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The Lamar register., 1903-09-16
County Notes

County Notes
tFrom the Holly News.l
Born, to Mr. and Mrs Geo Math
ews on Thursday the 10th, daugh-
ter.
Mr.. Randall, living in the vicinity
of the jones we'll, was kicked by
horse Sunday, breaking two ribs and
injuring his leg. DR.. Wilson attend
ed him.
At the citizens meeting Saturday
night the following ticket was nomi
mated: Mayor, s. F. White; Trustees,
Geo. Hollis, H. A. Pettee, John Mur
ply, Geo. Ikelman. Ed. Tuttle.
Mr.. Kemper, employed in the
Kemper hay camp, was thrown from
a stack Monday evening and sustain
ed injury to his back. He is haprov
ing and no serious results are looked
for. DR.. Wilson attended him.
[From the Granada Times.l
WI Pratt, of Holly, was Ora
naia visitor, Monday. Mr.. Pratt is
making arrangements to put in
feed store here. It is to be hoped
he will come soon.
John R. Gordon shipped two car
loads of cattle from here to the Kan
sas City market, last Sunday. Mr.
Gordon and AL. Hoyt accompanied
the shipment.
The eight grade graduating exer-
cises at Lamar, last Friday evening,
were we'll attended, and the event
WAS success in every way. The
graduates representing the Granada
school were the Misses Mable Davis,
Leona Hale and Bessie Dickinson.
County Superintendent Rosebrough
has received many words of praise
for the manner in which the occasion
was conducted
from the Amity OptimistI
Wheat is averaging about 2l bush
els to the acre in this section this
season, but Il. s. Kimber -threshed
As bushels an acre from his land. If
any farmer near Amity has done any
better we would be glad to hear from
him.
Melvin James, a ten year old boy
was thrown from burro last Mon
day and very nearly killed. He was
unconscious for some time and it
was feared that, striking, as he did,
on the back of his head, his skull
might be fractured. This luckily
was not the case, and he has now
nearly recovered.
o. L. Cou ter, of Detroit, Mich,
representing the Jerome B. Rice
Seed Company, has been in town
several days on business. This seed
company originally had 200 acres of
cucumbers in this section, but the
acreage has been somewhat shorten
ed by hail and other dispensations
of Providence. Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. Coulter, accompanied by Staff
Capt. French, drove over the fields
and brought in several cucumbers
which weighed four pounds each.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-16
KEEP IT ON HAND

A few doses in time will
work wonders. This is
proven every day by hun
dreds of families in Colora-
do.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER 3s5-H. r. NO. so3.

CHAPTER 3s5-H. F. NO. 1903.
amended by paragraph two e. Of sec
ton one IL. chapter fifteen Q5l. Gen
eral Laws of Minnesota for 1899, re-
lating to school meetings in common
school districts in counties having q
=, population of fifty thousand 100000, or
more, and less than one hundred and
fifty thousand s 0,0OO).
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State of Minnesota.
Sec. /. That section three thousand SIX
hundred and s~eventy-eight (3678) Of the
General Laws of one thousand eight hun,
bred and ninety-four $3.50, as: amended
chapter fifteen (15) of the General Laws
Of Minnesota for one thousand eight hun
.dred and ninety-nine $780, relating to
school meetings In ommon school dis
tricts, be amended so as to read as FOL
lows:
The officers of each common school dis
trict shall be a director, treasurer and
clerk, who shall be elected by ballot at
the annual meeting, which shall be held
on the third Saturday Of July In each
year, between the hours of four and
eight o'clock p. M. and all districts hav-
Ing over three hundred 5000 legal voters
said district so that there shall be one
voting precinct for each three hundred
5000 voters, or. major fraction thereof.
in all counties having a population Of
fifty thousand go, COO or more and less
than one hundred and fifty thousand
Q5O,OOO.
Sec. e. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April Fl. 1903.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER 18Th. F.. NO. $3.50.

CHAPTER Ssh. r. NO. aS6.
AN ACT to provide for the isolation of
Juveniles charged with crime from
adults 80 charged, and to provide for
the isolation of said juveniles at their
trial from idle public gaze.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State. of Minnesota:
Section /. 1t shall be the duty Of every
sheriff, station keeper, and all others
trusted with the custody Of persons under
having tiS more than $1,000 inhabitants, to
provide a separate place of confinement
for such infants where they shall not
age, and it Is hereby declared unlawful
to confne such. classes Of prisoners to-
gether, or to allow them intercourse at
any time during their said confinement.
Sec, 2 No court or magistrate shall
commit a child under fourteen years Of
age to q, Jail or police station, pending
trial, but If such child Is unable to give
bail it may be committed to the care Of
the sheriff, police, public officer, or rro-
baton officer, who shall keep such child
in some suitable place, which shall be
proyided by the city or county.
Sec. 3. At any hearing or trial of, a
nerson or persons under the age Of fix
teen charged with crime, the presiding
i,1dge or magistrate shall, prior to the in
PRODUCTION. Of such minor into the court
room, clear the same Of all persons, save
the officers Of the court; including 'regu-
larry licensed attorneys, witnesses and
ralativaa Of the accused, and pro-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

CHAPTER sse-H. f. NO. 827.
AN ACT to authorize the state drainage
board to cooperate with the boards Of
county commissioners in any county
wherein a county ditch is located, to
extend and enlarge certain bitches In
certain cases. ..
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Tha the state drainage
board is hereby authorized to cooperate
with the. board of county commissioners
located, enlarg e or extend any county
ditch now completed or In process Of
completion. which in their judgment may
be necessary. or desirable.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 81, 1908.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

CHAPTER 3e9-H. F. NO. 1926.
AN ACT to regulate the letting Of con-
tracts for printed blanks. blank books.
printed supplies, including election bal
lots and stationery.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. That in all counties Of this
state having a population of more than
fifty thousand 10000, and less h n
hundred and fifty thousand (150, OO0) the
board Of county commissioners Before
letting any contract for furnishing
blanks, blank books, printed supplies, In
Guiding election ballots) and stationery,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
ment by proceeding as In this act pro-

ment by proceeding as In this act pro-:
vided. =
Sec. 10. This act shall not be construed
as / many manner superceding, repeal
ing, amending or qualifying the prov1-
sions Of any home-rule charter hereto
der existing laws, and shall not in any
manner apply to any such city or VIII
lage.
SEQ. II. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 81, 1903.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER ae1-H. F. NO. ss1.

CHAPTER 801-H. F. NO. S91.
AN ACT to appropriate money for the
purchase OF land at the Rochester state
hospital for the insane.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State OF Minnesota:
Section 1. That from m money in the
state treasury, not otherwise appropri-
ated, the sum of twelve hundred Q2OO
dollars be and the same is hereby APP
propriated, to be used by the state board
of control for the purchase Of additional
lands at the Rochester state hospital for
the insane.
Sac. 2. Thf. act shall take effect and
be IN force from and after Its passage.
Approved April II, 1903.
CHAPTER 392-H. r. NO. 859.
AN ACT making certain assessments fol
street grading in cities of over 5O,OOO
Inhabitants void and OF no effect.
Be It enacted by the legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. In all cities OF over $4,000
inhabitants where an assessment for the
Grading Of any street has been levied and
The street or any part thereof has not
been graded within five 6) years after
the levying Of the assessment for such
grading. said assessment covering that
Dortion Of the street which has not beer
Graded is hereby declared to be ull
void and of no effect. Provided, moth
ing in this act shall render any city liza.
ble to make refundments on account OF
any such assessment where they would
not otherwise be liable so to do.
Eaa z All acts n Darts Of acts iucon-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

s,1ch instalments of interest
A record of all such orders shall be
made and kept by said village or city re-
r record h hall show the date the order vas
issued. its amount, date when due, to
whom sold and amount sold for, ana Tor
what purpose the same was issued, When
the same was paid, me aa nn 9 pa1o'
See 3. After the issuance Of such or
ders. the council, or corresponding BODY
shall annually. at the time of levying gen
eral taxes for village or city purposes,
and until all of said a,i oraers s l s1sat +b be
orders which will fall due in the year
next following such levy, or shall apc-
propriate from the other OF such
city or village an amount suli1c1ent n To-
on or before the first day Of October OF
each wear. until the whole OF said assess
ments have been collected as herein pro-
vided, cause a statement OF the amount OF
one-third OF the assessment remaining
,1npaid as against each tract Of land as
sessed. with the penalty and six per cent
annual interest on the whole Of the as
sessment unpaid from N date OF the
issuance of said orders to the date OF the
maturity of the order next falling due
added. thereto, to be transmitted. with
the village or city taxes for that year, to
the county auditor, and the said auditor
tracts assessed, with the other taxes, in
the ,dunlieate statement Of annual
" transmitted by him to the county
treasurer for collection and payment
thereof, and the same shall be enforced
with. and inp.like manner, as city ~ co Gun
ty and state taxes are coiecleo Liz pay
ment thereof enforced.
Sec, 9. Whenever any village or city
within the purview Of this act has hese-
tofore made or caused to be made any
such improvement or has issued evi.
dences of Indebtedness to defray the cost
Of any such Improvement in whole or in
part, ali undertakings and agreements
and all proceedings Of whatever nature
had or made by it with reference, to such
Improvement. and any such evidence Of
iegalized; and such. village. or. city is
hereby empowered to complete the same,
to a any Such evidences Of indebted
ness already issued, and to provide funds
for the completion OF any such improve
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provisions OF this act. After hearing the
testimony or arguments which such com
pany may offer, the board shall proceed
to determine the true value in money of
the entire property OF such freight line
company in Minnesota, according to the
following. rules:
s(a) It hall find, ascertain. and deter
mine the actual value in money Of the
entire amount Of the capital stock of
such freight line company; and from the
amount so obtained and determined, it
shall deduct the actual value Of all its
real estate outside this state; Ind the re-
mainder shall be k and considered as
the actual value Of the capital stock Of
such
amount by the total number of miles of
railroad over which the cars of such com
pany were run In order to obtain the
value per mile, and shall then multiply
such value so obtained by the total num-
Der of miles Of railroad over which the
cars Of said company were run in this
state; and the result shall be taken and
considered as the actual cash value of
within the stae Of Minnesota, and subject
to assessment and taxation in this state.
Sec: 5. The state board Of apprais-
first Monday in October, report to the
state auditor the amounts fixed by it as
the value of the property Of freight line
companies IN Minnesota; at the same
auditor the statement of the various COM
panies and other papers before it. The
rate of tax to be levied upon such as
sessment shall be the average rate of
taxation in the state for all purposes.
state and local. as shown by the abstracts
Of the tax lists of the various counties on
dle in the state auditors Office for the
year in which the assessment of such
freight line company is made.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty Of the
state auditor in the month of February
following the assessment to make his
draft upon such freight line com
pany for the amount of tax found to be
due under this act, and shall place said
draft in the hands of the state treasurer
for collection; said draft shall state the
levy, and the amount of the tax, and such
lakes when paid into the state treasury
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
A RARE TREAT.

Please grant me space TO announce
that, with the co operation of some
young friends. have been able to
arrange aserles Of three entertainments
for the public at the City Hall. The
last Will be a lecture by a brilliant
young lawyer friend of my OWE, more
satisfactory introduction of whom will
be extended shortly in the future The
second will be an evening of the noted
reader. Mrs. Haskell. who has twice
before appeared in Hickman. and whose
merit makes further mention now I'M
necessary. She will be accompanied
and assisted by Miss Katherine Boone,
sister to our fellow townsman, the Pro-
fessor, who is an accomplished must
cian--l mean his sister The first will
be lecture on nsxt Tuesday evening
by DIR. w. X. Piner. formerly of Hop
kinsville, now pastor of Central Church
of Memphis, who has sung with the
famous Hemphill Quartette of national
renown. The subject of the lecture
will be Music and Fancies.
The proceedsl less expenses will all
go TO the Soochow University, a 800, 900
school being built in China.
Tickets for entire series as well as tor
seperate lectures will be ON sale at
Cowgills. c. A. WATERFIELD.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Miss Nellie Smith, the daughter of a
well-to-do stave manufacturer, who
formerly lived in Paducah, shot and
killed herself in her room at her home
in Forest City, Ark. Saturday at noon
Dependency over love affair which
did not end happily for her is said to
have caused mental alteration. News
of the tragedy reached Paducah Sunday
A telegram from Forest City says:
When her father went home for
dinner at noon he found his daughter
room locked. On receiving no response
TO repeated raps at the door he forced
il open and found her dead on the bed
with a hole in the side of her head. In
her right hand she still graspcd a re
volver with which she had ended her
life. She was % years old. She form
erly resided in Union City, Tenn.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
ESTABLISHED 1859
A NEGRO KILLED.
DICK LIGoN SHOT BY EARL
STEWART SATURDAY NIGHT

A shooting scrape occurred at ithe
farm of Mrs. Ramsey. near Palestine
church. four miles north of Fulton, late
Saturday night in which Dick Lyon.
colored, aged 80 years. lost his life.
1t seems that Louis Ramsey white.
Dick Ligon and Bob Brown, colored,
after an evening of drinking in Fulton,
engaged Earl Stewart. a colored driver
for Liverymam Evans. Of the Tennessee
side, to drive them to the Ramsey
farm. On the way out, so it is said
Ramsey became very abusive toward
Stewart. 10 which Stewart paid no
heed. W'hen the farm was reached
and all had left the wagon, some dis
pute arose as to payment, and Ramsey
first resumed his abuse and then refused
to pay Stewart his hire. IL Is under
stood that the negroes urged Ramsey
on. and believing that he was about TO
be attacked by all three drew his pistol
and threatened to shoot Ramsey, did
they attempt to modest him. Ligon.
believing that Ramsey was in immediate
danger, jumped and grabbed the pistol
held by Stewart and pressed it down
with the muzzele close to his stomach,
and at this point the pistol was dis
charged. the charge entering the abdo-
men Of Ligon, Ligon fell and the
others fed. Later they returned and
carried him to the house where medical
attention was given him. but to no
avail. and he died Sunday night
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
THE FRUIT CROP
MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY
RECENT COLD SNAP.

Fear is expressed shat the last
severe spell of weather has cut
down the prospects for an album
dant peach crop in this section
in 1908.
During the exceedingly pleasant
weather of two weeks ago the
buds on the trees had begun to
swell, but a killing cold spell fol-
lowed last week and from pres
ent Indications much of the fruit
has been destroyed all over this
end of the state.
Atelegram from Graves county
says that nearly all the peaches
in that section are probably
ruined.
Ii is believed, however, that
Notwithstanding the cold spell Il
reasonable fair crop of the fruit
will be haryested..-if no more
backsets occur.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
NEWS In GENERAL.


Redfield, Ark, was wiped out
by fire which followed an ex-
plosion of chemicals in a drug
store.
Safeblowers robbed the post
Office at Talmage, Mercer county,
Kentucky.
The Supreme Court yesterday
decided the Dewey prize money
cases in favor of Admiral Dewey
and his men. The cases of
Admiral SIMPSONS men were
decided adversely TO the claim
ants.
Bob Moody, of jackson, Tenn,
thirty-five years old, horse trader
by occupation, fell from a trestle
near the Illinois Central depot
at Fulton and was killed. He
struck on his head in two feet of
water and was drowned before
aid could reach him.
Secretary Cortelyou recon-
mends that 1869, 800 be appropri-
ated for salaries for the new
Department of Commerce and
Labor. He asks for $1,000, 900
for the building exclusive of the
site.
At least ten persons were burn
ed TO death and about forty were
seriously injured in the fire that
destroyed the Clifton Hotel at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There were
l20 guests in the hotel when the
fire broke out and most of the
dead are buried in the debris.
President Roosevelt, has APP
pointed Jno. X. Richards of Ohio
as Judge of the u. S. Court of
Appeals to succeed VIM. X. Day
who is appointed Justice of the
Supreme Court. Several Ken
tuckians were after the plum.
In the damage suit of Prof.
Hayes against F.tHaag at Hen
derson KY, for libel and mali
cious prosecution the jury re-
turned verdict III favor of the
defendant, who is the publisher
of the Henderson Cleaner.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
DECISION REVERSED.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 26.-The
court, Judge O'Rear writing re-
versed the decision of the HEX
man Circuit Court in the case Of
the Illinois Central Railroad
Company against W. +. Mat
thews and ordered a new trial.
The lowef court gave judgment
for Matthews for 1881 for in
iuries to a trunk and its contents.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
MISS MARY CARPENTER DEAD.

Mss Mary Carpenter. after an illness
OF four weeks OF meningitis. calmly
passed away yesterday afternoon. She
was born the 9TH of August, twenty
eight years ago. in Warren county. Ky,
anG until the last two years had lived
quite while in Fulton county. Ky.
For two years she has lived in Union
City. and during that time has day by
day won 10 herself friends among our
people. all who know her, bearing tes-
tlmony 10 her lovely character Z.
Obion Democrat.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
BIG MULE DEAL.

Messrs. Leech & Wilson. of W.ngo.
last week sold their big herd of mules
that we're down in the bottom TO Julian
Choate and ID. h. Wilson of this city.
The mules We're hemmed in by the
back water and Mr.. Leach did not want
to undertake the task OF getting them
out. and sold them at a great sacrifice.
The purchasers will make about
1900 on them and only lost five in re.
covering them from the waters. They
tied the animals legs like sheep and
put them in skiffs and rowed them ont
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
THE HICKMAN RAILROAD.

The railroad between Hickman aud
Charleston has not been completed.
and those high IN railway circles do
not believes trans will be put on the
proposed line this year. If Charleston
is anxious TO wed Hickman, and Hick-
man. is like Barkis. willing" then the
wedding knot ought 20 be performed on
water, say midway between the two
towns rs the center can be REACHED
from both points by water Columbus
Critic.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
MARRIED
MILRURN-JEFFREsS

At LaClede hotel Monday eve at S
O'Clock, Mr.. Morie Brent 70 Miss Fannie
Jeffress. Rev. T.. +. Moore said the
Jrds that united their destinies. Mr..
Brent is a promising Young man, of
Mllburn. while has bride Is the beauti-
full daughter OF Albert Jeffress. prom.
inent farmer Of near State Lana We
wish the young couple smooth sail
across LIES sea.
sAMCELs- WOODS
Tho. -. Samuels and Hiss Katie
Wood. both OF Clinton. were married
Wednes lay afternoon at the residence
of Mr. Edgar Fields. in Mayfield. MIR.
Samuels IS deputy county clerk of
Hickman county and well known and
popular young man, while the bride is
very attractive and considered one of
the bellies of Hickman county.
REEMAN-BLAKEMo
SunGay night at s O'Clock at
the home of Mr.. Bill Flyn, in
Hickman, Mr.. Pat Freeman and
Miss Hilda Blakemore, were
united in marriage by Judge
Hiram Kearby. Mr.. Freeman is
IN the employee of the Mengel
Box factory as Sawyer and is well
liked. His bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. w. +. Blakemore.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
RIVER NEWS.

The river was on standstill yester-
day but was very high at Hickman. 1t
is expected to fall considerably today,
if it does not rain generally slight rains
won't effect 1t much. A big rise was
caused Tuesday by the gorge in the
river breaking aloose at Caro-. but re-
lief was soon at hand. Ii is not thought
that 1t will reach the Danger line even
il il rises considerably today and 10
morrow.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
MORE RURAL ROUTES.
HICKMAN SOON TO BE PRO
YlDED WITH MORE
FREE DELIVERY.

Washington. ID. C.. Feb. 2I.-The
Department has received the report of
Special Agent p S. kepler, recommend
ing the establishment OF Rural Free
Delivery, with three routes. from Kick
man, Fulton county, Ky. The case
will receive the earliest possible atten-
ton ana the establishment of service
will be ordered with as little delay as
practicable. Very respectfully.
j. j. HowLEY,
Acting First Assistant p. NJ. General
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
Fifteen ear old Boy Married.

Campton, Ky, Feb. ls.-At the resi-
dence of the brides father in this city
Miss Laura Brewer and Jasper Creech
were married. The bride Is twenty.
five years old aud the groom is only
fifteen
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
WITH FATAL RESULTS.

Caro, H., Feb rs DIR. Harry Walk
or, nephew of Postmaster Sidney b.
Miller who has been pIacticing medi
icine at Osceola, Ark, was accidently
sifo. and instantly killed at Elco
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27
POLICE CASES.

Lula Hicks. colored, tried before
Judge +. s. Moore, for breach of the
peace was fined $3.50 and cost. John
Hicks and Walter Kennedy charged
with same offense found NOT guilty.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-02-27

Louis Kistner. who has been in the
saloon business at Union City for more
than aquarter OF century. has closed
his doors his lscense having expired
This is the first one to close in Union
City. 1t is said that no effort will be
made to renew the license because the
people of Union City have determined
that hts saloons mus. go.