Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 43, Petersburg, Pike County, 6 March 1896 — Page 1

T OF PRICES Great chance for country merchants and “closing out sales.” Bargains never seen or attempted before in Petersburg. Kash is what does it. Kash is what we want, and Kash is what we must have. We haven’t been in business for thirty-five years; we haven't any goods thirty-fjve years old, but when it comes to selling you new fresh goods at the price of “old timers” then we are your “huckleberry.” See us, try us. Prices is what talks. Blow and bluster is cheap, but it takes nerve to put you prices down in black and white. Read find compare prices; see who is th§ dollar saver.r ©S_52_r/© foV C“?1 yp5\

PEOPLES’ DRY GOODS STORE. Extra heavy Indigo Blue Calico.. . 4<»c;'wa*7\c Beat Lancashire Ginghams ... 4c; wasT^c Turkey Red Calico, drees styles .. So; «u T',0 Heavy LL Muslin for sheets . . lv,e; wa«7,\,c Ladies'Black Hose... 5c; wps I«e Genuine Cottage Carpet... . 2ic; wasSbc Pretty patterns in Ingrain Care ts .. 30c; was *5c Pure all* Wool Ingrain Carpets "... __ 43c; wa*60c Pretty patterns In BruaseUs CarpeW . . . 50c; was TV Infant’s soft Shoes ...... . 15c; was 25c Ladies’ Kid Button Shoes, opera toes _ ... 9*c; was f 1 50 ladies’ fine Kid Shoes, needle toe .1145; was 1 75 5 Ladles’ floe Dongnla Kid Hhoee, razor toe. 1 75; was 2 25

STAR CLOTHING HOUSE. * Men’s Winter Caps...... I9e; was S5e Boy’s Salts, strong and stout.... 50c; wasII 00 Boy’s Knee Pants,all sizes ....... 19e; was Sic Men’s heavy Lined Jeans Pants... “5c; was 1 00 Men’s Nice Winter Suits. ......._ 3 98; was 500 Men's Nice Business Suits.....* 4 90; was 7 00 Men’s pure all-Wool Suits .... g 50; was 900 Men’s Stylish Dress Suits ....-.... 18.00,$9.00and 410.00 13 50 Men’s heavy Oil Grain Boots ... . 1148; was 3 00 Men’s Buckle Overshoes .. . ..... 89; was 125 Men’s flue Shoes . .. 1 25; was 175 Men’s fine Satin Calf Shoes ......... ...1....... 1 50; was 200 Men’s Sox. 5c; Men’s Linen Collars, 10c; Suspenders, 10c.

PeoptesrDry Goods Store and Star Clothing House,

Visitors Here and There. Mr*. G-j D. Martin, who was quite sick last week is better. George Grim of Monroe township, was in town Wednesday. Dr. N.| Corn of Augusta, was In town Monday on busiuess. j R C Davis of Washington, was iiu town Tuesday on business. Bev Bottoms of Oakland City, was in town Monday on business. Mrs. Sarah Cooper of Oakland City.! visited die family of Dr. Hunter overj Sunday.! C. W. Young of Winslow, was im town Monday looking after business matters. « Mrs. David Hanna is the guest of! relatives at Ayrshire.—Friucetora Democrat. G. 11. Gregory and Ed Williams of j Oakland City, were here last Friday j on busiuess. 9 Charles Ellis and Logau Robling of I Winslow, were in the c’ty last Friday on business. Johu .M. V'andever, an attorney of Oakland City, was here last Saturday j attending court/ John W. Stilwell and J. S. Barre’t | of Lockhart township, were in town i Monday on business. Hon. J. S. McCoy, who has been ‘ very sick for some time, was able lo be to town this week. N. S. Selby and wife of Princeton,. were in town .Monday, the, guest* of j Leslie Lamb and family. John Ricketts and Thomas Eding-1 ton of Lockhart township, were in; town Monday on business. *' W. A. Allen, representing the Washington bridge company,/ras iaj town Monday on bast ness. L. E. Traylor, trustee of Jefferson j township transacted business with

the board of commissioners last Monday. J. T. Burton says that it is another girl at his home. Mrs. Alice Church, who is visitiug Mrs. Powers, is quite ill. S. Beach and wife wcut to Princeton Wednesday to visit friends. Dr.- Clark of Otwell, was in town Wednesday attending the Dillon trial. W. A. Harmon of Louisville, is visiting friends in this place this week. W. W. Welton, county conftpissioner, went to Indianapolis Tuesday to receive medical treatment. W. T. Mitchell was granted a license yesterday by the commissioners to sell liquors iu Petersburg. Mrs. W. S. Hunter and son Scott visited relatives in Pike county the first of this week.—Jasper Courier. J. L. Bass, J. W. Tyre and Monroe Fetliuger of Lockhart township, were in town Wednesday on business. i Elias Grace of near Giezen, was in town Monday. 1 - Mr. Grace was granted au increase of pension last week. Attorney Virgil Greene, formerly of Jasper, but now of Petersburg, was In the city Tuesday.—Hun ling burg News., John M. Davis, trustee of Monroe township, was la town Monday making his report to the county commissioners. Prof. Dearing, dean of the Oakland City college, was here Saturday and called at this office. He was oa his way to Algiers, where he preached Sunday morning and evening. Mrs. DeWitt Chappel of Petersburg, who Has been spending several days in the city the guest of her mother,

I Mrs. Summerville, returned home i Thursday afternoon.-Vincennes Com* i mercial. Dr. W. R. Osborne, of Monroe township, was in town | this’ week | visiting bis daughter, Mrs. D. G. | Farmer. John O. and Mrs. Davis entertained ! a large number of young people at ■ their home ou Tenth street last Friday evening in honor of jheir guests Misses Hill and Stamper. The evening was greatly enjoyed by the guests. Miss Fisher of Huntingb'urg, is iii, the city the guest of DrL and Mrs. Lamar. Miss. Fifher ir* practicing attorney of that placer and is here to attend the Dillon trial. She is a graduate of the Indianapolis law. college. I The weather seems to be on the change. It beats a lightning-change artist of some minstrel show. It is not clearly understood why some people are made to lay walks while* others, well, there are others designated as others. Itill soon be time tor the street commissioner to dig up Main street and cart the dirt away. The street last year was giyen a fill. The dirt is due tor a change. The horses of Rogers, the mail carrier between Ireland and Otwell, ran away at Ireland, Tuesday, amjl when running down a hill on thg other sideot the town, fell down avid one! sustained a dislocation of thte neck and died.—Jasper Herald. f I Samuel Marsee, of the PruUential I Insurance company, who reccfived a promotion, left Friday evenilug for Clinton, Indiana, to enter ufJon his new duties. Mr. Marsee’sf many friends wish him success.—Vitcennes Commercial. J

The Go venter Refuses. Governor Matthews refuses to call the Indiana legislature together at the instance of the republican state central committee to pass another ap~ portionment law. It will be remembered that the last legislature, which was overwhelmingly republican, passed a legislative apportionment law that that party might be enabled to elect a United States senator. The act was so unfair that when the case was taken to the supreme court that body hejd the law bad. The republican leaders bad the audacity to ask Governor Matthews to call a special! session ot a body of meu that had passed an act that was held to be unconstitutional, and Monday the governor seut the chairmau of the republican state committee las answer.. In summing up the case the governor

well says: "The general assembly met la session, took the solemn oath of office to support the constitution of the state, and notwithstanding this oath, in despite of previous decisions of the supreme court, clearly pointing out objectionable and unconstitutional features of former laws; iu disregard of promises given to the people confiding in them; ignoring repeated warnings by members of their own party, and heedless of a message of the executive/ directing their attention to the unconstitutiou&llty of their1 acts, proceeded wantonly, willfti ly and defiantly to enact a law that forinjunice and outragous disfranchisement of ci t izens has not had its equal upon the statute hooks of Indiana, in view of the above facts, I hope you will pardon me, gentlemen, if I am not Impressed with that confidence in the ability, or the disposition of the last general assembly to enact a valid apportionm ent law. Do not understand me as In the least reflecting upon the personal integrity of rae individual members, but tbeie are grave reasons to doubt their judgment of what maybe a constitutional apportionment.” Sentenced to Jail* The time of the Pike circuit court was taken up Monday and Tuesday forenoon with cases that attracted a yery large crowd of meu. The cases were those of the State vs Mabala Freemau and Arvilla Young and the State vs Mattie Thomas, charged with keeping houses of ill-fame. The first two were tried Monday by a jury, which body returned a verdict of guilty and sentenced them1 each to forty-five days in jail and to pay a fine of 125 each. Mattie Thomas, better known as Madam DuQuoy, was tried Tuesday morning by a jury, who found her gnilty^a* charged and fined her |27 and a jail sentence of fiftv-nine days. The court room was thronged by persons with a morbid curiosity to hear the evidence in the cases, which was sometimes highly sensational. The verdicts of the juries were received with commendatiou from the law-abiding citizens of Peters* burg.

Uncle Jeff Surprised. The Inembers of Bethel church of Logan township met last Sunday for worship. A large number were present. Elders J. W. Richardson and A^«t. Willis preached very able sermons to the congregation. After the services were over the members presented the pastor of that church, Elder Richarson, with a fine suit of clothes. To say that tJlicle Jeff was surprised mildly expresses it, and for sometime he was unable to express his thanks to the kind friends whom he has served as pastor for nearly thirty years. To these friends he has been a counselor and advisor and who respect him for his friendship and fidelity. Long mav Uncle Jeff live to enjoy the friendship throughout Pike aud adjoining couuties. Change In Firm. Thomas R. Tislow has bought the interest of L. J. Dunning in the machine shops operated by Dunning & Williams. The new firm wilt be styled Williams & Tislow. ^31r. Tislow''is a well-known machireat, having resided hens for many years and being a firstclass mechanic. The old firm in this connection desires to thank the people for past patronage and hopes that the new will receive the same liberal support. If yon need anything in their dine of work it will be well for you to see th ;ra. Repairing of engines and all classes of machinery given es pecial attention. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses Have been issued since our last rep >rt: Isaac N. Loveless ani l Lucy Hartwell. Harry F. Way and M iry Doadas. Beeler Houchins and Elisabeth Wiley Austin C. Enos and 1 ina E. Inman, i Frank T. Coleman ai d Rva Traiuor.

TRIAL FOR MURDER | , “ ' : \ | l ■ - '• I Erastus Dillon Who Killed Frederick Reyser is on Trial in the Pike Circuit Court r For the Crime. j The Case Attracts Large Crowds of People From 0?er the Conntj.

A Large .\utuber of W ituesaes—The Jury As Selected. The trial of Erastus Dillon for the murder of Frederick Reyser was called in the circuit court Tuesday noon. The work of impaneling the jury was at once begun. A special venire of fifty jury then had been drawu by the jury commissioners. Before the adjournment of court all but four had been set aside for cause. Another venire of eighty m^n nrere summoned and Wednesday morning the work of securing a jury was begun by the attorneys. At 3:20 that afternoon the jury was passed by the attorneys for the state ancf the defense. The State is represented by W. E. Cox, the prosecuting attorney, P. A, Chappell, deputy prosecutor, and W, F. Townsend, of Vincennes. Dillon is represented by Richardson & Taylor and Posey & Chappell as bis attorneys. . An account of the murder of Frederick Reyser and Alex Haury on the night of November 26. 1895, by Erastus Dillon, appeared in the columns of this paper at the time. The crime took place iu Dillon’s drug store at Otwell. At half past three o’clock Wednesday the jury was sworn by Clerk Brumfield. W. F. Townsend proceeded at once to make the opening statement to the jury ou behalf of the state. The jury is composed of the following gentlemen. James R. Brenton. Clay township. Jefferson Inman. Patoka township. Perry Willis, Madison township. John H. Helsley, Logan township. R. B. Lucas, Clay,township. J. M. Smith, Patoka township. J. W. Maiott, Logan township. Wesley Brenton, Washington township. James 8. Wilson, Logan township. Grant Maiott, Madison township. '• George W. Wlilis. Madison township. Columbus Gladish, Mauisop township.

Court adjourned Wednesday evening at the conclusion of the opening statement owing to the rumor of a cracking sound being heard in the building, it having been reported that the walls were spreading. Yesterday morning court opened as usual aud the state begun introducing testimony. The first witness called was Dr. W. II. Link, who made* the postmortem examination on the body of Frederick Reyser. The next witness called by the.state was Johu Scott, who was present in the drug store at the time of the killing of Keyserand Haury by Eraatus Dillon. At the time of going to press yesterday (Thursday) Scott was still being examined. The trial is attracting much atttentlon aud large numbers of people are attending court to hear the evidence, There are nearly a hundred witnesses summoned to testify in the case. i; The Orphans* Heme. The orphans’ home association made their quarterly report to the board of commissioners Wednesday. The report shows total amount on hand of $1,434.64; expenditures during the quarter, $428.30; balance on hand at time of report, $985.84. This institution is exclusively managed by ladies, and the report shows that economy is used in every department; while this is a fact, it must be understood that the children are well taken care of, given plenty to eat and properly and neatly clothed. Pike county should feel proud of this institution and its very excellent management.

Created Excitement. Wednesday afternoon about four o’clock some persons thought that they heard the giving way of the walUr of the, court house, or a breaking apart as it were. It was soon noised about the court room and the audience was soon pouring out like a swarm of bees. An examtnation of the building was made by E. H. Go«lin and Win. Laverty, but what their report is we have not learned. The walls are supported together by iron rods running across from wall to wall and have a great resisting power which would probably be next to impossible for the walls to spread. Some believe that the truss work supporting tbe roof was giving down to some extent, thus making the cracking sound reported to have beeu beard. There is noticeable at some places wliere crevices appeared some years ago fresh splits of an inch to two inches. The board of commissioners have taken the matter under adviceanti will act in the matter of having a thorough examination of the building made. It maybe possible that more rods will be put in. Whether the building is unsafe or not we are not able to say. Court is moving along just the same, although an adjournment to^k place Wednesday afternoon. Latkk.—The gentlemen who examined the building report that there ia no immediate danger. The west cor* ner foundation wall was found to be faulty.

' Pensions Granted. The following pensions have been granted in the First-Indiana district during the past week, and include original, restoration. Increase and widows and orphans: Willis Hawe. Evansville. Peter Berry, Fort Branch, t Mary j. Martin, Pikeville. Frederick s. Riggs. Boduville. Elias Grace, Glezen. James Goodwill, Hatfield. Elijah F. Osborn, Jiewtonville. Alexander Yager, Evansville. Ephriaiu Christmas, Oakland City. Jesse Hickman. Evansville. Lewis Hall, Boonville. Minors of William Cox, Evansville. William Greer.Mt. Vernon. Jarrett Stilwetl, Btendal.

Watch out tor the opening of the Acme Pharmacy. ■ * G. T. Kime has a. fine line of all* kinds of shoes at low prices. 42*3 The uew drug store will be a dandy. Lookout tor the opening day. Now is the tiime to renew year subscription and get th& Indianapolis Sentinel and The Democrat for $1.50. William T: Sloan and Louisa Ward were uited in marriage by Squire Brady at the clerk's office last Saturday. _ - 1 ' - . ■ *■ - ■ ::"' Dr. Halstead will preach at the M. E. church Saturday night and Sunday morning and evening. The session of the second quarterly meeting will be held Monday evening. Washington had another cutting scrape last week. Crawford Johnson used a knife with terrible effect on John A. Taylor. The man with a knife was bound over to the circuit court., . . , ."1 Walter Covey went to Petersburg last night to take a1 posit on as prescription clerk in Lemaster’s drug store. Walter is a first-class young man and a good druggist whom the Petersburg people can trust.—Oakland City Journal. The case of Charles J. Schimdt, taken to Pike county on a change of venue from Gibson, is set for argument in that court on March 7tb. Metcalf & Stillwell are hie attorneys while Fields & Paxton will represent the temperance people.—Princeton Democrat. J The Misses Bertha and Stella Fcank entertained a large number of their triends at their home at Seventh and Walnut streets last Monday night. The evening’s entertainment was a very enjoyable affair. At eleven o’clock the guests were ushered into the capacious dining room where delicious refreshments were served. Rev. William Omelvena, who has served the Presbyterian congregation as pastor for the past two years, has decided to remain another year and accepted the call of the church board Wednesday night. The reverend gentleman has made a host of friends in Petersburg during the past two yeans, who will be glad to learn that he haa decided tp rvtoaia the coming year, : . % .