The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-09-21

Six persons were killed at Newark.
\ j, and three were injured in tht
explosion of an ammonia tank in a
milk company's plant.
Harry j. SPANIEL was indicted by
the Alpine (Tex) grand jury on a
charge of numbering his wife and Mai.
Calvin Butler the night OF July 20.
Manuel Veto. an Italian. working at
mine at Marion. H., was shot and
slain from ambush. Vetos two broth
ers were slain under similar circum.
stances in this county.
One man was fatally injured and Is
others hurt when the roof of a tunnel
being dug under Lake Erie at Cleve-
end caved in.
Maj. William Warner is seriously
Ill at his home in Kansas City. suffer
Ing IRON arterio sclerosis.
One hundred and fifty million dol
lars worth of guncotton is to be sup
piled the allies by the Du Pont Pow
der Co.
Walter Eldridge, 23 years old. was
pounded to death against the ground
by an elephant of which he was as
slstant trainer, before thousands of
persons at kingspo-t. Tenn.
The Italian government has decid-
ed TO adopt a blacklist system in
principle. according to a Rome dis
patch to the Matin.
Miss Frances J. Kelly, a winter
garden (New York; beauty, known on
the stage as Vivian Darville. was
Killed when protruding object from
nay wagon struck her on the head
as the auto in which she was riding
passed.
An increase in infantile paralysis
was show in a recent health depart.
ment bulletin in New York. There
were 3S new cases, against 22 the
day before. The number of deaths
increased by nine.
Allan T. Benson. Socialist candidate
for president. is scoring President
Wilson for his action and Hughes
for his attitude in the railway con
troversy.
The capture in the North Sea by
a German submarine OF the Dutch
motor steamer Zeelandie, with con-
traband from Rotterdam to London
is reported.
Five prisoners escaped from the
Harrisburg. ILL.,. Jail by cutting the
cell grating and digging through q
brick wall.
Yaquis raided Santa Barbara. Son.
ora. killing Is Chinese, according to
reports received at the commandan
cia.
A cloudburst has brought Cave
Creek, a mountain rivulet north OF
Phoenix. Ariz.. out of its banks A
half inch of rain fell in ten minutes.
The German and Austrian ministers
shortly will confer with the ministers
of Hungary with reference to the
food question which is causing much
anxiety
Fred Wenzei. 6 years old. of New
Liberty. Ia, was shot and killed by
his brother. Herman, aged H. The
children were playing with loaded
shotgun.
Louis Brieston, of Deerfield, Wis,
was drowned recently on the San Jose
ranch, near Victoria, Mexico, 200
miles south of the border.
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, ac-
companied by the crown prince, is at
the main headquarters on the east
ern front to consult with the German
emperor
Uncle Clint" Griffin, So years old,
the hero of two wars and the oldest
resident of Leslie, Ark, surrendered
to Cupid and was married to Mrs.
Wolf of Achey. The lady is 81 years
old
The opening of Williams College. in
massachusetts,. scheduled for Sept.
Il, has been postponed for two weeks
on account of the epidemic OF infan.
tile paralysis.
with the announcement that the
Jonn Paul Jones Cruise" on which
1000 civilians Lave in training since
Aug. IL. had been highly successful,
orders were issued by the navy de-
partment terminating the training.
Gen Leman. the heroic defender of
Liese' states in a letter to his
oaugn inter- that he has refused to be
transferred to Switzerland, because
ne viii not accept any favors from the
Germans
Inc oody OF man. shot six times.