Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 38, Petersburg, Pike County, 29 January 1897 — Page 1

VOL. XXVII. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 29. 1897, NO. 38

Dwwrit It UwmM. The majority members of the boose added to their reputation lor partisan unfairness yesterday by unseating Representative Hart of Gibson county, and fearing James M, Cockrum, the contestant. At 4:80 o’clock yestenlay afternoon the report of the house committee, submitted in the morning, was brought up for action. Deep interest was manifested by the spectators and the speaker commanded the doorkeepers to preserve order. The report of the committee conceded 3,606 votes for Bart, the democratic contestee, and 3,479 votes for Cockrum, the republican- The V sole ground cited for ousting Hart was the fact that he was the fusion candidate. Mr. Eichhorn, speaking for Hart, said: ; “When did any party acquire the right to aay to any other party how it should make its nominations for office?" As it was jgett tag kte Re^resentatjive East asked for a continuance until to-day, but was throttled by the majority. A rule for fifteenminute speeches was then adopted and Mr. Bast spoke for Hart, showing the injustice of unseating a member duly elected. The gag rule was then attempted by Hart of Huntington who moved the previous question, but there was such a protest that the motion was withdrawn. The speeches of the republicans were confined to the alleged Injustice of fusion. The majority report was adopted by a strict partisan vote of 51 to 44 and the contestee was sworn in at the bar of the house by the speaker. Mr. Cockrum is an elderly man and an uncle of John B. Cockrum of this city.—Iujianapolis Sentinel.

/ Republicans an Record. The republicans injected politics into the house session yesterday. They contained to act the part of r*ui partisans all day and erety measure and more of the democrats met with obstruction and defeat. Representative Ryan's bill making si* per cent the highest legal rate of interest was killed after a running debate that lasted an hour. The eamse used by several of the republicans for voting against this mil was tluU there is already a bill fay representative Kichoboa in committee to fix the rate at seveu per cent and they wished to vote for it. This was not startling considering the fai t that Nicholson, is a republican. The vote on killhig^th* bill was strictly partisan, there being fifty-one ayes and forty-three noes. Of all the measures before the assembly this has been considered one of the most beneficial to the people in general and the members of the minority derived some satisfaction from the start that they had placed the majority on reeord. The majority was placed on record again when Mr. O'Bannou’s bill prohibiting the making of oaotracts payable in gold or any other specified money came u^ on unfavorable committee report. The author had hardly had time to explaiu the bill when the gag rule w*a$ applied and it was killed. -It^anapolis Sentinel. J.ectire Ctiht “Pretty is as pretty does,” so said. So come and bear stories told of an ugly man's career, by one of the best story tellers, Prof. Churchill, many have heard him and know of his excellence and need hot be urged to come, but no one should miss this opportunity of being amused and instructed. So come without fail to the Ba|>ti<t church this Friday night. Only ten cents with some of **Gip” Traylor's music thrown in, also a few selections from Riley's latest. Doors open at 7:30, children five cents. Foa Sale.—Early Rost potatoes at 86 cents a bushel, and apples at 80 cents a bushel. Tuoxss Reap,

E. H. Godin was at home over Sunday boa Poeeyville. James Boon shot has been at Chicago the past week on business. W. G. Bottoms of Arthur, was in town last Saturday on business. W. V. tfargrov* and mother, Mrs. T. C. Mil bum, wore at Evansville over Sunday. W. A. Braden went to Mt, Varnoa Tuesday morning to attend to some bridge business. The past few days has been a harvest for the local <mal deafens. It is “send me a load of coal at once." Mrs. John Rob ling returned last Friday from Evansville, where she had been visiting her sister for several days. Frank Bilderback, ex-auditor, is rejoicing over the arrival of a bouncing 18 to 1 silver shouter at his home, and who will he a voter :v 1918. The cold snap of Sunday brought the people to realize that Old Winter had not fallen into the lap of Miss Spring, but was still doing business at the old stand. The present court docket for the February term is made up of 78 state cases and 36 civil cases. In many of the state cases no arrests have been aaafe, a large number of the cases have been on docket for several Jr»rs. A1 Mauck of Princeton, the famous ball pitcher, who has been playing iu the western league for several seasons, was married January 17th, at Fou du Lac, Wisconsin, to Miss J^aunett Tesfeff. Mr. Mauck is a brother of Mrs. W. V. Hargrove of this city. The series of rerfeal meetings at the M. E. church closed Wednesday night. Durgitf tMis scries of meetings Rtv. Rader has preached some of theablast sermons ever delivered in this city, and which no doubt has caused .man/ people to think of their future welfare. A good joke is told os a young man living in Marion township. Sheriff Uidgway was in that township one day this week looking after some fellows who were wanted, and this feiiow crawfed under a lot of hay and remained there nearly all day, and he wasn't wanted, either.

ff the News man will read the first column of local new* on the eighth page of la^. week's i*sue h$ will learn that the Democrat was the only paper in Pike county that made the announcement of ex-Sheriff Kuitnan’s marriage. The News man was scooped on the item. Read the Democrat for the news at all times. Two bk|MM of the Sn. Two eclipses of the sun are scheduled for 1897. The fyM one will tak# place, the astronomers say, February 1. It is what is known as the annual, or ring eclipse, which means that the moon will pass across the center in such a way that if an observer were in a favorable position he would see a large black spot in the face of the chief luminary, with a wide ring about. The eqtipse will be v&ble iu North America, south of the line drawn through Boston, Memphis, and La Pax, Lower California. It will be best observed in this country from the southern states. The second eclipse is due June 99, and will be visible in all parts of the country. 014 and Grippe Cbm, Dr. jMeudeuball's Cold and Grippe Cure is guaranteed to cure colds, la grippe, headache, aenndgia, aching feverish conditions, prostrations, etc. For the cough take Dr. Mendenhall's Cough and Consumption Cure. Sold at the Acme Pharmacy. 35*

"Just tell them that you saw me” » HARBROVE & CQ'S, Am} they will knpw the Janusry is the month of our Greet Cheep Sale on everything. We invoice February 1st. end wtfj offer you goods regardless of their value. It makes no difference That you need* or what the price has been, come to our stores and see the grant reduction before are invoice. We never carry our winter goods. «e sell at some price; jfeejr ail have to go; lucky you are in waiting. Winter has only begun in eanneet and at the prices we now offer you nice fresh goods it would pay you to buy a year • head. We have two states piled full of Cloaks, Dress Goods, Shoes, Blankets and Clothing. So you see the assortment is large and prices dear out of right. Remember this special sale tm everything is far January only.. «W. V. Hargrove & Co» •nontnoworPeeples* Dry Boot/s Store and Star Clothing House,

The Acme Pharmacy will give away another bicycle. Miss Ola Woofaey is visiting friends at Oakland City**his week. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 88* Joseph D. Ashby of Augusta, has been granted an increase of pension. L. E. Traylor, trustee of Jefferson township, was in town Monday on business. W. R. Harris of Oakland City, was here Wednesday looking after business matters. J. Graiuelspaeher of Jasper, has been granted a patent on a typewriter attachment for desks. „ A series of revival meetings will begin at the Baptist church under the direction of Rev. Law, who will be assisted by an evangelist. Sheriff Ridgway arrested Thomas Hatchet (colored), at Ayrshire Wednesday. He is charged with adultery. He is now in jail, being unable to give bond. Circuit court convenes neat Monday. Tbe docket -is extremely light, probably owing to the fact that the term begins two weeks earlier than common. Dr. Chumbly of Arthur, is the proud father of bouncing twins. The bright little fellows arrived last week, one weighing nine pounds and the other eight. J. L. Bass, trustee of Lockhart township, was in town Monday morning on business. He reports everything very quiet in Lockhart and the schools in good condition. The farmers report that the outlook for the oomiug wheat crop is not very assuring, and predict a failure a$ the account of the ▼erv unfavorable weather prevailing during | the winter. Hon. W. J. Bryan’s book will be out in a <short time. The book has had.a tremendous sale throughout tbe country in advance of its publication. A large number of copies are Long sold in this county. The Shakespeare club will meet at the home of Mrs. Bergen next Monday evening at seven o’clock. All wishing to become members are cordially invited. Secretary.

Mrs. D. Q. Qhappell entertained a few gentlemen friends at dinner yesterday in honor of her husband’s 36th birthday. Mr. Chappell is the junior member of the law firm of Posey & Chappell.—Evansville Courier. On Friday evening, February 5th. the olde folkes’ coneerte will be repeated at the Presbyterian etiujvb. The concert given sometime ago was a grand success, and at the request of a number of people the program will be repeated with the addition of several new numbers. The proposed law now before the legislature to the effect* that no’ quails shall be killed for six years meats with approval in this vicinity. At the rate that quails have been wantonly slaughtered in these parts in the last few years, it cannot be many years till a quail will be a curiosity in natural history, ^ The weather was too cold for the furnaces at the school building Monday morning, and in some of the rooms the children were dismissed until the afternoon. Some other means should be obtained to heat the building. The hot air is conducted through tin pipes to the rooms and become cold before, it reaches the the rooms intended. . The Democrat reporter in hunting for news one day this week dropped into the cosy office of Dr. J. R. Burger on Depot street. The doctor has a very convenient and nicely arranged office, the furniture is all new and of antique oak finish. His labratory is one of the most complete in the city. The doctor has made a special study of chronic cases and has been quite successful in their treatment, having cared many cases of long standing in this place. Sometime ago some person near Otwell wrote an anonymous letter to Sheriff Ridgway about arresting a certain party. As the warrant was not iu the sheriffs possession at the time ha knew nothing about ft. But when the warrant was delivered to him he promptly made the arrest. The warrant bad been issued several years ago but the party had never been .arrested. You can bank on Sheriff Ridgwmy promptly doing his duty in all cases when the proper papers are given him. James Anderson, a farmer living two miles northeast of town died last Friday of pneumonia. He had been ill but a short time and his death was unexpected to hii many friends. He was a kind and indulgent husband and father. He leaves a wife and six small children. The deceased was born in Kentucky, February It, 1854, and came to Pike county in July, 1875. Ia December, I860, he was married to Luella C. Johnson, sister of L M. Johnson, tin Main street grocer. The funeral services

John H. Miller of Princeton, was hen Wednesday on business. The Acme Pharmacy wilt giveaway a bicycle and an eight-day clock. 6. J. Nichols transacted business at Evansville Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Cal Adkerson has been among the number on the sick list the past week. Dr. T. W. Basinger will read a paper before the medical society next Thursday on “The SurgicalTreatment of Haemorrhoids.’' The ladies of the Baptist church gave an ice cream supper at the court house last Friday night. The attendance was very good considering the cold weather. Farmers, if you want a good farm journal call in and subscribe for the Farm, Field and Fireside. You can get this paper and the Democrat, one year, for $1.85. Read the clubbing offers made in the Democrat. If you desire a good magazine or paper take advantage of these offers while they last, which will only be a few weeks longer. The Democrat will furnish you with one hundred best quality 6} white envelopes with your name, address and business neatly printed on the upper left hand comer for fifty cents. All kinds of other job printing at equally low prices. Lafe Hershman. near Winslow, gave himself up to Sheriff Ridgway last Friday. Hershman was indicted for assault and battery by the Pike county grand jury two years ago. He gave bond.for his appearance at the next term of court, which begins next Monday. Read the advertisements in this issue of the Democrat. It will pay you to read them and to know just where you can pick up bargains during these close times. The buyers are now looking for bargains, and to know what merchants are offering them it is well to peruse the columns of this paper. While dressing a saw at W. W, Cooper’s lumber plant, Wednesday morning. D. A. Baker met with a very painful accident. He was dressing with an old file that had worn slick, it slipped striking his hand against a tooth producing a very severe wound. He is doing as well as could be expected as we go to press.—Winslow Era. — -*— The Democrat desires’to call attention to its fiue job printing departmeut. The office is well equipped for first-class printing of every description. The department is under the general supervision of the proprietor, and all work is guaranteed to be in the latest style and the best stock used. The job department has the latest faces of type and is up-to-date in every particular. Call and see us. Seeing the need of such an enterprise, Dr. DeTar has the money already and is now contracting for a pair of the very best blood hounds. He began work on the kennel on Wednesday and in a week or so we will be ready for a chase with the next fugitive. The doctor ^thoroughly understands the care and training of hounds, having owned a very fine specimen for the past three or four years. We predict success for the enterprise.—Winslow Era. George Osborn and Miss Katherine Kunkel were married at the home of Dr. I. H. I juuar last Sunday afternoon. Rev. W. S. Rader officiating. The bride is the daughter of Joseph Kuukel, living near Olipbant, in Clay township. The groom is employed by J. S. Newkirk on his stock farm, a few miles east of town. A goodly supply of the wedding cake was left at this office, for which the bop return thanks and extend their congratulations to the newly wedded couple._

Wednesday morning while the thermometer hovered around zero Owen Smith, county treasurer, while coming to town noticed a large water moccasin snake along the roadside. Owen dispatched his snakeship which measured about three feet in length. The snake had crawled from his winter quarters under a culvert near the residence of James Davidson on the Burger farm. It was prettv cold weather for the snake to hunt wanner quarters, it being supposed that his old location having become too frosty for comfort. Lift your hat reverently when yon pass the teacher of the primary school. She is the great angel of the republic. She takes the bantling fresh from the home neat, full of pouts and passions—an ungovernable little wretch whose own mother honestly admits that she sends him to school to get rid of him. This lady who knows her business takes a whole car load of these little anarchists—one of' whom, single-handed and alone, is more than a match for his parents—and at once puts them in the way of being useful citizens. At what expense of toil and patience and soul weariness! Iler’ti is the most responsible of the whole school systaiB, ^nd if her salary were double she would not receive more than she earns. iHl.. isJilt jts,

Charles Grider of Oakland City, was here Tuesday on business. With every five-cent purchase you get a check at the Acme Pharmacy. Mrs. C. J. Lemasters returned Wednesday from a visit to relatives at Chicago, Gaines Farmer is at home for a few days from a trip in the interests of the McCormick harvesting company. Mrs. C.' P. Scudder andjsister, Miss Ruth Stamper of Owenton, Ky., were guests of Mrs. John O. Davis last week. Good business lot on lower Main street; good location; loti joins White’s grocery. Address Philip Schlemraer, Cannehon, Indiana. 35m3 Robert Elkins, Jefferson township, near Algiers, will name his bouncing big boy which arrived at his home Monday, after William J. Bryan, the president of 1900. Father Mass will hold services at St. Peters Catholic church next Sunday morning and afternoon. The public is cordially invited to attend the services. Preaching in English at both services. Public Library.—All those interested in the reorganisation of a public library in Petersburg are earnestly requested to meet at the office of Richardson & Taylor Monday night, February 1st, at seven o’clock. COMMITTEE. W. C. Miller made a business trip to Petersburg last Wednesday returning on the two o’clock train and left immediately for White river bottoms, where he was engaged in surveying, the remainder of the week.—Oakland City [Enterprise. The art of printing is still in tbe lead, and to do good work the printers mnst understand their business and be educated in all branches. Amateurs only imitate the work produced by*^artists. If you desire firstclass job printing of all descriptions call at the Democrat office. Firstclass work and good paper used. Cull and examine stock and samples of printing. Well, the ice men and those who generally put up ice—when there is any—are happy. Wednesday morning W. F. Hisgeu, the butcher commenced work with a large force of men to pack his ice houses with sixinch ice which is as clear as a crystal. Yesterday morning other ice dealers commenced work and the prospects are that there will be no ice famine in Petersburg next summer and that the price per 100 pounds will be within reach of all. The organ recital at the C. P. chuitffi Monday night was a fine entertainment. The program was interspersed with piano duetts and ether instrumental and vocal music. W. C. Collins’ rendition of several difficult selections on the pipe organ were well received and heartily applauded. The pipe organ was placed in the church on trial, and the members of that congregation will either buy the one now here or a larger one. The instrument is from Lyon & Healy, Chicago, the manufacturers. Persons who are troubled with indigestion will be interested in the experience of Wm. U. Penn, chief clerk in the railway mail service at Des Moines, Iowa, who writes: “It gives me pleasure to testify to the merits of Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarhoea Remedy. For two years I have suffered from indigestion, and am subject to frequent severe attacks of pain in the stomach and bowels. One or two doses of this remedy never fails to give perfect relief. Price 23 and 50 cents; sold by J. R. Adams & Son. j

The Greeneastle Star-Press stands by this story: One of the teachers in the schools there was tryiug to impress the U." S. money table upon a class of the smallest pupils. They told her how many dimes were in a dollar and bow many cents are in a dime, and she then asked how many mills make a cent. There was a deep silence for some seconds. The class was thinkuip hard. A hand finally went up. It belo^p to a small boy. The teacher called upon him for his answer, which was: “My pa said if McKinley was elected not a d-— mill would make a cent.** What Petersburg needs is a little more push and energy op the part of her moneyed people to advance the interests of the town. The town needs factories to give the unemployed men and young men employment the year round. When this is accomplished then will all the people prosper in and about this section. Moneychangers never make a town grow and prosper. It takes men who will invest their oapital where it will do some good and where they become active in the business work! and feel at home. It takes men of business qualifications to make business and the world hum. Take it upon yourself to make things hum hoe in Petersburg. The town needs factories, it needs the business men who will take an active interest in helping to build up the town and seoors

Mrs. Henry Rickrieh is visiting relatives at Evansville this week. H. H. Tislow. jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 38* Carl Burger and wife went to Evansville Wednesday afternoon to visit with relatives. See the Acme Pharmacy for drugs and medicines. Another hieyole will be given . away July 4th. Next Tuesday is the day set apart for the Hon. Ground Hog to make bis appearance, i If the day is bright and clear we are liable have a doable dose of winter. The weather has been extremely cold in | these parts. Monday it was zero, Tuesday 3 below, Wednesday 6 below, and yesterday morning 1 below; and there is no telling I how long it will keep up. A great many of the ladies about Petersj burg have not been expecting the present | cold snap, and in consequence the cherished plants and flowers were nipped Sunday and Monday nights. They will try it over again next year. While you are settling up your accounts don't forget the poor [winter. He needs 4 " little cash now and then to pay the boys la the office, express and paper bilk, to Say nothing about his own individual living expenses. You, who are in arrears, send in a few dollars by money order. Don’t forget. i_ A dispatch from Washington City says a daugeroW counterfeit of the $30 United States silver certificate has been discovered. The note is the series of 1891, check letter B. The most noticeable defect is in the treasury numbers, which, although of good color, are too heavy and out of alignment. The paper is good and the silk threads of the genuine are cleverly imitated by pen and ink lines on the counterfeit note. The Pike county medical society will meet at the office of Drs. Adams A Burlingame, Thursday, Feb. 4, at I p. m. Interesting papers will be read by Dm. Clark, Basinger and Coleman, Some important cases will be reported. Arrangements will be made at this meeting to complete the formation of a district medical society composed of Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Daviess and Pike counties. All physieiana are invited to be present. 3 S. G. Bcrlingaxi, Sea. “Hooker” Coomer of Clay township, during the late election times was the leading gold shouter of that section, will not take an active part for the republicans off Pika for sometime. He was given three years in the pen at Jeffersonville and disfranchised for five years. The following item is from the Princeton Democrot: Sheriff Murphy has received papers from the clerk to transport Coomer and Hubbard to the Jeffersonville prison whieh will be done next week.

The progressive ladies ol Westfield, Ind., issued a ‘‘Woman’s Edition” of the Westfield News, bearing date of April S, 1895, The paper is filled with matter of interest r to women, and we notice the following from a eorrespondentr^rhich the editors printed, realizing that it treffa^upon a matter of vital importance to theirS^x: “The best remedy for croup,colds and bronchitis that 1 have been able to find is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. > For family use it has no equal. I gladly recommend it.” 35 and 50 cent bottles for sale by J. R. Adams & Son. j The principal topics treated, editorially in the February Review of Reviews are the Anglo-American arbitration treaty, the Cuban situation, the prospects of the Nicaragua canal, the recent elections of United States equators in the different states, and the relation of the great corporations to political campaign funds. There is aSao the custom resume of the significant foreign events of the past month. The editorial pages, like the other parts of the magazine, are fully and suitably illustrated. The froutispiece of the February Review of Reviews is a magnificent portrait at King Oscar of Sweden and Norway, who has been selected as umpire under the general arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain. Married—At the residence of Joseph Lory on Main street, yesterday noon by the Rev, Omelvena Mr. Oliver P. Ruston of Evansville, and Miss Mary A. Rodgers of this city. The cereuway was witnessed by a small company of friends of the coo trading parties. After having been served a samp* toous wedding feast the happy couple left on the 1 do train for their future borne at Evansville. The groom is engaged in the * dairy business in that city and is a successful and honorable young gentleman. Miss Rodgers is well known to the citijteuspt Petersburg *d£|s an estimable young tfdy. For the past three years she has beef engaged in Evansville as a trained nurse, having graduated at the hospital at that place, taking the honors of the class, and was very successful in her ohoeen profession. She will make a model help-mate, aad their many friends here and elsewhere will join with us in extending hearty con*