The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-07-05
Local and Personal.

LUCM dllu fGISOndl,
Read the Quarterly Bank R epOrts in
this issue.
Tub race IN the Mississippi at Hick-
man by the expert corps, July II.
Esq. j. W. Mayes and wife have gone
TO Dawson Springs for several weeks.
All the Magistrates of Graves county
attended the Good Roads Convention at
Cairo.
If you want real bargain in Slippers
or Shoes see AMB ERG'S
| The Woman's Missionary Conf erence.
of the Memphis NJ. Conferen &c. re-
Gently in session at Brownsville, meets
next year at Fulton.
The Mengel Mfg. Co, are contem-
plating putting in an Ice plant at Hick-
man, which is much needed and no
doubt would pay well.
K 4 q. Corsets never stretcn.
AMBERG'S.
Three Lee Line boats are now run
ming in the st. Louis and Memphis trade
the Georgia, Rees and Peters Lee, leav-
ing st Louis on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
A man told US the other day that we
didn't publish all the things that hap
pen. We should say We don't. If we
publish all that happens we should soon
be with the angels.
When you want modern, up to date
physic. try Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They are easy to take
and pleasant In effect. samples free at
Cowgill's Drug store.
New line Of Prints at SIC
AMBERG'S.
Capt. Will Strong. Paymastsr of the
Engineering Department OF Havana,
Cuba, who has been visiting his father
and mother IN Hickman, will probably
leave TO day on his return TO Havana.
Hal, Dillon, white. recently convicted
of the charge OF abduction and seduc-
ton, at Union City, and given 10 years
in the pen, made his escape from the of
ficers who were carrying him To the state
prison.
See the line ef &c Laces at
SHAWS.
Ed Bradford, who is charged with in
cendiarism at Mayfield, has been arrest
ed and held for the grand jury. Some
expect startling Developments on or be-
fore his trial as Mayfield has suffered
from numerous fires lately and some ev-
identity the work of fire-bugs.
The Fulton Leader celebrated its Bird
anniversary Wednesday of last week,
by keeping open house, good music,
serving refreshments to about 900 Wis
ltors, and installing Its new Mergenthaler
linotype machine and other evidences
Of its life, enterprise and progressive
ness.
FOR SALETA good bicycle. Homer
Apply at once. II. L. BEALE,
Courier Office.
The decision in the Reelfoot Lake
land case in the Supreme Court of
Tennessee has been held up and will
not be rendered before September year,
so it is reported. In the meantime Mr.
j. &. Harris has bought and is buying
the opposing land interests, and In this
event 1t will make no difference how the
case is decided, and the Lake will be
drained.
June proved to be record breaker in
the kind of weather it brought. The
month came in with disagreeeble ex-
tension of blackberry winter that made
fires and overcoats comfortable, then
came heavy rains, storm period and
then a sweltering hot spell to wind up
the month, which closed with the mer-
eurv huOUino the I00 fnark all over tho
country,
The manged body of an unknown
white man was found on the railroad
track, a quarter of mile south Of Jor-
dan, Monday morning last, but no pos
sibility of Identification. He was sup
posed TO be about 80 years of age, dark
red hair, and about IT 0 inches in
height. 1t is supposed that he was
stealing q ride and fell beneath the
wheels OF train.