The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15
LOCAL NEWS.

next reunion IN Memphis.
Few people are able TO resent it
when they are told that it takes a smart
man to make a.rascal.
Women inherit their religion, men
inherit their politics. and all think they
are thinking for themselves.
The next meeting Of the Hickman
court house next Thursday night, Dist
inst
AT Memphis man after being
baptized went ON board a boat TO change
his clothes and while shouting fell over
board and was drowned.
tor asks your age, don't tell him Il Is
none of his business, because il is. Tell
the truth and shame the devil.
That girl accepts rings from men she
doesn't know
How can shey'
Has TO. She's a telephone girl
The county Democracy, pursuant to
call of Charlie Alexander, Chairman,
met nc the Court House, Saturday, and
named delegates TO the conventions.
No instructions.
Don't delay the census enumerator
by foolish questions. Answer prompt
~ ali questions, and il woman bear
in mind that there are Older women IN
the city than you are.
"A Texas tornado recently picked up
a young woman, carried her half a mile
ana set her down without a scratch or
bruise. This shows even a tornado may
be perfect gentleman.
The man who can't say good word
for his town and who is dissatisfied with
it as a home, will confer favor on his
neighbors by keeping his mouth shut,
else move 20 some more congenial cline.
Union City, Tenn, has found that
city ownership Of electric light and wa
ter plants more than pays It's own way.
Net profit last month, S295.s7; popula-
ton served about 3,OO0.-Mayfield Mon
itors
Divers are still working at the wreck
of the steamer State of Kansas, below
New Madrid, Mo-, and report that they
are making fair Roadway in getting the
cotton out of the hull of the burned
steamer.
Fulton Leader: The enterprising
Illinois Central Railroad empany will
now use electric lights on all Of their
switches The first light has been in
stalled in Fulton and has been put 10
the test and works like charm.
The census enumeratOrs are now az
work and all citizens should be ready
when they call 10 give the information
called for. Those going away from
home should leave "A statement with
their neighbors, giving name, age and
place of birth of each member of the
family.
Now that the summer season Is az
hand, advertisers should remember that
the man who makes "A noise when times
are quiet is always somewhere in the
vicinity of the band wagon when the
procession starts. In other words, keep
your business before the people through
the columns Of the COURIER.
A. l.. HOOKING,
Hickman's leading barber, shaves you
with ease and gives you entire satisfac
ton. The very latest styles in hair cut
ting and beard trimming. Shampoo and
dying given especial attention II you ap
preciate prompt and careful attention,
together with neatness and dispatch,
Hocking's is the place.
-Messrs. David Neale, Of TT. Caledo-
MIA, Neb., and Chas. ID. Birkett, Of Oma-
ha, are putting in rip-rap system for
the Iron Mountain Railroad on the banks
Of the Mississippi river at Birds Point
to protect the banks and prevent them
from caving. Mr.. Neale has been very
successful with the system Of rip rap
ping.
Chicago, il is said, has been eating
a hundred thousand goats per year IN
der the impression that il was spring
lamb. But II goat tastes all right. what's
the ditferenceY Since the goat thrives
on tin cans, why not can himl Then
when we eat the canned goat, We can
feed the can 10 another goat, can that
goat and continue TO go il. OF course
we can.
AT Cairo. ILL.,. last week, while ex-
cavating for the foundation Of the Hal
liday elevator, an old gun carriage was
unearthed which belonged 10 Fort De
fiance, the fort which commanded the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Cairo
point during the war. The timbers for
the semi-circular platform upon which
the guns rested were as solid as they
were the day they we're laid, nearly for
ty years ago.
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