The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-11-30

Sunk Hunk-Yi. Chinese minister Of
the interior. has been dismissed be-
cause Of q controversy with TpAn Chi
Jul. the premier.
Mrs. Anna Braun. 1o<. Of Milwau-
kee. 10 dead from burns. Her night
gown caught fire when she tried TO
start fire In stove.
The plant Of the National Biscuit
Co. at Los Angeles. Cal. wAs de-
stroyed BY fire with q loss of about
$4,000.
The blond Eskimos are peeved az
vilhJalmur 5tefansson. the explorer.
because they think he introduced them
TO influenza. the explorer wrote to =
friend from Cape kellett.
While the golden wedding anniver-
sary of John n. Nelson OF New York;
was in progress Henry Nelson. a
vealthy shipowner of San Francisco.
entered the house and greeted his
brother for the first time in 81 years.
Military training Is a part OF the
course in physical education in is
Chicago high schools.
Three trainmen were injured when
the Dixie Flyer. Chicago to Jackson
vile. Fla, jumped the track on the
railroad near Wauhatchie, Tenn
Thomas Bidwell. "a. OF Evansville.
Ind a m a rrfsaH NIT Cd ar1faiAa
In the room of Miss Effie Walker. 10.
and unmarried
Ten thousand hotel men viii discuss
that hat checking evil and other af-
fairs in their annual convention at the
Grand Central Palace in New York.
II Is announced officially that 341
persons have been killed and 667
wounded in an explosion at Bataritza.
Russia
There will be 313 hours less OF work
and more OF rest in Sing Sing prison
every year from now on. Warden Der
riek's work day ends at D. N. in
stead OF 4. as il did heretofore.
w oNnAllSLOu rCnQOl pay
ing strict attention TO business these
days. An aniquated school regulation
permits corporal punishment-with a
rubber hose. IL necessary.
Charles Dorr Of Cleveland. o., Is not
impatient For ~ years he toiled for
SIS week without complaining be-
cause be wasn't paid. Now he is suing
to collect at least years salary.
John Crum Clark. widely known as
circus clown. gymnast and high
jumper so years ago. is dead at his
home in Long Branch. N. j.. at the
age of SIS.
The first congressman-elect TO ar
rive in Washington by aerOplane
sailed into the capital and after cir
cling the Washington monument land
ed on the polo : Ounds to the south
of the White Horse. o. ID. Bleakley
OF Franklin. Pa. 90 years old. enjoys
this distinction.
Calling fire" whe Ishe meant TO
scream mice" Rosie Rothman start
ed a panic in New York apartment
that 0sulted in the injury of four per
sons and the hasty appearance OF the
firemen.
Mrs. Ella Hedrich and Mrs. Rebecca
Boatwright of Lexington. Tenn. were
shot and killed by robbers who car
ried off their strong box containing
$4,000.
Residents of Middletown. ". Y. are
in such straits on account of the
| shortage in the coal supply that they
| have made a formal appeal to Presi-
| dent Wilson to relieve the situation.
Deposits in postal savings banks
continue to show record-breaking
gains. The increase for October was
| S4.700.000. or twice that for October.
1915. In the last four months depos-
its have increased more than $4,000
900. almost as much as for the entire
year ended June 80. 1916.
The Northern Forests Protective as
ISOLATION. through its secretary
Thomas Wyman. is placing in hunting
camps throughout upper Michigan
emergency food boxes made of metal
1
The population of continental Unit
ed States has passed the 103 .OOO, 0OO
mark. Officials, in their monthly
statement, estimate that on Nov. ]
the population Of the country was
1903 .002. 900.
Fat men and women of Chicago are
planning a monster protest to the city
council to prevent the passage of q
resolution to make theater seats TIVE
inches smaller.
V. Gilbert Richardson. mayor o.
Batesville. Ark. was acquitted of muir
der by jury in circuit court. Rich
ardson killed Farrell Padgett, %
Padgett had tried to lure his l7-year
old wife from home.
The prODertV and niuaS IF m,