Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 32, Petersburg, Pike County, 18 December 1896 — Page 1

v6l. xxvii. . PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER J8. 1896. NO. 32

| give J[waq Qloal} Sale

f We find we have hundreds of • f garments left by the warm season ■ a that we will sell you now’ for 2 r almost half their usual value. 9 I Capes in Plush, Cloth Boufcle, etc. ■ | Jackets in alb the new styles of 2 r fashions fancy. Lucky you are • A in waiting foe your wrap, A ■ a Feather Boa 2 GIVEN AWAY with even* cloak from $5 up. This B<« is full 1| yards long and is well worth $1.00 •' What do you think of 45 cents for Misses Cloaks and $1.25 for Ladies Jackets? It dont seem reasonable, but our loss is your gain. If fea Sti Them Too 11 Bij

«W. V. Hargrove & Cos> The Hustlers, Petersburg, Ind. Si SEVEN t DOLLABStAHD-t FIFTY t CENTS | Nall we ask fora M«a’< Al! Wool Suit of Clothes; cut in the very latest style, | sack or frock. lined with the very best Farmer's Satin; real tailor made, and as } ! perfect tiltin? garments as you-ever saw. These Suits are honestly worth Ten i Dollars t f anyone's money, and lots of stores would ask for them, but we found a wholesaler overstocked, hence this ridiculous price. * $1,50 isn’t much for a pair of Men's Fine Shoes, and you would hardly j believe that small amount would buy a real Satin Calf. Stylish Toe, Lace or j j Congress Shot Vet i; does it at <>ur store . ! •. .. - ' . * i 98 buys a Suit of Met; s Famous l nderwear: fleece liied. wout 1 scratch. jerfeot fitting, good and warm, and well worth $1.50. When you 5 look the town over you always go for bargains to the € «-Star Clothing Houses | PETERSBURG, IND.

liitifK lt*«v Mi>ses Mitud Keel atul Minnie Dodds wi r» at Oakland City Saturday. 'Mrs. t lark Whitman pv"<-4 through Here Monday on her way Home at Petersburg, from an extended visit at W insiow. John Culm and family visited friend> at Window Sunday, C. A- Whitman and wife wire at Oakland City Sunday. fe- Purvis Wi^g? was over,at Blackburn last Friday. “Confide me’’ has not been restored yet, at least the coal miners don’t indicate such. Litt les beiug no exception. The school enrollment this year is SJ pupils agniiiot 63 last year; With everything mptain| nicely. A iHrotraeted meeting is ic progress, at Ilosmer. 1m?vJ George Lockhart did net preach here as usual h*>t Sunday night, haring an engagement Evansville. The farmers in this vicinity were busy killing hogs last week. S. S. Andrews, who has been very feeble for several days, is fa-t improving. Spurge®11 Items. No preaching here last Sunday. Dr. Osboru and daughter. Mrs. W. B. Cox, visited friends in Petersburg Sunday. A small child of John Smith died last Saturday uight of croup, and was buried Sunday evening at this place. Joseph Julian and Laura Kiddle were married last Sunday. Elder G. II. McKinney performed the marriage eeretnony. WiUia-u Wyerhaeher of Boonville, represent mg the Southern Indiana Fertilizing company, was here this week. Charles Mason of Oakland City, representing the Prudential insurance company, was here the first of the week. j. i John Xickelson and Thomas Bruner and wives of Ditney. Warrick county, were Hen a few days this week, visiting and Hunting. Tho pie supper given last Friday night at our public school budding, was a financial success. Set proceeds,

1 which will be used to procure reading circle Kicks. William H. McKinney ami wife of Buckskin, were here to-dav, visiting Mr. McKitiI ney's brother. I>. J..McKinney, who is sick. '< Dr. J. W. Metiowen of Oakland City, was here last Sunday visiting Mrs. R. K. Langford and Waau Arnold, w ho arc both I sick. A short time ago Josiah W. McKinney’s barn was burned, which was insured for a small amount. And on last Tuesday his neighbor* met and got out framing timber to build him a new barn. Austin!* f Vw<s, Mrs. Edward Heacock of this place did j Ih-ee tuber 6th. The funeral services took ! place iu Winslow- cemetery. Charles Csery is running a livery stable ’ at this p’ace. Prof. C. P. Barrett has a severe throat trouble. James Ashby has gone to Oakland City where he will take a course in college. The Augusta school has organized a ’debating society. I There will be a christmas entertainment ; at the new Methodist chureh on chnstmas ; j eve night. 1 Auguata can boast of having no saloon. Andy Snyder was at Princeton last week j . on business. Cold Bag Tines. For the week just euded Bradstreet's says: There are 359 business failures reported throughout the United States this week, which as an increase of 63 as compared with last week, 44 as compared with the cone*! spending week one year ago, and S? as contrasted with the like week in 1894. The increase as compared with the like period in 1892 is 94. A large proportion of the increased number of failures is reported from the middle and New England states. -i | The following marriage 1 incenses bare been issued since our last report: William J. Holding and Susie McCain. Everett A. Lorelee# and Elite Moore. Edward McCoy and Caroline A. Roy, David V. Ball and Anna Keith.

Commissioners’ Court.

.me ioiiowtng business was transacted by the board of county commissioners for the December term: The election certificate of J. L. Robinson ts commissioner for the district was presented and accepted. - L. E. Woolsev, son of County Auditor Woolsey, was selected as county attorney it a salary of $ 150 per year. The stationery contract for the coming ; rear was kt to the Sentinel printing company of Indianapolis ou a schedule basis.| rhere was only one bid. The report of Mrs. Anna Bowman, secretary of the Orphans’ home, was accepted. Fbe report for the quarter shows a balance ■ >n hand of $955,99. Incenses w«e granted to John K. Heath, W. S. Mitchell, John S Srnizer and Shea: & Neiraan to retail liquors in Petersburg. The contracts let by Ex-Commissioner dadbck to JL C. Arnold and Jackson Jffill to build levees on Flat creek were rescinded by the board. The contracts arere lot October loth and were to have i»een completed by November 10th. In the matter of claim for damages on tccount of White river encroaching upon the lands held by Herman Fulcher, the board appointed J. F. Rumble and J. K. Patterson to appraise said land and property taken for a public highway as a consequence of the wash of said river. I The board after voting for several days for secretary of the board of health without making a selection, dually determined the matter Wednesday morning by eiectiug Dr. J. W,. Coleman of Union. a^Bass Selbv, G. P. C. Selby and Richard Arnold, road viewers, filed report; reject accepted and road not granted. William Beadles, William Coe and J. S. Barrett, tiled their report as road viewers; report accepted. James W. Hillman and David Henry, road viewers’ report accepted aud road re

jeetec. The following allowances were made at this session: Redin Corn, poor. . Henry Martin poor.. Mary A. Burch, poor Hot! on berg AMU ter, poor. It. H Meyer A Co.,pour. Cari Noes. poor Charles Fetguson, poor —. Amanda Tolbert, poor . . Augusta M» 1 Co., poor ... .. He suites A IV vault, poor J. 1*. Bass, poor .... L. K Trttykn, poor .. J, A. Shepard, poor ...... .,__ John M-l>avia, poor. 1.. R. Traylor, poor ... Peter Droi , poor . . Red Corn, jtoor lleusv Houeuberjf. poor. 1.0. u. F. lodge 175, poor. Augu>ta Mill Co., poor . s. XV. Little A Co., poor . J. W.stfceavitigum,poor . ... Fred {Smith,poor .i. J. A. coriou. fmor.. .. 1.. A. H. Ox by, poor Fred smith, poor. .. . * C. G. XVard, poor .. Charles sSehaeter, poor .. Jackton A Wigga. poor ...... - \V. c. Adams, poor. Fred Hm in., poor . .. crouch A Boyd, poor . J. Xx. ltriuarteid, clerk's tees . .... Fred Smith. poor . J. V\\ RrunCleid. board ol health i\ C. Hanunond, poor ... J. M. Alexander,poor.. ,•- Ueorge Heaves, poor- ■ .. .. Sam liitfflth, poor Moses Frank, poor . ..... John Head, |*>or . Frastus Johnson, poor... Mo*** Frank, poor . Johnson A Lane, miscellaneous Johnson A Unt*. poor . s. O. Barrett A Son, poor Thomas Head, public bunding.... Orphans1 home. p«*or . . s. H. KeiHuger, asylum . ... M. McC. Stoops, print!us J. l\ Martin, public building J. A. sh rode. poor . s. |». Johnson.election . s. 1>. Johnson, poor ■ . . Carl Noss. poor . , ... T. t/. Nelson, poor . XV. L- Graham, poor Riley Humble, bridges Craig. Brock A C»e. poor — .. Vlnceut Frederick.election ...... , J. H. Vlehe A Co., asylum c. G. Ward, poor D. Humble A Son, poor . C. F. Hunt A Co . bridges ... J. K A daws A Son, miscellaneous I. M. Johnson, poor sol Frank, asylum -- 1. H. Lan ar. poor practice . 1. li. Lamar, poor practice . .. I. 11Lamar. poor practice ..... Warren Frost, asylum . A. A.Twvlor. poor. ... , Hatiletd a Co eman. poor practice John li Blaise, postage and ex sol Snow den. county *upt ... ... L. Robin** A Son. jioor .1. i>, Parker. p**ur .......... J. IV Barker, election Indiana Bridee Co . bridge. iudiuita Bridge Co., bridge ....!. C. XV. Voaog. poor J. H. Blaise, county sunt ,,. M. L. xv nolsey. auditor's *alary... XV, U. Osborn, poor practice J. H. Vlcbe A Co., public building J . H X‘i. tu*-S Co., p >or Jacob Shuar, fmor ... C. W . Kradflehf. coal Scott lu«vis election ... ...4.. U >ted Ha**. poor ... '1 nomas Johnson, poor shaw nan A Boonsnot, public building Kugar Bryant- inquest - shaw ban A- R ».»:e.kot. poor . J. L. Sumner, recorder's salary. S. Bench, treasurer's salary . s. XV, Brutudeld, inquest ............. Fred Smith, asylum .i. Richard Arnold, roads .. • i. ■ Cal Selby roads ... ... Has* Selby, roads W. XV. XVeltoo. bridges l>«b Uvrlw*. mads . David Henry, roads Urant Malott. roods ... J. W. Hillman, roads Abe Corn, roads J antes R. Harrett, roads Wii.gui Coe. rtntos William Baad es, roads. L. C. Frederick. poor .... .„. Robert Deffendoll, poor ..... J i». lyv!. ton ...... David Grubb. ooor ... John T. Kinic, inquest ...... ...> P. A. Chappell, inquest —. ..... - Jesse Rattle*, tunuest __........ Kraatu* Painter, Inquest.. Klwood Miley. inquest ... CrUl Miley. iuquest. . Bad A lert, I nquest .. j. R. Adams, inquest .................. R. G- Burlingame, inqosst....... W. tf. Link. Inquest . .. Jt,T Rtarinti Inquest . ............ * 15 08 1 lb 15 oO S» id 35* IX) 14 tit) 8 o*t a> u> Mi tb i> 2V 12 lb A> 25 . 7 DU 25* n 2 UU 18 25 U> (it: 15* lb 2 14) 1 DO it* 85 lb HI 5 U) 21 OU 14 |» 15 Ol* 13 o> 50 a! 13 W) 15 50 h* DO 3h* 7d 18 1*0 1 50 18 V> 7 to 1 lb 1 00 28 2D 75 28 35 ‘ii <3 25 21 s>5 13 Hi 420 75 33» 50 ISt* «3 2 31 12 50 2 00 5 83 14 <10 18 DO 7 50 8 DO 3 W 2 lb 8 15 1 lb 40 5** 35 00 8 05 28 50 8 *<u 5 82 17 B0 17 50 1 50 25 tw 25 00 13 75 1 U* 138 40 1 00 2 U» 550 00 550 DO 25 00 308 00 525 lb 25 o> SU a* oo 2 08 13b 72 2 id 2 00 32 00 1 30 1 50 l 85 382 85 425 DO 1 50 7 50 2 00 2 lit* 2 00 3 50 m I 50 l V* 3 ib 25 S 00 1 5b 1 50 27 50 3* no moo « u) 7 85 2 15 880 75 75 75 73 75 75 IK

W. D. Crow, printing .. . .. Delos* lladlock, roads . . G. B. Ashby,county attorney. ... .. Johnson A Lane, poor ... Augusta Mill Co., poor Williams A Tislow. public building Offll A Arnold, roads .. F. E. Hilsiueyer. poor practice. S. R. Clark. board of health . Lory A Watson, public building Sentinel Printing Co., statutes — Sentinel Priming Co.,stationery ... Sentinel Printing Co., stationery J. H. Basinger. poor practice W. T. Blythe, poor practice .... Thomas Whitman, bridges Nelson Stone, con mlssioners'cpurt Nelson Stone, public building Drs. Corn, stork A Hilsiueyer, poor J. L. Robinson, bridges . Read A Limp, public building. 15 15 28 00 37 50 1 00 6 00 15 iV> 70 58 25 00 25 l>0 1 65 10 00 108 22 2:17 :b 16 00 0 75 10 50 16 Oft* 23 00 25 no 3 50 1 40

Feeding*Hosts for t}uaiitv of Meat. (Newspaper Bulletin No.&>, Dec. 5,185*61** An inquiry has recently come to the Indiana Experiment station from one of our well known swine breeders, Mr. I. X. Barker, relative to the most desirable food for preparing pigs for the market. The market to-day demauds pork with a fair admixture of lean meat, such as cannot be produced as a rule by a pure corn diet. The best results will be secured by using two or more kinds of grain, and aiso skim milk, if it can be obtained. The general! run of feeding experiments in this country ! have shown that where corn meal and shorts were fed, the meat showed more lean than when corn was fed alone. At the Wisconsin experiment station, a mixture of 431 pounds com meal and shorts, half and half, fed wet, produced 100 pounds : of gain, as compared with 784 pounds whole corn or 517 pounds com meal, to make 100 pound* gutu. The shorts are muscle forming foods, and J where these are used, a more vigorous pig usually results. Ground barley or oats may ! i may also be fed with corn to great advantage. There are many farmers in Indiana j who grovJ^&ats extensively, besides corn, who could feed them to stock hogs, with i corn, to far greater profit than selling them ! at 13 cents per bushel. In a letter to this station. Mr. Barker; says: “My own experiments in feeding! hogs to produce the best quality of meat. | have been similar to those you speak of ami J j those.of Prof. W. A. Henry, only 1 did not | feed as much meal or corn. I fed ground wheat and oats in equal parts, and not more than one-fourth corn. I also fed skim milk and ripe pumpkins in connection with these, and secured a much larger per| cent of lean meat than when led exclusively j on corn, and also a much stronger bone and j a healthier hog and. of course, better pork." The farmers of Indiana ought not to allow a pound of skim milk to go to waste, I from the creameries or farm dairies. It j ! can be feu to great profit to growing pigs, for it will assist in rapid flesh development, i j Corn, shorts and skim milk make a combi I nation that will produce a high grade of | pork. Ur wheat may replace the shorts. | These foods assist in producing flesh so | rapidly as to enable the feeder to dispose of j hi« pigSjto advantage when young, yet of | good weight. The market demand is now j j for light pigs. On December 3rd, at the j stock Vanis at Indiadapclis, light and me- j diufn pigs, weighing from 153 to 291 pounds as extremes, brought much better prices j than heavier stock. At Chicago, late in November, “assorted light*’ pigs were \ quoted at $3.40 to $3.45. "Good to choice j medium weights" at $3.40 to $3.50. and j ! “good to choice heavy” at $3.25 to $3.35. j It is hoped that there is enough of sugI gestion in this communication, to induce j ; many of our feeders to use something other j | than pure corn Is a food for their pigs. C. S. Plumb, Director.

Care for Headache. As a remedy for all forma of headache, ! Elcetrie Bitters has proved to be the very/ | liest. H efleets a permanent cure and the most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield to its influence. We urge all who are ; afflicted to procure a bottle, and give this : remedy, a fair trial. In cases of habitual i constipation Electric Bitters cures by giving | the needed tone to the bowels, and few ■ cases long resist the use of this medicine. Try jt once. Large bottles only fifty cents | at J. R. Adams 4 Sea's drug store. Has or Oil. Jacob Schurz, secretary of the Peters- | burg mining and manufacturing company, informs us that the outfit for the purpose of drilling for oil or gas will likely arrive today or tomorrow. He is in receipt of a i letter from J. P. Miller 4 Co.. Chicago, the I contractors, that the ‘machinery should 1 arrive here by the 18th. Just as soon as ’ the machinery arrives work will be commenced to erect a derrick and the drilling in that ©rent would likely commence about the first of the new year. This will be good news to those who.are anxious about the ! question of oil or gas in this locality. Ju»t where the first well will be drilled we are not able to say but next week we will announoe that fad. Now wait for developj meats. Back lea's Andes Salve. The best salve in the workl for cuts, ! bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever | sores, tetter, chipped’ bands, chilblains, | corns, and all akin eruptions, and pocMtirej ly cores piles or no pay required. It is ! guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or ’ monev refunded. Price 25 cents per box. ‘ For *»le by J. R. Adams * Sou. *

Indiana as an OH Field. More than 2,700 oil wells were drilled in Indiana in 1805, and hopeful, well informed men expect that enormous total will be surpassed In 18%. The oil industry of Indiana is coming Jo be one of the greatest in the state, and it is confidently predicted in some quarters that the state will soon rank with Pennsylvania and Ohio in the quantity of oil annually taken out of the ground. Last year was the first in the history of Indiana's oil industry that no serious accidents or explosions occurred. The main oil field of Indiana borders on the northwest extension of the gas belt. It has the form of a huge L, extending east from Van Buren township, Grant county, to Geneva, Adams county, and south from Geneva to Winchester, Randolph county. The first venture made for oil in the state was on the J. J. Clark farm, in Crawford county, in 1882-68. Oil and water were encountered in this well at the depth of 648 feet. In the Mifflin well, drilled in 1865, some 6il was found at the depth of 133 feet. A writer in the Indianapolis Journal holds that the Indiana field is only an infant. He looks for a remarkable development within the next few years. While 2,711 wells were completed, only 754 went dry in the year just past passed.—Scientific American.

A Dastarillv Trick. Last Friday morning City Marshal Joseph Kintuan, who lives near the fair grounds, discovered seven large sticks of dynamite which had been placed, within fifteen feet of his residence. A string was attached to the sticks of dynamite which was nearly two hundred yards long, the end of which was in a stable nearly. The attempt to blow up Mr. Kiunian's residence was unsuccessful as luckily the fuse went out. The sticks of dynamite* were bound together aiul placed as above Stated. At the time of the attempted dynamiting there were seveu or eight persons asleep in the house and had the explosives become ignited it is reasonable to suppose that the whole family would have be^n kilted, as there was enough to blowu up the whole of that part of the city. Mr, Kiuman is very thankful that the fuse went but and is now on the track of the parties to the damnable act. If possible the parties should be apprehended and the law fuli4 enforced. It is thought that the dynamite was stolen from the Woolley eoal mine, as articles have been missed from the storage room and the lock broken off the door. Mr. Kintuan has served as marshal during the |‘».‘.st year and lias made a ve/jr good official. The Discovery Saved His Lil Mr. G. C'adjouette druggist Beaversvit 111., says: To Dr. King's New Discovery I owy »ny life. " as taken with la gripne and Irkal all the physicians for miles about, but of no avail and was given, up and told I could not live. Having Dr. King’s New Discovery in my store I sent for a bottle and began its use and from the first dose began to get better, and after using three bottles was up and about again. It is worth its weight in golds We won’t keep store or house w itbout it." Get a free trial bottle at 4. R. Adams & Son’s.

lowuMiip r»»r. Tjbe trusts of the various townships! have made reports to the county commissioners of the sums given to various persons of the townships. The total allowances by townships are as follows: Washington .$ 263 10 Patoka... 239 TO Clay... 176 00 Logan...... 5 12 Lockhart... Ill 95 Jeffersou .... i... 45 25 Madfeon. 3 00 Monroe . 59 05 Marion .. 20 50 Total........$ 943 67 To this poor account may be added $426.75 for orphans' home. $339.50 for county asylum, and the total poor allowances amount to $1,709 $2. This does uot include allowances made to county physicians. *, Old F»Iks Concert. Following is the program that will be rendered at the old folks concert at the Presbyterian church this (Friday) evening.* YK riRSTE CARTE. 1. Auia Lange Syne All je Singer* 2. Music on ye Harpe and Violin .Y» Mu une and Wotueuue Players 3. Old Folks at Home Four Yount Menne Singer* 4. Recitation .Ye Puruan MaUlenne i. Invitation All ye Singer* «L WtieL the Swallows nou^jrnrd Fly . \ e Sweet Singer 7. Woridlie Song . .. Reuben and Rachel 8. Ortonville All ye Singers YE SECOXO* PARTE. 1. Sound ye Lood Timbrel All Slngws 2. soloou ye Violin YeYonnge Manne i. R«-n B*il Four Young Women ue Singers L Blue Alsatian Mouutai:.* _ .Ye Sweet Singer 5. New Durham AllysMIagm a Grandma's Advice.Ye Little Singer 7. Old Oaken Bucket ». Ye Menne and Womeime Singers 8. Cousin Jedediab.All ye Singers,ye . particular part by a sweet siuger Remember the Democrat job rooms makes a speciity of wedding cards, party and social card invitations. We have the latest styles of type with which to do this class of work. Call and see us when an »ecd of this class of work.

Towa Trustees Meeting* The trustee® «f Petersburg met in regular session on the night of December 3rd and transacted the following business: On motion the town treasurer was1 instructed to par to the Electric light company any surplus that in ay remain at the eml of the present fiscal year. On motion Joseph Vincent 4as retained as night watchman for the month of December at the priceof $12.#., On motiou the marshal was instructed te notify Will Harrell and Andy J. West to build walks along their respective properties. The following claims were read and allowed: Joseph KinnmiJ. marshal ... $40 00 Witaasns A Tislow, repairs .. *15 Electric Light Co., lighting ...... . 1ST 50 Alex HotJcins.old cemetery ,.. 5 UU James P. Evans, filing saws . 1 So Clark Whitman,grading alley . SOU Alex Hess, expense light ...... 17 0® Joe Vincent, nightwateluoan .....';- 10 w Thomas Read, briek .... 6 5® V. K. Greene, attorney .. . .... 8 38 Dunning & Williams,repairs .. 5 45 M McC. Stools, printing .. 2 00 \y. A. Oilphant. time cheeks . ..f— 14 95 Henry Miirsee,clerk . . 8-32 David Duster, lent....... 12 o® Total.. .... ....... . $338 36 The town board met iu special session December 5th with all members present The following motion was made and carried: ‘“That it l>e ordered by the town board of Petersburg, Indiana, that the treasurer of the towu be authorized to pay judgment and costs now due the Petersburg electric light, power and water company, and that .the treasurer be further ordered to pay electric light ordegt out of the general fund ardits option, ortat such times as will not cripple that laud to th® injury of the finances of the town.”

White River Improvements. - Secretary Lament has transmitted to congress the report of Caj>t. J. C. Warren, corps of engineers, on the re-survey of White river ordered by the last congress. The survey covered White river from its mouth to the junction of the two forks, forty-eight miles: east fork to Portersville, and west fork, to the B. & O. S-W. bridge. 6upt. Warren says that the necessary improvements proposes extension of the threefoot depth now existing in the lower thirteen miles of the river to Blackburn station, forty-six miles above the mouth of the river; improvement of the east fork so as to afford a depth limited to two feet-, and improve- ^ meut of the west fork to be effected by the useof locks and dams, three of which would be retired to give a low water depth of two feel to the falls. The estimated cost is as follows: " Main river, #110,859; east -*^$107,118; west fork, #330,000; total. $549,077. . . Captain Warren suggests the feasibility of locating one of the locks and dams at or near Rocky Ford ripple, forty-two and one-half miles from the mouth of White river. Capt. Warren says his investigation and the views of the citizens along White river prove that-the expenditure of so much money as he estimated not justified by the present aeedsof commerce of the stream, and recommends that further improvements of White river be suspended uutil the navigation of Wabash river _ has improved sufficiently to afford an outlet for White river traffic.

fortieth Anniversary. Monday evening the members of Pacific lodge No. 1»5* I. 0. O, P. and their families and a fe% invited friends celebrated tlie fortieth anniversary of that lodge in this plaee,there being nearly 300 person^ present. The program of the evening V opened with a selection by the orchestra, which was followed with prayer by Fred Smith. After a selection of music very interesting papers were read by A. W, ? Selby, Miss Fannie Ashby and O. C. Shandy. Miss Ijou Harris was highly complimented on the rendition of a beautiful solo. Following the program the master of ceremonies announced that the guests should keep their seats aud that refreshments would be served. Caterer Kime at once set to work with the assistance of a number of waiters to serve the I. O. O. P’s, and their friends. The refreshments were simply elegant. „ * i Pacific lodge is one of foremost lodges of that order in tite state and is ranked near the top in poiut of wealth and membership. . Its affairs liave been well managed, so that it shows a flourishing account on the right side of the ledger. The order bought and laid out the beautiful cemetery known as Walnut Hills. There is a secret movement or taeft understanding among all the ofiieiais to arrest everybody who is found earning any kind of concealed weapon, either revolver, knife or brass kuuekles. People who are in the habit of carrying these should beware.—Viucennes Sun. It would he well to start a secret movement here of the same kind and stop this miscellaneous killing and breaking of beads. It is time that people who carry weapons should throw them in the old well or river. Do not fail to buy your xmas goods at tha Acme Pharmacy, Miss Sadie Poser in charge. Only a few more tickets on tha bicycle, watch and perfume which will hf given away tunas day.