Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 31, Petersburg, Pike County, 13 December 1895 — Page 1

&t)c pike Counto Hemoorat. VOL. XXVI. PETERSBURG, INI)., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1895. NO. 31.

Decembei4lioe4ale

It requires grit to cut and slash Boots and Shoes since the great advance in leather, but cash dontrols the world. So it does leather. So here it goes. We will always giver you the best Shoes f^r the money. You can save from 50c to 11.00 on every pair of Shoes you bu‘y of us. Ladies’ Kid Button Shoes, $ 98 Ladies Angola Kid, button with patent leather tip 1 25 Ladies’ fine Dongola, button, extra quality 1 48 Ladies’ genuine Stribley, regular $3.00 grade, 2 25 Thos. Plant, fine kid, button, cork sole, $3.50 shoe, 3 00 Infant’s Moccasins, light and soft, 25 Infant’s Colored Jjhoes, nice and easy, f 5 Women’s hekvy Off jGrain Shqes, with rivets, 1 19 Women’s heavy Calf Button Shoes, riveted, 1 19 Men’s $2.00 Sewed Congress or Lace^ 1 48 Men’s genuine Satin Calf, congress 9r lace, 2 00 W. L. Douglass fine Calf Shoes, congress or lace, 2 25 Men’s $4.00 hand-sewed, all style toes, ; 3 00 Men’s good, solid Winter Boots, , 1 48 Men’s heavy Boots, good and solid, 1 98 Men’s genuine Kip Boots, worth $3.74, 3 00 A Fine Line of Ladies’ and Children's White Slippers Just received. We sell more Boots and Shoes than any four stores. You can afford to travel fifty miles to see our famous 10c Counter. IK. II. Hargrove & Co Slashers of High Prices in Petersburg.

He Who Asks Timidly Courts Denial * — | Therefore we are most positive in qur statement* We want to | — sell yon a good warm Suit of Clothes, an Overcoat, a pair of — I Boots—in fact all you need in our line. We are talking to you, | —not your neighbor or second cousin, nor anybody else but you. — I We ask you to buy of us because we can offer you the best and | —most complete line to select from. If you wish to make your* — I 6elf a nice ^ >■ Christmas Presents* Buy a pair of our Fancy Slippers, Silk Suspenders, a new style Necktie, or 11 you want something more substantial why Just fit yourself with a pair ot W> I* DOUGLASS 93.00 8hoes, and you will be well pleased with yourself. We are making a special effort to please you during the holidays. Star Cl®tt)it)g Jl@ase TEMPLE OF FASHION, ^PETERSBURG, INDIANA

Fine water seta at Viehe’s. Get your holiday goods at Bergen & Oliphant’s. * Dr. Harris ot Algiers, was in town Tuesday on business. Samuel Stuckey was at Princeton last week ou busiuess. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* 4. Dr. G. C. Morphy was at Washing* ton last Thursday on business. Elegant line of queensware at Viohe’s. See those fine chamber sets. Z. T. Dearing ot Marion township, was in town last Saturday on business. Empress baking powder stands at head of the list for purity and leaven* ing qualities. 41*

Before buying your Christmas presents see Rickrich, He has an immense stock of all kinds. Every can of Empress baking powder warranted. If not satisfactory the price will be refunded. 42* John McConnell, E. M. Hale and Squire Chambers of Wiuslow, were iu town last Friday attending court. Mr. and Mrs. George Overbeck of Stendal, were here Sunday the guests of their daughter, Mrs, Fred Rottger. — Holland jtem. Call at The Democrat office for your job printing. The best job printer in tho city. See us before leaving your order. > Elder J, W. Richardson returned Mpnday from Washington county, where he had been looking after the interests of the {tegular Baptist! chute!). Communion services were held at the M. E. church Sunday evening Dr. Halstead of Evansville, preached an excellent 6ermou to a very large audience. The auditor of Vanderburg county has brought suit to test the new fee and salary law {passed by the late republican legislature. The present law gives the; auditors fees only, instead of a salary. County orders are still being floated. Nearly, if not quite, all of the orders issued at this term of commissioners’ court were floated. This is the glorious reform that the Press talks so much about. It’s about time to make another bond issue. Hon. S. E. Nicholson^pl Kokomo, author of the Nicholson temperance law, will speak jn this place Tuesday evening, December 17th. He is president ot the order of Good Citizens’ League, and will organize an order here at the time of his visit. The business men of Petersburg are taking up considerable space in The Democrat at present to advertise for the holiday trade. In consequence of which we are just a littlo short in reading'’matter and many matters which necd;an airing^witl be put off until after Christmas.

When vou want job printing remember that Tub Democrat office is the only place in town where a full line of paper is kept in stock. W© do all kinds of job printing from the fact that our artists are up-to-date printers and every job turned out is guaranteed to give satisfaction. For the best, call at this office, One of our humorous exchanges is responsible for the following: “A man named Moon was presented with a daughter by his wife. That was a new Moon. The old man wqs so overcome that he went off and got drunk. That was a full Moon. And when he got sober he had 25 ceuts left. That was the last quarter. The first of a series of lectnres under the Young Mens* Lecture committee was gjveu at the Presbyterian church last Friday evening by Prof. Churchill of Oakland City, who entertained the audience with readings from Riley. The professor is a splendid reader and highly entertained those present. In the early spring he will give another lecture. Jesse Jones was hanged at Ozark, Arkansas, last Friday, having been found guilty of murder of Charles and Jesse Hibdon, wealthy stockmen, in 1894. Jones is an Indiana boy and the son of Charles S. Jones, a prominent farmer living near Rockport. He protested his innoceuce to the last A largo petition had been sent to the d Vernor of that state asking that the sehlencebe commuted to life imprisonmnent but without avail,:

Don’t fail to call at Viebe'a for your groceries. , 31-2 See Rick rich for yovf holiday goods. Big line. All the latest styles in laipps at J. H. Viehe & Co’s. 31-3 An elegant line of holiday presents at Bergeu & Oliphant’s. Frank Klme of ClayttQwnship, was In town Saturday on business. If. H. Tislow jewelry and watchmaker Petersburg. AH work guarteed. 28* Hon. Lewis Loveless of Logan township, was iu town Saturday on bustuess. A child weighing one and threequarter pounds is uow the attraction at Washington. J. H. Viehe & Co, have 1^00 pounds of candy lor the holidays. Stick candy 7>£c per pouud. 31-3 Empress baking powder is made by a home company and guaranteed to be the best on the market. 42* Alanson Newkiv^j living east of town, was granted an increase of pension last week. The Increase was $2 00 per month. Father Smith will hold services at the Catholic church Sunday morning aud afternoon. The preaching services will be iu English. Samuel Kelson, ot uear Noxid, was in town on business last Saturday. While in town he left orders to torward The Democrat to his address. The toy dealers are now in the sfjriu). The boys and girls who h$ve saved up their pennies and dimes are laying iu their Christmas supply of toj s. Cay lor « Pershing of Washington, who bought the stock of dry goods of Patterson & i\ll‘xa,,der *nd moved them to Elnora, made an assignment last week and W. Q. Williams was appointed receiver. Bergen & Oliphart, the druggists, have ap ad in today’s paper advertising their fine line of holidav goods. They have an excellent line of beautiful and useful articles. Don’t fail to see them before buying. Notice.of Election.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pike County State Bank will be held in their banking room on Tuesday, January, 7th 1896, for the purpose of electing a board of directors. Jno. O. Davi9, Cashier. Work on the new Uuion church here has begun but on account of the inclemency of the weather is progressing slowly. The church when completed will be quite an improvement to our town as another church has been needed here for a number of years.—Steudal item.

One of the current predictions touching the performance of congress is that in tariff legislation there will be uothing more than a few bills to increase the revenue. It would be iuteresting to know the, probable nature of the bills. The tariff cannot be tinkered in the slightest degree without danger of opening up the whole question. The secret of a speedy cure iu sickness 1 tea in selecting the proper remedy and this is difficult to do unless one is sure what the ailment is. But one thiug is sure, had the liyer been actively at work sickness could uot have come. It is then always safe to take Simmons Liver Regulator which keeps the liver well regulated and ail poison expelled from we svstem. John Burns, a miner who has been employed in the Ayrshiro mines for sometime past, was found guilty of shooting with intent to kill Charles Wesley, the marshal of Winslow, by a jury in the circuit court last Friday and given a sentence of two years iu the State’s prison. Burns has a wife and several children, besides a mother dependent upon him for support, ^urus was taken to prison Wednesday by Sheriff Einman. The county printing for the coming year tjyili probably cost three times as rpueh during the year as the preceding year. The contract price fqr the year ending January 12, 1896, is $575. There is no definite sum oqmed for the coming year. And if there was more than ope bidder for the work we are no( aware of the fact. Another question that the editor of the Press should apfiyeri “ft* \\ advertised V'

Books by all the authors at Bergen & Oliphant’s, Candies, nuts and everything good to eat at Viehe’s. 313 J. T. Catt of CIsy township, was in town Saturday on business. When you want Christmas presents call on The Democrat’s advertisers. See those tine onvx tables, stand and hanging lamps at Bergen $ Oliphant’a. Dr. S. R. Clark, of Otweil, will build two store rooms at that place uext spring. I If *ou are looking for fine china ! ware call and see the line that J. ■ H. Viehe & Co. handle. 31-3 We recommend Empress baking powder to those who desire a strictly pure and wholesome powder. ^42* There will be a pie social at the Alford school house, Friday night, December 20th. The public cordially invited to attend. The board of commissioners of Dubois couuty let the contract for stationery to the lowest bidder last week. The lowest bid was $535 89The display windows at the various stores in Petersburg now present a Very attractive appearance to both old and young, a The displays are the finest made for several years. Work has again been commenced on the Baptist church, and the inside work will be finished up during the present month. 1,'he church will probably be dedicated the first of the year.

Seven cases have been appealed to tbe supreme court to test the validity of the various sectious of the Nicholson saloon bill. The decisions of the supremo court are awaited with much interest by the public at large. \ ■ \ Fred Ashbv, the tuba player of the Mechanics’ band, has an offer from a New York musical organization, and is seriously thinking of going there in the near future. Fred is an excellent musician and can hold up his end as well as the uext. The first Cumberland Presbyterian congregation in this state was organized at Shiloh church Gibson county, in 1817. This church is located cast of Hazelton on the Princeton road. This is an historical reference which every member of that congregation should remember.—Princoton Democrat. The VanNada hotel has been changed to the Read hotel, John Read having made the change last week. Mr. Read has been in the hotel business here for several years and built up a very large acquaintance with the traveling public. He is now better situated than before to cater to the wants of the people. The hotel building has undergone a general overhauling and now looks as bright as a new silver dollar.

Christmas presents by the wagon load at Rick rich’s. Revival meetings are in progress .at several points in the county. Benjamin Bishop of Ayrshire, was [In town' last Saturday on business matters. Empress baking powder has been thoroughly tested and pronounced superior to all others. 42* Cork for sals.—2,000 bushels of firstcla£s corn tor sale at the Ash farm. 30tf Fred Gompf. William Ilisgen, the butcher, is remodeling his meat market. Billy is a hustler and is getting things ip good shape. The Odd Fellows of Otwell will have an old>fashioned supper onJNew Years evening. A good program has been arranged for the occasion and Glanders among horses and mules has made its appearance in Knox county. The state veterinary surgeou made a visit to Vincennes last week and ordered several afflicted animals killed. Elias Grace of Hosmer, was in the city visiting old friends. Although Mir. Grace has passed his sixty? seventh birthday he looks as young as ever, and prides himself that he never has required the services of a doctor except, for a guu shot wound when he lost his arm in the service.-; Washington Democrat. a big time is expected.

Bergen &Oliphant have an elegant line of goods for the holiday trade. This line consists of all the latest notelties and styles in stand and hanging lamps, onyx tables, fancy toilet cases, the latest books by the beat authors, albums of all kinds, and many other varieties of flue ■goods tor the holiday trade. Don’t fhil to call and see their line before se* lev ting a present for your friend. * V <: The business men of Washington are making a big effoit to indued tho commissioners of Daviess county to built) * bridge across White river at Harryman’s ferry. What aotion the Pike county comjnissioners will take is not known. It is not know# whether'the residents of this county want a bridge there or nof* or whether the business* interests of Petersburg want a bridge At that point. Man born of woman is ot a few days and.full of prunes. He,comcth down town in the morning and la accosted by the affable tradesman who is on the hunt ot the almighty dollar. The merchant smileth like a the laughing stays, and then remarks about a $7 bill which the wife of the citizen had contracted some time since. The man born of woman “arranges” with the merchant, and affects an air of unconcern, but secretly he swears like a trooper.

A Few Close Prices on Staple Goods. May be You Caipr Use -Some of Them First Quality All-Wool Jeans .>■.••••,.v..?Good Twilled Red Flannel ...... . ..... n...• ££; Good Grade All-Linen Table Cloths. . “?° Good Crash... 00 We have out the prices on Cloaks, and we can do you good on close prices. Nice Cloth Capes Fur Capui .. |3 00 and *4.00 .. *5.00 to *8.00 In finer grades we can show you a beautiful Hue. We receive new goods every day. New and Stylish Jackets In Plain and Rough Cloth. apollsMStDolls. 7' Tsist; gj 2f ssay ras L em at GXXS FRANK’S Mammoth Store