The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-11-16
DEMOCRATS RALLY
AND MAKE MERRY.


ture kept hundreds of people a
way from the big Democratic
rally in Hickman, Monday night
but even then, 1t was a most
enjoyable affair, in which hun
dreds participated. Most OF the
Republicans of the town turned
out and IN a goOd-natured way
played the part of the vanquish-
ed.
Not only the attendance was
cut short, but the program was
abbreviated Gu account of the cold
The principal feature of the
evening entertainment was the
/ parade, which was a unique and
original affair. In the line Of
march were:
Hard Times" a ragged typ
cal. hard-up gentleman-who was
on the run.
a miniature log cabin, but the
real thing made by Mengel Box
Co. boys. 1t was labeled G. o. T.
and For Sale.
a brass band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
The Poodle Dog Special, repre-
senting the women Of the Repub-
lican millionaire special train.
II. G. Barrett pushing a wheel
barrow in which rode w. z. Skin
ner This was paying a wager
on which way Missouri would
go.)
Western Girls. Young ladies,
dressed in patriotic colors and on
horseback.
Mother Jones and the Labor
Party.
Mr.. Roosevelt, the lion tanner.
Chas. +. Hughes and wife, in
pantomime, portraying the effect
Of the result.
William Howard Taft.
The Corn Stalk Army clearing
box banners with appropriate slo-
gans).
Hickman $ Hughes Alliance.
Local Republicans, each bearing
a skiff Gar % use On the Salt Riv
er packet, and each man assign
ed 10 a certain office on said
steamer, his cap bearing the place
10 which he had been assigned.
We noticed that Henry McMullin
was captain.
Pail bearers for the Republican
party.
After the parade returned TO
Clinton street. it halted while
Judge +. ). Moore read a num-
her of kilograms from the vari-
Gus leaders 10 Hickman Sspresen-
tatIves Of both the Republican
and Democratic parties. OF
course, these were humorous and
entertaining. The telegram bear
ing the news of the Republican
standard bearer defeat, caused
Mrs. Hughes TO faint in the arms
Of her husband. DIR. \. o. Long
necker, veterinary surgeon, was
hastily summoned and administer
ed hypodermic.
Last but not least, was the fun
eral services, held on Clinton
street. The last rites were adj
by Woodrow Wilson
CIV. J. McMrry) who was ac-
companied by his wife murphy
Bondurant), after the distinguish
ed guest was introduced by Judge
Stair aud given a rousing ova-
ton.
A copy Of the funeral notice,
printed IN heavy mourning Dor
der and distributed on the streets,
was as follows:
FUNERAL NOTICE
Friends and relatives of the
undefeated, universal
ly united, unanimous, uneonsiona-
bly, Utopian DEMOCRACY are
joyfully notified that the joint
funeral services Of
CHARLES EBONY HUGHES,
THEODORY BUSHWAH
ROOSEVELT.
BILLY O'POSSUM TAFT, and
the entire
REPUBLICAN PARTY
All of whom departed this life
on November 18th, 1916, from IN
Juries received by being knitted
in the West, run to death In the
East and North, and buried un-
de- Southern Landslide, will be
held at the hour of I 80 p. m,
Hickman, by, Nov. 13, 1916.
Funeral services by His Sa-
tanie Majesty.
Burial up Salt River, U. s. A.
Here lies the body
OF the Republican Party
Oh, Peace be TO their ashes;
They wanted war.
Which all abhor;
The divle may teach their class