Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 42, Petersburg, Pike County, 25 February 1898 — Page 1

VOL. XXVIII. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1898. NO. 42 r

The First Gun for 3 Spring. What! Spring stoe& in already? New Clothing, New lints and Nobby Shoes and Furnishings. Yet its tint*. You’ll find the greatest line of nobby np-tn-Uate Men’s we*- you ever saw. Pretty styles in Men's Clothing that will spread sunshine over your face and make yon feel young agaiu to see it. The only difference betweenour Clothing and the tailor's i» the price. * f

Here is a Flyer for Early Spring. 48*) Men's Suits, every garment in the lot strictly all Wool, bright, d**7 C fj select up-to-date patterns, for business or dress, fit liken glove Men'- Suits, tailor made, pure alt Wool, natty patterns for d>Q QC good dressers. Worth anywhere $15.00. . Mothers, bring in the boys and fit them out in one of the fartnom; Jane Hopkins--Suita, the kind that never rips.^ Grover Ckve- 75 lam) iises no other make. A good Suit for... * t i%. Men’s fine flats, Derby or Alpine shape. Newest Spring styles. QPp Worth $1.50... .•.. ... » Men's fashionable Derbvs, Alpines and Broadway Hats, tlie blocks (fi4 Qr for stylish drc>sers.. ... Men's fine Shoes, the newest lasts, the lifefoslate color, the finest OA fitting, the Shoe- for nobby dressers, pi 56 anil .. If Vi u are hard to fit in Clothing see our elegant book of samples. A perfect fit guaranteed or you bring 'em hack. The best dressed men in Petersburg buy their Clothing at «Star Clothing Houses The Leaders in Men's Wear, PETERSBURG INDIANA.

An Add Worth Reading. You know, *s evervbodv knows that the sncce<s which we have attained with the Studebak^r Wag<m

Is due to tin1 fa« t that quality is always ttrifjykieml first above ■ all (thin^s it) the manufacture of them. m The timber from which the Stmle* baker is made is seasoned under sheds from three to five years. Every I'iece is ehorousrhly inspected and carefully selected.

Tii*- Studebaker i- best, the oldest and runs like a top. The &tud«b*ker ><<ur friend at all titues. l'*u»e and examine it. Shawhan Boonshot&CoI $ Hardware. i Petersburg. Ind. i

^HAMMOND & KIMEt* Jewelers and Opticians Have just receive*} a complete optical outfit for the examination of eyes for glpss, Glasses fitted for ali errors and refractions. Jewelry, Clocks. Gold and Silver Watches Re|iairin£ of all kinds. Cali and see u&. ^PETERSBURG, INDIANA4)?

THE BEST OFFER EVER MADE BY a NEWSPAPER. The semi-weekly Republic, the best general newspaper printed in tbe world, containing ail the news in eight pages twice-a-week, and The Republic Model Magazine ewe rear for #1.50. The Ke|diMk Sunday Magazine was the newspaper success of J887. A home journal of the best class. 18 large pages every week, four pages of the brightest and best reading printed. It contains mi re high-class pictures and cartoons than were ever attempted in any other publication. More noted writers and artists contribute to Tbe Republic Magazine than any other Western publication. The Magazine will be sold only in connection with the semi-weekly Republic, but it is mailed separately each week. Address all orders to Large Pages Every ~ "Week for Only f THE REPUBLIC, St Louis, Mo.

Four sf»oois of Clark’s thread at G. T. Kirae's for 10 cents. 41-3 Subscribe for the Dewoceat and get all the latest county news. John Kime of Washington, was here Wednesday ou business. W. C. Wiggs of near Littles, was in town last Saturday on business. D. C. Barrett, of Arthur, was in town Wednesday transacting business. A. L. Powers of Oakland City, was hers Monday transacting business in the circuit court. _• Bring your butter and eggs to G. T. Kime and get some of the bargains now offered. 41-3 W. V. Hargrove left Monday for Cincinnati. where he will bnv a large stock of spring and summer goods. Mrs. Henry Filers and Miss Rosa Ohler of Princeton, are the guests of William Liibs and family this week. Goods niarsed in red figures means cost prices. Come in and southern. 41-3 G. T. Kime. Miss Dee McGowan entertained the K.M. club Monday evening. A delightful time was had by the club members and their guests. Bromoline will cure a cold while you sleep. No cure, no pay. 25 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliptiant. __ 86-tf Senorets purify the biood ami beautify the complexion. Cure constipation. 25 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergeu and Oliphant. 36-tf 4Mumps,” the old fashioned kind, are very much in evidence in Petersburg at the present time. There are quite a number of eases among the children. Don't annoy others by your coughing, ami risk your life by neglecting a cold. One Minute Cough Cure cures, coughs, colds, croup, grippe and ail throat and lung troubles. J. U. Adams & Son.

Married, Sunday, February 13th, at 4 o'clock p. in. at the home of the groom in Indianai*ofis by Hev. Xordgaard, Mr. Jens. J. Olsen ami Miss Alice Howard, daughter of George Howard, formerly of this place. A thrf.1 of terror is experienced wheu a brassy cough of croup sounds through the house at night. But the terror soon changes to relief after Chic Minute Cough Cure has been administered. Safe and harmless for children. J. li. Adams & Son. Claude Fettmgerof Wiii'dow, was arrested last Thursday charged with assault and battery with intent. He was taken before Judge Elv and plead not guilty^ IJ is trial is not yet. set for hearing, and being unable to give bond for his appearance at court he was remanded to jaii. Last Friday night a number of the members of the Eastern Star gave Miss Florence Capehart a surprise by calling on her at the home of her sister, Mrs. Al Brofczleton, previous to her departure for Jasper, where she will remain for sometime. A delightful evening was spent by all. Cairo, Ills., April20,1$)?.—-Dr. Mendenhall's Improved Chill and Fever Cure is one of the best sellers we carry in stuck, and has gained favor with the trade more rapidly of late than any other chill tonic. We have sold marly fifty gross so far this season. I' Scbuh Dare Company.

The total militia force of the various states, according to the returns of the adjutant general of the army, aggregates^ 115.363. The total nnniher of /nen aVai;ablefor military duty is placed at*10,321,841. New York leads all other states, with 13,894 officers and men and 30*3.000 available for military duty. Mrs. Amanda Wagner, wife of JSamuel Wagner living just north of town, died Wednesday morning at 9:30 o’clock. The deceased was about 29 years old. She leaves a husband and five children beside a host of friends to mourn their loss. The funeral was preached by Rev. Burch, interment Thursday at Pleasant Ridge cemetery.—Winslow Era. A musical entertainment was given last Thursday evening by Miss Daisy Anderson Jo a large number of her friends at her beautiful borne on Walnut street. Among the numbers on the program was singing by the Excell quartette, instrumental music by Mrs. Gladish, duet bv Mesdames Nichols and Read. The occasion was one highly appreciated and enjoyed by . all pre^nt. Every farmer should tee that bis barns and contents are well insured. Nearly every day the daily papers contain accounts of fires in rural districts, bams and contents and out buildings, and in some cases the whole season’s crop going up in smote without a cent of insurance, leaving the unfortunate farmer penniless. Pin and life insurance are two things that should never be neglected. The cost is trifling compared with the benefits in case of accident.

L. E. Grim of Cannelton, was here Monday on business matters. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and dock repairs. 28* Dode Darnell made a business visit to Washington last Saturday. , Thurlow Grim was admitted as a member of the Pike county bar last Saturday. Our 10 cent counter is piled full of bargains. 41-3 • G. T. KiMK. L. J. Dunning returned Tuesday from Spencer county, where he is engaged in the timber trade. The E. & I. pay car passed through here i Wednesday afternoon, making glad the L. R. Hargrave this week sold his coffee and tea store to Mrs. Ida M. Case, who will continue the business. Fos Sale—About forty bushels of good, new clover seed at #3 per bushel. 41-2 . J. D. Hollon. Senorets cure chronic constipation, kidney and liver complaint. Price 25 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, ami Bergen and Oliphaut. 30—tf (juinoria is guaranteed to cure chilis, i fever and all malarial disorders. No cure, ao pay. For sale by Paul Bros;' and Ber- ' gen and Oiiphant. 30—tf James Shej>ard, Johu Yeager, Richard Langford and William Shoemaker, promi- . sent citizens of Monroe township, were in ! town Monday on business. Patrick McCarty of Washington, was in | town the first of the week attending circuit ! court. Pat was a former resident of Peters- ! burg aud has many friends here. Children and adults tortured by burns, scalds, injuries, eczema or skin diseases! may secure instant relief by using DeWitt’s i Witch Hazel Salve. It is the great pile; remedy. J. R. Adams & Son.

I Louis Miller died at his home im the west I i end at 10:30 Sunday night of old age. lie ! I moved to this city from Pike county about | a year ago. Deceased was io years old. \ ; He leaves a wife and seven children.—; | Oakland City Journal. I -Another reminder of the frightful wreck j which occurred at Hazleton a year ago when ; an E. & T. H. train went through the | bridge iuto White river, was found last, j week. A farmer found a trunk which was : filled wtth clothing and valuable jewelrv. ; I - , | l After years of untold sutfering from piles, | B.W.Pursell of Knitnersville,Pennsylvania, ■ was cured by using a single box of DeWitt's ■ I Witch Hazle Salve. Skin diseases such as ! eczema, rash, pimples aud obstinate sores i ‘are readily cured by this famous remedy. 1 j J. R. Adams & Son. j English capitalists are drilling for natural | j gas. The well is down nearly ‘JK) feet, ami ! as vet not a trai*e of c<»al has tieen found, i They are confident, however, of finding a I rich vein of mineral water. And. by the ; way. they are liable to strike salt water, as is abounds in Southern Indiana. - - A company has been formed at Chicago to place advertisements on all freight ears. So we may in the near future see, instead | of refrigerator trains, long winding puffsof ; Fake mV pills humming through the land. ! understand that the railroads will coni tinue, however, to haul ‘some freight inci- , dentally. . ‘ .

The republicans of Petersburg met in mass convention at the court hoii:-e last : Saturday night to elect a central committee to act for the town election. There were seven or eight present and a committee selected composed of George Goodrid, Charles ,N*ney, Krastus Johnson, William Pinnev and Jesse Watson. Counterfeit coins of the denomination of dollars and half dollars are in circulation in some of the surrounding towus and in this city probably. The supposition is that some “shover” has been around and un- , loaded a quantity of the stuff and it is now finding its way into the channels of trade. ; The counterfeit is said to be a very good l imitation of the nuine article. The best way to get rid of rats is to feed them for a while. Tut the food where dogs j and cats cannot reach it, and keep the rats well supplied. At first they will be sos- j ; ptcioue and may not ear it, but after they ; begin to eat and find the food harmless i they will have confidence and resort to the location of the food daily to secure it. Then ' is the time u» poison the food, and every 1 rat will be destroyed or leave the place. Mrs. Jennie Garrett, consort of Elia* Garrett of Marion township, died Sunday, I February 13th of cancer of the breast, from which she had been suffering for two yean ; [wst. The deceased was well known la that 1 part of Pike county and highly respected. : The funeral took place Monday and the remains laid to rest in Pleasant Grove: ! cemetery. She leaves a husband and five j I children to mourn their lose. The family have the sympathy of all is their bereav- ■ meat.

Thomas Read was at Oakland Oity last Tuesday on business. J. O. Ketchara was at Washington last Saturday on business. Mrs. Henry Johnson left Tuesday ior a1 visit with Princeton friends. If you want bargains look at goods marked in red figures at G, T. Kiaoe's. Call at this office for yoofjdb printing of any kind. The best work at lowest prices. Will Braden left Tuesday fbr Indianapolis, where he will transact business matters. _J. Mrs. John Smith and children returned last Saturday from a visit with relatives at Terre Haute. J. L. Robinson, county commissioner, made a business *jip to Pfainville last Saturday repiaining over Sunday. One hundred bushels of etoverseed for sale; free from buck planting. 41-2 W. E. Lamb. Bromoline will positively "cure a cold in 24 hours. No cure, no pay., 23 ?ents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. ____36—tf There are now nineteen inmates at the orphans’ home and twenty-five at the couuty asylum. The charges upon the county are growing in number. Any one willing to make a home for a large boy. from eleven to fifteen years of age, is reinvested to write The Board of State Charities, Indianapolis. Indiana. Down at Evansville the undertakers are at war and are cutting prices. The charges for hack and hearse hire are fifty cents each. The next tiling in order will be to offer chromos. This section was visited by a heavy snow storm Sunday night and by Monday morn ing the earth was covered to a depth of three inches. The “beautiful snow” came too late in the season, however, to last very long.

What '.pleasure is there im life with a headache, constipation and biliousness? Thousands experience them who could become perfectly healthy by using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. J. R. Adams & Son. Prent and Sam Morton were tried before Squire Survant in Marion township last Tuesday and fined $5.00 and ’costs each for disturbing a meeting. They were brought here Wednesday morning and confined \in jail to lay out the fine and coats. We are anxious to do a little good in this world and can think of no pleasanter or better way to do it than by recommending One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive ol pneumonia, constipation and other serious lung troubles that follow neglected colds. J. R. Adams & Son. James Shawhan and Janies Boonsbol left Saturday for Mexico. They attended the Mardi Gras at New Orleans Monday and Tuesday and proceeded from there to the capitol of Mexico. They will visit a number of the principal cities of that country before their return home. “Klondicitis is the new and much better sounding name for "gold fever.** The "itis” places it on the list »f fashionable ailments along with peritonitis, appendicitis and other similar maladies. You dou’t need the diagnois of a physician to know when you have got it, either; the symptoms are unmistakable.

lbe 19th annual eniampmem u. a. k., Woman’s Keller Corps, Sons of Veterans and Ladies’ Aid Society, also Ladies G. A. K.. will be belt! at Columbus, Indiana, on Wednesday and Thursday, May 18 and 19, 1898. A rate of one cent per mile, coming and going has been secured on all railroads. A royal welcome is promised all a ho attend. The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons during the past week: / Michael H. Robinson and Sarah F. Dawson. I Perry Abbott and Dell Sehnarr. William A. Stewart and Minnie A. Bell. Vincent Cannon and Lucinda Skaggs. Alfred West and Jennie Poe. Frank Sherwood was down town today, the first time since he had his tussle with ebolera morbus. He says be drove thirty miles after he was taken sick, and never came so near dying in his life, After this when he goes in the country be will take a .bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy with him.--Missouri Valley (Iowa) Times. For side by J. K. Adams am) Son. f An exchange says the qnessioin^ often asked, “Why didn’t the editor mve a detailed account of this or that sandal gathering, wedding, etcT Why bless your souls, how could he write it up—be didn't know? He wasn’t there, dnUrt have an invitation, is no mind reader, no nun told him auyfhiag about it, and maybe be thought you did not want it known. When too have a social gathering or anything efee, aad the editor is not present, give him ibe particular* atd be «0) heartily appreciate the faror.

Mrs. Leslie Lffaab and sen Blake were at Evansville Wednesday. H. H. Tislow, jeweler ami warctanaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* Dr. J. W. Bergen lelt last Saturday on a business trip to Chattanooga. Tennessee. The Ladies' aid society will meet at the home of Mrs. Clark Whitman, Wednesday, March 3d. > 'TX Hon. Smiley N.Chambers of Indianapolis, , , was in the city Monday ami Tuesday at* tending court. Foh-SaI* Cheap.—Hot air pumping engine; can be run by one gas jet or lamp. t«f. I*. Ingleheart, Evansville. Ind. Stf ‘ | Quinoria positively cures chills and fever when other remedies fail. No cure, no pay. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. 8K>-tf Max Blitzer left Saturday for Cincinnati to purchase spring and summer goods. When he returns his stock will be complete, and ready for a big business. | have one lot of StiK) pairs of shoes all kinds to sell at invoice price, which will he marked in red ftg$<gs so that all can see. 41-3 G. T. Kime. On account of the meetiug of the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star which meets at Indianapolis April 35th and 26th, the E. & I. railroad will sell tickets at one fare f >r the round trip Ira Hartley of Logan township, and Daniel Decker of Clay township, were arr sted last Friday on serious charges. They are in jail, not being able to give bail for their appearance at court. Whooping cough is the most distressing, malady; but its duration can be cut short by the use of One Minute Cough Cure, which is also the best known remedy for croup and ail lung and bronchial troubles. J. R. Adams & Son.

The grand jury was discharged last Saturday after l>eing in session for two weeks. Twenty-three indictments were returned. Several of those persons who were indicted were arrested on bench .warrants and will be tried at this term of court. There are three little things which do more work than any other three little things created-r^they are the ant, the bee and DeWitt’s Kittle Early Risers, the last being the famous Little Early Risers, the last being the famous little pills for stomach ♦ and liver troubles. J. R. Adams & Son. Jabez Woolley and wife went to Evansville last Saturday. Mr. Woolley went from there to Boouville where he will locate the drilling of the second gas well, which will be near Chandler. J. P. Miller & Co., Chicago, will drill the well. This is the same firm-that drilled the Jumbo gas well - at this place. Every man. whether fanner, merchant or mechanic, should have his address printed on his envelope, to insure its return if not properly directed. Many a letter has been lost or missent, causing the sender to wonder why he did not receive a reply. This office will furnish and print 100 best quality envelopes for 50 cents. School teachers should also haTe them.

v Petersburg has two representative in the Klondike gold territory, who no doubt will strike it rich as they were on the ground early. They are Chester Barrett and Frank Lory, who left last spring and are right in the push. Barrett is at work this winter taking out gold and Lory, who. has a claim, is working at his trade as tinner and making big wages. It is to be hoped that the boys will come back millionaires. - This office is having a splendid run oh job printing for this season of the yeat. The Democrat office is prepared to do all classes of work and in better style, because it has competent workmen a ad always has the latest styles of type and the best stock '• of paper. If you are neediug anything in our line see us fitrst before sending away for your work. No ‘'botch*’ work done at this office. ‘

The stock law, whether it is an injustice or not is Terr strict and every eitiaen should olvserve it without being forced to do so. The time of year is near at baud when chickens will be as great a nuance as hogs or cows. It being very unpleasant for anyone to complain to the officers, tho owners of chickens should do the right thing by cooping up their fowls and save their neighbors worry and destruction ot choice plants aad gardens. To be slow in doing j right is not a good way. In a recent letter £kv» Washington, D. CM to an old friend? Major 6. A. Stnder, tor twenty years Unitnd States consul at I Singapore, says-; *' While at Des Moines I j became acquainted with a liniment known j as Chamberlaiu s Fain Balm, which I found excellent against rheumatism as well JfA against soreness of the throat and chert (giving me much easier breathing.) I bad a touch of pneumonia early this weak, and two applications freely applied to the throat chest relieved meof it at once, I would not be without it for anything,” For «a)t j by J. R. Adams and don. t