Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 52, Petersburg, Pike County, 7 May 1897 — Page 8

am111 ...-= iOGAL HAPPENINGS! fathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters, News Items From Here, There and Everywhere. !> Court, City and Personal Items la an Abrogated Form.

J >'•11 Will rind Them AU Dn«e> Tkl« Heading. Go to II. H. Tislow tor all binds of watch and clock repairs, 28* Misses Anna Meats and Hattie Renter of Washington, visited friends here last week. Kev. J. B. Pilant of Oakland City, preached at Algiers Baptist church last Sunday. _ F. I*. McMulliu of Washington, was here last Saturday in the interest of the American telephone company. Samuel Am*-and wife, nei.r town, went to Oakland City Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. D. W. Christmas. Wool Wanted.—10,000 pounds of wo-1 wanted; will pay the highest market price Soi. Frank. Call at the city Bakery and get two packages of eofTee for 25 Ceuta. 51-2 Bill Litre. Wanted.—50,000 pounds of wool. I will pay the highest cash price for wool. 51-4 Moses Frank. Fob Salk.—A thoroughbred male Jersey calf; fine stock, good sire and registers! V ock. Address R. C. Hammond, Petersburg, Ind. J. B. I a Plante of Yiucennes, was lined $2,500 last week by a jury, he Wing charged with having made false statements of his taxable property to the assessors. On the various pages of this issue will be found changes of Advertisements of Petersburg merchants. Read them over carefully ami note the bargains offered. Croup and whooping cough are childhood’s terrors; but like pneumonia, bronchitis, and other throat and lung troubles; can be quickly cured by using One Minutt Cough Cure. J. R. Adams & Son. The Air Liue railroad will run an exour sion to Louisville, Saturday, .May 8th. The fare will ut* f 1.00 from Oakland City. Winslow and Velpep. The attraction is a championship £game of ball between St. Louis and Louisville. 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. Blind Boone concert at the M. E.church, Monday evening, May 17th. It will be remembered that Blind Boone gave a concert in this place last year. He is the greatest musical prodigy of the century, and you should not fail to hear him. Personal. —The gentleman who annoyed Uie congregation last Sunday by continually coughing will find instant relief by using One Minute Cough Cure, a speedy and harmless remedy for throat and lung troubles. J. R. Adams A Son. Richard A. Walker, sr., of Petersburg, Indiana, died Thursday, April 29, aged 74 years. The funeral was from the M. E. church of this place, Friday, conducted by llev. H. C. Olippinger. The deceased was the fat her af Richard A. Walker, jr., of thi# place,—Rockport Era. Hr. George Grim moved his family to Portersville, Dubois comity, \esterday where he w ill practice his jWhferekm. Dr. j prim is a worthy young man and is well versts! iti the science of tinctures and i tablets and the Journal wishes for him ev- j ery sucew*# in hi# uew location.—Oakland j City Journal.

Absolutely Pure. Olebrntotl for II* great leavening strength amt bealiitfulness. Assure* th>- f<*sJ against Jtlum and *11 form * of adulteration eotemon to the cheap brand*, HoVALHAKtKO ravuitt g..**WVOHK. • ;

Miss Artie Porter of Washington, is risking Mends here. L. E. Wo'dsey. the attorney, was at Oakland City last Monday. Logan Redding and Dr. Ireland of Winslow, were in town Wednesday. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* W. S, Corn and A. Ashby of Lockhart township, were in town Wednesday on business. P. L. Williams of Archer, Wyoming, was here this week visiting Hon. J. S. McCoy and family. F. S. Hyatt, the harness dealer, has a few words to say to the fifth page of today's paper. Call and see him. John C. Nichols, living east of town, made the Deuockat office a pleasant and substantial call last Saturday. Wasted.—50,000 pounds of wool. 1 will pay the highest cash price for wool. 51-4 Moses Feank.

John Watson is one of the proudest fathers in the new Gas City. The boy is seven days old this morning and is a bouncer. T. W. Bassert, secretary and assistant general manager of the American telephone compauy of Chicago, was in the city Friday and Saturday on business. t Blank deeds, real estate and chat tie mortgages, nicely printed on first-class paper, for sale at this office. Also receipts for guardians and administrators. Call and lay in a supply. Louelza Galbraith, Otwell, died recently of old age. She was over eighty years of age, and was one of the roost highly respected citizens. The remains were in‘erred in the Craig cemetery. Mrs. Lucinda Riw, mother of Dr. T. R. Rice, left Monday morning for Lost Cabin. Wyoming, where she will Tisit her son, ■ L. J. Rice and family, this summer. Sir., Rice is engaged in stock raising. Not only acute lung troubles, which may [wove fatal in a few days, but old chronic j coughs and throat troubles may receive : immediate relief and be perufanently cured by One Minute Cough Cure. J. R. Adams & Son. _* It should be made a matter of pubiie knowledge that DeWitt's Witch Uazel Salve will speedily cure piles of the longest standidg. It is the household favorite for burns, -calds, cuts, bruises and sores of all kinds. J. R. Adams & Son. liAst Monday was the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes without added penalty and costs. The tax-payers in general have paid up promptly this s iring and the delinquency will not be so 1 irge as in former years, although the timeare very itriugent. Thirty years is a long time to fight so painful a trouble as piles, but Jacob, Mitchell of Unkmviile, Pa., struggled that long before ho tried DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, which quickly and permanently cured him. It is equally effective in eczema and all_ -.iin affections. J. R.'Adams & Son. laist Monday night, at 10 o’clock, Mrs. Harmon Dedman, of near this place, died of lung chills. Mrs. Dedtn&u was for many years a resident of this place and is quite well known. She was 6? years old, aud a member of the M. E church having joined that body in her girlhood days.—Winslow Era. Extra copies of this issue of the Democrat may lie hail at the office for five cents each. Get one and send it to your absent friend or keep it as a souvenir for future reference. It may come in handy forty or fifty years from now to look over and think about Petersburg when it was struggling to become a city. The board of managers of the Indiana reformatory in session Tuesday afternoon granted eleven prisoners paroles. Among the number is George L. West of this place, ami Samuel Harbin «<f Daviess county. Hartiin was sentenced to seventeen years for complicity in the burning of the Daviess county court house.

Prnuc Sale.—30 head of Kentucky Jersey cows and heifers will be sold at Fleming’s livery stable Sat unlay morning, 5 May llie 8th, at 10 o’clock, four months time without interest. Bankable note with 1 approved security also at the same time and place a flue four year old Kentucky jack. Sale by M. H. Wakefield, Sheffield, Ky. l**uie Seefrit, city editor of the daily { Gazette, Washington, was in * the city I Wednesday morning for the purpose of gathering information about tlie famous Juuibo gas well of the world. Louie was present Wednesday morning when the tester was put on and as the hand revolved around ami stationed itself at the 565 pound l mark, he remarked in amazement, “Jumbo's a dandy.” On Tuesday. April 37th, Alex Wiggs, the popular young merchant of Carbon] Mines, arrived in Oak land City, and watched j very anxiously for the north bound train. No oae knew why such a broad smile play-1 ed over his countenance as the trah. approached, until a few minutes later when Mr. Wiggs seated himself in a surry, drawn by two superb bays, and by his side a beautiful young lady, who was no other j than Miss Sophia Shield. A few minutes i later Rev. Josephus Lee had tied the knot | which taro hearts beat as one. The young couple start out with bright prospects and have tlo best wishes of a host of friends, the Enterprise included among the number.j —Oakland City Enterprise.

-■ _-.J_JJJLJ-LM_-* There will be the usual services at the C. P. church Sunday. Misses Delia McGowan ami Ola Woolsey visited at Oakland City last Friday. Prof. John Bilderback of Augusta, was a caller at this office Monday morning. Miss Ida Helphenstine, teacher in the public schools, visited her parents at Washington over Sunday. Call at the city bakery and get two packages of coffee for 25 cents. 51-2 Bill Liibs. Wanted.—50,000 po.unds of wool. I will pay the highest cash price for wool. 51-4 Moses Frank. W. H. Sammins was awarded $200 damages against the Central Union telrphone company by a jury in the circuit court last Friday. Rev. A. W. Freeman aud wife of St. Joe, Missouri, are visiting friends here. The reverend was for a number of years pastor of the Presbyterian chnrch. Corn for Sale—8,000 bushels of firstclass corn. Apply at farm, two milps southwest of Petersburg. Will E. Land.

Unconditional surrender, is the only terms those famous little pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers will make with constipation, sick headache and stomach troubles. J. R. Adaius & Son. „ An organ recital was given at the 0. P. church Mon4ay night. Prof. Collins manipulated the keyboard of the fine pipe organ just placed in position. The program was an excellent one and greatly enjoyed. Mrs. P. L. Stork. Miss Stella and Master Walter leave soon to spend the summer with relatives in Velpen, Stendal. in and near Holland. Their many frieuds wish them a pleasant visit.—Fluntingburg Argus. The Democrat will furnish you with one hundred best quality <H 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. When the spring time conies, “gentle Annie,'Mike all other sensible persons, will cleanse the liver and renovate the system with DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, famous little pills for the liver and stomach all the year round. J. R. Adams & Son. The Rev. W. F. Eastman, who was for a lime district superintendent of the Indiana children's home society, resigned the 1st of March and is in no way connected with the society. All funds and letters should be addressed to headquarters, Indiana children's home society, Indianapolis, Indiana. F. F. Taylor of Paoli, was here this week ou business. He frequently visited Petersburg carrying the mail from Paoli to this place during 1869 and 1870. He notes many changes here during the last twentyfive years. He came here to investigate the gas with a view of locating in the new gas enty. ■ _ Mr. Hamilton W.| Jones of the Pope manufacturing company. Hanford Connecticut, Columbia bicydcs, was in town Tuesday and was one of the many visitors at the gas display at tright. He was perfectly amazed at the blasts of the gas well. While in town he selected John Whitman to represent the Columbia bicycles at this place. Chuton, Ky.. Oct. 12th, 1896. Dr. J. C. Mendenhall, Evansville, Ind: Dear Sir:—You may ship me ^ Gross Chill and Fever Cure on same terms as last. I have sold two or three times as much of your chill cure this season as any other, and it has given spleudid satisfaction. Yours truly, T. J. Taylor. Sold at Acme Pharmacy. m The directors of the fair association met last Saturday and by a vote of 17 to 15 decided not to hold a fair this fall. There is some opposition to not holdiug a fair and the members went to work and bought some of the stock and now have the controlling interest and will try and hold a fair if possible. The stock is selling at a premium since gas has been found.

An enjoyable entertainment will be given by the Baptist people. There will be something to please and entertain you. We want you all to eorae. Remember the date Friday evening. May 7, 181*7, at the Baptist church. Program as follows: Duet—'**Beautiful Spring*’.... ... The Lulus Quartette—“Waiting ” He*. Law, Geo. Parker, Miss Brown, Mrs. Law. HeeiniUon. ... Miss Addle Laverty The (tagged Home.—Where?...,. The Happy Howe.—When? — Soii>—"Tne Wandering Boy",.. ....Mrs. Law Duet— •Help a Lillie*" . ••From the Cradle to the Grave.*'—Ages, chitdhood. Girlhood. Womanhood, Widow- I hood.—Impemmated by I.ttlu Parker. Lulu ] Milter. Lizzie Moore, Mrs. Birdie Parker. Admission, adult* 5 cents; children 3; cent* or two for 5 cents. Newt. S. Selby, formerly a resident of | this place and who was employed on thej Democrat, has accepted a position in Chicago. The Princeton Clarion of last week has the following. Newt. S. Selby, formerly one of the editors and proprietors [ of the leader, left last Friday night tp; take a position in the house of the Chicago j Newspaper Union, at Chicago. Sine* j severing his connection with the Leader, j Mr. Selby has been employed m theCutstios , office and has given eminent satisfac tion to j his employer. Being a man of good habits,! quiet and courteous in his manner, and withal a first-class all-around printer, be could not fail to give satisfaction in any well regulated office. He carries with him ; to his new field of labor the best wishes of j the fraternity and his numerous friends - here. It is not the intention to remove his family to Chicago for several weeks yet.

Sews at the Coart House. Items of news of a general nature gathered from the various offices at the court house: Clrcait Coart. The following cases have been disposed of during the term: STATE CASES. State vs. Levi Call, trespass; dismissed. State vs. William H. Call, trespass; fined $? and costs. State vs. Philip T. Call, trespass; fined $5 and costs. CIVIL CASES. Newton S. W right vs. Monroe Spraggins, ejectment; judgment for defendant. William H. Sammins vs. The Central Union telephone company, damages; verdict of $200 for plaintiff. Alzada Thomas vs. William D. Thomas, divorce; divorce granted. Minerva Aust vs. Frederick T. Aust, divorce; divorce granted. Alexander Galbreath et al vs. Alice Dillon et ai, petition for partition; finding for defendants and P. A. Chappell appointed guardian for minor heirs. Edward J. Lingo vs. W. T. Parker et al, note; judgment for $157.75. Wvouia J. llorden vs. Samuel T. Harden, divorce; divorce granted. % Josephine Lemmon vs. J. T. and Casamer Kune, note; judgmeut for $200. W. F. Kodituel vs. D. C. Catt et al, note; judgment for $67.88.

Meal Estate Transfers. James P. Cora to Sophia Eilert, nw qr nw qr sec 9, town 3 south, range 7 west, 40 acres. J. E. Hurt to Lewis E. Farmer, pt nw qr uw qr sec 5, town 3 south, range 7 west, 6 acres. Maggie A. Chance to Logan Robling, lot 43 Lucas add, Winslow. Julia F. VYiggs to F. M. Bristow, lot 184 Lucas add, Winslow. John Catt to Robert M. Stewart, pt location 14. sec 27 and pt location 14, sec 34, town 1 north, range 9 west. John F. Wagley to Jesse Glaze, pt sec 33, town 1 north, range 9 west. Otwell Mill company to M. E. Craig, pt of u pt ne qr sec 6, town 1 south, range 6 west. 5 acres. William H. Harrell to Mary P. Campbell, e hf s ht se qr se qr see 34, town 1 south, range 8 west, 1 Oacres. E. C. Rutledge to Catherine Whiting, pt se qr sw qr sec 33, town 1 south, range 7 west. William M. Chew to Jefferson M. Alexander, pt ne qr see 25, town 1 south, range 8 west , 21 acres. -Heirs of Newton Bren ton to Kate Whiting, pt se qr sw qr sec 52, town 1 south, range 7 west. John B. Ambrose to James R. Arnold, pt lot 1, Pleasantville. Marriage l.icenses. The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last report: Arch Sims and Lena Pipes. Charles Coats and Ida blasters. Samuel G. Beard and Ida Fliut. Harley E. Craig and Lulu Abbott. A Warm Friend. Foley's Colic Cure is very hot, but when diluted it is a warm friend indeed to these suffering from bowel complaints. It never fails. 25c. and 50c. Bergen & Oliphant. in Did Von Ever. Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not. get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to bo peculiarly adapted to the relief and euie ol ull female complaints, exerting a wouderful direct influence iu giving strength and tone to theorgaus. If you have loss of appetite. constijrtuion, headache, fainting spells, nervous, sleepless, excitable, tnelaucholy or troubled with dizzy spells. Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and strength are guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only tifly cents at J. R. Adams A Son’s drug store. Notice of Administrator’s Sale of Real Estate. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned administrator of the estate of George W hitman. deceased, by virtue of an order of the Pike circuit court of Pike county. Indiana, made at the February term. 1,-97, ot said court, directing him to sell the real estate of the decedent therein described, will sell at private stfle on amt after . Saturday, June 12th, 1897, until Saturday, July 10th, 1897,

The following described real estate of said decedent in Pike County, Indiana, to wit: The southeast quarter of section sixteen, town two Booth, range eight west. t*»IU land wilt be sold in forty acre tracts to suit purchaser, where the same can be done without hijury tothevaiueof the residue. Kids will be received at any time between said dates by'the undersigned and sales will Ik* made on said lands- No bid for private sale at less than the appraised value of the land bid tor will be received by said administrator, as no private sale can be made for less than the appraised value of the land so sold The appraisemetu of said lands cau be seen by calling on said' adwloidraior. And by the further direction of said order so made by said court, said administrator on Saturday, Juiy 10th, 1897, At ten o’clock a. m., will sell at public auction ou said lards, all of said lands remaining up to that time unsold, for not less than twothirds of the appraised value thereof. All said sales will be in discharge of all llens agaitiftt said real estate. Truss op Sai.*e:—All said sales, both public and private, will be made upon the follow - tug terms, to* wit: The purchaser to pay oneUiird of the purchase price in cash ou day ol sale, and exec lb- his two notes in equal amount* for the residue thereof, due and payable In nine and eighteen months (low dale of sale, respectively, both bearing six per cent Interest per annum from date of sate, and attorney's fees, and waiving relief from valuation or appraisement laws, with good and sufficient personal security thereon to the approval of the undersigned administrator. DAK1UB O. BARKETT. 52-j Administrator. ,S. G. Uavenport, attjr. Notice. Notice is hereby given that at the last session of the legislature of Indiana that body passed a law requiring all parties having claims against the county to Ale them live days before the beginning of the session Notice to that effect is hereby given all such persons. The section of law reads as follows: “Section i. No claim shall be allowed by the hoard of commissioners of any county In this state unless such claims, duly itemized and verified by the claimant or softie one in his behalf, shall have been fifed In the auditor's office ot the proper county, and by him placed on the claim docket at least five {$) days before the fits: day of the regular or special sensiou of such board. Provided that nothing herein shall preveal the board from Homing warrants at the close of any term for the payment of money doe officers of the commlsalooer* court (or services rendered at such term; provided claim* for services as road or highway viewers or reviewers may be allowed at the session at which they are filed.'* 1L U WOOLSEY, Auditor .. .xiit 2Sbk:

Bargains We Had on Sale this Last Week. NOTE BELOW A FEW ITEMS YET ON HAND. 50 pieces of 5c Ginghams, 3c. 9-4 Unbleached Sheeting, 12|c, New Lawns, at 5c. Two grades fancy Plaid Crash, No. 1, 10c; No. 2, 15c a yard. Linens for Dresses, at 15c, 20c and 25c. Ladies’ Hose, at 5c. Cresco $1.00 Corsets, 70c. Good Black Parasols, neat handles, $1.00 grade for 63c. Our 98c«Shoes for Men or Women are world beaters. For bargains see us. THE BIG STORE WITH LITTLE PRICES.

HEN*YDU* PAINTS You want the best article you can buy—or at least you should. We have sold the •elMASTICsMIXEDiPAINTfr For seven years, and can show you houses that were painted with it then, that are just as bright, look as fresh now and body as solid as the day it was put on. It never chalks, fades or flakes off.' It is strictly pure anil is guaranteed to make a liner job am! take less paint than any other brand sold. We can supply you with anything in Taints, Varnishes, Oils, White Lead, Lead and Zinc and Oxides. Full line of Brushes. See as before you paint. Sbawbaib ftoopsbot $ Owpaoq HARDWARE. PETERSBURG, IND.

lllere ^auageg But the first white man who dropped in among them that they didn’t burn at the .stake, do something else pleasant with, and that wore a tout that buttoned up, was compelled to stand before the council and gravely button and unbutton his coiit, hour $fter hour, for the amusement of the gaping savages. The kind of elotbing we sell would easily stand that kind of service—are rightly made, too—button holes well stretched— substantial buttons, and buttons easy. And what is of more importance? The cloth is of the best make by leading mills, put together by expert tailors. That's the way to obtain a good suit— one that is built from the ground up. a* *> A VERY SWELL 5UIT Is the one we offer for $8.00. Its a. suit for a gentleman who desires to appear well dressed, ami yet wish a comfortable suit— one that fits just right. It stands the wear. too. Coat of fashionable shape; button and unbuttons easily; every part of the suit is just right: rightly made, too; gives you an air of distinction; makes you feel right towards your fcllof man. THAT BOY OF YOURS Has to be looked after, top, in matters of dress. One of those pretty little suits in quaint patterns would be just the thing. Collars the latest—buttons won’t pull off, seams wpji’t rip—only $1.50 to $$.00 a suit, better opes higher. Twill make a better boy of him. When you buy of us you are always sure of the latest. We clothe you from head to foot. The StarClothing House tsrSuits to measure, S13.60—four days to make.