Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 47, Petersburg, Pike County, 30 March 1900 — Page 8

Naxid Items. Roam Richardson and wife were in Jasper Monday. / Henry Conner and family moved from here to Vincennes. Mack Arnold was in Petersburg Tuesday on business. George Hudson of Sulphur Springs, Sundayed with friends at this place. * Robert Ridge and O. A. Hayes were in Jasper Wednesday on business. W. J. Hayes and Lee Dorsey were in Washington Saturday and Sunday. David Hurshman and wife of Winslow* Sundayed with relatives at this place. | Luther Capehart and Willie Rhoads of Otwell, wfere in our community Sunday^ ij ‘ Dr. F. M Greene of Jasper, passed through our burg Friday enroute to Winslow. ‘ Elias Garrett, J. S. Ridge, *J. P. Hayes and Jl. L- Ridge attended the convention at WTinsld*v Saturday. O. P. Jones left Tuesday for Vories business college, where he will take a complete course in shorthand, typewriting ancl book keeping. P. A. Corn and Jake Sorgius are the announced candidates for trustee of Marion township. They are good men and either will make an efficient officer. _ He Fooled the Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson, Ohio; after suffering eighteen months from rectal fistula, he would die unless a costly operation s performed: but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the surest pile cure on eanth, and the best salve in the world. 25 cents a bp& Sold by the Stearnes Drug Co. _>_

Iva Items. John Lomax was here Tuesday oir business. A Sunday school will be organized here April 8th. William Garrettson was at Wash* ington Monday on business. W. C. Bailey of Huntingburg, >was here Monday on business. Dan Metshon, the mail carrier, will move to Righbanks. Cornelius Lomax, a former resident here, died in Orange county last week. John Budd sold several fine horses this week. Alex Hollis, H. G. Trayler and John Budd were at Winslow Monday eve* ning. John Budd and H. Lafollette were at Petersburg Tuesday. Mrs. Jesse Gray is on the sick list. J. B. Smith was at Otwell Monday on business. Frank Sullivan and Ed Suddarth are in Knox county this week. To Cure La Grippe in 24 Hours. No remedy equals Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup for this terrible and fatal (Jisease. If taken thoroughly and in t ime, it will cure a case in 24 hours, anq for thq cough that follows la grippe, it never fails to give relief. Price 25 land 50 cents. J. R. Adams & Son. * A wheel on the engine pulling south bound E. ,1. passenger train, pulled off at Worthington last Friday. A freight engine had to be sent from Terre Haute to get the train here. It arrived over three hours late.

Otwell Items. House .cleaning is the order of the day in Otwell this week. Ed Mount is head clerk at Cooper & Co’s, hardware store. Cullen Green and Will Cooper of Ireland, were in our town last Mon* day on business. * V. It. Green of Petersburg, was in our town last Sunday. Mrs. J. V. Chaille is on the sick list. Hardin Denham who has been on the kick list for sometime is no better. O. D. Harris of Otwell, is spoken of as a candidate for coroner. George Scanland returned to his home at French Lick last Monday. John Garland has a new comer at his house. A vote for Bryan. The Best Salve in the World is Banner Salve. It is made from a prescription by a world wide known skin specialist and is positively the most healing salve for piles, burns, scalds, ulcers, running sores and all skin diseases. J. R. Adams & Son. m Resolutions. Whereas, through the dispensation of an all wise Providence our beloved brother Thomas C. Milburn has been called from time to eternity. Resolved, That we his brothers deeply regret the loss of a brother tried and true. i Resolved, That to the “family and friends of the deceased we^tender our heartfelt sympathies and^commend them to apply for consolation to the Benevolent Father of all in this their hour of sad bereavement. Resolved, That in memory of our beloved brither we wear the usual badge of mourning for the space of 30 days and that the lodge be draped in mourning for the same length of time. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of the deceased; and spread upon the records of the lodge and published in thccoiinty papers. Geo. E. King. ) J. R. Chew, - Com. W. D. CVRLL, J

f uomg uown mil. People suffering from kidney diseases feel a gradual but steady loss of vitality. They should lose no time in trying Foley's Kidney Cure. It is guaranteed. J. R. Adams & Son. m All cases of small pox are now well and all ropes are removed at Oakland City, Indiana. The spring term of the college begins Afiril 3rd. A large addition of new science apparatus is nowlseing put in the college, such as electric machine, air pump, large microscope, etc. For particulars, address, W. P. Dearing, Dean, Oakland City, Indiana , To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Warner.’s White Wine of Tar Syrup, the best cough remedy on earth. 25 and 50 cents. J. R. Adams & Son. _ * The E. & I. R. R. will on April 4th and 5th sell tickets to the Southern Indiana Teachers’ convention to be held at Evansville April 5th to ‘7th for one fare round trip, good , returning April 9th, 1900. - ~ j Warner’s White WJne of Tar Syrup, the best cough remedy on earth, cures a cold in one day if taken in time. 25 and 50 cents. J. R. Adams & Son. * Special Notice.

-KROM— J.CAPPS&SONS There is nothing finer made than these goods. The best cnstorn tailor rarely equals and never surpasses them either in quality, style or workmanship, and the prices are so low, ranging from $10.00 TO $12.50, That you can’t afford to miss this opportunity. No matter what price you pay you get an elegant garment at less than onehalf a custom tailor would have to_charge you.

WE HAVE OTHER LINES | In?which we are offering some splendid bargains. Call and look them over. Bring along the boys and let us fit them out with a nice Suit for Spring and yon will be surprised how we can please you. Our Shits are all guaranteed perfect in fit, style and workmanship. Low prices is our watchword. W. L. BARRETT

Samuel Renner of Oliphant, was in town Wednesday. John Watson is quite ill at his home oq Walnut street. John Bretz of Bretzville, is the guest of his uncle, J. E. Sc hunt. Will Ayers, the Algiers merchant, was in town Wednesday on business. W. D. Curll, the attorney, made a business trip to Augusta Wednesday. Prof. S. Thompson and J. W. Wilson were at Evansville yesterday on business. Abe Cole, the Oakland City attorney, was in town yesterday on business. John B. McKinney of Monroe township, county assessor, was in the city this week on official business. Caleb Powers, secretary of state of Kentucky, has been held as an accomplice without bail in the assassination of Governor Goebel of Kentucky. S. P. Hammond, Robert Lee, Will Nieman and Ryan Hickerson left this week for Joplin, Missouri, where they will look after business interests. Don't fail to call at the Democrat office for your job printing. We do all classes of work in good style and at lowest prices. Call up telephone 22. Subjects of sermons at the Baptist church next Sunday: Morning sermon, “The Mind of Christ.” At 7:30 p. m., “Jesus the Carpenter.” Everybody welcome. Henry Coleman and G. W. McLaughlin of near Otwell, were in the city Monday on business. They are staunch democrats and representative citizens of Jefferson township. Jesse Crow of Princeton, was here the first of the week shaking hands with his numerous friends. He is looking well, his health having greatly improved during the past few months..'

The Democrat's subscription list is booming, on an average of one a day sfnce the first of January. The people of Pike cdunty want a newspaper that gives the news, hence they take the Democrat. The price is only $1.00 per year, same as small papers. . The meeting at the Y. M. C. B. hall last Sunday afternoon was addressed by Prof. Hinkle, who gave an interesting and instructive talk. Next Sunday afternoon the meeting will be addressed by Rev. J. W. Elder. All men cordially invited to attend. Services begin at three o'clock. The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons since our last report: Frank Moore and Ida Gibbs. « William D. Crow and Lula May Harris. Hiram Myers and Shrah Stephens. Thomas H. Yager and Ora E. Skinner. Arthur A. Adams and Elizabeth Davidson. William P. Hatfield and Rhoda C. McCarty. In this issue appears the announcement of Florian Bartl of Otwell as a candidate for the nomination of county. recorder. Mr. Bartl is a lifelong democrat and has served as postmaster at his place. He is well qualified for the position fn every way, and should he receive the nomination would be elected by a large majority.

mat tne jjemocrat goes to more families ii^ Pike county than any other newspaper is a fact undisputable, and for this reason the business men are anxious to, get their advertisements in its columns. An advertisement planted in the Democrat is bound to go the rounds of nearly every family in the county. Those who do not have the paper sent to them direct from the office borrow it from their neighbors and all read it. The great family of Democrat readers may well take it as a compliment for business men to appeal to them through the columns of the Democrat to give them a liberal share of their patronage, and we most respectfully ask our subscribers to patronize those who patronize the Democrat. The advertisement is a special invitation to visit the business houses. Before starting out to do your trading read carefully the advertisements found in this paper. A liberal advertiser is th^place to go for bargains. The City Markets. Eggs—14 cents. Butter—15 cents. Onions—75c per bu. Potatoes—40c per bu. Chickens—Chicks 84c, hens 7c. Turkeys—Hen turks 7c. Navy Beans—$1.50 per bu.J Shoulders—9c. g Sides—9c. Bacon—7c. f Hams—10c. Lard—8 cents per lb. Pork—Hams, smoked, 14 cents. Wheat—60 cents per bushel. Corn—30 cents per bushel." Oats—20 cents per bushel. Rye—75 cents per bushel. Clover Seed—$3.50 per bushel Salt—90 per bbl. Hogs—$4.00 to $4.50 per 100. V Cattle—$3.00 to$4.00 per 1.00 Sheep—$2.50 to $3.75 per 100. Indianapolis Markets. Wednesday, March 2*8,1900.

William Liibs is getting material cm the ground to build two business rooms on Main street west of the postoffice. Tie rooms will be 22x60 each and one s tory. The work will commence in a few days, or as soon as the old buildi ngs can be removed. , The democratic chairmen of the several counties of the First district will meet at Evansville today (Friday) to confer with ^int Rose, district chairman, as to the fixing of a date for the congressional convention. The opinion seems to prevail that the convention will be held sometime during the lsist of July after the national convention. COUNTY ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOB RKCOKJDKK. We are authorized to announce the name of Florian Bartl of Jefferson township, as a candidate l or county recorder, subject to the decision of the democratic county convention. A Note of.Wafninir. i - ® 1 take this means of calling the attention of the people to the law concerning the burial of dead tardies. Acts i»»(. chapter 16. Section 10: i "* * * -No undertaker, sexton or other Eerson shall bury any human body until he as received a permit to do so from the county. city or town board of health or its dufv appointed agent.- No such permit shall be | issued until there has been delivered to such board or agent, a certificate of death according to the form prescribed by the state board of health. In the eventof any burial without a permit as herein provided, the coroner of the county wherein the illegal burial was made, shall disinter the body, hold an inquest and within three days thereafter, make a return of his findings to the-nearest local health officer." The law is very strict and the state board olf health, the attorney-general and chief executive of state command that it shall be enforced to the letter. T. W. Basinokr. M. D.. • Sec. County Board of Health. Administrator's Sale of Personal Properly.

Notice is herebyfctven that I lie undersigned HiimiulstriJor of me estate of Commodore P. Chew, late of Pike'eounty, deceased, will on Satunhiy, April 21,1900, At the late residence of the deceased, in Jefferson township, otter tor sale at public auction the personal properly of the deceased, consisting of three I torses, nine milch cows, one boll, eight yearlings, hogs, buggy, wagon, harness, (arming implements, corn and wheat;household and kitchen furniture and various other articles too numerous to mention. Terms op Sale—On all sums of live dollars f and over a credit of six months will be given, ’ the purchaser giving note with approved surety waiving relief from valuation laws, and bearing6 percent interest from date, and on all sums of less than five dollars cash. Sal% to begin af nine o'clock a. m. George J. Willis, March 2(1, 1000. Administrator. Notice of Administration. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned hasbeeo appointed by the clerk of tht circuit court of Pike county, state of Indians, administrator of the estate of Commodore P. Chew. Jate of Pike county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. George J“. Willis, March 2<i, 1000. Administrator. T. H. Dillon, attorney. notice oi Appointment of Executorship, Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by tbe clerk of the circuit court of Pike county, state of Indiana, exeentor of the estate of James McLaughlin, la te of Pike county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. G. M McLavghlin, March 20, 1900. Executor. «<FRED SMITHS Dealer in all kinds of FURNITURE!

I Funeral Supplies a Specially We keep on hand at till times the finest hut of Parlor and Household Furniture to be; found In the city. Bedroom and Parlor Suite I a Specialty. In funeral supplies we keep Caskets. Shrouds, ate., of the best make. Having leased the Borer Coal Coal M ine, and being the nearest mine to town, we are prepared to furnish coal at all times. All orders promptly filled. TELEPHONE NO. *6-2. Borer Coal Conpasy. Eureka Harness OH Is the best p-eservative of new leather and the best renovator of old leather. It oils, softens, blackens and protects. Use on your best harness, your old barmss, and your carriage top, and they will not only look better but wear longer. Sold everywhere in cans—all sties from half pints to flve gallons. Mad* by STAXOAltp Oil. CO.

Annual Spring Openi ng in Carpets I AT THE ; !' •NEW YORK STORE» , , ‘ I : «, : v' . ■ We begin the Spring Season with ti e grandest stock of carpets ever brought toe this city- 1 Every-day Carpets, per yard.. r..... .1. .|Qc Heavy Dining Room Carpets, per yatd ... 1..... |4c bitting Roonb Carpets, per yard... 18c Half Wool Ingrain Carpets, per yarck...... 32j4c All Wool Carpets, per yard.4,.40c to 45c ’Extra Heavy Ingrain Carpets, per ya d. .. 55c to 66c Brussels Carpets, latest patterns, per rd... .45c to 75c Velvests Carpets, lovely patterns, pei yard ...... 95c The largest stock of Matting in town All the way up from ......... Also a large stock of fine Rugs Welton, Lace Curtains, Window’Sh T ie prices are right. % 12c it; Smyrna, Moquette and dils and Linolelums. Remember the place. Next doo j t > Adams’ Drug Store. -MAX BLTZER-1 m I IKIItlUIMHBtNRtMsS

BUILT ON HONOR-WEAR LIK £ IRON The man on the farm mus: Live shoes that* will wear. You n : wore a Sefz Shoe that did not gp4 you entire satisfaction. It’s 1 ;> cause honesty in quality and wor kmanship go hand in hand in the make up. LOOK FM THE SION OF SELZ-IT MARKS THE POPULAR DEALER. Selz shoes for Men, Women and Children

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are batislactory bhoes—price—< \n..lity—comfort-—style. SELZ, SCHWAB 6] CO., Chicago. LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF BOOT! AMD SHOES IN THE WORLD. J

For Sale by the Globe Shoe Store THE OLD MOSES FLANK CORNER.

Before cleaning house line of new designs in Wall are much finer than ever and we late patterns, which are now most complete line ever ing call and see us. - We slightly damaged during the sold at greatly reduced prices, spiled on the edges, and many from the factory. Remember us for T)rugs, and Varnishes.- We handle call and see our immense The designs this spring bought nothing but the in, and we now show the Petersburg. -« Before buyWall Paper that was: fire by water that will be paper is only slightly as good ac Medicines, 1ST but the best pranas. 30LIPHANT DRUE CON

Produce Wanted. i f —The Highest Market P: Paid For— EGGS AND BUTTER Iuj Trade or Cash. All kinds of Produce bought. It will pay you to see us $ !/ before you sell. We have a nice line of * ' h GROCERIES At the lowest Prices. D^n’t fail to see our Seed Potatoes. Call- \ id set; ut. • : F. RIME & SON, East of John McAtee Built pg on Main Street.

Louisville, EvansYille & St Louis C. Railroad Time table in effect Nov. 28, 1897: 8'i. Louis Fast Exp. 8:00 a.in. 10:45 a, m. 11:08 a.m. 11:22 a.m. 11:38 a.m. S:20 p.m. Night trains stop at Winslow s ni Velpen on signal only. It. A. Campbell, G.P.A., St. Louis. , F; Hurt, agent, Oakland City. St. Louis Limited. P:00 p.m. 11:40 p.m. 12:01 a.m. 12:14 a.m. 12:30 a.m. 7:12 a.m. Stations Leave Leave Leave Leave Leave . Arrive. . IiOuisvii e 1, . .. Huntingbi -g .... .Velpen .Winslov ... Oakland i Ji .jr .St. Louisarrive arrive arrive arri ve arrive Leave 7:00 a.m 4:23 a.m. 4:02 a.m. 3:32 a.m 8:87 a.m. 9:13 p.m. 5:45 p m. 2:35 p.m 2:30 pan. 2.16 p.m. 1:57 p.m. 7:52 a.m.