Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 17, Petersburg, Pike County, 1 September 1899 — Page 1

VOL. XXX. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1899. NO. 17

' BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. Short Paragraphs Items lirletly ToW- ( oncerntn* the People. Joseph Patterson is confined to his home by illness. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. « 28* Mrs. William Shaw, living east of town, is quite seriously ill. Tuck Thomas. Madison township, is quite seriously ill with flux. Why wear boggy trousers when you ' cat| get them pressed for 15 cents at Clark's. Ab Klutz, living east of town on the Jasper road, is building a fine farm residence. Miss Nellie Coonrod has returned home from a month's visit to Monroe City friends. The? Ilice and Hutchins shoe is as > good as can be and a "fcharm to see. at If. V. Colvin’s. f Four children of Isaac and Mrs. Walton, near Algiers, are suffering With diphtheria. Fi. P. O'Brien of Blackburn, left yesterday for Muncie, where he has secured a position.

Allen Rumble of Logan township, was in tbwn Monday on business and a caller at our office. Miss Irma, Long of New Madrid, Missouri, is the guest of Miss Delia McGowen on east Main street. Mrs. S. H. Fettinger. matron at the ounty asjdum, is slowly recovering from a severe^spell of sickness. Will Brew-hss is confined in jail to await triaf in the circuit court, he being charged with petit larceny. We keep the best of everything and that is wha,t you want. J. R. Adams & Son, the original cut-rate druggists. Parks Harrison, who is employed at the stock yards. Indianapolis, is at home visiting his parents and other friends. Mrs. Edna Newhall left yesterday for Connersville. where she will visit her mother and other friends for a few weeks. During the past week there were 24 deeds, 7 chattel mortgages and 10 real estate mortgages recorded in the recorders office. E. V. Hostetter of near Otwell, was in town Wednesday. He will teach iff Marion township during the coming year at the Wilson school. J. W. Parry and wife of Ft. Wayne, are visiting their daughters, Mrs. R. C. Hammond and the editor’s wife. They will return in two weeks. When in town stop at the Patterson House. You will find first class ac coramodations. 50* Joe Patterson, Prop.

Robert Lee has sold hisbarber shop, next door to the postoffice, to Oliver Colvin of ®Union, who took charge Monday. Mr. Colvin will move to this city at oijce. P. C. Abbott, living near Algiers, will hold a public sale of stock and farming implements on Wednesday, September 13th, at his residence. He will mote to Beatrice, Nebraska. George Ashby and family returned Sunday from Winslow, bringing with them Leonce who was seriously sick for several days. Mrs. Ash by ^ was at Albany, N. Y. visiting and was summoned home by telegraph. Lpogootee has struck gas in well No. X The flow is small, yet it is sufficient to furnish fuel for 100 stoves. The town will be piped and other wells drilled. Free factory sites will be given away and other inducements will be made to manufacturers. Mrs. Rebecca Dennis, aged about 80 years, and one of the pioneer women of Pike county, died at the home of Thomas Coleman in the east part of the city Tuesday night. The funeral was held yesterday morning at the residence and burial at the Anderson cemetery. j P. F. Thomas of Jefferson township, returned Monday from near Worthington, where he and about forty others frofn this county attended the * annual meeting of the General Baptist church. They all report as having a good meeting and a splendid time. Tpe people showed their, hospitality and found places for all the delegates. They all spoke in the highest terms of their treatment. Mr. Thomas and others have ordered the Democrat sent to William and David Bland, with whom they stopped* ! !S4

Call for the K. and B. special stiff hats at L. V. Colvin’s.” W. It. Bottoms of near Arthur, was in town Wednesday on business. John B. Blaize of Logan township, was in town yesterday on business. Mrs. Ember Hord and Miss Anna Head are visiting relatives in Chicago this week. Sol Frank went t^ CineAnati Saturday to buy goods for the fall and winter trade. | If you are looking for fall clothing call at Max Blit/.er’s. Large stock, prices very low. Joe O’Brian of Blac kburn, is working in the office of the E. & 1. railway at Washington. D. Q. Chappell of Evansville, was in the city over Sunday visiting relatives and friends. . Why wear ready-made clothing when you can get a good tailor-made j suit for $12 at Clark’s? R. P. Tevault, residing near Sten- i dal, was looking after business inter- j ests in the city Monday. Fine high grade stationery on sale! this week at J. R. Adams & Son's, the original cut-rate druggists.

.1. J. Bowman of Bowman, was in town Tuesday. He reports his wife improving slowly in health. There are now thirty inmates in the county asylum, the largest number ever known at this season of the year. Sol D. Johnson, trustee of Logan township, has been quite sick for the past several days and confined to his home. Helen and Walter Smith returned to their home at Muncie, after a two weeks’ visit with George \ T. Frank and family. ' Joseph D. Colvin, proprietor of the feed store, who has been ill for several days, is up and around again attending to business. Gladish, Jones & Co. shipped six cars of stocl^to Indianapolis Wednesday, consisting of one car of sheep, one of cattle and four of hogs. Those knowing themselves indebted to me will please call and settle at once as I am in need of money. 17-6 Fred Smith. Rev. Roach and wife,Mho have been • visiting Rev. J. W. Elder and family for the past several days, returned to their home at Auburn, Illinois. Wednesday. The town needs cleaning up. At least it should be done before the soldiers' reunion and teachers’ institute is held. Will the authorities see that it is done? Malott & Co. shipped a car load of hogs to Indianapolis Monday. At I Gosport on the I. cS: V., the train was wrecked. Their stock was among the j injured and killed.

The Democrat otlice is headquarters for all classes of job printing'. If you want bills of any kind or office stationery call and see us. A new line of goods just received. The reunion of the 80th Indiana regiment will be held in this city October 18th and 19th instead of the 10th and 11th as announced, owing to the reunion of the blue and gray to be held at Evansville at that time. The county teachers institute will be held in this city commencing September 11th and continuing for one week. The instructors are Prof. Parsons of the State Normal School, Prof. Churchill of the Oakland City college, j and Prof. Black of Washington. The county council and township advisory board meet next Tuesday to j fix the levies and attend to such other' business as may come before the boards. The township boards fix the number of days which trustees shall serve during the year, and all other matters pertaining to township af-' fairs. Hon. John R. McLean, editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, has been nominated by the democrats for governor of Ohio. The campaign in that state will be rather a lively affair and the chances are good that McLean will be elected. As evidence of faith in the principles of the Chicago platform the following resolution was adopted: We heartily reraffirm the entire Chicago platform' of 1896; and we especially emphasize the financial plan herein and we continue to de- j mand the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold as equal primary money at the ratio of 16 to 1, independent of all other nations in the world.

The best work shirts on earth, at L. V. Colvin's. Your pants pressed while you wait. 13 cents, at Clark’s. Rev. T. G. Brashears was at Indianapolis this week on business. Bud Lynch, near Oliphant. was in town Wednesday on business, H. N. Cox. postmaster at Rumble.! was in town yesterday on business. Miss Lottie Doane of Jasper, is the truest of Mrs. J. R. Adams this week. Abe Cole, the Oakland City attorney, was here Monday on legal business. T. C.. Nelson, trustee of Marion township, was in the city Tuesday on business. ^ L. E. Traylor, trustee of Jefferson township, was in town last Saturday on business.

L.R. Hargrave, justice of the peace, office in the Parker building:,’opposite the court house. 1.V3 Next Monday is labor day and will be appropriately observed by organized labor in Indiana. J. D. Catt, an inmate of the county asylum, is seriously ill. He was formerly a resident of flay township. J. W. Peyton, manager of the Cumberland telephone exchange, was it Vincennes Wednesday on business Clark, the Depot street tailor, will do your work at a most reasonable price, see him. He wants to see you. Our prices tell the tale, others try to imitate but can?t do it. J. R. Adams & Son, leading cut-rate druggists. ____ , v. Finis Hornady, one of the highly respected citizens of the county, living a mile west of the city, is confined to his home by illness. We have a special sale on pocketbooks, both ladies and gents, for the next ten days. J. R. Adams & Son, leading cut-rate druggists. There will be a diamond medal contest Monday evening, Sept. 11th, at (’. P. church. Admission ten cents for all over twelve years of age. - James Ridge of near Noxid, was in town Tuesday on business. He is one of Marion township's splendid citizens and a democrat from away back. Who is this Colonel Thompson, chairman of the soldiers reunion committee on speakers? What company and regiment did he soldier in during the civil w^ar?

Max Blitzer is the first merchant to go to the city and purchase his fall goods. It will pay you to visit the New York Store, as his stock is new and complete in fall and winter goods. The Saints camp meeting now in progress at the Scraper grove east of Algiers, is being largely attended and will be held for several days. A number from thi& city were in attendance last Sunday. Prof. I. N. Barrett, living near Augusta, was in town Monday. He will teach the graded school at Stendal during the coming year. He is one of the leading instructors of the county and Trustee Bass made no mistake in securing his services. C. D. Darling will preach a sermon at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning on the subject “Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead?” Popular sermon in the envening, “A Prince Among Radicals.” All are most cordially invited to attend the services of this church. William Walthen and Sel Hyden, who clerk in “Billie’s” place on lower Main street, were up before Squire Tucker Wednesday afternoon on a charge of provoking Mrs. Graves. The defendants demanded a jury. After hearing the evidence the jury returned a verdict of guilty and fined thpm one dollar each. The county .commissioners were in session last Saturday. The contract for furnishing coal for the court house and jail was awarded to J. A. Dedman at cents for mine run and 5$ cents for screened coal. There were two other bidders. Dr. W. T. Blythe of Hosmer, was awarded the contract for medical services at the county asylum at $50 for the year. The bids run as high as $120 for the work. The board will build a new iron bridge across the South Fork and repair the Massey bridge across the Patoka. Bids will be received on the 16th. The plans of Jibe proposed rock roads of Washington township were accepted by the board. .

LOCAL BREVITIES. The New* (iathend From Various Parts of the County. That line of neckwear at L. V. Colvin’* is out of sight. Philip Myers transacted business at Washington Wednesday. The talk of the town is Clark's doeskin jeans pants. Dr. B. F. Hatfield and wife of Union, were in the city Tuesday shopping. John Bell of Otwell, was in town Saturday looking after business affairs. Co to Clark and get that suit of yours pressed. It cost;* you the small sum of 30 cents. j Mrs. Laura JRigrny and son of Terre Haute, are 4JSe guests of Hon. E. P. Richardson and wife. Clark Chandler m ived yesterday from Augusta to Oakland City where he will reside in the future. Rev. T. C. Probert a:td Mrs. Blanche Morgan are attending the Baptist association at Sullivan this week. The only complete line of toilet soap in the city at J. R. Adams & Son’s, leading cut-rate druggists. W. L. May, one of the prominent attorneys of Rock port, was here the first of the week on legal business. Miss Estella Gaither returned to' her home at Vincennes Wednesday. She was accompanied by Miss Lillie Coonrod. (

The town board should buy a piece of ground and make a free hitching yard and place it under the control of the marshal. Prof. R. N. Chappell, superintendent of tho Patoka schools, was in the city last Saturday. He is visiting his parents near Algiers. Special excursion rate to New York by the E. & I. railway, only $19.50 for the round trip, Septemler 1st to 4th. Tickets good until the 1:1th. Ashby & Coffey, the attorneys, have moved their office into the Citizens’ bank building and will be found in the rooms formerly occupied by Posey & Chappell. Peter Drof has just received a large sdpply of barrel and bulk lime. ^Portland and Louisville cement. Acme plaster, hair, etc. He buys old junk of every description. 10-4 Sunday morning John Blair, who lives two miles northeast of town, was kicked by a vicious horse. He was brought to town where Dr. DeTar dressed the wounded member.—Winslow Dispatch. Max Blitzer, proprietor of the New York Store, has just arrived from the East, where he bought one of the largest stocks of dress goods and trimmings ever bought by him. Call in and see the goods which are now ready for youf inspection. Col. W. A. Oliphant left last Saturday for Juneau, Alaska, where he will remain for several weeks looking after his interests in the Indiana gold mining company. The mines are located near Juneau, and are superintended by H. K. Snyder of this city.

The county clerk lias issued marriage licenses to the following persons this week: Lawrence E.Hurt and Nellie Church. Harlen L. Kays and Anna Harkness. Remus Bass and Della Corn. William E. Scales and Anna Alstatt. Next Sunday evening at the M. E. church Rev. Turner Broshears, returned missionary from Persia, will occupy the pulpit and deliver an afidress. A specia program of music is being arranged for the services. In the morning Rev. W. S. Rader, the pastor, wifi occupy the pulpit. The public cordially invited to attend the services. _\ ■ . . L. E. Trayler. trustee of Jefferson township, has made his selection of teachers and assigned them to the following schools the coming school year: McCain, George Lafollett. | Gray, O. E. Lett, principal. Gray, H. E. Trayler, primary. Burroak, G. V -. Schell. Otwell, F. E. < 'happell, principal. Otwell, Alice Miller, primary. Thomas,Algiers, J. A. Barr, principal. Algiers, W. W. Winn, primary. Cato, J. Z. Beil, principal. Cato, R. V. Willis, primary. Trayler, G. W. Bell. Coleman, Ralph Chappell. Arnold, John Ault Black, W. A. Radcliff. Abbott, C. E. Willis. Johnson, O. E. Hadlock. Vincent, Lime Barnett. Poplar, T. S. Chappell.

The latest things in fall caps, at L. V. Colvin's. Mrs. Celia Hop dns of Winslow, has moved to this city. WvC. Wiggs of Logan township, was in town Monday on business. ■lames S. Wilson of Logan township, was in town Wet nesday on business. H. H. Tislow. jeweler and watchmaker, Petersburg. All work guaranteed. _ . 28* George M. Bell, near Cato, was looking after business affairs in the city last Saturday.

If you are looking for fall shoes at i the right prices, call at the $ew York Store. Stock is :omplete. Gus Frank, Jr. is at Chicago this week buying ft,11 and winter goods for the store of M. Frank & Son. Byron Godwin was appointed postmaster at Otwell Wednesday to fill the vacancy earned by the resignation of Dr. S. JR. Clark. William Garland. jr., of this place, was prostrated by heat last Friday. For sometime ht was in a critical condition, but is now improving. , Washington Ashby, living near Winslow, was in the city Monday on business. He is one of the old time democrats of Patoka township and a good citizen. v harles A. Cc ffey, the attorney,-is visiting relatives at Spencer. Mrs. Coffey and son have been jjthere for some time and will return home with him in a few weeks. Thomas Hudson, foreman in the Harness department of J. L. Broden & Co's, manufactory, is at Corydon this week visiting the scenes of his childhood days add taking in the fair.Patrick McCarty of Washington, was here Wednesday looking after business interests. He will probably in the near future erect two brick business rooms on lower Main street. L. J. Dunnit g and Rufus Colvin have bought 1 he grocery stock of Henry Johnson in the Parker block in Main street. They are well known in the city. The Democrat wishes the new firm success. Mrs. Williarr Fulcher, after a visit to the family of Herman Fulcher in Madison township, returned to her home at Elkhart, Illinois, last w’eek. She was accorr panied by Mrs. Arthur Lucas and Miss Fulcher. From the manner in which the democratic conventions in the several states that hgid elections this year have endorsed the Chicago platform is evidence enough that the silver cause 16 to l is alive and still one of the main issues before the people.

The Air Line railroad will selF^excursion tickets to the Huntingburg fair. On Thursday, September 14th. a special train will be run leaving Oakland City at 7:41* a. in., Winslow at 8:05, Velpen at 8:23, arriving at 8:50: leave Huntingburg at 5:30 p. m. - Prof. W. II. Foreman and family arrived h<9-e last Friday from Chicago. where they have been for the past three months. The professor took a course in college during his absence. He will at once begin work of further advancing the cause of education in the city schools during the coming year. John Larkin, one of Loogootee's men of push and energy, was in the city Wednesday looking at the natural gas plant. E~e is interested in developing natural gas at his home town, which now has two wells, the last one struck having a pressure of 200 pounds. The company will pipe the town and put the gas to use, and will drill other wells at once We congratulate Loogootee on hiving such enterprising me;n as Mr. Larkin. Monday afternoon Marshal Higgins with a force of men commenced taking down the hitchracks about the court house and completed the work Tuesday. The secretary of the board of health ordered the county commissioners to remove the racks because they were a nuisance. The commissioners did not comply with the order believing tht racks were of great benefit to the fanners visiting the city for a few hours. The racks are now down and the people coming to the city are comoelled to hitch wherever they can ffeid. a place. The town board should provide a suitable place for the farmers to hitch their teams while in the city on business. Buy a piece’of giound and make a free hitching lot.. What will the town I board do in the matter?

'-----:—— Thomas Mount made a business trip to Winslow Wednesday. Beverly UadcliS $>f Algiers, was in town Monday oh business. —~—- An up-to-date line of gents* furnish' ing goods at L^.Golvin's. —"" William Peach of near Velpen, was in town Wednesday on business. Columbus Bprtthart of Clay township, was in town last Saturday on business. _ : ; ■ ; .'■'■■"■-r Dr. George Grim of Portetsviiie, was in the city last Friday visiting his brothers.

Hon. W. K. of Jasper, wax in the city a feurdayjs this* week looking after busine^^terests. Big cut in pb*dtetbooks and purses for our special sale. J. 11. Adams & Son. leading cut-rate druggists. Mrs. W, H. Link and daughter Mona, returne&j Wednesday from a two weeks visit at Boon ville with relatives. ■_ > ~pA t? ———*-— t Frank Kime of Jjh-inceton. was here last Friday. He reports that his wife is improving in health. He will probably move to this place shortly. \ The secretaries 6f county and town boards of health should proceed to clean things up and look after the sanitary%onditions. This is the bad season of Igs& year. JThe Regular Baptist association will be held at Oakland City, beginning Saturday and continuing over Sabbath. Klder J, W. Richardson is the moderator of the session. I Miss Zadie Hedrick left Sunday for Petersburg, where she will remain two or three wee|§psiting. the families of l)rs. Link anti Cray and other relatives at that place. Runtingburg Argus. . '. ' WilUam Chambers has moved into - j the .Harrison SJinith property on lower Main street, ffe will open out a gro- r cerv store in the business room near the residence iand run it in connection with his peddling wagon. Dr. Wilson M'cGrew. who has been the physician at Ayrshire for several years past decided to go to Clinton. Ihd. Much as we regret to lose the doctor w«/wish' him unbounded success in his new field.—Winslow Dispatch. Mel Rice Boonville. will locate at Winslow and engage in the practice of law. $r. Rice is well known in Southern Indiana and is a brilliant young man. For a number of years he taught in the public schools of Warrick county.

Jofc Pattern has tented the Arlington Hotel and has refurnished it from top to bottom. New house, new furniture, a.^ is prepared to extend first class accommodations at reasonable rates. ,,7^he house will hereafter be known ^.fhe Patterson House, on south side of. Main street, between Fifth and Sixth. 50* Among thbse who have renewed their subscription to .the Democrat, the largest p^per in the county, since, our last report are the following: W. B. Carlisle. Mrs. Sarepta McCord, W. H. Scales. Bc&me Head, Weight Lindsay, W. H. May, W. Lindsey, Edwards & Davidson, James McLaughlin, N. J. Trayler, Lloyd Thompson. Ben Meyer, George Willxs.Goodlet Morgan, Alfred Shaw, George W. Bell. John A. Bell, Allen Humble, William Bland, David Bland, I. N, Barrett and B. P. Tevault. Accept our thanks. Miss Clara Josephine Oberst died at the home of her parents, near High Banks ferry.: in Pike ^bounty, at 12 o'clock, Sunday. August ^Oth, after a few days suffering from appendicitis. In the forenoon an operation had been performed,h&t the physicians claimed it had been delayed too long, and death resulted shortly after. She was but 18 years of age, and the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Oberst, formerly residents of Jasper, and well known hebe. The remains were embalmed by Mr. Harris, and the funeral under the direction of Undertaker Jutt of this place, was held Tuesday morning. After a mass for the dead,celebrated by Bev.Father Bernard of St. Mary's church, the remains were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery at Ireland. One of the largest concourses of people ever seen at an Ireland funeral followed the coffin to the cemetery. The church was packed to its utmost capacity and the yard was crowded. Miss Clara was popular with all who knew her, and. the bereaved parents have the deepest sympathy of the entire neighborhood in their sad affliction.—Jasper Herald. ' z-" ~ ~ i\_ ■ per Q