Petersburg, IN.
May 24,1899.  Lee Wilson, who is past 75 yrs old, deliberately attempted to murder his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hugh Wilson, this afternoon, by shooting her with an old-fashioned rifle. The wound is in the left shoulder and is very dangerous. Wilson was placed in jail to await trial.

Petersburg, IN. Oct. 8,1896. 
A three days’ reunion is now in session at this place of the Pike county old soldiers. The attendance is large. Senator Thomas E. Boyd addressed the old soldiers each day of the reunion. Hon. A.P. Twineham and General Parey, of Illinois also spoke.

1897-03-17 Washington, Ind.
March 15 Mrs. C.K. Tharp, wife of ex-Mayor Tharp severely horsewhipped a young man named Earl today because Earl had slapped Mrs. Tharp's little son. When the mother learned of the abuse to her boy she procured a pistol and a horsewhip and hunted up Earl. She found him on Main Street and drawing her pistol from her coat ordered him to get on his knees. Then she struck him in the face several times with the horsewhip until the wounds bled profusely. After she considered the punishment sufficient she allowed Earl to get up and listen to a good sound lecture. She warned him if the abuse of her children were ever repeated the punishment next time would be more severe. The affair has been the talk of the town today and Mrs. Tharp is being praised for her nerve as she is considered justified in what she did.

New Albany Daily Ledger Wed. 7 Mar 1866 p2 c3: Col. James B. Connelly, late of the 21st Indiana, left Indianapolis for his home in Pike county, about two weeks ago, and has not since been heard from. Colonel Connelly had drawn a considerable sum of money from the Government, and it is feared has been foully dealt with.

Indiana Journal January 15, 1896 Petersburg, Ind. Jan. 8. Pike County
John Nicely. a plasterer, was arrested here this afternoon charged with passing counterfeit money. Deputy United States Marshal Groves, of Evansville. took the prisoner to that city, where he will be given trial. This town and Washington, Ind. have been flooded with counterfeit money for several weeks. Nickels, dimes and half-dollars of no value are found in the tills of the merchants every day. some of in counterfeits being very good. More arrests are looked for soon, the officers  think they have the den "spotted."