Jackson County Banner from Brownstown, Indiana • Page 1

i Banner MOWNSTOWN The VOL. XXVIII i 1 1 mi in hi muimlKM An Independent Democratic Journal: Devoted to the Best Interests of Jackson County. BROWNSTOWN. INDIANA. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1896 NO.

II XOCAL MATTERS. LOCAL MATTERS. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S.

Gov't Report BRQVIiSTQVil BilEB. Mag; All the daily papers for sale at A. Sbepard's. Mrs. Ewing Stilwell and son Ever ett visiting relatives at Pana, Ills.

Eugene Hayes has moved into the Roy Miller property on Main street. Golden Eagle Cultivators, also a new stock of Farm Wagons at Brodhecker Vance's. Lee Long left this (Wednesday) morn-: to yisit his uncle, Ross Long, at Pendleton. Highest prices paid at N. Persing at all times for Eggs and Poultry Cash or trade.

The officers of the Epworth League were publicly installed at the M. E. church Sunday evening. Stand Up Carpet stretchers at Fry singer Apgar's. uan ana get our prices before going elswhere.

Clerk B. E. Long issued only one marriage license the past week, viz Jesse M. Collins to Nannie Crane. Complete Line Ladies and Gents Shoes at I.

N. Persinger's See these goods if you want genuine Bargains. Commissioners' court convened Mon day morning. Up to Tuesday evening the only business of importance was in allowing claims. Bert Rude, Lizzie Pugh and Emma Sterling, three female prisoners from 8eymour in the county jail, will be re leased this.

week. They were placed there for intoxication. Buy your wife a Quick Meal Gasoline Stove if you want to find your meals ready, and your wife in a good humor. These stoves are absolutely safe. For sale by Frysinger Apgar The following officers have been elect by the Junior League for the ensu ing year: Harry Shutts; 1st vice Orpha Reinbold Lee Allen Georgia Downing; organist, Pearl Benton.

Mrs. Julia Stilwell and daughter, rs. E. L. Vermilya, left Tuesday for a several weeks' visit at Indianapolis and Fowler.

Mrs. Stilwell will also spend a week at Martinsville for the benefit of her health. Last week H. E. Kattmann, placed three monuments in the cemetery here.

One was oyer the grave of Mrs. C. A. Branaman and two o'er the graves of M. Allen's childreu.

He also erected one in the Crothersville cemetery o'er the grave of Jacob Stewart. Phil W. Peters with his "Old Soldier Company" gave an excellent show at the opera house Friday night. The audience was small but appreciative. Phil and Nettie Peters are fine actors and no doubt would have drawn a much better house had they appeared in a new play, the "Old Soldier" hav ing been rendered here twice before.

Employes of Lent's circus had a wholesale fight at Ft. Branch, a little town in Gibson county, Monday, and several sore heads are the result The show management put up a saloon and sold the liquor to their employes. The same aegregation gave a performance here and their receipts had to be levied on in order that the hands might get their wages due. Washington Gazette. In ordering the Banner sent to her address at Covington, Mrs.

Anna Cunningham says "I used to live at Medora, and I feel like I want to hear all the county news, for it does me so mnch S001 to hear for seems like home." This is the way a srreat majority of former residents of Jackson county have done. If they want the county news they invariably subscribe for the Banner. Frank Brown, better known as "Blacksnake." who has been supposed dead for ten years or more, has been heard from in New Mexico. Mr. Brown is a brother of Mrs.

S. W. Shields of this nlace. When last heard from he was traveling with a crew of survey ors out west and the report reached here that the entire force had been slain by the Indians. His Jackson county friends will be joyfully surprised on learning this piece of news.

If a traveling peddler comes along and tries to sell goods, before purchas ing ask him if he will take your butter, xxm Vtrfo a-nrt ntlipr form nrnduce. Ask him if when your neighborhood readv to build a road or a bridge over a creek or a slough, he will be wul ing to donate a few dollars to help it along. Tell him there is a poor widow down the road who -would, be very thankful if he would donate a few pro visions. Finally, say to him that money will be scarce next season, and would he mind trusting you for a few dollars worth of goods. If he will agree to this, then patronize him.

Ex. Plow Points at Frysinger Pete Robertson has purchased a Ben Hur bicycle. Miss Julia Harrod, of Louisville, is the guest of Mrs. Dr. C.

L. Wilson. Screen Doors, Screen Wire and Poul Netting at Frysinger Apgar's. Binders, Mowers, Hay Bakes and Machine oil at Brodhecker Vance's. White Sewing Machines, the "World's Best," for sale by Frysinger Apgar.

Jliss Pearl Findley, of Orleans, is visiting Jiiss 3innie Benton and other friends here. New line room Moldings, Easels and Wall Pockets at P. W. Zabel's, Come and see them. Editor Murray, of Crothereville, transacted business in the commis sioners' court Monday.

Treas Geo. A. Robertson went to Indianapolis Tuesday on business per tajning to his office. l. xm.

rersingers store is now crowded with new goods of Latest styles and lowest prices. Brodhecker Vance are right in it with a full line of White Mountain and Arctic Ice cream freezers. Go to I. N. Persinger's for New Suits and pants Nice line and at prices to suit the times.

All new. Sunday, June 14th, is Children's Day. ana our various rsunaay scnools are busy preparing their programs. Jasmes M. Henderson represented Brownstown Lodge, No.

GO, K. of at Indianapolis the fore part of the week. rysinger Apgar are adding new goods every day to their already large stock of Hardware, Stoves and Tin ware. Miss Essie Shirley, who has been on an extended visit with relatives and friends here, returned to her home at Chicago Tuesday. Rev.

Chas. Tinsley, of Jeffersonville, spent several days last week with rela tives here. He was pastor of the M. E. Church at this place forty-two years ago.

Mrs. Mollie Thompson and little daughter Leona, and Miss Nettie Holmes, of Cortland, spent Sunday in the family of their uncle, Jas. H. Find' ley. LOST.

A fine black pig, weighing 50 pounds. Any information concerning it will be thankfully received by the owner. Further particulars can be ob tained at this office. Don't buy Pony Plows Doable Sh'ov els, Steel Double and Single Trees, Gar den Plows, Wood Single Trees, Plow. clevises and Garden tools until you get to Frysinger Apgars.

That's the place to buy cheap. Mrs. Sam Thickston has returned from Brownstown, where she was call ed about ten days ago on account of the serious illness her father, H. A. Coombs, who is not expected to recover.

While gone she also visited a couple of her married daughters who live at Sey mour. Bedford.MaiL Harry i). Leeaa, or Hope, came down Saturday night to spend several days chasing the frisky squirrell. Har ry makes annual trips to "old Jackson." He is either a good marksman or has some secret way to entice the wary little creatures into his game-bag, for he never comes in empty handed. An excellent likeness of Rev.

Dr. Charles Tinsley appears in the Jefier Bonville News. Dr. Tinsley, who is now in charge of the Wall Staeet Church, has served very acceptably as pastor of the M. E.

Church in Madison in years past, and his son, Rev. C. W. Tinsley, preceded Dr. Ford as pastor of Trinity.

Madison, Courier, Mr. J. W. Brown, Editor of the "Mineral Age," After a trial of Simmons Liver Regulator I find it an excellent remedy for expelling malaria from the system; and as a remedy for disease in incipient states it cannot be excelled, and no family should be without it." This is a strone endorsement for Simmons Liver Regulator, but none tpo much so, Mr. James Perdue, an old soldier re siding at Monroe, was severely 1 afflicted with rheumatism but received prompt relief from pain by using Chamberlain's Pain Balm.

He says times my back would ache so badly that hardly raise up. If I had! not gotten relief I would not be here to write these few lines Chamberlain's Pain Balm has done me a great deal of good and I feel very thankful for it." For sale by C. Branaman, Druggist. are I ing er's ed LOCAL MATTERS. Bicycles and Bicycle sundries at Fry- singer and Apgar's.

Raspberries have made their appear ance in our markets. Born, Thursday, May 28th, 1896. to John Boling and wife, a girL Screen Doors, Windows and Screen Wire at Brodhecker Vance's. To be perfectly safe have your policies written by Frank Fassold agencies. Andrew Day, of Seymour, was calling on Brownstown friends Monday.

Miss Ellen Van Hook visited rela- tiyes at Seymour several day last week. or a urst ciass tjooKing otove can on Fryisnger Apgar. They are all guaranteed. Mrs. J.

M. Henderson went to Bedford Monday on a few days' visit with relatives here. Judge Ralph Applewhite and wife, of Seymour, spent Decoration Day in Brownstown. County Assessor W. H.

Thomas, of Crothereville, was a business visstor here Monday. Philip Laugel, of Seymour, and son Louie, of St. Louis, were visitors in town Saturday. Large assortment of Straw Hats at I. N.

Persinger's beautiful blocks prices from 5c. to $2.00. Call and Something new for the ladies. It is the Christy Bread Pan, the best tiling out, at Frysinger and Apgar's. Now is the lime to hunt squirrels, and the place to buy your Guns and Loaded Shells is Frysinger Apgar's.

The merchants at Orleans have agreed to close their stores during the summer months at 7 o'clock p. m. excepting Saturdays. Mrs. Emma inkier, nee Jones, and baby, of Chicago, are visiting her parents, Ben Jones and wife, and other rel atives here.

Mrs. Sailie Coffin and children, of Mt. Carmel, are visiting her sister, Mrs. S. W.

Shields and other relatives and friends here. George Robertson and family and John Cooley and family, of near Honey- town, spent Sunday in the family of the latter's mother here. The K. of P. Lodge at this place wi 1 decorate the graves of deceased brothers Sunday, June 14th, 1896.

The Me-dora Lodge will decorate next Sunday. Will Wacker, Clara Lou Phifer and Mrs. Will Phifer spent Sunday at St. Louis visiting friends and seeing the ruins of the recent cyclone. On account of the recent rains farm ers have been greatly hindered In their work.

There is quite a race between the morning-glory and the corn, with the morning-glory slightly in the lead. An exchange says apples may be kept twp years by wrapping them in newspapers so as to exclude the air. The newspaper must, however, be one for which the subscription has been paid in full, or the dampness resulting from what is due will cause the fruit to mould. Next Sunday night, at the M. E.

church, Rev, J. N. Thompson will deliver a sermon in the interest of the Epworth League. All members ef the League are earnestly requested to be present, as well as all who feel an inter est in the welfare of the young folks of our community. Mothers will find Chambelain's Cough Remedy especially valuable for croup and whooping cough.

It wil give prompt relief and is safe and pleasant. We have sold it for several years and it has never failed to give the most perfect satisfaction. G. W. Richards, Duquesne, Pa.

Sold by C. A. Branaman, Druggist. The University Extension Center, which was organized here several weeks ago, meets every Friday, night at the school house. Much interest is being manifested by -Jhe members of the class and all well pleased with the workings of the organization.

It is not too late to receive new members and no doubt the class will continue to in crease in numbers as well as interest. Jim Hudson, better known as Free town Jim, who is badly demented, met with a serious accident last Thursday. He was over at Cortland where gravel was being taken from a pit, and laid down in one of the lowest places when a bank of gravel fell in on him. Had not help been near hla death would have been sure. He often visits Brownstown.

try A regulator7 THE BEST, SPRING MEDICINE Is Simmons Liver Regulator don't forget to take it. The Liver gets sluggish during the Winter, just like all nature, and the system becomes choked up by the accumulated waste, which brings on Malaria, Fever and Ague and Rheumatism. You want to wake up your Liver now, but be sure you take SIMMONS Liver Regulator to doi it. it also regulates the Liver keeps it properly at work, when your system will be free from poison and the whole bodv invigorated. You get THE BEST BLOOD when your system is in At condition, and that will only be when the Liver is kept active.

Try a Liver Remedy once and note the difference. But take onlir SIMMONS Liver Regulator it is Simmons Liver Regulator which makes the difference. Take it in powder or in liquid already prepared, or make a tea of the nowder: but take Simmons ILiver Regu LATOR. You'll find the RED on every package. Look tor it.

J.H. Zeilin Philadelphia, Pa. RALPH APPLEWHITE, J. F. APPLEWHITE Seymour, Ind.

Bro APPLEWHITE APPLE ffHITE, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, WILL PRACTICE IN ALL TEE COURTS Seymour Office in Brownstown Office Gerrish Building' in Benton's Block. i B. H. Burrell, Branaman. iJURRELL BRANAMAN ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.

Office in Burrell's old stand, first door west of font umce, BROWNSTOWN, INDIANA Will practice their profession in all the Courts of the Htite. Wm. H. Ende jrock, Attorney-at-lai 7, BROWNSTOWN, TND. Will practice in all the courts in the State.

Special attention given to the drafting and acknowledgment of legal documents, collections, etc. 1875. 1896. SHIELDS DENTIST browlKlown, I nd CJpociil attention sir- en to toe premerT-tioo of wtural teeth. All work gurntd od wurreuted to be irii-cisa in eerT Driemar.

COON BENTON, Abstracter and Notary Public, Browuslovu, Indiana. Have your Deeds, Mortsagjs, properly written and acknowledged. Also have toe titles to lands you own oq Intend to buy abstracted and see If every thjng'ls all right before It la too late. Remember that man's first trouble on earth was caused by the loss of Real Estate a garden. At present we have the enly set of Ab stract Books in Jackson (Joubty.

Ki-tl. DR. CONVERSE, Pljysiciaij aijd KUrgeoij. offick houks 6:30 till 8 a.m. Office 12:30 tUl 2 Ov Wacker's 7:00 till 9 Store.

Night calls will be answered from residence. 27-tf. Have an experience of, 18 years in the practice of medicine and surgery. H. DALY, DALY Jit" BENTON "ON, j.

Office in K. of P. Building South-west Corner iubnc Square. Acenta to Union Central liifelnsnrftnee o- Cineinnati, Ohio, and the Standard Accident Inf uranoe Co4Kr Detroit. Mich.

I Write Fire and Tornado Insurance on Farm Property, Dwelling and riueinena Risks. von iki 1 g'e amrthins in their line. I to give them a call when wanting Justice of tlie BEOHniSTOWff, Office in the of PJ Building. Special attention given to collections ot ail juuub. I Here's Your Opportunity A No.

1 Bottom Farm For Kent for two or more years, at $3 per acre, 14B acres more or less. The eroding crop Is 7a acres In wheat JO acres In fall oats, 8 acres ib timothy, bal anoe will be cultivated In wirn. Notes with approved six per cent. Interest, will be required before possession Is given. Possession given In yunple time to sow wheatcrop.

yGrowlng'corn will be sold the field. JOHN E. MURPHY Ewing, Ind. PURE 1 Enterprise Cherry singer Apgar's. Seeders at Fry- Old papers for sale at the Banneb office.

Price, 25 cents per hundred. Jiss Kate Horan, of Seymour, visited friends and transacted business here Tuesday. Swindlers are going around among the farmers in different (counties claiming to be delinquent tax collectors. They first go to the county Auditor's office, and under various pretexts, obtain the names of persons whose taxes are delinquent and the amount. Next they locate these people, call on them and endeavor to collect the tax.

Look out for these slick fellows. Ex. Happy Elj-xian." Is the title of a beautiful sacred song, words and music by A. S. King, Osgood, just received by us.

It has been sung with great Sent postpaid, priee 40 cents. Address, S. A. Kix, Osgood, Ind. Wool! Wool "i Wanted at I.

N. Persinger's i'Bar-' gain Highest prices paid. IIonieeeker' Excursion. The B. O.

W. Ry. will on June loth and Kith sell tickets to points, West, South, Southeast; Southwest and Northwest, at the rate of one fare plus. 2.00 for the round trip, allowing ample time, within return limit. TIME TABLE Brownstown! Station.

-WEST BOUND. tlxcal Freight, No. 33 7:10 A. Accommodation, No. 8 A.

Mail, No. 1 ...11:51 A. Accommodation, Jio. v. 8:38 tf.

M. EAST BOUND. Accommodation, No. 10.. J.

(5:03 A. Local Kreisut, JNo. S2 2:15 Mall. No. 4 8:01 P.

Accommodation, No; 8:81 P. Mall stops at this station on Sunday only. All other trains are dally, except Sunday. I Local freight trnlns Nos. 32 and 33 will carry passengers between Brownstown and wasnineion.

iso otnenrcigut crams wm carry passengers. I For detail Information regarding rates, time on connecting lines, sleeping, parlor cars, -address, i J. M. Wallace, Ticket Agent, B. O.

S-W. Ry or Buownstown, Ind. J. M. Chesbkottgh.

I General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. i i USE THE OLD RELIABLE Homestead Bone BLact Fertilizer, 1 For Tour Spring Crops. High Grade. Best QualitY.

Send for Free Pamphlet containing full information. Manufactured by MICHIGAN CARBON WORKS, Dktboit, Mich. For Salb By Mrs. Margaret Hamilton, Medora. Winkler Lockman, Houston.

Stock. Tie Standard Bred Trotting Stallion, CHEROOT, NO. 23,129, THE PREMIUM JACK, And The Mammoth Jack, REMITS JE "Will all stand the ensuing st-ason on the farm of Jaoob 8. Lutes, one-tourth mile north of Hoastou. TERMS To Insure a eolt to stand and suck, as follows Chihoot, Kentucky John, S.0O, Rkmub, 5.U0.

"Call and see my stock betore going elsewhere. No business done pn Suuiiay. Jacob 1 IloiiNton, Ind Apr 1-Jy 1. BBEHTS W0TEB FOB FEBULIZER. I represent a large Eastern Fertilizer We want agent3 to look up fall trade.

RELIABLE FARMERS TREFESED For terms write to i KB-HUKILLCou. Agt. Couvciiicuce, Fine Bred Brodhecker Vance have Lime, Cement, Plaster, Machine Oil at Frysingfer and Apgar's. Call and get prices. Jtiss Lola Knost, of near Cortland, is learning the art of dress-making under 3iss Belle Cooley.

Mason Fruit Jars, Rubbers and Lids, Tin Cans and-Sealine Wax at Frvsin- ger Apgar's. Prices the lowest. H. E. Kattman spent Sunday in Crothersville, where his family has been visiting for the past two weeks.

Three bicycle tourists passed through here Monday evening, en route for Wyandotte and Mammoth caves, and other points. We have been requested bv one of our ball players to state that Browns town has a team which challenges any team in the county. Miss Stella Jones, who has been clerking in Price Bros, store in Sey mour almost constantly since she left Brownstown, has resigned her position. Squirrels are ripe and nimrods are The good marksmen say they are plentiful and the poor shot swears they are scarce. Which are we to believe At a special meeting of the town council last Saturday night Sam Brown was appointed deputy marshal! for the West End.

It is alsrxhis duty to light the street lamps over there. Rev. Geo. Applegate will preach at Presbyterian church next Sunday morning on "The Spiritual Law." Subject for evening sermon, "Troubled by Thoughts of God." Everybody in vited to be out. The excursionists to Cincinnati last Sunday from this place were: H.

A. Burrell, Charley Schwein, Frank Schweini Edgar Dougherty, Albert Schaub, Lonnie Sewell, Dick Stilwell and George Benton. W. R. Bolles and wife and son, Charles, went to Glendale Wednesday to witness the graduation of their daughter Myrtle, from the female col lege at that place, mention of which was made last week.

For the benefit of our citizens who are wondering wny bnentr btilwell, Frank Falk and Edwin Vermilya are so often seen in close consultation and apparently forming some deep plots, we will say that their wives are away on extended visits, and the boys get together about three times a day to compare notes on cooking. HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED FREE. Dr. Louis M. Cusher, the Cin cinnati Scientinc Optician, visits our city this week for practice at the Etna House.

Dr. Cusher is no stranger. He visits our neighboring cities monthly, and intends to do same here. He is highly recommended by physicians and his work is warranted satisfactory. He does not recommend the use glasses unless necessary.

We have at our desk a copy I of the Portland, (Ind.) Sun, which contains a full page write-up and illustrations of the 15th annual commencement of the Portland schools, of which Prof. C. L. Hottel, formerly principal of the. Brownstown schools, is Superinten dent.

The paper contains an excel lent likeness of Prof. Hottel, i which was readily recognized by all his ac quaintances here who have seen it. He has been re-elected to his present position for the sixth year. His former pupils and many friends would pleased to have him visit this place. If it required an annual outlay of $100.00 to insure a family against any serious consequences from an attack of bowel complaint during the year there are many who would feel it their duty to pay it that they could not afford to risk their lives, and those of their, family for such an amount.

Any one can get this insurance for 25 cents, that being the price of a bottle of Chamber- Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In almost every neighborhood some one has died from an attack of bowel complaint before medicine could be procured or a physician summoned. One or two doses of this remedy will cure any ordinary case. It never fails. Can you afford to take the risk for so small an amount For sale by C.

A. Branaman, Druggist. GEO. II. MUltPHT, Seymour, Ind.