Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 9, Petersburg, Pike County, 9 July 1897 — Page 5

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters. Sews Items From Here, There and Everywhere. Coart, City and Personal items in an Abreyiated Form. Tm H ill FlnO Thru* All I user Tfcl* Head!*•(. Buy your slippers at your ova price at ibe Xev York store. Sherman Bering and family visited relatives at .Anderson this week. Laces, embroidery and India linen at the lowest prices at Max Blitzer’s. Mrs. Theodore Johnson of Washington, visited friend* liere over Sunday. H. H. Tblow. jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 3S* Dr. A. R. Byers, who has been seriously jll for several months, is slowly recovering. Miss Ida Armstrong of Oakland City, was the guest of Miss Ola Woo bey over Sunday. . .

C. G. Ward will sell from July 12th to July 19th 22 pound- of white sugar for $1.00 cash. , 9 9 Will Stein and wife of Vincennes, were the guests of Gusta atid Miss Be rtha Frank over t he 4th. Mrs. Mary Huston returned to her home at Kvansuille Tuesday after a two weeks visit here with relatives. Columbus Day and Miss Stella Phillipi y of Velpen, were married in this city last Saturday by Squire Thurman. Goc! he IJukjreturned Wednesday from Henderson, Kentucky.where he took one of the prizes m the big.bicycle race contest. Bolster Schaefer and .son Harrv of Cincinnati, visited his brother Charles Schaefer, proprietor of the Pike Hotel, over Sunday. About 240 people from this city attended the celebration at Peterslmrg Sat unlay, hud everybody -ays they had a high time.— ' Oakland City Journal. The four-year-old son of Spline Steele, living at Husmer, dieil Saturday of bowel complaint. The funeral tf<ok place Sunday ami interment hi the Martin cemetery. Gemge Moorehead and family returned to their home at Greenfield Tuesdiiv. Mr. Moon* head will return today to look after the drilling of well No. 3 of which he is the contractor. Vitu. vigor .and victory Mhe**e are the characteristics of DeWjtt’s Little Early the famous little pills for.constipation, feiliousnee*/and all stomach and liver troubles. J. It. Aoam-and S-u. • If the weather h*s not been hot enough for you the past week yon should not make another kick next winter for a change to milder weather. The tbemometer has Wen hovering around the 100 mark all week. William Liibs this week bought the Fred ltcuss business lot on I^ower Main street paying #1,200. Mr. Liibs will in the near fmure build a flue brick business room. For the present the building will I* occupied by Battles Jt Hill as a Irnrber shop.

Mrs. Moses Frank left last Saturday for Germany, where she will visit her aged mot her. Tuesday she took the steamer from New York and will arrive at Ivor destination Monday. She was accompanied as far as Cincinnati by her husband. Her many friends wish her a pleasant *isit and a safe voyage. The Petersburg school board has employe*! Misses I Mia M e(iowen and Daisy Audersoa a# teachers for the two new rooms that wBS Ik* built this summer. The selecti»us are good ones and no «loubt will giv* satisfaction to the patrons. There is still one vacancy in the corps of teachers, that of asscAant principal of the high school. « n«er •*« t v.pterf, manager of Cable A. KaMaaut'» Hartwell store in this county wan married to Visa Kliuan ShefNUrd a young •etoeai toucher Monday evenfhg. Charlie i* very popular with the miners also with tbr community at large. The miners claim Charlie's hospitality to the extent of a big treat when he returns from hi> relatives at Washington. Success bn you Charlie. The fair gnsimb has be*u transfer re*! and the deed to the .same made this week to n«>n. James S. McCoy. The price paid was $MU0 h>r about t hirty acres of ground. The grounds have already l**u platted into lasts and mill be named McCoy’s park • addition. This will make one of the finest additions In the city that could be made. The grounds are finely shaded with forest trees and the lots will lay well and when built will make the finest residence portion Of the city. The lots will be put on the market at ono*.

—!H!SSJJL£LL_!S .. Buy your slippers at your own price at the New York store. Eight; day alarm solid, oak docks for $2.50 at Hammond's. Dr. Grigsby made a professional visit to Bloomington this week. S. S. Lougabough of Portfaud, was in the city Tuesday ou business. Laces, embroidery and India linen at the lowest prices at Max Blitier’s. J. J. Hackney of Chicago, is here this week looking over the new gas city. The New York store will close out its entire stock of straw hats at half price. Joseph Patterson and Barney Alexander went to Indianapolis, Tuesday, on business. S. L. Bray of Evansville, was here last Saturday looking up a location for a pottery. , ' C. G. Ward will sell from July 12th to July 19th 22 pounds of white sugar for $1.00 cash. 9-2 Miss Mary Walters of Washington, visited here this week the guest of Mrs. E. B. Guuckie. Gusta Frank left Tuesday for Bunker Hill to attend the furneml of a former school mate. j -.—.. »— " Mrs. Blythe Hendricks of Union City, is the guest of Miss Lida Martiu. She formerly resided in this city. Mrs. Florence Osburn and children of j New Orleans, Louisiana, are the guests of Prof. W. H. Foreman and family.

Charles aud Mrs. Rigney of Terre Haute, were the guests of E. P. and Mrs. Richardson over Sunday, returning home Tuesday. ’ Mrs\ Sarah Cumtuons, aged 33 years, living in Knox county, diet! last Friday and was buried Saturday at the Freeland cemetery. Stellings & Ketchum have moved their their sewing machine office to the room occupied by Hyatt, the harness dealer on : Depot street. - kjuite a large number of young people Sicuiced at Clark’s station yesterday, going own on the morning train and coming Rick iu the evening. A small child of Minted and Mrs. Barrets, living on Vincennes avenue, died >imday night after a short illness. The remains of the b^be were taken to Washington for bnrial Tuesday. There will be preaching and other church business to attend to at the (iladish chapel Sunday, July 11, at 4 o'clock p. m. All members to gather with the class book, he | sure and come. S. L. Walls. Pastor. The trustees June apportionment of j school funds for 1397 will be made out for the various corporations bv the county I auditor next Monday. This county re- | tvives from the state the sum of $9,731.17. Unde Jonathan Bowman of Madison township, was in town Wedmsday evening, j He reports the corn, wheat, oats and j ; hay crop as being first-class, and especially that hay is the best that he has seen for many years. The town schorl trustees let a contract Monday t.» Jud'Nicely and Jeff Smith for . the erection of a frame school building 26x30 feet, The contract price is $1,270. j The building is to be finished iu time for "the beginning of the fall term of school. j Compare the Democrat from week to week with oilier Pike county publications and then subscribe for the paper that gives you the largest amount of local and general news anti is taking the lead in booming ' Petersburg and to push it to the front. Take for instance last week’s issue or the ! nrcsenl number. I

The Haight* of Pythias elected the following officers !*u>t Thursday night; M. of W.- John O. Davis. I'. C.—P, K. Hearing. V. t'—li. T.- Kime. .M. at A.—J. M. Alexander. „ Prelate—W. E. Williams, I. (1.—Sylvester Thompson. O. G.—L. E. Woolsey. County Superintendent Corn was in the j city Monday evening on business. The state lioan.1 refuses to appoint the truant j officers formerly mom mended and asks for j another divison and that the number be cut down from five to two officers for the I county. The superintendent is now trying i to divide the ooauty, so as to meet the request. Mrs. Ijouisa Selby, aged about 7» years, died at her home in JPrinoeton Tuesday evening after a lingering illness. Her re- ] mains were brought here Wednesday even- j ing. The funeral services were conducted i at the M. E. church yesterday morning by j Rev. W. 8. Rader, and interment at Wal- ! nut Hills cemetery. Mrs. Selby was well known here, liaving been born and raided j here atid is a sister of 8. H. Stuckey, She leaves a large circle of friends and relatives j ^ to mount their loss. The drilling at the gas wells is progressing slowly and in all probability will be completed sometime next week. Xo. 2 mar the fair ground is down about 900 feet, and is working smoothly. The water in the well will probably be cased off Monday, when it is thought a dry hole will be had. Work at Xo. t on Hie Omelvena land was suspended Wednesday owing to the bad caving rock at a point where mineral wat«*f is found at a depth of a little over 900 feet. The contractor will arrive today when work will lie resumed and the well pushed to completion. The contractors of both wells think that they will complete them sometime in the latter part of next week provided no bad luck is encountered in the way of caving rock and shale. . • ■ ■ ■

gg=iU_1—.-.'USSUEiLlii!—*1■ Henry P. Guckes of Jasper, was, here Tuesday on business. Miss Helen King left; yesterday for a visit with friends at Evansville. Save money by buying your clothing at the New YortMcre. Prices very low. Save money by buying your clothing at the New York store. Prices very low. W. E. McElderry and wife of Boonville, visited friends in the city over Sunday. The New York store will close out its entire stock of straw hats at half price. Mrs. J. B. Duncan and daughter of Bedford, are the guests of friends here this week. Mrs. John Lyons and daughter Hellenof Evansville, are the guests of Miss Loll Reass. > C. G. Ward will sell from July 12th to July 19th 22 pounds of white sugar for fl.00 cash. 9-2 Mrs. Clara Lehman' of St. Lapis, visited Gustoff Prank and family over Sunday returning home Tuesday. The coal miners are on a strike all over the country. The miners in this county will probably remain at work. Miss Emma Johnston of Cincinnati, who has been the guest of Miss Lida Martin for a week or so. returned to her home Monday. Spencer Grey of lva, one of the Democrat's oldest subscribers, made us a call yesterday morning and renewed for another year, Mrs. R. B. Bell, who has been visiting her father, Dr. A. Byers, returned to her home at Cecil, Pennsylvania, Wednesday morning. Blank deeds, real estate and ohattle mortgages, nicely printed on first-class paper, for sale at this office Also receipts for guardians and administrators. Call and lay in a supply. Mr. Denny, of the firm of Barker & Denny of Westfield, dealers in steam, and gas fixtures, was in the city Monday on business and with a view of securiug a location in the new gas city. Don't nauseate your stomach with teas and bitter herbs, but regulate your liver and sick headache by using those famous little pills known as De Witt's Little Early Risers. J. R. Adams & Son. Wednesday evening a blind horse l>elonging to Joe Burton fell into the well on the Butler-Dodds addition. It was with great difficulty that the animal Was extricated, but with the use of shovels the ground was removed so that the animal was pulled out. The I. O. O. P. lodge of this place installed the following officers Monday night:

Noble Grand—Jud Nicely. Viee Grand—Dr. Burlingame. Secretary—A. W. Selby. Treasurer—G: J. Nichols. The water 'in the Blackburn mines is about all pumped out after about two months steady work. During the high water [>eriod last spring the dam broke aud the water from White river filled the mine full. Coal digging will com me ace in about ten days, when a" number of men will be given employment. The city marshal has advertised the letting of the concrete side walk around t lie court house square for next Monday. 1'his is the walk about which there has been contention between the town trustees and the county commissioners. The town council passed an ordinance requiring the county to build a walk about the square, but the commissioners at their June session refused to obey the ordinance. As a result the town will build it and the county will pay the bill. County Clerk Brumfield has made his annual report to the state bureau of statistics for the year ending June 30th, from which the following is noted: 173 eases have been filed during the year: 30 are still pending; criminal eases begun 43: number pending 39: dismissed 8; convictions in felony cases 11; misdemeanor convictions 2d; number of cases tried by jury 30; administrations [lending 51: letters of administration issued 21; estates settled 25; guardianships pending 115; guardianships issued 16; guardianships disposed of 18; executions issued 80; decrees of foreclosure 20; marriage licenses issued 204; divorces granted 16.

It don’t take money to run a newspaper! And a man who says it does tells a whopper! It has been disapproved more than a tbousaud times; it is a clear ease of water on the brain. A newspaper is not a business venture and hence it can run on wind. Wind is ail it takes to run a newspaper. Of course an acrobatic imagination, a half dozen bikd skirts and a railroad pass are mighty good things to have about the office. But money—great Caesar—whoever needed money to ran a newspaper? * Kind words and social invitations is the medium of exchange with which au editor does business. Me never has a desire for llie filthy lucre. He wouldn’t touch it. If you ever see an editor with money, watch him; he’ll be paying bis bills and disgracing his profession. Don’t give him money. Make him trade it out. Ail he wanujs your heartfelt thanks. Then he can thank the priuters and they can thank the grocers. Don’t let the pure innocent editor know anything about money. Learn him to acorn the filthy thing. The editor gives his bounty away. The Lord loves the cheerful giver. He’ll take care of the editor. He will get out the paper somehow; and stand up for the town and whoop it up for yon when you run for office. I>on’t worry about the editor. The Lord will provide for him.

S. H. Stuckey made a business trip to Boonrille Tuesday. All repairing on clocks and watches are warranted at Hammond’s. Mrs. Lou Anderson and Mrs. Mont Grant, two most estimable ladies of Ireland, were visiting friends in the city Tuesday. New wheat is bringing 60 cents in this market. The price is above that of last year owing to the quality and the scarcity of that/product in other states. W. H. Thompson and wife of Fort j Worth, Texas, are the guests of Lloyd Thompson and other relatives. Mr. | Thompson was a former resident of this j place and is quite well fcuown. Petersburg people are anxious to see the } two new gas wells drilled in. But they are I not any more on the tip-toe of expectancy than thousands of others who live at a dis trtnee and who are eagerly watching to hear j of the new gas territory being a success. Now that the 4th is over and the eagle has screamed it would be an awful good time for that natural gas boom and general prosperity to strike Petersburg.—Veters-! burg News. Correct. Give a lift in the work. -,-.--— A good way for the land owners to lease j their lands to foreigners is to insert a clause j stipulating that no gas shall be piped out-1 side Pike county, and also that a well must j be commenced and finished within six j mouths from the date of the lease or it shall be null and void. No gas should be piped from the county. Build up your j home county first. Seven of the 480 building and loan associations in this state this week reported to {the state auditor in compliance with the j new law which went into effect this week ! and the request of the auditor, seat out a few weeks ago for the reports. Of the seven four report that they have gone out of business and three filled out the blanks. I^ast year 505 associations reported, which, dt is thought, will be the maximum. The reports so faryeceived show that there have been very heavy withdrawals. The associations are given thirty days in which to report. Under the new'Iaw the earnings must be recorded annually on all pass books and after one year withdrawals are entitled to the amount paid in dues, all dividends aud a portion of the profits.

On last Wednesday, 80th of June, the friends and relatives of Joseph Colgate gathered at his residence at Augusta in remembrance of the sixtieth anniversary of ; his life, and surprised him by a sumptuous j feast. Every desirable delicacy of the sea- ! son was ou the table, and it may be said to j have been one of the biggest dinners ever ! given in this section of the country. Airs.* Colgate assisted in all the preparations and managed the whole proceedings with the exact precision. Every one present enjoyed himself in the extreme and Mr. and Mrs. Colgate proved themselves the best of entertainers. The guests expressed themI selves as greatly delighted and hoped the * happy couple might enjoy many inure years | of prosperity. Some of the oldest persons | of the neighborhood were present, among whom were Calvin R. Stone aged 66, | Jereome B. Stone aged 90. Temple Woolsey j aged 86 and Samuel Davis aged 61. Air. i Colgate is one of the most prosj>erous Xarmj ers of Lockhart township, and the writer trusts that as the years roll on he may so continue. The good wishes of all go-with them. One Wno Was These. •Notice to Teachers. On the third tNiturdav in July an examination in the Indiana reading circle will be held at \N inslow, covering the courses of study of the past four years. Any person successfully passing the examination on the work of any four years will receive a diploma from the leading circle ltoard which will exempt him from examination in the science of education and literature for life anil professional license. Also an j examination in the two reading circle books of the past year will exempt the applicant from examination in literature rind science of examination for county license for the next year. Very respectfully yours, W. $. Corn, County Supt.

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Max Blitzer’s Wt Bargain! Sale! Max Blitzer's June Bargain Sale so far has been a big success, anti of course it is easily understood why. for the simple reason that Max Blitzer always gives the peoplp what he advertises. Remember, this Sale will close July 1st t i i

My stock of Summer Dress Goods, such as Dimities, Satiues and Lawns is the most complete in town. I also carry the best stock of Clothing in town, and the prices are 33$ percent less than* you can buy at any other place. In Shoes and Slippers I am offering the biggest bargains ever heard of in Petersburg. Ladies’ and Gent’s Underwear I am 0‘ffering for less than onerhalf value. Men’s, Boy’s and Children’s Straw Hats you can buy at your own price. Don’t forget that I am headquarters for Laces, Emeroideries and other White Goods. Now if you need anything new for the glorious Fourth of July you just try Max Blitzer at the New York Store. He is headquarters in Dry Goods, Clothing. Shoes, Slippers and Gent’s Furnishing Goods. 1 have no time to quote prices,'but come in and be eouviueed that I can save you money. MAX BLITZER, PROPRIETOR NEW YORK STORE.

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But ride something belter—a Crescent- Bicycle. Have you seen them? Don't fall to do it. When showing you the Crescent. we show you the finest Bicycle built for the price; all ltW features and no back dates. They are American Beauties. Catalogue for asking. SHAWHAN, BOONSHOT & CO., PETERSBURG. HARDWARE.

Summer Suitings We hare* the latest patterns ami styles to seleet from. Su.its ^Ca,d.e to Measuie: $10, IS, $20, $22 and TTp. 3Pa,n.ts 2s/£ade to Order: 5, $3, 7 9 $8 &nd "0"]0« Burger & Bro., Merchant Tailors

W. L. DOUGLAS

$0.00 SHOE ■ | The Style. Fit end Wear . ■ m could not be improved for » Double the Pridfe. ™

Merchant*, Bankers, Lawyers, laus and all • lical W. L. Douglas Shoes because they are the heat. Far sale by i

W.L. Douglas $3.50,$4.00 and $5i» Shoes are the productions of skilled workmen, from the best material possible to put into shoes sold at these prices. We make also $2.50 and $2.25 shoes for men, and V $2.50, $2.00 and $1.75 for boys, and the W. L. 3\ Douglas $3.50 Police shoe, very suitable for SpX letter-carriers, policemen and others having much walking to do. We are constantly adding new styles to our already large variety, anti there is no reason whv von cannot be suited, so insist on having \V. L. Douglas 5h«es from your %

We use only the beet Calf. Russia Calf (all colors), Freuch Patent Calf, French Enamel. Viei Kid, etc., graded to correspond with prices of the shoes. If dealer cannot snpply you, write W. L DOUGLAS. Brockton. Mast Cataxogce Fkee.

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