The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
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Tomorrow is Friday, the 18th.
WEATHER.: Fair today and Fri
day. Slightly warmer.
Nick Holcombe is taking in the cir
Gus at Dyersburg today.
Save money by getting your harm
ness from the Hickman Harness Co.
We have some new things I'm fur
niture this season.-Hicknsn Furni-
turs Co
Compare my suit values to others
of the same price is all that | ask.
l-Leibovitz.
Several Hickmanites went over to
Fulton yesterday to hear Sen. Nc
Creary's speech.
NJ. b. Shaw is remodeling his resi-
dence property at the foot of the
court house steps.
NJ b. Shaw is figuring on erecting
a big two-story flat on his lots west
of the court house steps. Three res
licences located on these lots we're
recently destroyed by fire.
The Misses Burrow, two of Ten
nessee's popular musical entertain
ers, filled an engagement at the Lyric
Tuesday evening, and were greeted
with a fair house. These talented
musicians are always welcome to
Hickman.
Hugh Robinson, the Curtiss aviator
who will make flight from Minneap-
oils to New Orleans, will start on his
flight, following the Mississippi river.
tomorrow. Just what time he will
pass Hickman We cannot say. But it
will probably be some time next week
If the exact day can be learned. those
interested can get the facts by tele-
phoning the Courier office. He ex-
poets to make the trip by easy stag
es, flying only in favorable weather.
We have always contended that no
land on earth beat that surrounding
Hickman. AS proof of this assertion,
here is one instance: A. A. Faris
has a 1OO-acre alfalfa field a few
miles below town. He informs US
tina he win get 10 tons to the acre
from this field this year. The selling
price will be in the neighborhood of
$l7 a ton, making a gross income of
$40 an acre. Is there any straight
farming land anywhere that beats
this?
Mr.. Barney has a force of men at
work on the new plant of the Hick-
man Coil Hoop Co., and expects to
get in shape to run some time this
month. He informs us that he will
start up with a regular force of about
thirty men, increasing the number
after the factory gets in good running
valuable acquisition TO our CONNER
cial interests especially East Hick-
man, and We trust our people will
give Mr.. Barney their cooperation in
all ways possible, and to that extent
show their appreciation of his locat-
ing in Hickman.
II is really nauseating to read some
of the political dope being reeled off
by many of the Curriers' exchanges
both Democratic and Republican.
Truth about the matter is, this copy
is furnished by state headquarters
and is the rankest kind of rot, con-
tanning not to exceed 2 percent facts.
To print such matter is one of the
failings of the small newspaper of
today, because it is both misleading
and confusing No self-respecting
newspaper will force its readers to
sallow all this stuff gotten up by UNI
prncipled hirelings, whose duty il is
to lambast everything and every
body on the other side of the politi-
cal fence. This paper does not seek
political favors of any kind, and is
free to say that We believe there
are gentlemen in all parties and
in all parties. But If one
were to believe some of the "hand-
me-down editorials" that go the
rounds of the press. he must of nee
essity reach the conclusion that both