The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-17

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Lriay night. Good pictures at popu.
lar prices.
Frank Smith returned Friday from
Clinton where he has been visiting
for the past two weeks.
O. Herweck lef, Sunday for Mengel
wood. where he will look after some
work for the Mengel Box Co.
T. NJ. French. l.. =. Ellison and A.
NJ. Tyler. OF Hickman. were In the
city Thursday -Mayfield Messenger.
Chas. Meir returned to his home
10 New Madrid. Saturday. after a
short visit with old Hickman friends
The Roberts Johnson a. Rand Shoe
Company and the Peters Shoe Con
pany. of St Louis. wiz consolidate
with capital OF $50 600. 900
Lewis Mailing Is here from Osceo-
Ia, Ark. the guest OF b. w. Tull and
other Hickman friends. Mr.. Mailing
left Hickman about ten years ago.
The department OF Education has
Just completed the per capita tabula-
ton for the counties of the State.
The figures are subject to revision
but changes are not likely 20 be made
The per capita for Carlisle county
Is $445: Ballard S44S: Hickman 81
a.; Graves S4.49: Fulton $454; Nc
Cracker SAC.
Mrs J. NJ. Roper. of near State
Line. presented the Courier force a
basket Of fruit, Friday. NJ for a king
Although We have had the pleasure
ct sampling some very fine peaches
from the orchards OF Fulton county.
Mrs Roper is entitled to the blue
ribbon In our Zine peach contest "
She Is certainly a lady after our own
heart.
When you yawn a good deal in the
daytime, feel dull, achey and want to
stretch frequently Il is an unmistak-
able symptom of malaria, and unless
you do something at once you are
booked for a spell of chills. HER
BINE is a chill medicine that will pre-
vent or cure the disease II drives
out the impurities on which the ma
larial germ thriYes, strengthens, the
liver and cleanses the bowels. Price
soc. Sold by Hickman Drug Co.
T. c. Berry, at Woodland Mills. in
forms us of a trip recently made by
party of citizens of his section.
Says they found a very desirable sec
ton near Oklahoma, down the NJ. a.
o.. and quite a number purchased
homes John c. Pruett. T. c. Berry
and j. NJ Honeycutt all made pur-
chases and will move to Okalona
sometime about the first of the com
ing year.
Special attention is called to the
statement of the Hickman Building
& Loan Association which will be
found In this issue. They have 22O9
shares In force and assets aggregat-
ing $94, 96662. This institution was
organized almost a quarter century
ago. and has in its capacity of home
building. done much for Hickman, as
well as those who have invested mon
ey I'm IL. Il is the poor mans friend;
help himself Few associations of
this kind are making as good show
ing, and Mayor Dillon, the 'old rel-
able" secretary is entitled to a large
hunk OF the credit for its success.
The u. S. Snagboat Macomb has
been for several days past in the
vicinity of Medley and Birds Point
dragging old rock. piling, stumps, and
removing the wreck of the old Iron
Mountain and Cotton Belt inclines
that were washed into the river dur
ing the past three years. Some piling
of the old incline are now found in the
channel Of the river. The bank for
the entire reach of Birds Point bend
Is to be cleared preparatory for re-
vetment work to be laid for the pro-
lection of the bank on the Missouri
side. Construction crews are prepar-
ing to begin work the latter part of
of this month. 1t Is announced that
the railroad company win rebuild the
incline at Birds Point when the gov
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