Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 1, Petersburg, Pike County, 17 May 1895 — Page 1

VOL. XXVI. PETERSBURG, IND., FRIDAY. MAY 17, 185)5. NO. 1 is

la the envy of every lady. To accomplish tb» you mant uie good Livings. and you know we are the only store In town that handles a etty stock of Linings. We have all the Grass Cloth, Biles! as, Canvas, Fiber, Chamois, Duck 4c. j Why not:Take time by the forelock and buy yonr Carpets now, and finish house-cleaning ere hot weather. Bring the measure of your room and let us show you bow little It costs for a aloe Carpet. ° 25c per yard for a good honest Carpet. 85c per yard for Star Ingrains; new patterns. 50c per yard for good All* Wool Ingrains. 50c per yard for Brussells, In pretty patterns. Lace Curtains, from 49c per pair up to*|12,00. You can't mention anything In the Carpet or Curtain line bat what we can supply.

♦ ♦ St?ee at)d Slipper gargaiqs, ♦ ♦ ?! ! * , j r< .• \ ? $ ?! ). ) \ l Infanta* Shoes, solid leather.... Infants’ Shoes, better grades .. Ladies’ soft Slippers, with tip . Ladles’ good easy Shippers .. .. Ladles’ Tan Slippers, with bow Ladies’ Stribley Slippers. 19c 25c 60c 78c <1 00 91 SO All the new toes. Ton know Stribley makes nothing but glovefittjng Slippers, that will cure up all those corns. Ladles’ Kid Shoes, patent tip...j.. 98c Ladles’ genuine Dongola Kid, new toes ..... .. 91 48 Ladles’ Rasor Toes, Needle Toes., —. 92 25 Come where they handle nothing but good Shoes, Shoes that you will be proud of, V. pjargrove $ Qe © THE PEOPLES' STORE.

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Of this young man now? If you had seen him a few hours ago when he came in with one of those cheep ‘'band - me- down” suits, bought of one of those “mixed storoe” that sell anything from bologna~to grindstones, yot^ would have laughed. You couldn't help it. But since we fixed him up with one of those new Spring SuitB we are pread ef \[m And Mr. Reader, let us fix you up and we will he proud of you. We have thousands of new Spring Tailor-Made Suits that are beauties, and oost no more than trash. Look at our Cutaways, Prlnoe Regents, Prince Alberts, Bound and Square Cut Saoks: j ' an Men’s All-Wool Suits, beanties....^,.97 to ?10 00 2S0 Boy’s Summer Suits, well made ...— 75c 300 pairs Men’s Working Pants, 40c 260 Men’s full sise Shirts . Mo 1651airs Men’s business Shoes, 96o We tge agents for the oelebfated W. L. Douglass Shoes. When yon want a nice stylish outfit from head to toot, try ns

Star® Clothing® House THE TEMPLE OF FASHION.

The Cnatj Settteneat. Owen county settled with the state yesterday, paying in 16*172.33 and retaining for school purposes NU80.jp. This makes only five counties that have settled thus far, says the Indianapolis Journal, and to-morrow will be the last day for settlement, after which a penalty ot 15 per cent may be collected. It is Something unusual for the treasurers to be so slow in making settlements and it indicates that they will resist the payment under the existing laws. As the matter stands now the treasurers are left without compensation, except such as they may receive in Interest trom the use of the money and their fees for* the collection of delinquent taxes. The law of 1879 provides for their compensation by fees and a per cent cf the collections, but when the fee and salary law of 1894 wps passed the law of 1879 was repealed, leaving the treasurers with salaries and no fees. On account of the fact that in the schedule for Shelby county there was uo provision made for salaries for the treasurer and auditor, the supreme court declared the law, in so far as it related to these two offices, unconstitutional. The new law ot 1895, which will not take effect until some time in June, provides for the treasurers to receive salaries, but the salary must be earned in fees and as the law of 1879, naming fees, has been repealed there is no provision for the fees upon which the salary is based except a fee for the collection of delinquent taxes. This would give the treasurer of this county something like $1,200 a year, while the salary law provides that he shall have

$12,000. Under the recent decision of the supreme court by Judge Hackney, to the effect that as the office of treasurer is a constitutional office it cannot be abolished by the legislature, eithei directly or, indirectly, and that the tailure to provide for compensation virtually abolishes the office, the provision that the treasurer shall have at compensation nothing more than he collects in fees is not constitutional. John R. Wilson, attorney for the treasurers, recently filed a petition to have the court modify its decision sc as to make it possible for the cojint; commissioners to make allowances tc the treasurers, which under the constitution and decision they could noi do. This petition will come up foi hearing this week, and it seems likelj that the court -will reopeu the case although the time has passed for the filing of such petitions. The requesi in the petition is so manifestly jusi that it seems to be the opinion aboul the state house that technicalltiei will be waived and the case reopened There is one way the treasurer could get their compensation; but that it could only be through a plat which would be purely illegal. Thej

could make their settlements with the state as the lav requires and then from the funds held from the oounliy retain each as the lav evidently intended them to have, dependirgnpon the next legislature to legalize their act by providing for their compensation for the intervening time. In any case the only course left open for Auditor of State Daily is to se ttle in the manner that will oooform^to the lav. He has not yet said what he viil do after tomorrow, vben it is provided that a 15 per cent levy shall be collected from those treasurers who may not have settled. It is probable that he will await the cecision of the supreme court in the matter of Mr. Wilson's petition before domandiug the penalty. The decision is expected this week.

Memorial Day Committees. The committee ot arrangements for observance of Memorial Day have decided to hold the exercises at Walnut Hills cemetery this year. The I. O O. F., K, of P., A. O. U. W., D. of R., Ladies of Honor, Red Men, W R. 0., Epworth Guards and Fire Depart* ment; together with the school children will join in the day’s exercises. The following are the commit ees: Committee to select location for ea ercises— 8. K. Stuckey and Clay Lemons. To drill school children—A. B. Bn eel tor. To mark graves at Walnut Hills jemetory Charles Mlnebart and J. T. Battles. Vooal music—E. J. Harris and I.C Higgins. The following committee i have been appointed to decorate tb< graves of deceaseds soldiers in the various cemeteries of the couutv: Minor and Lamb cemeteries—Vin Mead and Embry Lamb. Martin cemetery—Robert Barrett and I>an Dejournett Ramble cemetery — W. F. Ramble find Daniel Rumble, jr. Withers ana Lamb cemeteries—J. M. Smith and Wilson Beck. Harrison, Smitb and Si pie cemsSCrles— Harvey Lamb and George Good rid. Leslie and Cambie cemeteries—Claib Keith and Henry Stone. Old town cemetery—Daniel Taylor and H. Horrell. Morrison cemetery—Samuel Woolvtn and George Preston. Anderson and Lick Creek cemeteries—John Bradfleld and Perry 8mith. Keane cemetery—Doc Newkirk and Henry Ault, Masters and Mt, Pleasant cemeteresJames Hillman and George Borden. Union and Little Zion cemeteries—Jsmee Coats and J. McAtee. 'Catt, Burkhart and Bowman cemeteriesJobn Patterson and Mark WaltsWeese cemetery—William McClure and Boone Reed. Public and Logan cemeteries—A. B; Cole- , man and John Hargrave. McClure cemetery—Bev Radcllff and. W W'rSIackson. The graves at Walnut Hills ceme* 1 tery will be decorated by all the be1 nevolent orders, citizens and children participating with the G. A. R. on ; that day. There are a number- of ’ other committees yet to be appointed which will be published next week together with a program of the day’s ' exercises. Goto H. H. Tislow for all kinds ol watch and clock repairs. 28* > i _

Epworth Leaiae PrtpiK. The Epworth League convention of the Evansville district will meet in this city next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 21, 22 and 23. It is expected that there will he nearly 900 people present from points over the district, and on Thursday the Vincennes district will meet here in joint convention. The following is the program: , TUESDAY EVENING, Greeting...O. J. Niahola Response.Miss Endloott, Poseyrllle Address—“The Friendship of Rooks". Rev. Albert Hnrlstone, D. D., New Albany WEDNESDAY MORNING, Sunrise meeting, led by.A. D. Batchelor Organisation. Paper—“The Shadow of Bis Wings".. Biss Kate Riggs, Princeton Paper—“Characteristics of a Live Chapter”.. John Lane, Haselton Paper—"The Destructiveness of Ignorance," Miss Let Him Miller, Evansville Discussion. Junior Hour—Recitations . . It aoma Langsford, Oakland City Nellie French. Fort Branch. Ernest Wolfe, Princeton. Business.

AfT»UIW» tkssiu.l. Half-hoar of Song. Paper—‘•Revivals In the League”. Lucian Youngblood, Howell Paper—“Value of Ideas in a League Meeting,*' Mn A. A. Gedby, McCutcbanvllle Paper—“Chattanooga and Methodist Federation”. . ..i..Luell D. Shrode, Boonvllle Reports. Paper—“The Missionary Spirit”.. - C. E. Craig, Otwell * 5YF.BI50 SESSION. •‘Look Up”.Mary Henry, MeCutrhanvlUe “Lift Up”_ _G..D. Wolfe, Princeton “Read Up”.....Alta Trimble, Evansville “Brush Up” ..S. S. Penrod, Newburg “Pay Up”.J. H. Carnes. Posey vllle “Grow Up”. F. M. Barbour, Evansville THURSDAY HORNING. General reception In the Church. Reception Speech ..W. R. Halstead Response..M. 8. Heavenridge Music, business and resolutions. Adjourn to fair ground and continue exercises. “Our League Pit age”.. Miss Olive Ingalls, Washington S. H. Absbire, Newburg. “The Priesthood of the People, or Work for All”. .Eleanor Beach, Vincennes Grace Peck, Evansville. NOON—LUNCH. Service of Song and Prayer..^. • A. M. Couchman, Fatmersburg “A Penny a Day for Missions”. W. K. Penrod, Odon. J. M. Hale. Mt. Vernon General League Service. Epworth Guard Drill—Washington and Petersburg Guards. . * EVENING SRSSION. “How to Make League Work Go’*. Short addresses by all delegates Pensions Granted, *Tbe following pensions have been grauted in this section of the State during the past week, and include origiual, restoration, increase and widows and orphaus: William N. Sparrow, Vincennes. Lawrence Mahan, Caunelsburg.; John L. Lewis, Linton. Eli N. Watson, Eminence. Charles E. W. Williams, Owensville. Minors of Charles F Long Mt. Vernon. Jacob Schickel. Evansville. George Fox, Washington. John. R. Meek, Francisco. Mathias Zelgler. Kellerville. - Joseph H. Seneff, Vincennes. William W. Shuler, Woithtngton. William Berry, Monroe City. Simeon L. Wilson, Washington, Mo6es B. Smith, Tell City. David Sharp, Tulip. Martha C. Chin, Mauckuort. Laura Bach, Bloomfield.

SviUewei “Boagk m Bata.** Rev. Otto Liu well, > General Bap* list minister, who has been holding meetings throughout the south part of the county, concluded that life was not worth living and took a dose of “Rongh on Rats” Iasi Saturday. He had been to Oakland City that day and returned to Winslow, and from there started to Ben Laswell's, who lives about a mile from Augusta. On the way he took a dose of the poison, but it did not take effect at once and so he went on to Laswell’s reaching there about four o’clock. He died at eleven o'clock that night after terrible lufferingptanedical attention being without avail. He was about twenty* two years of age. Sometime since some boys threw several eggs at him and a young ladv he was escorting home. This so preyed upon his mind that at last be concluded to end all by takiug the poisonous drug. His mother who lives at Marengo was notified by telegraph of her son’s death and ahe at once went to An* gusts and took the remains of her son to Marengo Monday, where the burial took place. Coroner Wilder held the inquest this week.

Spurgeon Savings. Cut worms still plentiful. „ Farmers report wheat badly damaged by tbe fly. - Elder F. H. Woods of Oakland City preached here last guiiday morning and admiaWlered baptism in tbe evening. Dr. Lance in building a new business house here. Elder J. T. Olipbant baptised two ladies last Sunday morning in South Fork near Elder J, F. Ross’ farm. Harriett Arnold wife of Prof. Arnold of'Patoka, is here visiting relatives and friends, , 1 We had a heavy fjrost here on last Monday night greatly damaging early garden vegtablps. Fine Printing. The Democrat excelis any other office in this section when it comes to the point of job printing. We are prepared to execute all classes of work equal to any city office. The printing is done under the supervison of one versed in the art and that way gives to its patrons the best to be had. The office keeps in stock nothing but firstciass goods, and has just received another large invoice of firstclgss stationery. Give us a call when neoding work of a firstciass order. -r*-— V . Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses nave been issued since our last report. Henry B. Miskell and Emma Wolvin. Jam68 Mason and Nancy A. Taylor. Robert L. Chandler and Opha M. Fettlnger. George W. Pancake and Allle No Wet

V ' 1 ¥ Is the subject that we will presetit this week, and in that j | line we are the acknowledged leaders. We have the colored goods in all grades. Beautiful shades of Tan in Lace, Button and Congress. The softest and most pliable kid ever seen in Slippers. Dainty White Kid Sandals, Black Slippers and Shoes; Wide toe, London toe, Saratoga and Keedle toe, both White and black stitched goods. R. L. Stevens having quit business we will close out their line at less than cost. We have put all their

$5, $4.50, $4, $3.75, $3.50, $3 and $2.50 grades all in one lot; choice for

$2.00

| ’ Ladies’ Low Lace Shoes for 50c; Ladies’ Low Lace Sh6es for $1,00. Children’s Shoes and Slippers in endless variety, trom 50 cents a pair upward. <»s>0iir Line of Fast Colors in Hose Are Guaranteed Hot to Fade or Rub Come m and buy you Summer Dress of us. We can suit you in anything you may want. \ ■ / Gus * Frank’s * Mammoth * Store