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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27

Generally speaking, things are
very quiet.
c. T. Bonduran, and wife spen, a
few days In ST. Louis last week.
Arthur Townsend and wife spent
Sunday in the country with home
folks.
Miss Lou Barry. Of New Madrid,
No. is the CUES, Of Mrs. H. Buch-
anan.
Jake Weimer. OF Dyersburg.
formerly a citizen OF Hickman. Is
visiting julius FrenI.
Mrs. Anna NJ. We'll left this week
for Chicago. kf,er spending a
week there she will 90 TO her home
in Charlotte. Mich.
Marriage license we're issued this
week to Oven Bowman and Miss
Ada Busby. 10th Of the lover bot
toms. They we're married wednes.
day.
John J. McNamee. Of Anderson.
Ind. is here putting in operation the
new DISCOVER plant. which the Men
gel Boz Company has added TO their
plants here.
Mrs. Guy Robbins and baby, Of
Mayheld, who have been visiting
her mother. Mrs. M. Amberg, left
Tuesday to visit velatives In Upton.
vile. Mrs. Amberg accompanied
her.
Miss Charlotte Hubbard has re-
turned from Nashville, where she
has been attending Belmont College.
She was accompanied home by Miss
Minnie T. Grower. Of Quitman.
Georgia.
The ceremony OF girding the sword
Of Osman upon Mehmed ", the new
Sultan Of Turkey. In succession TO
Abdul Hsmid. was held Monday in
the Mosque Ayoub. the only sacred
edihce in Cons,antinople which Chris
tians are not allowed to enter. The
function was carried out according
TO the prearranged programme.
Mrs. Ascher Kennedy and Miss
Minnie T. Grower. Of Georgia were
the honorees Of card party given
Tuesday evening by Miss Annie
Cowgirl. REQ punch was served as
the guests arrived and during the
evening. $500" was played with
much interest, there being seven
tables, Cream and cake we're served.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27

Plans have been made to have
President Taft make trip from St.
Louis to New Orleans by boat when
he attends the Deep Waterways As
sociation's convention in November.
The President will be accompanied
by large feet Of river craft, the
largest that has been assembled in
many years.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27

The Stacker Lee Of the N'H
and ST. Louis division Of the L''
Steamers. having been 'n0''''
repaired and reprinted veil 10
her trips. leaving NsnPa' u
first trip of the season FRIDAY
4, at noon for St Louis
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27
CIRCUIT COURT

The following suits hav, ,
filed in the Circuit Clsrk'i ohc,,
the next term Of the Circuit ca
Mrs. Minnie FoulkeS vs. Dr. J.
Hubbard and Dr. {. NJ. Blaesi'
Sui, for S2sOO for alleged nii';i
Of broken wrist
Mrs. Ida Arringion rs Al
Arlington. Sui, Tor alInony
custody Of child.
Rebecca Barry vs. Hugh "a
Suit for divorce.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27

Barnell Wugh, purchased,
week, "Everyboy's Rs'iau1'
formerly owned by ". R. x
Wright has added bis r'''aai
stock TO that Of the one p1rrsi
and will continue at Kings old "a
Judging from the amount OF ali
Barnell does, be ought to 81
get rich or 90 broke in a 'h''i .
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27

Swayne Walker and AI'A''
returned this morning IRON y
Hill, Tenn. where they ha"
attending school.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27
ALL +. SORTSA-Atv.l
Shooting gallery in town.


Hickman Hardware Co.
las. Lawson was here from Full
ton on business yesterday.
The Courier can find buyer for
your real estate See us.
Guy Miles. Of Union City, was
here Wednesday on business.
Drs. Hibbitt and Pierce. Of Union
City, are here on business today.
Mrs. Albert Jones. of Woodland
Mills, vas here Tuesday shopping.
o. Hertveck is doing some inn
provement work on F. 5. Moofe's
residence.
Mrs. ]. R. Brown and Annie Lee
Brown spent Saturday and Sunday
in the country.
Mrs. HATTIE Roper and Miss Bess
Roper. Of State Line. we're here Sat-
urday shopping.
A. J. Hunziker is in Sikes,on this
week shoeing horses for the levee
camp over there.
Atty. A. M. Tyler. wife and son
returned Wednesday, from a visit
with relatives at Newben. Tenn.
R. A. Tyler left Monday night for
Cincinnati. 1t is reported that he
will purchase a fine automobile while
in that city.
The Louisville Courier Journal re-
calls the fact that 90 years ago last
Monday % steamboats, we're burned
in the great ST. Louis FIRE.
Mrs. Kate Duiguid and little
daughter. of Obion. Tenn. are visit.
ing her parents, Green Walker and
family in West Hickman.
The benehciaries Of Jas. Babcock,
who died on the 9th inst. we're hand
ed check on the 2ist for the amour,
of his policy carried in the w. o. w.
With the withdrawal Of the militia
from Waverly, where the night rider
trials have been In progress. ncTen.
nessee troops are nov on active duty.
Commencement exercises OF the
colored school. Of this city. will be
held at the Baptist church next Tues
day evening. There are six gradu.
ates.
Kelsie Kirk. the Galloway county
school teacher said to be one Of the
originators Of the night rider move
ment, died at Cadiz Friday. He
was a son of DR.. Kirk, OF Galloway
county.
Near Columbia. Mo-, last week a
woman. seeing two screech owls in
a tree. proceeded to offend them by
initiating their screech. One of the
owls attacked the woman and peck
ed her in the face.
That dull thud Monday night was
the falling down of a building propo-
sition. A beautiful 3-story concrete
building, with all modern conven-
fences, we'll and handsomely built ION
paper) is no more.
| ]. II. Craig, deacon in the Baptist
church at Sassafras Ridge, will
furnish US list OF those who take
boxes TO the boz supper at that place
as announced in last weeks paper,
for publication next week.
When the next general assembly
meets il is safe that the governor
will ask that provision be made to
pay deficit which Is nov growing
rapidly. and at that time will be be-
tween 81, 000. 900 and So, 500, 1000.
The annual convention of the Full
ton County Sunday School Associa-
ton will be held at Palestine church
May 2s and %. A splendid pro-
gram has been arranged for the
occasion. and all are invited to at
tend.
Louis Misback. John Nashold,
Dudley Shanks. Guy Robinson, John
Ballard. Fred Chamnen. Edward
Boyle and George Johnson. electri-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27
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Sheriff Seat and Deputy Johnson
are In Fulton today on business.
Gen. II. A. Tyler made a business
trip to Nashville first OF the week.
II you want a hrs,.clsss job. lie,
Schmidt the Tailor. do your work.
John HunEiker played in the con-
cert at Union City Tuesday night.
S. L. Dodds and W. o. Lecomp,e
we're In Union City. Tuesday after.
noon.
Jno. A. Mcclure has just finished
laying hard wood floors in his resi-.
dence.
Mrs. John Roper and Mrs. Berry
Threlkeld, Of State Line, we're here
Tuesday shopping
Mrs. Mamie Townsend and baby
are spending the week near State
Line with her mother. Mrs. Shaw.
Miss Edna Carpenter spent a few
days tue first Of the week in Union
City attending the commencement,
exercises.
Miss Caroline D. Steele, OF Ken
lucky. has been appointed chief maid
of-honor for the Confederate re-un-
ion a, Memphis.
Pastor Blaney will preach at the
residence Of Z. Bettersvofth. in
East Hickman. tomorrow friday
evening at 7 80.
IN. LeClare. Of Louisville. who
has been here several weeks With the
Mengel Box Company. left wednes-
day for that city.
The West Kentucky College, at
Mayheld, was sold by the Christian
church people to the city board for
S2s, 900. Monday.
The Missouri Senate committee on
Constitutional Amendments killed
the voman's suffrage resolution by
reporting II adversely.
Puzzle-will the N. c. q St L.
railroad build around the city. COM
ing in on the west end. or will they
stop in East Hickman
II is rumored that Councilman S.
L. Dodds and others will build a
clubhouse at Reelfoot Lake in a
short time. Good move.
As my stay here this time is only
a few days more. hurry up, II you
want good photography at a fair
price.-Henderson Studio.
Mrs. R. A. weatherly and family,
of Fulton. visited J. r. Weatherly's
family. Sunday. Her son. Roy. re-
naming here for weeks visit.
FOR SALE-Pair of Fairbanks
counter scales, good as new, weigh
from ounce to 200 pounds will sell
at a bargain. See r. R. Isler.
50-2c
On June 18th Good Roads meet
ing will be held at Elizabethtovn,
KY, and Fulton county should be
represented. 1t is hardly necessary
to add that we need the good roads.
Miss Mena Diestelbrink's music
pupils gave a recital Wednesday af-
ternoon at her home. An elaborate
an extensive program was rendered.
A large number OF visitors we're
present.
Mrs. Henry Eitel, q sister Of
James Whitcomb Riley. died last
week at indianapolis at the age of s..
She also possessed the poetic talent
but never sought to publish any Of
her verse.
There are 1850 prisoners confined
in the pentientiary at Frankfort.
Unless the crime wave ceases the
next legislature will have to make
an appropriation for additional room
as the Eddyville prison is already
full.
w. w Pigue. editor Of the Airing
ton Courier. has been engaged by
the Leader Publishing Co.. Of Full
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16
NATURE POSTS "SIGNBOARD'

promising point, and we are confident
of bringing in a 'gusher' with this
bore. Drilling will be commenced
within a month, or as soon as we can
get the necessary machinery and equip
ment on the ground In the opinion of
many oil experts who have examined
the ground, we should strike the main
body of oil at depth of 1,200 feet or
less. We have made provision for Sc
curing the necessary funds, and there
is every reason to believe that 1t Will
prove big thing in oil discoveries. =
The organizers of this company and
the prime movers in the development OF
this oil district are Frank Oliver, Chas
c. Stanley and Ira MacFarland, all OF
whom are well known in mining and on
circles.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16

on account of the danger of asphyxia-
tion.
.The indications of gas and oil were
first discovered by three prospeetors
who were sinking shaft on some OF
the ground now owned by our com
pany,n said Ira MacFarland, general
manager of the company. ''They were
not familiar with oil formations, and
were looking for mineral. One day,
when they had got down about 20 feet,
two of them were overcome by the gas
which was being emitted from the rock
and collected in the shaft, and the third
man had to get couple of Indians to
help him pull them out.
"The sedimentary formation is prae-
tically undisturbea except at the boun-
daries of this vast natural oil basin.
That the oil is still confined within its
natural reservoir is shown by the fact
that there is no seepage, and there is nc
evidence of any volcanic action within
a radius of sixty miles. We have located
$50 sections of land in this basin, and
four sections have been decided to the
Pioneer Oil company, this comprising
1850 acres of the choicest of the land
The first well will be drilled at the most
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16

An interesting, and one might say
convincing, collection of oil fossils,
shales, clay, asphaltum, gypsum AMI
other oil rocks is on exhibition at the
office of the Pioneer Oil Company of
Nevada, in the Whitmore building. it
comes from the land recently located
by representative of this company near
Indian Springs, in Lincoln county, on
the line of the Las Vegas L. Tonopah
railway, and shows the ideal formation
in which large quantities of oil and
gas are generally found.
Nature has certainly posted sign
board in that district to give notice to
the prospector that there is oil and gas
in abundance in that region, for there
are numerous prominent outcropping
ledges showing alternate layers of
asphaltum and oil sand, old shales, fos-
sils, gypsum, limestone, blue clay and
other sedimentaries. BY breaking
chunks of the oil sand a strong odor of
gas is emitted, and it is said that gas
prevails in such quantities in the
formation which characterizes the oil
basin that it is impossible to dig well
or sink shaft more than Is or 20 feet,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16

The new strike was made on block
16, known as the Lindsay lease, at a
depth of eighty feet. The vein has Al
east and west strike with dip to the
north and the entire bottom of the
shaft is said to be in ore of extremely
high grade, although the assay returns
had not been received at the time the
report was sent out.
President j. G. Mccormack of the
Broken Hills Mining company went out
to the camp in his auto yesterday after
noon in investigate the strike and will
return today with full information as
to its extent and richness. The opening
up of high grade on block 16, with the
known strike and dip of the vein means
that the same vein should be found in
tlock l, operated by the Florence Con
solidated company and in block Il,
operated by the Broken Hills lease
Syndicate.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16

The apav-ore zone" of the Goldfield
district is gradually being extended
into the outlaying country beyond the
limits which have heretofore proven
profitable, and this is made strongly
evident by an important strike that has
been made on the Yellow Tiger ground,
being operated by the Elks Consol-
dated Mining and Leasing company.
From four to eighteen inches of ore
carving values from $40 to $l6O per
ton have been opened in winze sunk
on vein struck by crosscut on the
600-foo level, but news of the DIS
covery was carefully suppressed by the
management until some concessions on
the lease could be secured.
Word was received last night from
Manager Maurice Starne, who has been
in Denver for some time, that three
shifts will be put to work next week,
and the shaft will be rushed to the
600. .foot level. At the 700-foot level
station will be cut, and crosseu'
sent out to catch the ore shoot.
The Elks Consolidated is owned by
John F. Campion, the millionaire min'
owner of Denver and Leadville; Thoma
F. DAILY, W. Byrd Page and others.
is a close corporation, and none of tn
stock has ever been offered or any mar
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16
VALUE OF HAZEL GOLDFIELD
STRIKE STEADILY GROWING

/ field in the list of steady and heavy
shippers.
William Mckay, one of the best
mining men in this district, and who
made himself famous by bringing the
frances Mohawk lease into dividend
payer within SO days from the day the.
first pick was struck into the grSwnit,:
took charge as superintendent Of the
underground development Of the Hazel
lease few days ago.
j. M. Beach, the former supcrintend-
ent, goes to California to look after
some properties in which he is inter
csted
The great flow of water which has
hindered the work on the Hazel is 20
be "curbed and controlled under
plans now being worked out by Super
intendent Mckay. A 5,000-gailon tank
is being constructed on the 720-foot
level, and pump will he put in 10
handle the flow. A cage will replace
the bucket, and other changes made to
facilitate the work. Drifts crosscuss
and upraises are being pushed to prove
up the ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16
FRACTION
TO MAKE BIG PRODUCTION

The Combination Fraction is getting
peady to make bigger production than
ht any time in its history. While vari-
4pus rumors have been in circulation that
zthe Consolidated company would take
*care of their ore, and then again that
zthe Consolidated company would not,
Hhere is every reason to believe that
sthere is a satisfactory understanding
(which will give the Fraction people d
place to mill their ore as fast as they
Ecan produce it.
The mine is making great showing
Pm the way of ore reserves. A big
pump is being installed to handle the
water, and cages are being put in to
Facilitate the extraction of ore.
1t is understood that Downie Muir
will hereafter devote his attention ex-
flusively to the management of the
Fombination Fraction, and preparations
for big production are being made
with all possible speed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16

AS development continues at the
Hazel Goldfeld lease on the Last
Chance claim, additional proof that this
outlying" territory is well within the
great mineral zone of Goldfeld is added
day by day. Every foot of work from
where the shaft encountered the big
Red Top vein at depth of us feet has
been in ore varying from milling to
splendid shipping grade. The ground
is being rapidly opened by drifting, up
raising and winze, and as the work
advances toward the south the values
improve and the size of the ore bodies
increase.
The heading Of each branch of tie
development work is now in shipping
ore, the best streaks now exposed lying
next to the hanging wall and varying
from eight to twenty inches of good
shipping ore, while the rest of the ledge
matter is well up in milling values. The
vein lays very fiat and the footwall has
not yet been opened, but development
is being directed toward that end by
the sinking of winze near the head
ing of the south drift. 1t is the opinion
of General Manager M. J. Fink that
much better values win be found on
the footwall than have SO far been en-
countered.
Liberal quantities of sulphides ap-
pear throughout the hard blue quartz
and the softer ledge matter, with oc-
casional small streaks of zinc, and
there are numerous stringers of sui
phides and tale which carry particularly
rich values. Several trial shipments
have been made with very satisfactory
results since the ore body was opened,
and work has now progressed to point
which win soon place the Hazel Gold
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16
STRIKE ON c. o. D. LEASE
REVIVES OLD TIME SHIPPER

The recent strike on the Gold Ban
claim of the C. o. ID. estate now appears
to be one of the best recently made in
the camp. Late information is to the
effect that they have six-foot body
of ore that viii ship at $3.50 per ton
just as it is broken down. In sinking
the shaft several small veins were
passed through, from which some good
assays were obtained. This last strike
was made in wize sunk from the $50.
foot level, and it is steadily improving
as development progresses. This lease
is being operated by the Kansas City
Goldfield company, which is also devel-
oping the old Kicker lease on the Sun.
flower lode, of the Velvet company.
Some splendid ore has recently been
opened on this Kicker lease. In a stope
at depth of 35 feet there is now Is
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16
RARY FLORENCE REACTION
KEEPS PUBLIC GUESSING

1t can be authoritatively stated, how
ever, that the ore has not "played out
in either of the Slopes where 1T was IN
evidence a week ago, although it does
not look quite as good as it did for
several days. The Baby Florence s
still on the shipping list, and sending
out as heavy tonnage as it is possible
TO produce from the amount of ground
that has been opened.
1t is a generally recognized fact that
this particular piece of the Florence
territory is .'bunehy' or spotted, but
it has nevertheless often proven gen
erous producer of high grade ore. Pres
cnt indications are that the Baby Flor
ence will continue to produce literally
until the term of its lease expires
February 6, although the ore is by 10
means as rich as it was last week nor
the body as big.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16


inches of ore that will run s235 a ton.
and in shallow shaft short distance
away the same ore body has been uu-
covered, assays showing from s315 to
s5,o29.6O. This is o.. the st. Ives dyke.
from which large quantity of high
grade ore was shipped from the Velvet
few years ago. The ore became low
grade with depth, however, and but
little work has been done on the Vel
vet during the pas. year. This new
discovery near the surface NAV lead /,
picking up the high grade shoot by
crosscutticg from the lower levels. On
the block of ground operated by these
lcasers there is shaft 500 feet deeD.
with 30O,foot crosseGr, the breast of
which is near where the ore should be
found If it goes down at its present
trend.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16

Manager Blanchard is crowding work
las fast as possible on the Grizzly Bear,
making four feet a day in shaft 41ax'
|fcat in the clear. 1t is race both or
speed and endurance, for at least SUI
|feet must be sunk before the Mohawk
kein will be cut. Before this, however,
keveral other veins will be intercepted,
bach of which may put the lease on
dividend paying basis.
The shaft is now down 250 feet, and
hhe increasing signs of naturalization
Indicate the proximity of the Clermont
klein, which was cut by the Clermont
khaft at a depth of about 800 feet.
The development in the Consolidated
Enain shaft on the Clermont claim, as
reported in last weeks issue of The
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16

on at the Florence Annex No. lease
and steady shipments of good ore are
being made. The principal work is be
ing done on the 150-foot level, wherG
prosecuting, drifting and stopping are
in progress.
The bulk of the output at present i;
coming from the same ore body that is
being worked in the south drift of the
Baby Florence, but considerable ore is
being produced from two or three other
places on this same level. High grade
spots keep the general average of the
ore up to a good figure, holding up to
the neighborhood of 800 per ton. The
lease is on nice paying basis, and the
general showing is very good.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16
PARADOX MINING COMPANY
ORGANIZED TO RUSH WORK

The Paradox Mining company, which
owns by location the ground on which
the big strike was recently made that
caused a stampede to the district be-
tween Gold Reef and Klondike, has
been organized at Tonopah. +. ID.
Armstead is president; J. p. Greeley,
vice president; John Lonsdale, treas
urer; Acron Wilson, superintendent,
and G. ID. Tyler, secretary. These of
fcers and A. j. Chambers comprise the
board of directors.
The company owns fifteen claims
which arc being surveyed into lease
llocks, and as soon as this work is COM
pleted, seven more leases will be
granted to prominent mining men of
Goldfeld. Three lessees are now at
work and all are getting good results.
Claude lnman's lease is producing
about 40 sacks of 5000 ore per day.
A ledge of free milling ore in which
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16

The radical downward tendency OF
Baby Florence stock during the past
cook in the face of the splendid strike
made there ten days ago, has kept the
rrblc guessing as to the exact eondi-
,;ons underground. Rumors have been
go that the ore shoots had "played
o,,,, and these reports seemed to be
.trenothened by the fact that a large
rrmber of men vino had been put on
,b, nayroll to help put up the new horst
on the Wallace shaft and also construct
some big ore bins were laid off Tuesday
n;Oht after this work was completed.
MANY of them had expected to go to
work underground, but only a few OF
.bom were retained for that purpose.
rban the bottom fell out of the stock,
nd nriees have been decidedly weak
lever since.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-16
CONSOLIDATED RED TOP
SHIPPING 100000 A MONTH

+ There is no diminishing of the Y
+ splendid body of ore that has been =
+ in evidence in the Consolidated =
+ Red Top lease for the past two or =
j three weeks, and shipments are ge- '
+ ing out at the rate of $lOo,oUo y
!. month. The ore body still ranges y
i from 10 to IL feet wide, ana =
4. holds uniform value of about =
+ 500 per ton. Eight carloads have =
Z been shipped since the lst of Jan =
= uary, all but one showing over :
z five ounces of gold per ton, and :
= that one showed 4.S0 ounces
E Sixtv-four tons Of ore were =
= shipped from this lease yesterday, =
= which careful sampiing indicates =
Z will return in the neighborhood OF =
:. 81 900 for the shipment.
n = = = - = :