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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13
waste of EIectricit,.

Prof Mason. Of the Smithsonian in
stitution. says that the most needed
achievement Of 1908 is the discovery OF
a satisfactory method Of economizing
electricity. Some day. he says. in the
not distant future, the rivers viii make
all the electricity we want. We shall
harness the streams and they will heat
every house. run every wheel and light
every lamp.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13
CONFEDERATE Re- UNION.

General Gordon. commander in
chief of the Confederate Veterans asso
citation, has announced finally that the
next encampment would be held on
May 10 to % inclusive. Ia his letter
he urges that more camps be organized
by that time and asks all Confederate
soldiers. who are able to do -. to at
tend
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

The First Judicial District Committee
did wise thing IN ordering a primary
for May. 9 to nominate the candidates
for Circuit Judge. Commonwealth
Attorney and State Senator. it is now
up to the Legislative Committee to call
a primary.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13
STRAP OIL IlSEp.

Robert Mcconnell a young negro bov
was given severe tbrashing SUNDAY
by his mother in the presence Of and az
the instance OF sheriff Carpenter The
boy stole h brcosh from Mrs. Mcconnell
and was arrested by the sheriff. who
took him to his mother and snade her
lash him heavily The brooch was
recovered,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

While in Fulton Saturday the Editor
had the pleasure of meeting his old
friend. Hon. Bob. Haselwood. of Bard
well. Mr.. Haselwood is one of the
brightest and staunchest young Demo
Gratis in Western Kentucky and the
Democrats of his district should send
him TO the senate or some better office
He is always ready to battle for Democ
racy and harmony.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

Twenty nine states have petitioDed
congress for the adoption of an amend
ment TO the constitution providing for
the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people. This is
the only method and the action of con-
gress on this matter would be commend
able and possibly the Democrats would
overlook few of ne errors Of the Re-
publicans If they would amend the con-
stitution to apply TO this However,
before congress can act. 1t is necessary
that thirty states make application un-
der Article ) of the constitution for the
converting of the Constitutional Con-
vention. Eight states have already APP
piled.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

the belief that q condition or sentiment
exists that mases any expression from
me on the subject OF the least impor-
lance TO the public.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

For once old Groyer Cleveland is
right. He has come out IN a caro- in
reply to whether he would be a candi-
date for President and says:
II cannot possibly bring my mind to
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

Dreiing is made a safe pastime bv
III, oeviilers, of Paris. who has pro-
weed kind of chalk bullet that leave.
eeI . harmless mark where IL hita.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

\ large number Of the counties IN
Kentucky are appropriating money for
the Kentucky EXHIBIT at the St, Louis
Worlds tair The Fulton Fiscal
Court might get liberal aud donate
some.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CIRCUIT JUDGE.

We are authorized to announce w. p
LEE as a candidate for the office of
.,Circuit Judge of this Judicial Dis
trict. Subject TO the action of the
democratic Party.
We are authorized TO announce X. j.
Bugg as candidate for the office of
Circuit Judge of tins Judicial Dis
trict. Subject TO, the action of the
Democratic Party.
CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized TO announce j. W.
MORRIS a candidate for reelection to
the Office of Circuit Court Clerk of
Fulton County, subject to the action
Of the Democratic party.
COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY.
We are authorized to announce Harry
j. MooRMAN as candidate Tor
Commonwealth Attorney of this
district. subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

Coy. Beckham has made splendid
selection in his choice of the members
Of the State Board of Equaliz ition.
Among them are some of the best ID IN.
ocrats OF the state such a Ben Ringo,
Chas Lewis. II +. Oliver aud others.
This Is the first time in many years that
Fulton County has been Recognized by
the officials and it is gratifying to know
that we are being recognized. Mr
Oliver who is of Fulton is staunch
Democrat and u wheel horse TOR the
party.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

Politics iE Kentucky are evidently
dull at present We have been in Hick-
man over two weeks and haven't seen
nor hard of but one candidate. and the
primary is on May oh.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13

Hon. Thos. n. Smith is being promi-
nently mentioned as q candidate for the
Legislature to represent fulton and
Hickman counties Mr.. Smiths friends
have been urging him to make the race
but he has not yet made his decision.
Mr.. Smith is loyal Democrat and
would make splendid representative.
So far, present Representative Joshua
Naylo-. of Hickman. is the only an
nounced candidate. but there is tail, of
Joe jackson. of Clinton. entering the
race.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13
coNMoNwEALrn's ArroRNEY.
Judge Parker a Winner.

Things are beginning to look bright
for Democracy in 1904. The masses of
the people are awakening to the fact
that the Republicans have held office
and worked their private and political
schemes to their personal advantage at
the peoples expense long enough.
1hey realize that the only salvation
Of the republic is the election of Dem
ocratic President. Advices from Wash
ington say that the Democrats as a whole
are uniting on Judge Alton Parker of
New Y ork as the most formidable man
for the Democratic nomination and
man who can lead the party To victory.
Hill, Cleveland, Bryan nor Olney can
win, but it is thought that Parker can
and the Democrats are getting together
with one purpose - 10 name and elect
Parker the President. Il is Il coLceded
fact that Roosevelt viii be the Repubh-
can nominee. He has the machine be
hind him and his negro policy has won
him the Northern Republican vote
which assures HIM the nomination.
With this in view il now looks like
Democrat can easily defeat Teddy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-13


Hon. Chas. Payne, of Fulton, has
been appointed claim agent OF the len
nessee Division of the Illinois Central
railroad. with headquarters at Fulton.
MIR Payne has for,the past year been
assistant claim agent with w. F. Nc
Oarley. The latter has gone west for
his health and will likely remain there.
The appointment Of Mr.. Payne will give
general satisfaction, "a he is Il splendid
young lawyer and has proven himself
an efficient claim agent The Tennes-
see Division is now the best division on
the entire L. G. system and has one of
the best superintendent in the service,
Col. j. G.. Lorton. We are glad 10 see
Mr.. Payne succeeding.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

manner of marketing them. They
are first frozen by a system and
then handled in wagons and then
loaded onto cars like bricks.
A Hay Fever Resort
1t is not matter of local interest
entirely that the Island View Hotel
is again being opened to the public.
This great summer resort was the
mecca several years ago to which
hay fever sufferers travelled from all
parts OF the country. During the
years succeeding 1898 hay fever pa
tients were obliged for the most
part to remain at home and battle
with their ills and troubles the best
they could. Summer excursion
business and watering places also
had set back, and one of the re-
suits was that the great hotel at
Bayfield, was closed most of the time
during the succeeding few years.
But now it has come into the keep
ing of Mr.. ]. c. Bailey, who has con-
Quoted the Park Hotel for several
years, and already the hand of i'm
provement marks nearly everything
about the place. Hay fever patients
and tourists will no longer have to
depend upon cottages and private
houses for Accommodations, because
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

1t is surrounded by a fine farming
country, and some of the oldest
farms in Bayfield, county are to be
found within the limits of the town
of Bayfield,. Originally there was
but the town of Bayfield, in Bayfield,
county but this has been cut up into
new towns at different times. and all
the different towns of the county
have their original parentage in the
town of Bayfield,. During last
spring the town of Bell was created
from territory off the west side of
Bayfield,; and it will enter upon it's
offic al existence next year. At
the present time it sails under the
title of Cornucopia. / is a small
village surrounded by considerable
country. much of which is valuable
for its agricultural purposes. The
village is situated at the mouth of
the Siskiwit River on the shore of
Lake Superior, and con aims num-
Der OF residences, saw mill, store,
and numerous other buildings
about twenty 10 all. Most of the
land OF the town is owned by the
Boston and Duluth Land Company
while the village proper is mostly in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

total OF hsh handled by the bayfield,
packing houses would run up to the
enormous sum of over million and
a quarter fish. The season runs
from three to four weeks, beginning
ABOUT the middle of November and
running into December. There is a
small run in the spring, but this is
nothing compared with the fall
catches.
While the herring busin ess is the
greatest during the season that it
lasts, still the business of packing
white fish and trout runs several
months. There is an eight months
flshlng season, and during this time
when not engaged IN the fishing of
herring the trout and white fish &C.
cupy the attention of the fishermen.
The Booth Company have three boats.
Two OF their boats lay out during
the week, while their largest boat,
the Barker, makes daily trips among
the fishermen. There is steady en-
ployment given by the Booth con-
Germ to about thirty people, but
during the herring season 100 men
are employed. The Dormer- Boutin
company, of which S. L. Boutin is
manager, employs about an equal
number.
la addition to the men employed
by the different companies there
are large number of fishermen who
own their own outfits. and sell to
the packers. The catches of fish run
principally to trout. although the
percentage of white fish is consider
able. The business of catching
suckers has also reached great pro.
portions during the past two years.
| Formerly this class of fish were not
marketed, but it is now an open
secret at Bayfield, that in certain
regions of the east the people
are eating family white fish" that
are simply Lake Superior Suckers.
The products of the packing houses
are shipped by rail to all parts of
the country. While fishing has
reached enormous proportions at
Bayfield, yet it is confidently stated
that especially during the herring
season the capacity could be
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

which does, a large manufacturing
business. Between Red Cliff and
Bayfield, is the saw mill of William
Knight, which is also q first class
mill. And in the village of Bayfield,
is the mill of the r. D. Pike Lum Der
Company. This mill has capacity
of 20, 900. 600 feet during the eight
months of the saving season. The
company also manufactures 10000
900 shingles and 100000 lath, en-
ploving from sixty to seventy men
in their mills. They own their own
timber and log enough to keep their
mill busy. A planning mill is run in
connection with the institution.
At present they have in two camps.
The pay roll amounts to about
SIG, 900 month.
William Knight also owns saw
mill and has cut of about 15,000,-
900 Year, besides manufacturing
considerable lath. He employs
fifty men in the manufacture of lum-
Der and his pay Toll yuns from So, 500
to So, 600 per month for the manu-
facture of lumber. Most of his log
ging is contract work, and he has
enough hemlock and other timber to
keep his mill going for about ten
years longer.
The mill at Red Cliff, which forms
a part of the manufacturing district
of Bayfield,, is one of the largest
manufacturing plants of the county,
and cuts 125, 900 feet every twenty
four hours.
The Wacksmith Lumber Company
composed of Captain r. D. Pike. H.
J. Wacksmith and George Quayle
does the logging for the Pike mill.
There are also a number of other
loggers about Bayfield,, including A.
J. Mussell, and their industries 90
towards making up the commercial
ife of Bayfield,. The Apostle Is
lands furnish lot of timber foe the
different mills, and the North Shore
country is being pulled on heavily by
the Red Cliff Lumber company.
The numbering industry has a big
center at Bayfield, and the manu-
featuring of it and the industries
land institutions dependent upon il
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

they can be cared for in the Island
View this year. MIR. Bailey is oper-
atlng the Park Hotel and the Island
View in connection, using the sleep
ing rooms and the parlor in the lat
ter place. In September he will
move permanently into the Island
View and conduct the place the year
round in the future. The Island
View has eighty guest rooms, man.
moth parlors and a dining room 45x
70 feet, one of the largest in the
whole country.
There are only a few localities ia
the country where hay fever pa
tents can be successfully cared for
and where they will receive absolute
relief from their troubles. Among
the people who have visited the diff
ferent places where this malady is
known to be placated through
climatic conditions there is no place
that stands higher than Bayfield,.
and with ample hotel Accommodations
once more to accommodate the suf-
ferlng hay fever patient, and with a
romantic place like Bayfield, and the
Apostle Islands within fifteen min
utes OF travel by water there is
every reason to believe that BAYFIELD,
will become one of the greatest and
most fashionable summer resorts in
the whole country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

help to form a large part of the COM
mercial life of Bayfield,.
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douD ed or even trebled were it pos
Sible to get enough peopl to help in
the business of gathering and car
ing for the fish.
The cleaning of fish has become a
science at Bayfield,, and at twenty
FIVE cents a key the fishermen make
big money cleaning fish. 1t takes
but three strokes of knife to finish
the cleaning of q fish, and there is a
record at Bayfield, last year of a
man and his two sons making 800 in
a week at the work. A good fish
cleaner can earn from four to five
dollars day. The offal from these
fish is carried away in barrels, and
it takes hundreds of barrels to
handle them. The Booth people are
figuring on a plan to use all this
waste material by manufacturing it
into products that are desired in the
market.
Fishermen get the biggest kind OF
wages, and in some instances they
have been known to reach as much
as hundred dollars in single
week, although of course this figure
is an exceptional one. Their pay is
regulated according to their success
es and therefore no exact wage scale
exists, but it is confidently claimed
that there is no better paid labor in
the country than that Of thesisher-
men.
A feature of the handling of herr
ing that attracts attention is the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

Bayfield, is the pioneer town of
northern Wisconsin. Most of this
part of the state is still new, dating
its claim to any significance back to
the early eighties, but Bayfield, goes
back into the 6fties. The townsite
was first plated and surveyed by
William McAboy in the spring of
1856. The work was done for a
company which was composed of
Hon. III. M Rice, of Minnesota;
Hugh B. Sweeny and Benjamin +.
Rittenhouse, of Washington, D. G.. !,
and Charles E. Rittenhouse, of
Georgetown, D c.. Among the first
public improvements was the build
ing of dock 255 feet into the water.
Street improvements were com
menced and the first work of laying
out and making town was ipsti-
tuted. Today shows the effects of
early settlement, for the place has
beautiful shade trees in It's resi-
dence districts and all the impove-
mentS that 90 to m 1rk place as
one of the older towns. A number
of the older buildings are still stand
ing but for the greater part the
residence and business buildings
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

are of more recent construction, and
Bayfield, is modern and up to date
town in every particular.
The place sets down in between
the hills and the lake, and from the
water frontis strikingly picturesque.
A good deal of wealth is to be found
here and the older residents are en-
joying life in the later years of their
existence. But there is also push
andi hustle about the younger ele-
ment. which mixed with the con-
sentative blood of the place makes
Bayfield, rather an ideal sort of a
town.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

the hands of Messrs. Stevenson,
Maxon, Westcott, gentlemen who
came to the place from Iowa a year
ago The saw mill is operated oy
Mr.. G. A. Nye.
Lum beriug, fishing and agricul-
ture form the principal Industrial
features of the place, and can be
counted in importance in the order
given. The town has a population
of about 5000 persons, including
Cornucopia. and the Indian eserva-
tion of Red Cliff, which is located
but three miles from the village
proper. Red Cliff has a saw mil
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The Fish Industry.

The Fish Industry.
Next in Importance comes the fish,
industry. People who have not
spent some time in the vicinity of
the packing houses and about the
Great Lakes where fishing is a part
of the commercial life have no idea of
the extent of this industry. Basket
fishing ceases TO be . plan of meas
urement in commercial fishing, and
hundred pound fishing drops into
insignifcance. Fish are measured
by the ton. Can you imagine 100
tons of fish being brought in BY a
single packing concern in one dav?
Such was the record for the A..
Booth Packing Company for Novem-
Der 22, 1902. These fish were herring
and heir weight would average
about three fish to the pound. This
would make a total catch of $4,000
fish. And besides this it must not
be lost sight of that two other large
packing concerns had enormous
catches the same day. It may be
safely estimated that at least 1OO,-
900 herring were brought to Bay
field on the day in question. The
Booth people handled $50 tons of
herring last season, while the total
for the three packing concerns
amounted to 1850 tons. Figuring
three fish to pound the aggregate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
MT. Bryan and Silver.

A special to The Chicago Tribune stated uopn the authority of Professor Brad shaw, "an old and intimate friend" of the Nebraska politician, that MT. Bryan had declared that he believed free silver would not be considered by the National Democratic convention in 194 and more- over that it would never again be an issue. Now comes dispatch from Lon- don, stating that MT. Bryan authorizes denial of the truth of the report This denial was to be expected. As The Ban ner said, in commenting on the report. MT. Bryan has never made such an ad- mission in his Commoner, which Is his organ and authorative mouth-piece although his endorsement of Clarke of Ohio for Senator was a concession which seemed to be preparing the way for the inevitable dismissal of the free silver issue from Democratic consideration.
 It Is altogether probable that there will be delegations In the next Democratic National convention that will insist upon a reafirmation of the free coinage feature of the Kansas City platform, or at least some such recognition of the principle as will make 1t deferred question instead of having 1t ignored and abandoned as a policy condemned by the party, but 1t is hard to believe that MT. Bryan can have any hope of having the issue kept alive in the party platform or entertained as a question to be revived in the future. If he consistently adhere to it and insist upon his free silver policy it will be with the dream of leadership in new party organization and not with the hope of es- tablishing 1t as a Democratic tenet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
A MoMEN.oUs PRoJEcr.

An English journal, The London An swers, quotes a French engineer in sup port of what may at first sight seem wonderful possibilities connected with it, If the project is feasible. It is nothing | more nor less than to convert the Desert of Sahara into vast inland sea or lake, These engineers affirm that a great part of this desert lies below the surface of the Atlantic ocean, and that a compara- \ lively short canal would turn the waters into 1t and thus form a new sea where now is little else than barren sand and rocks.
 There is much misapprehension in con- nection with this Desert Most people think of 1t as one vast desert of burn ing sand where no vegetation grows and no living thing can exist. This is only partially true, however, for while this idea is correct to a great extent 1t is not wholly so. And when we speak of 1t as a large area that gives little con- ception of its actual size. Although the geographical limits of Sahara are not well
 
 least as large as the entire United States, some geographers placing the area at A. 600 900 square miles. Its boundaries are very irregular, and some of them, as be- fore stated, have never been accurately defined
 Nor is it any nearer correct to think of this desert as one continuous sandy plain for that is not true. One authority says that a great part of it consists in the main of undulating surfaces of rock, vast tracts of water-worn pebbles, and ! regions of sandy dunes." This general | description conveys an idea of the geog- raphy of the country. There are ranges of hills and even mountains, springs and lakes of water. and scattered over it there are thousands of oases where dates and other fruits flourish. and where there are considerable communities of Arabs and