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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26
SENTIMENT OF THE COUNTY.

The most absurd statement yet
made in the contentious of either
side in the branch court business
is that of the Fulton papers to
the effect that the nine people of
the McFadden school house neigh
borhood, who adopted a set of
what it pleased them TO call "res-
olutions," represented the sent
iment of the county" Wherein
they represent the sentiment of
this county is not discernible at
this distance. We have it upon
the best authority that two of
the aforesaid people are bona fide
residents of Hickman county,
while third is lately returned
from position with the state at
Eddyville. We do not deny that
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

they are representative of Full
ton-if Fulton chooses to have it
so; and it doeS-but we do most
emphatically deny that they are
representative Of any other pOr-
ton of the county. Fulton has
always exaggerated her import
ance, and tried to impress strang-
ers as being something: but she
cannot fool the home folks. If
she takes IN the population of the
Tennessee side and Reedville to
swell her population so she can
have more people than the county
seat. strangers don't know it.
and Fulton pats herself on the
back. If she wants to boom the
place as health resort, the news
of the fatalities caused by no
system of drainage and the fever
laden atmosphere, is suppressed
until the victims are caught. If
she desires to boom the taxable
property of the town, the figures
are specially prepared by an ex-
pert accountant, and she makes
a great showing. But it is all a
bluff. When the tax collector
makes his appearance the high
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26
pErrER THAN GOLD.

was troubled several years with
.brnnic indigestion and nervous debil-
;tv writes f. J. Green, OF Lancaster,
Nh. No remedy helped me until
began using Electric Bitters, which did
ne more good than all the medicines
arar used. They have also kept my
LIE in excellent health for wears. She
says Electric BItterS are Just splendid
for female troubles; that they are a
yrand TOME and invigOrator for weak,
Rundown women. No other medicine
can take its place in our family. Try
rhem. Only SOC. Satisfaction guaral-
reed by all druggists.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

and mighty boomers take to the
woods and 10 not come forth un-
til threatened with suit by the
sheriff to enforce payment. And
behold how the property has
dwindled. Then she does some
thing " She corrupts our legis
lators and railroads the Hargrove
bill through, and asks for vindi-
cation by the people Of the coun-
ty. The people speak, and in
unmistakable terms, not In vim
dication, but severess denuncia-
ton Of her works. Six weak and
piping voices at McFadden's
school house-which isn't even "a
voting precinct-commend her
for her work, and the gladsome
news is heralded throughout the
land that Fulton is fully viudi-
Gated: that McFadden's school
house neighborhood has voiced
the sentiment of 1900 voters who
denounced in unmeasured terms
what the six McFaddenites com
mend. Fulton is a great town
for brag, bluff, bulldozing and
corrupt methods; but when the
actual showdown comes i'm each
recurring election of the future.
she will not be able TO deliver the
goods, as she has done i'm the
past, although indicated by the
Representative citizens of Me
Fadden's school house" In coun
ty politics at least she has played
her last card.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

The bill prohibiting the co-edu-
cation Of the blacks and whites in
Kentucky has passed both houses
Of the legislature and will become
a law with the signature of the
Governor. 1t is aimed at Berea
college. in Madison county, the
only institution in the state
where the races are educated to-
gether, and becomes effective on
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

July -. The law is the result of
an active campaign begun by II.
V. McChesuey, now secretary of
state, when he was state superin-
tendent of public instruction. and
is one that should have been upon
our statutes long AGO. The PEG
pie of Kentucky have no obiec
tion to the northern negrophile
philanthropists establishing col
leges for educating the negro,
but We 90 want them to under
stand that the races here are
irreconcilably segregated. Bust
ness Belllnap and his party forced
the race question in the election
last fall and were so lady showed
under that they have not yet due
themselve5 out. The thing is set
tied, and settled right.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

Fulton Will hold a mass meet
ing tonight for the purpose of
whitewashing its theft of half of
the circuit court business from
the county seat. Those who at
tend are expected to come pre-
pared to slobber all over one an
other; for, be it remembered
It's to be mutual love feast of
the mighty and would-beImighty
politicians.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

1t is overwhelmingly painful to
learn that the Courier's 'non-
sense" of last week was not APP
preciated by the Fulton public.
We had hoped to "make a HIT
with our article on NFulton and
It's Works." but since the old
reliable, never-misses- fire, editor
of the Commercial has drawn his
unerring blue pencil-if he has
one-through it and labelled it
"nonsense," we must perforce
abide by the verdict. The cha
grin we feel at Fulton's lack of
appreciation of our article is al
most uncomfortable. The truth is
often stranger than fiction, and
IT sometimes hurts, but we never
heard it called "nonsenSe" be-
fore. And, then, to a large ex-
tent, the decision is affected by
whose OK is gored. However, the
Commercial man should be a good
Judge of nonsense. A man IS gen
orally competent to judge the
quality Of his principal stock in
trade, especially after a third of
century's experience.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

"The Man from McFadden's
School House; or the Returned
Convict's Restoration to Power
and Prestige" by the author of
"Old Dave" and other thrilling
tales, is a new story which we
hope soon to see in serial form.
It's author, a well known Fulton
county litterateur, has gained
some prominence in various adj
joining states by his realistic pen
pictures. and stories with a flavor
of the soil upon which they were
written, but he does not live IN
any of them now. The stOry-will
have its beginning some years
back when the hero is sent To the
penitentiary for a crime commit
ted by him. Right here is where
the story will be different from
similar ones. The man isguilty;
and, with considerable ingenuity,
| he author will, after taking his
readers through a realistic prison
life, bring his hero out unscathed
and return him to his old home,
where he rapidly rises to ailluence
and soon becomes the embodi-
ment of the sentiment Of the
entire county-in fact when he
speaks all citizens Will stand in
reverential awe Of the man from
McFadden's School House. 1t
will be a story of all-absorbing
interest, with just the correct
amount o local coloring to make
it homegrown product, and a
good, long run is predicted-but
whether for the story or its YER
satile author allidnt sayeth not.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

jim Hargis, of Breathitt coun-
~ notoriety, was turned down by
the senate in his effort to again
place that county under his
thumb. While the senate is to
be congratulated for sitting down
ON this champion Of lawlessness,
the Louisville Times deserves the
credit of collecting and present
Ing the evidence that resulted in
exposing Hargis' hand in the
matter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

The resignation of Congress
man Shafroth, of Colorado. from
his seat il the House of Repre-
sentatives because he was con
wheel that fraud had been per
petrared by his party oyer-zeal-
Gus managers, is an innovation
in the game of politics. BY his
act, forced by the inbred honesty
of the man, Mr.. Shafroth has
risen 70 the highest point in the
esteem of his fellow citizens.
The manner, too, i'm which the
press has Landed his honesty of
purpose, contains deserved re.
buke for the croaker who is eter-
nally proclaimlng the moral de
cline of the world
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

If that Fulton delegation who
engineered the r2ilroadlng of the
Hargrove bill through the leeis-
lature has any money left it
might work mp ratification meet
ings at Pierce, Harris, Mcconnell
and Paducah Junction. True,
none of these places are i'm Full.
ton county: but as about half of
the ten signers of the McFadden
School House resolutions were
residents OF Hickman county, we
see no good reason why the coun-
ties of Obion and Weakley should
be Disseminated against. And
besides, it leaves the impression
with strangers that there really
is some reason for a branch court
It the forks of the road.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

Now that the Representative
citizens" of McFadden's School
House have spoken aueut the
branch court bill, Hickman rests
easy once more. Up to the time
their resolutions were made pub
lie the suspense hereabouts was
something awful, and Hickman
gave a deep sigh of relief when
the news was heralded forth that
McFadden's School House had
been heard from.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

Fulton people want to drop the
branch court business "as set
tled.n Well, drop it. But If it
ever GETS that court she'll have
to take hold Of it again, and when
she does she will find it the hot
test thing she has ever handled.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-26

Married men have at least 30
davs' respite yet before the
Easter bonnet craze sets in.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17

provements, the city win be required
to pay out a large sum In excesses.
Il would like to explain my position
In the council. fathered the ordi-
nance and wanted to see Il passed, 80
we could get down to figures. never
favored making the Improvement II the
city would be required 10 pay out more
than $500. Passage Of the ordinance
was merely preliminary, and for this
reason supported the bill, ! be-
lleve the mayor to be right In his post
ton, and l shall vote to sustain his
Veto"
The veto was not at all pleasing to
members from the Third ward. who
have not yet announced their plan OF
action. The Third ward delegation
has been very successful in matters OF
legislation OF late and the present set
back comes as a decided surprise to
them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
BLACK FlEND TO BE HANGED
Day for Execution of Roanoke
Negro Set by Court.

Roanoke, Va, Feb. l6.-Henry VIII
liams, burly negro who on january
80 entered the home OF George J.
Shields well known business man,
and outraged Mrs. Shields and then
murderously assaulted her and her
three -yeaer-old daughter with a
hatchet, razor and pocket knife, and
left them for dead, was today SEN
fenced to be hanged March is next.
After hacking and fracturing the skulls
of his victims with hatchet, Williams
cut Mrs. Shields throat from ear to
ear with the razor ana locked her in
a closet. The case caused wide inter-
est because Of the precautions taken
to prevent lynching. Is companies of
the state militia being called into ser
vice.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Better Lnan Gold.

Il was troubled for several years with
chronic Indigestion and nervous debil
ity" writes F. G.. Green. of Lancaster
N. H. mo remedy helped me until
used Electric Bitters. which did me
more good than all the medicine had
ever used. They have also kept my
wife in excellent health for years. She
says Electric bitters are Just splendid
for female troubles: that they are Q
grand tonic and invigorator for weak
rundown women. No other medicin
can take its place in our family" Try
them. Only so cents. Satisfaction
guaranteed by Charles Rogers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17

washington. Feb. 16.--The house
will convene at 1l:i5 a. m. tomorrow.
when the members will march in a
body. with Speaker Cannon at their
head, to the senate.
The order Of services at the funeral
Of Senator Hanna has been prepared
by the senate committee, In charge OF
the arrangements, as follows:
The senate will meet at /" o'clock
noon. The body Of the late Senator
Hanna will be placed in the senate
chamber prior to the assembling OF the
senate. The president of the United
States and his cabinet, chief justice
and associate justices Of the supreme
court, the house OF representatives, the
Diplomatic corps, the admiral Of the
navy and the lieutenant general OF the
army have been invited to attend the
seryices In the chamber and will oc-
cupy seats on the floor Of the senate
assigned by the sergeant
All the senate galleries will be re-
served for this occasion. admission be-
ing by special cards only.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Portland Girl Surprises.

Denver, Feb. .16.-Benjamin L. Camp
bell. of Denver. and Miss Sadie b.
Skinner, of Portland. Ore. were mar
ried yesterday afternoon in Kansas
City by Rev. George Reynolds. pastor
OF the Second Presbyterian church. in
his study. The young couple left at
1855 o'clock for Mexico on a wedding
tour. The bride has been visiting her
aunt. Mrs. d. S. Ryan, in Leaven-
worth, Kan. and the wedding was a
surprise for the friends of the couple,
ne It was understood it would not take
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Wrecked on Bar
ofBarclay Sound
Dismasted Schooner Drifts for
Days With Lone Seaman
In Command.

Victoria. Feb. l6.-The three-masted
schooner Emma Utter. with $4,000 feet
of lumber from Grays Harbor to San
Francisco. which cleared from Abe--
deem February Z. struck heavily on the
bar and has commenced leaking. Cap
tain Hansen and five of the crew aban-
doned the vessel on the 11th inst. leav-
ing on board Seaman Henry Byndall,
Since then the vessel has been drifting
about the coast dismasted. She was
sighted today drifting on the rocks in
the Barclay sound entrance. Two In
dams rescued Byndail and took him to
Ciayoquot. The Utter viii be total
loss. Nothing can be learned of the
fate OF Captain Hansen and his men
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Snow Slides Kills Two.

Boise Ida. Feb, 16.--A snow slide
which swept down the mountain side
at the Big Chunk mine near Atlanta
about midnight last Saturday, swept
away the cabin In which II. ID. Spauld-
iny. superintendent Of the mine, and his
Chinese cook were sleeping, and in
stantly killed them both. The slide
came without warning and carried the
cabin 200 feet down the side of the
mountain, crushing it to pieces.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
More Space For Japan.

st. Louis, Feb. 16.--Upon the heels
Of the announcement that Russia will
abandon her proposed exhibit at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, Jap
anese representatives announced to-
night that every foot of exhibit space
given up by Russia would be applied
for Japan. Commissioner Oto states
that the commission has ample exhibit
material either here or on its way from
Japan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Cabinet Expresses Regards.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-At meeting
of the cabinet today the death OF Sen
ator Hanna was lamented deeply All
the members entertained for him the
profoundest respect and regard.
The opportunity afforded by the meet
ing was embraced by all present to pay
persona. tributes to the memory OF their
dear friend.
Little business was transacted. The
members decided to assemble at the
White House about II o'clock tomor-
row to accompany the president to the
capitol to attend the senate funeral
services.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
The Mayors Veto.


Yesterday the mayor returned the
bill without his approval. The veto
was filed with Auditor Anderson dur
ing the afternoon, and is as follows:
after very careful consideration,
am constrained to return the within or
dinance. No. -, without my approval.
II veto this ordinance for the reason
that, in my opinion, the district is not
assessed upon the assessment roll of
Ciatsop county for a sufficient sum to
enable the city to collect from the
property owners the cost Of the i'm
provement.
an my judgment, If the improve
ment were made at this time it would
be necessary for the city to pay at
least $2500 out of the general fund for
the work. / am not opposed to this
improvement-in fact, favor it-but,
owing to the fact that many improve
ments about to be made will require
the expenditure of considerable sum
of money, / feel that the city can not
at this time incur the extra expense
this improvement would require. Ii
any means can be found whereby this
Improvement can be made without
costing the general taxpayers of the
city more than a few hundred dollars,
would certainly favor it,"
Mr.. Hansen's Version.
Councilman Hansen was seen yester-
day afternoon and made the following
statement:
II an, satisfied the veto Of the mayor
will be sustained. The Improvement ol
Franklin avenue will place heavy
burden on the city. / am willing tha'
a reasonable portion Of the expens'
should be borne by the taxpayers gen
orally, but am unalterably opposed tt
putting through a street that will cos
the city $4,000 or more.
Il have talked with several members
of the council and believe they will vot'
to uphold the action of the mayor. Mr.
Burns is favorable to the mayors vet
and Mr.. Morton assures me he wil
likewise vote for the veto. With MI
Lebeck and myself, the voting strength
will be SUFFICIENT to sustain the veto.
Mr.. Burns Pleased.
Councilman Burns said: Il will vot'
to sustain the veto of the mayor. Th'
contemplated improvement means mor'
than would appear to the casual OBJ
server. believe the Franklin avenu'
improvement would cost the city full
$4,000. This sum is altogether too grea
to be appropriated at this time. II w
put through the new street there vii
be many other connecting streets to b
built, and, as the property is assessed
too low to bear the cost Of the i'm
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Mayor Suprenant Has Vetoed the
Ordinance for the Franklin
Avenue Improvement.
C0UNClLMEN SUSTAIN HIM
Say They Are Opposed to Making
So Large an Appropriation
Out of the General Fund
of the City.

II indications count Of aught. It's all
off with the east end Franklin avenue
improvement. Mayor Suprenant has
vetoed the ordinance and members OF
the council who championed the meas
ure will sustain the veto. This looks
inconsistent on the face of things. but
the members say they can easily ex-
plain their course to the satisfaction
of every one concerned-excepting.. Of
course, those east enders who had
hoped to induce the city to bear por-
ton of the cost OF the big improve
ment.
The only men who opposed the ordi-
nance at MONDAY nights meeting of the
council were Messrs. Hansen and Le-
beck. The latter was particularly an
tagonistic. He denounced the effort
to throw part Of the cost OF the I'M
provement onto the city and said he
would continue to oppose all street i'm
provements in which the property
would not bear every dollar of the cost
of the work. Mr.. Hansen believed the
city should not be required TO pay more
than $500.
Mr.. Burns Is the father of the bill.
He said at the meeting Monday night
that he wanted the ordinance passed
so that the council could secure figures.
He believed the estimate of Surveyor
Tee to be an accurate one. but he was
anxious to find out just how much the
contractors would ask for the work.
He explained that passage Of the ordi-
nance did not necessarily mean award
ing Of the contract, which was mat
ter for the council to decide upon at q
later date. II want to bring this prop
osition to head" said the chairman
of the street committee. The bill was
passed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
WILL BE BURIED AToLD HOME

CONTINUED from Page ID
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Mxstsrious Circumstance.

One was pale and sallow and tn
other fresh and rosy. Whence the dif
ference? She who Is blushing witt
health uses Dr. Kings New Life PHI
to maintain 1t. BY gently arousing tn
lazy organs they compel good diges
ton and head off constipation. Try
them. Only 25 cents at Charles Roger
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Mrs. Hanna Nearly Frustrated.


Washington, Feb. 16.-Mrs. Hanna
is feeling the effects Of the strain on
her strength. incident TO her ceaseless
vigilance at the bedside OF the late SEN
ator during his illness. Today for the
first time she was very much pros
trated. She rallied again. however,
and during the latter portion OF the
day saw friends who called to express
their coincidence. She expects to at
tend the funeral ceremonies In the SEN
ate tomorrow and to accompany the
remains Of the senator to Cleveland
tomorrow night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17
Don't Die Or Diet.

Floyd's Dyspepsia Tablets will cure
your Indigestion We sell them, and
we guarantee them. 50 cents a box.
OWL AND EAGLE DRUG STORES.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17

my mind SenatorHanna was the peace
maker in Official circles. and many a
trouble has he averted for others by
his constant kindness and his acts In
advancing harmony"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-17

place until next summer. Mr.. Camp
bell arrived from Denver and made all
the arrangements yesterday. The
groom rs a mining engineer. He is ss
wears OF age. The bride Is -.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-01-06
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

With this number the Herald COM
pletes its fifteenth volume. Fourteen
yeas ago last September, Jas. r. Coe
purchased the most complete newspaper
plant at that time in Central Washing
ton, and for several months conducted
the Democrat, which was merged into
the Herald, when Mr.. Coe and f. NJ
Reed joined forces in the latter paper,
the first number of which was issused
Feb. q 1899. In 1892, Mr.. Coe sold his
interest in the paper to his partner, and
Mr.. Reed continued its publication, with
the exception of a few months in 1898,
when it was leased to Watson & Coe,
until it came into the hands of the pres
ent management in 1897. Such is in
brief the history of its ownership, but
an interesting story could be written of
its trials and triumphs. The hard times
from 1894 till 1898 could tell a tragic
tale of the struggle for existence, not
only of the paper, but of numerous of its
loyal patrons in business circles here,
all of whom fortunately stemmed the
tide of adversely and came out of the
blasting effects of financial depression in
living shape, but visibly racked by the
contact.
From its first issue the Herald has
had the confidence and support of the
people here, not only of the city, but of
the entire county; and from its files can
be CLEANED all the important history of
the section. The material advancements
and disappointments, the Joys and sor-
rows of the people; marriages, births
and deaths-all if told in chronological
order, would tell the complete story of
the growth of this modern little city
from a dull, dwarfed sagebrush village,
and the development of thousands of
acres of apparently worthless, idle and
Improbable arid lands TO the most pro-
ductive and valuable in the inland en-
pire; of the increase in population of
from less than a thousand in 1888 to
1000 or 5000 in 1904, and a correspond
ing increase throughout the county; and
the growth in values multiplied by the
number of years since the time that en-