Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 33, Petersburg, Pike County, 21 December 1900 — Page 1

LOCAL BREVITIES. The NtnvH Gathered From Various Parts of the County, William A. Bell of Cato, was in the city Monday on business. Miss Flora Brumfield visided friends at Oakland City last Saturday.

James Carlisle left Tuesday for Indianapolis to sell a car load of stock. P. C, Miley of Coats’ Springs, was in the city Monday morning on business. _ Pleasant Luttrull of Marion township, was in the city Wednesday on business._ All ladies, misses and childrens' jackets will be sold at first cost at the New York store. .'12-2 Hansel Spradley ex-assessor of Lockhart township, was in the city Tuesday on business. ^ Mrs. S. H. Fettinger and daughter Cora of Hosmer, were in the city Wednesday shopping. Circuit court adjourned Saturday afternoon. The next term will be held in February, 1901. The Democrat wishes one and all of its many readers a merry Christmas and a happy new year. The city schools adjourn today for the holiday vacation, commencing again one week from Monday. We have a full line of goods suitable for Christmas presents at the Great Bargain Store. Call and see them. 32-2 Squire Williams and S. A. D. Stewart of Madison township, were in the city last Saturday on business matters. If you are goiug"to buy a jacket or cape it will pay you to visit the New York store. All capes and jackets marked down to cost price. 32-2 There will be an entertainment and box supper at the Morgan school house Saturday night, December 22. The proceeds to go to Young People's Reading Circle. Have you seen those beautiful baskets at C. G. Ward’s. They are made by hand by the St. Ilegis Indians and are very pretty, useful and cheap. Will make an elegant Christmas present,__ _ 32-2 Annual Election . —T he stockholders of the Guarantee building i and loan association are called to | meet at the office of the secretary on Tuesday, January 1,1901, to elect eight directors. Mary M. Glezen, Sec. Joseph Keith who murdered Nora Kifer near Elberfield some months ago, was placed on trial at Princeton Monday. The case was continued until the next term of court owing to the absence qf witnesses for the defense.

The two-year-old son of Oliver M. and Mrs. polvin died last Friday night of membraneous croup after a short illness. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon being conducted by Rev. W. S. Biddle and interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. 6 When you need a soothing and healing antiseptic application for any purpose, use the original DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, a well known cure for piles and skin diseases. It heals sores without leaving a scar. Beware of ebuqterfeits. Harvard Stearnes drug company. * An attempt was made to rob Dr. DeTar’s drug store Thursday night, but Marshal Fettinger heard the noise and went to investigate. Three shots were tired, oue by the unknown fellow, which plowed a hole through the marshal’s hat, and two by the marshal, neither of which took effect.— Winslow Dispatch. The state board of charities will make a recommendation to the legislature that work houses be established in the largest city in each district of • the state. The board selects*Evansville as the location of the house for the first district to have access*to it. It is thought that an institution of this kind would prove self-sustaining within a short time. Subscribers and renewals for the Democrat have been quite numerous during the past few days. The following have called: Lawson Robling, W.,F. Meyers, J. H. Risley, Oliver Gray, John Messer, G. W. Cox, Thomas Basinger, W. H. C. Lingo, G. J. Nichols, W. L. Barrett, Charles Schaefer, John D. Grimes, John A. Harrison, J. W. Thomas, -Mpry M. * Glezen, Riley Thompson. Isaac Whittaker, O. E. Jones, W. W. Jackson, James W. Blair, George Gideon, N. J. Traylor, Paul Nichols, ,Mrs. Amanda Williams and Williaip Ai Bell. ■ *•' ■ - .v ’

Daniel Sullivan of Iva. was in the city Wednesday on business. Xale Ashby, near Augusta, was in the city Wednesday on business/. The New York store has received its large stock of holiday goods. 32-2 John Budd of Iva, was in the city last Saturday looking after business interests^ j Mel Gowen of Clay township, was looking after business affairs in the city Tuesday.

. Don’t forget that the Great Bargain Store is closing out their entire stock of clothing. 32-2 Samuel Renner and Thomas Price, near pliphant, were in the city last Saturday on business. A package of nicely printed visiting cards will make your friend a nice present. Call at this office. Cold weather is here,, and if you are needing an overcoat you will save 25 per cent by buying at Max Blitzer’s. Bring your Xmas orders for frames, mirrors, etc., to Litherland Bros., as Xmas will soon be here. You’ll have to hurry._ .10-5 The New York Store will be open during the holiday buying season until 10 o’clock each night to accommodate the public. Henry Rickrich is selling ladies’ and gents’ gold and silver watches at the lowest prices. Buy one for a Christmas present for your friend. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are dainty little pills, but they never fail to cleanse the liver, remove obstructions and invigorate the system. Harvard Stearnes drug company. * The E. & I. railroad will sell tickets at one and one-third fare for round trip, Bee. 22, 23, 24, 25 and 31, and January 1st, good going only on date of sale, good returning until January 3rd. It will pay readersof the Democrat ! to read Sol Frank’s full page ad in this issue. He is offering some, big bargains in jackets and capes in order to dispose of the large stock on hand and which are of the latest styles. William Garland, jr., while playing with a revolver last Thursday was shot in the iieshy part of the left hand just back of the little finger. It was a 38-caliber hammerless revolver j and the accident was caused by breaking the weapon downl The Boer and Filipino wars are still on and there seems to be no let up. The Boers and the United States troops are still winning victories over their opponents. Fifteen hundred dead soldiers have been brought back from the Phillippines.

' Byron Brenton, William Liibs, William Braden, J. C. Backes, John Paul, Gurley Baker, Walter Tyner, Thurlow Grim, John O. Miley, Kellar Heuring and M. McC. Stoops of this city attended the funeral of Hollis Simons at Winslow Tuesday afternoon. Don’t use any of the counterfeits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Most | of them are worthless or liable to I cause injury. The original DeWitt's* Witch Hazel Salve is a certain cure I for piles, eczema, cuts, scalds, burns, j sores and skin diseases. Harvard i Stearnes drug company. * The Indiana school "books are being revised again. The school authorities evidently believe that variety is the spice of life, from the number of changes that have been made in the last few years, but we beg to remind them that too much of this spice gives dyspepsia to the pocketbooks of those that have to pay the freight. The statistics giving the number of domestic animals not on farms or ranges in every state has just been issued. This is* the first authentic statement of the kind ever issued. It is claimed that those before have been incorrect. The statistics show this state to bave 4,359 mules, 6,125 sheep, 127,257 ^horses, 76,278 swine, 37,218 milch cows, and 796 goats in barn i inclosures and not on farms. Jesse Weik of Greencastle, pleaded guilty before Judge Baker of the Federal court last Friday to the charge of impersonating a federal officer. He was fined $500 and costs. He paid the fine. Weik was formerly an employe of the mail service, and traveled on a government pass. When his term of office expired he did not surrender the pass, but continued riding on it. Recently, he was watched, and in attempting to escape from the officer, jumped from a train and was severely injured, lie was a candidate before the last republican state convention for reporter of the supreme doutt.

Henry Rickrich has an immense line of toys for Christmas presents. The Great Bargain Store is closing out their entire stock of clothing at cost. _ x_32-2 Mrs. Theodore Johnson of Washington, visited friends in the city this week. Miss Nannie Martin left yesterday for Cincinnati, where she will remain for the winter. Josiah Colvin and wife of Oakland City, visited their son John and fami* ly in this city last week. Lafe Spade and wife, Madison township, have a tine baby girl at their home which arrived Tuesday. The leading grocery is headquarters for oranges, bananas, apples, candies and nuts. C. G. Ward, proprietor. Hargrove & Co’s milliner has worked almost night and day to fill orders on pretty hats during their Removal Sale.

_A ^hristmas entertainment will be given at the C. P. church at Algiers next Monday night. Proceeds for the benefit of the church. Quite a number of persons have subscribed for the Democrat to send to friends as a Christmas present. It is a present that will be appreciated. Come in at once. Treasurer-elect C. D. Houchins will move into the Bowman property on East Main street from his farm in Patoka township. He assumes his duties on the first of January.. * John Drew, aged years, died at his home near Ayrshire last Friday He had been blind for several years. The funeral services were held Saturday and interment at the Williams cemetery. Wanted. -Saw mill men to know we are in the market for hickory axles in car lots. We will inspect at shipping point and pay cash. Edward L. Davis & Co., JO-4 Louisville, Ky. The jury in the case of Woodward vs. Baldwin brought in a verdict last Friday morning awarding the plaintiff 1500 damages. The case is one in which Mrs. Woodward brought suit for $2,(MX) damages against Baldwin, a saloon keeper of Oakland City. Emmar K. Powers, the oldest railroad engineer in the state, died suddenly Monday about doon of heart disease at his home in Evansville. He had run trains for over fifty years, and had been an engineer on the E. & I. road since it was built. J. K. Patterson of Petersburg, was in town for a fewr hours on business yesterday. Mr. Patterson has been confined to his bed for the past six weeks and has lost considerable flesh during his illness. His many Oakland City friends are glad to see him out again.—Oakland City Journal. Now’ is the time when croup and lung troubles prove rapidly fatal. The only harmless remedy that produces immediate results is One Minute Cough Cure. It is very pleasant to take and can be relied upon to quickly cure coughs, colds and all lung diseases. It will prevent consumption. Harvard Stearnes drug company. *

Fifteen photos for fifteen centf. We are now located over Charles Burger’s store room and will for the next two weeks make a specialty of penny photos. We also make button photos and do copying. Don’t neglect this goldeu opportunity. We can do work in cloudy weather as well as sunshine. The Penny Photo Company. Condensed milk wafers are going to be used in connection with the emergency ration test in Oklahoma. It is thought that condensed milk food will give better success than chocolate, which has been found to be of little service during the first test, which has just been completed. The milk food is made up in the form of wafers. When dissolved with water, [ it forms a kind of soup.—Scientific American. Christmas buying is now on in earnest and the clerks in the several business houses are kept on the jump from morning till night. The quality and character of Christmas goods being bought this year differs from that of former years. The buyers are looking after those articles which give comfort and pleasure and to beautifying the homes, and are of the substantial class. Storekeepers say that they are selling a better class of goods this season than ever before. Wlien you buy goods consult the advertising columns of the Democrat, as all wide-awake business men advertise in this p'dj>cr.

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. ! Short Paragraphs Items Briefly Told— Concerning the People. Albert Ashby, near Arthur, was in the city Tuesday on business. All kinds of merchandise will be sold at the Great Bargain Store at reduced prices. 32-2 The editor of the Winslow Dispatch is happy. It’s a bouncing big boy baby at his home. W. D. Rumble of Logan township, was mingling among friends in the city last Saturday. Sheriff Dick Bass was in the south part of the county the first of the week on official business. Thomas Fowler and Mike Gladish, Madison township farmers, were in the city Wednesday on business.

See the display of china at C. G. Ward’s. You will find the latest designs and patterns. Haveland china a specialty. 32-2 Fred Smith, the furniture dealer, has been confined to his home during' the past two weeks by illness. He is slowly improving this week. Col. Sam Marsee and family of Oaktown. visited relatives here last week. Sam is the editor of the Record of that place and is making a big success of his newspaper. This office does not accept advertising from Evansville dry goods and clothing houses or from city department stores. Propositions of this kind are thrown in the waste basket. Pike county stores always first. Cards are out announcing the forthcoming marriage of Miss Berenice Frank, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Frank of this city, and Henry Broda of Burmingham, Alabama, which occurs Wednesday, January 2, 1901. The winter weather has been extremely mild so far this season. For the past four winters the cold weather set in about the first of Februaay when the thermometer registered as low as 26 below zero. .Will February be the cold month of the year. Notick.—There will be an open door meeting held by Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. 5990, at the new A. O. U. W. hall, Tuesday night, December 25, 1900. V. R. Greene will deliver an address. By order of the camp. W. D. Goad, Clerk. A. L. Powers moved his family from city to his farm in Warrick county, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Powers were among Oakland City’s best citizens and made many friends during their stay here who regret to lose them as citizens.-rOakland City Enterprise.

There will be a Christmas tree and literary entertainment, consisting of dialogues, recitations, addresses and music at the Hosmer Congregational church on Christmas night. Admission 10 cents for all over 12 years. Proceeds to go to the Sunday school. Come and let us have an old-fashioned Christmas. 2\v Committee. Sheriff Bass received a letter last week from Beulah, Kentucky, making inquiry for relatives of W. M. Stephens, who lives there. He had his skull fractured and his recoyery was very doubtful. His brother Robert Stephens, at Ayrshire, was notiiied and left for that place Sunday night. The letter did not state in what manner Stephens was injured. Many persons have had the experience of Mr. Peter Sherman, of North Stratford, N. H., who says, “For years I suffered torture from chronic indigestion, but Kodol Dyspepsia Cure made a well man of me.” It digests what you eat and is a certain cure for dyspepsia and every form of stomach trouble. It gives relief at once even in the worst cases, and can’t help but do you good. Harvard Stearnes drug company. * Before another issue of the Democrat appears Christmas will have come and gone with all its pleasures. It is one of the joyous occasions of the year for the little folks and par ents should see that their children enjoy the day; make it a%y of pleasure and rejoicing. No matter how humble the home may be even the smallest knicknacks can be had at a small cost and the children made happy. Those who are rich in this world’s goods can do no nobler act than to help make poor children happy on days of this character; A few dollars spent in this way will brighten the lives of many children and their homes. It will be one of the acts in your life that you will always feel

If you want bargains call yn the Great Bargain Store.- 32-2 Hanigan Reedy of Clay to rnship. transacted business in the ci1 y Tuesday. 1 - C. G. Ward always leads ir china. He watches the markets and ;ets the latest things out. 32-2 -----: ;• See Rickrich’s ad in anothe column of this issue. He is offering argains in Christmas goods. Ab Shafer, G. A. and A. ( . Burkhart of Madison township, were in the city Monday on business. Wanted.—A book, entitles the history of Pike and Dubois couni ies. Call at this office. Price must be reasonable. .i Don’t forget that the Gr< at Bargain Store can give you be’ ter bargains in boots and shoes t an any house in town. 32-2

Robert Patterson has opened a photo grailery in the Burger ■ block on Main street. Bob is an ole Petersburg boy and is a tirstclass a tisi^ Hammond & Kime, the ewelers, hare a new ad in this issue idvertising their special line of gooc » for the holiday season. See them be tore buying Christmas presents. Thomas L. Hargrave, sarg ant, 4th U. S. heavy artillery, star oned at Fort Hunt, Virginia, is at home on furlough for thirty days, v siting his sister Mrs. Dan. C. Ashby, c : Petersburg, and Mrs. Mattie Hort >n. The women, “god bless ’em,” of Petersburg are organizing t > build an opera house. Let them lake the stage about twice as big as 1: aey think it should be and they will n »t make a mistake.—Washington Den: >crat. Fancy clothes hampers, f mcy work baskets, fancy scrap bask ts, table mats, sweet grass goods, be vs and arrows, toys, cornucopias, can >e paddles and other things: too man r to mention made by the St. Reg s Indians and sold by C. G. Ward. | 32-2 W. V. Hargrove & Co. will soon move to the Hornady bloc r. In this | issue this firm has an advt rt.isement calling your attention to the fact that they are making price sin nil departments before their removal. Read the ad and profit by the prices given._ __ About two weeks ago I.ivi’s store was broken into and some guns, tobacco, knives and othe v articles stolen. Last Monday nigh t t he guns were quietly and secretly brought back and left at the store- loor. The other articles have not sh wn up yet. Grand jury will investigat—Princeton Clarion. Help is needed at once v. hen a person’s life is in danger. /. neglected cough or cold may soon b> come serious and should be stopped at once. One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures coughs and colds and the worst cases of croup, bronchitis, gripj e and Other throat and lung trouble; . Harvard Stearnes drug company.

Postmaster Lamar has made several changes at the oostoffice this week, whjch will make the work much more convenient. New jfeneral delivery boxes for newspapt rs has been placed in the office and ihe general appearance of the cases much changed. The public will appreciate the change as it will facilitate the distribution of mail mich quicker than before._^__ The supreme court rece ntly decided that the shade trees surrounding a man’s premises are his property even though the tree stand on public ground. The case in which this decision was rendered was me in which a property owner sued a telephone company for cutting off some of the limbs of some of his shn ie trees and otherwise marring their beauty and usefulness. The owner of the trees was giyen judgment j or the full amount claimed. H. R. Snyder, vice-president of the First National bank oi Petersburg, ; passect through here tonight en route ito his home. During the last three years he has been in son them Alaska acting as purchasing ; igent for the Alaska Gold Mining company of Indiana. He is also associj ted with the Jualin Mining company composed of Evansville capitalists. Mr. Snyder had a small fortune in his pocket in gold coin. He said th; Jualin company, with only a ten 'stamp mill, cleared $50,000 in cool c ish in the last year. The Alaska Gol 1 Mining company has just reached the producing point, he says. „He will remain home all winter and start fir Alaska next April.. He looks, fieijhy and well and hhs ah air of prosperity —Ih dianapolis 1 itdm.

Elias Garrett of Marion township, was.in the city Monday on business. George W. Gideon, near Algiers, was in the city last Saturday on business. '_ 200 stylish ladies’cloaks be sold at almost half price at Hargrove & Co's Removal Sale. 21-2 Thomas M. Catt and daughter of Clay township, were in the city last Saturday shopping. The Democrat, the biggest paper in the county, would make a suitable present for your friend. Harley R. and Mrs. Snyder return ed home from Alaska last Friday where they have heeh since last May. The most effective little liver pills made are DeWitt’s Little* Early Risers. They never gripe. Harvard Stearnes drug company. *

Mrs. William Cox died at her home in Winslow Tuesday morning of corsumption. The funeral was held Wednesday and interment at Oak Hill cemetery. -- — ■ ' Jfc ■ Miss Esther King of this city, who represented the ladies’ federal labor union at the national meeting sat Louisville last week, was nominated for sixth vice-president, but was defeated for election. Max Blitzer is offering some very low prices on dry goods and clothing. He has an immense stock to select from and is offering them at the lowest possible prices. Read his adveitisement in this issue of the Bem* - CRAT. Try the Otwell Flour Mill for your winter’s flour. They always keep flour in barrels or bulk to sell or exchange for wheat. Guarantee quality and weights. Do not beloug to any\ trust or combines. Otwell Mith. Co.. Otwell. The trial of Dr. S. L. Wilson, charged with shooting Constable Bob Wallace with intent to kill has been postponed and thexase may Ik* heard next Wednesday iflorning at 9 o'clock. Henry Bordinet afodC. K. Tharp will represent the doctor and Prosecutor Padgett will re present^ the state. Washington Democrat. When the stomach is tired out it must have a rdst, but we can't°live without food. Kbdol Dyspepsia Cure "digests what you eat” so that you can eat all the good food you want while it is restoring the digestive organs to health. It is the cfoly preparation that digests all kinds of food. Harvard Stearnes drug company. * One of the attractive show windows in the city this week is that at the Big store. The feature is a fac-simile of the Horx^dy Memorial Baptist church now being built. It is made up of handkerchiefs from the foundation to the top of the spire. It is a nice piece of window decoration and at night presents a beautiful effect when lighted up. ,

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 June peas, tomatoes, beets, raisins, currants, and mincemeat. 32-2 The Democrat issues a twelve page paper this week. This is done in order that the usual amount of reading matter may be given and also to accommodate our advertisers who have taken up considerable space this week. The Democrat is always at^ the front in giving the best news ser- ” vice in the county and gives the usual amount of local news each week. Read every advertisement in this issue and patronize those who ask for your trade. Remember that these business men are offering big bargains. Mrs. William Jones of East Mount Carmel, died suddenly in the depot waiting room at Oakland City last Friday morning. Deceased Jhad been visiting her husband’s parents in this county and was on her way to Princeton accompanied by her little daughter about 8 years old. They arrived on the south bound E. & 1. train and were waiting for the Air Line noon train. The lady was cpiite feeble when she arrived and in a short time fell against her daughter without making a sound. The agent saw the condition of the two and laid the woman on the seat and called a physician. who pronounced her in a dying condition when he arrived. She lingered but a few minutes, The case,, is one of the saddest that ever occurred id the depot.