The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-07-07
LOCAL NEWS.
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TtIOTnl ultSi nNN'AON ~ '''''
world is self-reform.
-Waddy Gardner, of Terrell, Tenn,
was in Hickman Saturday.
~ Shaw's $3.50, $500 and $500
Shoes cant be beat.
Mr.. c. Worth, of Moscow, was
III the city yesterday.
Frank Creelman, of Cairo, ILL.,, was
IN the city Saturday and Sunday.
The colored folks are advertised for
big barbecue at Medley's Landing
Mo, on July 18th.
-Tommie Holcombe returned Mon
day from Granite City, Ill, where he
has been for several weeks past
Barbecue at Reelfoot bridge, twelve
miles below Hickman, near Walker *
Ellison's mill, Saturday, July ED.
The Gayoso Hotel and other prop
erty tu the value of $500 goo was de-
stroyed by fire at Memphis on the 4th.
The City Council of Hickman has
Rendered the county of Fulton the use
of the City Hail free of charge, in which
TO hold the courts.
The gunboat Nashville had her
bottom damaged to the cost of $1,000
on her trip down the Mississippi, and is
at Norfolk for repairs.
Ed Thomas. of Fulton. the brother
of Hon. Gus Thomas. of Graves, wants
the nomination for Secretary of State
on the Republican ticket with Taylor.
IA 4 new lot of Ladies custom
made Shirt Waists just arrived. They
are perfectly beautiful and cheap, at
H. G AMBERG.
6.l6-4w.
Denver, Col, is going TO send an
eighteen carat fine gold girl To the Par.
is Exposition. She will, with the SILVER
and copper bases on which she stands,
be worth 81 900, 900. Thate the kind of
girl TO have.
The Pennsylvania railroad has plac.
ed round the world" ticket ON the
markets Its cost is only s5S5, and in
cludes meals and berths whenever trav-
el is on water. The average is consid.
erably less than three cents "A mile.
Some contemplate fakir telephoned
Gov. Bradley rs an official representing
that great need of troops to prevent
great bloodshed in Clay County existed,
the Governor ordered three companies
to be in readiness, but found il TO be
canard
- positively will repair your
watch or clock at less than the cheap
i hax no
can execute the work Yours truly,
X. w. BUCK.
w. G. WINTER, druggist, Clinton. Ky,
says he has sold Plantation Chill Cure
for many years, and among the many
chill tonics he finds the Plantation the
most reliable he sells, rs il acts different
from the uuinine tonics. which only
stops chills for short time. 1t removes
the cause. and the cure is permanent
Talk about women not having bus
mess capacity. A girl over in Illinois
advertised for "a husband early last
spring and got him. Soon after mar
riage he enlisted. and went to Cuba,
where he was killed. The wife drew
5000 life insurance, and gets sl2 per
month pension, besides. There is an.
other girl we heard of who is going TO
rattle herself off by selling two thousand
tickets at one dollar each the lucky
number TO get the girl.-Ex.
A newspaper whose columns over
flow with advertisements of business
men has more influence in attracting
attention TO the building up of city or
town than any other agency that can
be employed. People go where there is
business. Capital and labor will locate
where there is an enterprising commu-
nifty. No power is so strong TO build up
a town as a newspaper properly patron
lied. Ii will always return more than
it receives.-Talmage.
G. b. MORRIS, Druggist, Moscow, KY,
says he sells Plantation Chill Cure and
finds it suit his trade because il eradi.
Gates the system of all malarial poison,
and he guarantees it.
On Monday last a well dressed man,
riding fine bicicle, "A stranger, took adj
vantage of the absence of the family TO
enter the house of Mr.. Tom White, over
in Missouri, and stole Mrs Whites
watch, some money and other jewelry
He crossed over to Hickman, was ar.
rested by officers Carpenter and Dillon,
and lodged in Jail. the stolen articles
being found on his person. He acknowl-
edged his guilt, and will probably be
returned to Missouri without "a requisi-
ton.
"A young bachelor sheriff was call
ed upon to serve an attachment against
a beautiful young widow. He accord
ingly called upon her and said MADAM
| have an attachment for you" 1.-The
widow blushed and sand his attachment
was reciprocated. "Yon mistake me"
said he, lyon must proceed 10 court
II know 1t is leap year. but prefer you
to do the counting" replied she. Mrs.
p" continued the sheriff, "this is no
time for trifiing the justice Is waiting"
"Oh, had rather have parson il you
don't mind il"
The following is a copy of school
boys complaint to board of directors
"My sister, who is schoolteacher,
whips me every day. Ma and Pa told
her to whip me oftener than she did
any other pupil, so they would think
she was partial. | write this to let you
know that this was too thin. She is an