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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-24
COMFORTING WORDS.
Many a Hickman Household Will
Find Them So

To have the pains and aches oi
a bad back rcmoved-to be- en-
tlrely free from annoying. dan
gerouS urinary disorders. is g.
nough 10 make any kidney suf-
fercr grateful. The following all
vice of one who has suffered will
prove comforting words TO nun
dreds of Hickman readers.
W A. Smith. Hickman. KY.
says: 81 can highly recommend
Doan S Kidney Pills, aS I have
used them for kidney trouble and
have always been greatly bene-
fitted. had pains across the
small of my back and in my sides
My kidneys and bladder were
weak, obliging me TO get mp at
night Two boxes of DOan 5 Kid
ney Pills cured me. Now sci
dom have need Of a kidney rem
cdy. "
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills--the
same that Mr.. Smith recommends.
FOSter-Milburn Co., Prop, Buffa-
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KY. FARM STATISTICS.

There are 2ia lsj farms ia Ken.
lucky
The approximate land area If
tins state is 25.1lj.0O0 acres, -
$4,000 acres are ia farms aud
li3jlOOO acrs of the land ln
farms are improved
The average size OF q Ken
lucky farm Is ~ acres
The farms of this state repre-
sent a capital investment of
STATEHOOD
The farmers of this state own
$50 SOL OOO worth of implements
and other farm machinery
The value of the domestic ami
mails. poultry and bees on the
farms of TINS state is Sll5 $4,000.
The average value oi q Ken
lucky farm is S3.gs6
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Women who suffer from those dis
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DAVE RICHMOND DEAD.

David ". Richmond. whu has
for many wears been in tine rcstau.
rant and confectionery business
in Hickman. died at 8, % clock Sal
uriay afternoon, go the home of
j W Cook with whom be- has
made his home Tor the past III.
teen years Deceased was about
- years old and unmarried llr
was born somewhere ln rennrs.
See but 1t seems no relatives sur.
vive him Tuberculosis of the
lungs WAS the cause of death lie
looked after his business until a.
bout three months ago. when hl-
failing health forced him to re-.
tire.
Mr. Richmond was quiet
peaccable sort Of q fellow and
had a host of friends
Funeral services. which occur
red AZ the Residence Of Mr. Cook.
We're conducted by Rev r NJ
Walker. and the remains were
taken la charge by members Of
Elm Camp No 3, W O W. Tor
ourial. which occurred at the city
cemetery Sunday afternoon
Peace 10 hls ashes.
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Mrs ). l.. Dodds and children.
Baltzer and Miss Anna Lynne. re-
turned Saturday night from Ilick.
man Ky, where they have spent
the summer. and are now at their
fine West Beach house. This cs-
Unable family left Biloxi early
IN the summer with a view 10
making their home in Kentucky.
but have decided TO again take
mp their residence here. Mss
Anna Lynne has e-entered The
Biloxi High School. while Baltzcr
will soon enter Tulane Dnivcrsi-
". The return of this popular
family will be- welcomed by
many friends in this city.-Biloxi
Advertiser.
Among the new fall hats for
women fashion says will be- the
following styles \ helment shap-
ed hat, patterned after the head
gear of the German emperor will
be known MS the Kaiser William
hat. There also is design
named for Crown Prince Wilhelm
while Others will be known rs the
Austrian, Cossack, Poincare and
Woodrow hats.
The report from Boston is that
shoes will advance one dollar a.
pair within the next few months,
but ms winter stocks have already
been purchased this advance may
not affect the fall and winter
trade.
Fulton is to have the flash
light telephone system.
Ice cold soda water.-Prather
& Malone.
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Mrs. G. l.. Newman. Of May
field. has fallen heir to large
fortune left by relative IN
Montana The first installmeni
came In a check for $3.50.
There are but three or four heirs
10 the estate. which is being set.
Tied and valued at about 500 ,000
and Mr. Newman is ncwspa.
per man
When you get Reeves Meal
you have the best that is made.
Ask for it.
5 or 6 doses 666 will break any
ease Of Fever or Chills. Price
% cents. l0-l.
\ contract has been let for the
new $1,000 brick school building
at Rives.
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Postmaster j. r. Graham, Of
Fulton. received a letter Satur-
day moning from the postofiice
department at Washington stat
ing that the contract for the
new government building was for
mally awarded Thursday, the II,
to j :. Rogers x Co.. of MoOres-
town, \. j., aud the limit for its
completion is fourteen months.
The bid for the building proper
was $37 900, and with trimmings
complete, $39,035. The pOstoffice
is to be Of light limestone with
granite, marble and red sandstone
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SORGHUM MOLASSES

| advise you 10 sell your Sor.
ghmm Molasses early believe
You will get more now than YOU
viii later will buy your Sor
ghum and pay YOU the highest
market price at time YOU offer il
io me- for sale
Il " MCKINNEY,
Second and Washington st.,
Paducah. Ky.
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Compound has done
more for me than
anything else, and |
had the best physi-
clan here. ] was 80
weak and nervous
that ! could not do
my work and suf-
fered with pains low
down in my right
side for a year or
more. / took Lydia
T.. pinkham's VeVe-
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L,o. o. M. NOTICE.

Hickman Lodge No 1921. LuaI
Order of Moose. requests the pi,,.
cnee OF every member AT tl..r
regular meeting TO be- held al
thc Odds Fellow Hall. Sep 100
1914, al s o'clock sharp. a. tb,.
~ important business to come br
fore the lodge. NJ Rcyuo.
secretary
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Whenever You Need a ucncrai Tonle
lake Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tastciess
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General Tonic because Il contains the
well known tonic properties ofQUININR
sEd IRON. II acts on thu Liver, Drives
out Malaria. Enriehcs the blood and
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Al lrr Line boats arr mm II.
from one 10 two DAYS late on
io strike ON the part Of D.. A.
manning these boats The .
rios captains are occupying
pilot houses aud arr running
half time ouly
Jas Meneese. af Caycc. 800.
welcome visitor az this office D..
day lIc ia one of Fulton ,,..
2, grand old men
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Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns. Old
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used internally or externally. 25c
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Postmaster General Burleson
has under consideration a project
TO cut Postoffice Department ex-
penditures $2O,00O,000 a year by
contract. as is done now on so
called star routes.
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The Peoples Bank
Solicits Your Patronage.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS,

a. " Saruthers President b. q. Hale, ST. Vice President
y d. Travis Cashler j. H. Russell Asst Cashier.
olHECTokS W. $. Ellison, W. NJ. Shaw John Il Luten IL p
Johnson 7 A. Prather. Jr- j. j Glover C. H. Travis
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FARMERS Wife
TOO ILLTO WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Kasota. MINI. - am glad TO say
that Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTICE.

Sunday School 9:4j a. IN.
Preaching at II a. m. and 7.30
p. m.
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M. Z. CHURCH NOTICE.

9:ij a. m, Sunday School
ii a. m, preaching.
Z p. m, Epworth League
1870 p. m, preaching
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
TRAIL OF suffering
N NA!Ix! s0Rk
SEVERAL o4 s.,s&s nEav'aIs
TO REsTo RAILROAD THAr-
Z NORMAL,
EXTRA oANos sGNr OUT
TO SHOVEL THROUGH DRIFTS
Stories Of Fuel Shortages, lntsrsvpeod
eusinsss and Closed eehoels Fiitss
Thru Crippled Wirs linss-Fssty-
Two Degrees Below, Zero In Nsrthssw
New York.

Chicago. Feb. 24.-The blizzard which
prevailed for two days over the upper
Mississippi and Ohio river valleys had
disappeared to tho eastward today.
leaving behind a trail Of destruction. It
will be several days before railroad
schedules again reach normal condi-
tions In Indiana. southern Illinois. Mis-
souri,. Iowa, and Kansas. Steam and
electric railroad tracks will have to be-
cleared of huge drifts OF snow, which
in some instances completely stop traf-
fic.
All Of the railroads today sent out big
gangs of workmen to clear the tracks.
Hundreds Of linemen began restringing
wires.
Because of interrupted communica-
tion tho full extent Of the damage done
by the storm is not known.
Reports which did filter thru told Of
severe cold which followed the storm.
OF fuel shortages. Of interrupted busi-
ness and closed schools.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24

prisoner was executed eighteen hours
after he had made the attempt on my
life. That is all there is to it. We
would have treated any. other offender
In the same way, whether he was
American, Spanish, German or Japan
ese.
Benton was not only guilty Of at
tempted murder, but OF other offenses,
for we had proof of his enmity to our
cause and Of the aid he rendered our
enemies. However. he was executed
for attempting to take my life. I have
nothing to conceal about 1t. know
the incident has aroused comment in
the United States and Europe and that
is why I am making this statement.
A man who acted as Benton did would
have received the same treatment in
any other country.
Merely Ordered Execution.
II want to emphasize the fact that
7 did not kill Benton myself. would
not have soiled my hands With the de-.
tail of the execution after the court
had found him guilty. After the ver-
dict Benton confessed. He did not ap-
peal for mercy, but asked that his
property be secured to his wife. We
promised that this would be done.
Statements have been made that
we have executed other foreigners.
but these are untrue. Benton u the
only one" 's;t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
MINERS WOULD END STRIKE.
Recognition of Union All That 10 Asked
Of Mine Opsrators.

Hancock, Mich, Feb. 24.-O. n. Hill
ton, attorney for the striking miners.
at the opening of the congressional
hearing today, said that the strikers
would he willing to return to work If
not Disseminated against for affili-
ating with any organization. A. F.
Rees. chief counsel for the mine own
ers. replied that 1t was the position of
the mine owners that the Western
Federation Of Miners must be elimi-
mated forever from the field.
Hilton said wages and hours no
longer were items Of dispute and were
satisfactory to the miners. The oper-
ators had been making an honest effort
to improve working conditions. he be-
lieved, and the only disagreement was
over the right of men to organize.
Rees said many Of the mines were
in full operation and the opera tors
could not promise to take all miners
back, certainly they could not reinstate
those guilty Of acts Of violence.
He said there was no objection TO
the men organizing but thought tha t
they would be better off with local un-
ions even without the financial sup
port Of an outside organization.
The Western Federation OF Moyer-
ISM" he declared, lis not organized
labor"
Il suppose that mine operators would
let the men have their union provided
the companies were permitted to run
the organizations" suggested Con-
greSSman Carey
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
CANDIDATE FOR ALDERMAN IN
CHICAGO HANDS OUT CAM
PAIeN CIGARS.
ACTIVE IN EVERY WARD
At ALDERMANic PRIMARY
Candidate Up For Nomination For
Privilege Of contestins With "5ath
House John" CoushIin For Election
in First Ward-Tryins For Places on
Various Party Tickets.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Women voters Of
Chicago cast their first ballot today at
the primary election for the nomina-
ticn of aldermanic candidates. AS can
didateS, as voters and as election Of
fcials the women played an import
ant part in the election, the first in
this city since the passage of the equal
suffrage act. The names Of eight wo-
men candidates appeared on the ball
lots. More than 500 women acted as
judges and clerks. Hundreds of wo-
men representing clubs and political
ignated as watchers and were at the
polling places al an early hour.
The women concentrated most OF
their attention on the First ward, COM
prising the business section, where
Miss Marion Drake was the progress
sive party candidate. # nominated
Miss Drake will oppose Alderman
Bath House John" Coughlin for cleo
ton.
Election officials predicted that from
$4,000 to $4,000 of the $4,000 regis.
tered women voters would vote. They
expected that the total primary vote
would reach 100000.
Large Vote Not Expected.
Women's first real day in Chicago
politics was marked by activity in
many wards today. In each the newly
enfranchised voters fastened to the
polls and voted for their choice for
nomination of their candidates for
alderman. Two conditions initiated
against q phenomenal vote Of more
than 15s, 900 women who had registered
the weather and a desire OF many
women not to affiliate with any party
thru declaring their allegiance thru the
aldcrmanic primaries.
In the First ward Miss Marion Drake,
progressive candidate, visited every
polling place, and confidently asserted
that every progressive vote would be
cast. The real contest In that ward
will come In the spring election when
Miss Drake will directly oppose Alder
man Oath House) Coughlin.
Woman Peddles Cigars.
Mrs Marie Gerhardt, opposing two
men candidates on the democratic
ticket in the Twenty third ward, mar
shaled the women Of her ward in ap-
proved candidate style and distributed
cigars to the election officials in her
home precinct.
Sarah M. Hopkins, contesting the
democratic primary nomination with
Thomas Hoyne, brother Of the states
attorney Of Cook county, in the Second
ward. forecast victory for, herself as
she watched her women friends crowd
to the polling place. The republican
candidate Of that ward received a
.+ro,r ,,oto from tho cOlOfed women,
Few irregularities were reported to
the election official and estimates OIL
the probable vote of women were
nlaced at from $4,000 to 10000, less
than half the number registered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
KoEHLER TRIAL BEGUN
Army Officer Faces Court Martial at
Fort Terry-Nature Of Charges Are
Withheld But General Charge Is
That Of Conduct Unbeoomins an
Officer and Gentleman.

New London. Conn. Feb. 24.-Major
Benjamin Koehler. of the United States
coast artillery corps, was brought to
trial today before the board Of army
officers at Fort Terry. Plum Island.
koehler is an Iowa man. his former
home having been at LeMars.
While the nature of the charge was
withheld 1t was understood that the
general charge Is that of conduct un-
becoming an officer and gentleman,
but with specifications which involve
questions OF morality and have to do
with alleged acts at Fort Terry and
at other places where he has been sta
toned since the Spanish Am merican
war; including California post.
When the charges were first brought
Major Koehler presented his resigna-
ton. but Secretary OF War Garrison
declined to accept It under the condi-
tions Major Koehler was relieved of
the command at Fort Terry under ar
rest. An order was issued last Friday
by Maj. Thomas H. Barry. COM
mander Of the department Of the east,
for a general court martial to hear the
charges.
Col. Henry Kirby, OF the Third
United States infantry. IL president OF
the court. The accused officer is a
native Of Illinois. ~ years old, and
unmarried. He was graduated from
Yves, Point in 1897.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
CLEARS GEORGE WASHINGTON.
conorsssmen Discuss Realty Deals
Learn He Made None.

Washington, Feb. "a. - Wnlle tha
house overlooked the custom OF havins
a member read Washington's farewell
address from the speakers rostrum to
commemorate the first presidents 8
birth. George Washington's participa :
ton in real estate deals was feature
Of debate yesterday.
The propriety of congressman own
ing property in Washington. whose
taxation might be affected by their
legislation. was questioned by Mr.. Sis
son, Of Mississippi. Mr.. Mann asked
Mr. Sisson if he meant to cast any
reflection on the father Of his country,
who owned much land in this city.
HE was not member ct congress-.
replied Mr.. Sisson.
Mr. Mann replied that washington
had the veto power over legislation.
II do not believe, If what they say
is true" responded Mr.. Sisson, that
it is to the credit Of the father OF our
country that he was interested in de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
TEN DEPoRTED LAeoRiTEs LAND
AFTER CONFERENCE WITH
LONDON sYMPATHlzERs.
At FIRST REFUSE TO
LEAVE STEAMER UMGENi
Declare They Were Forced to Leave
South Africa Without Their Consent
and Intended to Rsturn-eritish
Labor Leaders Plan Demonstration
And Deported Men Land.

Gravesend, England, Feb. 24.-The
ten labor leaders deported from South
Africa last month after the general
strike had been broken, landed here
today from the steamship Umgeni.
The exilesA at first declared they
would refuse to leave the vessel and
would remain on board until the
steamer returned to South Africa
They revoked their decision. however.
after q conference with London labor
leaders, who had arranged great
demonstration for them, which in
cluded a complimentary dinner in the
dining room of the house of commons
and demonstrations at the opera house
and in Hyde Park.
Arthur Henderson, a labor member
OF parliament. and other British labor
leaders. went out on tug, down the
Thames, to meet the deported strike
leaders from South Africa, but the
captain of the Umgeni refused to al
low anyone to come on board. The
conference between the South Africans
and their English comrades was i'm
possible and both parties contended
themselves for moment with singing
The Red Flag"
Arrested Without Cause.
Secretary Bain handed over the side
of the Umgeni. to Arthur Henderson. a
long statement recounting the events
which had led up to the strike leaders
deportation. 1t declared that hundreds
Of persons had been arrested during
the strike for no crime whatever.
The leaders OF the movement 1t as
serted surrendered only in order to
avoid bloodshed. when a military Of
dcer had threatened to attack the
trades hall In Johannesburg.
The Umgeni proceeded up the
Thames to the London docks before
any further steps were taken in con-
nection with the landing Of the men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
New Road peveIopment ain.

Washington, Feb. pa new plan
for good road development in the pub
lie land states without direct tax on
either federal or state treasures. was
proposed in a bill today by Senate
Pittman. of Nevada. Money from the
sale of 10 per cent of the surveys pub
lie lands in each state would be used
for building trunk highways.
Senator Pittman said he expected his
bill would meet with the interior de-
partment's approval.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24

Wilson, Acting Chairman Shively OF
the senate foreign relations committee
and members of the .committe.
reached an understanding that the
Mexican question, if taken up in the
senate, should be discussed behino
closed doors.
Pending resolutions locking to bet
ter protection for foreigners soon viii
be taken up by the senate.
The British embassy announced thai
the British consul at Galveston, Tex.
had been ordered to El Paso to assis,
in the inquiry concerning Benton, but
in no way to interfere with the Amer.
lean investigation.
Intimations were received thru
semi official channels that marines
would be landed by Japan and France
to act as legation guards in Mexico
along with those Of Great Britain ano
Germany,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
BRITISH TO CONDUCT INQUIRY
Will Send Consul to Scene Of Killing
of William Benton.

London. Feb. 24.-Sir Edward Grey
British foreign secretary, told the
house of commons today the latest de-
velopments of the Mexican situation
He said Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British
ambassador at Washington, had been
instructed to inform the United States
government that Great Britain con-
sidered it essential for British consul
to visit the spot where Benton was
killed.
Consul Percival has been selected for
this purpose and he was t. supply the
best report possible regarding Benton's
death and concerning the two missing
Englishmen. Lawrence and Curtis. Sir
Cecil was instructed to ask the United
States government, as Great Britain
had no means of communicating with
General Villa, to instruct the United
States consul at Juarez to inform Gen
eral Villa and to request an assurance
that the British consul should not be
intesfered with. ss5s-
Thorough Inquiry By-U. s.
Sir Edward read communication
from the state department at Wash
ington which Sir Cecil Spring-R Rice
cabIed textually to the foreign offices
1t follows:
"The state department desires to
advise the British embassy that in
structions have been sent to the
American consul at Juarez to make a
most searching inquiry into the cir
cumstances attending the death Of
Benton. The consul will make every
effort to secure the exhuma ton and
examination of the body of the de-
ceased to take the statements of any
and all the witnesses whom he can
find, to employ in his investigation
medical and legal assistance as far as
may be desirable, and do everything in
his power to elicit the facts
The comprehensiveness of the Amer
lean governments instructions called
forth hearty cheers in the house OF
commons. Sir Edward replied that no
reply had been received to his COM
munication concerning Consul Perci-
VAL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
sTeFANssoN SHIP DRIFTING.
Eskimo Reports Would Show That
This Is Experiences Of 1artlett.

Fort Mcpherson, N. w. T.. Feb. 3. via
Dawson. Yukon. Feb. 23.-Vilhjalmur
Stefansson. the explorer. has not been
successful In locating the Karluk. He
has many reports from Eskimos, claim
Ing to have seen the ship, but these
reports vary as to location The latest
of these stories seems to indicate that
the ship has drifted toward and possl-
bly, around the pole while fast in the
Ice. Stefansson has no fear for the
safety OF those on board. rs the ship
is provisioned for five years.
1t Is possible that Captain Bartlett
may send men ashore this winter.