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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-27

all in jail while there, but il was
merely to get Fulton fellow out
Dawson is great place-you can
get anything to eat and drink from
high-ball to a raw crocodile eye,
w. A. Dodds was there, too, and
the whole business was -nobbing
with the upper crust of Kentucky's
400. Nothing TO it; we made
dashes in our claw-hammer coats at
the swell functions that brought the
whole works TO our feet in humble
submission. When Goalder and |
left, there was weeping and mourn
ing and crashing of teeth. I've
been thinking that after Nov. 3,
there are a lot Of Fulton county
ducks who would do we'll to 60 there
they'll forget all about the
"morning after"-as every day is
Christmas day at Dawson. and the
soft strains OF music will have a
great tendency to sooth the hayward
prodigal son, who has wasted his
substance by listening to the dull
buzz of the political bee,- and re-
turning find the old farm-the place
he belongs-like unto the forgiving
parent. and the rustic of the dry
leaves on the corn will sound like
waits Of mellow music from a long
forgotten harp.
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Beautiful Women.

Plump cheeks. flushed with the soft glow
OF health and pure complexion, make all
Women beautiful. Take "a small dose OF
herbine after each meal; II will prevent
stipation and help digest what YOU have
eaten. Mrs. Vim, NJ. stoud, Midlothian.
Tex. writes. May ~, 1871;
We have used Herbine an our family for
eight years, and found a the best medicine
We ever used for constipation, bilious fever
and malaria. sold by Cowgill's Drug store
Inc, Helm A Ellison.
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Guns and Knives Used.

AS result of difficulty over
girl, occurring at the home of L.
Davis, in West Hickman, Saturday
night. Lester French was badly cut
about the face and body and Don
Britton was shot through the. right
fore arm.
An ice cream supper and dance
was being given at the Davis resi-
dence, and it is said both men want
ed to escort certain young lady to
her home. This brought on more
talk, as neither of them we're inclin-
ed to make any concession, and
finally the argument grew into
something more serious. Brit
ton drew his knife during the skirm-
ish and was using it with telling
effect on Frehch when the latter got
possession of revolver ana shot
Britton through the arm.
After the fight, both men we're
given medical attention. DR.. Hub
bard took several stitches in a cash
Trenches abdomen, which is pain
full wound.
Both men were arrested and plac-
under $500 bond, as was also Mr.
Davis, who was charged with taking
hand in the shooting, In default OF
bond. the three men are in Jail to
await their hearing, which will oc-
cur before Judge Naylor, tomorrow.
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II you get a sample sopy of the
Courier, it is an invitation to sub
scribe. The Courier and CONNER,
cial-Appeal year for sl.2s.
Special orders taken for china and
glassware-anything you want-ie-
livered in four days. = Farmers
Hardware Co.
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Lucille. Ky.

Deacon Snow Writes
| Lucille, Ky.
3Itors Courieri
Mrs. Tim Fair isn't married yet,
I'm.
INV. L. Lynch is learning to play
Ne phonogiaph at this writing.
i We are under obligations to John
DllIon for copy OF his latest poem
s'xhe Sad Tale Of Dog"
* Ny wife asks me "Had you
r1lAer hear j, reindeer than to hear
Z NOV ball1" Just like a woman.
Aul Perry sold a package OF
1coks and eyes Monday Mus, be
cooue one is having a new dress
u Perry don't believe in deoeiv-
folks Last week his al in the
3aelie Weekly Squirt read
z.s'l5gs, iOc; Fresh Eggs. lsc.
1eose Barke,t snen, Tuesday In
nnolle. He bought a bottle Of
11o1e1 ink a, per,v's Will here
4fhere. Mose. what's The Iadv's
<c1ns3
+ IkIevcs have stolen so much ice
eIrn 1sle Wri,b,,s ice ches, Tho,
4. ma about concluded 10 ,rv one
~ tkose cbes, protectors that Gin,
r1looo adver,ises for sale
y
1& popular Constable rms
.PPea'eu on our s'tee,s wed
VIM a new par OF iei, ooots
-. ,rinis is always in the lead.
49, r,oeu,, .,,r., 90, q, ali,
81. 1870 S.,",aau ~,
NJ <~x 49, ~ ~,
;sh, ~. ~ 81 81, 80 ~
r m -" ~ vi 49,, =. 81 " |"
'<1<- anu '' -" ~
'<-
~ Davidson was here In his 40
- over sneeze wagon, Sunday.
.S. u sn, ' ~ So o' ~. Ivy u I
VI S..'.s''. 49, ' ~, 80. -.
SI,, l ~ 80. a .,e'
"a a.. S "
'~ Wy
! "a Hiking to a Fulton preach
q ~ oeoer day who says he is get
rs ~ many poker chips in the
1olkoqe1oo basket, and in these
loy4 q anancial stringency. is hav-
e Q9no tfeuble in cashine them.
y ~ e
Honxy Covgill, one OF Hickman's
rCn11cmnnly druggists also post 4
1oE11 - Hnlse teeth 10 rent by the
Iov q Uoek here fishing a
~. <uyo ago. After catching an
n 116Hoe boot, he bought several
|0 11& from Wayne Hill, and !
~ q front seat 10 the ang-
~ no'he'
1V Pierpont Morgan, while
o|n1lng over in Tennessee
~ .st .
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FOR SALE; The Henderson lots
on the corner opposite the Courier
Office. A splendid site fer a BUSH
ness building. Lots are about 60x90
feet. II you are interested in the
purchase of coed piece Of proper
ty, inquire at this office.
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Don't Grumble.

when your Joints ache aud you suffer
from rheumatism. buy bottle OF Ballard :
positive cure for Rheumatism, Burns, Outs
Muscles. Sore Chest. ETC.. MIR. L..
n. bosy, n prominent merchant at WILLOW
Point, Texas, says that he finds Ballard :
snow Ilniment the best all round Liniment
he ever used. sold by uowgill's Drug Store
Inc, Helm A Ellison.
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Buy Square Deal" Fence.
The oasis., 1908-08-29

is much lighter and much more
easily worked than that farther
north, the absence OF clay being
noticeable, particularly as sub
soil. Beyond the Fuerte river
there stand great pools of water
wherever the excavation for the
railway grade has left pits along
the right Of way. South of the
Fuerte there was seldom noted
any standing water in the grade
pits, it having sunk away in the
porous soil beneath, while north OF
the Fuerte a heavy clay subSoil
held the water in all the pits, and
there are continuous pools lining
the track many miles on both
sides.
With the soil so soft and the
heavy rains there is much trouble
with the track south of tne Fuerte
river, very little of which has been
ballasted as vet. But along the
road there is an abundance of good
gravel for ballast, and it will be
but a few weeks before the track
will be all in first class condition,
like that north of the Fuerte river,
all the way from Empalme, which
cannot be improved upon by any
railway track anywhere in the
world.
Beyond Culiacan the road is
built a distance of about forty kilo'
metres, and the grade is finished
some twenty kilometres farther
From Mazatlan there have beer
The oasis., 1908-08-29

projecting spurs on each side OF
the Fuerte river at the place latter
named. There is also the crossing
Of the Kansas City, Mexico q
Orient railway, that is now in oper-
alton between Topolobampo and
Fuerte, a distance of about 100
kilometres. In Texas and Oklaho-
ma there are in operation about 700
miles OF the line, and in Chihuahua
there are in operation also a couple Of
hundred kilometres. 1t is expected
that connecting links between the
various sections now in operation
will be built, giving a through line
from Kansas City to the Pacific.
Between Navojoa and San Bias
the country presents hardly more
than few cattle ranches. The soil
is very fertile, but there is no water
available for irrigation. Sometime
in the remote future there will be
developed water, and very rich
region brought under cultivation.
The valley of the Fuerte river is
very rich and fertile all the way
from its mouth to San Bias and
The oasis., 1908-08-29

the state, and yet farther down the
coast. But of that more will be
presented in these columns at other
times.
Upon the uplands between the
rivers the land is gently rolling, as
in the prairie regions of Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa and Missouri, and
in looking out the car window as
the train passes along, were it not
for the intrusion upon the land
capes of an occasional clump of
banana plants or small grove of
orange or lemon trees one could
imagine himself travelling in the
prairie region of the Mississippi
Valley in May or June. The rain
fall is greater than in Sonora, and
many crops can be raised without
irrigation, but with it the land can
be cropped more frequently. Upon
the uplands were seen many fields
of fine, young corn, now IN the
plowing season. In the river val
leys are grown all the productions
of the tropics, sugar being a great
and very profitable crop. The soil
The oasis., 1908-08-29

even farther up toward the town of
Fuerte. There is a large acreage
in cultivation to sugar, and at
Ahome, near the coast, there are
extensive sugar mills and re6neries.
Below Fuerte the river comes out
of the mountains, and above that
point it travels rich mineral re-
gion. In the vicinity of Choix
there are many good mining prop.
critics, and not far beyond, but over
in the state of Chihuahua, is the
great Lluvia de Orc gold camp.
Beyond San Bias the railway
traverses a very rich and fertile re-
gion, the soil Of the valleys of the
rivers being very fertile indeed,
which is true also of that of the
uplands between the rivers. Be-
sides the Fuorte there are three
other rivers crossed before Culiacan
is reached, Viz: the Sinaloa, Moco-
rito and Culiacan rivers. The
latter is formed by the junction of
two other rivers right at the town,
Just above the railway bridge. They
are the Humaya and Tamazula
rivers. All these rivers supply an
abundance of water for the require.
merits of all irrigation, and the
great area of fertile soil embraced
in the sweep of the littoral, some
sixty miles or more from the gulf
will be brought under cultivation
some day. Not only is this true o.
the region traversed to Culiacan
but it is true also of all the rest O.
The oasis., 1908-08-29
EN- ROUTE TO CULIACAN.
Familiar Faces in New Places Encoun-
tered by "The Oasis" Man in a
Trip to the SinaIos Capital. Railway
Progress.

We finished our visit at Alamos
Friday afternoon and then went to
Navojoa to await the arrival of the
train going to Culiacan from Quay
mas. There we had to wait until
after midnight for our train, which
was several hours late, and il was
nearly morning before we got
away. Early in the evening we
went over to the old town, about a
mile away, to mail some letters and
to renew the acquaintance OF Mr.
Antonio Morales, one of the lead
ing merchants of the place, with
whom we put up a year ago when
staying there day and night
awaiting a stage to Alamos. We
received a cordial reception, and
were made acquainted with Mr..
Angel Quiroz, another of the pro-
minent business men Of the town.
Both are progressive, intelligent
gentlemen, speaking English we'll,
and are posted thoroughly.
When the train came along we
found the conductor to be Mr..
Herbert j. Wood, a gentleman well
known in Nogales, Tucson, and all
over Sonora and Arizona, whose
name is familiar also to many
readers of THE OASIS. From Mr.
Wood we learned that the run oi
the crews on passenger trains is
from Guaymas to Culiacan, dis
tance of $40 kilometres-about 35C
miles. There are four crews, Con.
ductors Wood, Wells, Harris anc
Covarrubias. The latter is a No
gales man also, and is we'll known
to all who have had occasion to
travel over the Sonora railway
The schedule time is about eighteer
hours, and at each end of the roaC
they have lay over, thirty-fvt
hours at Guaymas and twenty-foul
at Culiacan. There are six Pull
man cars on the route, running be
tween Tucson and Culiacan with
out change, but laying over nigh
at Nogales. The time from Nogale
through is trihe less than thirt,
hours-from 7:l0 o'clock in tn
morning to 1:05 in the Afternoon
of the following day.
Among all the railroad men AM
the travelling public there has beel
great complaint about the difficult,
of obtaining meals along the road
Corral, Navojoa and San Bias be
ing the only places where there ar
even the semblances of hotels an
restaurants, and those very poor
To remedy the difficulty the raj
way has arranged with G. T. Jone
of Nogales, the we'll known caterer
to establish eating houses at sex
eral points at Corral, Navojoa an
Guamochil-the latter about ha
way between San Bias and Culis
can. Going each way the trai
stopped at Guamochil to tax
meals. AT present the eating hous
Is in large tent, and conver
lences are limited, but commo(
ious building for the eating hou'
will be provided as soon as po
sible.
From Navojoa to San Bias tt
railway skirts along the easter
edge of the littoral of the gulf r
glon, hugging closely to the foo
nils, and crossing one or tv
The oasis., 1908-08-29
Whole No. 1913

built about sixty kilometres OF
grade on which the rails have been
laid over forty kilometres. The
distance between Culiacan and
Mazatlan is 251 kilometres, and it
is stated that the gap will be closed
and trains running into Mazatlan
by Christmas, or very shortly
afterward. At Culiacan there are
several grading camps and extern
sive work is in course Of construc-
ton for tracks, round house, shops,
etc.
At Culiacan we encountered
quite a number of our old time
Sonora and Nogales friends. and
heard of others whom we missed
seeing. We found Henry Cohen
engaged busily in fitting up his
new hotel, of which full description
appeared last week. With him
is Mr.. M. Marchebout, long
proprietor of the Hotel Almada in
Guaymas, and Mr.. Joseph Braun
of Hermosillo. At the time of our
visit Mr.. E. A. Mcfarland, chief
engineer of the Randolph lines of
railway, was at Culiacan.
Mr.. Frank Peltier Jr. Of Nogales
is clerk for the roadmaster on the
railway.
Mr.. Joseph Ellis, one of the
pioneers in Sonora, is in Culiacan.
Mr.. Charles Gates of Nogales, is
in charge of one of the grading
gangs on the work at the depot
grounds, and has been on that
work ever since March last, at
which time he and his outfit were
transferred from the road between
Nogales and Cananea. This time
last year we met him up above
Buena Vista, where he was in
charge of an outfit on the grade
going up the Yaqui river.
Mr.. L. c. Conwell, formerly in
the Nogales custom house, is in the
railway Office at Culiacan.
The Grant Brothers Construction
Company have now their head
quarters at Culiacan, and have
Offices in the central part of the
town. We found both Messrs. J.
, A. and Angus Cashion at the offices,
: but they came away on the same
train with us, Mr.. J. A. Cashion
coming as far as Nogales to visit
: the Cananea extension, and his
r brother en- route to Los Angeles.
} Among the new acquaintances
: we made at Culiacan is Mr.. J. 7.
! Garfield, who has operated in
mines in Sinaloa during twenty
: years and has made his home at
) Culiacan. The gentleman is agent
{ also for a number of companies
| owning valuable mining properties
in Sinaloa, and in addition has ac-
: cepted the agency OF Wells, Fargo
! & Company's express.
Mr.. A. w. Lohn, photographer
e from Chicago, has been in business
e in Culiacan some ten years. He
e has visited all parts of the state
n and has a fine collection of photo
e graphic views, we'll executed and
handsomely finished. We secured
e one very handsome photograph o
k the cathedral, from which an en-
!, craving accompanies this article.
r, We met also Mr.. John G. Nc
h Carthy of the Sinaloa Land Com
y pany, a corporation which controls
e an enormous acreage all over thu
state, and is preparing an exten
is sive campaign of colonization. Mr.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04

Hereford, 9TH District.-The public school
at this place closed June 18th with appropriate
exercises and a treat to the pupils.
Mr. ]. Morris Diven, of the Juvenile Court
of Baltimore, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob NJ. Fos-
ter and children of Baltimore, are visiting their
parents at this place.
Miss M. Ella Diven has returned home after
visiting relatives and friends at Mt. Airy, Md,
Ellicott City and Baltimore.
Mrs. Kitty Baker and her son, Mr.. Walter
Baker, of Baltimore, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Ruhl, ST., few days last
week.
Mr. Harry Smith, of Washington, is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, of
this village.
Miss Alverda Ensor of Baltimore, who spent
several days with her aunt, Mrs. Sarah G.
Ensor, has returned to her home.
Our farmers are pushing their harvest as rap
idly as possible in order to get their crops
housed while the good weather continues.
Mrs. Clarence B. Miller ald children, of Bal
timore. who had been visiting her mother Mrs.
Alice Naylor, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Charles E. Gray, of Baltimore, is visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Carman, of
Hereford.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Albert Morris, of Philadel-
phia, are visiting Mrs. Morris parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Miller, near Hereford.
Mr.. Ohio Moores, of Philadelphia, who was
recently married, is now visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Moores, accompanied by
his bride. j.
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Orangeville, 18th District.-The "Glori-
GUS Fourth will be observed here with ap-
propriate ceremonies next Saturday. Baseball,
public speaking and other diversions will
make the eagle scream.
Mrs. Howard Wright and family are visit
ing Mr.. Wright's mother, near Black Horse,
for month.
Mr.. John Young, one of our young men,
has gone to Johnstown, Pa, on prolonged
visit to relatives.
Mr.. Calvin McClintock and Miss Ida Rock.
hold were visitors at the home of Mr.. Thomas
Mays last Sunday.
Mr.. Howard Wright is putting up a build
ing on the rear of his lot, thereby starting a
wave of improvement in this village which,
we trust, will not stop until there will be row
after row of houses and street cars and gas
mains installed here making it progressive
and up-to.date suburban town. | learn that
q deal has been closed whereby porcelain
pottery will be built and in operation at an
early date, giving employment to about 200
hands.
Mr.. s. D. Adams, who fell and broke bone
in his ankle at Sparrow's Point couple Of
weeks ago, is able to be out again and will
soon be sufficiently recovered to resume his
vocation of carpenter. II.
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Melvale, N. @. R. R.-Mr. and Mrs. H: W.
Sinclair, of North Carolina, are the guests oil
the formers brother, Mr.. Edward ]. Sinclair,
at Melvale. Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair are on their
honeymoon trip and will continue on to New
York and Atlantic City before returning home
The bride was formerly Miss Kate johnson,
of Greensboro, N. @.
A raid was made on gang of men from
Woodbury., on Sunday morning last. They
had been congregating on the Palhon property
for the purpose Of shooting crap, &c. Eight
men were arrested by officers from Roland
Park and heavy fines were imposed. We hope
this will be the means of breaking up some OF
the lawlessness existing in the reighborhood
The fine in some cases meant the weeks wages
of some of the men.
The continued drought and extremely warm
weather of the last few weeks is playing havoc
with the gardens, particularly tomatoes ant
potatoes.
The grabbing season is at hand and it il
quite pleasant pastime to take trip down
the river on a clear morning and bag enough
in few hours for several meals. L.
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Andrew Martin to Ida Campbell.
Towgon lodge Installs Ofacers.-

Towson Lodge Installs Oh1cers.-Towson
Lodge, No. 70, l. o. o. F., of Towson, held
largely attended meeting on Thursday night
when the officers for the ensuing year were in
stalled by District Deputy Grand Master Geo.
W. Seipp, assisted by other Past Grands After
the meeting luncheon was served at the Smed-
lev House and several short addresses were
made. The committee in charge was COM
posed of Messrs. William Grason, George @.
Tracey and Fred. A. Groom.
The following officers were installed Sitting
Past Grand. Amos w. Tracey; Noble Grand,
Harry G. Murray; Vice Grand, Henry Will /;
Recording Secretary, William Grason; Finan-
cial Secretary, George W. Seipp; Treasurer, W.
Gill Smith Warden, Joseph B. Murray; Con-
ductor, Andrew s. R. Grason; Right Supporter
to Noble Grand j Milton Green Left Supporter
TO Noble Grand E.K. Munroe; Outside Guardi::
an, VIM. Bowen of s.; Inside Guardian, Samuel
G. Grason Right Scene Supporter, Henry
Becker; Left Scene Supporter, Samuel J.
BPs hight 70 vice TIC See rsnd
Arthur w. Simms.
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Harrisonville, I'd District.-After many
months of almost incredible suffering from
stomach and heart trouble Mr.. Joseph Black
one of the most widely known residents ofthis
district, died at the home of his son. Mr.. B.
John Black, at Randallstown, last Saturday
night. Mr.. Black was born in this district,
August IL, 1880, and two hours later his father,
Joseph Black, died of typhoid fever. His
mother was Miss Jane Codd. There were four
other children, two of whom, Mrs. E. j.
Haight and Miss B. Black, survive their broth
er. Mrs. Black was a woman of much execu-
tive ability, combined with kindly nature and
her mantle fell on the early orphaned son, who
won not only financial success, but was much
esteemed over a wide territory for his lifelong
observation of the Golden Rule. Lord who
out bemish and worketh justice" Such man
was Mr.. Black He is survived by widow
who was Miss Sarah E. Oursler-one son-Mr.
B. John Black-and one grandchild. Funeral
services were held in Wards M. E. Chapel, on
Monday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. b. H.
Henry. of Mount Paran Presbyterian Church,
officiated, assisted by Rev. W. E. Carey, junior
pastor of Wards Chapel. The pall-b bearers
were Messrs. William Newman, r. Pierce
Choate, J. Isaac Holbrook, William F. K.
Robosson, Isaac Price and William G. O'Dell
James Weer, of Sykesville, was the funeral
director. M.