Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 49, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 April 1897 — Page 1

NO. 49 PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. APRIL 16. 1897. VOL. XXVII.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters, News Items From Here, There and Everywhere. I ' K • €*iirt, City and Personal Items in mi Abrertnted Form. Von Will FtnO Tkrn All Fo4«t JThla HcMIIok. GUstofT Frank went to Princeton Monday. Thomas l«eraasters has accepted a position with an Evansville drug house. Sunrise prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church Easter morning. Everybody invited. Mrs. Johu Chap|)ell visited her mother and abler at Petersburg, Wednesday.— Oakland City Journal. W. K. Curtis and K. P. Warner of Elwood, are in the city Ibis week. They are expert gas drillers and came here to see old Jumbo. Dr. Com, county recorder, moved his family from Augusta to this plaoe and occupies the old Poeey property on East Main street. Jacob Harlem of Mt. Vernon, was here "last Fridav taking in the gas city at the Sooth and viewing old Jnmbo shoot water 150 feet in the air.

Blank • dee* In, real estate and eh at tie mortgages, nicely printed on first-class |iaper, for sale at this office Also receipts for guardians and administrators. Call W and lay in a supply. Unconditional surrender, is the only tenns those famous little pilk known as PeWitt’s Little Kariy Kisers trill make with constipation, Mck headache and stomach troubles. J. It. Adams & Sou. Puke Stoops, editor of the Pike County PEJtocaattof Petersburg, is so elated over the discovery of nat ural gas in his town that he came up to Decatur to tell all his j old friends about it.—Decatur Journal. It has been said that one favor is worthy j of Knottier in return. ° Not so however, in these days of disgruntled beings; the person receiving the most special farors is most ready to stab you in the back when opportunity affords.' It should be made a matter of public knowledge that DeWittV Witch Hazel Salve . will speedily cure piles of the longest standidg. It is the household favorite for burns, j §>, scalds, cuts, bruises and sores of all kinds.; it J. R. Adams A Son. ; ----- lA>t Wednesday Albert Joues of Defer ^ Survaut, bad both legs broken by a heavily j loaded wagon passing over them. lie was aiding in moving au old house, and in , moving a lead with his wagon, he was thrown from the loud falling under the wagon/sustaining the above injuries.— Winslow Era.

The Gas City quartette was organised last week with the following members : ! Rev. W. S. Rader, first tenor; Retr. J. W, j KUler, second tenor; „Prof. W. ii. Porenan, first bass; James Boonshot, second bass. The gentlemen ace among the finest vocalists in the city and our people will in j the near future be treated to some firstclass music. j hast Friday afternoon (tennis Lee cauie near sustaining severe injuries while working at W. W. Cooper’s lumber plant. In passing a line shaft his dotting became entangled in a set-screw on the shaft, tearing aimoet all the clothing from his body. His Ufs was only saved by his clothing not } being sufficiently strong to draw him > around the shaft.—Winslow Era. Mrs. A. Inveen, residing at 730 Henry St, f Alton. Illinois, suffered with sciatic rheumatism for oTer eight months. She doctoral for it nearly the whole of this time, using various remedies recommended by friends, and was treated by the physicians, but received no relief. Sis* then used one and a half bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which effected a complete cure. This is published at her request, as she wants others similarly afflicted to ltnow what cured her. The 35 auil 50 cent fixes for sale by J. R. Adams A Son. a -

Sirs. S. Thompson has been on the sick list for the past week. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* F. Bartl. postmaster at OtweH, was in town this week on business. James R. Arnold of Mouroe township, was in town Tuesday on business. Hon. James 8. McCoy transacted business at Vincennes Tuesday and Wednesday. Pat Beatty and Stephen Cooper, near Arthur, were in town Wednesday morning on business. The; Presbyterian Sunday school will give an Easter entertainment Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Perry Richardson of near Oakland City, was in town Wednesday on business and made this office a call. John Robling, who for the past two years has been clerking for W. V, Hargrove, has resigned his position. Elias Garrett, one of the substantial farmers and democrats of Marion township, was ilu town Wednesday oh business. Leo Fisher, deputy prosecuting attorney of Huntingburg, is here this week assisting Prosecuting Attorney Cox in several cases. Mi1, and Mrs. 0. M. Cockrum entertained Hon,, and Mrs. Dillon of Petersburg, during their stay in this city last week.—Oakland City Journal. George Parker, formerly with John Viehe, the grooer, has accepted a position with W. V. Hargrove and will measure off dry goods in the future. Winslow has caught the enthusiasm of enterprise and has organised a Business Men’s association, and subscribed $2,000 for drilling a gas well. We wish our neighbor success. j -1— Sol Frank this week placed in position at his store a very tine counter and show case combined.' It has solid gluss sides, ends and top aud is oue of the finest pieces of store furniture in the city.

Croup and whoopiug cough are childr hood’s terrors; but like pneumonia, bronchitis, *aui other throat and king troubles, can be quickly cured by tisiug One Minute Cough Cure. J. R. Adams & Sou. State Gas Inspector Leach who has just completed a tour of the natural gas region, reports that the pressure has declined a few pounds over tjvo years ago. It is now from 200 to 230. where one year ago in August it would go as high as 275. When the spring time comes, “gentle Annie,'' like all other sensible persons, will cleanse the liver and renovate the system with DeWitt's Little Early Risers, famous little pills for the liver aud stomach all the year round. J. R. Adams & Son. A limited number of the shares of the stock of the Petersburg Mining & Manufacturing Association will be sold to residents of Petersburg and Pike county within the next tan days. Purchasers can Secure the same by applying to 0. F. Boonshot or any members of the board of directors. George Yager, i*on of John Yager of Monroe township received very serious injuries a week ago last Saturday while riding horseback. He was near the Oakland City fair grounds when the horse fell jn a mud hole, turning _a somersault and throwing young Yager under him and crushing his lungs and straiuing the spine. His condition is very critical. There is small hopes of ever recovering any of the bodies of the persons whose lives were lost in the Haxleton wreck. Divers have examined all the cars aud the engine has been turned over with no trace of any of the unfortunate dead. A letters addressed to postmaster Kolb at Princeton gives-rise to fear that two more victims i<erish«i in the wreck, Mr. Moore and Mr. Phillips of St Paul, Minnesota.

Since Petersburg is staging that popular play, "‘Struck Gas,’* the Oak lam I City council will probable extern! the city limits to Patoka river, anu ip rite Petersburg to “go thou and do likewise,** thus uniting the two towns. In this way Petersburg could probably be made a first rate little place.—Oakland City^ouraal Towns like Oakland City, Princeton, Washington, Vincennes, Evansville, etc., will be merely suburbs of the City of Petersburg in the next lew years. Petersburg is now the only city spoken of in Southern Indiana. We bare gas and plenty to span. -—A---- .. . Excursion to Cincianati, Sunday, April 85th, 1897, na B. & 0. S. W. Hr. Special train. Round trip f 1.00 from Vincennes, "Washington. Mitchell and Bedford; 75 cents from\9eymour, North Vernon and Osgood; 30 cents from Milan; 35 cents from Aurora and LawrCaceburg. Corn* spondittgly low rates from intermediate stations. Train leave Vincennes 0 a. m., and returning will leave Cincinnati 7:30 p. tn. same day. A gnat baseball game: Cincianati vs. Chicago. For farther information see small hills or consult agents f- - -

Ex-Mayor Tharp and two sons of Washington was in town Monday. Several persons from Otwell were here Sunday, inspecting the gas well. Salem Hammond went to Evansville Monday to visit his brother Albert, who is very ill at that place. A. Ashby, David Lutrull and Jacob Shaw, living near Augusta, were in town Wednesday on business. The Shakespeare club will meet at the home of Miss Bertha Frank on Seventh street next Monday evening. Misses Minnie Carnahan and Jennie Heipenstjne of Washington, were the guests of Mrs. Blanche Morgan last week. Good business lot on lower Main street; good legation; lot joins White’s grocery. Address Philip Schlemmer, Canneltou, Indiana. _35m3 James Shepard, postmaster at Spurgeon, was in town Tuesday on business. He is one of the best known men in the southern part of the county and a hustling democrat. Mrs. Julia Hawkins returned Tuesday morning from Cincinnati, where she has been a patient in a private hospital for the past two weeks. She is much improved in health. John Yager of Monroe township, was a caller at the Democrat office Tuesday while in town on business. John is a free silver man from top to bottom, and believes that it is the cause of the people. When a cold is contracted, cure it at once. One Minute Cough Cure will set you on the road to recovery in a minute. It will cure pneumonia, bronchitis, croup, and all forms of lung and throat troubles. J. R, Adams & Son. The days are now two hours longer than they were when at their shortest in December. They will lengthen quite rapidly from this time forward until the 21 of June, when they will be at their greatest length for the year. Persoxal.—The gentleman who annoyed the congregation last Sunday by continually coughing will find instant relief by using One Minute Cough Cure, a speedy and harmless remedy for throat and luug troubles. J. R. Adams & Son.

Isaac M. Gladish, for the past four years in the government employ as superintendent of the farm department of the Indian school work, has returned home, having resigned. For the past two years he has heen located at the Sac and Fox agency, Oklahoma. He will likely engage in farm work in Madison township. ~ Special low rates to New York and return on account of Grant monument ceremonial. For this occasion, which will occur April 37th, 1897, the B. & S. W. Ry. will give a special low rate for the round trip; tickets good going April 23 to 26. Returning, good until May 4th. For further information consult agents B. & 0. S. W. Ry._ The later the advices the stronger seems the probability that Petersburg has struck it rich in their efforts to find gas. It is said that thousands of people are visiting that city daily. As we wished them success some weeks ago when the effort was begun, so we now just as heartily congratulate them on their apparent achievement of their fondest anticipations.—Huntingburg Argus. Lewis Jenkins, blind, who has l>een an inmate of the county infirmary for several years, set fire to the men’s building at that institution last Saturday. The fire was discovered before much damage was done. He was arrested Monday and brought before Judge Ely. Jenkins plead guilty to the charge and will go to the Jeffersonville penitentiary. Under the new law his stay at th»l institution will be determined by his conduct.

The wrecked engine that went down at Hazleton has been raised and a track put under it, and will he pulled out to-day and i brought down ovfer the road to-iuorrow for i Evansville, The engine was held up in an upright pcaitioo between two barges while the track was laid under it. An engine ] will be hitched to it by chains and pulled j out upon the main track and the test of the • work will be easy. Nothing new has been ; developed in the war of finding the bodies j and all hope of sieh a thing is almost i abandoned, but several men are searching j all the time.—Princeton Democrat. | The state department of geologv has made an investigation of the gas well recently | brought in near Petersburg. Pike county, I and has come to the conclusion that the gas .comes from Devonshire shale,and therefore | not a lasting deposit. The discovery of gas ; in that locality led to considerable excitement and the people of the “pocket” were dreaming of developing a new gas field.— Indianapolis Journal. If the state department of geology will make a visit to Petersburg and make a thorough investigation the report may be somewhat different. There have been a number of expert gas drillers here during the past two weeks and they pronounce tig veil a hummer without any lis or sods.

I ' ' Mrs. Sig Frank of Princeton, was the guest of friends here last week. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 38* Hannigan Raedy, ex-county commissioner from Clay township was in town Tuesday. The progressive domino club met at the residence of Gustoff and Mrs. Frank last Tuesday evening. John and Eph Thompson and Mr. Daugherty, prominent business men of Washington, were visitors to the gas well Monday. * _ Business Chance.—A firstclass stock of groceries in good location for sale. Also good business room on Main street. Address W. E, Williams, Petersburg, ind. Horsemen, remember that the Democrat office prints horse photographs. The latest styles of cuts, and nice clean bills. Call and see us betore sending away for your work. John Bilderbaek near Augusta, returned last week from Danville where he has been attending college for the past two years. John is one among the rising young educators of Pike county. Fred Poetker of Huntingburg, formerly treasurer of Pike county, was here this week shaking hands with his hundreds of friends. He is one of the leading citizens and business men of his town. The Baptist young people and friends will open the spring season with an ice cream and cake social this (Friday) eveuing, April 16, in the court house yard. Come one and all and see us. Committee. Not only acute lung troubles, which may prove fatal iu a few days, but old chronic coughs and throat troubles may receive immediate relief and be permanently cured by Ono Minute Cough Cure. J. R. Adams & Son. _ f I The Democrat has received the souvenir edition of the Huntingburg News, which sets forth the advantages of that city and its business interests. • It is one of the finest editions issued* in Southern Indiana and reflects great credit to the town and the publisher.

Thirty years is a long time to light so painful a trouble as piles, but Jacob, Mitchell of Unionville, Pa., struggled that long before he tried DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, which quickly and permanently cured him. It is equally effective in eczema and all skin affections. J. R. Adams & Son. A new gas field was discovered at Petersburg, Pike county, on Tuesday last. Gas was found at the depth of 1,161 feet. The gas has a pressure of 500 pounds to the square inch. Water and rock is thrown I from the well 125 feet high. Much excitej ment prevails and other wells will be drilled immediately.—Hancock Democrat. Messrs. H. W.ifiurger and W. F. Leich, among the ablest -preachers of the senior class of McCormick seminary, occupied the j pulpit of the Campbell Park Presbyterian ! church, Sunday morning and evening, | March 28, and delivered two exceedingly helpful discourses. The congregation will follow them with its prayers.—The Chicago Interior. , Wednesday the editor received the following from the Rev. A. W. Freeman, who was pastor of the Presbyterian church for a number of years. The reverend gentleman was an enthusiastic worker for the town’s interest while a resident here: * St. Joseph, Mo., April 5th. Your flaming paper has reached me and almost dazed me. All honor to the enterprising men of Petersburg who have been rewarded with success ana to yourself who have so persistently bored them with inspiration. Long will your names live and mav wealth be a part of vour compensation. * A. W. Freeman.

Americans are the most inventive people on earth. To them have been issued nearly 600,000 patents, or more than one-third of all the patents issued in the world. No discovery of modern years has been of I greater benefit to mankind than Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy, ! or has done more to relieve pain and i suffering. J. W. Vaughn of Oak ton, Kenjtucky, says: “I have used Chamberlain’s i Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy in my j family for several years, and find it to be j | the best medicine I ever used for cramps in ■ the stomach and bowels. For sale by J.R. Adams & Son. a Excursion rates and special excursion trains will be run to Evansville on April 26th, 1897, account the 78th anniversary of the celebration of I. 0. 0. F. Excursion rates of $ 1 will be made from Petersburg | on trains of that date and special excursion I train will leave Petersburg, at 10 o’clock | a. ra., returning leave Evansville at 7 p. m. I Tickets will also be limited to return April 127. There will be a big parade in the afternoon, a free entertainment at the opera boose and a dance at Evans hall in the evening. Special excursion has been arranged for the Ohio river steamer Evansville to Henderson, Kentucky, and return »t $5 cents for the round trip. - A/.. ^.. J.V .La..':

GAS STILL SPOUTS. Old Jumbo Just as Strong us on March 30, The Well Not Completed and the Pressure Unknown. Great Excitement Sttll Prerails Here and Elsewhere. Wwk Is Greatly Impended by the Heavy Flaw at Water. The Jumbo gas well remains in the same condition as when drilled in on the morning of March 30th. Delays have occurred in the shipping of casing and packers, and which with the throwing out of rock has caused a great deal of trouble. To keep the rock from filling up the well the drill has been lowered upon several occasions. Tuesday when the drill was lowered it was found that at a depth of nearly 1000 feet the rock had partially bridged the hole. This was broken up by the drill and the stone thrown out by the high pressure. Wednesday the work of cleaning out the well preparatory to putting down the casing was commenced. Some difficulty was encountered and in the afternoon one of the long poles snapped in twain. Fishing tools weje then used and one of these were lost, apla was not recovered on that day. but the drillers expected to pull the tools today (Thursday*) The men are working under the most trying circumstances. The gas and strong water nearly bliuds them, and they are compelled at intervals to take a rest.

JL ne now oi gas is suu increasing and it is now thought that the pressure is double what it was when drilled in. It is to be hoped that the tools may be gotten out aud the well thoroughly anchored this week and the well given a test of its powers. People from a distandessare still coming in on every traiu to see Jumbb and to take a look at the new Gas City of the South. Prospectors are here with a view of locating and helping to boom the new gas field. Business men and manufacturers have visited this place with a view of locating and engaging in business. The well is the wonder of the age owing to the great regularity of its spouting aml is a most beautiful sight to witness. Thousandsof people visit the well almost daily. Now that Petersburg has gas, and we so close to her, there is no question but what there, is gas here. Now why not go to drilling. Last wiuter there was considerable talk of drilling for gas, but owing to the uncertainty of what they should draw, it was postponed. But now that .there is a certainty that we are in the gas field, let’s hear from you fellows that have the rnouey. —Winslow Era. Keep pounding awayj and probably in the near future some company^ will come in and drill a well. There is nothing like gas and old Jumbo is now s|>outing enough to supply a half dozen towns. The cleaning up time of the year is at hand, and the past winter famishes no exception to the experiences of former long and cold winters as to the accumulations of all kinds of dirt, filth and garbage in streets, alleys aud back yards. 4U this trash breeds disease, and that means death in many instances, Much of this trouble could be, averted if every persA would take an interest in disposing of the rubbish iu his vicinity. It is not only unhealthy, bat unsightly, and should he looked after; the sooner the better.

A law passed by the recent legislature | providing for the better care of the poor makes it incnmbent upon each township to j care for its own paupers. The county j commissioners are required each year to j apporption the cost of poor relief among! the various townships basing this apportion* j incut upon the expenditure of tho preceed*' ingyear; and thereupon each township is! required to levy a poor tax sufficient to! meet the apportionment.. The Democrat will furnish yon with one j hundred best quality fty white envelopes! with yotur narae. addrsis and business neat- ! ly printed on the upper left hand corner for fifty oeuU. All kinds of other job printing at equally low prices. Everett McLoughlin, a successful young ! farmer of Jefferson township,living near! Otwell, was in town Wednesday on bos

» Alfim Items. Jim Harmless was in our town Sunday. County Superintendent Blaise passed through our city Monday. Miss TilUe Abbott commenced a subscription school Jest Monday. George Scantlin and family of Otwelt, visited E. S. Milov and wife Sunday. Mrs. S. W. Chappell entertains! the Ladies’ sewing society Tuesday afternoon. Albert Chamless will move on the tract of land leased from Joel Coan in the near future. B. Radcliff is building a new poultry house on the site of the old one recently torn away. G. W. Whaley passed through ©nr city Monday, «n route for Petersburg, where he is attending the Pike county normal. A question of much importance that is troubling our citizens at this time is, have we a road supervisor? If so what are his duties? It seems to me, situated as we are, in the “garden spot” of Pike county—a county bounteously supplied by nature with all that is necessary for the convenience of man—that our roads are a disgrace to the people. In the wild enthusiasm over the recent discovery for the saving of manual labor, let us not forget that we owe much to that faithful companion of man— the horse—and that in no way can we help him more than in the establishment of good roads, , The Age of Laughter. The new Hcosier dialect story, ^‘Uncle Hank and Aunt Nanev in Washington,” by IudianaV greatest dialect writer. Giving the adventures both humorous and pathetic, of the old country couple from the starting to and at the capital of our nation, in the old countryman’s own quaint, droll way. An interesting book from cover to cover, knd it touches the right chord. 125 pages, on heavy paper and handsomely put together. 25 cents copy, postpaid. Big inducements to newsdealers and agents. Hayworth Publishing House, Washington, D.C,

Our Clubbing Kates. The Democrat has made arrangements whereby it can furnish papers and magazines at greatly reduced prices. The Democrat will be furnished with any of the papers named below one year for the following prices. The publications are all firstclass: Scientific \mericim ..IS 75 Cincinnati Enquirer.;.,,... 1 75 Indianapolis Sentinel_.... .... ... .... 175 New York World.. .1 90 St. Louis Republic—.:...2 06 Leslie's Weekly.-... ......S» New York World Almanac.. ...... 1 SO Review of Reviews...3 25 Wordand Works. . 196 Cosmopolitan..... 2 10 Farm, Yield and Fireside.. 1 85 Levi H. Call, W. H. Call andThilip Call of Lockhart township, were arrested last Monday on a bench warrant charging them with trespass. They were unable to giro bail and where lodged in jail. Lafe Hershman is on trial in the circuit court on a charge of assault and battery with intent. The case was tried at the i&st term of the circuit court butrtho jury disagreed after being out three days. Joe HoLlowell. who was tried at the last tens for the We crime, was sentenced to two years imprisonment. Elwood Haines of Kokomo, was hero Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. Haines is. manufacturer of gas engines and was hero looking at the gas well. He is thoroughly satisfied that there is a good supply of nature’s greatest fuel here, He is also a ciiemist and took home with a quantity of the water for analysis, Levi Lockhart was ou trial in the circuit court Tuesday charged with grand larceny before a jury. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty. It is the first case tried by % jury under the new law. Under this law the only duty imposed on a jury is to find whether or not the prisoner is guilty, they not being delegated with the power to set the term of years, that being done by the prison board. 1

Two years ago R. J. Warren, a druggist at Pleasant Brook, N. Y.. bought a smalt supply of Chamberlain^ Cough Remedy.. He sums up the result as follows: “At that time the goods were unknown in this section; today Chamberlain’s Cough remedy is a household word." it is the same in hundreds of communities. Where ever the good qualities of Chamberlain’s Cough remedy becomes known the people wil) hare nothing else. For sale by J.R. Adams & Boa. a Yes, religion, if genuine, is the best thing on earth, today. Unfortunately, the straight article is entirely too rare among men. The religion that makes people pay their debts; the religion that keeps people fcorn speaking ill of their neighbors; the religion that makes no distinction between wealth and poverty ; the religion that make* men manly and women womanly; the religion that is a part of one’s every day life, exemplified in kind deeds, loving aots and cheering words, is the only religion the world stands m need of, It is the religion of the Savior of maukigd*