The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-25

oi the year His father was second in
the class ol 1875
Little Edgar Gates, 5 years old. vas
killed at Aurora. Ill.,. when bis IL
yearold brother Vernon accidentally
discharged riflo. The bullet pierced
Edgar heart
A census uf birds OF the United
States shows an average at so pairs Vt
English sparrows to the square mile.
or seven to every loo native birds.
The robin is shown to be the most
numerous native bird.
CLARK Helmick OF Farmer Ciiy. H.,
was adiulged insane aud taken TO
jacksonville hospital lie has been
purchasing none, orders for 81 each
and sending them to President VII
son.
John Rnohards negro. was
lynohod by a mob near Suar. Fla lie
is said 10 have insulted a white
woman
The supreme court of Iowa declared
void the famous red light inlunc'
ton law passed siX years ago. under
which red light districts In Iowa cit
les were abolished
Secretary Of the Interior Lane has
departed for san Francisco. where he
viii act az President Wilson's deputy
ia opening the Panama Pacific inter
national exposition
The belt worn by Napoleon AZ the
battle OF Waterloo. which shows that
his girth was a. inches. ba, been
presented To the national military
museum at Paris by Madam PhilpoL
widow Of the military painter
AT least seven nTpn Lost their lives
in the Prospect collier, Of the Lchigh
Valley Coal company. at Wilkes
Barre. Pa. 1t Is admitted
Erman Whey engineer aud Frank
Ray and N A Becman, electricians.
all OF Dies Moines. were killed boy the
explosion Of boiler that wrecked tho
electric 1ght plant there
The British steamer Wavelet struck
mine OF the coast and had 90 bee
boached near Deal Twelve OF her
crew we're lost when boat ia which
they were trying to reach shore cap
sized
Michael MaEuck vas dangerously
burned when Two men seized hlm "a
the street In the Italian section VI
Kansas city. No. ana aitDr pouring
OH on his hair and clothes lighted
them
While William Boatright was drag.
gins the road near his home IA
iirgshy township. vest of Harrisburg.
M. James McGoVAn drove up. a DIS.
pute arose aud MDGosan fred HtJ
shots into Boairishts body
Five sticks OF dynamite vent of Ia
the mine Of the American pla ter com
PAW az Grand Rapid Mich aud lien.
~ Siamayanda. % chief hlastaI. was
killed and live mol hurt
As a result OF the firht IN Panama
Ia witch several policemen and Aaor
lean soldiers were hlled and many
persons wounded Bug Gen O. Il ID.
wards recommend the disarniug VI
the Panama police
James Marshall the negro witness
whose testimony vas % strong unk In
the conviction Of Charles Becker. has
signed an affidavit 10 the presence u
witnesses setting forth that his testi.
mony was false.
Told that she had tuberculosis. Mrs
John Rahel KILLED herself with a rifle
on her farm Ia Edgar county. Ill.,.
where she went a. a bride three
months ago
A futile attempt has been made Of
late bv British and Fr.s.h airmen 10
reach Brussels, and on one occasion a
German aeroplane assembled aud a
fierce fight cnsucd ending ia victory
for the German
The trial OF Harry X Thaw Ia New
York. on an iHdicimCnt charging him
with conspiracy. was set for March 1.
The miners employed In the Burr e
mine Of the Carierville Olb Coal
company. who were called out on
strike recently. have resumed work.
all differences having been settled
Two Italian steamers loaded with
wheat and bound for Venice are 70
ported 10 have been stopped on the
high seas by Austrian torpedo boats
and escorted TO Trieste
Twelve miners were killed and i6O
escaped death in an explosion In the
Carlisle CIV Va mine OF the New