Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 14, Petersburg, Pike County, 13 August 1897 — Page 1

C!)c pike ComitD Democrat. VOL. XXVIII. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 13. 1897. NO. 1*

} The Yellow Kid Was Here. ul Our Price Cutter ntmo also aad carted the Price* on all our tyring ami Smuiner Clothing 1-3 OFF.

This i« the greatest (lothing sale ever hold in Petersburg. >'e»vr before has such fine Clothing bwu ofered at s<* low a price. Men's Black Cheviot $5.00‘Suits for ... . ...$5 25 Sen’s Black Kiurh'h Worsted $6.30 and $7 50 Suits for.4 T5 Men's All*W«kj| Iaght Cofufed $.* 00 and $8.50 Suits for..5 75 Men’s All Wool Black (’Uf luip>r* m1 $9.00 Suits for .. ... 6 75 Men*a Tailor Made $lo.uo an«l $12.50 Suits for. ...... ..$75 ^CHILDREN’S KNEE PANT SUITS** 75c crude JStijkhI Suits for. .. .. 54c $1.25 grade Plain ami Plaid Suita f< r. *. 74c $1.75 i clou d > .‘s f> r .. .. 5^?. . .. 1 10 $190 craiip Plain and Kanet Suits for.. . 1 09 $5.75 gntde Ail Wool Xobb;. Si.i\s f..r. ... 2 48 Th * ? a glorious opportunity to huv Clothing at nearly one-Waif price. We.must have money. Mothers, bring your H«ys and tit Uaem m a aever-wear-out Suit. Y>*u will not have mu h an opportunity again. TheStarClothing House PETERSBURG, HMD. fyOpen Saturday Nights until 10:30 oYbvk.

August* Item*. Business on * UH>m'on the Odd Fellow square. , tt> ivgtvt to >ny that we how have * sw!*>n iii our h>w m. Mi" I."Vie Fe(linger spent Sunday with relative* at-Winslow. tivorge McCord »u> a! Petersburg this Wirk. Rev. Ik-aring of Oakland City, held wrvii-es at Bethel church last Wednesday night. Kc•Sheriff Shrude »m in »ur village Tuesday morning. “The gi.s fever has been very high lure for the past week or more. Strong talk of a company Wing formed iiere next week. Prof. E F. Corn has just returned from an extended' visit to friend* in Gibsuu county. I>r. T. 1). UcGlaaon was calked to see a patient near Sicietai this week. Monroe FetHuger and Cal W deman of PikeviUe, were in town (he firstof the week. % Charles Colbert aud wife were in our Village Sunday. Mr. Them)a* of Holland, was tne guest of hi* 'i'ter. Mrs. K. Jkmlet, Sunday. N'ftte Pija*- was among us the hrwt of the week. John FVttingarof Winslow, was in town Sunday. Abeofoctt MeClare, jr, near August*, was iti town Wednesday on business. He called at this office and divided silver with the editor. Uncle Janie* Barker of Madison township, had his right foot badly mashed last Tuesday by a heavy scanUiug failing on it. The city schools will commence tbe first week in isepteniber, providing the new building is completed by that time. Iir. Coleman aud James A. Coats of I'uhmi. were iu town Wednesday on businaefi). Miss Joaie McCrisaken aud Katie Bassler of Wa.*hingU|ii, visited friends here over Sunday. The soldiers reunion of Pike county will be field September 22. 23 aud 34th in this city. lion. Mike Sweeney of Jasper, was in the City Wednesday on ag o business.

Spurgeon Items. J. W. Seek" and \V. B. (Mmru returned from Nashville, Tennessee. Iasi Sat unlay. J. H. Arnold and wife attended church at Pikevilk Sunday. Mrs. Isaac Arnold is confined to her bed WIT!: I’uX. W. B. -Co* went to Petersburg on business Monday. Charley Colbert and wife ot Hartwell, i were here Sunday the guest of Miss Emma Shepard. The M. E. quarterly meeting was held here Sunday. Eider Bacon preached a very able sermon. Corn on hiil land is suffering very btuily I fn !.. dry weather, unless raiu comas soon j the crops will be light. The Baptist Sunday school will have an ! we cream festival here Saturday night. August 1st. There will be music by tiie Oakland City baud. Professors W.P. IM riug. William Jordon j and A. ti. Cato of the Oakland City college, were here last Sunday the guest* of John Shepard. Prof. Ihvring '“preached very able sermons a! the General Baptist church , Sunday morning and at night. While lieno lie made many warm friend*. The fish commissioner is after the violator* of the fish law ia E«ox comity. Several peraons have been Sued there for seining and using trot line* contrary to the ptovisions of the statutes. Ed Iteass and family left last Saturday for Ashland, Kentucky, where they will visit with relatives fora few weeks. Mrs. Kate Breuton aud daughter, Mias Mary, near town, visited relatives at Oakland City last week. Miss Bettie Patterson returned to Evan* rule Tuesday after a two weeks visit with 'her parent*. C. G. Ward will sell from August 16 to August 26 package coffee for 10 cents per pound cash. Mrs. Sherman Wyatt and baby of Paris, lUiuois. is visiting Chap Hoggett and family. The report of the Pike county state bank apf*ar* in this issue of the Democrat. Charles Adams visited with friend* at Panceum last Sunday.

Robert Swaiu has a brand new boy at his home. Miss Elia McGowan visited at Evansville Wednesdav. ——-strr—-■ Go to H. H. Tislo# for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 88* The will of Thomas Disney, Patoka townid)ip, was probated last week. John 0. Davis is visiting relatives at Owenton, Kentucky, this week. * Vv The last will of Edward Teague. Jefferson township, was probated Tuesday. Mrs. Taft of Owenton. Kentucky, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John 0. Davis, this week. Mrs. James Ernest, living near Winslow died last Friday night and was buried Sat- J urdav. II. C. Faulkner of Noble, Illinois, was* the guest of Charles Jones and family I Tuesday.

That long expected min has not pat in an appearance yet. Northern Indiana was deluged the first of the week. George M. Black relumed Wednesday from Greeneastle, where he had teen to visit his family for a few weeks. The big races come off at this place next} Thursday. Friday and Saturday. Make your arrangement# to attend each day. Mrs. A. 11. Taylor and son Gas left Monday for Sedalia, Missouri, where they will visit Mrs. Taylor's parents for a few months. Tke county commissioners were in session last week examining the annual reports of j the various trustees of the county. The j allowances for the term footed up $46?.06. > You ought to know that when suffering! from auv kidney trouble that a safe, sure , remedy is Foley’s Kidney Cure. Gttaran-4 teed ot money refunded. Bergen & Oli- * pliant. a | Blank deeds, real estate and chat tie] mortgages, ukelv {triotod on first-class j |>aper. for sale at this office Also receipts for guardians and administrators. Call and lay in a supply. “1. crave but One Minute," said Jthe1 public speaker in a husky voice; and then* he took a dose <»f One Minute Cough Cure,! ri unequalled for throat and lung troubles. J. R. Adams & S>u. A1 Stull of lJttles, moved Ins saw mill to Tennessee this week. He shipped a numUt of horses and logging outfits and wills op**rare on a large scale. He took nineteen j men with him who will work on the mill. ] Wanted a ear load of nice, smooth muies, j -1 to ? years old. 15 u> 16 hands high. Will; have headquarters at, E. B. King's livery stable,,, Petersburg. 14-2 Georuk M. Black. The’A. O. II. W. pienk* at Winslow last Saturday, owing to the dusty condition of the roads, was not well attended. A uutn-!**-r of the grand lodge officers were present and a gtxxl time had. Three brass bands were present. H.C. Aldridge is in the city this week organizing a lodge of the Court of Honor, - a benoveleut and insurance order. A number of citizens have applied for charter ] membership and the order will start out , with a large numher of members. Last Thursday at the residence of William Niemau uectiml the marrriage of! I>r. Frank Osbun and Miss Florence Pierson. The contracting parties are wellknown iri this city aud their many friends! wish them a long and happy married life, j The Cumberland telephone company have j a large nuut'oer of men at work putting up poles ami stringing wire between here and Oakland City. The work to this place was completed yesterday, and our people will have direct telephone communication with , the large c:tie>.

The races next week promises to bring an immense crowd of people to Petersburg. The management have offered Urge parses which will Uring some swift flyers to compete for the purses. If you •'njoy seeing speedy races you will hare the I opportunity next Thursday, Friday and; Saturday. Get a program of the races. When in the city next week cal! and see the Democrat, and if you are delinquent on subscription for one or more years divide I cash. We need every eeut that is due us to pay our debt* and should have it at once. It takes money to run the business and at the present time we need some of that kind of stuff. Silver will be taken just the same as gold. The first quarterly meeting of the Pike county Epworth League will lie held at Otwell next Tuesday. An excellent program has been prepared for the occasion and a good time is expected by the leaguers and their friends. As this is to he an allday meeting with a basket dinner, everybody b invited and urged to attend with baskets well filied. No •‘stands" or the selling or peddling of anything on the grounds i will be permitted.

Dr. A. R. Byers is still seriously ill at thi* writing. W. A. Battles of Velpen, was in town Wednesday on business. Miss Flora Brumfield is visiting friends at Oakland City this week. Alfred Biacketer of Winslow, was in 1 town Wednesday on business. Ijafayette Traylor of Jefferson township, was in tbe city Monday on busiuess. .Louis Rothschild and Ed Downey of Princeton, were in the city Tuesday on busineaa Misse^ Anna ami Lillie ('reek of Evansville, arwthe guests of Mrs. Blanch Morgan August '23 package coffee for 10 cents per pound cash.

John R iding and family have removed from Evansville to this ciiv and will reside here in the future. The biggest races ever seen on the fair grounds will take |>lare next Thursday, Friday and Sat urdav. > . Taken Up.-—Two stray hogs weighing 100 and 150 pounds each on August 2d. Call on Peter Fieklln, Alford. For Sale Cheat.—»Uot air pumping engine; can ^ rtud^F-wie gas jet <>r lamp. J. L. la^ffeneart, Evansville. Ind. Stf GeOrge C. Harris and Miss Stella A. Fofenmu of Bickneil. Knox county. were married at the M. E. church Monday by Rev. W. S. Rader. El Nichols and James Study, who drilhd in the Jumbo gas well, were here Sunday shaking hands with friends. They are now at work at Vincennes drilling for gas or oil. ■ The reports of the township trustees take up considerable space in this issue of the Democrat. Next week the usual amount ♦«f local and county news will be given sj>aee. Five running hoises and a pacer arrived here from Kentucky Wednesday evening t > take part in the races next week. There will likely be a hundred fast horses here at t he races. Don’t nauseate your stomach with teas and bitter herbs, but regulate your liver and sick headache by using those famous Tittle pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. J. K. Adams & Son. S. G. Moorehead and Plutarch Montrose, who have been at work on the No. 3 gas well at Rogers, took on a load of firewater and were arrested at Washington Friday night and fined $1.00 and trimmings. Some person took a horse belonging to Henry Ault, which was latched near the court house last Saturday night and rode it away. The horse was found Sunday on the river road near the Bluffs. The saddle has not yet been found. Howard Stearin s of Columbia. Tennessee, has opened up a cigar manufactory in the Dr. Byers room on Main street In connection with the factory he will run a retail store, keeping nothing but firstclass brands of cigars and tobaccos. 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 bv u-ing One Minute Cough Cure, the great remedy for coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. J. R. Adams & Son. • , The following physicians have taken out heen.-e since the last issue: S. R. Clark, Ol well. John W. Golem an, Union. W. H. Russell. Petersburg. W. R (Ed torn, Spurgeon. M. E. Oxbv. Spurgeon. George L. Ireland. Winslow.

tne ejection in me rvunn congrrssiofiai district Tuesday to select a successor to Congressman Holman, deceased, resulted in an overwhelming defeat for the gold standard. Griffith, the silver candidate, w*s elected by over a thousand majority. This is an increase over the usual majority in that district and shows what the people think of the confidence-prosperity promises. Contractor Warner commenced work on No.-2 well yesterday morning after a shut d<*wn of a few weeks occasioned by the breaking of the drilling siem. The well will be drilled to a depth of 1700 feet or to Trenton n ck, where it is hoped gas will be found. No work is being done on No. 3 there being some delay occasioned by the caving in of the well at a depth of 1050 feet. The contractor will begin work in the next ten days. Willard Morrison, the carpenter, while at work on the new resilience of Rev. James Thomas, fell and received serious injuries. While at work on a scaffold the support ■broke and he was precipitated to the ground a distance of about ten feet. He was taken to his home on East Main street and Dr. Link called. An examination proved that he had four rile broken on the right side besides a number of bruises. He is better at this writing and getting along very welL

John Braden was at Evansville Tuesday j on business. Charles Chappell, Bowman, says he has 1 a fine boy at his home. II. H. Tislow. jeweler -and watchmaker^ Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 38* j C. G. Wart! will sell from August 16 to j August 23 package coffee for 10 cents per pound cash. The eommitte of arrangements of the; soldiers reunion will meet at the court i house this (Friday) afternoon. Orion Rose, who was injured sometime ago by falling into the shaft at the Woolley coal mines, is improving slowly. J. A. Whitman of Ayrshire, was in the city Tuesday on business. While fn the city he called at this office and divide*/cash. Natural gas been discovered at Brueeville. Knox county, at a depth of 800 feet. This is supposed to be shale gas and will soon give out.

The E. & I. railroad will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip to Shelbyville to attend the Red Men's pow wow August 16th and 17th. AIdeti Heuriug, who has been for s*>me- | time past part owner of the Winslow Era, | has sold his interest to his partner and has accepted a position on the Vincennes Star. Success. Vim. vigor, and victory :-these are the characteristics of DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for constipation, biliousness and all stomach and liver j troubles. J. R. Adams and Son. Excursion to Chicago. Illinois, Satunlay, | August 23, 1897. Rate of $3 round trip tickets will be made limited to return ] August 31 by depositing tickets with agent | C. & E. I. at Chicago on payment of $1, j extra tickets will be extended three days. John Griffin of Zanesville. Ohio, says: “I i never lived a day for thirty years without suffering agony, until a box of DeWitt's i Witch Hazel Salve cured my piles.” For ! piles and rectal troubles, cuts, bruises, sprains, eczema and all skin troubles DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled. I J. K. Adams & Son. Mrs. Frank English and children, living | south of the city, were considerably bruised ! up in a runaway accident last Satunlay i morning. While going to a relative’s the i horse got scared and ran away, overturning j tbe buggy and throwing the occupants ! heavily to the ground. Mrs. English was i rendered unconscious for a time. The | children were not seriously injured, but j were badly bruised. A portion of the piping amt fixtures have arrived for the natural gas plant in this cu v. Work will commence just a< soon us the large pipiug arrives, which is now • looked for every day. The regulator is here and will be erected at the ftjot of Main ! street. Those newspapers that have been i poking fun at Petersburg for the pasr few weeks will take a rest and come over next winter and toast their shins before a uatura! gas tire. Although the real estate speculators are leaving their city Petersburg are still whistling to keep up their courage, and swear they will keep ou drilling until they strike gas. Its the only thing to do. To give up now would la* the death blow to their fast failing boom.—Washington Herald. The onlv thing the matter with the real estate spectators is that they wanted 10 speculate at the expense of some other persons. The development of the territory will be made by home people just the same. The U<om for Petersburg will come sure atul will stay when it does arrive. At the regular animal meeting of the | policy holders of the Pike county Farmers Insurance company held in Winslow,.Saturday August 7. the following board of

UirwiMr^ Wits r*i\icu iu; ure ru^uiu^ »r«u . Ori' n Pml, J. .A. Armstrong, >. W. Chappell. 0. A. Luttell, and Levi Thornp- i; Orion Peed, proiden ; J. II. Armstrong, vice-president; S. \V. Chappell, secretary and treasurer; C. A. Litteli and Levi Thompson, solicitors. The company is in a good financial comlition and the assessment to cover all the expenses for the year : be-ing only fifteen cents on the $1U0. Harry C. Aldridge, deputy supreme chanceior of the Court of Honor, of Springfield, Illinois. is in the city soliciting mera1 bership for a Court m Petersburg. Tbe i Court of Honor in>uranee in- cheapest because uaoe but prelered risks are taken, thereby a low death rate is obtained. It is best l»ec»u$e its membersnip rs confined to the most healthful [tortious of the country. No meroWr will be obliged to eveu up with people living in the fever districts of the South>dr in the unhealthy districtsof large cities. Its government is representative every member has a personal voice in its ■ conduct, uo proxy vote goes. A Court of Honor member, age 85 years, has paid one assessment of 50 cents every two months since January 1-t last on $1000of insurance protection. Can you find anything equal • to that. A Court is being organized in Petersburg now. See Ilarry C. Aldridge and get in on the ground floor.

Dr. McGowan of Oakland City, was here Monday on business. Mias Geneva lyennedy of W dungton, k visiting friend* here this week. Attend the races at this place next week. Fast horses are cowing in every day. Bicycle ro* Sale—High grade wheel. Nearly new. Price reasonable. For information call at this office. The market this week is stronger on wheat. The price being paid is from 75 to 80 cents. Corn brings 22c: o^ts, 13e. Williatn Borders has been appointed postmaster at Surv&nL C. LL Peuner, who has been handling the mails, resigned sometime ago. Burning itching skin diseases instantly relieved by Pe Witts Witch Hazel Salve, unequalled for cuts-, bruises, burns. It heals without leaving a scar. J. E. Adams <k S*'i>.

Yesterday was shipping day from Petersburg. Right loads of stock were shipped to the market, five cars of cattle and three of hogs. Iatst Thursday the same number were shipped. John Cooper of Anderson, and Miss Sarah Marshall, daughter of William l Marshall, of Pataka township, were married ; last Sunday by Rev. Francis Woods. They are both mutes. They left Tuesday for their future home at Anderson. Dr. I. U. Lamar'filied his boud as poetmaster this week and sent it to Washington City. He will in all probability assume his duties the first of the coming month. He has secured as his deputy L. L. Dearing, who for the past year has been clerking for 0. T. Kime. For whose l>enefit was the 37 cents a ton | additional tariff laid on bituminous coal.— Rockport Democrat, The editor has no right to talk that way. But then, will the operator pay his miners that additional 37 cents per ton for getting it out? That's the question that is agitating the people. The state l>oard of health has issued its bulletin for the last quarter, which shows that out of a population of 18,544 there were two deaths for the quarter. The report further says that “Pike county had the smallest death rate—.01 to each 1.000 population iu the county." Pike county has coal, natural gas,oil and good healthful j conditions. What county excels old Pike? The coal miners* strike is stiil on, and no ! work is being done in Pike county at any i of the mines. All the mines in Indiana have suspended operations until the strike is over. The miners are orderly and no | demonstrations have been made up to the I present time. The marchers have moved | on to Kentucky to get the miaers there to j throw down their tools until the strike is j over. j Hon. A. H. Taylor left Monday for j Juneau, Alaska. He will be absent for [two or three months looking after the ! Jualin gold mining company of which ho is vice-president. The Jualin mining company has struck a rich mine and is paring big dividends. The stock is quoted as being worth 8 for 1. Mr. Taylor i* pretty well acquainted with the territory having I been there during the early part of the ! year. It is always gratifying to receive testi- ! menials for Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ; and Diarrhoea remedy, and when the en- ; dorsement is from a physician it ise-peciaily | so. “There is no more satisfactory or | effective remedy than Chamberlaiu’s Colic, j Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy.*’ writes Dr. I R E. Robey, a physician aud pharmacist. [ of Olney. Mo.; and as he has used the ; remedy in his own family and sold it in bis | drug store for six years,-die should certainly know. For sale by J. R. Adams & Son. a

That more gas has not been found up to • this time is no fault of the home companies that are drilling for the purpose of developing the territory. This section is new . and undeveloped and the wells not jet completed does not say that this is . not a gas field. It may he possible that the first well drilled, ami which shows such a great prea- ' sure, st ruck an upheave! in the rock or a fissure, and that other wells will necessarily hare to be drilled deeper. If the present wells should develop gas at a greater depth then the fact would be ussured. And agi^n it mar be possible that the welts are known a* ‘‘dusters.** The drill in the Central Indiana gas belt does not always penetrate the gas bearing strata. The jwople of this locality should not be discouraged if h dry hole is drilled; now and then, but should assist the horpe companies in developing , the territory. They are the only persons that will drill in this territory onpf it is thoroughly demonstrated that ga* can be found at any pomt, when other leasers will ; come in for the purpose of making money oat of the home people's enterprise, push and pluck. The home companies, it is understood. propose to drill other wells M soon as the present ones are completed, ami it is to be hoped that they will be successful and find gas.