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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-05

we're received, ordered spread upon
the records. published and filed.
On motion the Mayor. Street
Commissioner and the Clerk we're
appointed as a committee to asc,r-
tain the cos, Of laying a sever on
Washington ST.. from Mari s., to
the river in Yves; Hickman. KY.
and report at the next meeting OF
the Council.
On motion the CLERK was instruct.
ed to have published the Stock Ordi-
nance which was passed on Dec. z.
1908. and the Marshal vas instruct
ed TO enforce same on and after
Aug Is. 1909
The follosing ordnance which vas
introduced May IL. 1909. was again
read. and amended by striking out
the words zone hundred feet" and
inserting in lieu thereof the words
"hfty feet" in the first section OF
the ordinance. And the ordinance
was then read as amended. and on
motion was unanimously adopted.
Said ordinance as adopted is In
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Council Proceedings

Hickman. KY. Aug. 2, 1909.
Council met in regular session.
Present Mayor Dillon, Councilmen
Bettersvor,h. Ssayne. Schlenker.
Ledford and Gray.
Minutes OF last meeting we're
read, and on motion approved and
signed.
The following accounts we're pre-
sented, properly approved and on
motion allowed and checks ordered
issued for amounts;
Hickman Drug Co.. mdse s sos
Cotton & Adams. labor and
material ............ ................ 1000
N J Corum, street work ... 6S.62
J. A. Noonon, dieting prison
ers ...................................... IS 90
Tom Dillon, Jr., St. work
(itemised acct. hled) ....... 1885
Tom Dillon. IT., removing
dead dogs from street .....u.. 100
Report Of City Treasurer for July
1909:
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STILL ANOTHER TROUBLE.

S. N. Sweeney, Elec Rice and other
prominent farmers of near this city,
are complaining of another trou.
Bile In the corn crop-a worm com.
monty called wire worm" is play.
ing havoc in many fields i'm this sec.
ton. The pest eats the roots off the
stalks and of course kills IL.
Mr.. Rice thinks his corn. which a
few days ago was very promising. viii
not yield To exceed two barrels to the
acre. Mr.. Sweeny says his corn will
be no better.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-05

The Steamer Reaper this week
brought 10000 bushels of coal to the
Mengel Box Company to be used by
their steamer, Mengel Box Co. This
large amount was brought for fear
that they might get without coal be-
fore il could again be brought out of
the Ohio river on account Of the low
water.
President Taft's itinerary. on his
river trip, calls for one hour In Cairo,
Oct. 20. Evidently the President
doesn't know much about the towns
of this section.
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FULTON COUNTY MAN.

A special from Paduoah. yesterday
says: William II. Cashon. aged 50
years. formerly travelling salesman for
the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma
chine Co. died from tuberculosis
The deceased was a native Of Full
ton county and before coming TO Pa
ducah resided in Fulton and Mayfield
Ky. Besides his wife he is survived
by five children. all Of aPduoah. also
three sisters, Miss Maggie Cushion
and Mrs. Rebecca Lawson. of Duke
dom. Tenn. and Mrs. Alice Mont
gomery, of Fulton. Ky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-05
A NEGRO SUICIDE.

After lingering for a week after
taking oarbolic acid, Clarence Nc
Cutcheon, a young negro boy, died at
his home in South Fulton, Tuesday.
For the first time in the history of
Fulton county or this end OF the state
a colored man is a suicide. The ne
gro's matrimonial troubles caused him
to take his own life and his end was
pitiable In that he was heart broken
because Of his wife's refusal to live
with him.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-05
NOTICE TO DEBTORS.

All parties indebted to the estate
of Dave Walker. deceased, are mott.
fled that if settlement is not made
ON or before the 18th of Aug. 1909. |
will place all accounts in the hands
Of the sheriff for collection.
J. Z. LEGGATE, Admr.
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Hickman, KY, s.15p
Mrs. Lige Oman. OF Troy. Tenn.
and Mrs Mildred King. OF Clayton.
were here Saturday.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Reid has returned from
visit to Rev. and Mrs. "a. c. John
son In Jackson. Tenn.
Miss Inez Luten has returned from
a visit to Louisville. and 20 a house
party in Georgetown, Ky.
Let US figure on that Fail or Win
ter Suit. New line OF samples just
arrived.-schmidt the Tailor.
Mrs. Clifford Adams has returned
from an extended trip To relatives
and friends In Birmingham. Ala.
We laundry shirts with cuffs al.
tached for only iOc-we can save
you money.-H. 4. Curtin. Agt.
Capt. Oscar Barrett, of the Barrett
Line. Cairo. was here Monday on
business with the Mengel Box Co
c. G.. Schlenker entertained few
friends at a barbecued supper Friday
night, celebrating his 90 birthday
Let US put In your winter supply
Of Coal now. After Sept. I, the price
will 90 up.-Hiekman Ice a Coal Co.
Miss Nell Bondurant has returned
from a three weeks visit 20 her sis
ter. Mrs. Hardy Lyon. In Union City.
Mrs. G.. b. Walker was called TO
Clarendon, Ark. one day last week
to the bedside Of her mother. Mrs.
NJ. A. May.
Mrs. Rachael Moore left for her
home In Union City, "Wednesday,
after weeks visit with her son.
Chas. Moore.
Ernest King, OF Clayton. was here
this week to see his mother. Mrs. Nit
tie King. who has been bedfast for
several months.
Miss Delmar odell left for her
after a pleasant visit with her aunt.
Mrs. w. j. Thomas.
During the month OF June. the Men
gel Box Company shipped out 1909
cars Of material 10 the branch at ST.
Louis and at Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ham, of Eaton, Ohio,
who have been visiting G. G.. Schlen-
ker and wife, left Saturday evening
on the Stacker Lee for ST. Louis.
Monday evening Misses Annie and
Ruth Ellison entertained a few friend
at Rock In honor of their cousin,
Mr.. Joe Muse. OF Atlanta, Ga, There
were three tables. Ice cream and
cake were served
The protracted meeting at sassa-
fras Ridge is proving very successful. |
About 10 professions have been made |
and much interest is being manifest |
ed. Rev. King, of Martin. is doing |
the preaching.
Mrs. S. d. Luten was called this
week to the bedside of her brother,
Wayne Beadles, in Florence. Ala.
He has the typhoid fever and his re-
covery is doubted.
Manager Davis and a force OF s
or men are busy this week putting
In the lines for the home telephone
and are making good pro-
gress with the work Construction
work is being done In a first class
manner and nothing but good mater
lal used. Delayed shipments of some
Of the equipment is the cause for
not getting few phones In and ser
vice started this week, but several
phones will go In next week and the
service begin. Several business men
have spoken for telephones In both
their business houses and residences.
Watch the pay less and get better
service" system grow. Folks who
thought the new system was "all
Lalk" are beginning 10 sit up and take
notice now
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woopmEN uNvEIL MoNUMET.

Sunday afternoon at the Browns
willie Cemetery. south of Hickman. the
Woodmen of the World. Elm Camp,
No. 3, unveiled with appropriate cere-
mony the monuments of the deceased
Soyereigns. James Babcock. Joe VIII
liams and Henry Hawkins A large
number of members from neighbor-
ing camps attended the unwilling.
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- = Elliott vent foo iMoul
Tuesday. 90 move a hous. hf AZ
Harness Tho river be- griuls
close 10 tho rrsdruC. 'o sui \
Harness
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-05

Combined church and Sunday school
services at the Christian church Sun
day morning. At the evening service
Rev. Blaney's subject will be RE
pentance. Miss Victoria Bondurant
will sing a solo, Grown of Stars. "
Everybody invited.
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Miss Ira and Milton Spradlin left
Saturday for their home In Oklahoma
t.ty. Okla. after several weeks visit
TO their grandmother, Mrs. |. ID.
Price.
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The Clerk reported that he had
executed a deed to Will Gilbert,
(col.) for Lot No 4S2 in the color.
ed Cemetery size of lot 2Oxis H.,
and that he holds Supt. Dillon's re-
ceipt for SO in payment for same.
On motion the foregoing reports
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TAX ES.

Your State County and School Taxes for the year ''
now due and as this is my last year in Office shall '
have my final settlement with State and County axes
earlier date than beore therefore shall be forced to MAKE
collections possible. 1t will be impossible o' "'
wait anyone SO If you want to cost oil ga"'"
levy me OF my deputy the following pIa ana p"
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Eat Jones' Homemade
Bread and Ice Cream-made
fresh daily.

Best Heart Cypress Shingles $3.50 4
thousand.-Yates a Kirk Single Co.
Hickman, n.y., s.i5p
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lhold Treasurer's receipt for$577 rs
Tom DILLON, r., c. M.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19
FOR THE INCOME TAX.

Chicago Dispatch to N. Y. Press.
Illinois has prospects of taking the
lead among all States in the ratifica-
ton of the proposed amendment to the
Constitution authorizing Congress ia
levy and collect a tax on Incomes
What sentiment has come to the sur
face among the assemblymen. RepublI-
cans and Democrats alike. appear to
be largely in favor of the Amendment
and In case the question is voted on al
the special session next fall the leaders
assert the probability that Illinois will
be the first of the States to ratify.
Governor Deneen, while favoring the
amendment. has not determined wheth-
er II shall be included among the mat
ters to be considered at the special SEES
sion or whether 1t shall 20 over until
the next regular session.
From outside States comes word that
the voters and the Legislators are mani
tax amendment, and that II II is sub
mitted 1t probably will be ratified by
all the progressive Commonwealth OF
the West. Governor John A, Johnson
OF Minnesota, says Minnesota is for an
income tax.
"The sentiment In Minnesota" he
said. sis Overwhelmingly in favor OF
an income tax. While 1t is impossible
to forecast any probable actioIiNof the
Legislature, am sure that the Mime
sofa Legislature would ratify an in
come tax amendment II the same were
which the matter can be submitted
to the people before the next LeRtsla-
tuTe, unless a special session OF the
Legislature were called for this pur-
pose. which is improbably q"
Governor Frank w. benson Of Ore
gon said that in his State a primary
vote would be taken on the INCOME
tax amendment II II is submitted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19
Americans Hurry Mania.

l10HNoI
The business man who cannot trav-
ell except on twentieth Century
trains. who glories in every hour clip
ned from the running time of his
Denver to- Chicago special. who must
Hurry! Hurry" in taxicabs even II
the distance be but six blocks. who
teleGraphs because there Is nc time
to write, who patronizes the fastest
liners and between courses on board
the boat receives wireless MESA ges.
who must have a motor that runs at
sixty miles an hour and who doubtless
will have a Wright flying machine as
soon as his order can be fllled-is a
victim of the Hurry! Hurry" craze.
The trolley cars must make fast time
to satisfy the public The express
trains must keep up their schedule
to please their patrons. The automo-
bile must possess speed. the driving
horse must have n track record. The
places Of amusement must provide
whirlwind entertainments. Marathon
races Of all kinds are in high favor.
Fire departments must have reckless,
breakneck runs to show their efficien-
cy. even though a very large proper
ton of the fire calls NAV be false
alarms. Ambulances and patrol wag-
ons must be constantly responding to
emergency calls, sometimes killing or
manning the public or possibly the al
ready injured sufferers to whose aid
they rush
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19
BEvERIDGE COMMENDED.
Fairly Represents the Taram sehum'"'
of the Hoonier State.

ra,rYx Represents the Tariff Sentiment
of the H0onier State.
Indianapolis News. - .n.
The Republican Party. under the
Aldrich tyranny, is fast becoming as
sectional as the Democratic Pafty mas
been for years. Those In control CON
fessed its sectional character wheh
they clothed New England. New forh'
and Pennsylvania with sole power 10
make our tariff. Aldrich confessed II
when he endeavored to read Senators
Nelson and Beveridgs out of the Re
publican Party. The ruling influence
(lislikes and distrusts the Republican
ism Of those States which have In the
past won Republican victories.
Apparently one cannot be a Repub-
iican-at least on the tarin question
unless one takes orders from Aldricn'
Hale, Lodge. Penrose. Payne and Dali
zell. To such a state has protection
ism reduced the Republican party.
As for Indiana, we have only to say
that Senator Reveridge honestly ana
fairly represents the feelings Of our
people, the feelings OF the Republic
can Party in Indiana. OF that we think
there can be no doubt He is TO be
warmly commended for voting against
this New England bill. We only hope
that he will play his hand to finish.
and vote against the conference re-
port--if it should prove TO be what ev-
erybody multiplication there Is not
one chance in a thousand that II will
merit the support OF any man who took
the party at its word a year ago, when
1t promised a revision OF the tariR
which its candidate and every one else
interpreted as meaning downward
revision.
1t is time for the people OF this
country to get together and stay to-
gether against the Tnonopoiists and
tax-eaters and their tools who are
now oppresslng them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19
THE EMPIRE OF INDIA


come from the animists and from the
ranks Of other creeds. In Burma many
Buddhfsts are being converted.
fne Christian community has dou.
Died In numbers In thirty years and
.nree-fonrths OF this increase IL cred-
are now over 5000. 900 native Chris
sians IN India, great many in the
abstract, but only little more than
per cent OF the whole population. OF
this hummer 1.125,000 are Roman Cath-
oncs. 10000 are Syrian Christians.
and 100000 are Protestnnts.
Tnere are $500 missionaries at work
preachers, teachers ana helpers. This
number includes the medical missions
aries. who have more than 800 bospIt-
Ais from which the doctrines OF Chrfs-
tianfy ana sanitary Cleanliness are
being preached In . most practical
Aside from the number of CON-
small, the influence Of the Chris
tfan missionaries in India has been
wonderfui, In spite OF the Opposition
Of the East India Company ana OF the
leading English statesmen and orisn-
taletA the missionaries succeeded In
Iorcing the abolition Of the terrible
rite or suttee." In the practice Of
which widows burned themselves alive
IN the funeral pyres Of their husbands.
The systematic and approved murder
OF newborn girls was practicalIy
stamped out by the missionary fnfIu-
ence. The terrible misery OF the Hindu
chiid-wfdow has been aIleyfated by
Missionary efforts IN her behalf, ana
the civil law now gives her the right
OF remarriage. In q more indirect
fashion the missionaries have done
much good by inspiring reform among
the better educated high-caste Him
dus, movements which have resulted
In the abolition OF many demoralizing
and degrading religious practices.
The Christian community has increas.
ed 30 per cent In numerical strength
In the last census decade. and. despite
the fact that II has few recruits from
the higher classes, It has assumed Ing-
portance as a religion among the ra.
tive peoples of India. In the storm
which must inevitably break owe. no.
liticai India, the influence OF the
Christian missioni ry will rs he most
potent weapon Of British defense. The
native Christian kno VS. what his fate
would be under an e)risntalizcd gov
eminent. and will fight to Keep the
Cross of St. George high over him,
dreading equally the Crescent Of the
Mosiern or the Trident of the Rrai,nan.
Tomerrow--En Ceyion's sDicy ysI~.
I. The Asiatic Awakeniag.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19

stockholders Of the FARMERS Union
Warehouse held their meeting In Luz
verne and reelected the following Of
acers and new Board Of Directors: J.
j. Baker, President; J. W.. +. Turner,
Vice. President: w. A. Rodgers, Sec
Rotary. Directors. }. M. McDougald, s..
l.. Gibson. A. l.. Nichols, C. e.. Mas
sey and c. L. Daniel.
The Farmers Union OF this county
owns its warehouse which is valued
at $4,000. They have cut out the Of
Ace seekers and the property Is con-
trolied by farmers only.
The prospects for a half crop in
this county has improved, and the far
mers are now more hopeful.
The citizens OF Luverne are very
much interested In the location Of the
Teachers Congressional Institute. They
have raised the amount of money re.
qufred by the conductors of the insti-
tute and are now anxiously waiting
Tor the news to come that Luverne
has been selected as the place for
holding the same. Many Of the lead
ers have expressed themselves as want-
ing to come here on account Of the
springs. II will be known In few
days where the institute will be held
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1909.

Judging from the appearances, Lsav-
enw0rth. Kansas, is in almost az bad
eonuttion as Houston, Texas. The fol-
lowing paragraph from The Post, OF
the former city. will illustrate:
Leavenworth IL In q peculiar nx on
the hotel question. The proprietor OF
the only big hotel In town has closed
his place because he cannot operate q
bar and says a hotel cannot be made
to nay without bar He has lease
on the only available hotel building
and prefers to keep the place closed
and until II is definitely decided what
Is to be the outcome, no one else wants
10 tackle the hotel proposition here
Outsiders win be puzzled TO get the
hang Of this condition. Kansas has
long been called a prohibition State.
and yet at this late day we are told
that the principal hotel in one of its
principal cities has gone out Of bust
ness because II Is no longer allowed to
keep a bar. And then what must we
think Of town where a hotel without
the saloon attachment is unable to do
business2 Queer situation. It seems to
US.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19
NEWSPAPER MEN ON
TRIP THROUGH TEXAS

San Antonio. Texas. July is.--(spe-
ctal .)-Representatives of the leading
magazines ana newspapers OF the
United States, numbering some TWEEN
ty-five men. met In San Antonio yes
terday to begin a tour OF Southwest
Texas. The distinguished publishers
were entertained at an elaborate ban.
quet at the St. Anthony Hotel and
left today on a private car for q
swing around the country. They will
be entertained by special invitation at
the ranch of Charles p. Taft, brother
to the President, at the famous King
ranch, which has million and a quar-.
ter acres, at Falfurrias. Corpus Christi
and other places In Southwest Texas.
They come on Invitation OF progress
i've business men here who have organ
lied for the biggest campaign of adj
vertising that has ever been launched
in the Southwest. Beginning with
$4,000 for the municipal advertising
Of San Antonio, the big colonizing
companies have lined up and between
quarter and half a million dollars
will be spent in advertising San An.
tonic and the San Antonio country
during tn ecoming fall and winter. Far
reaching results are expected from this
great campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19

Now we are told that Japan, also.
Is going TO start an expedition to
search for the North Pole. The poor
pole may as well prepare to surren-
der at discretion, for some of them will
capture II, sure. And the laps, by the
way. are a logged, persevering people
when they determine on a thing, and
win in ali probability stand as good
chance of success as any others-un-
less II be the young Esquimau. He
may get there Ell" before any of
them and make all the rest feel real
cheap. But just wait till they get ma
chimes that will fly safely and surely
in all sorts of wind and weather and
then the North Pole will become a
regular summer resort. with regular
schedules of travel. Do you see that
time coming?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19
AUrAUGAvILLE SOCIETY.



Autaugaville, July 18.--(Speeial. -
Mrs. James Mum OF Montgomery. very
charmingly entertained the No Name
Club Thursday afternoon at her beau
tiful country home here.
Pretty cards were passed to the
guests, each one bearing the name Of
some object which was to be describe
ed in a mystifying way. AS these
descriptions were read the guests were
requested to guess what object was
being described Miss Matte Pickett
was given the prize. a beautiful stein.
The guests being invited into the
dining room, discovered that the menu
was disguised in a jolly rhyme, and
each guest was allowed to select three
numbers. Much merriment was cree
ated when these were served. This
delightful course was followed by ices
and cakes.
Mrs. Num- was assisted in entertain
ing by her daughters, Mrs. Lanford
of Hartford. and. Miss Louise Num-.
Besides the club members, Mrs.
Nunn's guests were Mesdames Whet-
stone, Howard and DeBardeleben. Mis-
es Steele, Herring, Mckay, and Lion
berger OF Hannibal. Mo.
The School Improvement Association
gave an open air concert on the lawn
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McNeel Wed.
nesday evening, quite a nice sum Of
money was taken In.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-19
EoRMER GOVERNOR SMITHS
STATEMENT.

in pleasant letter to The Adver-
tiser. which was good tempered
throughout Former Governor Hoke
Smith. OF Georgia, draws attention to
an editorial paragraph published In
The Advertiser. commenting upon a
deficit in the Georgia Treasury. which
the former Governor thinks does his
administration an unintentionai injus-
tice The paragraph in question was
based upon the report Of the Georgia
State Treasury. saying that q deficit
existed and on the message OF Gov
ernor Brown to the Legislature, deal
ing with the same question. when he
asked the Legislature to authorize the
use Of the near beer fund to take care
Of accounts against the general funds.
Based on these Official statements. to-
gether with many newspaper comments
on them from Georgia and other pa
pers. the paragraph in question was
written and published.
In his letter. however. Former Gov
ernor Smith draws attention to q
statement which he has issued In refu-
tation Of these claims. He found In
the Treasury when he took charge the
sum Of s1ss.ooo Of general cash; he
left in the treasury s1ss.ooo. In addi-
ton. to this there was left In the treas
ury, when he completed his term as
Governor s227,3oo collected from near
beer license and set apart for a spe-
cial purpose.
AS TO the deficit the former Gov
ernor says, "rhe alleged deficit for the
third quarter OF 100000 Is thing
which happens every year In the his
tory OF the State During the third
quarter $4,000 interest on the public
debt Is paid, and collections from taxes
are less than during any other quarter
Of the year. To meet this deficit the
constitution allows the Governor to
borrow s2oo,ooe. It is simply stu
alton which has existed for many years
during this third quarters OF the ad-
ministration Of the State"
In the editorial paragraph complain
cd Of. the statements of the Georgia
officials were taken at their face value
Tha. Advertiser cheerfully publishes
an6@e5 q greater extent. the former
Governors presentation Of his admin
istratioh OF the financial affairs Of
Georgia.