Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 41, Petersburg, Pike County, 19 February 1897 — Page 1

| FEBRUARY • REMNANT ®SALE J>

We have just finisned invoicing and find thousands of ixmoants in Wash Goods,

J Dress Goods, Flannels, Muslin, Satteen, ete., etc. We have piled these all on a center eouuter and marked the prices at less than hajf their worth. Mothers, this is a grand opportunity to clothe the little ones out of a very lean purse. A few cents buys a dress, a dollar all you can carry. We have included also in this Great Remnant Sale all of our odd lots of Men’s Underwear,

Men’* Gloves, Cap*, odd Pauts and odd Suita, in the Star Clothing House. You know after three mouths of rushing - business there is alwas lots of odds left, and these we are not only willing to lose money oh. but cut the cost in half. You have no idea what a few'dollars will do. Bring in the cash and let's trade. 1

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Peoples' Dry Goods and Star Clothing House PETERSBURG, INDIANA.

▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ 'w-w-T'ww'w W, S. Nelson of Jefferson township, was in town Wednesday on busiuesa. C. P. Wallace of Jefferson township, transacted business here Tueeday. William Brock of Velp#i. was in town yesterday looking after business affairs. William Gillum, a prosperous farmer of Monroe township, was in town Wednesday. Daniel K. Sappenfield, living west of town, is rejoicing over the arrival of a fine little girl at his home. The Ladies’ aid society will meet at Mrs. Liibs March 3d, a full attendance required. Fannie Pattkbso*. Sec. Thomas A. Stephens of Marion township, was in u>wn Tuesday paying his installment of taxes and attending other business matters.

Good business lot on lower Main street; good louatiou; lot joins White's grocery. Address Philip Sehlemmer, Can tie It on. Indiana. 35m3 | Joseph D. Barker, trustee of Madison township, returned last Sat unlay front Carrollton. Missouri, where he had been twoJ weeks visiting an uncle. Stendal will tiare a normal school this year, llie term beginning March 8th, and 1 will be under the management of H. H. lltlderbrand, Levi T. Taylor and Abner McAllister. The B. R. B. club, composed of quite a number of Petersburg’s j oiliest and preltieat young girls, entertain the young gentlemen at the home of Miss Anna Bead, this (Friday) evening. William P. St. John, ex-president of the Mercantile national bank, and treasurer of the democratic national, committee, died suddenly at hts home in Sew York city Sunday night. Be died from a eomplicatiou of diseases. I L. A. Nelson,* Pike county lumbef dealer, is registered at the Hotel Richmond. Mr. Nelson has mad*-a contract with the H. Hermann dimension mill oompauy to furmd» them several thousand feet of oak timber.—Evansville Courier, A farmer went into a store and bought a suit of cloth* s last fall. The stoeskeeper said; “There, that is the cheapest suit of clothes you ever bought.” “Oh uo,” said the farmer, “this suit cost me twenty bushels of wheat. In years past i never paid over ten or fifteen bushels of wheat for a suit of clothes."—Geneva Herald. The fight for the postoffice at Pikeville is mi hot and the mix rather lively. There arc several applicants for the position, and each one is seeping the mail pouches from that point to Washington City and Petersburg filled with liters of recommendations. The office pays something less than $100 per year, yet there is a great desite among the republicans to lick postage stamps and write P. M. after their names.

Dr. DeTar of Winslow, will soon have his scent hounds ready for trailing, lie has two very fine Red bon* registered scent hounds and a full blooded Siberiau bloodhound. The scent . hounds are being trained every day and are now doing some very good work. They are nearly a year old each, but have not been fully trained in the work of trading criminals. The doctor is very proud of the dogs and believes that they will be abj* to do the work well anil thoroughly.

T Georg* D. Martin made a basinet* trip to Evansville Monday. Sol Johnson ®f Logan township, was in the city last Saturday on business. Levi K. Reed and William Hurt of near Coe, were in town Monday on business. Yal M. Schmitz & Co., dealers in clothing and gents' furnishing goods at Evansville, made an assignment last week. Peter I. Rrenton and D. M. Shawhan, farmers living near tils city, were in town Saturday and called on the editor and divided cash. J. A. Crow, the undertaker with Fred Smith, has partial!^ recovered from hi< recent illness and left for hie home at Princeton last Friday where he will remain until fully recovered.

Sol Frank left last Friday for Chicago, where* he will remain for several days buying his spring and summer stock of goods. He went by the way of Evansville and attended the “couitry dauce*’ given by the Elks of that city. Come in and see us when in town, and if you are back two or three years on subscription. liquidate the same and help ns j>ay our debts. We need a little cash now and then to pay off the bands and to buy the necessaries of life. Sheriff Murphy of Gibson eounty, was here last Friday, bringing with him —- lieacock whom he arrested on h bench warrant charged with carrying concealed weapons. The sheriff is a very pleasant gentleman at.d the Democrat editor was pleased to make his acquaintance. This (Friday) night Ihe order of Kuighfs »f Pythias will observe the xxxiv anniversary of their onler. A spleudid program for the* evening baa been arranged. And as it has been the custom in past years a light lunch will be served. All members and their families are requested to be pres ent and all visiting brothers. Com. You can always read character by conduct, The fellow who tries to crowd in front of a long line of waiting customers at the railroad ticket office, or of box office at the theatre, or the postofilce and in a rude and insolent tone demands to be served first, are the ones who were made when the mad was get ling scare* and of thin quality. __ The Democrat is in receipt of William J. Bryan’s book ‘ The First Battle,** from W. B. Conker Co., the publishers. The book contain* an interesting biography of Mr. Bryan and a number of the speeches | that ha* made him famou* the world over. There are a number of illustrauuns of prominent men in the silver cause, the platforms of the various parlies and comment* thereon. The book should hare a large sale in this county.

The boys over in Marion township hare been enjoying themselves the past few mouths. They hare also run against the laws and the dignity of the State of Indt* ana, and as a natural consequence the | school fund of the state has been increased i somewhat. There were oases for provoke, assault and battery, disturbing religious meetings and carrying concealed weapons and other alleged misdemeanors charged against them in the justices courts. Some of the boys paid up and others laved out their fines and costa In the county jail. . ! .. _

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! \ Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters, News Items From Here, There and Everywhere. Court, City tad Personal Items In an Abreyiated Form.

Von Will Find Them All ruder This Heading. John Survant of Survant, was in town Monday on business. J. A. Whitman of Ayrshire was in town Wednesday ou business. . Mrs. Theodore Johnson of Washington, is visiting friends here this week. John M. Yandeveer, attorney of Oakland City, was here this week attending court. Daniel Harrison of near Glezen, one of Pike’s okl time democrats, was in town Tuesday on business. President-elect McKinley is suffering from a severe attack of influenza. His case is not serious however. Deloss Had lock, ex-county commissioner, of Jefferson township, was in town Monday on business. J. Willey, superintendent of the Blackburn mines, is among the new* subscribers of the Democrat this week. A minor childof William A. M.Cuppuch, deceased, a veteran of the late war, was granted a renewal of pension last week. Arthur Duestrow. the St. Louis millionaire, who murdered his wife and child about three ]$ars ago was executed Tnes day at Union, Missouri. 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 $1.83. <3ne and one-third fare for the round trip to Richmond, Iudiana, February 25, 26 and 27. Tickets good date of sale and returning up to March 1st, on account of the yearly meeting of the Christian Endeav. orers. Prof. Hurake, superintendent of the Vincennes public schools, will give the fourth lecture in the course in the Baptist church, Feb. 26.at eight o’clock. Subject, ‘‘The Great Teacher.” We hope the public will come an enjoy it. ' Com. Rev. W. F. Eastman, superintendent of the Indiana childrens’ home Jsoeiety, was here over Sunday and preached in the M. E. church in the morning and at the C. P. church at night. He gave an interesting | account of the work that the society is j doing in this state in placing orphan j children in good homes.

Some of the lady teachers employed in the city schools will in all probability take up a subscription school at the close of the present term. The idea is a splendid one aud a large number of children should be | enrolled. The present teachers should be I given the preference to any others. Tliey ! have the good will of the pupils aud would be able to advance them a great deal in their studies during a short term of school. What about the electric lights. Hare you ever thought about haring them or had you rather drag along through the dark, falling in every hole along the road or else trying to worry through with an old barn- , va*d lantern, l^et us have some expression , from you.—Winslow Era. | Probably the Era man does’ut understand | the question of street lighting, it takes money to pay for lighting, and as the taxable property of Winslow is so light it would hardly pay the expense of maintaining one arc light. Use taller candles. Stick to your home paper if yon want to | reach the largest benefits, it is the home ! paper that looks after your personal wel- | fare and the general good of the community. 1 Outside papers may boast of superior faeil1 ities for news gathering, but it is the home paper that keeps up the interest in home affairs. It is the home paper that publishes ! all the nine little notices about you aud your family and your friends and that most interests them when away. You may be able to get the outside paper* cheaper but j its the home papers that spends its earnings ! among you—when it has any—and comes | In as a neighbor to sit at your firesides. _

Charles Ellis of Winslow, was in town Wednesday on business. Henry Schafer of Logan township, was in town Tuesday on business. Hon. Jasper Davidson and wife of Princeton were in the city last week. Mrs. Sig Prank of Princeton visited Gtustoff and Mrs. Frank last week. L. E. Traylor, trustee of Jefferson township, was iu town Tuesday on business. Henry Richrich went to EvansvilleTues3ay to see his brothel who is very ill in that city. Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling, the murderers of Pearl Bryan, will be executed March 90th. C. W. Young, Dr. Beardsley, Joseph Wiggs and Dr. DeTar of Winslow, were here last Friday on business. John Braden, one of the live and energetic silver enthusiasts of Otwell, was in town Tuesday shaking hands with friends. W. H. Bottoms, Ayrshire, and W. G. Bottoms, Arthur, were here Monday night, j attending the meeting of the I. 0.0. F.: lodge._ J. It Haines of Ripley county is here this week visiting his brother, S. J. Haines, the grain dealer. This is Mr. Haines’ first visit, to our county.

Dr. Corn of Augusta, recorder elect, was iu town Tuesday. The doctor will assume his duties next week upon the expiration of Recorder Sumner's term. Max Blitzer will leave for Iudianapolis and Cincinnati next Monday to buy his spring and summer stock of dry goods and notions. When he returns home look out for bargains. The ladies of the W. R. C. gave a box social at the Patterson building last Friday evening. The affair was very liberally patronized and a splendid time had by all. A son of Sherman Robiing, living west of town, had the misfortune Monday to fracture the left arm below the elbow. Dr. Rice was called and reduced the fracture of the broken member. On ami after March 1st the subscription of tlie Cincinnati Enquirer will be 75 cents per year. If you want the Democrat and Enquirer one year for $1.50 you must come in at once. After that time the combination price will be $1.75 per year. A piece of camphor gum is a very good indicator what the weather is going to be. If, when the camphor is exposed to the air, 'the gum remains dry, the weather will remain fair and dry, but if the gum absorbs the moisture and seems damp, it is an indication of rain.

John Hammond was here this week from Petersburg, organizing a lodge of the Home Forum. The order is a good one, any one wishing to carry a life insurance, and every oue should, would do well to join. What the outcome of Mr. Ilarmnond’s efforts were, we go to press to late to say.—Winslow Era. * . s A few months ago, Mr. Byron Every of Woodstock, Michigan, was badly afflicted with rheumatism. His right leg was swollen the full length, causing him great suffering. He was advised to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The first bottle of it helped him considerably and the second bottle effected a cure. The 25 and 50 cent sizes are for sale by J. li. Adams & Son. f Mrs. Columbus Burton, living on East Main street, died Sunday morning of paralysis. She has been afficted for several years past and about three years ago was stricken with nearly total paralysis and for that period of time has been almost helpless. She was aged 58 years. The funeral services were conducted at the family residence Tuesday afternoon by Ilev. W. S. Rader of the M. E. church, and interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. Monday night Pacific lodge I. O. 0. F. was visited by W. H. Leedy of Indianapolis, grand secretary of that order. There were present many members of the local lodges of the county besides the members of Pacific lodge. One or two candidates were initiated into the mysteries of this grand order. Mr. Leedy gave an exemplication of the secret work of tlie order after the initiary ceremonies were over. Refreshments were served and all present enjoyed a splendid time. Vick*# Floral Guide for 1897 is just out. To call it a gem is to employ the use of a very mild expression. It is one of the most attractive publications ever issued by James Vick’s Sons, Rochester, New York, and to those who have had dealings with this old. reliable establishment if past yean, this means that the Floral Guide is one of the finest catalogues of the season. Aside from the brilliant ornamental features, it is a compendium of valuable information on the subject of flowers, and should be widely distributed throughout this country. Tick's Floral Guide anti packet of either Branching Aster, Pansy or New Japan Morning Gk>~y mailed on receipt of 15

Charles Wesley-of Winslow, was in town Wednesday on business. J. W. £keavington of Ayrshire, was here last Friday on business. fiezekiah Cox of Logan township, was in town Tuesday on business. Jackson Powers of Patoka township, was in town Monday on business. Thomas H. ami Mrs. Dillon were at Evansville Monday visiting friends. Robert Craig of Otw’ell was in town Saturday on business and made this office a call. S. D. Amos living near Grange Hall, was in town Wednesday, and ordered the Democrat to his address.

Moses Frank ieaves for Cincinnati tomorrow for a weeks business trip among the wholesale houses looking up bargains in dry goods. Miss Maggie Kermode, a pretty and accomplishing young lady of Washington, was the guest of friends here Sunday. She returned to her home Monday. A St, Louis chemist has discovered the fact that gold, silver, steel and other metals can be made from common clay. From now on every man can feel himself rich if he owns a few acres of clay knobs. The Dkmocrat will furnish you with one hundred best quality t>£ white envelopes with your name, address and business neatly printed on the upper left hand corner for'fifty cents. All kinds of other job printing at equally low prices. If this postoffice tight keeps up much longer in Petersburg the town trustees wili be compelled totbuild new sidewalks on certain streets that leads toward the homes of some prominent republicans. Already the board walks are worn very thin by the i constant tramp, tramp, tramp of the wouldbe postmasters. John Patterson'of near Petersburg was here Thursday, perfectiug arrangements to move to this city to get the advantages of our excellent schools. He could have made no better chdite of location. Mr. Patterson is one of Pike’s best citizens and he aud his estimable family will be valuable acquisitions to our city. Welcome.—Oakland City Enterprise. I have given Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy a fair test and consider it one of the very best remedies for croup that 1 have ever found. One dose has always been sufficient, although I use it freely. Any cold my children contract yields very readily to this medicine. I can conscientiously recommend it for croup and colds in children.—George E. Wolff, clerk of the circuit court, Fernandia, Florida. Sold by J. R. Adams & Son. f The appellate court of Indiana has decided that a parent has a right to administer proper and reasonable punishment to his child when his child misbehaves or is disobedient. But where such punishment is cruel or inbumau, the parent is guilty of assault and battery, and the fact that it is administered to his own child does uot screen him. Whether the punishment in- j Hided was excessive and cruel is a question for the jury. A teacher in the schools occupies a similar position. A. A. Traylor of Cato, was in town Wednesday. He reports that he has a curiosity at his home in the shape of a lamb < with six legs and all perfectly formed. The extra pair of legs are grown from the left shoulder and are perfect in every particular and nearly as long as the others The hoofs on each foot are perfect. The lamb was born last Sunday and is a healthy little fellow and promises to live. It is a great curiosity and many people have been to see it. Mr. Traylor is taking the best of care of it.

i An east end man is responsible for the j following: A tramp called at a house for i something to eat. The good lady of the house said she would feed him if he would ; exert himself at the wood pile. *He agreed and made away with a generous lunch, after which the matron escorted him to the | wood pile, gave him the saw and a few in- ‘ structions and went into the house. Half ' au hour later she went out to see what he had done and found a note pinned on the | saw on which was inscribed: “Just tell i them that you saw me, but did not see me j saw.” _' ■ There is talk of holding a normal school i here beginning sometime in , April by the | professors now engaged iu school work in j the Petersburg schools. Profs. Foreman, ! Ri»ley and Thompson are very able instructors. and noj doubt a school of this kind > would be well attended. It is to be hoped i that they will arrange to hold a normal ! this spring, where the teachers of the county ; may atteud without going away from their I home county. The term held here last year I was highly beneficial to,those who attended. Teachers should prepare themselves for j school work between terms, and in no bet- ! ter way can they do this than by attending ; some normal school where the ^advantage- ■ ace aflurded.

Cyrus Riley of Ayrshire was in town Wednesday attending *eotnt. Thomas C. Nelson of Marion township, was iu town Wednesday on business* C. P. Barrett of Lockhart township Is attending the Louisville college of medicine. - Thomas J. Scales of Winslow, ex-sheriff of this county, was here Wedoesday attending court-. A petition wiU be presented to the board of commissioners of Daviess asking that a well be drilled 8000 feet deep on the court house square at Washington* Charles Meyers of near Algiers, was in town Monday and made this office a call. He took advantage of our clubbing rates ami will get the Democrat and Enquirer for the coming year. Rev. Og|e of Indianapolis, who has been helpiug Rev. Law in revival services at the Baptist church for two weeks returned to his home Monday, . lie k an able and scholarly gentleman aud made many friends during his stay in Petersburg. Sheriff Ridgway took E. D. Com of Lockhart township, to the asylum at Evansville Monday morning. Corn was adjudged insane sometime ago, but owing to the crowded condition of the asylum could not be admitted and has been confined in the county jail for the past two months. Ibach, the B, & O. train-wrecker, was given a.six years sentence iu the penitentiary at Bedford last Friday. Ibach was tramping through the country and to gain a little notoriety flagged a passenger train, shot himself in the leg and-thgjLpqt up a big story about a gaug attempting to wreck the train with dynamite, but it didn’t work. A grape grower says that vines should be trimmed now while the weather is cold. If they are pruned’ in the spring they will bleed, that is, sap will run from the ends of the shootsAlntt have been cut and the vines will be weakened. If cut now the ends will be healed by the time sap begins to flow and the liability of damage will be reduced. ___ On next Sunday morning at the M. E. church. Rev. W. S. Rader will preach the annual K. of P. sermon, to which all are cordially invited to atteud. It is the custom each year for the order to attend service in a body the first Sunday after the anniversary of the lodge. And all members of the lodge and sojourning brothers are requested to meet at Castle Ilall promptly at 10 o’clock.

The job printing department still continues crowded with orders for letter heads, notes, statements, envelopes and other commercial work from the business men of this city. Our type is new and paper firstclass, and then there is something in knowing how to get up fine work in the latest style. Our business in this line has nearly doubled in the past year. Call and see us for the latest. The best is none too good for our patrons. John P. Norman, a well known fanner and business man of Ireland, died Wednesday morning. He was 5? years, 1 month and 14 days old. Daring the late war he served three years in Company E, 58th Indiana volunteers, and was wounded at the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga, but not seriously. Up to about a year ago, when he faded in business, he was considered one of the most prosperous men in Dubois county. He had been sick for several years.—Huntingburg Independent. Mr. Ward L. Smilli of Frederickstown, Missouri, was troubled with chronic | diarrhoea for over thirty years. He had I l>eeome fully satisfied that it was only a question of a short time until he would have to give up. He had been treated by some of the l*est physicians in Europe and America but got no permanent relief. One day he picked up a newspaper and chanced to read an advertisement of Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera ami Diarrhoea remedy. He got a bottle of it, the first dose helped him and its continued use cared him. For sale by J. R. Adams & Son. f

j The eastern «f publishing m the nm* | papers a card of thanks to those who have | displayed kindness en any occasion of bereavement or distress is responsible for some amusing protluet ions. Here is one written by a Huron eouaty woman whose husband died suddenly: “Mr. Editor: I desire to thank the friends and neighbors most heart ily in this manner for the united aid and co-operation during the illness and death of inv late husband, who escaped from me by the hand of death on Friday last while eating breakfast. To my friends and all who contributed so willingly toward making the last moments a»d the funeral of my husband a suet-ess, I desire to remember most kindly, hoping these few lines will find them enjoying the same blessing. I have also a good milk cow and roan gelding horse, 8 years okl which 1 will sell ehesp, ‘God moves in a mysterious way, his won* ders to perform.^ He plants his footsteps oa the se* and jffcs upon the storjnalso ! a bbck and white shoal very low.” f . -