Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 48, Petersburg, Pike County, 9 April 1897 — Page 5

The Same... Old Sarsaparilla. That’* Ayer’s. The same old sarsaparilla as, it was made and sold by Dr. J. C Ayer SO years aye. In the laboratory it is different. There modem appliances lend speed to skill and experience. But the sarsaparilla is the same old sarsaparilla that made the record—SO years e/ «•«res. Why don’t we better it? Well, we’re much in the condition of the Bishop and the raspberry: " Doubtless, ” he said, "God might have made a better berry. But doubtless, also, He never did. ** Why don’t we better the sarsaparilla? W« can't. We are using the assM •Id plant that cured the Indians and the Spaniards. IV not been bettered. And since me make sarsaparilla compound out of sarsaparilla plant, see noway of improvement. Of course, if we were making some secret chemical compound we might.... But we’re not. We’re making the same old sarsaparilla to cure the same old diseases. Yon can tell it’s the mama old aarsaparUia because it works the mama old enrex. It’s the sovereign blood purifier, and—If’* dyers. B.&O.S-W.RY. Trains leave Washington a* follows for .BAST HOI*NO. TIWTBOl’m No.^t> 2:(H a. m* No. 3 1:21a. *n No. is 6:17 a. ruf No. 13, I've* <•:!»'«. to Jin. 4 . 7:17 a. m* No. &.KNU a m No. 3 .... 1;UK p. m* No. 7 12:49 p. tnf No H 1:13 a. inf No. 1 ... 1:42 p.m No. 14. arr. 11:40 p. mi No. 3 11:U1 p. m+ • Imlljr. t I>*lly except Sammy. For detail information' regarding rale*, time on connecting line*, sleeping, parlor car «, ele.. ad.lre** TIfOK. IH>NAHt'K, Ticket Agent, H.i O. M-w, Ky.. Washington. Ind. J. M CB-CHBROUGH, General honengrr Aaenit, st. Unit*, Mo

E ■ I ' T1IE I Short Line TO i ■: INDIANAPOLIS | CINCINNATI. I PITTSBUHjGH, WASHINGTON 1 BALTIM ORE, NEW YOKE, • - j | BOSTON, i AND ALL POINTS i EAST. fi»*.Si, math . . . . ... 7:00 am N*». 32, nonh .. K»:50 tm i. south . ........ I:2S pm No A4.jH.rlh S:45 pm F< r sleeping ear rw«»nratlnn«, maps, raw** anil further iniarmatlon, call ou your nearest ticket agent, or ati.lres*, > K. P. KFFKI EH, CL P.AT. A., H. K. UBlKWOLD, A.Q.P.A T A. K\i. u»vil e. InU E B. OUHCKEu, A cent. Petersburg. I mi. EVANTED—> AJTH FYL MKN or WOMEN »* to Uavel /or ret|»on*ihlc established li«.use In Indiana. Salary J7*> anti cm rn«w. Paftton permanent. Keft-rence. i Enclose w>lf.H<tdn>*nl stain}*. I envelope. Ttif Jinliunal.Star |iu>ur»mv Building, Octet*^ ■»1 • "" .. "'aw i DR. MENDENHALL’S HU PROVED ^b* ' mumimm

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WHAT THEY SAY. Natural -was struck at Petersburg, Tuesday morning, at a depth of 1,500 feet. —Jasper Herald. Petersburg, people are wild with joy over the discover? of natural gas at that place.— Alt. Vernon Democrat. It as rumored that the well drillers in Petersburg struck a big flow of gas at 1,500 feet deep.--Jasper Courier. If Petersburg has gas, and she seems to have it in large quantities, too, Washington has it rdso. Let’s go for it in earned. —Washington Gazette. Natural gas has been struck at Petersburg. The flow is so strong that it throws rocks and water from a ten inch hole 60 feet into the air.—Portland Sun. The Petersburg people are wild over the discovery of natural gas which was struck Tuesday morning. It has a pressure of 600 pounds to the pubic inch.—Vincennes Sun. 5£ow that our neighbor town Petersburg, has struck gas, and will have more than she can use, why not lay a pipe line and bring it down here, where they could And ready sale for it. Only 22 jniles from this city which would be a small job to it pipe here.—Princeton Democrat. i Tuesday morning at 5 o’clock natural ras struck at a depth of 1,200 feet, by omjiany drilling at the Wooley coal The drills. cadm* molr. were uruuiig tu uie vtooiev The drills, casing, rock, etc,, l opt, the pressure being so «• I reds have visited the gaawell were so strong, which reds have visited the gas well—which tutted just outside of the corporate L—I-Petersburg News. I^ast Tuesday morning Petersburg went wild; mien yelled, bells rang, women sang, dogs harked and paiidinionium reigned supreme, all on account of gas being found at the depth of 1,100 feet. The town has been drilling for the past three months and have at last met with success, and now hare gas in abundance.—Winslow Era.

Xatnjral gas in large quantities was struck | at Petejrsburg Tuesday morning. The well I is about 1,300 feet deep and the gas which comes from it is said to be of sufficient force to throw water and pieces of rock 60 feet above the piping. The well was visited by several thousand people, and all business houses were dosed.—H untingburg Independent. j Natural gas in large quantities was struck at Petersburg Tuesday morning. The wdl is about 1,700 feat deep and the gas which comes from it ;te said to be of sufficient force to throw water and pieces of rock 60 feet above the piping. The well fit' visited by several thousand people, and all business houses were closed.—lluutingburg News. Petersburg is wild with excitement over the striking of a heavy flow of natural gas at that place, Tuesday. The pressure is reported to be six hundred pound* to the inch, ittvl if that is the ease the 'Burg has oertaifily struck it rich. Here's hoping that first reports are true ar.d that great prosperity! will result to our neighbor in Pike.— l*rimelon Clarion. A company has been boring for, gas at Petersburg ami it is reported they “got there eli,*' on Tuesday March 30, 1897. We hpj<e the report is true and wish our neighbors at Petersburg a “great big boom.” If the report turns out to be true, Peterstairg citizens may well feel proud, forprosjjeritj- will come without the aid of President McKinley.—Boonville Euqutrer,

A report e« tnes from Petersburg this morning that the people of that place are wildwith delight over finding gas there at four o'clock this morning. The traveling man who brought the ucwsTto the Journal stales that they apparently have a good flow and that wafi?r and rocks were bjown to tfcjt* top of the derrick when the drill reached the gas which is something like l.$00 feet beneath the surface.—Oakland C tv! Journal. A special message received at this ciij this morning aunounced that the company at Petersburg which has been driving a wed for natural gas, struck Trenton ruck this mortung at 5 o'clock and a gusher of gas came forth with a mighty roar. The news -oon spread to all quarters of the towij iu a very short time hundreds of people were at the scene. Everyone is elated f»rei* the success ami the people are congratulating those who had confidence enough to start the enterprise.—Princeton Democrat. ° During the thunder storm about nine o'clock Wednesday' morning lightning 'truck the gas well at Petersburg, igniting the.gas. It shot up at a heighth of nearly forty feet and widened at the lop to about tw<»ty feet. Had it not been for the great ur>-shoot of water the derrick would have burned to the ground, it was set on fire bat was soon put out by the water. It is t ho tight that the pressure is one-third greater titan it was Tuesday. Hie water forced from the hole pat out the fire late iin the afternoon.—Washington Gazette. Parties have been drilling for gas or oil at Petersburg for several months and their labors were rewarded last Tuesday morning at 4:30 o’clock by striking a regular gusher, water is thrown 100 feet into the air One of the .prettiest sights it has been our lot t o witness. The citizens

are wild over their good lock and well th» y may be, for this means tnneh more jfor Petersburg and Southern Indiana than some suppose. We rejoiee with onr sister city aud hope that their fondest hopes may be realized.—Oak land City Enterprise. Early Tuesday morning the drillers for the Pike county Mining & Manufacturing Co., struck gas at a depth of 1,161 feet. The well is about a half mile from the depot at Petersburg, and spouts up small rock, water, gas, etc., to a distance of 75 feet in the air. The stockholders and people generally are much elated over the find. The value erf the gas thus found, however, has as yet to be determined by an expert, and until that is done there can be no approximate estimate of the value. We certainly hope our Pike county neighbors will find their fondest hopes are realized, and we are ready at any time to go over and help them celebrate.—Washington Advertiser. It has often been said by experts that we were out of the gas belt and had no hope of striking gas in this section of the country. The Petersburg Gas and Oil company was not satisfied with the theory and concluded to put it to the test. Several of our enterprising citizens, headed by Jabez Woolley, sr.,got together and formed a company to bore for gas and oil. They hired men at great expense to come here and drill a well. They have accomplished their work and their efforts have been most successful. They have worked for some time and Monday evening before going home Mr. Woolley told them that he would not be surprised to hear the whistle blow before morning announcing the discovery of gas. It was 4:30 o’clock Tuesday morning; Stoody, Parker and Butler were running the. machinery when suddenly with a roar the water, rocks and debris shot to the top of the derrick seventy-five feet high. At that time they were 1,153 feet ami 9 inches dee.p; Nichols, the boss, was sent for and work was begun at removing the drill. By 7:30 o’clock hundreds of people were on the I ground. The drill was removed and al.-o >ome of the boards from the top of the derrick. The water and rocks shot iuto the air at intervals of two minutes to a height of 100 feet.

aii me men wno are acquainted wim gas weljs wlio have seen this pronouneed it oue of the strongest ever seen. It prores that we are in the gas belt and that our opportunities are as great as those of any section in the state. If everything turns out right property will increase enormously in value and this will soon be one of the best towns in the state. The company deserves great i praise and should be given credit for their work.—Petersburg Press. Old People. Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowels and kidneys will find the true remedy iu Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and contains no whiskey nor other intoxicant, hut acts as a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on he stomich and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aiding nature in the performance of the functions. Eleetrle Bitters is an excellent appetizer und aids indigestion. Old people find it just exactly w hat they need. Price fifty cents |ier bottle at J. R. Adams A Sou's drug store. Xotic* to Teachers. The questions in Guizot's History of Civilization for the March and April examinations will be bastnl on the fifth and sixth township institute outlines respectively. For the same examinations, the question in the Science of Education will be as follows: March, McMurry and DeGarmo; April, not confined to any particular text. For the six examinations beginning with May, 1897, the questions in ‘'General Culture” will be based on Guizot’s History of Civilization, covering one of the township institute outline (1807) at each examination, beginning with the first. For the same examinations the questions in reading will lie based on Tompkins' “Literary Interpretations.** covering'ione of tlie institute outlines at each examination. The questions in the “Science of Education** for these examinations will not be based on auy particular text. Yours truly, Joint B. Bi.aizk. 46-3 County Superintendent.

A Life for Fiflj Outs. Moor people have been cured of kidney dis<?ases bv taking: a 50c bottle of Foley's kidney cure. Bergen & Oiiphant. a HewuNnice Extruded* The St. Louis Republic recently made arrangements with tne cable etAnpanics, whereby direct news from ail sections of the civilized world aie received. It now prints more authentic foreign news than any other paper and continues to keep up its record for publishing all the home news. The outlook for the year is one of big news events, fast succeeding each other and they will be highly interesting to every one. The price of The Republic daily is $6 a year. $1.50 for three months. The Twice-a-Week Republic will remain the same-one dollar a year, by mail twice-a-week. fold and Grippe Care. Dr. Mendenhall's Cold and Grippe Cure is guaranteed to cure colds, la grippes, headache, neuralgia, aching feverish conditions, prostrations, etc. For the cough take Dr. Mendenhall’s Cough and Con* sumption Cure. Sold at the Acme Pharmacy. 85* Hare Yea Had the Grip! If you have, ydu probably need a reliable medicine like Foley’s Honey and Tar to heal your lungs and stop that racking cough incidental to this disease. Bergen A Oiiphaat. a

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L. Dougiis $3*50, $4jOO and $5jOO Shoes are the oducthms of skilled workmen, from the best mapossible to pot into shoes sold at these prices, make also $&50 and $2^5 shoes for 50, $2j00 and $1.75 for boys, and JoogL'is $3^0 Police shoe, very letter carriers, policemen much walking to do.

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