Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 37, Petersburg, Pike County, 20 January 1899 — Page 1

VOL. XXIX. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 20, 1899.

Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* H. H. Hollenberg of Velpen, was in town Monday, transaction business. Charles Armstrong of Boonville. visited his mother here over Sunday. Miss Mae Thomas of Algiers, is the guest of Mrs. Clara Townsend this week. John M. Davis, trustee of Monroe township, was in town Tuesday on business.. f 4 Uncle George Chamberlain one of the old ditizens living near Alford, is seriously ill. E. H.jGoslin transacted business in St. Louis Tuesday, returning home Wednesday afternoon. Squire Powers, Thomas Newman and J. E. Fisher of Monroe township, were in town Wednesday on business. Bromoline will cure a cold while you sleep. No cure, no pay. 2’> cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen ond Oliphant. 3*V tf * Dr. W. G. Kidd of Princeton, one of the well known citizens of Southern Indiana, died last Saturday. He was seventy, years oM. t L. E. Woolsey attended the farmers’ institute at Princeton this week in the interest of his new farm paper which he will soon Issue. --—.—.— '' j Senorets purify the blood and beautify the complexion. Cure .constipation, 2"> cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. ‘ 3b-tf I .Men’s all rubber arctics. Men's 4 heavy rolled edge arctics. Men’s T. snow»excluders and pointed toe arctics, at cut prices. Star Clothing House. ,T \* _ ---:-4— ' - \ Miss Emma Meisenhelder returned last week from a visit to Evasnsville friends. Miss Lottie Keifer returned with her for a visit with relatives apd friends there.

The Siple murder case comes up in a the Daviess circuit court at Washington next Monday. There will be nearly one' hundred witnesses attend \ the case from here. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cockrill&were over from Velpen last Saturday night to take in the installation and banquet given by the Masons. Both are l members of the Eastern Star degree of this city.—'Huntingburg Argus. | In another column of this issue will be found the financial statement of the Pike county state bank. The statement shows an increased business over the last report. The bank is One of the solid institutions of Southern Indiana. The following officers were installed by the Rebecca lodge Tuesday evening of last week: Noble .grated. Annie » Striker: vice grand, Maggie Miley: permanent secretary, Mary Colvin: recording secretary, L. P.Bilderback: treasurer, Ella Bowers. W. Chandlee of Richmond, representing the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph company of New York, was in the city yesterday conferring with the city dads regarding tKe putting in of a fijfe alarm striker. The system is bein^Aised in a number of Indiana towns and cities.

John Whitman will leave Monday on his first trip for the firm of Burton, Price & Co , New York, wholesalers of ribbons, silks and other notions. John will travel overSouthefn Illinois and Indiana, making four trips each year. He has had considerable ex-g , perience on the road and will make a success of his new line of trade. The republican editors over the state are having po little to say about the reduction of the state debt under republican administration. They * should be fair enough to add tlmt it was through the wisdom of the democratic party that a tax law wa^placed on the statute books making it jiossible for an administration, democratic or republican, to reduce the debt. There is some talk of a town hall and water works being built by the town council. Some of the citizens are in favor; of the town owning a sys^. tem of water works that will in turn help pay for itself and wait for a few years before erecting a building for the town officers. Others are in favor of erecting a town hall to cost $6,000 at once. It is true that a hall iss5 needed and also that water works is needed, but what the trustees will do remains to be seen. If anyone has has anything to say on the subject the columns of the Democrat are open for anything bearing on the

For fine repair work go to Hammond £ Kime. _3T'3 P. A. Chappell, the attorney, is confined to his home with the grip. Men's jeaqs pants, lined and stoutly made. 59 cents. Star Clothing House. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker, Petersburg. All work guaranteed. ' ^ 28* Marion Thompson and Zale Whitman of Patoka township. were®in town Tuesday on business. The Patoka and White rivers are still on the rise and are creeping out over the bottom lands. f > Mr^r^GustoiT Frank and Mrs. Sig Frank are visiting Mrs. Jacob Harlem at Mt. Vernon this Week. Dr. N. Corn, county recorder, returned Mon^ayfrom Augusta, where he had peenfor aX^ek on business. The delinquent list^of lands and town lots appears in this issue of the I Democrat. The sale takes place Feb1, ruaro 13th. Hon. Albert Beveridge was elected Wednesday by both branches of the legislature as United Stated senator from Indiana. 4 Quinoria positively cures chills and j fever when other remedies fail. .No [ cure, no pay. For sale bO^mUiros. | and Bergen and Oliphant. > 30^tf Now is the time to buy that overcoat. See those fine black beaver overcoats. Regular price $7.00, now going at $5.00. Star Clothing House. Quinoria is guaranteed to cure chills, fever and all malarial disorders. No cure, no pay. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. • , 30-tf tipwing to the illness of Rev. Probert thb series of meetings at the Baptist church were discontinued last week until a later date. The reverend has almost recovered from his illness.

Henry Stone living east of town a few miles, received word last week from his son Henry Stone, who lives at Nebraska City, Nebraska, that he had lost his home and contents by fire. H. A. Lingo,who was with the H. It. Allen national surgical institute as traveling agent, has been appointed to a clerkship at the Bates house. He is a well known young man here.— Indianapolis Sentinel. S. C. Wyatt, proprietor of the Conger’s Creek'breeding farm, left yesterday to attend the combination sale of Poland China swine at West Salem,Illinois, of D, F. Pemberton and John Swangee. He will, buy several head of fine hogs which he will add to his fine herd. Dr. Pagin, who formerly resided at Velpen. but, for sometime past in Maryland, died of pneumonia last Sunday at Velpen. He had been called there to see a daughter who was sick when he was stricken w ith the disease to which he succumbed. He was well known in that part of the county. County Auditor Scales has made the" January apportionment of the various funds to the several townships and corporations as follows: Jefferson, $4,021.85: Washington, $3,704.60: Madison. $1,804.58; Clay, $1,036.04: Patoka. $3,512.24: Monroe, $2,664.86: Logan,"' $1,720.73; Lockhart, $2,834.31: Marion, $3,253.46: Petersburg, $5,724.37: Wifl§=" low, $743,30. The total amount distributed was $30,920.22.

jp A recent decision of the supreme court says: Where the owners of i farm lands enclosed within the corporate limits of a duly incorporated towp have petitioned the-hoard of trustees to disannex such land and j their petition has been denied they ! have no remedy. The disannexation | of land from a town or, city is a legisI lative agf, and courts have no juris- | diction of proceedings for that purj pose. Mrs. Nancy Griffith was born in the town of Petersburg in the year 1818 and was at tlte time of her death 81 years old. At the age of 19 she was united in marriage to John Maxwell. To this union one child was born. Shortly after her first marriage she was left a widow, and was some time afterward again married to John Griffith. To this union 10 children were born, two of whom are still living, John and David. Mrs. Griffith was not a member of any church, but t turing her sickness^ frequently expressed a hope of final deliverance in the land of rest. funeral was j conducted by Rev. Rader last Friday and interment at the Anderson cem

Mrs. Sig Frank of Peru, is visiting (Justoff Frank and family. Robert Dorsey of Noxid. was in town Wednesday on business. -—-S£-„ Hon. Henry J. Wiggs of Arthur.was in town Monday transacting business. Frank Taylor has commenced the erection of a cottage on South Sixth street. , ■ - _ George Ingersoll and wife, ( lark’s Station, have a bouncing big boy at their home/ " Men's underwear heavy fleece lined shirts and drawers only 3b cents each. Star Clothing House. 3b-2 Sam Gladishis here from Indian* apolis for a few days. He is employed ,in the stock yards at the capitol city. Subscribe for the Democrat and get the largest paper published in Pike county. All the news each week. $2.00 saved is $2.00 made. We save you that amount on every overcoat you buy from now until February loth. Star Clothing House. 3fl-2 David Horton, the shoemaker, w'ho was recently burned out has opened up a shop in the upstairs room over Burress’ barber shop. Shnorets cure chronic constipation^ kidney and liver complaint. Price 25 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. 3ti-tf Dr.-J. T. Kime attended a bahquet of agents and medical examiners of the Prudential insurance company at Vincenness last evening. There is a large number of persons in the city who are experiencing the grip and are confined to their homes by reason/of the prevailing epidemic. H. R. Snyder left Monday for Indianapolis and other points in the northern part of-the state on important business. He will be absent about a week. : ;

fall and see that nice line of belt buckles, cyrano or bead chains.f riendship hearts and bracelets in sterling filled and plate at Hammond & Kime's. [ - _ ^ 37-3 Mrs. Coroline Dejournett. aged Tfi years, died at her home in Logan township last Thursday of pneumonia. She was one of the oldest residents of that township. Johnson & Lane, who were'recently burned out, have opened up again in the Blue Front building' and have put in a new stock of groceries. They invite all their old patrons to call and see them. You should know that Foley's Honey and Tar is absolutely the best remedy for all diseases of the throat, chest or lungs. Dealers are authorized to guarantee it to give satisfaction in all cases. J. RJ Adams & Son. ‘“Conquests and Conquerors'* is the subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Presbyterian church. In the evening the second lecture on “Character." Subject, “The Development of Character.*’ You are cordially invited. - _ Miss Ola Woolsey of Petersburg, came down Saturday and remained over Sunday, the guest of Miss Ruth Chappell and the Misses Armstrong. Miss Ola left Monday for Bowling Hfeen, Kentucky, where*she will spend ^he remainder of the winter visiting relatives.—Oakland City Enterprise, James S. McCoy, vice-president of the Black Diamond railroad, called at this office Monday afternoon and showed us a copy of the contract for the building of ttfe new railroad. The directors are not yet determined as to whether a double track will be built on this division or not, but Mr. McCoy thinks it will be a double track and run along on the canal bed at the foot of Main street. The citizens of Washington and Jefferson townships should now go to work.

Watch the fossils up the street inform their readers about the Black Diamond railroad from two to four days after the Press readers know all about the great undertaking. It would pay the fossils to copy a number of articles* from the Press.— Petersburg Press. The Press has been scooped for the past two years on the news of the Black Diamond railroad. Tie facts are that the Press has been opposed to the* road from the beginning, but now that the road is a sure go it wants to give at least a little news on the subject. The Democrat gave the news all the time, and it was at its suggestion that the first meeting was held in this city. Come, professor, get in the push and don’t fight the Black Diamond any longer.

* Buy a suit at Star Clothing House Odd Suit Clearance sale. ,36-2 John B. Lloyd of Lebanon, was here last Friday on important business. _ Pike county paid in M.hlO.t*) to the State school fund and received 1146.8a j Elijah Davisand Elisha Thurman of Patoka township, transacted business in this city Monday . G. W. Thomas has moved from Union to this place and become a citizen of the county seat. The next meeting of the Pike county Sunday school association will be held, at Winslow, May 17th and 18th. Noah Burkhart, sr.. one of the old residents of Madison township, is seriously ill. There is little hope for his recovery. 4 Bromoline will positively cure a cold in 24 hours. No cure, no pay. 25 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. 3t»tf This is a splendid time to talk good roads and how to improve the present condition of the' highways. But talk is very cheap unless some action is taken. Rev# W. S. Rader, pastor of the M E. churchy left Monday for Spencer where he has been assisting in a serie of revival meetings. He was formerl pastor at that place. C. W. Young of Winslow, Was fs town last Friday on business. Mr. Young is one of the leading citizens of Winslow, and has been engaged j. the furniture business for ma y in season The Mi. will cqi e up for trial, also the case against A. C. Woodruff, the Oakland City pension attorney. The United States court is at\ Evansville this week, bank wrecking case

* John B. Blaize of Logan township and E. T. Fowler of Madison township, were callers at this office Tuesday afternoon to see our new power press while in operation. They are su> stantial citizens and democrats freii away back. Call again. 1 Notice.—Having been “run clu :** three times by fire within the last stx months, and being heavy losers by the late fire. ^ need all due us and it will be a great favor if all ovfing us will call at once and settle their accounts. Johnson & Lane. The county clerk has issued marriage license to the following persons this week: MCCrillus Foster and Temperance Allcorn. Edward Jackson and Alda Parker. William H. Elkins and Sarah Carll. Fred Sullivan and Alta Amos. Bartley Stinson, one of the old c itizens of the county, died at his home at Ayrshire last Sunday of paralysis. He was born in Ireland and emigrated to this country a number of years ago. His son Bart is bank boss at the Carbon mines. The funeral services took place Monday and interment at the Oak Hill cemetery. The residence of George Martin, living south of Littles, was burned Monday night about ten o'clock. The occupants knew nothing of the fire until awakened by some parties returning from an entertainment who gave the alarm. But little of the household effects were saved. Loss, $1,000; insured for $000. The tallest member’of the Indiana House is J. M. Huff of Washington, who measures 0 feet 5 inches. The shortest member is supposed to be C. M. Brown of Auburn, 5 feet 5 inches. The youngest member is Milton F. McCarty of Burlington, who is Only 24. The oldest member is Sasser Sullivan of Petersburg, who has passed three-score and ten. The heaviest is James Loree Cunningham, who weighs 320 pounds, and carries a boar’s tusk as a watch charm.

The medal contest last Friday even-1 ing was very largely attended notwithstanding the very inclement weather and all united in pronouncing it'a success. The program was well arranged and as well executed. The five young ladies who contested each acquitted herself with credit and gave to the audience food for reflection. Miss Jessie Bergen was awarded the medal. The music also was an enjoyable feature of the evening’s entertainment. The President, Mrs. Bergen, is to be congratulated^ and also the. W. C. T. U. society who will see in this encouragement by an awakened interest in the temperance cause. Let the gopd work prosper. A gold contest is being worked pp for | the near future. Success.

Spurgeon Items. Wheat looks well. Roads very bad. almost impassable. Misses Emma Shoulders and Emma Shepard visited Miss Stella Fleener Sunday. Elder Charles Arnold preached at the R. B. church Sunday morning. J. L. Parker of Cable, was here last Sunday attending churchB. F. Lance has bought Dr. Osborn's property and will move back to town as soon as his school is out. Trustee J. M. Davis went to Peters- [ ->urg Tuesday on official business. Teachers* institute was held here Saturday: there were several teachers absent on account of the high water. D-.Cook has been tusseling with the grij for several days but is now better. Quite a number of citizens here were subpoenaed to appear before Squ re. Tucker of Petersburg, next Friday as witnesses in a dhse before his honor. Uffie Zoe. about one year old. the only child of J. W. MeClary. formerly of tl is place, but now of Degonia.died last Friday morning and was buried ot Ft lsomville Saturday. Willard d&d his esteemed wife have the sympathy of his many friends here. The citizens of o'Ur town met during the nuddy leather and determined to build sidewalks. W. B. Cox was selec ed as foreman and he S'now at work putting in walks from the U. B. church on the north of town, to the M. E. church on the south along Main stree . and from Main w$st on Church street by way of tlte G. B.c church to J:W. Scales' residence on the we side o' town. v

LaGnppe Successfully Treated. “I have just recovered from the second attack of la grippe this year." says Mr. James A. Jones, publisher of the Leader, Mexia, Texas. “In the latter case I used Chamberlain’s cough remedy, and I think with considerable success, only being in bed a little over two days against ten days for the former attack. .The second attack I am satisfied would have been equally as bad as the first but for the use of this remedy as; I had to go to bed iusix hours after feeing -struck’ with it, while in the fipst case I was able to attend to business about two days before getting -dowHC For sale by J. R. Adams & Son. \ Real Estate Transfers. V The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the county recorder’s office during the past week: Laura Stewart to Frank S. Ander* son, pt sw qr se qr sec ItL town 1 north, range 8 west. ; J Rebecca Shoaf to Thomas R. Marvel, n hf ne qr nw qr sec 14. town 1 south, range 9 west. 20 acres. .Christopher Leichty to George M. Willis, pt sw qr se qr, and pt nw qr se sec 3, town .1 south, range 8 west. 40 acres. . Emmet M. Smith to Byron Brenton. pt sw qr sec 23, and pt nw qr and pt nw qr sec 26. town 1 north, range 8 west, and pilot 70, Petersburg. John T. Smith to Emma Welton, nw qr nw qr sec 21, town 1 south, range 8 west, 40 acres. Sarah Cline to Mary C. Burton, pt nw qr sec 26, town 1 north, range 8 west. . 1 James Crowder to Margaret Bailey, lot 176, Lucas’ add, Winslow. Margaret Bailey to Logan Robling, lots 19, 20,21 and 22. Lucas’ add, Winslow. Alfrefi Taylor to John M. Nixon, se qr se qr sec 17, town 3 south, range T west, 40 acres. «

A Whole Family. Rev. L. A. Dunlap of Mount Veinon, Mo., says: “My children were afflicted with a cough resulting from measles, my wife with a cough that had *prevented her from sleeping, more or less for five years, and your White Wine of Tar Syrup has cured them ail.'* Sold by Paul Bros, \ j Rumble Items. Prospects for wheat very favorable*. Roads very bad at present. James Wilson and son passed through here Wednesday mosning driving a lot of fine hogs to market. J: J. Gladish and W. M. McAtee passed through this place Wednesday morning for Oakland City. Protracted meetings at Mt.P1 easant and Atkinson Chapel are progressing very well. ' Another Good Man Gone V rong. Me failed to use Foley's Kidney lit for his kidney compla nt, J. R. Attains & Son. j ife,

BLACK DIAMOND JRAILR0&&, I >ntravt Let and M ork wrQ|(|p on >l»y t s* at tht» 1*1 see. ||||| The directors of the Black j^raond railroad met at the office of President Edward Watson in thi*-<etty, Thursday, January 12. 18B8. to let th<|k£©atiact for building the Vincennes, Vevay & South Atlantic branch Of the Black Diamond railway, says the Vincennes Commercial. AU but four of t. e directors were present. Thqso in a tendance were: Colonel Aibei Bxrne. Zanesville. Ohio: Or. ^irfe Dewee. Fredericksburg Indiana; Maj. Ji>hn It Simpson. Paoli. Indiana: Mr. James S. Md oy. Petersburg Indiana: l cesidentEdward Watson, Bon.; W. A. Cutlop. Vincennes? Jltayor George E. Greene. V inceunesf J, L. Elmer, Vincennes:. J. S. Pritchett. Vincennes. James M.Scott. pres. 0 the Vevay bank, was elected third v ce-president of the V„V.Jr S. A.IUt The contract for building the Via* c :nnes, Vfevaj^i South Atlantic ratlw ay was awarded to Col. Albert E. 1 oone. The contract price was O11O.OOO. Work on the line will Ik- begun at I etershurg. Indiana. May l.'IStHi, and t le construction will be pushed until c >mnleted. This branch, including t le branch from Vevay to Jeffersonville, Indiana, will be 2b4 mites in length and “will be a double track.. With such a man as Cotone]|§Bk>one ft the head of the enterprise, and 1: acked by plenty of capital, the buildi ag of the line will be pushed ] ossible speed, and its constructloh is ■ ; ssured beyond all doubt. Col. A. E. Boone also has the contrrct for building the Black Diamond railway, double track, in the states of Ohio. Kentucky ami Tem-essCe. The i (attract prices are as follows? I d Indiana ... .......... ;i k'. lis§*yw J n Ohio . Kentucky i n Tennessee IIM*UW

low ..........i&mm The Dover (Ky.) News shaking <»f this great road, says: That it • >e built double track front the start to . -he finish has been settled definitely, because Sir Thomas Tar.cred dnglp track road could not handle the rraffic. and hence his report wilt advocate the construction of all the Black Diamond line double track. When asked why a double to be laid. Colonel Boone rep The answers to this are nit the old through lines are dot best to double track: beeause% single trick road at least one third of the equipment is idle—1lying upobsMe tracks. ’Set it down as a settled fact, undisguised, that when the of a train are not moving, are eatihg up what they have earned. * track rohd can keep all the goingand get the same traffic for two-thirds of the motive and cars now used oh a single i Then again, why-’ not build: track when you consider yon buy the rails for a double track road for less than it cost ten years ago for a single track. Steel rails ten years agb was £>!* per ton. Today the s une rails can be bought for $18 per ton. 'fpll? "/ ' The Black Diamond will be laid with rails ninety pounds to the yard, which calls for one hundred and tort;.-one to the mile for each single tradk,;b£ two hundred and eighty-two ton^|^ the mile of double track, \ The Chesapeake & Ohio whea they renew rails are using r?.Hs of eightyfive pounds to the yard, which Ls one hundred ami, thirty-four tonsto a mile as against one hundred andfoityone tons to the mile :or the Black Diamond. The first rails used on the C. & O. were only fifty-six pounds to the yard, or eighty-eight tons the mile. ,

The Ravages of Death. That modern scourge, the Grip, poisons the air with its fatal germs, so that no home is safe from its ravages, but multitudes have found a sure protection against this dangerous malady in Dr. King’s NbW Discovery. When you feel a soreness in your bones and muscles, have : chills fever with sore throat, bain ta the back of the head, catarrhal symptoms and a stubborn cough you may know you have the Grip, and that you need Dr. King’s New Discovery. It wiil promptly cure the worst cough, heal the inflamed membranes, kill the disease germs and prevent the dreaded after effects of the malady. Price 50 ' cents and $1.00. Money back if not cured.D A trial oottle free afr; J; R Adams & Son. ST-3 , . -—- Tne K. M. club was entertained Monday evening by Miss Adda Oliphant. The evening was pleasantly