Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 8, Petersburg, Pike County, 2 July 1897 — Page 8

»»■■■!!!»■ HIM!-\—LLESS== LOCAL HAPPENINGS! Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat's Reporters, News Items From Here, There and Everywhere. C»art, City tad Persona! Iteai ia an J.breriated Fern. In Will rial Tht« All I nAer TbU antfln|. George T. Frank made a business trip to Princeton Wednesday. F. A. LaSalle of Marion, was in the eity tins week on business. Judge O'Neal of Washington, was in the city Wednesday on business. For #1.50 you can buy of Hammond a watch that is warranted for one year. J. H. M cOnnell, C. W. Young, U:..-irk> Ellis and Nate Evans of Winslow, were in town yesterday on business, Mias Lola Parry of Eicbraoud, is visiting her cousins, Mrs. Laura 11 am mend and Mrs. Alice P. Stoops this week. The contract for the building of the new school building in this plane will be let next Monday by the city school trustee*. The E. A I. railway is offering excursion rates to many points east and west. See your nearest agent for rates and time of excursions. A. J. Shader of ttardstown, Kentucky, is here on business this week. Mr. Shader is looking up a location and may possibly may become a eitixen of Petersburg. Thad Butler returned to his home at Marion Wednesday. He bat the head os the syndicate that bought the Frank land adjoining the city and which has been platted into lots. Lookout for sueakthieves and the common ordinary gamblers Saturday. They will no doubt be here in fall force. If you want to save your hard earned dollar don’t bite on their games. They win and you always lose. Sure thing. Elmer r*avi>l>>>n and wife of near Monroe City, visited friends here last Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Davidson took part in the recital Thursday evening and sung a solo. She has a splendid and well trained voice ' and receired many compliments on the rendition of the'solo. The postmaster at Union writes us to the effect that be has a letter at his office addressed “To any heirs of Jacob Thompson,'* and is unable to locate any persons by that name. If any of our readers should know any of the heirs of Mr. Thompson they will please inform them to call on the postmaster at Union. ** W. D. Crow ha* sold the Press office to Sylvester Thompson, a school teacher. ThtMaipsoo will assume editcrial charge sometime in September. Editor Crow will resume his studies at the Bloomington college for two years and then take a years course of study iu law at Yale’college, fit* j intends to taakv the kw his choseu profession. The Dcgociuf extends its best j wishes to the old and the new editor.

-:-™- The town council meet in regular session last night. Mrs. Mary Ruston of Evansville, is visiting friends here this week. Miss Mary Henry of MeCntchaaviUe, is the guest of Mrs. G. J. Nichols. Fred Way, editor of the Bedford X-Ray, was in the city this week on business. C. G. Ward will sell from June 19 to Jane 28th, 16 pounds of good bacon for $1.00 cash. W2 Speaker Reed ip making up his list of committees failed to make “oar Jeems" chairman of any committee. The Washington ball, club will play the local club at the park Saturday afternoon. A good game may be looked for. Mrs. Moses Frank leaves Saturday night for Europe, being unable to see her numerous friends she takes this method to bid them all a fond farewell. A snake show has made its appearance at the fair grounds. There will be a number of small shows on the grounds Saturday during the celebration. J. T. Barton, a window glass manufacturer of Van Buren, was here this week with a view of locating. He asks for free lamb free fuel and a cash bonus. Mrs. Mary Lynch of near Velpen, has been confined in the county jail for the past week or so. She is insane and in a very bad condition. She has to be watched nearly all the time. Natural Gas Mrs.—The Democrat office keeps us stock lease* jand option blanks and all other printing matter necessary in that line of business. Call and see us for anything m the job printing line. Mrs. T. S. Harrison, living near Wh* low, 'died lust Sunday and was buried Monday. She was an estimable lady and was well known throughout that section of the county. For mauy years she has been m very feeble health. i The Democrat will furnish you with one hundred best quality 6j white* envelopes with your name, address and business neat ly printed on the upper left hand corner for fifty cents. All kinds of other job printing at equally low print. Mr. Jilison of Indianapolis, of the firm of Knight a Jilison, one of the largest wboles*ie hou-os of natural gas aud plumbers supplies, is in the city looking over the new gas field, lie is well satisfied that Petersburg has plenty of gas and of a good quality, __ Tuesday night, the Excell quartette serenaded a number of our citizens, and if the editor is any judge whatever, the gongs rendered by the quartette were simply immense. Their voices harmonize and they have splendid control over them. Thanks, I come again. The Excelsior dramatic company will render the thrilling temperance drama, in three acta, entitled “The Turn of the Tkle,’( at Otwell. Saturday evening, July 3rd. | The ladies and gentlemen are residents of j Qtwell and have given a number of entertainments there at different limes, which were well rendered aud highly appreciated. Misses Lula aud Ethel Smith, who visited County Treasurer stmth and family and .other relatives, returned to their home at Mt. Vernon this week. They made many friends while here and at the recital last Thursday evening Miss Ethel rendered several very difficult violin solos, aud Miss I Lula won therjmdienoc by her vocal solo, i “Joan of Arc/’ A lady by the name of Boyd, Oakland ■City, was badly burned and probably fatally. ASeuncstiay. She had been working about a gasoline stove and running short of gasoline had put water into the tank. It did not work satisfactorily and she emptied the tank and applied a match to see if it would burn. The flames shot up and caught her clothing with the above result. One of her children was also badly burned.

The Big Store’s Summer Clearing Sale Inaugurated. AT Cc A YARD<& Nice New Styles in Challiee. NVat Lawn* for Drrmes or Wrappers. Soft Satin Finish Prints. Our lice of White Goods in Plain, Chock. Stripe, and the new weares, cannot be matched anywhere. Prices are 10c, 12*c, 13c, He and He. ~f\ But when you want the rery newest ideas in Fan* or Paraaoi* you can’t help hut come to us, for we hare nothing but the new things. See our Shirt Waists. A good lice of Baching, Lace*, Chiffons and Ribbons, at Sol Frank’s Big Store.

Bead all the advertisements in this issue and then see the advertisers. MisaBertha Frank has returned from an extended visit with her brother at Princeton* Will Garteton; a reporter on the Evansvide Conner, was here Tuesday on business. George Groomer was kicked by a mule the first of the week and had his left arm broken.-' _ ' - A small child of I. N. Bennett, living at Blackburn, was boned at Walnut Bills cemetery Sunday. Mrs. Fred Smith left Tuesday tor Los Angeles, California, where she will visit a sister tor several weeks. One dozen left of good second hand weight clocks for #1.50 each at Hammond’s, all warranted and worth more money. County Superintendent Coni held ail j examination of teachers at Winslow last j Saturday. There were a large number of applicants for license. There has been haniiy a day but what it [ has rained more or less during the past week, whieh has greatly interfered with the farmers in cutting wheat. The will of the late Fred Bartlett of Lockhart township* was probated in thej clerk’s office Wednesday. By the terms of the will his wife is named as executrix. The county board of review was in j session a few days this week. The business j is rapidly being closed up and the board j wiil adjourn after a few <lays more work. The Democrat is celebrating the 4th of July this week, the first time probably within its history, a*, i oontcs out red, wL.te and bine. Our friends will find some interesting reading ou ail pages this week, j George t^uumsk of Terre Haute, called on the Democrat yesterday morning, j Quinlisk represents the J. R. Duncan paper i company, is a good salesman and has a splendid trade here. The fourth of July committee have hired the Mitchell, Washington, Oaklaud City and Petersburg bands tor the big celebration and the visitors will be treated to grand concerts by these excellent bands. Eel Moore, the bootblack, h*s fixed up a fine chair and outfit on the Adams’ drug I store corner, and is prepared to shine ’em ] up in the latest style and in colors to suit the [most fastidious. Set? him early in the | morning and avoid the rush. Bring along your job printing. The Democrat is better prepared than ever to accommodate the public with firstclsss printing. A large stock to select from and the best printers iu the city. Headquarters) for gas and oil printing of all kinds. Decorate your homes and business houses for the celebration Saturday. Use bunting and plenty of it and let the outside world I know that we appreciate their coming among us. It will take but little time and j money to do this. Every store and residence in Petersburg should be ablaze with j the emblems of old glory.

Jure. II. J. Meruuney, Monroe township, was 4? years old last Sunday. About 160 ol her friends gathered on that day and tendered lit r a tug surprise. The day was greatly enjoyed by ail and at the dinner hour a repast was served that would have done honor to a king. Mrs. McKinney has been an invalid for the past several months, having suffered from a stroke of paralysis last December. The various church societies will serve dinner and sup er to -visitors iiaturday. The Presbyterian ladies will hold forth in the floral hail at the fair grounds. The M. B. ladies at the church, tbe Baptist ladies at the llisgen hotel building and the C. P. ladies at the Shawhau building on lower Main street. The visitors will be fed as the societies have been making extra, preparations far the event. Hon. James S, McCoy has purchased the fair grounds near the city, paying 16,400. It is said that the lands wul be laid out into town lots and sold. This tract contains thirty acres and ts one of the finest bodies of land in the county. It has always had the reputation of being the neatest and finest fair grounds iu the state, Wing shaded by forest trees of ail kinds. The association concluded not to hold fairs and placed the grounds on the . market for sale. One year ago the grounds sold for $8,200. The recital at the M. E. church last Thursday evening under the auspices of the ‘ Missionary B»nd was probably one of the finest ever given in this city. The program was splendid and was well received by the large audience. Those taking part acquitted themselves grandly. Beside* th4 local talent of this city who took part in the recital were Mrs. Hath McCoy Davidson of Monroe City, Mines Ethel and Lula Smith, of lit. j Vernon, and Miss Leia <*ray of OtwelLj Mrs. C. O. Ward and Mrs. E. M. Walker; are to be complimented m the success of the recital, and their efforts in this direction were highly appreciated. After ninety days after the taking effect j of the new law licensing physicians the I state board of medical examination andj registration will send out licenaes te phys- ; j icians by the hundred daily. Only fifty j physicians have been licensed so far and j the applications of many others hare been fled. They are fled alphabetically and this might cause some little delay in sending the licensee. A number of physicians have not T*t made application, but tbe board is confident that every reputable physician! will aephr lor a. license, the .cases off physicians not in good standing will be laid | aside, and after tbe general rush is over, i will be considered. i

Thinning of Sngar [Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Newspaper Bulletin So. 4*. June 18, listrr.) All the sugar beets planted in this state are for experimental purposes, the objects being to learn whether beets of satisfactory quality can be grown and whether, from the results of experience with the crop on a limited scale, fanners may consider it advisable to grow beets on a larger seals in case a factory should be built and furnish a market for the crop. Factories will only be located where it is known that beets of satisfactory quality can be grown and that farmers are willing to grow enough beets to furnish raw material for the factory. In conducting experimental work of this kind it is of the utmost importance that the work should be properly done. Every case where the Vork is improperly conducted, and beets of poor quality are therefore produced, is not simply so much labor lost but since all results must be taken into consideration it is a positive injury to the locality where the bad work is done. The thinning of the beet fields is one of the most expensive and important parts of the work. No absolute rule for thinning can be given since all lands do not require the same sort of work. For loams that will produce fifty bushels of ecru per acre in a favorable season the beets should average eight inches apart in the rows when the rows are twenty to twenty-four inches apart. For stronger lands the beets may ] be allowed to stand somewhat closer, say six inches. For poorer lands the beets may be ten inches apart. The purpose is to raise beets weighing one or two pounds each. The beets are ready to thiu when the j plants have produced four leaves. It is not necessary that plants should be exactly six.! eight or ten inches apart but -that this ] should lx? the average distance. If two strong plants are four inches apart it is j better to leave these two strong plants than to have one strong and one weak plant. When the plants are thinned care should be taken to remove all weeds from the rows. If this is done thoroughly the plants will j afterwards only need cultivation to keep j down weeds between the rows and to keep the soil loose on the surface. It is not necessary to ridge the earth up along the rows unless the roots show a teudeuey to project above the ground. Thinning should j be completed b (ore July 1st this season. The recent rains have left the ground in such a moist state that the extra plants can be easily reiiioved with little disturbance to those that are to remain. During July and August the leaf spot disease sometimes appears on the leaves in the form of small brown spots. If this | should make its appearance the beets should I be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture. There has been a strong effort on the part of fanners to secure beet seed this vear and it is hoped that those who did secure and -plant seed will give the crop such attention j as to obtain the most favorable result that j the season will permit. Both fanners and capitalists are turning their attention to the beet sugar question iu the hope of finding a profitable field for work. This year’s nsult will be very carefully watched by both. Every properly conducted list be-1 comes of additional value and every test in which the work is neglected is-not merely! worthless, it is a positive injury to the agricultural interests? of the state. U. A. Hcstox, Chemist.

Free Tills. Send your address to H. K. BueklenACo. Chicago* and get a free sample box of ,Dr. Kiug’s New Life Tills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of .•'■ostipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by tbeir action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorates the system. Regular size Six- per box. Sold by J. R. Adam- & ''on, druggists. Additional improvements. From the-assessors’ books of the various townships we take figures which show the total amount of additional improvements made during the past Tear: Jefferson ............ Washington... Madison . .... Clay____...... Logan -. . ... ....... - Tateka . .. .. ... Moans -- -- Lockhart.— Marlon ............. fvsersbarg Winslow .. ..... .......... Total. .. ....... ... t 4.270 CO .. L5i» Ui» «5 • « 750 if T.2SI W ... w l.'-IO'i. ■i $* oe 2fVo 0® . 3-7l> UU . Sk2io<» ..kti.uoi m Attention, Old Selillm, The manufacturers have instructed Be rgen & Oliphant to give a bottle of 25c. size of Foley’s Colic Cure free to the first soldier of the civil war that applies for same, it is the great remedy for chrome diarrhoea, cramp colic and all bowel complaints, j Iinnisa Kates to Pacific toast Via the L.V E. & St. L. {Air Line.) The j lowest rates ever made to the West-will be , in effect via the Air Line on Jane 29th, j 30th. July 1st, 2nd anti 3rd. Look at some I of the bargains from Oakland City to Kan-1 sas City, $7.15; Oakland City to Omaha, #10.40: Oakland City to Denver and Pueblo, #13.15; Oakland City to San Francisco* $25.65. Write for rates to other points and full particulars to J. F. Hurt, agent, Oakland eity. Excursion to fit. Louis, Missouri. Sunday, July ilth, 1897,v»B.40.S-W. Rv. Round trip $1.00 from Washington and Vincennes. Correspondingly low rates from intermediate statiooa. For farther; in forma-ion see small bills or consult agents B.4 0. S-W. Ry. |

niiimimiiinu IJI U * I M f 11 i 11 M »Jii il I H 1 ; ." - ■ 500 Gas Wells All turned loose at once at night would cause more people to repent than 16,000 sermons one hour and a half long. 500 yards of pretty, eool Dimities, niee patterns, some light, some dark, not to loud nor to dull, but just right for that eool dresg you have been talking about, at Ac, that is worth 12*0 the world over, is a caution. COOL. ORQANDlE6<& In all the pretty colorings, just the dress for comfort the 85c kind, only 25c a yard. 1,000 yards eool Challies, soft and thin, nice, bright patterns, just |ight for hot weather, 4c a yard. • Why will you Sew and Sweat this Hot Weather When you can buy Ready-Made Garments at such “bust-up prices,” better pull weeds in the garden. See the prices— Ladies' Gowns, nieely made, good muslin.59c Lathes’ Gowns, fine muslin, elegantiv made.98o Ladies' Wrappers, nicely made, full size.65c Lathes' Wrappers, empire back, best goods.75c A COR6ET BARGAINS 500 Summer Corsets, long waist, full boned, elegant fitters, the 50c kind................ 89c A SHIRT WAIST BARGAINS 200 Ladies’ Shirt Waists, pretty colors, pleated front, stylish collars, each waist complete with collar button. 3 shirt studs and pair link cuff buttons, 49c; worth 75c. A €E5iL_K MITT BARGAINS 275 pairs Ladies' Silk Mitts, stitched backs, pure silk, worth 25c, for 15c per pair. We are bargain givers and money savers. W. V. Hargrove & Co THE PEOPLES’ STORE. ^ By*Agency for Standard Patterns. m itiiiifiiHiiutiummmiiHHiH ionnammiffl

The City Markets. Eggs—8 cents. Butter—10 cents. Onions—50c {>er bu. Potatoes—50c per bu. Lemons—30 cents per doz. Oranges—50 cents per doz. Ban annas—20 cents per doz. Chickens—Obit ks 5c, hens 5c. Turkeys—Hen turks 8c, young 7. Cider—20 ceuts per gallon. Nary Rans—$1.23 per bu. Prunes—1 One 15 cents. Shoulders—7 cents. Sides—6e. Lard—6 vents per lb. Pork—Hams, smoked, 10 cents. Wheat—82 cents per bushel. Corn—25 cents per bushel. Oats—12 cents per bushel » Rye-r-38 cents {er buyhcl. Clever 8eed—$4.00 per bushel. Salt—75c j>er bbl. Flaxseed—00 cents. Hogs—$3.00 to 8.10 per 100. Cattle—$3 to #4 per 100. • Sheep—2v to 3c per lb. Wool—16 cents per lb. ClBclBoat! Markets. Wedxesday, June 30, 1897. Wheat, 78 to 80c; corn. 25 to 27c; oats, 1 to 234c;»rye, 27 to 35c; hay, $8.50 to 111.00; cattle, heavy.*$2.25 to $4.85.; hugs, ood shippers, $3.00 to $3.60; sheep, $2 00 o $3.50. Your Boy Wont Live a Month. So Mr. Glmau Brown, of 34 Mill st. South Gardner, Base., was t«!d by the doctors, lis son had-lung trouble. following typhoid nalaria. aed he spent *375 with doctors,! rho finally |ive him up, MYntf: “Your: »oy wont live a month.’’ He ln«i l>r. i {log's. New Discovery and a few bottles; > stored hi in to he.itto aiut enabled him tot ro to work a perfectly well man. lie says « owm his t'lescBt (ood health to use of ! >t K it. ' New Uisearery. and knows it to <e the best in the world for lung trouble. Frial bottles free at J. It. Adams <k Son’s [rug store. Oor flubbing Kates. The Democrat has made arrangements rhereby it can furnish pagers and magazines A greatly reduced prices. The Democrat rill be furnished with any of the papers tamed below one year for the following •rices. The publications are ail firstelass: Icientifie kuierteaa ... .. ......... .... 7S ‘iociDuati EwjUlivr. ... .. 1*5 adianapolU Sen tlneL . 1 T», few York World. ... . .. I» *. Louis Republic--- -- 3 66 ' .mite's Weekly ... ... ........ 3 few York Work! Almanac... . 1 30 teeiew of Reviews ...... .. ..■ 135 1 Vord and Works ■ 1 95 | oamopniitan . ... —— J W 'arm, Field and Fireside—. .... 186 < - * - t Beauty is your Duty Abundant, glossy hair, it beauty’s Crowning glory. To wear this c-own. use AYER’S HAIR VIQOR

SUBSCRIBE NOW I A Straight Democratic Newspaper. For the Free Coinage of Silver. For tiie Chicago Platform. For the i omotratio Nominees. For the interest of the Masses. All the Latest Telegraphic News. All the Latest State News. All the Latest Market Reports. Correct Court Reports. Correct Market Reports. Reliable News Reports. Honest Editorial Policy. The Weekly Louisville Dispafch and the Democrat, one yea^SI.90. Notice of Administration. Notice is hereby given, that the under* signed has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pike County, Stale of Indiana. administrator, of the estate of Louis Fark. late of Pike county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. . Frkokkick Lihpoldt, June 1.1S8T, Administrator. Ka bardaou Jt Taylor, altys. Notice of Final Settlement of Estate. In the matter of the estate of Martha E. Shandy, deceased. la the Pike circuit court, June term, ISW. Notice is hereby given that the umiereigaed as administrator of the estate of Martha E. shandy, deceased. has presented and hied hie tctiiant and vouchers in final settlement of .aid estate, and that the same will come op for the examination and action of said circuit court on the 32nd day of July, 1*37, at which time all persons interested In said estate are required to appear In said court, and show cause, tl any there be, why said account and vouchers should not be approved. And the heirs of said estate, and all others interested therein are also hereby required, at the time and place aforesaid, to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. Oklxnoo C- Shanot. Administrator. Posey A Chappell, attys. M Notice of Fiaal Settlement of Estate. Inrthe matter of the estate of Louisa Burkhart. deceased. in the Pike Circuit Court, June term, IWT. ' Notice is hereby given that the undersigned as administrator of the estate of Louisa Iturk hart, deceased, has presented and filed ils accounts and .vouchers in final aettwmeut if said estate. a»d the same will corns up ror the examination and action of said Clr•uit Court on the 35th day of June, HW» »? which nine ail peapons Interested In said estate are required to appear in said "ourt. and show cause, if any there be, why aid accounts and vouchers should not oe ap» 3roved, And the heirs of said estate, and ill others interested therein are also retulred. at the >Iom and place aforesaid, to ippear and make proof or their heirship or '.aim to any part, of -a.d estate. . AMOS BURKHART, June 3,1ST. 4-S Administrator. Richardson * Taylor, attys. iDramsERS^-sr. f *a»cs Wiwn in Chicago, wilt fmd it e* •• « LORD* THOMS.