s Stiff Hats .cheap at $2.50.. ..*1 48 Men’s Soft Fur Hats ...— • 1 48* Men’s Fine Dress Shoes.... 1 48 Men’sShirts ....— .. Come in and see a flrstclass stock of Clothing and Furnishings at “Way Down" Prices. StarClothing House

news of m week Jotted Down in the Reporters Note Book. > Odd Fellows Celebrate the Anniversary of Their Order. Patterson & Alexander, Hardware Merchants, Sell Out. Hick’s Weather, far Nay — Jail Contracts Let. ODD FELLOWS DA V. The Diamond Anniversary Celebrated Cast Thursday. The I. (). O. F. boys were iu it last Thursday and no mistake. The various lodges of Pike county celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary at Winslow and Union last Thursdafy; At Winslow visiting lodges from Velpen, Augusta. Spurgeon and Oakland City took part, while a number from this city went to Winslow and some to Union. At Union the Hazleton and Union lodges were present besides members from Princeton and this city took part. There were a number of speeches at each gathering. Revs. Hale, Brock and others spoke at Winslow, while at Union Revs. jAuderson, ot this city and Sisson, of Hazelton,addressed the assemblage. The dinuer hour is what catched the boys, one and all. The Union boys had everything prepared for an immense crowd and the basket dinner was immense. The Hazelton and Union bands furbished music tor the occasion. It was a big day for the Odd Fellows of this county and which they enjoyed very very much. It is one of the greatest pleasures to lay aside for the day the business cares and take a quiet day in picnicing, and no order seems to enjoy it better than the men who arranged these picnics and anniversaries. The first lodge of Oddfellows was organized in the United States by Thomas AVildey, John Welch, John Duncan, John Cheat hem and Richard Rushworth, at Baltimore, Maryland. Grand Sire Clarence T. Campbell, of London, Ontario, the highest officer in Odd Fellowship of (he world issued a proclamation calling upon Odd Fellows of this country to observe the seventy-fifth anniversary, and this was supplemented by calls from the grand master of all the states. The order now numbers about 900,000 members in the world. All over the country the event was celebrated in the local lodges. The Grand Lodge of Indiana meets May 16, and the event will be'still further celebrated then.

SOLD OUT Patterson & Alexander, ttic Hardware merchants, Sell Out* The announcement last week that Patterson & Alexander, the popular hardware merchants of this city had sold out was confirmed to The Democrat reporter Friday last. The firm has been doing an immense business in this city, and ot which F. J. Patterson, the senior partner, established some years ago. The new proprietor is R. Q. Davis, cashier of the People's bank, Washington, and who is a first-class business man in every respect. Patterson &Alexander have by careful and cordial treatment of the people gave to them a large and influential patronage from this and neighboring counties, and in retiring from business in thWeity have the Kindest regards of all for their future welfare. j Mr. F J. Patterson will remain wilt; Mr. Davis'as the manager of this large business and have the exclusivt control. To the old and to the new firm The Democrat expends its best vyish^s, The puroh^st

price will be in the neighborhood of $15,000 to $20,000 The invoice of the stock is being taken this week. *HICKS FOU fflAT. A <*oo«t .11 ontli for Weather and ! Sich. The month opens at the end of April's closing period, with storm disturbances disappearing in extreme eastern parts of the country, and cooler weather prevailing in central and western sections. Sleet in the north is expected to follow the first few days, with warm and rectionary storms about the 6th. From the 10th to the 14th is a storm period of great energy; secondary storms on the 17th and 18th. From the 21st to 25th. falls the next storm period, during which time it will grow very warm, and many storms of ram, thunder and wind will appear. In all these disturbances, the intelligent use of the barometer, and correct observation of wind currents, will foreshadow with much certainty the coming and the intensity of stoims. About the 27th and 28th, will be central the last disturbances for May, bringing fair and cooler days aud nights for the closing month. In the nature of things, May njnst bring more or less violence,A in a meterorolgical way but thqre is a marked absence of disturbing causes, so far as other planets are concerned. There are reasons to believe that storms will not be unusually frequent and heavy ; but it w ill be the part of prudence to watch them all, and be prepared to take refuge irom ail that may carry in their cloudy folds the desolators of towns and hearts and homes.

CONTRACTS LET. -- s • Jail Contractor Lori Sublets Several Parts ol the Work. Martin Lori, who has the contract for the building of the new jail and sheriffs residence has sublet several parts of the work to various persons. Stone is being placed on the ground for the jail part of the building aud in a few days work will be commenced on the new structure^ Those securing the various parts of the work are the following: Wallon & (Jo, Bedford, stoaie work. Ueester & Co., Washington, brick work. Fisher & Co , Hamilton, Ohio, irou and steel work itejail. Dick & Co., Hyniingburg, carpenter work and pairing. Hansroan, of Washington, slating and galvanized iron work. Nearly all the work is now contracted for by Mr. Lori, and he thinks the building will be under roof by fall. From now on the work will be pushed to completion as fast as possible. We are always willing to apologize and make amends for any mistakes that creep into this publication. Last wreek we published the arrival of a beautiful little girl at the home ot George Tucker’s. He wasn't exactly mad because of the tact that be is the proudest father that walks the streets of Petersburg to-day but he took exceptions to the girl part of it. We hasten to offer an apology. It’s a boy ana will vote the republican ticket straight when he arrives at his majority. We wish ihe young man a long and useful life.. The Netv York store has just received another consignment of goods from the assignee of the Cincinnati dry goods manufacturing failure. These goods will be sold at the same low figure as the other stock has been. This sale will only last a few more weeks. Ten thousand yards heavy sheeting at five cents per yard. W. H. Bottoms, of Patoka township, was in the city Wednesday. Mr. Bottoms is a candidate for the nomination of commissioner for the third district before the coming democratic primary election. He is a first-class citizen, a good financier, and if nominated and elected would make an excellent officer. The following marriage licenses have been issued by the county clerk during the past week : Williso** M. Te vault and Minnie J. Oavis. James Fox aud Lydia Able. Daniel Wright and Mattie Jones. Peter K. Miller and Lillie Kempf. > Joseph Vanmaker and Nancy E. White. mrnmmammmm, ,- j

COXEY AND HIS ARMY Now in Camp at the Nation’s" Capitol City. ^ •• ' Great Schemes Being Worked by Bepublican Bosses. Ihc Miners Go Oat at the Call of the Federation Leaders. The GIczeii Postoffice Robber Now iu tlie L>aw’s Clutches. __L_ -

HOBO COXEY And His Gang: of Wcalers at WashV iugtou City. Coxey and his commonweal army of peace have arrived at Washington City. They were accorded a general reception, but when th§ gang of bums undertook to take charge ot the government grounds and the capitol building they were given a general let-down and a few of the gang run in. These commonwealei> are made up of that class that^are not hunting wo!k and are supplied with hacking from the republican party. They are from the northern states, not a southern state sending a delegation, -'ibiscommon-weal business is a political scheme gottou up by republican bosses, for the purpose of campaign thunder, and for all that the majority of the strikes to-day are the direct work of political s&Jiemers. These instances show the low-down methods which republican campaign tricksters will resort to gain a victory at the polls. They would ruin the country for thffptirposc of gaining one single pdint at the ballot-bo1* which would result in nothing to the laboring man of the country. These strikes result in a loss of money both to the strikers and the operators, whether a point is made or not, and in many instances are very disastrous io property and iite. So with the commonwealere, they gain nothing, whereas they leave home -and family to take care of themselves, little caring whether the wives and little ones have enough to keep them fron\ starving. These men are the ruination of the country, and instead of taking part in'such demonstrations should be at their homes doing whatever they can ijnd to do in order to care for those whom they brought into tljis world. But men will be led into these things by the wiles of republican politicians whose motives are not always for the best. As before st ated there is no unrest among the workingmen of the southern states^-where they first felt the panic, but are now recovering aud going ahead as if nothing had happened. In the north and western states there is a general unrest among the laboring men and which is being continually stirred for political effect. In the coming campaign and long before then, will the laboring men and others find out the true meaning of this “march to Washington..’* THE niKEKS STRIKE. The Miners All Out of the Banks in Pike County. The Little Mining Company ftae closed its mines at Blackburn and Littles, and the Ingle company at Ayreshire. Last Thursday delegations of miners from Daviess county went to Littles and after asking the miners to desist from work, Mr. Littles, the operator decided to.close the mines for the present, and also closed the mines a Blackburn. Friday morning a delegation ot miners proceeded to Ayreshire and the miners there went out. The dele gation had two brass bands and were verv orderly for a crowd of that proportion. there%elng some two hundred all told A number of the miui

ers of this county has joined the local * unions. It is said that the men employed by the Little company have been very well satisfied with their waaes. They receive $2.00 per day for day work, while some who work by the tolrtun as high as $5.00 per day. The strike was ordered by I lie Federation of Miners to bring the Pennsylvania operators up to a higher price for mining coal, or equal to that paid in this section. The operators in this county have been paying more for mining coal, taking freight rates into consideration, than any other mines in the state. What the outcome of the strike will be is at the present time unknown, and the end is looked tor with much interest. There is .no question but what it has been a great disadvantage to both operator and miners in this county, Inhere the 1 wages have been satisfactory and where the operators have- just received contracts that would have given steady employ/nent during the coming year. There has been no demand of the Littles company for higher wages at the lower mines, artd the Blackburn mines he was simply getting in condition, for work giving a few men there work,because they reside there and at a price agreed to by them. Sometimes men act very indiscreet, and whether they are in the right at this point remains to be seen. Everything is very quiet and orderly so tar sis is known. “ .' .

FELLOWS IN Alt RESTED, He Bnigiarized the Olezm Post Office Some .Vonths Ago. Col. T. J. t;rove*, deputy United State? marshal, ofEvansville, arrested a young man named Edwin J. Fellows, at Washington last Monday and took him to that place for a hearing before United States Commissioner Wartmau. Fellows is charged with burglariz- ' ing the postoffice at Glezen, ■some months ago. Before the evidence was worked up against Fellows he was arrested for some infraction of the law in Daviess county, and being convicted, was given a seven-months* jail sentence. His time expired Monday and Col. Groves arrested him as soon as released. t Afer hearing the evidence against Fellows Commissioner Wart man held him for trial, and in default of $500 bail, was remanded to jail. A new scheme Is for a stranger to present himself as a sort of govern- > ment secret service man on Ktint of counterfeit silver, which he will say is floating about the community. A person don't want to be suspicioned ot passing counterfeit, and will baud out his silver In hopes of having it pronounced good. Sir. Si ranger will apply an acid that blackens the coin, he will pronounce it'counterfeit, and as a “government agent** he will appropriate it. He is a rank fraud, and instead of showing him any silver you want to club him off the premises. The New Albany Ledger says that the seventeen-year locusts are appearing above ground by the thousands in that section of the state, coming . up through holes looking as if made by a cane, and varying from one to three feet in depth. Most of ttie grubs*? that have come out are very lively, and they are precisely the same in appearance as those ot 1877.: - William Ilisgen is a little bit excitable, but Wednesday morning he was a little more so than ever, and cut por‘er-house steaks out of the fat sides of a bog. This was all due to the fact that a little girl made its pearauce at his home. Wednesday. He has commenced to practice on a new song. The sheriff of Perry county was in L the city Saturday night looking after a man who had borrowed, a hor^aud bugg\ from a livery mau at Ciuineltou and tailed to return it. Sherifl Kinman and the sherifl of Perry county made a trip to YTin'eennes Sunday but failed to capture the man. J The count} board of education met at Winslow tasty Tuesday to make reports of the school enumeration t<x the county superintendent, and to au tend to such other hu-tness as pi'op* erly comes before that body.