The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-02-28
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\ Mr.. Elem Morris made flying trip
AZ Cuba, Ky, last week
Ih Embroidery club meets at the resi-
|pence of Mrs. w q. johnson this eve.
q Mr.. Allison Tyler has returned home
Snd IS mingling with his many friends.
Mr., z. w. Oakley, of Kennedy, No,
passed through Hickman on his way
JIG Cairo.
M Mr.. ". ID, Grubbs of Rutherford,
Tenn, visited his aunt Mrs. L. d. Oak
ley recently.
The Legislature will appropriate
$4,000 annually for a State Fair at
Louisville.
Miss Willie Belle Riddle of Nashville
Tenn, Is at last; the guest of Miss
Bessie French.
There is little chance that our Legis-
lature will make an appropriation for
the st. Louis Worlds Fair.
DR.. S. X. Davidson leaves next week
Tor Tiptonvile, Tenn, on professional
service, and viii be absent some time.
Miss Hattie Wilson has resigned her
position in the Paducah Public School
because of her i'll health, and is now IN
st. Louis.
The year is divided into three seasons
now the baseball, the football and the
SNOWFALL. The highball continues 10
be favori;e through them all.
r. All parties indebted TO J. J.
Young 4 Son, are respectfully requested
10 call at my office and settle on or be-
fore Saturday, March LIST.
I'd F. S. MOORE.
Rev. W d. Nowlin formerly pastor
OF Hickman Baptist Church. now at
Lexington, KY has been invited 10 the
charge of onOof the leading Churches
in Chicago.
Rev. t. F. Moore, the new pastor of the
Hickman Baptist church. has accepted
his call. and will enter upon his duties
immediately. Service there next Sun
day and Sunday night.
Mr. jess Overton happened 10 a
serious accident Monday. near his home
in West Hickman 10y falling and dislo-
Gated his hip and is also. so We learn
considerably bruised up
4 Louisville councilman wants
nrei ehers 10 be comrelled TO paw u so
license. precisely - lawvers ana doctors
90 inihnt city The ieason given j.
that lh'y are continually "brtt'ng mo
politics.
Miss Ellen NJ Stone. lie American
missionary, and her companion. Mime
Tsilka have at last been released by the
Macedonian brigands who have held
them captives since September last.
Both are in good health, as j. also the
baby of Nine. Tsilka.
An English peer advertises that he
wants To marry "any very wealthy lady
age and looks immaterial He is
however. willing TO take woman who
has as small fortune a. Sl25,000. His
name Is not given. but that is imma-
teridl to any woman who would accept
his offer.
Why not spend all Thursday even
ings "a pleasantly as our last, or perhaps
1t is where the evening is spent. Quite
a number of us eioyed the doors of Mrs,
Ed Prather being opened TO us-Candy
pnlled, goodies, pop corn balls. and all
added TO with truths. stories, steps,
mo kicks no fall.
1t Is not too early for our river men
IN the bottoms to begin to prepare for a
possible flood. 1t may not come, IL is
lfrue but no loss can follow unnecessary
Iprecaution. The best information from
the up-river region indicates that the
danger of an unusual flood il imminent
when the break up comes.
When are we going to learn from the
State Department who were our friends,
among the nations of the earth, at the
time OF our war with Spainy There has
come to be a great deal of doubt about
il, and there are grounds for believing
that there was some intolerable hypoc-
risy. Indeed, certain diplomats who
are under suspicion cannot olive il
down."
u Many well posted students of world
rfpOlitics hold that England has made a
serious mistake in allying herself with
Japan and assuming the risk of wars
likely to be caused by Japanese policies.
How much more serious a mistake has
the United States Government made,
however, if it stands privately commit
ted to both England and Japan, thus
assuming the double risk of European
and Asian wars with which we may
legltimately have no concern,
The Democratic tactics IN the House
cut out the Qualification of the majority
oyer the cutting out of the war revenue
taxes. Just enough debate had been
allowed by the Committee on Rules &c
give few spread eagle opportunities or
the floor, but Mr.. Richardson, the Dem
ocratlc leader, proposed unanimous con
sent TO vote at once. Anyhow the Sen
ate will decide the matter. That body
will consider the bill and possibly seno
4 it back in radically amended shape
And then the house will ''grunt' Int
/ tie and then accept what the Senate
does. 1t has come to this that even the
unanimous action of the House OF hep
resentatiyes is significant OF nothing
! | Ii has fruitless fornality IN the actor
| on the Nicaragua Canal business. l.
used TO be great honor to be elected
to the National House OF Representa-