The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-05-11


Klnard Smith, civil engineer, 22. son
Of the late Bishop Coke Smith OF the
Southern Methodist church.
Sheriff White Of Marphysboro, ILL.,,
refused to say how many persons he
would invite TO the hanging OF Elston
Scott and the governor has granted a
fourth reprieve TO Scott to July IL.
Forty.three persons we're killed by
automobiles and automobile trucks in
Philadelphia since Jan. /. 1916.
The D0stoffice and a general store
at Lakenan, Mo, was entered and
robbed OF a small sum OF money.
Frank B. Thayer graduate OF
oberlin college, Oberlln. O.. and Wis
consin university, has been appointed
an instructor In journalism in Kansas
university.
From Dec. 81. 1915, TO March. 1916,
deposits In national and state banks
increased $l5.71ssl723. according to
w. w. Bowman. secretary OF the Kan.
sas Bankers association.
DR. Z. H. Trezona, 20 years old. Of
Gibson City, his motherin.law. Mrs.
Mclean, 60. and Miss Gertrude Shaw,
40. were instantly killed At Garter. ILL.,,
when wabash train struck their au
tomobile.
Passport" champion Jersey milk.
or Of the United States. owned by
former Congres- man Joseph c. Sibley
of Franklin. Pa, Is dead. Her record
was l9.694s pounds OF milk a year
Edward 81 Hall. stockman, is
dead from burns received In an un.
successful attempt TO rescue his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, and her
maid, Miss Alma Shaw. when the Hail
country home at Carthage burned.
Reilly NJ Smith former deputy
United States marshal at East 81.
Louis. who was convicted Of murder
in the second degree In the Omaha
courts, was released under parole 10
HE wife.
Plans for the second annual mill.
tary training camp for high school
boys at the Culver military academy.
which will be- held May rs 10 20. have
been announced Six hundred boys
from the high schools OF the central
west states will be admitted this year
to the camp, which last year was Inn
tied to 200 boys from Indiana.
Suicide is only death. but good
cigar is smoke So thought Richard
kaufman OF Chicago. who postponed
his jump from third.story window
when Leroy r. Steward asked him 10
have a smoke.
Miss Sophia Brauer. 81 years old,
| Of Murphyshoro. Ill.,, burned herself 20
death She touched match 10 her
clothing, which had been saturated
with coal oil She had been lame since
childhood
Notices were posted In the mills OF
J. & p Goats. Ltd. thread manufac.
turers at Pawtucket. Il. l.. anuounc.
ing an increase OF % per cent in the
wages OF $500 employees. effective
May I.
This week will see the beginning Of
work on the long,talked Of mine near
Bush. M. on the $4,000 acres Of coal
lands owned by the Western Coal and
Mining company.
The Postal Telegraph company was
fined $1,000 In the criminal court In
Butte, Mont, on conviction Of trans
hitting information on which racing
bets were made
4 new searchlight was tried out In
the New York navy yard The lens is
five feet and the range Is N miles.
President Wilson has received an
appeal to Intervene In the cases Of
NeXicans recently convicted Of muir
der In connection with the villa raid
on Columbus, ~ NJ
The New York police are searching
FOR Miss Doris Ponty a Sunday school
teacher who has been missing from
her home since April ?.
Ground was broken for the $4,000
addition 10 ST. Andrews hospital. AT
| Murphysboro lll The addition VIII
make the hospital the largest In the
state south Of East ST. Louis The
work will be completed by August
Or. c. F. OsEood. q. a prominent
physician Of Ogden. Utah. was shot
and killed as he entered his auto by
Honbert ". Burch, IS, a farmer
A slight earth shock. which lasted
about five seconds. occurred at Los
Angeles. Cal. according to DR. Ford
A. Carpenter.
Members OF the Des Moines Oa)
electrical workers union have pur-
chased an electrical company and VIII
onerate the business "A a co operative