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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13
Negroes Have Big Day.

The negro population Of this COM
munity, re-enforced by many from
adjoining towns. held their annual
emancipation celebration in Hick-
man Saturday. under the auspices Of
several local lodges. A barbecue.
fraternal parade. and other attrac-
tons we're on their program. Con-
sidering the fact that some $500 to
5000 negros were present, the day
went off quiet enough.
Candy and cigars-Williams' res
taurant.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13

No. 39-l70 acres fine. well i'm
proved land, little over mile east
of this city. for sale at bargain.
Has S-room dwelling, new barn, out
building, etc. This farm will bear
close inspection from one end to the
other. Adjoining farm sold last
year for $50 an acre. We will make
you this place for about half the
price of the adjoining farm. if you
get busy Hickman Courier Realty
20.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13
Third National Bank.

AT meeting of the stockholders
last Thursday the proposed plan of
converting the Commercial into a
national bank was unanimously adopt
ed and the directors we're authorized
to forward proper application at
once. This is, however. matter of
formality, but it will require several
weeks or months to complete the
process. In the application the name
inserted was the Third National
Bank, which will doubtless be the
name of the bank when the new
charter is granted.-Union City
Commercial.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13

FOR SALE OR RENT: II acres
of the old Mort Johnson farm. IS
acres in cultivation, / IL miles from
Reelfoot Lake, IA mile from Fish
Gap Hill in Obion county. $1,000
cash buys it, or will rent for 81 per
acre or l-3 crop in crib.-W, B.
Rabey, Martin, Tenn. 9p
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13
New Line Insurance.

A Michigan concern insures mar
ried couple against the birth Of chill
dren and the Department of Insur-
ance has classified the business as
casually" insurance. A corpora
ton Of this kind would soon be bank
rupt in Fulton county.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13

same. The contract price for this
work being rs cents per 50. II.
On motion II was ordered that all
parties owning property along Gin
ton street. where said property is &C.
cupied for dwelling purposes, be re-
quired TO connect same with city
sewer.
Motion was made requiring any
person, firm or corporation digging
up the streets for any purpose to get
a permit from the Street Committee
or Commissioner so TO do. and that
they be required to place all dirt
and gravel in proper shape and
clean up all rubbish.
On motion notice was ordered
served on w. S Henderson to clean
up and remove the rubbish from his
lot on the corner Of Jackson and
Cumberland streets within ten days.
Motion was made instructing the
Sup,. OF the Cemetery to put the
cemetery road in good shape. and
put up good hitch racks along the
lane leading up to the cemetery.
The Finance Committee filed the
following settlement made with Tom
Dillon, Jr., City Marshal for taxes
for year 1907 which on motion was
approved and allowed by Council.
Settlement is as follows:
Amount Of taxes to be COL
lected as per book..~....-.S6239.43
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13

Drive Rheumatism from the blood
with DR.. Shops Rheumatism
Remedy. Tablets or Liquid. Sold
py all dealers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13

Pain anywhere stopped in 20
minutes sure with one of DR.. Shops
Pink Pain Tablets. The formula
is on the ascent box. Ask your
Doctor or Druggist about this for
mula ! Stops womanly pains, head
ache, pains anywhere. Write DR..
Shoop. Racine, Wis. for free trial,
to prove value Of his Hea dache. oil
Pink Pain Tables. Sold by all deal
ers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13

Mrs. C. M. Brown returned from
Carroll county, Friday, where she
has been visiting relatives.
More new granitoid walks.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-13

Engraved cards and embossed
stationery and cards of every de-
scription at this office.
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The following ordinance was in
troduced and read and on motion
ordered published and lay over un-
til next regular meeting for final ac-
ton. Said ordinance is in words
and figures as follows;
The City Council of the City OF
Hickman do ordain as follows:
That the following property own
ers in the City OF Hickman are here
by ordered TO build concrete walks
and curbs on the property and fac
ing the street or streets set opposite
their names respectively;
Mrs S M Hubbard. Lots rs and
20 o II, Jackson Street.
Seat h Leggate, Part of Lot ~
o H. Jackson Street.
BIT Davis. f part of Lot 2s o H,
Jackson Street.
w S Henderson, Lot 20 o H,
Jackson Street.
Carman & Co. Lot 80 o H. Jack
son Street.
Tom Dillon, Sr. Lot 80 o II, Jack
son Street.
Tyler, ELS Lot IL o H,
Jackson Street.
Farmers 4 Merchants Bank, w
Is Lot ~ o H. Jackson Street.
C F Baltzer. Middle Is Lot II
o II, Jackson Street.
PJ Frenz, E part of Lot 81 o II,
Jackson Street.
Gibbs 4 Kirk, Part OF Lot 81 c
II. Jackson Street
Hickman Bank. Part OF Lot 81 c
H, Jackson Street.
Mrs c Whiting, w 10 Lot 81 &
E 10 Of "a o H. Jackson Street.
r Burnett. Part Of Lot 40 o H
Jackson Street.
Mrs Mollie Warren. w Is Of LOT
az o II, Jackson Street.
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troduced and read and on motion
was ordered TO lay over until the
next regular meeting;
The City Council Of the City Of
Hickman do ordain as fellows. To-
Wit:
That franchise be granted TO
erect and set up poles along its
streets. string and place wires there
on, TO make all necessary excava-
tons for such purpose along its
streets. alleys and highways. and
along such streets. alleys and high
ways as may hereafter be opened
and used as such. for the purpose Of
constructing, maintaining and operat-
ing a telephone system and the neces-
sary exchange therefor. within the
cooperate limits Of said city, and
TO place and connect all telephones
owned by members or partners in
said company or partnership. with
the Central Exchange and to set up
poles, string wires. and make neces-
sary excavations therefor and thus
connect said central exchange and
thereby each members or partners
instrument with all other instruments
or exchanges connected with or be-
longing TO this system either at the
time this franchise is granted or dur
ing its life which shall be for the full
term Of twenty years. subject how
ever TO the following conditions as
follows
LIST. Before granting said fran
chise the City Clerk is ordered and
directed to receive bids therefore
publicly in the City Hall in Hick-
man, KY, at............ .....-....~.-....-....
.......... ........and award the same to
the highest and best bidder, the City
Council reserving the right to reject
any and ali bids. However, before
receiving said bids this ordinance is
ordered 10 be advertised in at least
two issues OF the Hickman Courier,
a paper published weekly in the City
Of Hickman.
2. The party to whom this fran
ehise is granted is to place said poles
and wires in accordance with the d.
rections OF the Street Committee Of
the City Council. and shall fill in and
restore as near as may be ali streets,
alleys and highways in as good con-
dition as before.
3. The poles upon which wires
shall be placed shall be Of coed
sound timber, at least rs feet above
the ground and securely placed there
in.
4. Each member or partner in
said telephone company or partner
ship shall erect, maintain and own
his own instrument, poles and wires
connecting his instrument with the
exchange and shall pay his proporti-
nate share of the operating expense
OF the exchange and the cost thereof
orl.,
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In Mississippi County.

Our friends across the river, in
Mississippi county, Mo-, nominated
candidates last Tuesday for the two
parties as follows:
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celpt forS775.35|
~. JR. C. M.
ports we're on
Dred spread up
he'd and filed.
a give the Hick-
ntract to put in
|1k IA cents per
- and nay vote
va as follows
I'D. Swayne and
Gilman Dodds
said Hickman
~ to vote. The
>ct was let TO
o., TO build a
Fom the south
|on and Union
east corner Of
Ethwest corner
>erland streets
Ener Of same.
1o ]. c. Belote
lssing from the
Exchange and
the southeast
rom the south
md Exchange
azt corner Of
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The following ordinance was in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
A GOOD TYPE OF A nALF-BRED.

usefulness as a servant to man. at the
same time she is stocking his farm
with good colts. as she performs her
Ny w the s tn mat Or have spec
groom or he kept in a secure paddock
or box stalD. we are. one. and all
obliged to acknowledge that a good
brood mares true value is seldom APP
least of II.
Again we must remember that the
mare is the dam of the mule as well
as she is the mother of every horse,
mare must be n good one II the mule
she produces is anything extra. as an
individual. Then what are the re-
auIrements of the individual to entitle
She must have good manners must
not be too excitable. of course. the
breeding to be considered. thorough
bred mare will naturally be more ner-
a decided difference between what Is
called by the horseman high life" and
bad manners. Bad manners Is usually
the result of bad handling and bad
it may date back for a generation or
more. vet some rough man was the
cause in the first place Of this bad
horse helreei to ST show his e raising"
The mare which is selected to be
used as brood mare must stand flrm
on her legs. She should have broad
hips. and good. strong back. with ribs
we'll sprung. BY the term broad hips
do not mean that she must have hips
too prominent--ragged hips-but l
mean the distance from one hip to the
other across the rump GROUP must be
marked according to the size of the
animal. Also. the distance from the
point where the back unites with the
runp must have good length, or the
said space be long enough 10 prevent
the animal from having a cutoff, short
appearance from tue top ns tile rulnp
to the base of the tail. Nor should the
! said rump be too sloping from the back
to the animals tail Ca cat-hamed mare
| is not apt to produce well-shaped colts).
The head of the brood mare. above
| all other animals, should Indicate good
nature and intelligence. The ears
should the animal be narrow between
| the eyes. with the bone inclined to
bulge to the front. a thin ear. well
| pointed, not too long, with quick mo-
/ ton as the animals attention Is at
! tracted by sound. ETC., not only adds to
the good looks of any horse. but 1t Is,
! nine times out of ten. Indicative of an
animal which is not only easy to train,
| but especially mare that VIII pay the
! best attention to her colt. a brood
tmare must be a good mother, must be
fond of her colt. in order to get the
! best results, as rule.
| Not only must she have good head,
i but the mare must have Il Well-devel-
| oped neck with plenty Of length, plenty
| OF room in the vicinity of the throat,
in order that she may fleX the head on
| the neck without too much pressure
| on the air passage in that region
Narynx at the opening of the tracheaD
or choing. The shoulder should be
sloping and withers comparatively
high. Her back should be compare
lively broad. but not too long from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
LIKE TO MEET
GEORGETOWN

WAKE FOREST, N. c., February Is
The lovers of athletics here have
been watching with keen interest the
reputation that Georgetown University
has been making in basketball recent
~. The students, however, while re-
ioicing at the great enthusiasm shown
in this game this season. and scongratu-
lating Georgetown OH the record that
they have made. are surprised that this
institution should claim the champions
ship of the South There is one South
crn college left unbeaten by George
town, which holds the North Carolina
championship and which has the fast
est team in the South. THIS college
would like to offer Georgetown an OPP
portunity to strengthen her claim to
the Southern championship since she Is
so eager for It, by defeating the Wake
Forest team In two games ono to be
played here the other TO be Played IN
! Washington, md in case there Is tie.
| a third game to he played IN any Guy
| that the two colleges may declde upon
later. II this arrangement Is not salts
factory, Mr. j.. Richard Cr0z1er, mahaE-
er OF the Wake Forest paskelpall
team will be glad to hear from George
towns manager with regard 10 othef
| terms, Wake Forest offers me pre-
tenders" n chalenge;it is up to George
4 town to accept
The team after several weeks OF marc
training is in fine shape for the soutn-
ern trip which will be taken next week
Tho boys Will probably visit AsileVll.e
Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, AUBURN
Ala. and Macon on this tour.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
NY DIR. y. G. FERNEYHOuGH,
Stntc Veterinarian.

I
| The part that the brood mare has
county. whore the breeder has given
her chance. is wonderful. yet in my
opinion often, too silent. While the
photographs of the sires of many of
the past. are daily appearing In books
and newspapers sor TIE beneht III the
public. vet how little is said npput the
dam. and to honor her with printing
her photograph. as rule is something
that is never done.
When the photograph Of that grand and
old horse Eolus was placed in The .e
pleased the eye of hundreds of those
who love good horses % SIMPLY look
at the said picture. However. II along
with this photograph of Tolus, the pic
ture of that great old mare corise tthee
dam of Morelo. one OF tito greatest
colts that Eolus ever sired) had been
sent to the paper also. ! feel sure that
| 1t would have been printed with pleas
ure, and observed by hundreds of per-.
sons with the keenest interest followed
with this remark by many Il have
aam Of to Y Set for @
cannot imagine why. very few breed,
ers keep photographs OF their brood
mares. This is mistake. nevertheless.
l believe, it matters not what others
| think: because not only the dam, but
the foal should be photographed. and
| thus attract the interest of the public
to the foal and its dam as well as its
| sire. and the result will soon be that
breeding horses will not continue to
be so onesided.
What i mean to illustrate by the
term "onesided" is this: that as the
condition exists at present. by far too
much is expected of the sire. a man
/ will purchase splendid stallion and
hiring him into neighborhood with the
good intention Of improving the horses
of that vicinity Yet many mares are
bred to this good horse that are simply
too inferior as individuals. as we'll as
in blood lines, to produce good colt
by any living horse; the condition then
think about is the stallion, which We
are going to breed to, have seen good
: pictures of stations only when q
good looking horse meets us in the
road. it turns out to be the new stall
Dnir paving wilth $500 thoash for P him
; he is an Imported stallion"
Indeed as n rule the horse breeders
, who have selected good mares for theli
own studs have written very little
about the good brood mares and saiG
: LESS. The ordinary man who simply
breeds what he has will in some cases
make quito an effort to secure the ser.
vice of good stallion. and then spoil
his chances of getting good colt by
breeding a mare that really should not
While breeders who have accom-
, plshed anything appreciate the fact
that the brood mare must have tho
l best blood and be good individual
! yet they have never kept their mare:
! before the public as they might have
done. thus as result the people a.
!. large also think very lttlc OF the III
dvldual brood mare.
, ertheless. when one stops to thinl
! of the value of the brood mare: of hel
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withcrs to point OF rump. .
Every animal used to breed from
should be constitutionaly sound. We "a. n :
eyes, thick wind, honey deposits on .h vi, !,
limbs-ring bone, SPAWN, etc.-sho "a y.
not be allowed on brood mares that 10
to say. mares so diseased shouia no.
be used for breeding purposes lnoT
should stations, either) Above all
things. do not breed to blind animals.
Nothing requires more attention thah
the feet OF our horses. we shall nave
foot trouble enough without breeding
bad feet to start with.
The logs must also be good. crooked
legs not only are very obJectionaple
to look at in horses, but they are not
properly set under the animal: thus the
weight Is not well balanced, and the
result Is that these crooked legs pre-
dispose horse to many diseases Pc
culiar to the limbs of the horse.
\ Last, but not least, select good look
ing individuals when securing animals
to breed. Especially is this true OF the
brood mare. We all know that looks
of horse. In fact. beauty in the horse
makes him SELL Just as you seldom
see a bright, attractive man. a man or
true ability, that is not the son of q
smart woman, so you seldom see
handsome four ear-old colt unless Its
dam was also good-looking, stylish
mare. In fact. let the brood mare be
style. action and conformation sufii-
cient to attract the attention of any
good Judge of horse who sees her.
The photo of the gray mare is not
only of q well-bred mare, but SPLEEN
did individual. too. She is by Diabolus.
out of we'll made, well-bred little
80 n 1rrpNE,vTJ0JrT.u
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sibIe at the armory. Mr.. Dunlap Is
confident that the candidates will be
in such good condition when the call
is issued for outdoor work. that they
viii not be forced to take things easy
in order to avoid lame arms and gem
eraL soreness.
Seven Of last years team are back
and. in addition to these. are several
new men of more than ordinary
promise. Chief among them are Shep-
pard. the V. p. !. star of the last two
seasons. who is out for third base, and
Sitterding, of Georgetown Preparatory,
who has also played star ball In the
local amateur league. Good work is
also expected of Richards, a pitcher
from Fork Union Academy, and Jen-
kins, a shortstop, from Leesburg.
The old men back are Lodge, a
heavy hitter and a fine thrower. and
Smith, catchers; D. Wright, one of the
best college twirlers in the State;
George Wright, who has great speed
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s
and control, and of whom much is ox-
pected, pitchers; Handy, one of the
best second basemen Richmond College
has had for years; Gwathmey, who
played good ball at the middle cushion
last year. and will probably be used
at short and Bristow, sub, who is a
fine hitter.
OF the old outfielders, Captain Gard
ner: Ezekiel, who Is also eligible for
infield duty; Saunders and Luck are
back.
Other aspirants for the team will be
HIislip, Duval. Atkins, Chambers
Peters, Moore, Harrison and others
who have not yet announced their can
didacy.
A heavy schedule. consisting of
ranged by Manager Gwathmey, and
Will be published shortly.
The Spiders will open the local sea
son when they stack up against the
state Leaguers on Saturday, March
I2Sth.
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v.P.L. TRACK TEAM.

BLACKSBuRG, VA, February 15.-
Paul u. Huffard is captain OF the "
Il. /. track team TINS season. Huffard
is an all round good athlete, and was
on the relay team that won from WASH
ington and Lee In the race at Rich
mond last spring.
Under the coaching of Rev. r. W.
Nelson, the track team is getting into
fine shape for the meet at Richmond
next month. There will be a larger re-
presentation than ever before in thu,
history OF the college and entries In
every class. K. c. Kent, one OF the bes:
runners on the squad. sprained his
ankle last week and will hardly be able
to do any more work this season. w.
X. Yonge, of Richmond. is the manag-
err.
c. r. Williams. of Roanoke, who did
such good work with the football team
last fall. VIII coach the Techs again
this year. Williams made Il winning
team out of the poorest material ever
put on the field here, loosing two
games out of twelve and these by small
scores. Since leaving here he has
coached the team In Savannah for their
annual Christmas game. and besides his
success as a coach is regarded as one
of the best informed in the South on
the science and tcchnicalities of foot
ball.
The baseball schedule for the season
Will be given out soon. While num-
Der OF the men on the team last year
did not return, including the captain.
Il. S. Shepard, there are good many
men in college now with fine records
from the various preparatory schools
of the State and on their class teams
last year and as soon as the weather
permits these Will be given a try out.
AT present the college has no Facilities
for indoor baseball practice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
GUNNER NOR.

X NEW YORK, February l5.-"Gunner'
Moir the English heavyweight fighter, who
was disposed of In ten rounds by Tommy
Burns, the American champion at the Ma
tioEal Sporting Club. OF London, Is anxious
sid: OF the water II he Is offered suitable In
ducements and his passage paid here and ana
back. There is not chance OF Gunner
being sent for by any OF the clubs here. for
he made miserable showing with Burns.
It he should come over Of his own free Will
not one OF the big fellows would 1859 any
time in Issuing a challenge to box him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
FINE PROSPECTS
FOR THE SPIDERS

Not for several years have the base
ball prospects at Richmond College
been so bright. and the Spiders expect
pare favorably with any college aggre-
cation in the State. Indoor practice
has been going on for three weeks at
the Seventeen Regiment Armory, and
Coach Dunlap Is highly pleased with
the progress and condition of his
wards.
Whne little batting practice is pos
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
COLuMBIAs GREW WILL ,,rn>, ,,rs.
NOT RACE THE AKGONAuiS

coumbas crew expected e ha s rnrn rare
during their proposed trip through !, ms
country The Canadian governi'l nsnt;s an
ever. has decided to pay TINS slu ~ .nnfon
The crew will make tho "Trip abroad ~ a & ~
the ST. uwrencc, INSTEAD ~ bN WY ~ rncc
York, SO Columbia is cut out % sHis sl w.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
The Davis Cup.

Alta meeting OF the American Lawn Ten
ris Association held at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel. the question of sendins.a team to
Australia this year to challenge Tor the
Davis Cup was the main point of discussion.
Some OF the members present We're IN favor
or the plan. but there was evidently some
friction. and it is not now regarded likely
that team Will be sent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16

McHenry campaigned Gentry again
in 1905, but turned him over to James
+. Scott at the Lexington meeting in
October, in whose hands the bay stall
Hon won match race against Joe
Patchen at Reedsville, and placed the
State record at 2:09 Ia, where 1t yet
stands. In November 1898. Gentry and
Patchen met at the old halfmile track
OF the State Fair Grounds at Rich
mond, when the big black horse won,
pacing the third heat in 2:11, establish
ing record for Virginia, which stood
for more than a decade. Many here
will recall this contest, and dwell on
the majestic appearance and grand
proportions of Patchen. which stod out
in strong contrast TO his smaller rival.
even with the bay stations beauty and
finish. Jack Curry drove Patchen. and
Scott had Gentry From Richmond
Gentry was shipped to Alamance Farm,
where he sired couple of foals during
the winter. which ended his stud career
on North Carolina soil, as in February,
1896. with the entire stud of Holt d
Scott, he was sold at auction In New
York and passed to William Simpson
for $1,000.