Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 21, Petersburg, Pike County, 29 September 1899 — Page 8

Spurgeon Items. Dr. Osborn returned Saturday from Petersburg where he had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. D/G. Farmer. Prof. Brewster moved here Monday. He will begin school Monday, October 2nd. Our primary school began last Mon- ~ day with Miss (.'ora Ferry as teacher. Elder Charles Arnold has so far recovered from his recent illness as tp be able to attend church at West Union Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Barrett has been quite sick for several weeks but is thought now to be better with hopes of her recovery. Mrs. Wm. R. Langford and Malinda Fleener have returned from a week’s visit to Wadesville. W. B. Osborn and J. M. Julian and Delphia Ambrose are all building new residences which will add much to the imrovement of our town. Elder F. H. Wood, of Arthur, was here Tuesday shaking hands with friends. i Delphia Ambrose and Jarte Lance were in Evansville Wednesday visiting their sister, Mrs. J. W. ftussey, who is dangerously sick. R. W. Shepard while loading a saw log last Tuesday came .very near being killed. From some :ause the skid slipped and struck him on the head. It was thought at first that he was fatally hurt, but he was only stunned. An Editor Of Clarence, Iowa, Mr. Clark Smith, writes: “Since the agency of your Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin was estab- , lished here, I have been a user of what I can call “that excellent medicine.’ For a year or more I have been troubled with constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, etc., and I find that this remedy is just what 1 have needed.” Oliphant Drug Co. ‘ s Iva Items. The schools here will begin Monday under the supervision of O. K. Lett and H. E. Trayler. A Mr. Lafollette of New Albany, was married to Mrs. Edwards Sunday. Mr. Morton and family visited John Trayler and wife Sunday. Link Risley is numbered among the si£k. Ottis Thomas of Algiers, was in Iva Sunday. Ottis Morton and family visited George Wisecaver and family Sunday. The Saints’ meeting will soon begin here. L. E. Trayler and wife visited John Budd and wife Sunday. The people around the neighborhood are plowing for wheat. *- Ab Morton is going to move to Monroe city in a few days. • , “— ~-:- Piles Cured. If sufferers will use Banner Salve according to directions a positive cure will result in worst cases. Guaranteed. 2fic. J. R. Adams & Son. s

Noxid Item*. f John Curklin and Albert Gray of Porte rsville, were in our community Monday on business. W. Radcliff of Algiers, was in our burg Tuesday on business. Dr. Clark and Cash Craig of Otwell, were in our community Wednesday. Bob Edmondson of Otwell. attended the reunion at George Jones’ Tuesday. Frank Ridge and family of this place visited friends at Otwell during the past week. Several of our people are attending the street fair at Washington this week. W. W. Cooper moved his saw and planing mill to Otwell Wednesday. Miss Minnie Edmondson of Otwell, visited relatives at this place Saturday. W. M. McCormack of Otwell, was in our community Saturday on business. J. P. Hayes and wife visited friends at Littles Saturday and Sunday. John L. Richardson has moved back to his farm from Oakland City. .Dr. M. C. Harvey of Vincennes, was in our community Monday. The Sunday school entertainment at Wilson was .f airly well attended. Revs. Evans and DeBruler and O. D. Smith gave very interesting talks. Rev. W. J. Ridge is very low with lung trouble at this writing. No Right To Ugliness. The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be attractive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all run down, she will be nervous and irritable. If she has constipation or kidney trouble, hdr impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. Electric bitters is the best medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion. It will make a good-looking, charming woman of a run-down invalid. Only 50 cents at Stearnes Drug Co. Cheap Round Trip Rates West, Northwest and Southest via the Air Line Oct. 3rd and 17th. On above dates the Air Line will sell excursion tickets to many points in Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska. North and South Dakota, Indian Territory and Oaklahoma and other Western States. For full information call on or write to J. F. Hunt, agent, Oakland City, Ind. Going Down Hill. People suffering from Kidney diseases feel a gradual but steady loss of strength and vitality. They should lose no time in trying Foley ’s Kidney Cure, a guaranteed preparation. J. R. Adams & Son. s .___ ^ mm ^RlisifdEifilEnalLsitaJtsiraiEnaisiiaEifa

Cato Items. Mrs. Fowler is better at this writing. Monroe Scraper and wife were at the county capitoi Saturday on business. A. J. Abbott, wife and daughter were the guests of William Hollon Sunday. The wife of Tecumseh Hobson is better. Joseph Morton left Monday for Indianapolis where he is engaged in the Union Stock Yards. John Alexander, wife and daughter were at Petersburg Saturday at the funeral of Finis Hornady. Elder Henry Dawson who has been in Illinois for the last few months, is at home. Ray McCarty is much better. , Misses Lou Dixon and Cordia Bell of Otwell, were the guests of Miss Maud | Dixon Sunday. Rev.. Mart Burch preached at the Beausier Sunday. * Robert Corn and family were at1 Augusta Sunday. Bose Barnett, the Otwell liverman, i and family, were Visiting here Sun-i day. Rev. Elmore of Crawford county, is holding a series of meetings at the | Hollou school house this week. Two small children of Elijah Toler have typhoid fever. The wife of William Selby is very ill with typhoid fever. Samuel Amos and wife made a business trip to Petersburg Saturday. -One Half the News Comes from our neighbors. A neighbor of Joe Crook's of Bridgton, Indidiana, told him of Dr.t'aldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. He is cured of a case of indi- j • gestion that kept him down twelve j | years. Mr.Crook wishes us to refer any one to him who doubts the wonderful cure he found in Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup | Pepsin.which has gained an honorable I foothold as a true remedy for con-! stipation, indigestion, sick headache j and stomach trouble. Oliphant: Drug J Co. ______ 8 The Air Line will run a cheap ex- ! cursion to St. Louis, Tuesday, Octoj her 3rd, at $1.50 for the round trip, i Train leaves Oakland City at 2:45 a.! i m., and leaves St. Louis at 10:30 p. i m.. giving all day in the cit£ to visit j the exposition and the vieled prophets parade at night. j Stop a Minute And consider if the pills (no matter! i what kind) you have taken for your j constipation have really done you any ! good. Are you not more and more i liable to this trouble? Try Caldwell's i Syrup Pepsin if you want sure relief, i 10 doses 10 cents, also in 50c and $1.00 j sizes. Oliphant Drug Co. s 1 EfTaEnHHsT?H][sfraHsfri]ETfa][sna[5rfaEna}l

Admiral Dewey and crew arrived at New York harbor on the flagship Olympia Tuesday from Manila. A big reception was tendered the ad-i miral and his brave men yesterday in! New York, which was one of the grandest ever tendered any citizen of the United States. s Rufus Blaize of Logan township,left Wednesday for Terre Haute, where he will attend the state normal this winter. _ Stopped the Backache. A. R. Bass, Morgantown, Indiana, writes; I was afflicted with kidney disease and had to get up quite often ! during the night and suffered severe j pains in kidneys and with backache,' I used Foley's Kidney Cure, after tak- s ing three bottles, I am entirely cured, j J. II. Adams & Son. s j --- Considerable space is taken this [ week by Petersburg merchants in calling attention to the bargains in goods being offered in their lines. We are perfecting arrangements whereby we will be able to giye more reading matter in the near future. The infant child of James Lindsey, liying near Union, died Tuesday. | Burial at the Union cemetery Wed- j nesday. _ When Your Heart Flutters. That is not heart disease. That is j no terrible heart failure; that is indigestion, the prime cause of all short breath and sudden jumping of the heart which so frequently follows an exertion of any kind, Go to the drug store. Get a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Pepsin. No more need be said, for after you use it once, you will never fail to keep it in the house. Oliphant Drug Co. s George Grable, who re-enlisted in the regular army some time ago, & now in the Philippines, his father having received a letter from him stating that he arrived there August 20th. Three sons of Michael Wild, living near Buckskin, were burned to death Wednesday morning. Bismark's Iron Nerve Was the result of his splendid health.! Indomitable will and tremendous ener-! gy are not found where stomach, liver, j kidneys and bowels are out of order, j If you want these qualities and the I success they bring, use Dr. King’s] new life pills. They develop every j power of brain and body. Only 25! cents at Stearnes Drug Co. E. T. Warner, the gas well driller, left yesterday for Edenburg, Pennsylvania, where he will visit his family for a few weeks. sireJIsirHJIsirHJIsiraJtsiraJIsiraJisirsJisirpjKipJl

Notice of Election. Nolle* I* hereby riven to the stockholder* of the Petersburg Mining end Manu'acturlug Association that nn e lee lion will be held on Friday night. October 6. UW,«t llie offlee ol fhe Association In Petersburg. Indiana. for the purpose of electing ten director* tur ield Association to serve during the ensuing .veer. Kneli Mi«M*ltholder Is entitled to one vote for each share of »tnck held. J Aft)II K. ML'HURX, Secy. Kotice of Final Settlement of Estate. In the matter of the estate or Elijah Hightower. deceased. ° In the Pike circuit eonrt, November term, 1989. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned as administrator de bonis non or the estate or Elijah Hightower, deceased, lias presented and filed hts account and vouchers In final settlement or said estate, and that the same will come up Tor the examination and action of said circuit court on the 14th day of November. IHW, at which time all persons Inters rated in said estate are required to appear lu said court, and show cause, if any there be, why said account and vouchers should not be approved. And the heirs of said estate, and all others Interested therein are also hereby required, at the lime and place aforesaid, to appear and make proof or their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. - Monks FKAKK, Administrator. J. W. Brumfield, Clerk 21-* N OTICE Is hereby given to. nil parties Interested that I wHl attend at my office In Sfendal, EVERY SATURDAY. To transact business connected with the office ol trustee of lax'kliait township. All persons having business with said office will please take notice. J. L. BASH. Trustee. N OTICE la hereby given to all parties concerned that 1 will attend at my residence EVERY WEDNESDAY, To transact business connected with l he office of trustee jf Madison township. Positively no business transacted except on .office days. J. J>. BARKER,Trustee. Posloffice address'. Petersburg, ind. Low Rates To National Jubilee Convention Christian church Cincinnati, O. October 18-39, B. * O. 8-W. will make a rale of one fare for round trip ftrotn all points on Its line. Tickets will be on sale Chit. 12th to 17th. *99 Inclusive, and will be good for return passage leaving Cincinnati to and Including Octoher 21st. 1899. The B. A O. H-W. offers excellent service from the East and .West, with palatial "high back seat” coaches. Pullman Drawing Boom Bleepers and Observation-Parlor-Dining Cars. Trains are vestthuted throughout, and lighted hy “Ptntsch Gas ”, For further particulars call on agents, or ad- ! dress o. P. McCarty, Ueneral Passenger agent I Cincinnati, O. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Award -r5ir?il5ir3ji5ipi[«npiitnrpinnniimpinarpiicnr>ir

notice of typticaUtt tor llcesse. The undersigned hereby five# noticetothe Mttaeus and voter* of the town of Petersburg ***** ashlugton township, to Pike countv. In the *t#te of Indiana. th*t He will apply to the hoard ,»r commissioner* of Pike county. In the state of Indlashreti tftrlr Ortolertmo l.'W, tor n 11«-**u*e to sell intoxicating, vinous iUmI malt liquors In a hr* quantity than live catkmsata llmo. with the privlhge Jo allow the Nimf u» be drank on the pfriiilnet where mid. My place of bu#toe*» whereto said liquors are to be sold and drunk 1? located in a r»om fronting southeast on Main street of I he town or Petersburg, on is*. ground tioor of a one-story brick building, shunted on part nf lot seventy-three of the original plat of mid town of Petersburg^ and which lot where said building Is situate Is more particularly deacrtbed as follows: Commencing on * Main street on the southeast line of raid lot seventy-three, at * putoV thirty-seven and ' one-half feet southwest from the east comer of said lot seventy-three, thence southwest with Mala street tw enty feel, thence northwest parallel with Ninth street one hundied and five teet. thenc&mortheast parallel with Mato street twenty feet. thence southeast nuraltel with Ninth street one hundred and live feet to place of beginning, all situate to town of Petersburg, In Pike county, Indl- ****** , JOMtPH W» Yt|tc*inr. Dated this 6th day of Septesr her, i««. tvaBSYillf 4 iwliaiapbfe Railroad Cospafiy. Notice I* hereby given that the annual meeting of the EvsnsVIlto * Indiana polls Railroad Company for the purpose of electing directors and transacting any business which may come before tt, will be held at the ottlce oft he secretory In the elty of Evansville, on Monday, the Jfith day of October.lSHt. between the hours of iUo.rtock e. m, and 12 o clock noon. Witness my hand this 14th day of September, ltSI. GiuigUTS. Wkioht, Kecretary. . Illinois Central R. R. OF INT*Kl»TTO STOCKHOLDERS. Free Transportation to Attend the Annual Meetingat Chicago. The Board of Directors of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, at a meetlug held and^rt’ lluti^P**1*” the following preamble To the end that the stockholders of the Illinois Central Railroad Company may more readily attend to person, the annual meetings of stockholders, which the by-laws require to be held In Chicago on ihe tast Wednesday In September to each year, he it Resolved, That until the further order of this board, there may be Issued to each holder of one or more shares of the capital stock of •he Illinois Central Railroad Company, as registered on the books of the company, a ticket enabling him or her to travel free over the company’s line* from the station on the Illinois Central Railroad nearest to hlsor her registered address, to Chicago and ret urn, for tlw purpose of attending, to person, the meetings of stockholders. ttoehr, ticket to be good for the Journey to Chicago only during the four days immediately preceding, and the days of, the meeting, and for the return journey from Chicago only on the day- of Hie meeting, and the fonrdaya Immediately following, when property countersigned amt stamped in the president's Office. (These tickets will now be countuMifted and stamped in the office of W. O. Brhen. assistant secretary, Chicago.) Kueh a ticket iwav te obtained by any registered holder of stock on application, in writing, to the president of the company in Chicago Each application must state the Dill name and address of the stockholder exactly as given to, hi* or her certiflcate of stock, together with the number and date of such certificate. No more than one person will be carried free in respect, to any one holulng of stock as registered on the books of the company. By order of the Board of Directors, •• '•??££§;• . A. G. HACKSTAFF. Secretary. The next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Illinois Central Railroad Company will be held at the office of the eompanv, in Chicago,on Wednesday,-September 27,')W, at noon For the purpose of this meet ing.t he stock transfer books will be closed from thrfr close of business qn September 12th, to the morning or Beptember aMtBg ' • l "

? -!L COLOSI^TO- OTJ I I 1 SEASONABLE SALE OF NEW 000 , W c arc not closing out an accumulation of old goods at so-called cut prices, but we are always closing out new goods at new prices-fdower prices tha^you can find elsewhere. Our Dress Goods and Dry Goods are fresh from the looms; our Clothing fresh from the custom tailor; our Motions fresh from the central manufacturing points, and our Boots, Shoes. Hats and Caps direct from the factory—and we are closing them out, always closing them out, and at prices lower than y^Say for shop-worn, out of date and out of style goods. We have the finest and largest stock in Petersburg. We defy you to find a larger or better selection of goods You can convince yourself if you will take the time to come in and look. We have the stock; it can’t be beat. And can you beat these prices? We know- you

Dry Goods, 5,000 yards Muslin, one yard wide, at... 3,000 yards fancy Calico, -P. 3,000 yards dark Shirking, 5,000 yards Flannelette, for.... 500 yards Shaker Flannel for.. . yards red Table Linen, worth 35 cents, >r... pairs large size Blankets, worth 75 cents, lor....

Shoes of all Kinds. 300 pairs Ladies’ heavy Shoes, worth $1.25, for. 75C 150 Pairs Ladies’ Calfskin Shoes without seam QQa in back, with rivets, worth $1.50, for. oOt 250 pairs Misses' Shoes, worth $1.25, for....• 120 pairs Misses’ Shoes, from 9 to 18, worth $1.25, for... 89c 85c 160 pairs of the best Children’s Shoes, from 5 “‘to8,for... , .. OOC 100 pairs Infants’ Shoes, patent leather tip, 300 pairs Men’s lace or congress Shoes, worth $2.00, for.. ...7.7.. $1.25 240 pairs Men’s saddle seam Boots, worth 1 A r\ $2.00, for....

Clothing of all Kinds. . $2.50 . 5.00 50 Men's every day Suits for.... 75 Men’s tailor-made Suits, worth $7.50, for ..... 50^Boys’ Suits with long Pants, worth $5.00, g The best stock of Children’s School Suits to select from.. . 50c 300 pairs Men’s lined Jeans Pants, warranted er A _ not to rip. . ... DtC Children’s Knee Pants for ..;... 15c lO^dozen Men’s and Boys’ Caps, worth 40 cen is, j gQ w=eao:3raooocaag gase

Notions. 15 dozen Ladies’ fleece lined Vests go at.. 20 dozen Misses' Union Suits, goat. Children’s Underwear all the way up.... from .. Indies’ fleece lined Hose goat.... Misses’ double knee Hose, worth 20 cents, for ..... Ladies’Capes ~ for........ OUC * - iggp 25 dozen Men’s heavr Undershirts, worth 35 cents, for.. .HSII ZUC »vi -&•/>- 10 dozen Men’s heavy flannel Shirts for .. ■ ' . : m 25c w

Cash! Cash! Cash! Don’t be humbugged by advertisements offering to give away goods for cash, but come to us and we will beat lies, shoestrings and collar buttons, but we can beat “cash” prices on Clothing, Dry Goods. Boots, Shoes and Furnishing Goods. ELITZEE, ^Proprietor3l5ifi^i5iraJigfBJlsitatsirail5irBJtsifBJ{5ire}EifalEii51E»dknffllgif3l{«nrellcn3ltaiaHeira»oraHeiraii5fiigrarr»aHeifer»; inll5aiUwlU.illw4IU-.H-.nll->.ll—IU-II—II—:»_II_II_II_II_II_II_II_II_II_IES.-IIZAL