Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 11, Petersburg, Pike County, 21 July 1899 — Page 4

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$lu §?ike <£puHtijJi}mocrat «y mi. net:. Ji i oops. One Year, in ndvance ....|1 (* 81 x Months, iu advance .' Cl Entered at the postofflce in 1‘etenburg for ’ i.rmfstnission through the malls as sceond;;Ihh« matter.' , Fill DAY, JULY 21, 18S9. The boodlers are still somewhat scared. What will be done with ’em? Strange that the government should feed its soldiers on “embalmed"- beef. The “whitewash"’ committee could not rest the blame satisfactorily. Strikes under the {fold standard regime are taking place in every city. There must be something wrong or else prosperity has.not hit those towns. Will Teddy Ilojosevelt be the next sec retarget, war when Alger resigns? It looks a little as if the governor Would resign to accept the war portfolio. % Alger is still holding on to his soft snap, and so is Evans, commissioner of pensions. Even the G. A. 11. posts are kicking on Evans, and the people in general are doing the same thing with Alger. „

If the cause of silver is dead is it not strange that thousands of people should turn out to hear the Hon. William J< Bryan at the many places he has visited during the past year. In New York state the largest audience rooms were insufficient to hold the people. The fact is that Bi*yan and the cause of the people is becoming stronger each day. Indiana has an anti-trust law that the governor and attorney general dies not enforce. Why don't they do it and show the people that the republican part}- is not in favor of trusts. If the law is no good why did not the legislature pass one that could be enforced to the letter. Some republicans talk against .trusts, but vote for them under cover of a secret ballot. There are a few republican editors who have a decidedly bad taste in their mouth when they see anything about the growing cause of silver at ltj to P The people have only to pick up the daily papers now to read of the immense gatherings of the people all over the United States to hear the issue discussed from a democratic standpoint. It certainly has a bad effect- on the narrow contracted editors, who seem to ‘-know it all.” Petersburg is going to have a system of water works, but where the money is to come from is not known. The city is in debt between $8,000 or $9,000, and to build a $25,000 plant would go beyond the law of indebtedness which Petersburg can go. Where is the money to come from or on what plan does the trustees propose to do the work-? The contract will be let next Wednesday. The town board should call a public meeting and explain how it is to be done.

If there is one thing- more than another that the people do not want more of it is more trusts and the party that champions themv The people are be- * coming somewhat tired of being domineered over by a gang that is always and eternally filling their pockets at the expense of the people. It is a smart gang that cab put up the boodle to carry elections and then shape legislation that will fill their coffers to overflowing. Will the people call a halt on th^m^in 1900? Well, we wonder if ftfmy^n't. 'Hie people are weary and feel thkt they were duped in 1890 and are now paying for the luxury of upholding a party that fosters trusts and shapes legislation in their favor. JyTiiE republican party is in favor of Trusts. Mr. Voter, don't think otherwise. The leaders in the next conventions, state and national, will no doubt introduce makeshift resolutions and straddle the question, and proba- ^ bly will want to squelch them by “international agreement,” just like they favored bimetallism by international agreement. Watch ’em, and when the. time comes spat ’em on the trade mark. You’ve certainly had enough during the past two years and the dear experience is not over yet. It will last till March, 1901. The only relief you can hope for will be at the ballot box in November, 1900. No legislation will be enacted before that time to benefit the farmer and the laborei.

Called Down. i Now comes the editor of the Press ] and brays hitfiself a fool in mortar, j Of all the silly, down-right, ignorant ! effusions ever man had the gall to i publish, in an enlightened community, i Thompson surpasses all in his article | entitled “DemocraticGall.” It is the . purpose of some men to try to impose upon the supposed ignorance of the people. But, my friend, Pike county is not so far behind in general : intelligence but that there is within its confines some one who is conversant with the history 3’ou would distort and beMe. Being wholly ignorant yourself of the histor)' of that historic term prior and subsequent to ITTfi.you come forward with all the affrontery and ignorance of an ignoramous upon whose face is written “I know it all,” and attempt to tell your readers that Jefferson, Adams. James Wilson, Gerry, John Hancock. Roger Sherman. and all that host of statesmen who gave birth to this nation, “promulgated an infamous falsehood” and “acted the demagogues,” when thj?y said “that men are created equal,” and that “all just powers are derived from the consent of the governed.” The meaning, sir, of “all men are created equal,” is just What you sa^it is inot, i. e.. equality before the law: equal in their relation to the government. The meaning that every school boy who has been intelligently taught knows after once reading the history of the revolutionary period. Such expressions as “the average school boy of today knows more about government than the signers of the Declaration of Independence,” need only be read and the ignorance of the’ chief apostle of republicanism and imperialism in Pike county is evident. t’ould Jefferson, Adams. Franklin and Hancock but awake long enough to hear the opinion of the scholarly (?) Press editor, we fear, much as they loved their country and humanity, they would be tempted to curse the day they bequeathed to such men as Thompson a government under whose laws all men are equal, and in which all the just powers a*e derived from, the consent of the governed. However, in their charity, they would only pray Lord have mercy on the imbecile and unlearned. X. Y. Z.

“ Noxid Items. Ed (Radish of Winslow, was here Monday. W. II. Cooper was at Petersburg W ednesday. W. ,J. Hayes was in Huntingburg Saturday and Sunday. A party of Winslow people spent Friday hunting and fishing near here. Hyatt Craig is building a new house on the farm he bought of.J. P. Hayes. Capt.C’happell of Algiers/ and ( ’apt. Sullivan of Velpen. were here Tuesday. Will Headen and wife of Velpen, spent Saturday and .Sunday with friends near here. Cooper & McKlin have » added a planing apparatus to their saw mill and are now ready fpr all kinds of i work. The many friends of Rev. W. J. Ridge met at his home near this place Saturday, and a supper was given it being his 30th birthday. A few of those present .were: A. A. Traylor and wife, Z. T. Bell and family, William Barrett and family, P. A. Corn and family,Joseph Morton and family, Frank Davenport and family. Nearly 80 people were present and ehjoyed a pleasant evening.

Stendal Items. Mr. Beadles and wife visited friends i near Pikeville last Sunday. Gladys arid Katie Hilsmeyer are visiting relatives this week. / Rev. Tomins will preach here Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. Miss Mae and Detysl Lockhart visited near Augusta last Sunday. Dick Mitchell and wife of Petersburg. are visiting relatives here this: week. . • f" ■■ The Lutherans have organized an Epworth League, which will prove a success. J. S. prademeyer of Huntingburg, visited relatives ndar Pikevilie last Sunday. Charles Katter and L. O. Lockhart are the happy fathers of bouncing baby girls. Abner McAllister and wife and O.J. Greenway and family visited H.O. and Mrs. Bsewster last Sunday. The Epworth League will hold i services Sunday night. The public ] cordially invited to attend. Dr. L. H. and Mrs. Hilsmeyer were called to Holland last Friday by the death of the latter's father, Mr. Katterjohn. The remains were taken to Heuderson, Kentucky, lor burial.

ISAAC FRANK DROWNED. Stepped JFrom Sandbar Into Whirlpool In White lilver. White river with its treacherous sandbars and deep imx>1h is dangerous at all times, and many young boys and men have been drowned in the river, i Friday afternoon, Herman Eulcher, . living in Madison township, came to i town riding at breakneck speed anj nouncing the drowning of Isaac Frank, son of Gustoff Frank, in White river i near his Residence. People were astounded at the announcement and in i a very short time there were hundreds j of people on their way in all kinds of conveyances to the scene and to render any assistance that might be necessary. On *the way to the city Mr. Fulcher met Coonie Backes and Marshall Kime and told them of the sad affair and they a^t once went to | the place indicated. That morning Isaac went to Mr. | Fulcher's home, which is near the ! river, to’ fish, and in the afternoon ! went in bathing on the sandbar with Arthur Lu%as, who clerk’s for Max j Blitzer, and two boys, Clyde White : and Everett Miley. The water was ; very shallow, and they waded around ^ on the sandbar. Isaac and the Miley boy waded too far and stepped off info ; a pool. Lucas, who was unable to j swim, at once secured a boat w’hich j was near and rowed out to where the | boys went down. The Miley boy came ! up several times and wras taken out. | Isaac Frank, however, never came up | after going down. Lucas then went ! to Fulcher’s* residence and notified them of the occurrence. Upon the arrival of Backes and | Kime they got into the boat with i Lucas and John Fulcher and they commenced to drag the spot where Isaac went down, and finally Backes drew the body to the surface. He was taken to the shore and every effort known to them was made to r^susitate life, but to no avail. The remains were brought home where physicians worked for sometime, but life was ex

tinct. Isaac-Frank was aged IT years, 4 months and 20 days and wasthe youngest son of Gustoff and Sarah Frank, and was Jborn in this city. He graduated from the high school last spring with honors, and was making preparations to attend college this year. He was an honest young man and his genial disposition made him liked by all who knew him. The funeral seryices were held at the family residence on Seventh street Monday morning, at eight o'clock, conducted by Rabbi Dr. Rypins of Evansville, assisted by Revs. Rader, Elder and Darling. The services were very impressive and were attended by a large concourse of the citizens of this city. The pallbearers were Gus Taylor, Gyrus Colvin, Frank Read, Everett and iden Richardson" and' Horace Hammond, who graduated with Isaac in the class of ’99. Interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. There were many beautiful floral offerings from friends at home and at a distance as symbols of their friendship, s The sudden and unexpected death was a terrible shock to the Frank family, Mr. Frank being one of the oldest merchants in the city and well known , throughout the county. In their sad bereavement they have the sympathy of their many friends in the los^iof their son and brother.

TRIBUTE TO ISAAC FRANK. Never has such a gloom been east over our community as on Friday afternoon wjien with such suddenness the sad tidings passed from mouth to mouth “Isaac Frank is drowned!” Naturally, Isaac was more thanordiii' arily intelligent, having been the youngest graduate of the Petersburg graded school, possessed the happy faculty of making a friend out of every acquaintance, and was fitted to grace any honorable position in life. Cpt off in his young mauhood, life could never have looked more beautiful to him than when he left it, and, seemingly, the journey just completed, had scarcely reached its springtime. These very attributes and qualities which rendered his life beautiful and happy, make the loss more marked. Indeed, looking at his lovely home, indulgent parents, kind and affectionate brothers, sisters and numerous friends, life could never have been so fair and promising as whcft he left it. The brightness and caiijkfort of that dear life is beyond price and it has departed. All this has been recalled and transferred to another’s keeping; but to the hearts that knew and loved hint ho is their treasure still, enshrined forever and cherished by the fondest memories. Like some fair tree in goodly soil, that in its exhnberance giving, pours out its life in fruitful crop in few short seasons, tilling the air with the scent of sweet blossoms and the heart with abundant blessings; so he, in his ‘young manhood, has poured out a fragrance and perfume which will linger long in memorv. TJ»e ways of Providence seem inscrntible to the finite mind, and the happenings of .life are often hard to bear, and were

! we lo look for consolation only llaroiifel'i worldlit wisdom and power, sadness only would till I In* heart. The philosophy, tin* wisdom, the wealth and honors of this world ran bring nn solare in the hour o| death. In ilia hour man's weakness and in»jKit**in-y to help are realized by every stricken heart over-burl he nod with a grief. Then it is we feel and acknowledge our weakness, and look to and call to a supreme power—the one who eitii help in every lime of need. h. E. If. The City Markets. E^gs—n cents. Butter—124 cents. Onions—$1.00 per bu. Potatoes—$1.00 per bu. Chickens—Chicks 15c, hens 7c. Turkeys—Hen turks 7c. , Navy Beans—$1.80 per bu. Shoulders—7c. Sides—9e. Lard—10 cents per lb. Pork—Hams, smoked, 11 cents. Wheat—02 cents per bushel. Corn—35 cents per bushel. Oats—28 cents per bushel. Rye—65 cents per bushel, i Clover Seed—$3.00 per bushel. Salt—90 per bbl. Hogs— $3.00 to $3. IK) per 100. j Cattle—$2.25 to $5.25 per 1.00 Sheep—$3.25 to $4.35 per 100. Indianapolis Markets. Wednesday, July 19,1899. Wheat, 65c to 69c; corn, 30 to 34|c; oats, 27 to 29c: rye, 60 to 634c: cattle, heavy, $2.25 to $5.60: hog's, good shippers. $3.25 to $4.50; sheep, $2.00 to $4.00. I , ' Velpen Items. We are needing rain. Health good in this locality. Frank Simons and family moved to Georgetown last week. Wheat is a little better than a half crop but of poor quality. The dance at Payne's hall Monday night was not well attended. Elias Grace visited at Hosmer and Oakland City first of the week. Willard Colegate of Cup creek, is frequently seen here on business. Lee Dearing. our Third street barber, visited at Winslow over Sunduy. Dr. Hilsmeyer reports Petgr Korp, the young man w ho was shot at the Iron Bridge by Fred Brown some time ago. as slowly improving. His chances of recovery are good.

Notice to Bnild School House. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received bv ihe undersigned trustee of Lockhart township, Pike county, Indiana, at bis office.in the town of Slendal, on Saturday, August 12th, 1899, At 2 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of b lidding a school” house for said township. in the town ot Pikeville, according to the-plans and spectftculions now on tile in tlie office of said trustee, which all persons can examine. The contractor will lie required lo giv* bon I with approved surety in double the amount of the contract price, conditioned for Hie faithful perlormance of said contract, and also to cxe.eute a bond payable to tlie state of Indiana, with good freehold surety, conditioned for the tuithtu! performance or said work, the payment of all materials used in the construction of said house, including tin- payment fof all work ami labor and boarding of tbp hands employed in 1 tie construction thereof The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. This July 19th, 1899. JamksL. Bash, Township Trustee of Lockhart School Township, Pike County, Indiana. Application for Liqnor License. State of Indiana, County of Pike: Notice is hereby given to the voters of Patoka township. Pike county, state of Indiana, that the understgueU mate inhabitant, •ver the age of twenty-one years and n resident of said township for more than ninety days last past, will apply to the board of commissioners of Pike county, state if Indiana, at their next regular session, which will be on ihe “ill day ol Augusi, 1899. for a license to sell, barter and giveaway and allow the same i to bedrank on the premises,spirituus,vinous, malt and other intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time, and he will at the same time and place apply fora permit to keep and operate in the same room where said liquors are to lie sold two billiard pool tables. My place of bust less where said liquors are lo be sold, drank or given away and said tables operated. Is in a one story lrame building, situate on l< is si and ttt. in the town of Hosmer. said county and state, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of said lot •Kl, running east 22 feet, thence north >1 feet, thence west 22 feet, thence south ">1 feet to the place of beginning. There is a double door and - two wl.idopra on the south end of said building, and a door and two windows on the north end; that said room is the only one in said building and is 21 feet wids bv .jo feel long, inside* dimensions, with a Id-foot ceil-* ing; that I am the exclusive owner and proprietor of said business. Em Dkmic. First of the Season. Grand cheap excursion via B. & o. g- W. to Atlantic City. Cape May, Ocean C’itv, Sea Isle City and Atlantic coast points AII trains of August 3rd. Tickets good for i5 days, including date of sale. Handsome veatlbuied trains witli day coaches, Pqllmnn drawing room iaiffet sleeping cars, and company’s own dining cars. Descriptive pamphlets furnished on application. For further partii uUrs call on agents or address O P. McCarty. general passenger agent, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Half Rates via B. & O. S-W. August 2nd to 29th, to the Mountain Chautauqua, Mountain Lake Park, Maryland. M*>sl magnificent progium ever nth red. Good music, splendid entertainments an 1 able lecturers. Through express trains ol Pullman parlor, buffet sleeping and B. «t O. 8-\Yr. dining cars to the door of the assembly. For further particulars call on agents, or address O. P. McCarty, general passenger agent, Cincinnati, Ohio. NOTICE is hereby given to all parties concerned that 1 will t»e at my residence SATURDAY AND MONDAY Of each week, to attend to bnsinesi connected with the office of trustee of Monroe township. Positively no business transact*:# onIv on office day. J. M. DA Vifci, Trustee. i‘ostoffice address: Spurgeon.

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