The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-24
HICKMAN FULTON COUNTY KENTUCKY
S H OR T S TOP S

Sunday Is Easter.
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Everybody Ii explaining that the
cost OF living IL high. but nobody Is
making II any lower.
The movement 20 protect Ken
tncky's trees IL good one and
should have hearty announcement
from every section OF the state.
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Fires cost the people OF this coun.
try t456,495.0OO In the year 1908,
caused the death OF 1,4lg persons,
and resulted In injuries TO 1866 9th
ers. These are the statistics present
ed In report edited by the United
states Geological survey.
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AZ the recent session OF the grand
Jury at Carlo, no mention was made
OF the attack on the jail February
IL and no official investigation was
made. although one member OF the
mob was killed and several wounded.
All auto rides are not "Joy.rides."
Several OF our good Hickman friends
went out in the country In autos Sun
day afternoon-and came back on the
night train. lie Is a sensible chat
feur who will not get TO far away
from the railroad.
The American Tobacco Company,
which IL now fighting In the federal
suit for It's dissolution before the U.
s. Supreme Court, has made public
It's annual report for 1909. which show
cd that the so called tobacco trust
earned 5oh per cent on its $40. 0O0.-
009 common stock.
Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton J. @. Crabbe is preparing for a
general celebration of Arbor and Bird
Day In the public schools OF Ken
lucky on April 18th. To this end he
has Just given an order for 400 of
the handsome. highly colored pro-
CRANES for the day. such as the de-
partment issued last year. Every
teacher In Fulton county should CO.
operate In this cause.
w. A. Hinshaw will present a petit
ton TO the county court OF this county
at the April term for a ferry license
to operate between Dorena and Hick-
man. The petition recites that the
present service is unsatisfactory and
asks the court not to renew the pres
ent license for this reason. The pc
tition IL numerously signed by resi-
dents OF James Bayou township
Charleston Courier.
One OF our farmers went into his
COW stable the other night and by
mistake mixed her up a nice mash
In box full OF saw dust instead of
bran. The COW merely supposing thap
the hard times had come and they
were all going 10 economic, meekly
ate her super and the man never
discovered his mistake until the next
morning when he MIXED the COW
and she let down a half gallon OF
turpentine. a quart OF shoe pegs and
bundle OF laths.
Il looks TO the Courier like the
dove of peace will find little consola-
ton I'm the fact that In our own u.
s. the military and naval cost for
this year. including pensions, will a.
mount TO half billion OF dollars.
Orators sometimes sympathize with
the war ridden countries OF Europe.
and the burden OF taxation necessary
to support their military system. They
might do better to look nearer home.
Evidently hope OF universal peace ia
To be deferred to another generation.
II is reported from Frankfort that
the deficit In the state treasury Is
to be made up by additional taxation
of farm lands. This would be the
greatest outrage and steal in the his
tory OF the Commonwealth. and the
boys in jeans should positively re-
fuse 10 stand for II. There is $780,
600 900 of distillery and brewery prop
erty IN the state, and practically no
tax paid ON II. Why not tax these
people. who, in addition to their re-
sponsibility for ninety per cent OF the
| o.i,,,a that afflicts society, are wax