Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 32, Petersburg, Pike County, 14 December 1900 — Page 1

VOL. XXXI.__PETERSBURG, IND., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14,1900.__ , NO. 32

i Grand Removal Sale

Only Twenty-Five Days More Until We Move to Our New Quarters. P Don’t let these bargains go by. Head every word ^ f and then call and inspect for yourself. Every item f £ is honest; every reduction is genuine. - —* ; — a { People’s Dry Goods Store.!

J 200 Ladies’ ( Cioaks That ! Must Go. We laave yet Two. Hundred Ladies’ Cloaks that must be sold before we move. No difference what the price is; no difference what the garment is worth; it must go. Lucky you are that you put off your cloak buying until now.. All the castors, grays and pearls, with the reefer collars, box backs, etc. Every one a stylish up to-date garment.

Ladies’ Cloth Capes,^collars trimmed in fur, for less than half their value—each..v.. ...50c $1.25 Ladies’ double Capes, trimmed in fur and braid, can’t be beaten for the price... Plush Capes, elegantly trimmed and lined, and is a dressy garment—now going at only?*.. .._. Some very handsome plush Capes, made of the very finest Salts plush—a genuine bargain at.. 57 Ladies’ Jackets in gray, castor, red, blue and » black, some applique trimmed, some satin lined. .. 19 Ladies’ Jackets, all colors, made of English flC AI kersey, satin lined, were $8 and $8.50.tPU»V”I Q. Choice of 40 Ladies’ Jackets, all colors, strictly stylish, satin lined, perfect fitting^ were §10, now".;. Choice of 50 Ladies’ fine tailor-made applique trimmed Jackets, swell high-art Cloaks, were $12 and $14, flA AA now they are... t|)v.vV/ $2.50 $4.95 $7.50 Star Clothing House.

119 Overcoats; They Must All Go. There are yet 119 Overcoats in light and dark colors—Oxfords, Meltons, Beavers, Kerseys, etc., that must go before we move to our new quarters. Come and take your choice of these elegant coats at almost half the worth of them. Our loss is--your gain, but we are determined not to move them. 33 Men’s dark gray Overcoats, good velvet collars and good lining, take your choice for. . .. weight, i $2.85 J

" Choice of $8 Beaver Coats, tailor made, perfect fitting, good lining, now they go at. ..... .. . Choice of all $10 Overcoats, high grade, tailor made and like you pay your tailor $15 to $18 for, now they go for $5.001 : $7.50 J S, $7.50 194 Men’s tailor-made Suits, in Scotch serges, cheviots, cassimeres, etc., real tailor made, Italian lined, worth $10 and $12, now^your choice for.. 78 Men’s swell, dressy suits, made in the highest degree of the tailor’s art, suits that would cost $20 in any tailor A A AA shop in the land, your choice for.lV»W Your Golden Opportunity to prepare for the winter at very litt le cost. Don’t miss it! A present with each $5 purchase. The People’s Dry Goods Store.

r The Star Clothing House.

LOCAL BREVITIES. Th© News Gathered From Various Parts of th© County. Jabez Wooley transacted business at Washington last Saturday. Mrs. E. P. Richardson visited relatives at Evansville this week. Bud Lynch of Madison township, was in town Saturday on business. W. F. Brock of Velpen, was in the city this week attending circuit court. The Great Bargain Store is closing out their entire stock of clothing at cost. _ _ 32-2 •Mrs. J. W. Brymfield and daughter, Miss Flora, were at Evansville Tuesday shopping. 5 John K. Black of Logan township, was in the city on business matters last Saturday. Will A. Battles and Riley Thompson of Hosmer, wer^ in the city Tuesday on business. All ladies, misses and childrens’ jackets will be sold at first cost at the New York store. 32-2

W. W. Jackson was over in Daviess county last week looking after his farming interests. Mrs. Joseph Harrison of Madison township, who has been ill for sometime is slowly recovering. Money to Loan.—Furnish your abstract and get your money the same day. Mary M. Glezen, Sec. See the display of china at C. G. Ward’s. You will find the latest designs and patterns. Haveland china a specialty._ 32-2 J. D. Selby and wife are at Terre Haute this week attending the annual session of the Indiana state grange association. A box supper will will be given at the Gladish chapel, Madison township, Christmas eve. The p^ceeds are for the benefit of the church. The city school board decided that the schools will close one week during the holiday season. The vacation will be from December 21st to the 31st. Mrs. Samuel Smith and sons left Tuesday for Washington. D. C., where they will reside in the future, Mr. Smith is employed on the capitol police force. William Tisdale of Patoka township, died last Friday, aged' about 65 years. The funeral services lyere held Sunday and interment at the Sugar Ridge cemetery. The Oakland City poultry and pet stock association is holding its annual exhibition this week. There are several exhibitors from this county in attendance showing up their fine breed of fowls._ Ingle M. Walker leaves next Monday morning for Washington, D. C., where he has received an appointment as clerk in the war depart ment through Congressman Hemenway. Ing’s many friends ^vish him success. Fancy clothes hampers, fancy work baskets, fancy scrap baskets, table mats, sweet grass goods, bows and arrows, toys, cornucopias, canoe paddles and other things; too many to mention made by the St.. Regis Indians and sold by C, G. Ward. 32-2 y Help is needed at once when a per son’s life is in danger. A neglected cough or cold may soon become serious and should be stopped at once. One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures covfghs and colds and the worst cases of croup, bronchitis, grippe and other throat and lung troubles. Harvard Stearnes drug company. *

~\T OTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS FOR STATIONERY AND SUPPLIES FOR THE USE OF PIKE COUNTY, INDIANA, FOR THE YEAR 1001. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, January 8,1901. At 12 o’clock noon, sealed bids will be received by the board of commissioners of Pike county, Indiana, for the furnishing of supplies and material for said county in conformity with specifications now on file in the auditor’s office of said county, as follows: One line shall consist of blank books, records, special ruled blanks, and similar materials. '•*■* ' Another class shall consist of legal cap, stationery, tablets, pens, pencils ana other similar materials required. Another class shall consist of letter heads, envelopes, printed stationery and such blanks as can be printed and ruled at a single impression and similar material. Bids shall be submitted separately for each class and contracts will be let separately upon each class of material. Each bid shall state the exact price of each article in said specifications mentioned. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Said bids will be received and contracts let. in all things in conformity with Section 36 of an act of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, approved March 3rd, 1899, pages S55 and 356. No bids will be received unless accompanied by a good and sufficient bond and by an offldavit as required in Sections 41 and 42 of said Act. \ W. h. Gi-adxsh. ) Commissioners. Board of

If you want bargains call on the Great Bargain Store. 32-2 The November term of the circuit court will adjourn Saturday. William J. Hayes of Noxid, was in the city Monday on business. Henry J. Wiggs of Sophia, was in the city Wednesday on business. John D. Grimes, county superintendent of schools, was in town Saturday on business. Dan Taylor of \elpen, was in the city Wednesday attending court as a witness._ All kinds of merchandise will be sold at the Great Bargain Store at reduced prices. 32-2 * —- James Kirk of Logan township, was in the city last Saturday looking after business affairs. C. G. Ward always leads in china. He watches the markets and gets the latest things out. 32-2 D. T. Carlisle and wife of Fredonia, Kansas, are the guests of T. N. Mount and wife this week.

William Davidson of this city, has been granted a reissue of pension and will receive $16 per month. Cold weather is here, and if you are needing an overcoat you will save 25 per cent by buying at Max Blitzer’s. Hargfbve & Co’s milliner has worked almost night and day to fill orders on pretty hats during their Removal Sale. _ ' 31-2 Burrill Willis, one of the highly respected citizens living near Hosmer, died Monday last. He was aged about 70 years. Don’t forget that the Great Bargain Storecan give you better bargains in boots and shoes than any house in town. 32-2 Dr. J. R. and Mrs. Burger returned from Chicago last Friday morning. They will be at home to their friends after January, 17, 1901. The C.P. Sunday school will hold appropriate Christmas services on Christmas eve. A splendid program is being arranged for the event. O. C. Shandy, trustee of Washington township, attended the annual session of the state board of charities and connecoions at Jeffersonville this week. _ The members of the fire department met Tuesday evening and elected the following officers to serve during the year: Chief, H. H. Tislow; secretary, Charles Berridge: treasurer, Charles Paul. __ The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons since our last report: James H. McNeeley and Rosie E. McNeeley. Samuel A. Ringer and Rosa E. Taylor. _ John Lagle and Minnie Hathaway. Lon Cox and Miss Zoe Dorsey were quietly married one day last week. Miss Dorsey is the eldest daughter of < Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dorsey. She is an accomplished young lady and is belovedby a large circle of friends. A Richmond girl got a prize of a pair of gold eyeglasses for writing 6,000 words on a postal card. She needs the glasses now, too, although she did' not before she strained her eyes performing her feat of chirography. The slate roofer while at work on the cupalo of the Hornady block last Friday fell a distance of twenty feet, the scaffolding giving away. Lucky it was that it was not on the street side of the building or he would have fallen about seventy feet.

Leo H. Fisher, prosecuting attorney for this judicial circuit, has appointed the following deputies for Pike county: Petersburg, William Dr Curll. Lockhart township, G. B. Campbell. Patoka township, John Cook. Marion township, James By rum. Monroe township, E. C. Arnold. Jefferson township, John L. Braden. At an election Monday night the A. O. U. W. lodge elected the following officers: Master Workman, Isaac Higgins. Foreman, Frank Thomas. Past Workman, Zack Woods. Overseer, John Griffin. Guide, Mat Backes. Recorder, John M. White. financier, Isaac Whitaker. Receiver, Charles Schaefer. Trustee, W. H. Stonecipher. C. G. Ward is sole agent for the Ko-We-Be brand of canned and package goods, the finest on the market. One trial is enough to convince you. We handle under this brand four kinds of peaches, two kinds of cherries, apricots, Bartlet pears, two kinds of pine apples, lima beans, baby stringless beans, wax beans, corn, succotash, premium gem pears, sifted early ^une pdas, tomatoes, beets, raisifs, uiincbmeati 33-2

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. Short Paragraphs Items Briefly Told— ' Concerning the People. John Budd of Iva, was in the city last Saturday on business. Elmo Young of Winslow* was in the city Wednesday on business. The New York store has received its large stock of holiday goods. 32-2 W. W. Survant of Marion township, was in the city Wednesday attending court. __ 200 stylish ladies’cloaks to be sold at almost half price at Hargrove & Co’s Removal Sale. 21-2 J. W. Dillard and W. C. Hanson of Washington, were in the city Monday on business. J Don’t forget that the Great Bargain Store is closing out their entire stock of clothing. - 32-2 Robert Dorsey has been appointed postmaster at Noxid, vice Zoa Dorsey, who recently resigned.

The leading grocery is headquarters for oranges, bananas, apples, candies and nuts. C. G. W^lsrtj^/proprietor. We have a full line of goods suitable for Christinas presents at the Great Bargain Store. Call and see them. ___ 32-2 W. V. Hargrove attended a meeting of the stockholders of the Mellen gold mining company at Evansville yesterday. "Robert Patterson and wife, who have been at Poseyville for several months past, are in the city visiting relatives and friends. If you are going to buy a jacket or cape it will pay you t<i visit the New York store. All capes and jackets marked down to cost price. 32-2 Marshal Hopkins, Trustee Crawford, Simon Flack. Harlar Bell and Fred Auch of Oakland City, were .here this week attending circuit court. We have a lot of “Notices to Hunters” to keep off the farm lands for sale at 25c per dozen. They are printed on cloth and will last for several years. _ _ Have you seen those beautiful baskets at C. G. Ward’s. They nre made by hand by the St. Regis Indians and are very pretty. / useful and cheap. Will make an /elegant Christmas present. ____ 32-2 The Knights of Pythias district meeting will be held at Evansville, February 13th. The district is composed of Gibson, Dubois, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Warrick and Vanderburg counties. Rev. Charles D. Darling will conduct the services at the Presbyterian church the coming Sabbath. Morning sermon at 10:30, subject “The Old and the New.” Evening service at 4 p. m. Subject of sermon. “Between the Animals and the Angels.” Joseph Fettinger, a prosperous farmer living north of town and ex-post-master at this place, had the misfortune to get his hand badly mashed while at work in the coal mine at A*h by & Bement last Wednesday. It is very painful.—Winslow Dispatch. When the stomach is tired out it must have a rest, but we can’t live without food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure “digests what you eat” so that you can eat all the good foot, you want while it is restoring the digestive organs to health. It is the only preparation that digests all kinds of food. Harvard Stearnes drug company. *

There will be a Christmas tree and literary entertainment, consisting of dialogues, recitations, addresses and music at the Hosmer Congregational church on Christmas nigbt. Admission 10 cents for all over 12 years. Proceeds to go to the Sunday school. Come and let us have an old-fasbioned Christmas. 2w Committee. Mrs. Francis A. Chew, wife of Joseph Chew, living four miles east of the city, died Sunday She was stricken with paralysis about eight o’clock that morning and at noon passed away, never having gained consciousness afterN being stricken. Mrs. Chew was an estimable lady and loved by all who knew her. She was born in Virginia, December iT~i822, and came to Pike countv with her parents in 1828. She was married to Mr. Chew in June, 1817. To this union was born five children, one of whom, James R., survives. She was a kind and affectionate ‘"Wiffe and mother, and a charitable and Christian woman. The funeral services were conducted at the family resiI dence Tuesday morning by W. S. Brown of Winslow, arid interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. The funeral Wad vfery largely atteuded.

Asa Patterson while working in a coal mine west of ^own last week was badly bruised by falling slate. He is now able to be about with the aid of a cane. . 2 ’• The city council met last Thursday night. But little 'business come up before the meeting. The water works contract has not yet been let. Bills to the amount of $577.96 were allowed. __ The women of Petersburg are tak-' ing active steps toward building an opera house for that town. When they g^rtthrough up there we wish they would come to Princeton. We need their services.^-Princeton Clarion. ^ Attention.-t—Xmas will soon be here and you will want some photos for the holidays. Work strictly firstclass and Aip-to-date. I also stand behind my work with a lifetime guarartee that it will not fade. Come in and kit, me “catch your shadow.” Bertha Botts, Photographer, Otwell, Ind

Charles Grider of Winslow, gave bond in the circuit Thursday morning in the sum of $500 for his appearacce at the next term of court, his bond; - men being James Grider,, Andrew •"* Evans, George Grider and M. L. Wool- • sey. Grider was arrested at Winslow on the day of the last election by Marshal Fettinger and brought to this city and bound over to the circuit court charged with having in his possession genuine election ballots outsiche of the booth on election day. The xsaptist hosts of Petersburg and vicinity, fifty strong, under the cover of darkness and without warnihg, made an attack on the inoffensive and unsuspecting inmates of the Baptist parsonage last Tuesday eveq|ng. Knowing that we were wholly unprepared to resist we displayed our fiag of truce which they utterly ignored, but pushing forward took possesion of our stronghold. When we felt that we had been overpowered1, we meekly submitted. They then took possession of everything available for their use, and spread their table before our very eyes, then compelled us to sit down with them to eat—we did not dare to resist. It was not till ten „ unlock that they begafi to withdraw insm^ companies, without committing further violence. When they had all departed, and the sound of the last footfall of the supposed maraudei s had died away on the frosty hight air, and we felt sure that we were alone again, we made bold to look about, and to our delight found that they had left us much richer than they found us. Our layder is well filled, and we have supplies sufficient for several weeh,s. Thank you, noble Baptist host&i Come again soon, we promise you a warmer reception next time. T. C. Probert and Family. Food Changed to Poison. Putrifying fodd in the intestines oroduces effects like those of arsenic, but Dr. King's New Life Pills expel the poisons from clogged bowels, gently, easily but surely, curing constipation, biliousness, sick headache, fevers, all liver, kidney and bowel troubles. Only 25c at Harvard Stearnesdrug company. d

Otweli Items. L. D. Daly and wife of New Albany* are visiting Henry Glosbriner and wife. W. C. Daly of Huntingburg, wasi» Otweli last Monday on business, William McCormack went to Ev** ansville last Tuesday to lay in a stock of holiday goods. S. R. Clark has moved into the house vacated by J. W. Strong. J. W. Strong has moved into the house vacated by S. R. Clark on Main street. David L. DeMott is very io»\. not likely to get up. Miss Stella Brittain living four miles northeast of Otweli, died last Tuesday moaning of consumption. The M. E. quarterly meeting will be held at Otweli 22d and 23d of this month. ,• O. M. Wallace of Cincinnati, was in Otweli last Tuesday. Squire Edmondson’s court was in session last Saturday. -The state vs. Noble Trayler, assault and battery with intent to commit a felony, was dismissed. -S The Latest Song and how it goes is always of interest to some but the condition of one’s health should be first in the line of ->\ ! consideration.\If yon take Dr. Cald- v well’s Syrup Pepsirfyoucan’t have indigestion or stomach trouble. That i certain. Oliphant drug company, d