Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 26, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 November 1897 — Page 1

®l)c pike Connto Democrat. VOL. XXVIII. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1897. NO. 26

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You always trade at the "Peoples’ Dry Goods Store** and “Star Clothing House” and you will one day become rich. Your father always traded with them, and you know be always had money to bum, - We pride ourselves on beiiifr the poor man's friend by making his hard earned dollars do double duty. Reader, it’s a duty you owe yourself to trade with us: where you have two stores to select from; where the prices are always the lowest.

r Loetj at Jl>esc prices oi)d See for Yoorself. Infant’s 15c Undershirt* ... Ov Ladies' IVmble Knit Mittens... .,.. I9e 1 Julies'Jersey Knit Fleeced Undershirt*... ... 19r Full size Southdown Bed Blankets, per pair... 41k Ail Wool Bed Blankets, the $2.50 kind, per pair... $l.7» Nice Prints, pretty patterns......Stye All Wool Indies' Cloth for Capes... Pretty Styles in Flannelette ... 3c I julw-s* Capes, Empire IW Ls worth .$4.0!}...... $2.75 Children’s ‘Cloak*, fur trimmed.. ... 8So Infant's Button Shoes, with Patent Tip.. 24c Ladic>’ Heavy Ca!f Patton Shoes. 11 25 kind .9S3 IjuIuVHeavy WUtei Oil (ihtin Sinaw .i»9c I Julies’ Fine Kid Ijuc Shoes, worth $2.00. $1.48 MenV Satin 1 a!f Shoes, the $2.00 kind.. ... $1.23 Men's Heavy Winter I’ *• ts. worth $2.00%.^ .... ,..$1.48 Men's Winter Undershirts, cheap at 40c .. 24c Men1* Lined J«w»* Pants, the TV kin*! ,:J... 58c Boy’s Heavy Wiuter Suits.. ..... 9^> Men s All Wool Casstmere Suits, $£.50 kind.$1.30 Klee's $12.00 Tailor Made Suits ....;... $7.50 Thousands and tb<>utaa<U of other bargains equally as cheap. Bring tout wife and buy your winter'.- supply while thews cut price* prices last.

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-pbofm Grogs or Peoples’ Dry Goods Store and Star (Ming Honse, * PETERSBURG, IND

# # # OUR t Line of Stove#. Wtt must say, is the best that has ever been kept or shown in Petersburg. Their finish, style anJ qualttv is above anything that was ever m,hi. Of course yyu are going to need some STOVES This winter for your oKl one# i*u‘t stand it mueh longer. When an old - stove begins to go it goes very fast. S* don't be caught with an old stove when it get* cold. It may not get down to 25 degrees below iero, but don’t sav it wout for it may. Then vou want to KEEP FIRE, Warmth, or anything els®. 5 Warm, and very warm. Some people rather thau spend a little money, make out with the old one. but get 1 : mm, mi Hi 1 HARDWARE, PETERSBURG. INDIANA.

Hank Statement. Report of t1* condition of tlic dtiien** stair Rank. at htlcftkufif, in the state of Iudianu, at the close of its business on the A*th day of ticiober. 1»C: KKSOl'KftS. Loans and discount* . .... Overdraft*. .... tuner »t<* k*. bonds and mortgage*, tuber real estate Furniture and fixtures Current extH'tises . Due tram banksaod bankers.. $Jd,»>72 75 Currency s.cyt m Specie .... ti|) Cash items ‘tC ft t «dssa tw Tli 38 eg 4.927 fit l.OMtt Ug 1,248 51* i».*C Tit Total. «172,!*»s IS LlAUt UT1K*. Capital stork paid in $ JSOOUto Surplus fund *.£*> >*» ft is •not. exchange and (merest 4,17» 47 Profit .'Old loss 74 „■» Individual deposits on demand 137.ej 45 Total . Hr:.** 12 sit.it. of Indiana, Pike Couiiiy, ta: t. t». J. Nnhol*. assistant cashier «*# the Ciliciw' State Hung of Petersburg. Indiana, do solemnly sirsar that the above statement «5. J. NICHOLA. .UkliUnt Caehier. Subset->i>(‘d and saorn t*i h*u>re me, this 3d ! day of November; hWT. MAIV X. til.KZKN. Notary Public. Bank Statement. Report of the condition of the Pike County 8'xie Hank, at IVn rsburg, in the stale of !nui«na. at the close of its buaiucs* ou the oPth day of iKrtober. l*?T: asiuHEcaa. loans and discount* . Overdraft* ...... other etoefca, bonds and uiortfittN Pur from banka aud hankers Furniture and fixtures Current expense* Currency —. Specie .... ........ Cash iteiua .. ... _ ... ♦44.3*4 06 54i Ok Syui u» l*. ITS & urn «v •SO 18 6.7C no . 3*37s <*> 158 9S | Total . IM.UW 44 uxtm.mca i Capital atork paid In - fdXwf 00 Surplus fund . l.wu *.** > Discount. exchange and interest ... 1,458 H ! Profit* aud iua* . __ 5tft» 00 ! Individual deposit* on demand . «LU1 S3 j Total fgt.tW 44 i State of Indiana. Pike County, IS*: I. John O. Davi*. cashier of the Pike County state Bank, of Petersburg. Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true. JOH S O. DAV IS. Cashier, j Subscribed aud sworn to before me, this 2d day ul November, ISC. E. P. RiciiAKinoy. Notary Public, j Notice of Administration. Notice Is hereby given, that the undersigned ha* been, appointed by the Clerk of the cTreutt Court of Pike County. State of Indinua, administrator, of the estate of Isaac W.1 Kh-ener. late of Pike county, deceased. Said estate i* supposed to be solvent. JOSEPH FLEF-NKR. OctlM* 24-3 Administrator. , Rip hard sou A Taylor, attya. tor estate. f

BIG GAINS FOR SILVER

The Gold Standard Rebuked by the People Tuesday. New York and Old Kaintuck Re' turn to Democracy. i Ohio aiul Iowa Kt imblkau bj Very Small Pluralities. __ >rbr«kka,Vir|iiiiianud Other Staten Oeuiucral Ic.

The elections of Tuesday were great victories for the People. The silver craze has not died out but shows a reinforcement in the several states where elections were held. The People fought for their rights and the restoration of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 without the consent of any other Nation. Strongholds of republicanism were invaded and the majorities minced until the republicans have but little to rejoice over. Ohio, which gave Bushnell for governor a majority of over 125.0C0 in 18115. and McKinley last fall over 51.000, is reduced to aUmt 10,000 or 12,000 for Bushnell for governor, and the legislature very close, both parties Wednesday claiming it on joint ballot. Iowa, another banner republican state which gave McKinley about 70.1*00 majority. i> reduced to 15,000. Nebraska stands by the silver issue and increased the majority to Utwoeu 20,000 and 25,0tH). And old Kentucky returns to the democratic fold with an old time majority of 30.000 ami elects a democratic legislature. In N*-w York the republicans were swept off the face of the-earth. McKinley carried the state last fall bv 268,000 majority. Parker, the deuucratic nominee for judge of the court of appeals was elected by over 100.000 majority. Van Wyck, the democratic candidate for mayor of Greater New York, was elected by 83.000 plurality. General Tracy, the republican candidate, was the third rnan in the race. New York will again be in line in 1900. Old Virginia comes up smiling with a

majority oi about «i>,uuu. Tb« republican majority in Massachusetts was reduced over 100,000. Pennsylvania goes republican, but by a reduction in the majority of over 150,000. Democrats make gains in Rhode Island^, carrying three out of live cities for mayor. Detroit. Michigan, elects a democratic mayor, as also does Salt Lake City, Utah. Hamilton county. Ohio, in which is located Cincinnati, was carried by the democratic legislative ticket. Last fall McKinley carried the county by 18.000. In Colorado, Kansas and South Dakota local election* were held m which the silventes held their own and made substantial gains. Louisville. Kentucky, elects a democratic tnaror and city officials. In many of the muncipal elections held in the various states the democrats were ge nerally successful. On the whole the elections of Tuesday were Terr muh in evidence and that the silver issue will be the grounds on which the battles of 189b and 1900 will be fought on. Let the rooster crow,

Mrs. Erast us Tisiow of Terre Haute, is visitiug her parents here this week. H. H. Tislow. jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 3S* Thomas Mount and wife of Washington, were the guests of friends here Sunday. Mel Thomas of Union, was in the city last Saturday looking after business matters. A. P. Osgathorp of near OtweU, visited this city last Saturday on business matters. Snpt. Corn of Augusta, was in town Wednesday on business eouneeted with the I schools. W. H. Heath man of OlezeD. was in town | Saturday and dropped a silver dollar into | our cash l*ox. Joseph Ashby was appointed postmaster at Coe last Sat unlay, caused by the death j of 1. W. Fleener. Charles Skinner of Arthur, who is attend- j ing school at Oakland City, was here Wednesday on business. Rodimel&Miley will remove their harness store to the room recentIv vacated by Ike Johnson, opposite the court house. For Salk Cheat.—Hot air pumping engine: cau be run by ope gas jet or lamp. J. L. lngtekeairt, Evansville. Ind. Stf Small pill, safe pill. DeWitt's Little Early,Risers cure biliousness, constipation, sick headache. J. K. Adams & Son.

virvi^t Vi uiv aauiv light company, informs us that the lights will be turned on the first of next week. 1 will pay cash for sheep pelts, hide ami tallow. Call at my warehouse on Seventh street, near the railroad, 36-4 Pkter Drok. For Salk—One hard coal base burner. The best stove made. Good as new. Only been in use one. year. The owner will burn gas ami hence this offer. For iuformatiou call at this office. There is no need of little children being tortured by scald head, eczema and skin eruptions, DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve gives instant relief ami cures permanently. •J. K. Adams & Son. Every lover of true art should witness the entertainment of Charles Montavilie Flowers, the renowned character delineator, who will give his successful monologue Monday night. It is a truly wonderful! performance. Mrs. Daisy Sadler returned from a few days* visit with her sUter, Mrs. Sylvester j Bench, at Augusta, last Wednesday, and t left the same day for Princeton, where she will visit her sister. Mt|s. Delta Johnson, who is ill.—Oakland City Enterprise. W. A. Oliphant of Petersburg, was in the city Wednesday. He informed the Journal that he will build a brick business house, forty foot front, on his vacant lot south of Harris & Richey's implement house, early in the spring.—Oakland City Journal. Warxixu — Persons who suffer from coughs aud colds should heed the warnings of danger and save themselves suffering and fatal results by using One Minute Cough Cure. It is an infallible remedy for coughs, colds, croup and all throat aud lung troubles. J. R. Adams & Son. William. Jackson and Joseph F. Pattersou have formed a partnership and will engage in the farm implement business aud will ‘ occupy the old Patterson stand on Depot street. These gentlemen are well known in the county and need no introduction as j they have long been engaged iu business pursuits.* X,

uscar tsruiuneiu ana .ui>s .Nettie vochren, j | daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Cochren, were married at the home of the bride'.' I parents in Pike county, last Sunday. Kev.! Haleof Winslow, performing the ceremony. ] The contracting partiesare highly respected young people, and start in life with bright i prospects and the well wishes of their i friends,—Oakland City Enterprise. Sunflowers are said to be profitable in more ways than one. From the seed it is said the finest quality of oil is made. The j cake from which the oil has Wen taken is j excellent poultry feed, and from the bark of the stalk a fiber is obtained that may he j woven into a doth finer than the finest product of flax. There is a small fortune in ! the cultivation of the sunflower for some ofj our enterprising Iudiana fanners. sixth annual conference of Charites j and Correction of this state will convene in Evansville. November 9th, and continue in session three days. This is the first time j the conference has. appointed the southern ! part of the state for a place of meeting, and it should have a large attendance from the people of this section who are interested in these matters. The objeot of the conference : is to awaken an interest in organized char* ! ity. No motive can be assigned for its ex* t istence other than a desire to help humanity, j Membership iu the conference is entirely unrestricted. There are no dues, every one who attends h«s a voice and a vote in the proceedings.

Go to H. II. Tislow for all kinds of watch ami clock repairs. 2S* W. G. Bottoms of near Arthur, was iu town Wednesday on business. Circuit court convenes next Monday. The grand jury will also be in sessiou. Fred Droester. our old German friend of Mouroe township, was in town Wednesday. The surveying corps of the Black Diamond railroad are expected here this week. _ Mrs. Maggie Whetzel of Nebraska, is visiting her parents, R. S. Randersoy aud wife, near Otwell. Oscar English. Madison township, rejoices over the advent of a fine boy at his home Monday. Joshua Dean left Wednesday morning for Perry county, where he will visit his mother who is in her STth year. Organ kor Salk.—A firsteiass organ for s;de: been used about a year; good as new. Call at this office at once. Fred Butler and Henry Burnett of Monroe township, were iu town last Saturday on important business. Paiiie! Davis, one of the hustling democrats of Lockhart township, was iu town last Saturday transacting business. The experiment well for gas or oil on the Omelvena land is n»>w down over 1,800 feet. A small flow of mineral water was struck Tuesday at 1,790 feet. The workmen who an»engaged in putting up the telephone line from Wasnington to this place by the way of Monroe City, will complete the work this week. Disfigurement for life by burns or scalds !#ay be avoided bv using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the great remedy for piles and lor all kinds of sores and skin troubles. J. R. Adams «Jc Son. Dr. Abbott performed a delicate operation on Zeno Bartl's little son. The child had beeu burnt severely and its arm had grown to its body. The doctor hail to cut it loose and it is now getting along nicely. —Otwell item. Pink Spraggins, a youug man living at Ayrshire, met a most horrible death while working at Wiggs* saw mill near that place. By accident Spraggins fell against the big saw and had the entire left side of his head cut off. He lived thirty minutes after the accident.—Winslow Era. J. M. Thirswend of Grosbeck, Texas, says that when he has a spell of indigestion aud feels bail aud sluggish, he takes two of DeWitt*s liittie Early Risers at-night, and he is all right the next morning. Many thousands of others do the same thing. Do you? J. R. Adams & Son.

But very few pranks were played in this city by the young people on Hallow een night. As it fell on Sunday night this year it was observed Sat unlay, evening. The children were out eariv in the evening with |>oekets full of corn and beans aud Sunday morning the sidewalks were coy* ered. • } Mr. Sig Frank, one of our prominent merchants is closing out his large .stock of merchandise prejiartory to locating in the northern part of the state he will open up a large department shoe store. Mr. Frank will not go to Petersburg as has been stated, but will leave as soon as business is settled for the north.—Priuoeton Democrat. J. C. Berry, oue of the best known citizens of Spencer, Missouri, testifies that he cured him>elf of the worst kind of piles by usin£ a tew boxes of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. lie had beeu troubled with piles for over 30 years aud had use*! many different kinds of so-called cures; but DeWilt's was the one that did the work, aud he will verify this statement if anyone wishes to write him. J. R. Adams & Son.

No sensible man should get angry because a newspaper man duns hitn for money. dun is not an impeachment of a subscriber s integrity, but it is the outcropping of the publisher's necessity. For instance, a thousand men owe frv>m one to four dollars. He had to dun them to pay expenses. Instead of gelling mail and stopping the paper for what is honestly due, the subscriber should thank the editor for waiting ou him patiently and pay up like a man. The grand jury failed to find a bill against Dr. William Russell, C. A. W. Roach and Robert Miley of Francisco today. It will be remembered that, duriug the Oakland City fair. Andrew Douglas was sand bagged and the above named parties were held to answer the charge. Douglas was on his way to Francisco, his home, and had reached the eily limits vheu he was brutally assaulted and robbed. From the description the three parties above named were arrested, and have been held here to await the action of the court. The prisoners were released today. It will be wry nearly impossible to apprehend the guilty parties, as much time has passed and all possible chances to escape have been given the guilty parties.—Princeton Democrat,

I • Pleasantly Surprised. Last Sunday. October 31st, Jonathan ! Bowman, one of the oldest farmers in I Madison township, reached his four scorn years. It had been a custom of his for many years to celebrate his birth every ten years, but on this occasion, he had over- ! looked the matter but his many friends hail I not forgotten it, and so along abont eleven ; o clock carriages, buggies and wagons ; began arriving at his country home. At | first he did not realize what was going on, | but it soon dawned on him that he was the host of oyer a hundred friends who had come with baskets well filled and to help | him celebrate his eightieth birthday. The gentlemen present began erecting a long table iu front of the old home, and the lailies began impacting the baskets and loading the table with the bounties of life, which had been so delicately prepared by them. When all was in readiness Uncle Jonathau called his guests to the table anif in a few words welcomed his friends to partake. Old friends whom he had known j ever since he came to the county were 1 present, and others who hail known him for many years past were there besides a j number of his friends from this eity. In I all there were over 100 persons present. Uncle Jonathan is one of the best known | men in Pike county. He was born in | Butler county, Ohio, October 31, 1817, and | came to Pike county over sixty years ago. ' lie has resided on the farm where he now : lives for forty-seven years. For seventeen J years he served the people as a county cora- ; missioncr and made one of the best officials | in that capacity the county ever hail. In j politics he has always l*eeu a sterling democrat and takes au active interest in every campaign.

1 he many friends present wished him ! many such happy occasions during the remaining years of his life, and also his good wife, who was as happy as Uncle Jonathan ! on this occasion. The Democrat with a host of friends wish them a happy life and when the next teu years roll around will return again to help celebrate. High School Lecture Course. The high school will offer a lecture course for the season of 97 and 98 composed of the following artists: Charles Montaville Flowers, Ben Hur, November 8th. Alton Packard, Cartoonist, “An Evening of Pictures.*' November 20. Indiana University Glee and Mandolin clubs aud University Male Quartett, about January 4th. Hon. W.RToralinson, Lecture, ‘‘Freaks, Fools and Facts.” February 7th. T>r. J. Z. Armstrong. Lecture, “The Stuff Men are Made of,” March 7th. Admission: Persons not members of public schools, $1.00 for course ticket. Students of high school, 75 cents for course i ticket. Pupils of grades, 50 cents for | course ticket. All money above expenses j will be donated to the purchase of books for ; school library. The senior class have the j course in charge. Season seats will be reserved ou Monday at Adams drug store.

Farmers Institute. The Pike county farmer's institute will be held at Winslow. Wednesday and Thursday, December 1st and 2nd, 1897. Mr. O. A. Loekridge and Mrs. Ervin, two of the best institute workers in the state i will be thfe instructors. There will also be I plenty of local help. The committee I intend to make this the most larglv attended ami most enthusiastic farmer’s meeting ever j held in the county. See posters for ; premiums offered on essays, declamations, ' corn, wheat, potatoes, apples, butter and ; cakes. Cincinnati Markets. Wkosesoay, Oct. 27,1897. Wheat, 89 to 91 $e; corn, 25£ to 27c; oats, 15 to 20c; rye, 43 to 47c; hay, $8.50 to ! #9.50; cattle," heavy, $4.60 to #1*5; hogs, . good shippers, #3.95 to #4.00; sheep, #3.25 j to #3.85. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold their chrysanthemum show November 18th and 19th. Four prizes will be given. #5 for the best collection. #3 for the second best collection, #2 for the largest single blossom and #1 for the second. See nex& week’s paper for further particulars. No more monopoly; down with high prices on. lumber ami custom work; three planers. Come and see us. Will keep a good supply of lumber and akingiee. See where you can do best. i. P. Manns. The Cincinnati Enquirer says of Charles Montaviile Flowers the character delineator, w^o appears here Monday night: •*Flowers is the most brilliant character delineator uow before the American public.* The machinery is being moved this week to the Shandy land, two miles northeast of town, where the mining aud manufacturing association will drill their No. 3 well for natural gas. You can’t cure consumption but yon cm avoid it aud cure every other form of throat or lung trouble by the us« of One Murat# Cough Cure. J, R. Adams & Son,