Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 30, Petersburg, Pike County, 4 December 1896 — Page 1

VOL. XXVII. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 4. 18%. NO. 30

% *• Grand Six Days Dress Goods Sale Commencing Monday, December 7th, at 8 a.m.. and lasting until closing time, Saturday night, (10 p.ra.) December 12th, we will begin the greatest slaughter sale of Drees Goods ever seen in Petersburg. There is no more sensible Christmas gift than a nice Dress. Avail yourself of this opportunity to buy one at almost half price. Our stock consists of everything new in nobby Dress Goods .from the cheapest Cashmere to the finest Silk novelty. We invite you to call and see that this sale is bonafide; that wealways do what we advertise. We have classified all the Dress Goods in lota. Read the description and see how ridiculously cheap they are:

LOT 1—Double width Novelty Suitings in changeable colors; Black and White i A« Mohairs, pure ail wool fillings, gvod* I III. that sold at 20c a yard. Sale price vv all LOT 2—Double width Cashmeres in colors; double width Novelty Suit- IQ/» ings in pretty patterns; just the|Qf, thing for children's wear. Sale price LOT 3—Double width all Wool Ladies’ Cloth, all color*. All W«nt Serges QRn and Henriettas, full yard wide: reg- /Hi: >ul*r prk% 89c per yard. Sale price UUU LOT 4 —Fine Henriettas and Serges, all Wool Novelty-Suitings, 54-inch l.a- QA. die*' Cloth; iu fact all 50 cent good*. tlrfl, Side price .,.. vvv ; ... x i

LOT 5—Kim? Silk and Novelty Suiting; 46-inch Serges and Henriettas: all 73 cent quality and pretty colors. Sale price.. .. 49c LOT 6—Consists of Dress Patterns, one I (tattem of a kljd, of Novelty Art IA I Suitings, fancy/Hack Suitings, JSiJ ZLM j \c; not a pattern in the l<>t hut v Wl | what would be cheap at §3. Sale price LOT 7—Fine Black Novelty OrejH'on patterns. Silk and Voot patterns, all the latest | eities, worth $7.5(1, fSt pattern. Sale price vie nov»d $9 a LOT 8—500 yards (poise Velvets, all colors, silk faced, cheap at 75c. Sale price ... .. i3C3C ■3E3K3eX3£*3E9£.

w f 0 Remember .thia sale positively doses Saturday night, December 13th. No ^ f goods charged are sent on approval. a j { «W. V. Hargrove &. Co& { I * 5 i ^>THE PEOPLES’ STORED PETERSBURG, INDIANA. I * J •■miMI|MMIHMHIN«IMNNUU«HkN9imiN Quinine...$ 75 Whisky... 95 Rock Candy. 20 Glycerine... 40 Two^aysoff. 4 00 Misery....... 6 00 Total .. SI2 30 That’s what Jones’ cold cost him. One Suit Star Clothing Co's Famous Underwear. ...SI 00 One Heavy All Wool Suit of Clothes, SIO quality1!_ 7 50 Total,........S8 50 That’s what Smith paid Star Clothiers to prevent a cold. . Header, it** when the winter wind* and the blinding snow appears that you think of us, then we can act the good Samaritan and clothe yon from head to foot from a very lean purse. We boy cheap; we sell foreash; we sell cheap. Look around, price t be goods at other stores, then look at ours and you will buv. Our stock of handsome Knits and’Orercnats is grand and the prices away Jown. If you are no judge of cloth you can rely on beiug treated'right if you trade with us. We handle only honest goo.Is—no shoddy or trash. We offer special inducements to buyers during December. FT* A gents for the celebrated Douglass Shoes. «Star Clothing Housed PETERSBURG, IND.

-V Mrs. \V. A. Oliphanf is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Safe, at Chicago. James Rodgerson and wife of Martnaduke, Greene county, Arkansas, are visitirtjr relatives and friend# here this week. : R A. Walker is seriously ill at the home of Wayne Selby. Mr. Walker is very aged and but little hopes are entertained for his recovery. Kphriam Harrell, tiring over the river tn ; Knox county, dies! <>« Saturday of last j week. He was 30 years of age. Interment ■ at Reel's chapel on Sunday. M. Spegel, the tailor and dyer, has a fine line of samples to select suits and pants from. He makes a specialty of cleaning, patching and dyeing clothes. Call and see him at Lee’s barb* r shop. The K. M. club met at the home of Miss Lou Harris last Monday evening and elected the following officers: Grand High K. M.- Misa Harris. f W« Wee K. M.-Mise Wonhe?. Lady of the Latest—Miss Fkvner. Queen of the Purse—Mis* Arda Posey. Priestess—Miss Olinhant. Little T. T.—Miss Schaefer.

4 Miss Stella Frank is visiting relatives in St Louis. Henry Rick rich is offering big bargains in jewelry for the holidays. 29tf 0. T. Kime a business trip to ; Evansville Monday. He laid in a big stock of praxis for the holiday trade. Mrs. Mary Hawkins, wife of Jack Hawkins of Logan township, died last Thurs-; day at the age of 51 years. The burial took j place at Rumble cemetery. William Coffey, who is charged with perjury, was released on his own recogni-; aante yesterday morning in the circuit court. The case was tried at the present term, the jury .disagreeing altering out two or three days. Coffey had been in jail I for more than two months. * John Mott and family of New Harmony, 1 were the guests of William Liibs and wife this week. Mr. Mott is well known here, i having made this point while traveling for i a wholesale grocery house. He is now en- ] gaged in the boot and shoe and grocery' trade at the above named place and is a! successful business man. ¥ > ..

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat's Reporters. News Items From Here, There and Everywhere.

Oart, City and Personal Items in an Abreyiated Form. Vow Will I'lnd Tkeiu All V utfer TkU lleadlug. Abijah Beatty of Winslow, was in town Wednesday on business. Bring in your corn and grain and have it ground at Read's mill. 30-3 William Steinway. the piano manufacturer of New York, died last Monday. Mrs. Hen 17 Read left Monday for Salem, where she will visi, her sister for several days. Remember that the new crushing and grinding establishment is located at Thomas Read's brick and tile factory. 30-3 A large number of witnesses from Otwel! and Jefferson township were in town this week, being called here in the Dillon case-. Elder Harper of Pike county, attended church at this place Saturday and Sunday, in place of Elder J. M. Burch.—Heilman item. The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last report: William H. Deffendall and Sarah Miley. W lliiam Meyerholtz and Carrie Lipholdt. Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson and Miss Etta started on Tuesday for Dyersburg, Tenn., where they expect to spend tire winter with Mrs. Alice Hombrook.—Hazleton Herald. Mrs. Lee Wilson of this city, died last Friday morning of blocd poisoning. She was 33 years of age. The funeral took place iu the afternoon of her death and interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. The sudden change in the weather last Friday night and Saturday morning made it very disagreeable getting around, Business in Petersburg Saturday was decidedly dull, but few people coming to the city to do any trading. Remember the Democrat job rooms makes a speciltv of wedding cards, party awl social card invitations. We .have the latest styles of type with which to do this class of work. Call and see us when in need of this class of work. Scott Jackson, who was fouud guilty by a jury of murdering Pearl Bryan, has been granted a new trial by the Kentucky court of appeals. Much interest has been manifested in this case by the people all over the country. The murder was one of the juost atrocious on reconi.

*' Pacitfb lodg% I. O. O. F. of this place will celebrate their 40th anniversary on Monday evening, December 14th. The lodge was organized in 1856. ami at this time is ode of the strongest in point of membership of any simitar organization in the county. Only one of the charter members is alive at this time. A specif program has been arranged for the occasion to entertain the members and their families. Light refreshments will be served. Though the Twice-a-Week Republic of St. Louis excelled all other Western weekly papers in publishing the news of the campaign, it now announces that it has extended its news service, and hereafter it will give its renders the best paper in the country. This means much, because the mart twelve months will be crowded with news of big events. With ail the improve- s merits to it*service the yearly subscription ! will be the same—one dotlarayear, by mail, i twice a week. The Uaiiwwy Age, which supported Me-j Kinley, objects to the publication of mis- j leading stories about the alleged return of j prosperity since McKinley's election andj puWishes a summary of reports received! from about two hundred railway companies and maaufaciLnrers in all parts of the country, regarding the effect of the up to date upon which it bases Ufe conclusion that: “Here and there are isolated case* of increased activity, but looking at the country as a whole, there has been no real improvement whatever yet, either in travel or traffic."

J. P. Martin was at Indiauapoiis this week on business. Hannigan Reedy of Clay township, was in town Wednesday. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* Zack Dvsou of this place, was granted an increase of pension last week. Warm and cold lunch, oysters by the quart or dish at Kiiue's bakery. 30-4 Miss Lida Martin returned Wednesday from a visit to friends at Indianapolis. William Jackson returned Monday afternoon from a visit to his sister at Kokomo. Luther Capehart and Joel Coan of near Algiers, were in town Wednesday on business. _ See Henry Rickrich for your Christmas and holiday presents. He has an immense line of goods. 29 tf

W. D. Crow, editor of the Petersburg Prt^ss, was in the city last 'Saturday.— Rookport Journal. The board of county commissioners visited the county asylum last Friday and inspected the buildings. Miss Ida Helpiienstine, teacher in the city schools, visited her folks at Washington a few dap last week. Josiah S. Newkirk left last Friday for Tennessee and Arkansas. He will be absent several days on business. Dr. E. 0. last and wife of Newburgh, were the guests of L. E. Lett and family near Algiers over Sunday, returning home Monday. _ Orion Rose, the famous miller, now declares he can make you the finest grade of corn meal you ever saw. You wil^ find him at Read's mill, 30-3 Brvan for president, will receive one electoral vote in California, and Mr. McKinley seven. The official count last Monday settled the matter. In a local item last week the types made it read that the K. & I. road was to be sold by order of the Daviess county circuit court. It should have read the E. &. R. road. The board of county commissioners after being in extra session six days adjourned last Saturday. Allowances were made to the amount of $3,933.9o. A ferry license. wa< also granted. The Democrat job rooms have been stocked up with some fine new faces of job type that are just elegant. Ladies, if you want fine printed visiting cards, just like engraved work, call and se£us. Frank Adams, who emisted in Uncle Sam’s army three years ago, returned home Tuesday, his time of service having expired. He was located the last two years at Columbus, Ohio. He looks well and enjoyed his army experience. A number of the district schools through - out the county have been closed during the prevalence of diphtheria in their neighl>orhoods. Every precaution should be taken to prevent the spread of ^iis disease which is very catching among the children.

The electric light plant at Jasper will be started up during the nest few weeks. Our neighboring city is to be congratulated upon the great improvement which will add to the appearance of the town and the comfort and pleasure of the citizens.. The sporting1 men of Evansville are making arrangements to secure the Corbet tFitzsimmons fight at that place. They will enter into an agreement to protect the pugilists from the authorities. Well, if Matthews is governor at that time it is safe to say there will be co fight in Indiana. The Decatur Ijemocrat tells of a mother in that city (her example could well be emulated here) who says she means to give her daughter, who has just finished a college course, a course in bakeologv, roastologv, boilology. stitehojogy, mendology, cleanology, and wadiology, before she will consider her education complete. A simple preventive against the appearance of wrinkles is this: Saturate a soft towel in very hot water, wring it and apply it to the face, keeping it there for at least twenty minutes. Then dry the lace very gently. This must be done just before going to bed. When traveling, if the skin j is very sensitive, do not bathe the face ex-1 cept at night and in the morning, aud then j throw a few drops of tincture of benzoin ■ into the water, so that it may be made soft j and agreeable to the skin. The Democrat would like a correspond-s ent at Wlpen. Wmslow, Sun ant, Augusta, Stendal, ftkeville, Coe, Noxid, Otvreii, Iva, j Cato. Algiers. Littles, Qlezen, Rumble,I Bowman, Union, Oliphant, and other points' in the county, who will send in such items ! that are of general interest to the people, j Don't wait for some other person to send in ; the items but write them out and mail to j us bj Tuesday of each week. If yon only i have two or three items write ’em on a’s postal curd- Every locality in the county1 should be represented in our news columns.

Gustoff Frank is at Princeton this week on business. Charles Haury of Oakland City, was here this week attending court. James Bolin of Marion township, was in town Monday on business. W. T. Craig of near Otweil, has been ill several weeks of typhoid fever. Call at Kitne's bakery for fine candies, nuts, fruits, etc. Best line in town. 30-4 Ladies' and gents' gold watches and jewelry a specialty at Henry Kickrich’s. G. M. McLaughlin and R. M. Craig of uear Otweil, were iu town Tuesday ou business. * An infant child of George Swaim, living at Hosmer, died Wednesday and was buried Thursday. Mouroe Fettiuger of near Augusta, was in town last Thursday aud made us a pleasant call.

Al. Spegel cau furnish you suits from |14.00 up ami pants from $4.00 up. Cali and see him at Lee's barber shop. A. J. Powers of Spurgeotfi Pike county, wits in Boonville Friday, and a caller on the Enquirer.—Boonville Enquirer. Charles Minehart, an old veteran of this place, received notice on Thanksgiving day that his [tension had been increased to $54 per month. Airs. E. P. Riehardsan, Airs. J. W.Elder, Airs. Emma Stocks, Airs. Emily Thornton and Mrs. Julia Gore attended the C. E. convention at Afuucie last week. Just think of it, we sell you a two-bushel sack of crushed corn for 35 cents. Town people, feed your hungry cattle. 30-3 Thomas Read. Hon. William F. Townsend of Vincennes, is here this week attending court, being employed to assist Prosecutor Cox in the Dillon murder case, which is now being tried. _ The expenses for the November election foot up as allowed by the county commissioners at their session last week $1,837.75. The expense is not quite so large as two years ago.__ i Air. Cold Weather has come to this section and will remain until next spring. In the meantime it will be well to gather in your coal and wood for the season as the prophets have made a combination. George B.. the two-year-old son of Vorrin and Airs. Bearing, of Alarion township, died November 11th of diphtheria, after a short dlnessi The parents have the sympathy of a host of friends in their sail bereavement. __ Correspondents 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 hail to be cut down, but we now have plenty of room and they will receive better attention iu the future. During the last school year 13,000 Indiana teachers were members of the teachers’ reading circle, and 195.000 pupils were members of the childrens* reading circle. This shows that these reading circles are doing au immense amount of good throughout the state. They should be established iu every school district in Indiana.

Don’t be persuaded mto buying liniments J without reputation or merit—Chamberlain’s j Pain Balm costs no more, and its merits j have been proven by a test of many years. Such letters as the following, from L. G. Bagiev, Hueneme. Cal., are constantly j being received.* “The best remedy for pain j I have ever used is Chairtberlain’s Pain! Balm, and 1 say so after having used it in my family for several years.’’ It cures rheumatism, lame back, sprains and swellings. For sale by J. K.-Adams & Son. d Owen Smith took charge of the treasurer's office Tuesday morning and is now doing business for the eouuty. Owen has had i expei ieace in that branch of the county’s I finances and understands full well thej duties of the office. He made a splendid j official and was painstaking and aceomodat- ! ing at all times. Frank Bilderback has i beeu installed as deputy. He is an expert accountant and understands the county's j interests probably belter than any other! person in Petersburg* He is thoroughly acquainted with ail the details of county ! management. The Dkxoout wishes the j outgoing and incoming officers success. Erastus Ddlou is on trial tlra week in j the circuit court charged with tjle murder j of Fred Keisser at Otwell in Xo^€fhbcr 1895. j This case was tried at the March term, but j the jury failed to agree. In a fight in Dillon’s drug store in which Erastus and! Curran Dillon and Alex llanry ami Fiedj Keisser were engaged Erastus Dillon shot the two latter persons. Keisser was instant- j ly killed and Haary lived but a few hours j after the shooting. The state is represented by Prosecuting Attorney Cox, W, FTownsend and P. A. Chappell aud the defendant by Rtph&idaon $ Taylor and Posey & Chappell. The evident* in the ease will probably be closed to-day and the case given to th* jury*

James S. McCoy was at Washington last Tuesday on business. John H. Walter o.f Roekport, visited relatives here last week. Dr. Frank. Osbou eat thauksgiving turkey with his folks at Bloomfield. _s-.____ Three smalt children of John Hammond's are very ill with typhoid fever. H. H. Tislow. jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* Samuel Nelson of Marion township, was a caller Tuesday while in town on business. E. Boucher, editor Fountain and Journal, Mount Vernon, Missouri, is here visiting friends. . . The next reunion of the 58th Indiana regiment will meet at this place in ^November, 1897. » W. J. Abbott, one of the solid silver e democrats of Jefferson township, was in town Monday on business. Bring us your big fat ears of com and take back the finest grade of meal. 30-3 Thomas Bead. William McCormick, William Hayes, John Bradeiftind Florian Bartl of Otwell, were in town this week attending the Dillon murder trial.

We are now ready to grind or crush all kinds of grain. A full supply of crushed grain is always on hand, either for sale or exchange. 30-3 Thomas Read. Frank Fields of Spencer,-was in town Friday. Mr. Fields was chairman of the democratic committee of the Second congressional district dnring the past campaign. *• , M. J. Gottschalk of Logansport, is expected here this week to look over the territory with the intention of locating a hoop factory at this place, reference to which was made in this paper last week. - Sol Frank, proprietor of the mammoth dry goods store at Petersburg, Indiana,was in Evansville yesterday to attend the reception given Mr. and Mrs. Murray and Mr. anti - Mrs. Mack, by a party of local Elks at the Acme.—Evansville Courier. 6 J. P. Barker,.trustee of Madison township, who killed an eagle recently, has presented the same to the lied Men’s lodge of this city. The eagle was mounted by Albert' Hisgen and it now^graees the hall of the brave warriors, who highly prize the gift of Mr. B:irker. If a man comes to you and offers to sell you 20 lairs of soap for $1, agreeing to leave you a coupon which he says will entitle you to a fine Russian rug, telling you that another agent will follow him and take, up the coupon and leave the rug, don’t bite —the other fellow never comes. ’ When you want job priming remember that The Democrat office is the only place in town where a full line of paper is kept in stock. We do all kinds of job printing from the fact that our artists are up-to-date printifirs and every job turned out is guaranteed to give satisfaction. For the best, call at this office. -“ft-:— After hearing some friends continually praising Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Curtis Fleck, of Anahelm. California, purchased a bottle of it for his own use and is now as enthusiastic fiver its wonderful work i|S anyone can be. The 25 and 50 eent sizes for sale by J. R. Adams & Son. > d

It is nearing that time of year when the ladies are commencing to make their fancy things for Christmas and New Year gifts, and it is well for the ladies to look for bargains and uew things that are advertised in the Democrat. This week there are a number of new advertisements in this paper and it will pay you to read them. Besides this, the men,folks should oot pass them by as they generally make their wives ami children presents on those days. ♦7 The board of county commissioner® meek in regular session next Monday. The busU ness of the term will probably be light owing to the fact that the board met last week. Joseph L. Robinson Who suceeeda Delos 11 ad lock as a memher of that body, will begin his official duties Monday. Mr, Robinson is well known throughout the county and will make a splendid official, There are Sv* applicants for liquor license, who will ask the board to gnmt t hem license, for the coining year, t The Democrat has made it a point to refuse advertisements from Evansville firms, who have a desire to place their business before the buyers of this section. This has. been done to protect home merchants. ;; Petersburg has a few business -houses that know the value of advertising and their names always appear in the newspapers of this place. There are others though who. do not spend sixty-eight cents a year with the new-papers for advertising, and yet it they happen to see someone coming front, Evansville with pareek of goods they kick worse than a Wind mule. If yon wau| trade let the people know yon are ia bush ness and that Petersburg is a live trading pltmc,