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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-03
State Line.
v Is on the sick list.

Paul Shaw is on the sick list.
Mrs. Mary Shaw Is I'm Nashville having
her eyes treated.
Albert Roper. of Moscow. WAS a business
visitor at State Line Tuesday.
Miss Efie Bruer. OF Hickman, was a WISH
tor In this vicinity Friday evening,
Mrs. J. NJ. Lynn spent last week with her
brother and family at Terrell. Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Threlkeld have a new
girl in their family. A recent arrival.
Bro. Huntington. of Hickman. preached
two fine sermons at Poplar Grove sunday
Mrs. VIM. Carol. of Arkansas, Is the
guest OF her brother-in-law, ]. 3. Greed. this
week.
Mrs. A. NJ. Shaw visited her mother.
Mrs.J. II. Brown. OF Hickman, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Way and Miss Palmer. OF Cairo.
spent several days last week with T. NJ.
Rice and family.
Mr.. Bob Bradley and wife. OF Hickman.
spent Thanksgiving Day with his mother.
Mrs. Sue Maddox.
Messrs. Roy CLARK. Burrus Brasfield and
Melas Lynn spent few days duck shoot
ing on the lake last week.
The young people OF the State Line neigh
borhood enjoyed n social evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. Clark last Friday
night.
II. L. Curlin has sold one hundred thous-
and feet OF poplar timber to lumber COM
pany In Paducah, Ky. The price paid, 80
per IN.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-03
/: cts IN gs.tA..

!, nver is rising.
;. Travis was in Mayheld Mon
dg, W. A. Naylor was the CUES,
iyae!d friends Monday.
f,Puiy Sheriff johnson vas in
hsld Monday. on business.
It's IN the grocery line. We can
i as cheap and as good as any
E.-Be,lersEor,h & Prather.
En. Earle Boar. Of Fulton. died
PIE Hopkinsyille asylum Satur-
She has been an inmate OF
Institution for about two months.
|At Memphis paper reports the
destruction Of Geo. L. Porter's
|d'nce IN Union City by FIRE on
FIday night. The loss is esti-
I'd at 200, with only a small
punt Of insurance.
d Boyd, a prominent negro,
hg near Dorena, died last Friday,
'ae remains we're kept until
'dos'day Of this week. Burial at
Cemetery he lived on a farm
paging to John Bryant.
hn' Lassi,er, aged about IS.
! near Hailwell Friday morning,
pneumonia. He had lived in that
. Oh The county a good many
~ and was known by nearly
nyone' he is survived by two
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-03
John Steele Dillon.


II Is with profound sorrow that W.
respond to the suty Of chroniclins
the death OF one Of the best and
manifest young men we ever knew
John Steele Dillon. Death untimely
and unexpected. came Friday morn.
ing. al 5 30. and waited bis soul
beyond the borne Of earthly sorrow.
Erysipelas was the cause OF his
death and, although he had been
confined 10 bis bed for a week, his
friends entertained no grave appre-
hension until Thursday, when he
gradually grew worse until the end
came.
Mr.. Dillon was the only son Of
Thomas Dillon, Jr., our city mar.
shall, and was just at the zenith Of
his usefulness and manhood. He
was born in this city, June 25th,
1877, reared and educated here.
His school course was completed at
Louisville, where he graduated
from Bryant & Stratton Business
College. Returning he started on his
business career. He has always
been active in both business and
social circles. where he wrought just
popularity. For six years, he had
been in the employ of the Richmond
x Bond Cottonseed Oil Mills, and
managed successfully the Hickman
branch Of this big concern. In a
sense, he grew up with the business
and years ago the firm recognized
in him rare ability and sterling
worth. At the age Of IS, he was
united in marriage to Miss Jessie
Isler. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. R.
M. Isler.
Mr.. Dillon was not affiliated with
any church; his ideals OF religion
we're broader than the embodiment
Of rituals. but in his every walk 10
life he was model of that true re-
ligion that knows no Wanting. He
was a member Of only one secret
order-The Red Men.
The funeral services we're held
at the lsler residence, at 8 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. c. L. Price, of Fulton. The
large attendance OF Borrowing friends
and relatives attested most emphati-
cally the high esteem in which he
was held. The floral tribute was
one OF the most magnificent ever
seen in this city on a like occasion.
At 4 o'clock the remains we're inter-
red at the city cemetery, where as a
last Loving tribute, he sleeps beneath
a wilderness Of flowers
No young man in Fulton county
or State-was ever held in higher
esteem or commanded the respect
and confidence OF his entire range of
acquaintance than did John Steele
Dillon. He was a loving and obedi-
ent son a true and devoted husband
a progressive and peaceful citizen :;
and left behind a noble example of
brave, gentle and ambitious young
manhood. He was man with the
happy faculty Of tying friends to
him with threads Of steel. and
while he did not court the world,
yet where he fixed his friendship it
was true and lasting.
The rt.broken father and wife
have the sincere sympathy of the
entire community in the loss Of their
treasure. He was truly model
young man.
80 fades a summer cloud away:
so sinks the gale when storms are DER;
30 gently shuts the eye OF day,
so dies the wave along the shore.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-03

$500
sThe grand jury returned number
Of indictments in the night rider cases
at Union City. Monday. The men.
Garrett Johnson, Bob Lee, Rob Huff
man, Jesse Carter, Lige Cloar, Roy
Ransom and Sam Applewhite. in jail
at Nashville, are included In the list
indicted. The indictments charged
them with going masked and COM
hitting felonious assault on K 2.
Taylor and with the murder of Capt.
Quentin Rankin. The assault in
dictment is found under the old ku-
klux Law.
The indictment against Tom John
son, another prisoner in the David
son County jail, differs from the 9TH
ers. The evidence did not snow
that he was in the Walnut Log raid,
but he is charged with leading the
mob that burned the fish docks at
Samberg and assaulting Fred Bur-
dick and Walter Pleasant.
Fifteen indictments have been Sc
cured and more will follow, making
so in all.
The soldiers are investigating the
Gleason mill affair, wherein the SOL
diers we're fred upon Friday night.
No arrests have yet been made in
this case, but some are expected. as
it is believed that several of the raid
ers we're wounded. Capt. Rogan
has gone to Fort Rankin to take &C
tive charge of the situation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-03
Cayce Items.

The people OF Cayce are well pleased with
their pastor.
Mrs. Jessie Davis. OF Jackson. is visiting
In Oayce this week.
Aunt Finley Johnson has improved a lit
tie since last week.
Miss Rosa Underwood has been quiet Ill
for the last few days.
Miss Ethel Edmiston has returned home
from visit to Mississippi.
Mrs. Mollie Powell and Miss Jessie Burrus
were I'm Fulton shopping Friday.
The entertainment given by the school
was success last Thursday night.
Several OF the Cayce citizens went to the
Lake ON fishing and hunting trip.
Mrs. Annie Peairsen and family. of Oak
ton. have been very Ill with Scarlet Fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonny Cruce were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cruce last
Sunday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-03

The wife of an Ohio editor. after
six months persuasion, finally got
her husband to go to church with
her. During the service some one
purloined new pair of rubbers he
had. left in the hall, and exchanged
a broken-ribbed umbrella for his
silk rain shedder. The editors
wife thinks the thief was some pass
ing itinerant, but the editor supects
one of his deliquent subscribers
who passes the contribution box.
E-v-r Krisp Cakes and Crackers
at G. H. Moore's.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-03
Amateur Musical Club,

The Amateur Musical Club will
meet with Miss Mena Diestelbc rink
Monday evening, Dec. IA, at 1880
o'clock. Program.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-03
DEBATE.

Schubert Schumann
Miss Diestelbrink Miss Bondurant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
international Conservation Plans.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Fit was an.
nounced at the White house that a
conference looking toward the conser-
walton of the natural of
North America would be held at the
White house on February Is next.
Letters suggesting the plan have been
addressed by the president to the gov
ernor general and to the premier of
Canada, and to President Diaz of
Mexico.
The proposed conference is the out
growth of the two conserv alton con-
f%erences in which the governors of the
states and territories were the princi-
pal conferees. At the second confer
ence representatives of the Canadian
government expressed their interest In
the movement. Out Of this grew the
idea of a North American conference
to consider mutual interests involved
in the conservation of natural re-
sources, and to deliberate upon the
practicability Of procuring a plan
adapted to promote the welfare of the
nations concerned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

and up to the present time have been
permitted to ply their theiving voca-
ton without interference from the au.
thorities.
There seems to be no state Law
which deals with this class of swindle,
and it appears necessary, for the pro-
lection of the public. that q legislative
en- actment that will exclude them from
Montana should be placed upon the
statute books at an early date.
Simple minded citizens who are apt to
become the prey of these fakirs de-
serve consideration by our law
makers.
1t is somewhat singular that the
federal authorities permit this class
of swindle to flourish In all parts OF
the country. The lottery evil was
suppressed by denying the use of the
malls to newspapers that adver.
tised such propositions, and any per.
son or firm that is known to be en-
gagged in dishonest business, is also
deprived of the use of the mails to
perpetrate fraud upon the public. A
rule applied to the clairvoy ant
fakirs would be q benefit to the general
community.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
WORSE THAN

According to news received from
Butte, the authorities of Silver Bow
county have commenced war against
q class %swindlers who infest that part
of Montana, and who have been doing
q profitable business among the easy
marks who live in Butte and its
vicinity. An exponent Of the so,calied
art or mystery of clairvoyance has
been arrested as a vagrant. and may
be further accused of robbiug a
feble-minded citizen from whom he
succeeded in extorting money.
For some time past several Mon.
tana cities have been afflicted with
this class of charlatans, who profess
to be endowed with supernatural
powers, and claim to be recognized
authorities on Hindoo philosophy,
necromancy, palmistry, and a lot of
other fake accomplishments that ap.
peal to the ignorance or superstition
of their victims. They have reaped q
golden harvest in certain communities
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
FICTION AND FACT.
Dreams Of Authors That Have Been
Turned Into Realities.

turned INTO Realities,
The deliver among old books often
finds. says the Berlin Umschau. prophe.
cies made by writer's which in their
day were nothing but romance. This
a be so easily observed by reading
he works of Jules Verne, and there
are also books in which airships, the
telephone, photography and the motor
wagon have been spoken of generations
before these were accomplished facts.
A novel entitled Der Kluge Manu."
published by Voss & Co., Leipsic, 1906.
by an author named Cramer shows a
Roentgen picture. The story tells of
the Countess Abillinia, who gave her
heart to the knight Gibello. The
knightly lover was thoughtless enough,
however, to kill his ladylove's father,
and her affection turned to hatred, and
she vowed to kill him. In a dream she
saw the man who had fascinated her,
and she stood ready to kill him, when
suddenly his form changed, and before
her stood a grinning skeleton, saying.
II have already been punished" This
scene Is illustrated in the old book, and
the picture is not unlike a Roentgen
photograph, but when it was published
no II probably would have believed
that science within a comparatively
short time would make it possible to
produce this picture, which the authors
Imagination invented.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
An Extemporaneous Speech.
Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
A young lawyer was invited 10 de-
liver an Grafton on the occasion of the
dedication of a new bridge. He did
not prepare himself but had an idea
that he could speak at a moments
notice. He arose IN the platform and
commenced as follows:
"Five and forty years ago this
bridge built by your enterprise was
part and parcel of the bowling wilder
ness." He paused for q moment.
"Yes, fellow citizens, only five and
forty years ago, l repeat, this bridge
was part and parcel of the bowling
Wilderness" Again he paused and
there were cries of "Go on! Go on"
He was plainly ratified; however, he
went on.
~ feel it hardly necessary to re.
peat that this bridge five and forty
years ago was part and parcel of the
bowling wilderness, and l will con
clude by saying that l wish it was a
part and parcel of a bowling wilder
ness now"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
kafeirs' Love Letters,

The Basutos prove an interesting
study. Not that they have any depths
Of character, but theirs is Il very happy
go lucky nation. These South Africans
are romantic and sentimental, but it's
all on the surface. Here are Il few
amusing paragraphs from KafIirs' love
letters:
"My sweet flowers, the ink and the
paper are very glad, because they will
see your dear, beautiful face, but the
the pen and me are truly sad, for we
are staying behind"
MY love for you is burning like a
paraflin stove!,"
'Oh, you are so beautiful! You look
like a peacock sitting under a willow
tree!!"
my love for you is as true as a
clock that keeps the timer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
President Will Not Interfere.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-In al otfi-
cial statement issued at the White
house today in gard to presidential
interference in the cases OF President
Gompers, Vice President Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison of the American
Federation OF Labor, now under sen.
tence for contempt Of court, attention
is called to the fact that the cases are
still before the courts and that no
matter what the presidents opinion
may be as to the business of the SEN
tence imposed, he cannot take any
action looking to pardon or express
any opinion as to the merits of the
case.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
A Little Case Of TeIepathy.

"There is nothing strange to me in
the operation Of mind upon anoth-
err" the telepathic IN said. "Once
when my sister l am very fond of was
operated or l went with her and sat in
the anteroom Il long way Off from the
operating room-that is, l walked up
and down there. worried to death near
~ about her, when all at once l threw
myself into a big armchair and went
sound asleep. They had just given her
the ether then, SO her mind was at rest
and rested mine. l slept until she came
out from under the influence"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

GREAT FALLS, Dec. rs. j. Nj.
Morris, aged S. years, q of Great
Falls pioneer citizens, dropped dead
on Central avenue shortly before
noon today. Death vas caused by
the bursting Of a blood vessel in the
brain. Morris was born IN England
in 1923 and came to America % years
ago. He located in this city II years
ago and has since conducted a tailor
ing business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
he WAS MISTAKEN.
The Young Army Officer Was Not
Coward After All.

The Young Army Officer Was Not /.
Coward After All.
At the battle of Santiago a surgeon
going to the front came upon q young
officer sitting beside the road trem.
bling like a leaf and winter than the
dead men around him. At sight of the
surgeon he began to talk.
"I'm a coward I'm a coward. I'm q
coward" he said. II knew I'd run
and l did. o Lord, l wish you'd xii.
me! I'm disgraced forever. l just got
scared. l knew l would. l was going
along all right, not thinking of any.
thing but getting at the dashed Span.
iards, yelling at my men to come on
and running ahead as fast as / could
when all of n sudden I stubbed my toe
or something, and then l can't remem.
Der being scared, but l must have been,
for I came galloping back here sick as
a dog. oh, l feel SO awfully gone! I'm
a BANKED coward, and l wish l was
dead. o Lord, why doesn't somebody
shoot me? I've got such an awful
goneness right here" And he put his
hand to his stomach. The surgeon gave
him a quick look and caught him as he
plunged forward in a faint. Where the
awful goneness was a Mauser bullet
had found its billet. They carried the
wounded man to the field hospital. and
he chuckled all the way.
"Oh. my! Oh, my!" he said over and
over. IT wasn't scared! l wasn't
scared!" And then he would laugh de.
lightedly. II wasn't scared! was
hit! l was just hit! l amt a coward
after all!"-Washington Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
More Darkness.

I'm all in the dark about how these
bills + to be paid" said Mr.. Hardup
to his wife.
well. Henry" said she rs she pulled
u a colorel one and laid it on the
pile, you VIII be if You don't pay that
one. for it's the gas bill"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Lucky Will.

Amateur .ctor (who has just con,
cludcd Il performance of the part of
Hamlet. to Il friend who has been one
Of the audiencc)-Well, Old fellow.
don't you feel inclined to congratulate
some one?
F~riend-lndecd. l do.
Amateur with vainglorious MEM
May l sc far infringe ON modesty as to
ask his maine?
Friend Certainly. His name is
Shakespeare. and l heartily congratu-
late him on his unavoidable absence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Troops Will Leave Cuba.

HAVANA, Dec. 27.-Ncw Years day
will witness the beginning of the evac.
uation OF Cuba by the army of pacifi.
cation, which has been in possession
of the islands since the beginning OF
the provisional government in Octo.
Der, 1906.
The first provisional regiment of
marines, numbering about 900, which
will be among the first troops to leave,
are now concentrating from various
posts. About half of the regiment
will sail from Havana January |, on
the cruiser Prairie, which arrived
Christmas day bound for Newport
News. The Prairie will return about
the middle of the month and embark
the remainder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

BUTTE, Dee. 2s.-Paddy Rodgers,
alleged desperate and holdup man,
who was found guilty of an attempt to
burglariZe the Dreibelbis drug store
on the night Of November 8, was this
morning sentenced to fifteen years in
the p~enitentiary by Judge Donlan.
His attorney asked for a postpone
meut of the sentence until next Thurs.
day, but County Attorney Murray
objected to any c%ontinuace and Judge
Donlan refused to put the matter over.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Critique--Ah. Wagner and Strauss
give us the music OF the future! Caus-
tique-Well. after hearing some Of it
II has Il curiosity to know what the
noise of the future is going to be like.
Boston Traveller.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Save Money.

Did your husband have Il sort Of
luck at the races yesteviay:"
splendid! The street car system
broke down. and he didn't get there
till they We're all over."-Judgc.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Water right blanks-only correct
form published--for sale at the RIVER
PRESS office.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
To SELL, FRANCHISE.

Attorney George Eggert, represent
ing Receiver Briggle, of the Canton
ball club, received from Judge Amber
yesterday morning an order to sell
the franchise and other property. Re
ports have it that Canton's franchise
of the Ohio and Pennsylvania league
will be retained by business men Of
this city. The directors who expect
to purchase the franchise and proper
ty at the appraised price, s3125, are
Adam Shorb, John Rommel, George
Williams, L. P. D. Yost and A. D. Hos
tetter. The local club will be re-or-
ganized and known in the future as
the Canton Baseball company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03

out for his jolly Jack tars in the way
of providing creature comforts for
them may be obtained by glanclng
over the requisitlons which are just
at hand. They call, for instance, for
immense supplies of the class of can
ned fruit ard vegetables, canned fish,
sirup, coffee. tea and the like. Con-
tracts will soon be placed for $4,000
pounds of evaporated apples, 100000
gallons of California white beans, 61,-
900 pounds of evaporated peaches,
100000 pounds of Bartlett pears, 3d.
900 pounds of French prunes, 41,00O
pounds of California muscatel raisins,
100000 pounds of timed salmon, 22,-
900 pounds of pure sugar sirup, 1,S00,-
900 pounds of granulated sugar, 1,750,-
900 pounds of green coffee and 10000
pounds of tea. The subsistence Of
f1cers of the United States army have
practically decided not to adopt a
wheel-mounted bread baking oven for
our army of the type represented by
the so-called rolling oven purchased
in England some time ago for test
by our officers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
TELEPHONE HEARING SET
FOR FRIDAY At TOLEDO

Toledo. o., Dec. 1.-The hearing of
the case of the Independent phone
companies against the Bell Telephone
company for violation of the antitrust
law will be heard in this city on Fri
day. A short time ago Judge Tayler
of the federal court granted an injunc-
ton against the Bell companies to
prevent their warfare against the in
dependents. 1t prevents interference
with independent companies under
contract with the United States TeIe-
phone companies.
The Independents claim that the
Bell is violating the Sherman anti
trust law and also the laws of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois.
The charge is made that the Bell
company has been circulating false re-
ports regarding the condition of the
Independents. The suit charges that
the Bell companies are trying to ruin
the Independent companies, and make
a monopoly of the business.
The charge is made that the Bell
company has induced a number of
Independent companies TO violate their
contracts with the United States COM
panies.
In number of places after the Bell
company has bought out exchanges, it
has burned them publicly in the main
streets of the village or city where
the plant was located.
The Independent companies realize
they are now making a fight for their
very life and existence and hence the
interest which is being taken in the
law suit against the big octopus.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
PILOT KNOB.

Pilot Knob. Dec. 1.-Mr. and Mrs
Jefferson Smith spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. J, ]. Litzinger, OF
Canton.
f. E. Shaffer is entertaining CON-
pany from Canton and Cleveland.
Mrs. G. w. Fulton and daughter
Glenda, spent several days with
friends at Sugar Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Hahn and fam
lily were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Cole, of Canton, on Thanksgiving,
Miss Mae Eutzley attended teachers
meeting at Louisville on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Immel spent
Thanksgiving at Daniel McKinney's.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Shaffer ard Paul
Stonemetz were guests of Mrs. s. Shat
fer, of Canton. on Thanksgiving.
There will be preaching services at
Mt. Zion next Sunday evening at
1880.