Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 11, Petersburg, Pike County, 23 July 1897 — Page 1

/ ®i)c pike (fotmto {Democrat NO. 11 VOL. XXVIII. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. JULY 23. 1897.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters,

; ■ i News Items From Here, There and ' Everywhere. £oart, City and Personal^terns It ta Abreriated Form. ¥•■ mill tint Tbrai All («tfer Tkli Mndlnf. Eight day alarm solid oak clocks for $2.50 at Hammond’s. Mrs. Alice Stoops and Miss Lola Parry were visiting at Evansville Monday: 0. G. Ward will sell from July 19th to July 26th good syrup for 15c a galiou cash. Alden Hearing editor^ of the *Winslow Era, was In town Wednesday on business. Mrs, Frank B. Posey ami children of Evansville, visited relatives and friends here this week. T. H. iscolt of Rockville, was here this j week looking up a location for a furniture store and undertakers business. Rev. James Thomas is building a very j fine cottage on fair ground avenue, which will be a model when completed. Foa Salk ('Hair.—Hot air pumping en-~| gine; cau be run by one gas get or lamp. j J. L. inglebeart, Evansville, Ind. 8tf John O. l)avis and wife ware here this j morning from Petersburg to attend the j £wope-Stainper wedding. — Washington Herald. C. A. Coffey and family moved into their new residence ou Fifteenth street last Saturday. They have an elegant cottage and are now at home to their many friends. Burning itching skin diseases instantly relieved by Dc Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, unequalled for cuts, bruises, burns. It heals without leaving a scat. J. R. Adams A Mn.i

This section has been visited daring the past ten dap by very heavy mins which has j gnatiy interfered with the threshing of! wheat Farmers sey that some of the wheat has begun to sprout. John F.Tiemau and Harry Miller, prominent business men of Iluntingburg, were in the city last Friday evening taking notes on the natural gas question. The people of that city have a project on foot to develop the territory of that section. It heals everything except a broken heart, may lie said of Ik-Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Pdes and rectal diseases, cuts, burns, bruises, tetter, eczema and all skin troubles may be cured by it quickly ami pertnar uently. J. R. Adams & Sou. If it should turn out that the great gas well in Pike county, which has a pressure double that of any well in the eastern section of the state, means the discovery of a new natural gas region, the pocket of Indiana will be strictly in it,*-Indianapolis Journal. The latest tribute to the powers of the bicycle comes from the chiropodist. He] sap that wheeling produces the high instep j desired by the beauty seekers. It has the same effect upon tha feat as bolding them j in the stirrup, and horseback riding has long been held accountable for the Southern woman's pretty, aristocratic foot. The recipe for cooling off at bed time i these sultry nights is worth repeating. Taka a sponge hath, hot or cold water, it \ doesn’t matter which, and then without the ] use of a towel don the night-robe and go to * bed and to sleep. The rapid evaporation ’ of the water left on the skin will so cool the ! body as to invite nature’s sweet restorer.: The recipe will not do for people whose health is not good. John D. Rockefeller sleeps 7$ hours every 1 night, retiring at 10:30 and rising at 6. Every morning when he gets up be is $17,- ] 703 richer than when he went to bed. Hej sits down to breakfast at 8 o’clock and in that short half hour his wealth has grown $1,041,50. On Sunday he goes to church; and in the two hours that he is away from , home his riches have grown $4,116. His] nightly amusement is playing the violin. Every evening when he picks up the instru-< went he is $30,000 richer than when he laid! ft dawn the prerious night.

R. At. Craig of Otwell, was in town Monday afternoon on business. All repairing on clocks and watches are warranted at Hammond's. Mrs. Edward Read of Oakland City, ▼isited friends here Monday. Charles P. Boonshot made a business trip to Oakland City Tuesday afternoon. Lew Traylor, trustee of Jefferson township, was in theeity Tuesday on business. C. G. Ward will sell from July 19th to July 86th good syrup for 15c a gallon cash. Perry P. Chappell of Algiers, is attending the Gibson county normal school this summer. Mrs. D. Chappell and son returned home Monday after a two week? visit with friends in this city. James Lawson of Indianapolis, an experienced brick manufacturer, was in the city last Saturday looking up a location. A. H. Taylor and wife were at Evansville Monday. Mr. Taylor attended a meeting of the directors of the Jualin mining company.

Henry Roth of Monroe township, died Monday of consumption after a lingering illness. The funeral occurred Tuesday and burial at Liberty cemetery. Blank deeds, real estate and chatde mortgages, nicely printed on first-class paper, for sale at this office Also receipts for guardians and administrators. Call and lay in a supply. The annual meeting of the Bike county farmer’s insurance company will meet at Winslow, August 7th, to elect officers and transact the regular business of the company. Vim, vigor and victory .--these are the characteristics of DeWitts Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for const ipatioii, biliousness and all stomach and liver troubles. J. R. Adams and Son. A new building and lotui as.-.x'iation will be organized in this city next Wednesday night. July SSt-h. The meeting will be held at the office9of R. C. Hammond, ami all jcrsons desiring to take stock should attend the meeting.. The Democrat will furnish you witfcrjnie hundred best quality 6£ white envelopes with your name, addressund business neatly printed on the upper left hand corner for fifty cents. *- AH kinds of other job printing at equally low prices. The lx>gan cemetery association will meet on Wednesday. August 4th. All who have friends or relatives resting there are invited to come with their dinners and spend the day. Two sermons, one in the forenoon and one in the afternoon. Refreshments ou ihe ground*'. John Griffimof Zanesville, Ohio, says; “1 never lived a day for thirty years without suffering agony, until a box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured my piles.'" For piles a 1 m-tai troubles, cuts, bruises, sprains, eczema and all skin troubles DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled. J. R. Adams & Son. ,

The hot weather is hart! on watch springs, as the busy watch repairers of this city can testify. The' injured tickers pile upon the benches every day.. Especially heavy business in main springs was done during the recent electric storms, when the air proved very destructive to time measurers. Heat; and cold have their effect though it is not so violent a--that of electricity. ' The law provides that all land public highways are laid out, shall be between the , first day of July and the 20th of August, ; in each year, cause all briers, thistles, j buns, docks and other obnoxious weeds growing ou the highways contiguous to the land;-, to be cut down and destroyed, and allowed $1.25 per day of 10 hours. The! same to be credited on the road tax. aud ; said work to be done under the direction of the road supervisor. Mr*. Viola DeTar, who has been with her ( husband, Prof. G. B. DeTar at Corydon for * *>ruc time, returned here Wednesday to make arrangements for moving to Elizabeth, , Indiana, where the professor will taka; charge of the college at that place. A> better man could not be secured to fill the position, as the professor is well qualified \ and a gentleman in every particular.' We 1 regret vary much the loss of so good a citizen and instructor, but hope that at no very distant day to have the professor with us again.—Winslow Era. A quiet at home wedding took place at the residence of K. B. Lucas near Union, Friday at high noon in which Nevin Hystop atul Miss Lottfa Lucas were united in marriage by Rev. W. W. Puitt of Ligonier, Indiana, grandfather of the bride. The wedding was a very quiet one, no one being present but the immediate relatives. Mr. Hyslop is a sterling young farmer of Gibson •ounty, while the bride is one of the most popular young ladies of that neighborhood. { They have a bright future, and the Duo-1 :*at unites with their many friends in i wishing them much happiness.

L. E.?|Grim of Cato, transacted business here MaiUiay. YinsoijuFranoe of Monroe township, was m town Wednesday on business. .....in .it ..in i ■ C. G. Ward will sell from July 19th to July 26th good syrup for 15c a gallon cash. Thomas Melsou. trustee of Marion township, was here Wednesday on business matters. E. T. A Hen returned from Indianapolis Wednesday where he had been to visit his family for a week. Ki Hert, representing the Indianapolis Seutinel priuting company, was in town Wednesday on business. There will be a festival at the Black Oak church Thursday, July 29th. The public cordially invited to atteud. Salem Hammond and Mrs. Johu Watson were called to Evansville Monday by the serious illness of their brother Albert. Mrs. Berridge is quite sick this week and I Miss Bessie is here from Petersburg attendi iug to business at the Economy.—Winslow ! Era.

*‘I crave but One Minute,” said the public speaker in a husky voice; and then he took a dose of Oue Minute Cough Cure, is unequalled for throat and lung troubles. J. R, Adams & Son. I have for sale, for cash. 4000 bushels of corn, in lots of 500 bushels and upwards, at bin on mv farm near Winslow, Indiana. Enquire of Clarence C. Welton. 10-8 Harry Kiutz. “They don’t make much fuss about it.” We are speaking of PeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for constipation, biiliouaness, and ail stomach and liver troubles. They never gripe. J. R. Adams & Son. James C. Thomas was admitted to practice law in the circuit court this week. He will locate at New Harmony and practice l\is profession. He is a splendid young man, and no doubt will make a great success. The quarterly dues to the Peoples’ industrial association are now due and payable to the secretary. All members who have net paid their membership fees and dues are requested to do so. M. McC. Stoops, Secy. There was a little scrap at the back door of a saloon on k >ver Main street .last Saturday night, in which four men and two women took part. Some of the boys were weariug black eyes Sunday morning. The men were tried and fined for assault and i battery Monday. Mayor George Greene, Dr. R. B. Jessup, James Litherland, Ed Linduer, George Opligerand William Hibbard* jr., of Vincennes, were here last Wednesday tosee the Jumlni gas weli of the world and also to acquaint themselves with the methods of drilling for natural gas. A. K. Sheffield of Terre Haute, has opened a plumbing establishment in the Trafzer building. Mr. Sheffield has had twelve years experience in. his line of trade aud being a thorough gas driller understands how to make the proper connections in pipiug gas into residences and business houses.

There will no doubt be thousands of strangers in the city during the next few weeks being attracted here by the developjnent of the gas wells. They should be shown all the courtesy possible that they ruay give a good account of our people, the 1 town and county and the great resources of j this section. . — . A Pike county farmer read an advertise- j tnent for a ‘"flea killer.” He answered with j a dollar bill and received a wooden mallet and a block of wood, numbered one and two respectively. The directions read: “Place the flea on No. 2 and hit him with No. 1. If that does not kill him hit again.” Poseyville News. That farmer lives near Oakland City just, over the line from Pike. Positirely mis-! taken Mr. Editor. -J When a man comes into the office and j planks down the cash and says, •‘send me j the paper for a year,” that’s business, j When one says, *4 want the paper hat j haven’t got the money now,” that’s all | right. When a man spends from ten cents to a dollar a week for tobacco and then ! says he can’t afford to take the paper, that’s a fabrication. When a mao borrows the paper every week to read, that's cheek;! send us his name and we will furnish him with a copy and save you the annoyance. Another counterfeit of the new issue ofj silver certificates has been detected. It is said to be very dangerous, as it is an exact photographic reproduction of the genuine 1 with the same peculiar grayish black appearanoe. It is printed on two pieces of paper, similar to the government distinctive j paper, one of which has blue and red silk fibre distributed through it. The numbering is done by an auto matte numbering machine. There was one great mistake! make by the counterfeiters and which, to a practiced eye will lead to easy detection.: The final lines of the engraving are not folly developed and brought out. Look out for it. 1

William McCormick of Otwell, transacted business here Monday. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* Miss Delia McGowan left Saturday morning last for a visit with relatives in Missouri. Philip Schlemmer of Cannelton, was here last Saturday looking after real estate interests. Fred Reuss is building two cottages on Seventh street, near Cherry. Jack Bowers is the contractor.

Josiah Smith, living near Alford, has had his pension increased to $12 per mouth. Dan. C. Ashby was his attorney. Miss Ola Woolsey left last Saturday for an extended visit to friends at Steward vftle. where she will be the guest of Miss Welborne. ___ J. D. Colvin, the feed store man, can now be found at his place of business on the corner of Sixth and Cherry streets, with a big stock of hay, corn, oats and mill j feed. , 7-4 - Fojft Sale—Bakery stock and fixtures, i one-half interest in good grist mill, livery stable—barn and stock. Real estate of all descriptions. Call on or address W. H. Foreman, Petersburg, Ind. 11-2 - J. L. Sumner was tried in the .circuit court Tuesday on the charge of embezzlement of funds belonging to a minor heir of i which he was the guardian. The jury was out but a short time and brought in a verdict of not guilty*. 0. J. Greenway. Fred Patberg, John Stilwell, Hansel Spradlev and William J. Shrodes of Stendal, were here last Friday on business. They are hardworking demo- j crats of the old school and look forward to j 3900 for a sweeping victory. _ Sheriff Paul Maiev of Posey county, arrested Frank Siple at Poseyviile last week and brought him here for trial, he being charged with assault and battery on Mahala Freeman. He gave bail and' his case was coutinued until the next term of court . “Last summer one of our grandchildren was sick with a severe bowel trouble,'* says Mrs. E. G. Gregory of Frederickstown, Mo. “Our doctor's remedy had failed, then we tried Chamberlaiu’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which gave very speedy relief.'* For sale by J. R. Adams & Son. j The Indiana natural gas company of j Vincennes have contracted with the J. P. Miller company of Chicago, to drill for! natural gas, oil or minerals. The old salt j welljtt that place will be drilled to a depth ! of 3,000 feet unless gas should be found j before that. The contractors drilled in the j Jumbo gas well at this place. The same drillers will do the worn on that well that worked here. The coal miners strike is still.on. Neither side will give in. Press reports say that many sections are in a bad condition and that the miners are at the point of starvation. At many points the turners have decided to quit and join in the general strike. But little coal is now moving, and j many cities will probably be without the j use of electric lights , and water wotksj privileges uuless the strike is settled in a: few days.

Winslow IxxWe No. 131, A. O. U. W.. ! will give n grand picnic at that place Au- j gust 7th. Prominent speakers will be present, among them T. D. Neal grand j master workman, Fred Baker grand recorder. I. H. Taylor deputy grand master workman, Virgil Green and others. The Oakland City band has been employed to) furnish music for the occasion. Kefreshments of all kind? will be on the grounds. , The lodge is making grand preparations and expect a large crowd, A large number j from this place will attend and enjoy the day. Joseph Critehfield, well known through- j out the county aad the whole country, was taken last Saturday to the poor house south j of this city. For inauy years he has drank j heavily and this at last has brought liim to j the county institution. He traveled all over the United States delivering temper-1 ance lectures, lie was very successful iu his pleadings, but often leaving the lecture . hall be would hasten to spend the proceeds for whisky. He lived for many years at Jouesville. Afterwards he made his home in this city. He was about fifty-eight years of age.—Columbus Republican. Albert Hammond died at the reidence of his father at Evansville Wednesday morning of consumption. He was 41 years of age- He leaves a wife and a number of j relatives to mourn their loss. He was born j and raised in Petersburg and a number of years ago moved to Chicago, where he was engaged in business. Losing his health several months ago be went to Evansville thinking the change would be of benefit to him but the ravages of disease had taken a firm hold. The remains were brought to this city Wednesday evening and taken to the home of bis sister, Mrs. John Watson where the funeral services were held jester- \ < lay afternoon by Rev. W. A. Richardson..' Interment at Walnut Hills cemetery, (i

Look at those Seth Thomas clocks at $2.75 at Hammond's. Judge Hetron of Washington, was here Wednesday on business. William Brock of Vel pen, was in town last Saturday on business matters. Mrs. Thomas Hutchens and son of Evansville, are visiting Dr. I. H. Lamar and family. Kev. W. W. Puitt of Ligonier, was the guest of his grandson Arthur Lucas the first of the week. Mrs. J. L. Sumner is in Perry county, being called there by the death of her mother, which occurred last week. M. Grey of near Otwell, returned Monday from Greene City, Illinois, where he has beeu looking after some land interests. Richard Chew last week bojjgkf^on^ Philip Schlerumer the business lot next to Joseph Lory’s tinshop on Lower Main street. The price paid was $650. John McConnell of Winslow, was in the city last Friday on busiuess and dropped a couple of plunkers into the Democrat’s strong box for the best local newspaper in Pike county.

You may hunt the world over and you will not find another medicine equal to Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. It is pleasant. safe aud reliable. For sale by J. R. Adams & Son. j Bring along your job printing. The Dkxocrat is better prepared than ever to accommodate the public with flrstclass priuting. A large stock to select from and the best printers in the city. Headquarters for gas and oil prin$*ngof all kinds. . There is a time for everything; and the time to'attend to a cold is when it starts. Don't wait till you have consumption but prevent it by using One Minute Cough Cure, the great remedy for coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis and all t4iroat and lung troubles. J. 11. Adams & Son. Work was commenced Wednesday evening on No. 3 well at Rogers after a wait of several days on account of casing. The work of reaming out and lowering the casing is about finished, and the contractor, Mr. Moorehead, expects to have the well completed by Wednesday next, unless some accident should occur. One of the serious obstacles to the satisfactory enforcement of the now compulsory education law will be found iu a lack of school room seatings for all the children. Iudiabapolis will require eight more eightroom buildings, which will cost $100,000 to erect. In like proportion this condition will be found all over Indiana. About the silliest individual one runs across is the great big man who is always whispering around. He carries an awful load—its a wonder he lives under it. He walks up to you when you are talking to » friend or calls you off to one side and in an awe inspiring and mysterious manner tells you—nothing. He don't seem to realize that he not onlv gives an exhibition of his owu bad breeding but his lack of sense. The gas well is iu a state of suspended progress again. Friday afternoon when a depth of 100 feet was reached the big drill became detached from the drill stem aud is still iu the bottom of the hole. Grappling tools have been ordered and will arrive Thursday, till which tune nothing can be done. The threads on the stem were badly battered after the drill came off and is being repaired in Evansville to-day. Mr. Harvey says he'll give her fits when he gets at it again.—Oakland City Journal.

Among the many inventions placed upon the market is a patent “tail fastener” to be used while milking eows. One part fastens to the tail anti the other to her leg just above the hock jojnt. The uew fangled invention makes life a snap for the milker and flies, but the cow is made to suffer. . It has not proven a profitable invention for the purchaser, however, as in most cases where it has been used the cow became etiraged at the actions of the flies and the seeming uselessness of her caudal append* age causes her to blaze away with her heels and kick the milk pail over. Thus will another good invention have to be placed on the rack. An exchange warns its readers that as this is the season for mad dogs and snake bites it would be well to admonish a little. Yon should always have a remedy on hand. When you reach the end of your journey sit down and wait for the snake. As soon as you think you have been bitten or likely to be, take the bottle in your right hand by the neck, draw the cork, raise the bottle to yonr month, which should be wide open, incline the bottle as if taking an observation snd when the anti-snake remedy has been gurgled a moment, lower the bottle and replace the cork. You might take a little ■rater, but not too much. If you are bitten t>y a big snake the operation should be repeated at intervals until you are timber enough to be taken home. It is said by &oee who hare tried this remedy that it » i sure core. /

Arthur Lucas anti wife spent Sunday at Union, with the former’s parents. For $1.30 you can buy of Hammond a watch that is warranted for one year. John M. Davis, trustee of Mouroe township, was in town Wednesday on business. Wednesday was. pay day .on the E. & ]. road, the pay train passing through in the afternoon. R; C. Grim of Huntington, is in the .oity visiting friends. He formerly clerked hero iu the New York store. Mrs. Rol>ert Valentine (colored) of Ayrshire, died last Sunday and was buried at Oakland City Monday. Billy Hughes, the g$s well driller, left Monday for Vincennes, where he wilt work for the Miller company iu drilling for gas at that place.

\ Don't nauseate your stomach with teas ahd bitter herbs, bat regulate your liver and sick headache by using those famous little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers.. J. R. Adams & Son. The fifteen month old child Masters of Logan township, died last Fri- . day of spinal menigitis. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Vandever and burial at Mt. Pleasant cemetery Saturday. Mrs. James Pipes, living north of Arthur, died last Thursday at the age of 63 years. She was a most estimable lady and had long resided in Patoka township. The funeral services were conducted on the Friday following. The trial of Demmie Creighton vs Charles Carlisle for seduction, is on trial in the circuit court. The plaintiff is represented by Ashby & Coffey and W. E. Cox V and the defendant by Richardson & Taylor and Posey & Chappell. Mrs. Mary Foust, mother of Rilev Foust of Madison township, died Monday morning of heart disease. She was aged 74 years and had long been a resident of Pike county. The funeral services were Conducted at the U. B. church in that township Tuesday morning and burial at Mt. Tabor cemetery. To mkove unsightly freckles is a very e easy matter. Freckles are blotches under the skin. You s mid therefore remove the outer skin off your face with a butcher knife and then scour the freckled spots with white sand and lye, using a wire brush. If auy spots remain, they may be fil^d off with a rat-tail file. Then replace the outer skin, sticking it firmly in place with liquid gi««- ___ of*Albert Q. The large barn of Daniel Davidson, near Union, was consumed by fire las* Sunday, together with all the contents, which included 700 bushels of corn, a large quantity of wheat and oats, 50 tons of hay, farmiag implements and harness. The total loss will reach over £1.000, with but little insurance. Six head of horses were also burned to death. Mr. Davidson was badly burned while trying to rescue some of the horses, although not seriously. Frank Lory, who is noy^ at Dawson, Alaska, writes his parents here that gold in that section is as plenty as dirt, and the miners are cleaning up as much as $1,000 per day m the placier field. For the present he says he is working in a tinshop at $15 [ per day, while Chester Barrett is out i prospecting for a claim. He will soon join j Barrett and build a cabin in which to Jive 1 through the severe winter. He thinks he will return home in about a year. At the present time the sun shines 33 hours a day in that section.

How natural it is for a driver off a team to stop his wagon or carriage on the street crossing when he wants to talk a few mo- ! meats to some one. This compels a persoi | to either stop and wait or step into the mud i ami walk around the obstruction while the I driver sits unconcerned ou the scat, looks wise, chews his tobacco and talks as loud as a platform orator. If such mea could realize the mute blessings (?) that emanate i from the minds of pedestrians, perhaps , they would be more discreet and not incur I the ever last tug ingratitude of those entitled i to the crossings. Notice of the annual meeting of the stats board of tax commissioners next Monday is being sent to the several county boards of review, The first session of the board will continue twenty days and will be for the purpose of assessing corporate property. It will be during t his session that the railroad companies doing business in the state will make their pleas for lower ratings. The Indications are that every company in the state will beg for a reduction in the valuation of its property. Following the first session of the board t here will be a second session of ten days, beginning August 3, to be devoted to the heariug of appeals from county boards of review. On August 16, the board will assemble for a ten days* session, which will be devoted to hearing railroads and other corporations that art not satisfied with the valuations fixed dws ing the first session.