Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 5, Petersburg, Pike County, 8 June 1900 — Page 5

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. Short Paragraphs Item* Briefly ToldConcerntng the People. James C. Lavelle of Washington, was in town Monday. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* Mrs. R. C. Hammomf visited friends at Indianapolis this week. J. W.Wilson left Monday for Springfield, Missouri, on a business trip. Don’t forget Hargrove & Co’s, great June millinery sale. See window display. __ 4-2 T. H. Dillon attended the democratic state convention at Indianapolis this week. ■ ._ John M. Davis, trustee of Monroe township, was in the city Monday on business. S Judge Ely was at home this week from Jasper where he has been holding court. _ Quite a number from this city went * on the excursion to Evansville last Sunday morning. H. B. Kepley, editor of the Oakland City Enterprise, was the guest of relatives here Sunday. Mrs. C. H. Whitman and little sons, Dean and Kenneth of Nappanee, Ind., are visiting at J. R. Bowman’s. Money To Loan.—-Furnish your abstract and get your money the same day. ’■ Mary M. (Jlezen, Sec. John R, Fettinger, democratic nominee for assessor of Patoka township, was in the city on business Monday. Frank Bilderback of Cable, was in the city Monday on business. He served as auditor of this county many years ago. v Bofs wash suits made of striped and plain linen double breast style for ages 9 to 15 only $1.48. 4-2 ' Star Clothing House. The'five-year-old son of Alf Heed, near Spurgeon, fell last Sunday and accidentally broke his left arm. Dr. Teaford of Spurgeon, was called and reduced the fracture.

u. s. usnorn nas received a new snoemaker's outfit and is now located in the Parker block where he invites all his old patrons to call and see him. He does cobbling of all kinds. 4-4 Mrs. W. P. Knight of Washington City, visited S. P. Hammond and family over Sunday. She formerly resided in this city, her husband at one time being the editor and proprietor of this paper. The Petersburg mining and manufacturing association has leased land in the gas oil field at Loogootee, and is now drilling a well five miles southwest of that place. E. T. Warner is conducting the drilling. County Treasurer Owen Smith has accepted the services of a new deputy treasurer, and is ready to receive delinquent taxes. Owen, junior, arrived . Monday morning and Owen, senior, is one of the happiest dads in town. Charles Gladish of Madison township, W.S.Chappell of Jefferson township, J. M. Langford of Monroe township and C. A- Humble of Logan township, attended tde democratic state convention at Indianapolis this week. The Chinese ask ”how is your liver?’' instead of '“how do you do?” for when the liver is active the health is good. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are fa- - mous little pills for the liver and bowels. Stearnes’ drug, company. * Ross Fulk, a fourteen-year-old boy of Washington, who went on the ex» cursion to Evansville last Sunday,' was • drowned in the Ohio river. The boy fell off a coal barge into the water knd went under the barges anchored near the wharf.

J. L. Capehart of Otwell, has accepted a position with Jackson & Patterson of this place, as a salesman „ in their implement store. Luther is well acquainted in the county cand will make a most excellent salesman of farm machinery. Unless food is digested quickly it will ferment and irritate the stomach. Aftef each meal take a teaspoonful of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat and will allow you to eat all Qyou need of what you like. It never fails to cure the worst cases of dyspepsia. It is pleasant to take. Stearnes’ drug company. * RoVal Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum baking powders aw the greatest mensem to health of the present day.

Sol Frank will pay you 35 cents per pound lor good wool. 3-4 Robert M. Gray of Otwell, was in the city Monday on business. Col. Frank Posey of Evansville, was in the city Monday on business. Perry Miley, near Coats Springs, was in the city Monday on business. Jackson Ferguson of Monroe township, was in the city Monday on business. ' _ Buy a union-made shirt from L. V. Colvin. All colors, all sizes and all prices. _ 52-tf Robert Hyneman of Clay township, transacted business in the city last Monday. ._ Mrs. W. C. Holloway and Harry Haines are visiting relatives at Indianapolis this week. Harvard Sloan, aged 13 years, living three miles west of ^Union, was killed by lightninglast Friday. Miss Ella Hillman and Miss Edith Carter will leave Saturday for Terre Haute to visit relatives. —*—■—- Don't forget L. V. Colvin when you ‘ want to buy shoes and hats, for he has got them and the right kind. 52-tf Peter Drof, he keeps it. \Vhat> Why, lime, hair, cement, Acme plastering and agitite. Call on him before buying. 2-4 W. D. Curll, deputy prosecuting at' torney, was at Littles Tuesday, where he appeared in Squire Martin’s court representing the state’s side in several criminal cases. James Spain, a former and popular citizen of Petersburg, but late of Evansville, wals in town Tuesday and secured the contracts for plastering two of the now business houses. Ticketsvyfll be sold June l»th and 20th to Evausville District Christian Endeavor, at Princeton, Ind., good to return on the 21st, for one and onethird first-class fare for round trip. , C. H. Webb, Agt.

Prof. J. M. Hinkle and wife left last week for-Bloomington, where the professor will attend college during the summer term. They will return this fall when the professor will resume his place as teacher in the city schools. Ivy poisoning, poison wounds and all other accidental injuries may be quickly cured by using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It is also a certain cure for piles and skin diseases. Take no other. • Stearnes’ drug company. __ __ * The ladies of the M. E. church at Otwell, will give a strawberry and ice cream festival at the park Saturday evening. A program interspersed with good music will be rendered. Proceeds of the evening for the benefit of the new church building. Dr. Clarence Abbott at Otwell has one of the neatest offices At this county. It consists of two rooms and is neatly arranged and furnished with the latest style of furniture, and is lighted at night with acetalyne gas. The doctor enjoys a large and lucrative practice in that part of the country. __ Neglect is the short step so many take from a cough or cold to conSump? tion. The early use of One Minute Cough Cure prevents consumption. It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. It cures all throat and lung troubles. Children all like it and mothers endorse it. Stearnes’ drug company. * Robert Ballard, living in the east part of the city, died suddenly Sunday afternoon of heart trouble He had been ailing for sometime and two weeks ago moved back to this place from Terre Haute. He was a veteran of the civil war. The funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the family residence by Rev. W. S. Biddle and interment at the Anderson cemetery.

V The citizens of Elberfield, Warrick county, are greatly excited over the .murder of Nora Kiefer, aged ninteen years. The body of the girl was found in Pigeon creek last Thursday, her head battered and- nearly unrecognizable. She had been killed, a rope tied about her neck and attached to a stone for weighting the' body down in the water. Friday a fanner named Joseph D. Keith, living near Elberfield, was arrested as her slayer. He made a confession Sunday. Keith had been on intimate terms with the girl. _ This morning all the section men on the E. & I. and E. & T. H. quit work and went on a strike for an increase of 15 cents per day in their wages. The company immediately offered an increase of 10 cents per day, instructing the section foremen to give the men their time if they would not 'accept the 10 cent raise and discharge them, and hire other men in their places. The men have been receiving $1.10 per day, and the fact that other roads have increased the pay of their section men was the incentive for the E. & I. and E* & T.: H. to ask for an increase. The men are not organized very well, but they would not today; accept the company's terms and they will accept nothing short of a 15 cent increase, which is what they ask for. I —Washington Herald.

George D. Martin still continues seriously ill. Joel Evans of Marion township, was in town Monday on business. L. V. Colvin would like to see the man that can’t be fit in underwear, tf John H. Blaize, Madison township, transacted business in the city Monday. ; Jacob Shrodes, trustee of Clay township, transacted business in the city Monday._■ • v Mrs. Erastus Johnson, who has been seriously ill for several weeks is now slowly recovering. j John McKinney, county assessor, was in the city Monday from his home in Monroe township. Junior style reefer collar work suits for boys, age 4 to 8. S€e them at 4-2 Star Clothing House. Prof. W. H. Foreman left last week for Chicago, where he will attend college during the summer, taking a special course of instruction. The Harrington circus which showed here- last Saturday night is still here. The circus paraphernalia has bten attached by some of the employes for salaries due. Small in size and great in results are DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills that cleanse the liver and bowels. The}’ do not gripe. Stearnes’ drug company. * Miss Daniels, the expert milliner employed by Hargrove & Co. for several months past, leaves for her home in Illinois next week. During her stay here she made many friends. When you are passing L. V. Colvin’s store step iii and see those pretty imperials, English squares, puffs, tecks, bat wing strings, bat wing bows, club strings, club bows and wrash tie^of all kinds._52-tf As usual in such cases the Washington papers are sore because the high school base ball club of that place was recently defeated in this city by the high school team. It is all right when they win, but all wrong when they lose.

Reports show that over fifteen hundred lives have been saved through the use of, One Minhte C ough Cure. Most of these *were cases of grippe, droop, asthma, whooping cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. Its early use prevents consumption. Stearnes' | N. B. Coffman, trustee of Boone township, Dubois county, and one of the best known and most prosperous farmers and stock buyers of that county, was recently united in marriage to a Miss Ragsdale of Daviess county. They will make their home on Mr. Coffman's fine farm near Fortersville. _ The number of deaths during April from those diseases classed as preventable were, 1,1'>8. If 1,000 is accepted as the average number of people destroyed each month by preventable diseases, the number in a year would run to 111,000, This means 120,000 cases of sickness in each year which might be prevented, according to the Board of Health, for on au average there are ten cases of sickness for each death. Starvation never yet cured dyspepsia. Persons with indigestion areal-! ready half starved. They need plenty of wholesome food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cute digests what you eat so the body can be nourished while the worn out organs are being recohstructed. It is the only preparation known that will instantly relieve and completely cure all stomach troubles. Try it if you are suffering from indigestion. It will certainly do you good. Stearnes’ drug company. * drug company.

One of our editorial friends that knows whereof he speaks gets off the following: ‘'Backward, turn backward, O time in your Wight, make me a kid again just for tonight; with the freckles and warts I possessed long ago, and the dear little stone bruises that grew on my toe. Give back my old kite with its dog-fennel tail; for the kind I |ly now always lands me in jail. o Back to the river once more let me roam till the gloaming arrives, and when I get home, take me out to the woodshed, and there let me dance to the tune father played on the seat of my pants.” The assessors of the several townships have completed their work and turned their books over to the county auditor Monday, f The cost of . assessing in the several townships is as follows: Washington, $319; Patoka, $335: Logan, $147; Clay, $135; Jefferson, $243; Madison. $63; Monroe, $163; Lockhart, $163: Marion, $155; total, $1,623. The following is the total assessments in the several townships and shows an increase over 1899 of $152,509. The assessments of 1899 are also given as a comparison, showing the increase and decrease: 18W Jefferson.. *S4».5X5 Washington. 913.185 Madison. 323.703 Clav. 377.180 Logan.... 3S&JW6 Patoka. 489.678 Monroe.,. 498.900 Lockhart. 495.385 Marion. 295.330 Petersburg... 808.072 Winslow...'.. 85.334 1900 ♦888,470 808.803 387.310 301.000 337.032 480.7W 313.310 308.843 301.470 787.55S 92.487 ..15,472.423 ♦5,824,732 Total

I J^ICHARDSON * TAYLOR, Attorneys at Lam. i Prompt attention given to alt business. A Notary Public constantly in the office. Office in Carpenter building, Eighth and Maln-sts., Petersburg, Indiana. QEORGE B. ASHBY, Attorney at Lam. Will practice in all courts. Special attention given to all civil nusiness. Notary Public constantly In the office. Collections made and promptly remitted. Office in Cttlaenw’ state bank buildiug, Petersburg, Indiana. S. O. DAVENPORT, Attorney at Lam. Prompt attention given to all business. Office in Parker block, opposite the court house, Petersburg. Indiana. QH ARLES A. EOF FEY. Attorney at Lam. All kindsof legal business promptly attended to. Your patronage solicited. Office upstairs In CUlsens’ state bank building. Tel. ltt-2, Petersburg, Indiana. nox A CROW, Attorneys at Lam. Will practice la all courts. Prompt at ten tiou given to alt business. Office la Carpeute b ock, ttrst Hoor on Elghth-st,, Petersburg. W 11,80N A GREENE, J. W. WILSON V. K.GKKKNk Attorneys at Law. Will practice In all courts. Office in Frank block,over Star clothing house, Petersburg. I ml. YJOSKY'.A CHAPrELL. , I Attorneys at Lam. Will practice iu all courts. Cotleclious promptly made Notary public iu office. Office upstairs in Snyder building in trout ot Democrat office, Petersburg, Indiana. gTANLEY M. KRIEG. Attorney at Lam. All business promptly attended to. Will practice tu all courts. Office In Montgomery buildiug, Petersburg, Indiana.M.MR,CK’ Attorney at Lam. Will practice in Pike and adjoining counties, and in all courts. Notary Public. Office in Dispatch building, up stairs, Winslow, lint.

J R.RICE, Physician and Surgeon, Chronic Diseases a specialty. Office over Cttiivus* state bank:, Petersburg, liuliana. W.' M. HUNTER, Physician and Surgeon. Office In rear of Ciiliens’ state bank. Tel, ill-2 residence and office. Office hours—day aud uight. D"‘ J. W. COOK, Vitapathic Specialist, Graduate of tire American Health College, employs all vital ami vitalizing methods ot the superior Vitapathic system iu cleansing impurities and removing poisons and causes of disease. Processes covered by State charter and -United. States patents. Also Electro Thermal Vital Warm Air Baths given. Office In Parker building, opposite court house. J. U LA DISH. Hypnotism <& Magnetic Healing. Every known disease cured without medicine or surgery, it cures where everything else fails, terms reasonable and all correspondence receives my best attention. If diseased write at ouee. Office at Rumble, lud. ■yy H. STON ECI PH ER, Dental Surgeon. Office iu roomskand 7, in Carpenter building. Petersburg, Indiana. Operations tirstelass. All work warranted. Amesthetiesused for painless extraction ol teeth. W 71LS0N A TYNER, r. m. wasog. T. VV. TVSKK. Petersburg Collecting Agency. Collections In all parts of the United States^ Remittances oromptly made. Charges are' reasonable. Give us your old accounts, notes, etc., and we will do the rest. Call on or write us. Office ooposite court house in Parker building, Petersburg, lud.

NOTICE Is hereby given to all patties In* „ terested that I will attend at my office In St ends I, EVERY SATURDAY. To transact bnsluess connected with the office of trastee of Lockhart township. All persons having business with said offiee will please take notice. J. L. BASS. Trustee. NOTR ~ ,o hereby given to all persons concerned that I will attend at my office In Otwell EVERY DAY. To transact business connected with the office of trustee of Jefferson township. • ROBERT M. GUAY. Trustee. Post offiee address; Otwell, Indiana. N OTICE Is hereby given to all parties con-, cerned that 1 will attend at my residence EVERY WEDNESDAY, To transact business connected with theoffice of trustee of Madison township. Positively no business transacted except on offlw dm C. J. GLAD1SH, Trustee. Postoffice address: Bowman, Ind. t" t vvvevvTvvevv vt DESIGNS TRADE-MAR PATENTS*®®^ ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY - Notice In “Inventive Age" ■ Book “How to obtain Patents” | CV»i?e* moderate. No fee till patent is secured. 1

s Hot Weather Specials!| r Warm or* day, cool the tilt, has had a tendency to make people a little iiuuffercnt as to their summer clothing. Don't fear, hot ( weather will come and wi:l a vengeance. Then you will wonder why you did not take advanu ge of our very low prices on all summer gatments. TVms ^ot EatVa Men’s black alpacca Coats, one button sack, worth #1.50. .Special 98c Men’s black lustre Coats, four button sack, won't fade, worth (hi rtc .v.. ...). .Special $l./5 Men's extra long minister Coats made of fine black Sicilian, worth #3.00.. .;... .. ... Special 2*25 Men’s black flannel Coats and Vests, vorth #3.50, .Special 2.75 Men’s double breast blue serge Coats, nil wool, worth #4.50. Special 3*30 Men’s blue serge Coats, and Vests, four button sack, fast colors, i r\f\ .!#•—-- *.♦’.Special worth #5.00 Men's two linen Suits, worth $2.To, Special 1.98 These very low prices will continue for the next fifteen davs. Our assorti »«* is larger now than later in the season. If you want anv special garment \ now is the time to buy. Keiuember, 1 l i STAR CLOTHINB HOUSE, PETERSBURG, IND. i

LOOK HEBE!. You people who know a barga r and like to buy the best Goods at Job* bers' prices. Here are some prices? 16 pounds best Granulated Sugar, $1.00 i 2 packages Coffee, li ne , 3 cans best Tomatoes, 25c 3 bans Babbitt’s Lye, 25c 3 pounds Prunes, 25d | Rice per pound, 5c 0 6 pounds iSavy Bears. 25c 25 pounds best Flon *, 50c 20-cent Coal Oil, 15c Also full line of Candies, Groceries. Glassware. Queens ware and Tinware at equally low prices. We want your Butter, Eggs and’Chickens at the highest market price, cash or trade, fWe have the biggest stock in, the city. Call and investigate. Store closes at 8:30 each night. T. H. ^Cc.ii.'XDBE 6z CO., West Main Street, Petersburg, Indiana,’

Time is Money :::: Time Saved is Money Earned Don’t! Travel,—Telephone!

A Telephone in you* Residence, Office or Store will save time and make you money. ' Our present Rates cave ho excuse for being without this modern necessity. Don't “sponge” on your neighbor. Thirty days trial will convince you. Place y > ar order now, and have a Telephone placed in your residence! Let us know yoqr wants. Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co, J. W. THOMAS, Manager. I ti I its Hot i Weather * Clothing All the Latest Pa items and Styles to Select from. Suits, $16 and up. Pants, $4 and up. Call and See . .nr Piece lio«ida and .yriininings. ^ A. Burger k Bro., I Merchant' tailors. rnmaxmnnmnm j luninii xmnramtmnarriinmi Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis C. Railroad Tlnvj able In eflt ct «\ov. 28,1807: St. Louis Fast Kxp. 8:00 a.m. 10:45 a,in. 11:08 a.m. 11:22 a.m. 11:88 a.m 8:20 p.m. St. Louis Limited. 9:00 p.m. 11:40 p.m. 12:01 a.m. 12:14 a.m. 12:80 a.m. 7:12 am. Stall* >ns. I Louisville Limited Leave . Leave Leave Leave LeaveArrive. ..— Lotiisv Hie .. ..11 until igburs 4-Velj^i i_ ..... Wlnsl* >w .1... .Oakla jdClty. . — St. Lc als*~ arrlv«;j 7:00 a.m. arrlvej 4:25 a.m arrive; 4:«2 a.m arrive] 8:32 a.m arrlvej 8:87 a.m. Leave, 0:15 p.m. Uuiisvttlc Fast Kxp. 5:45 2:33 | 2:80 i 2.0i 1:57 7:32 Night trains stop at Wins ov ane. Volpen on stgna'. only. It. A. Campbell. G.P.A., Si, Louis. J, F. Bu4, agent. Oakland City.