Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 9, Petersburg, Pike County, 10 July 1896 — Page 1

Sb®e Sale

IMIHtUIMI This is the season of the year we always find our stock of Shoes considerably broken in sires. While we-have yet by far the beet assortment in town .there is lots of odds and ends in sires that you can buy for a mere song. «4SEE THE PRICES**

Infant’s Soft Sole Shoes.$ 15 Infant’s Shoes, better grades, 25 Child’s Spring Heel, 5 to 8’s.. 35 lj»dies’ Kid Button Shoes with patent tip, the regular 1.25 X grade ....'. 96 Ladies’ fine Kid, button, patent tip, the new razor toes, worth 1.75.... I 25 ’ Ladies’ fine Dongola Kid, button, common sense or opera *. toes, all solid wearers. 1 48 Ladies’ fine Vici Kid, button, the very newest toes, firmly made, 2.50kind.2 00

S OXFORDS AND HIPPERSAfc*^ 5 Ijulies’ Kid Oxfords, with patent tip........ ... 65 • Ladies' wide Slippers, for home comfort .... 75 jj Ijadws* Tan Oxfords, razor toe, the 1.00 kind.. . .. 89 • I Julies’ fine Kid, turned sole Oxfprds .. .... 98 • Ladies' fine Dongola Kid, Oxford, soft spies, razor toes, 2.00 kind ;. 1 48 • Ladies' Prince Alberts, razor toes, soft soles, good quality .1 48 • Ladies* fine hand-sewed Stribley Slippers, ail kinds of toes, the 3.00 qual- • ity, choice...“.. .7 _2 00 • Now is your chance to buy Shoes and Slippers away below their worth. • Come in and see them. IW, V, HARGROVE & CD., • THE PEOPLES' STORE. I PETERSfeURE, INDIANA.

Gold or Silver? Either one is a nice thing to haw around when you need a new Suit or a complete outfit—either one is acceptable to us. Did you know that we ware almost giving away Clothing? We handle all kinds of Clothing, but high grade, raal Tailor-made Clothing is oar specialty. If you are used to wearing clothing made by your tailpr you will appreciate this. Then we have 4 * STOTJTS A ISTD SLIMS : ■ ' . . ‘I I By which we mean Suite built especially for extra long slim men and heavy fat men ; no matter what your shape, we will fit you perfectly. Did you say prices? Well, they are so low, you'll think the goods are shoddy, unless you see them. Think of njce Suite at $4.50; pure all-Wool at |8.50, and so on. Of course you’ll want a new pair of Shoes also. We have everything in the Baaor Toes in Oxbiood, Chocolate and Tans. There is but one Star * Clothing • House ■rz&cjrxjB or PETERSBURG, INDIANA.

■ ©/u~\§> BIO FZHE» A fire will bam tou out, but that makes no difference if your buildings are insured. I [will convince you that I am the farmer's friend. I insure farm property and can save you 35 percent on what you hare paid other agents. My rates are that much lover than farm branch companies. My Policies are sound and my companies are reliable. Call and see me and see what I can do fpr you before ycmr policy expires. c.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters, News Items From Here, There and Everywhere. Coart, City and Personal Items I nr an Abreyiated Form. Yon Will Finn Them All Voder ThU Heidlng. Scott Mitchell was at Evansville Monday on business. Rev. Richardson is at home for a few days from Francisco., Oo to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* •R. C. Hammond left Monday for Fort Wayne to visit friends. Hon. J. S. McCoy and wife visited relatives at Vincennes over Sunday.

€. L. Holcomb spent the glorious fourth at his former home at Fort Branch. Rer. Walter Burger went to Shoals Monday, where he will remain for several days. Miss Fannie Ashby of Petersburg, is visiting relatives here this week.—Winslow Era. Carl and Miss Laura Burgerwent to Cincinnati Monday to visit with relatives for a few days. * William Ldibs, William Xietnan and Jacob Sohurz went to Chicago Tuesday to take in the national convention. Charles Wilson and family of Wichita. Kansas, is visiting relatives here this week, being the guests of Mrs. Alexander. John Lee and family, and R. E. Iiee and family of Petersburg, were the guests of David Beasley and family last Sunday.— Winslow Era, •■Wake up, Jacob, day is breaking!” so said Dewitt’s Little Early Risers to the man who had taken them to arouse his sluggish liver. J. R. Adams & Son. Will Chew at Ptke county, is assisting in the carpenter work on the new residence being erected by A. L. Selby in the oollege addition.—Oakland City Enterprise. Max Blitzer cornes to the front this week with an ad giving way down low prices on dry goods, clothing and shoes. Max is bound to give the people the worth of their money in goods. The premium lists for the Pike county fair company are now ready for distribution ianjd can be had by addressing the secretary. The company guarantees the payment of premiums in full. The wheat crop in Pike county is the poorest harvested in many years. Much of the grain is shriveled up and very light. The average yield per acre will hardly reach more than ten bushels. Nearly 800 people from: Petersburg attended the fourth of July festivities at Oakland City. The committee in charge of the arrangements are to be congratulated on the success of their efforts in giving the people splendid entertainment. Correspondent? will please send in the news from their localities. For several weeks past the columns of this paper have been very much crowded and the items had to be cut down, but we now have plenty of room and they will receive better attention in the future.

It would not be a bad idea for the county commissioners to buy a pair of bioodhoun# scenters to track down the criminals in this county. It would probably have the effect of stopping a krge number of the petty misdemeanors which are so numerous in this section. T|e Warrick county officials hate just made an investment of this kind. The following pensions have been granted in the First Indiana district daring the past week, and include original, restoration, increase and widows and orphans: Nicholas Harter, Gentryrille. William L. Wood, Dale. Emma 8. Austner, Hazelton. Clara E. Lamb, Evansville. William Delasmith, Evansville. Hiram McRey aolds, Lynnville. Minor of J. D. Williams, New Harmony. George W. Shnnklin, Evansville. Minora of Christopher Raber, Stendah Cornelia A. Madden. Elberfiel£

Miss Eva Hicks is confined to her home by illness. Mart Fleener returned home this week to visit bis family. James Shawhan was at Princeton last Friday on business. Dr. Barnett of Monroe City, was here Tuesday on business. W. A. Oliphant made a business trip to Princeton Tuesday last. Thomas Read is erecting a new building over one of his large brick kilns. Miss Mary Rodgers of Evansville, is visiting her brother and sister here this week. Mrs. J. E. Davidson and daughter Etta ^visited L. E. Davidson at Monroe City this 'week. _ Hon. A. H. Taylor went to Chicago Sunday to take in the sights at the democratic national convention. | Miss Ella Hilman is in the city from Petersburg to visit relativesi for several davs.—Washington Gazette. ---h Call at The Democrat office for your job printing. The best job printer in the city. See us before leaving your prder. The county clerk has issued but one marriage license this week, that being to Wm. J. Harris and Lida J. Rodgers, who live near Glezen. Pass the good word along the line. Piles can be quickly cured without an operation by simply applying DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. J. R. Adams A Son. The Alstatt residence at Winslow burned Monday at midnight. The household goods were also consumed. Total loss about $800; insured for $500. The cause of the fire is unknown.

The Acme Pharmacy has a new ad in this issue. Give it a careful perusal. The firm has a large stock of drugs and patent medicines. For ice cream soda don't forget the new drug store. Rev. S. F. Anderson preached a very able sermon Sunday morning on “Good Citizenship,*’ at- the M. E. church. He brought out many good points and his illustrations were good. Dr. P. N. Hoover and family left Sunday for Pike county, on a visit to his aged parents and attend a family reunion in honor of his father’s and mother’s 60th wedding anniversary which occurred Tuesday, June 30. Mrs. E. P. Richardson, Mrs.Crill#dams, Misses Adda Oliphant, Sailie Catt and Nellie Lingo left last Friday for Washington City where they will attend the Y. P, S. C. E. national convention. Before returning they will visit several other eastern cities. It would be hard to convince a man suffering from bilious colic that his agony is due to a microbe with an uaprohouncable nains. But one dose of Dewitt’s Colic and Cholera cure will convince him of its power to afford instant relief. It kills pain. J. R. Adams & don. 4 lady from Petersburg visiting in our village had the misfortune to be thrown from her buggy Wednesday evening. She was driving a young horse which became unmanageable. After throwing her out the horse started off m a gallop with two small children, but fortunately it was stopped before going very far.—Bovine item. There is nothing that causes women greater discomfort and misery than the constantly recuring headache. Men suffer less with headache. “My wife’s health was very indifferent, having headache continually. and just two packages of Simmons Liyer Regulator released iier from all headache and gave tone and vigor to her whole system. I have never regretted it’s use.”—M. B. DeBorn, Mt. Vernon, Ky. Mrs. Mary Mount died a( her home a few miles south-east of town last Thursday night after a short illness.! She was 76 years of age. She leaves an aged husband and several children to mourn the loss of a noble wife and mother. The funeral was oonducted from the family residence Saturday morning by Rev. Elder, pastor of the C. P. church. Interment ait the Walnut Hills cemetary. Mrs. Mount was born in this county and was weill known and highly esteemed by all who knew her. She was the mother of the late Lawrence Mount former editor of the Democrat.

Last summer one of our grand children i was sick with severe bowel trouble. Our i doctor’s remedies had failed, then we tried Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which gave very speedy relief. We regard it as the best medicine ever put on the market for bowel complaints.—Mrs. E. G. Gregory, Prederickstown, Mo. This certainly is the best medicine ever put on the market for dysentery, summer complaint colic and cholera infantum in children. It never fails to give prompt relief when used in reasonable time and the plain printed directions are followed. Many mothers have expressed their sincere gratitude for the cures it has effected. For sale by J. R. Adams A Son. ^ t 4

ALL SIXTEEN TO ONE That is the Platforn* Adopted by the Convention^ A Rip-Snortin' Convention Full of Yim and Enthusiasm. s' _ The Largest Political Couruition Ever “ Held in the United States. A Short Account of the Proceeding* of the Convention.

The national democratic convention is in sessiou at Chicago. Tuesday was the opening day. The national committee selected Senator Hill for temporary chairman, the minority of the committee naming Senator Daniels of Virginia. The report of the committee was put to a vote and Senator Daniels was elected temporary ! chairman .by the silver delegates. The Senator upon taking the chair made a rousing silver speech which received round after round of applause. It is the greatest convention ever assembled for the purpose of naming candidates for president and vice-president. The attendance is double that of any convention, showing the great interest manifested by the people on the money issue which is now taking hold upon the farming and laboring Classes of the south and west. The fight is between the East and West in the coming campaign, being whether Wall street of the United States and Lombard street of England shall rule or whether the Western citizens shall have a voice in the management of the affairs of the United States of America. The committee on credentials reported an the contests from Nebraska and Michigan in favor of the silver delegates, These states?now under the rule adopted will cast a solid silver vote, which gives the silver leaders a two-thirds vote and some to spare. It is the greatest victory ever made by a party in any convention, and the people of the United States will have a voice as to who shall be the next president and vice-president of the country. The people are happy over the event that the democratic party has taken up their cause and pat silver in the platform where it rightfully belongs, and in the event that the party is successful silver will be restored to that position in the commercial world that it once had. \

The resolutions adopted are strong and clear on the money question and the tariff, being for a protective tariff for revenue only. 1 ' Senator Stephen M. White of California, is the permanent chairman of the convention, Thomas J. Coogan of Ohio, secretary. Lincoln Dixon of Indiana, is one of the reading clerks. f The plank in the platform as adopted on the money question is as follows: “We declare that the act of 1878 demonetising silver without the knowledge or approval of the American people has resulted in the appreciat ion of gold and a corresponding fall in the prices of commodities | produced by the people; a heavy increase in the burden of taxation and of all dqbts,

public and private. The enrichment of the money lending class-*t home .and abroad. The prostration of industry and impoverishment of the people. We are unalterably opposed tQ monometallism which has locked fast the prosperity of an industrial people in the paralysis of hard times. Gold monometallism is a British policy and its adoption has brought, other nations into financial servitude to fjondon. It is not only t un-American, - but anti-American, and it can be fastened on the .United States only by the stifling of that spirit and love of liberty which proclaimed our political independence in 1776 .and won k in the wajr of the revolution. We demand the free and unlimited, coinage of both gold and silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. We demand that the standard silver dollar shall be a full legal tender, equally with gold, for all debts public and private, and we favor such legislation as will, prevent for the future the demonetization of any kind of legal tender money by private contract. We are opposed to the policy and practice of surrendering to the holders of the obligations of the United States the option reserved by law to the government, of redeeming such obligations, either silver coin or gold coin. The Democrat goes to press too early to give a full report of the convention or the ticket pominated, bat will give a full report next week.

Jabez Wooiey, the coal operator, will drill a well at the mine for the purpose of exploring for opal, gas or minerals. A core drill will be used, which will show just what kind of * substances the drill goes through. Now, to help Mr. Wooiey along in his enterprise the business men and property owners should help to defray the experisesof this work. It is a big expend and should not be borne by one man, when if gas or oil is found the property owners of Petersburg and vicinity would be the parties benefitted thereby. Subscription papers are being circulated and the oitizens who feel that they would be benefitted by such a move should douate as liberally as possible. ' There will be a meeting of the old sob diers’ organisation of Pike county at the qpurt house, Saturday, July 18, 1886, for the purpose of electing officers to serve for the ensuing year. We would like to have a good attendance on this occasion. Meeting called to order at one o’clock sharp, 'By order of the colonel. When we consider that the intestines are about five times as long as the body, we can realize the intense suffering experienced when they become inflamed. Delimitt’s Colic and Cholera Cure subdues inflammation at once' and completely removes the difficulty, J, B. Adams & Son. Ed. Broyle^ of Survant collected a sum of money for Joel Evans and in a case o# a necessity he spent it. He was arrested Tuesday and brought here. His bond was fixed at $500 which he could not fill, there? fore the marshal took him to jail.—Win? slow' Era. ’ ‘ The proceeding? of the democratic na? tional convention has been watched very closely by men of all parties in Petersburg, It is s conceded fact that the silver men have won all along the line and will make a sweeping victory in November. Qrant Faith of Washington, has moved to this place and opened up a law office in the rooms in front of this office in the Snyder building. He is a graduate of the Indian* law college and, comes here well recommended. The chief amusement of the day was * game of base ball between the Petersburg and Oakland City clubs, Petersburg has a fine team of players and they are all firstclass, gentlemanly fellows,—Oakland City Journal. ^

Mrs. Viola Botkins died at her home near Arthur Tuesday evening of bowel trouble, She was aged about 27 years. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon and burial at New Liberty church cemetery. Persons who have a coughing spell every night, on account of a tickling sensation in the throat, mar Overcome it at once by a dose of One Minute Cough Cure. J. R, Adams & Son. ' The gas well at Hartwell in Lockhart township is down to a depth of 600 feet, The projectors are highly pleased with the outlook for a good flow of gas. Farmers come in early and place your orders with Joe Patterson for bone meal and phosphates. He will make time aud, prices to suit you. % 8-4 Iden Richardson held the number that won the bicycle at the Acme pharmacy last Saturday. The number was 1763. Mrs. William Viehe and sons of E.vansn ville, are visiting the family of John H, Viehe. , x i _ ,1 - Miss Jodie Veeek, who has been viatiag Evansville friends, has returned home,