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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 4, 2014 C-9 We need your historical photos! Give us a call–354-8500 or email news@pressdispatch.net From out of the past Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Pike County Democrat, 1881 sixty years ago the Petersburg Press thursday, april 22, 1954 With the closing of Marion Township School this week, the following seven eighth grade pupils will be gradu- ated: Ruth A. Risley, Loretta M. Brown, Bonnie L. Berry, Randall O. Alexander, Larry R. Jones, Jerry E. Bush and Katherine A. Powell. Alvah Chambers is Marion Town- ship Trustee. Guests a week ago of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell McClellan in Petersburg were Mr. and Mrs. George Shellert and Mrs. Leonard Singletary, of St. Charles, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bar- rett visited Sunday with Mrs. Earl Parker in Mt. Car- mel, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parker and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Malcolm. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett, and Di- ane Lee and Sue Ann Parker later attended the wedding of Donald Blair, of Petersburg, and Betty Ann Robinson, of Mt. Carmel, Ill. Deaths: James E. Gillil- and, 19, was killed instantly April 14 when he was crushed under 10 tons of fertilizer— when his truck plunged in- to a drainage ditch after col- liding with a car on Highway 57 north of Newberry; Dan- iel Kay and Donald Ray, four months old two-headed baby of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hart- ley, of Petersburg, died Fri- day. fifty-nine years ago the Pike county Dispatch friday, april 29, 1955 Sally Sue Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Brown, of Winslow, will reign as the May Queen of 1955 at the coronation ceremonies at the May Festival, May 5, at Oakland City College gymnasium. She was Maid of Honor at the 1955 Homecoming Queen ceremonies. She is a junior at the college. George N. Hornbrook, Petersburg Attorney, has been named by Governor George N. Craig to fill the office of Pike County Prosecutor due to the resignation of Fred. A Weaver. Hornbrook will take over Monday. Weaver resigned to take a position in Evansville. Gene Burger, son of the late Ray Burger and Mrs. Burger, has taken over the ownership of the Burger Jewelry Store in Petersburg. Gene acquired the store April 1. He is a registered watch maker and has been a salesman for a leading jewelry company for several years. births: To Mr. and Mrs. Ishmael English, of Loveless community, a son, Barry Keith, April 10; to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gilliland, of Glezen, a son, Dan Eugene, Sunday. marriage: Helen Elizabeth Pride and Jesse John Fulcher, Sunday afternoon. Deaths: Pearl B. McCord, 61, of Winslow, died Thursday in an Evansville hotel, suffering from a heart attack; Arthur R. Whitman, 42, of Muren, died Friday suffering from a heart attack; Carl C. Miller, 28, former resident of Otwell, was found dead at his home in Indianapolis, Friday; May Whitman, 82, native of 1986 PChS girls' tennis team members of the girls' tennis team include, front row (l to r): sonja henson, stacy houchin, Lana kirby, beth Williams and Diane Williams. middle row (l to r): stephanie gaskinis, Denise ashley, kelly Riesen- beck, Penny Davis, kris mahoney and coach jodie elkins. back row: manager heather horrall, steph- anie nelson, stephanie cox, elizabeth catt and manager kristi Willis. By Sandy McBeth 4/15/1881—The Dead- ly Hand-Spike. Blood Con- tinues to Flow Within the County Borders. We are called upon to chronicle another fatal difficulty which occurred in Pato- ka township last Tuesday. Early in the morning of the day above mentioned, James Neats and his son- in-law, James Stevens, were putting some logs to- gether on the farm of the former, during which time some good humored ban- ters touching the manhood of each were passed, and, as is frequently the case, warmed into an angry dis- pute. Both men yielded to their passions until they arrived at a state of ungov- ernable rage. Neats had an axe which was lying near, threw himself into a fi ght- ing attitude and called Ste- vens a d- -d black hearted, lying son of a b- -b, where- upon Stevens drew a hand- spike and struck him a blow across the forehead, inflicting a wound that end- ed his life at 8 o'clock in the evening of the same day. Both parties bear the reputation of having been peaceable, law-abiding cit- izens, though it is said the deceased was possessed of a fiery temper and with- al inclined to be some- what overbearing. Stevens is the son of Andrew Ste- vens, a well-to-to farm- er in Marion township. The whole affair is sincere- ly to be regretted, and has cast a deep gleam over the neighborhood in which the deed was done. An inquest was held on the remains according to the facts above set forth. A warrant is out for Stevens arrest, who, at this writing has not been found. Mr. Ed Martin and fami- ly will remove to Evansville shortly. D. J. Phillips has pur- chased the property for- merly owned by J. M. Doyle on 6th street. J. A. Shepard has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Thomas McClary, deceased. Correspondence from Winslow— Ashby and Mc- Connell have opened their new drug store. Miss Ju- lia Brenton is going to put up a new millinery store at this place. Died, at the res- idence of her mother, near White Oak, Miss. Susie McGinness, of consump- tion, aged 18 years. She was buried at this place. She was the daughter of Thomas and Jane McGin- ness. Mrs. Sallie Nelson was thrown from a horse last Monday, but was not seriously injured. 3/18/1881—We were shown a set of artificial teeth in the dental rooms of D. J. Phillips, last Wednes- day that were superb. A dog fight occurred on Main street Monday which attracted a large crowd and excited considerable interest. Samuel Nelson, of Marion township, drew $18 on fox Scalps last Friday. He is undoubtedly the champion fox hunter of the county. F. M. Banks returned from Cincinnati Monday. He purchased property in Washington and will open out a marble shop at that place in about two weeks. Miss Mary Church re- ceived the premium of- fered by Prof. Thomas to his pupils in his writing school. C. E. Montgomery, James L. Keith and Harley R. Snyder were the judges. Dr. D. F. Phillips Would respectfully inform his many patrons in the coun- ty that he has abandoned going West, and again of- fers to the public his pro- fessional services. Office at his residence on Sixth Street, immediately oppo- site Dickson's blacksmith shop, Petersburg, Ind. Correspondence from Winslow— Property in this town has advanced two hundred per cent, in the last two weeks. The new steamboat, now pivot- ing between here and Pa- toka, Ind., is taking out a large amount of staves. David Ingle & Co. Are ex- pected to open out their coal mine near this place in a few days. The compa- ny has leased quite a large amount of land, yet they prefer to buy, not with- standing, fifty percent ad- vance in land. The Metric System of weights and measures engaged the attention of teachers throughout the county during the past Winter. It was discussed with much interest in the township institutes. Every- body should become post- ed in the Metric System, for in less than a quarter century it will be in univer- sal use. Isaac Whittaker and family moved to Oakland Tuesday. A fi ne drove of swine passed through town Monday. J. N. Whitman will soon open out a general store at Ingle's coal mines. Joseph Rodarmel, of Marion township, has been adjudged insane and will be sent to the asylum in a few days. He is so violent that a strong guard is nec- essary to prevent his hurt- ing some one. "Jeems" Collins, of Pike county was fined $15 and costs this week by an Oak- land court, for laying the lash on a small boy that had been left in his care. He could not pay nor stay the fine, consequent- ly he will have a berth in the Gibson jail un- til the bluebirds come.— Oakland Enterprise. The wife of George Fick- lin, who lives a short dis- tance east of Alford, died last Saturday of dropsy and heart disease. We are not informed as to her age or the particulars of her death, but learn that she was the mother of Mrs. Dee Tislow and was a very estimable woman. South Main Street in Winslow Pictured is south main street in Winslow in 1910. Maryville, died Thursday at her home in Ft. Branch; Downey Beatty, 83, former resident of Spurgeon, died at the home of his niece in Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, where he had resided for about four years. fifty years ago the Petersburg Press thursday, april 30, 1964 Cindy Roy, senior of Spur- geon High School, was elect- ed Prom Sweetheart at the Junior-Senior Banquet, Fri- day night, April 24. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prentice Roy, of Spurgeon. Otwell Commencement will be Thursday, May 14. Michael L. Sendelweck, Valedictorian at Otwell High School, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sendelweck, of Otwell. He plans to enter pre- engineering at Purdue Uni- versity. Daniel Sendelwek, Salutatorian, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sendel- weck, of Otwell. After grad- uation, he plans to enter Pur- due University to study engi- neering. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scur- lock and children spent the weekend in Indianapolis with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harp- er and Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas in Rockville. take trip to World's fair Seniors of Mt. Olympus High School left Monday by plane for Washington, D.C. They will also attend the World's Fair and visit other points of interest. Those making the trip were Jack Masters, David Watkins, Diane White, Ni- na White, Linda Redfairn, Terry Watkins, Faith Sulli- van and Jim Riney. Sponsors are Mrs. Betsy Loveless and Mrs. Mary Ann Jackson. births: To Mr. and Mrs. James A. (Sandra Jones) Henshaw, at an Orlando, Fla., hospital, a son, Matthew Al- an, April 26; to Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kinder, of Winslow, a son, Kyle Edward, May 4; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weit- kamp, of Scottsburg com- munity, a daughter, Michelle Faye, Sunday afternoon; to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meade, of Burbank, Calif., a son, Kent, May 3; to Mr. and Mrs. Lar- ry Mullins, of Oakland City, a son, Keith Allen, April 19. Deaths: Henry H. Kline, 83, of Petersburg, died May 4, suffering from a heart at- tack; Matilda M. Meier, 85, of Mackey, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Mata Jeide near Mackey, Satur- day; Moody Prentice Rich- ardson, 48, of Marion Town- ship, died May 4 at Veterans Hospital in Louisville, Ky.; Edgar S. Beck, 54, of Punta Gorda, Fla., formerly of Pe- tersburg, died April 22, suf- fering from a brain tumor; Edith Simmons, 69, of Pe- tersburg, died Monday. twenty-five years ago the Press-Dispatch thursday, april 27, 1989 Joe and Kim Foust, of Bloomington, were week- end visitors of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Foust in Campbelltown; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pancake in Prides Creek Addition, Petersburg. The birthday of Judy Foust, which was Sunday, was cel- ebrated Saturday night with a cookout. Pike County native Sgt. Henry Nelson, Jr. has been honored with an Army Com- mendation Medal for service as a legal clerk and assistant personnel services. He al- so served as a battalion in- come tax advisor and an offi- cer Amerasion Society, while stationed in Korea. Nelson is a graduate of Winslow High School, Oakland City College and International Bible Insti- tute in Orlando, Fla. births: To Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Boyles, of Evansville, a daughter, Kaeda Chris- tine, April 22; to Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Cox, of Peters- burg, a son, Darrell Gene, Jr., April 14; to Mr. and Mrs. Jef- frey Brames, of Petersburg, a son, Kyle Edward, April 14; to DeAnne Burns and James W. Kinsey, of Indianapolis, a son, William Philip, Feb. 21 ; to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Smith, of Otwell, a daugh- ter, Erica Renee, April 17; to Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hayes, of Otwell, a son, Jonathan Chase, April 12. Deaths: Lula Jones, 92, of Winslow, died April 24; Blythe Arnold, 85, of Win- slow, died April 23; Owen McQueen, 83, of Oakland City, died April 22; Orville Brittain, 92, of Otwell, died April 20 at his residence; Donald DeJarnett, 81, of Oak- land City, died April 19 at his residence; Edgar Hutchin- son, 81, of Somerville, died April 18 at his residence; Robert Earl Miley, 76, native of Petersburg, died April 16 in Kansas, Utah; Marga- ret Louise Davis, 76, of Kis- simmee, Fla., aunt of Gloria Fears, of Petersburg, died April 20 at her residence in Florida; Esther McDowell, 86, of Oakland City, died April 19; Robert F. Davis, 86, of Oakland City, died April 23; Cora Weisheit, 74, of Ire- land, died April 18; William P. Lane, 54. of Clarksville, Tenn., formerly of Peters- burg, died April 20; Jimmy Lee Malone, 50, of Newberry, drowned March 14 in a con- struction accident in Daviess County. His body was found April 23; William L. Littlep- age, Sr., 75, of Owensville, fa- ther of Fairy LaMar, of Ha- zleton, died April 22; James "Bob" Cochren, 68, former- ly of Oakland City, died April 16 in Deming, N.M., where he resided.