The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
LOCAL NEWS.
a. w. Lindsay went to Fulton last

To Fulton last week.
C. j. Worth, the miller, of Moscow,
was in Hickman, Monday, selling flour.
james Parker, tho superb carriage
man, of Fulton, was IN the city Monday,
@5y" \ bargain in up-to.date Organ
dies at Buchanan 5 from lOc TO 25c.
County Court was in session Mon
day. and transacted considerable bust
ness.
Mr.. Clarence Bransford and Miss
Maud Wright. both OF Fulton, married
Friday of last week
Mr.. and Mrs Turner and son, Char.
lie. uf Milan, Tenn. parents of Ed. W.
Horner, are visiting him at Mr.. Geo.
Helms.
~ Solid Gold Spcctables, $3.50.
Eyes tested free at the Old RELIABLE.
Say one Bargain Lot in Mems Shirts
a; Buchanan 30 and 75c values 90 at
25c.
MIR. G. n. Walker. cx.editor. OF Col.
umbus, Ky, who has On under in.
diCtmCnt at Charlotte, Tenn, was
! urea anu U'lultltu'
Dame Rumor saws We will have n
wedding to-day, but as we don't know
/ for sure. we will wait till next week TO
+ tell YOU about II.
/ An Evansville. Ind, woman, who
believes in spiritualism, makes a pre-.
dictiun that President Mckinley will be
assaSSinatcd before May 10.
Farmers are very much behind in
their preparations for this years crops.
The weather has been so wet and cold
that no work of any account could be
done.
ssp. Mems $1,000 custom made Suits
can be bought at Buchanan for $500,
$500 and $50 Pants 40 at $3.50 To 90.
The Clinton Democrat suggests
that in Hickman County road over
seers are usually acquitted. and won.
ders how we are 10 ever have GOOD roads
If there is 10 be no enforcement OF the
law.
~ HopkInsville expert says that the
fruit crop is far from being killed by
the cold weather, viii be heavy this
year. This will encourage Us until an.
other expert comes form and tells us
contrary.
There seems to be no doubt that
the peaches, and in fact many of the
trees are killed. Ii L. possible there
will not lie even bloom on the trees,
as they look almost ~ dead now aS
they ala III miawinter.
sErhe SWEETEST things in town can
be found in Shaw's new department
"A little circular sent ont from Co.
lumbus. Ky, signed by IS citizens say
ing that no case of small.po had been
in that town. contrary 90 the report of
DR.. j. w Nanire. has raised the doe
tors ire to such an extent that he has
sued the parties that signed the circular
for go, COO damage.
-iu. ynfur try Cornrrrrcia' Corr
Ter suggests a public reception to the
J soldier boys of Company |, Fourth Ten
/ neSsee, on their return home from Cuba
which, that paper says, viii be in few
! DAYS. Several Hickman boys are in that
regiment, and their return is ANXIOUS
/ ly awaited by loved ones.
A young man, Ed. Garter, was ar
rested AT Mayfield, last week on {
/ charge of false swearing. Carter Is dc
cused of swearing falsely in order e
/ procure license To marry a young lady
whose father says she is not near TWEEN
ty-one years old. Truly, the course o
/ true love never did run smooth.
sAu Bargain Lot Ladies Fine KiC
Shoes. ~ 80 and ~ values 20 at 81 a
Buchanan's.
The Mississippi River Commission
has allotted $50, 900. 90 for repairing AM
building leyees from Cairo down. ant
chief engineer Winslow, III charge O
the Birds Point District. has written &
Judge Barry, President Of the Leve
Board at Birds Point for his views a
to how and when the money can b
used TO the best advantage.
, Mayor Lang, of Paducah, seems (
have determined that the people of hi
town shall be good if they can be mad
so Nv preventing them from pursuln
their ordinary avOcations on Sunday
He has issued flaming proclamation
that on and after the first Sunday
April all lines Of business prohibited b
2 ordinances on Sundays must cease o
those days.
2 MIR. Hugh Lewis, a brother of Be
and John Lewis of this place died {
Hickman, KY, last Sunday, and WI
I buried here Tuesday. Mr., Lewis la
q been afflicted with dropsy a long tin
, and had about recovered when he w;
! attacked with pneumonia which result
ed in his death He was Ga years ol
and leaves wife and four children
Z Mayfeld Democrat.
: The Union City Commercial oppo
, es ceding the Reelfoof Lake overtiowt
=, lands of Oblon county to Lake count,
which is asked by Lake for the pu
? pose of building levee for the reclam
ton of such lands. How this improv
ment and teeming population of thrift
: farmers induced thereby, could inju
= the general welfare of the people
Obion County is not apparent.
The Courier has never known lou
er or more continuous talk about "bf
D roads" In every direction pieces
, roads are declared impossible, and a
want something done. But what "a
: they going TO do about 1t. For yea
: the same conditions, probably not
bad, have existed, and the result n
2 been no Improvement. The peop
l.. would welcome anything that promis