The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Rend the Conncil nroceedings

Since Aug. LIST n has been unlaw
] full for any railroad company TO run u
car of any kind not equipped with All
brakes.
Sam Jones H. billed 10 hold one OF
/ his meetings at Mayiield in the latter
part Of september or the early part OF
/ October.
Miss Lochie Rankin. who went out
| from Milan. Tenn. several years ago "a
missionary TO China. is safe in Japan.
She has been in the Flowery Kingdom
as missionary of the Nj. +. Church.
/ South.
The government snagbOats are do
ing good work along the Mississippi riv-
er, the river men reporting that all the
ohstructoins from Memphis 90 ST. Louis
have been removed. leaving the boats
clear Of danger.
Tho festive mosquito is with Us
again. lie sings the same old song and
seems TO have lost none of his former
shrewdness. He knows exactly when 10
turn those i'm order 10 evade blow TO
fatten him beyond all recognition.
An epidemic Of hydrophobia has de
veloped among dogs in the Bandana sec
tion of Ballard county. Five were killed
there last week and il is believed that
many dogs in the neighborhood have
been bitten. as well as horses and cattle.
A watermelon feast is 10 be given by
the Democrats Of Evansville, Ind, to
morrow, 18th. The managers expect an
attendance of JOO0O people. Hill, Of
New York. and Stevenson, Of Illinois.
have been invited and are expected 10
attend.
A well of natural gas has been dis
covered at Wickliffe and a company or
ganized TO push it, An expert from
tindlay, Ohio pronounced il fine
quality of natural gas From ReelfoOt
Lake to Findlay, Ohio is one vast reser-
voir Of natural gas.
The center of population as shown
by the present census is practically GER
tain 10 be in Monroe county, Ind, about
at Bloomington. The probabilities are
that il viii be in the semi-circle with a
radius ten miles north of Bloomington as
the center.
H G. Alexander. a gallant and tai
ented young man, received the Demo
cratic nomination tor member of the
Tennessee Legislature tor Obion cOun-
". over the old veteran and faithful
public servant, DIR. r. NJ. McRee, by
$50 majority.
The West Tennessee Farmers In
stitute conyenes at jackson Sept ~ for
"A three days session. Last year there
was from six to eight hundred IN at
tendance and the most profitable and
enjoyable agricultural meeting ever
held in Tennessee.
Some Of the railroads are consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY Of abandoning the
/ time honored title Of brakeman on pas
senger trains and calling the employe
assistant conductor. The brakes on pas
senger trains are no longer worked by
hand. but by air. and. therefore, II j. ar.
gued that the old title Is a misnomer.
The colored people Of Hickman. with
large delegations from Tennessee, Mis-
souri, and the surrounding country. mum
bering from 1000 70 1000. celebrated
Emancipation Day on Wednesday. They
had a bOuntiful, well cooked barbecue
music, dancing, baseball games, and all
manner of amusements. Everything
passed of orderly and pleasantly.
About the meanest swindle yet per
petrated was that by two men in Wa
/ bash county. Ind, recently. They went
/ through the county advertising 10 max,
sets Of false teeth at astonishingly low
prices. one half down and the balance
when the teeth were delivered. Quite a
number of farmers and dshers had theil
/ teeth pulled preparatory 10 the wearing
Of store teeth" and have been gum
ming it ever since, for the bunco mer
never came back.
The colored people Of Hickman pro
pose the publication Of a paper in Hick
man. to be known as the Hickman Ele
vator, with G.. W. Lucas, who has haC
some experience as publisher, a. man
ager. This speaks well for the prOgres
sive character Of our colored people. Thu
paper is 10 be political, non secta
rian. and devoted TO general news anC
the upbuilding of the material and NOR
al interests Of our colored people anC
the locality in which they live.
-Brice. Of the Troy News Banner
Griffin. Of the Obion Democrat, and An
drews Of the Commercial Courier, ar
each well qualified for public place, bu
each aspired TO Office this year and wer
gracefully turned down by the people
Editors, generally have 10 talk too mucl
10 make popular candidates, and wha
he does talk remains in black and whit
10 plague or bless him, whereas. wha
the average politician says dies with tn
breath that utters il, or can be dodge'
by denying the allegation and defyinl
the alligator.
The books for the new series Of Tn
Hickman b. d l.. Association are nov
open. Now is the time 10 take share
This is specially desirable to those wish
ing TO borrow money 10 buy homes, lane
farms, or 20 improve same, on long time
monthly payments. and at reasonable in
terest. IL is safe for investors but il
. q mistake 20 conclude that Is special
attractive merely 10 investors Thos
who derive the most benefit are thOs
who borrow 10 secure homes, &c, an
utilize rents. etc, 10 that end. For am
detailed information call on the Secrt
tary at once.
AT meeting Of the members Of th
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers Pilots ST
ciety, held in st. Louis last week, Oh
meeting Endorsed the plans of the lntel
3 national Warehouse and Transit Con
pany, which proposes 10 build ware
houses at all the principal landings alon
the Mississippi river, and passed res
Q luton to try and devise some means