The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Read the Council proceedings.

Head the Council proceedings.
The election will occur one month
from TO morrow.
1t has been reported that Chas. \.
Walker will at an early date resume the
publication of the Columbus Critic.
Bay For anything you need in Drugs
Groceries and Hardware line see
GORE Il Co, Cayce, Ky.
Wants, For Sale For Rent, Lost,
Found TO Loan. etc, inserted in the
Courier at rate Of ! cent word each in
sertion. Personal mentions free.
The letters Of acceptance are all out;
the spell binders are working over time,
and il is up TO the people TO do the hur
raining However no man has 10 mol
Ter" unless he feels like IT,
The Kentucky Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows will meet IN Louisville ON Oc-
tober 9. Louisville Is the home of the
Grand Lodge. The last session was
held in Paducah. Louisville Odd Eel
lows are making extensive preparations
to entertain their brethren.
Three children of Mr. Hal Rondeau,
Of Tiptonville died within two hours, ut
some throat affection. Other children OF
that community have been similarly at
flicted, and some died. DIR. Watson. Of
| Union City, prOnounces IL diptheria,
while local physicians are equally posi-
tive that il is not.
81 The Nations PRIDE Standard
Sewing Machines. Save your money.
GORE q Co, Cayce, Ky.
A cleaning fluid that will remove
grease from the most delicate silks and
cloths is made of one pint Of distilled
benzine. three sixteenths Of an ounce OF
fluid ehloroform, one eighth ounce of
sulphuric ether. IL should be bottled
and corked tightly and kept from fire
and lights, as il is very intiammable.
Some smart man who knows what
ne is talking about says The happiest
people in the world are those who keep
ont Of debt. OCT of politics. out of office.
shun notoriety, make an honest living
by honest means. follow the golden rule
humbly serve the living God, quietly
pursue the even tenor OF their way,
and neglect no opportunity 10 do good.
The work on the Mississippi Leyee
below Birds Point is going along nicely.
The last contract has been let to Col.
Clay. Of Mexico. Mo, who will com
mence work as soon "a he can get an
outfit in the field. Col Clay's contract
consists Of 5000 yards Of levee. This
work closes up the gap between the work
between the work that was done last
year and the Dresback Bros. contract Of
10000 yards Of dirt. These levees are
to be built shade above a possible high
water mark.
H~W defy any house in Western
kentucky or tennessee 10 sell goods
cheaper than we.
GORE & Co. Cayce Ky.
One Of the greatest features ever
seen in America Is with W. ii. Harris
World Famous Nickel Plate Show. IL
consists Of eight magnificent Siberian
Camels, Grained TO work in harness the
same as horses. This is something new
as camels are in the habit Of carrying
their loads upon their backs, and as a
rule have never been known TO pull.
These camels were obtained by Mr.
Harris from a well known animal train
er at Hamberg. Germany, and since ar.
rival here last March have attracted
much attention in their unusual man
ner Of work. Hickman, Thursday, Oct IL
"A swindle is reported from various
parts Of the country Of which farmers
will do well 10 beware. The agents offer
a churn which they claim will largely
increase the yield Of butter from any
given quantity Of milk, and they offer
10 prove this assertion. Chemicals. il
appears, are slipped into the milk and
cream when the purchasers back 4
turned. and the butter comes more quick
ly and in greater volume than IL usually
does on the premises invaded. OF course
the resultant mass is not pure butter
but the agent collects his money and
departs before the fraud is discovered.
The store Of Marshall a. Rogers. al
Clayton. burned last Sunday morning
before day break-the merchandise be
ing a total loss as nothing whatever wa.
! saved. We learn that there was I'll 90
insurance. When the store was burn
ing, Mr.. Albert Bondurant proprietor Of
drug store Just across the road from
the burning building, was powerfully
excited Report has il that Albert seiz
ed Colt pistol with barrel l6 inches
long. and firing same TO awake the sleep
| tfH iOT UIlltN anu diOuuQf tNtI
anon and more anon than ever, he Justify
tand nightly exclaimed Mine Colt
mine Colt, I'm ruined, I'm ruined. -
Troy News Banner.
Machine Repairing.
Mr.. John Filing can be found at Gro
Bucks machine shop, TO repair anything
! in the machine line.
We have heard of stingy men, mel
who will steal bungholes, and then bel
a cooper TO make them a barrel AROUND
it free of charge we have read of a maj
who would skim the milk on top, ans
then turn the bucket bottom upwar,
and skim the milk at the bottom Of |
man In Texas who had a wart ON tn
back Of his Ineck, who was too stingy u
buy a collar button, and used the war
for that purpose, but such are liberal
hearted men compared with those VIII
will pick every possible and impossible
objection to paper, and then go aroun'
and swipe their neighbor's paper AM
cuss IL TO boot. Subscribers who hav
paid their money are bona fida subscrit
ers can help this enterprise great dea
= by closing their free reading rooms. w
, appreciate sample copies being read, bu
what we object to is the man who abus
, es our paper, and then commits peti
1 larceny TO get TO read it.-Exchange.