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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-07-13
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HICKMAN LADY
DIES IN MEMPHIS.

Mrs Il. Il. Bowers, foy IA num-
Der of years a resident oil TIA is
chy, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. j. L.. AInberg, in
Memphis, at midnight, July 4th
Acute nephritis was given as the
''ause oil her death. Burial at
Alexandria, Tenn.
md f,een a r-~f=
dent vi Hickman Tor about IL
years, max mig her home with
Mrs. j. l.. Anberg, and moved 10
Memphis with them lew months
ago. She made many friends ln
Hickman during her stay here,
who regret the death Of tins
good woman
She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Mrs. j. L.. AInberg, OF
Memphis, Mrs. Ill. G. Anberg, OF
Hickman, Mrs X. L. Mcllaney
and Mrs. Hattie b. Coffey, oi
Paragould, Ark.
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COUNTY COURT.

AT 1.-THE regular term OF Fulton
County Court on the second
Monday, thee following business
was transacted:
A petition for a new road be-
ginning at Mabel and ending on
the Tennessee line on the lands
OF w. G. Upton and Amberg-
French Land Co, was lied
Those owing lands through which
the road Will go do not object
and the road will probably be-
opened as asked III the petition
/ a petition ask ing Tor the ex-
tension of what Is known as the
Middle Road in the east end OF
the county beginning at Fradlk
Twigg's and ending at the i. Z.
railroad was filed
The following settlements were
confirmed and ordered recorded
A. a. Kimbro, guardian dor
Nina and Ruth Kimbro.
\. Huddleston administrator OF
Mrs Augusta Llgon.
w. Il. Anderson administration
OF j. ID. Binford.
w. i'll. Treas guardian for Dav-
i'll Mayes.
/ G. j. Bowers guardian for Kate
Bowers.
j. a. Thompson administration
OF IL Buchanan.
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MRS. BARRETT DIES
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Mrs. Martha Barrett. age o.,
mother OF III. G. Barrett od lick
man, died at the hOlne Of her
daughter, Mrs. III. W. Taylor, IN
san Francisco, Tuesday, July 4,
OF cirrhosis of the Stomach, al
ter an Illness OF several weeks.
Her remains were carried To IN
dlanapolis, Ind, for burial, which
was had Tuesday OF this week
Mrs. III. G. Freeman, OF indian
apolS, also survives her mother.
Mrs. Barrett will be remember
ed BY many OF her fiends in HEX
man, who Will regret to learn OF
the death OF this good woman
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WHIT THE ALLIES DID
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.

Built 1000 miles Of railroad to
facilitate moving munitions and
trooIs and handling the wounded.
PIf metal surface on all the
furnpkes.
Rebuilt or strengthened every
Bird q and railroad.
Coacentrated ] 100000 fighting
men, backed by 100000 auxiliary
wol'lmen, doctors, bridge and rail
road builders.
Filled the whole region with
hidden guns, new British guns, Of
the largest caliber, many of them
l5inch mortars and manned
their guns with French artillery
experts
Installed all over the region n
new telephone system, with con
crete poles, Augmented by Il net
work OF telegraph wires and sta
tons and fields hospitals
Buried ammunition everywhere
together with medicine and food
supplies, so that, no matter where
tile troops moved IN an emer-
geney, they would have shells ano
food without tine trouble and de
lay Of ordinary modes Oh transpor
tation
Concealed from the Germans
the missing of the troops back
OF the front
Ar'saneed the big guns in area
IN snth way rs 40 provide CON
centric fire from many glins OLA
small area Of the German
trenches.
In the preliminary seven-day
boinbardment OF the British
French army fired 900 900 shells
over 30 mile 'front.' and sent out
every evening raiding parties t.
demoralize the enemy and get
prisoners.
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BIDS WANTED.

Bids VIM be received by the
Observation-Disclosures until
o clock a m, 9lly IL, 1916, for
the construction OF a wall and
hence around the yard of the Full
ton County jail Plans and spe
clileationS may be secured from
the County Judge. Right resery-
ed TO reject any or all bids.
~ Nj. Shaw,
J. w. Roney,
f. j. Stair,
Committee
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Mrs. Mary Ligon entertained
the Rock Club Friday evening,
June 80. Punch was served dur
ing the games AT the close OF
the games "a salad course and ice
We're served by Misses Mary Bur
nett and Lrgon. Those present
were: iMesdames w. G.. Upton
and wife, 5. III. Hinton and wife,
X. L.. Bradley and wife, ID. b.
Wilson and wife, r. b. johnson
and wife, Dee Henry and wife,
f.. Dobson and wife, Mesdames
G.. H. Travis, w. X. Phipps, Crit
Bondurant ard Ross Cheshire, of
Atlanta, Ga.
j. w. Ward and w. j. Logan
have purchased 1870 acres OF tim
bered land below Memphis and
this week shipped 20 head of
mules TO the place, to be used in
logging and farming operations.
FOR SALE: Very desirable
lot in Southern Heights. Call
at this office Tor particulars. lc
Call at this office for typewrit-
er paper
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Mary Noonon. daughter of
Uncle .Jns Mo- son, formerly
"a 'er OF Fulton county, died a.
Fulton Monday. She had slrffe
ed for some time from consimp-
ton, but PeIIagra was given as
the cause of death. She will be
Remembered l.. number o:
hickman people
Miss Meta Frost, the popular
aud efficient saleslady ia the
store OF 4. Nj. Wilson < Co., j.
enjoying two weeks vacation
during which time she Will visit
in Union City and Hieknnan- =
Wingo Post.
Mrs. Green Walker and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Phil Wright, are visiting
the formers son, Howard Walk
err. who $ in .raining at Camp
Fort Logan, Lsttle Rock, Ark.
III. &. Barrett returned yester-
day from Indianapolis, where he
attended the funeral Of his moth
or, Tuesday.
The latest things IN hot wealth
err wears1bles of all kinds--Brad-
ley.
Cool Underwear and Shirts al
Rice 5 Shoe Store
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Mrs. i. o. West entertained
"Wednesday OF last week in hon
or OF her visitor, NJ is Mary Moore
OF Padncah The home was
beautifully decorated in red,
white and blbe and cut flowers.
Master J c. West and Miss
Jeanette Hummer served punch
as the guests arrived. Rock
Was played DUNG the evening
and cake and sieribert We're serv-
ed. Those presnt were: Misses
Celeste Roberts, 1'heLma Baltzer.
Sarah and Emm. Douglass, Jane
Binford, Mary 'eanpa Burnett,
Anna Lynn Dods, and Henry
Cowgirl, Observation-Disclosures
Osborn, Sam Barr, Ben and Jim
Briggs, Floyd ADDISON and Jack
Murphey, OF Fulto-
County Court Click S. T. Rop-
er received notice finn Secretary
OF State James Z. Lwis, to have
but one ballot prined for the
PRIMARY OF August That bal
lot, will contain onlytwo names,
George Prentice homas, of
Princeton, and Thoms N. Haze
llp, Of Paducah, the two candi-
dates for the G.. 0. !. nomina-
tion for Congress. Bsause AL
ben w. Barkley viii hse no OPP
position for the Democttic nomi-
nation, there will be ndaIlot for
the Democratic voters.
Tom C. Petit, vetera editor
of the Carlisle County Nvs and |
president of the FirstDistrict |
Press Association, has esigned |
as mayor of Bardwell. ,e stat
ed he could not give til neces-
sary time to the offie The
resignation was accepted " the
city council. Petit is onsf the
best known newspaper ln in
Western Kentucky.
Miss Mary Lillian Moor re-
turned home TO Paducah tur-
day after "A visit to Mrs. j o.
West.
John Holland, OF st. Loui is
visiting j. A. Stubs and viii
Light weight hats and cap IT
Rce's Shoe Store.
Try the Courier three MONTH 3
only 25c. IL,
Fresh meats at Moore's- Va
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CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to return our sin-
eere thanks and express our APP
probation for the help given ms,
the words of consolation in our
sad bereavement in the death of
our husband and father, G.
Phelps Also for the flowers fur
nlshed.-,Airs. Susan Phelps and
children.
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To THE PEOPLE OF
WEST HICKMAN.

There Is an organization start
ed in West Hickman To promote
interest in cleaning up and keep
part of our town We met and
ing clean and more sanitary this
part of our town. We met and
organized at the Methodist
emrch on Tuesday night, July
4th- We met again at the same
place on Friday night, July 18th,
when we had with us DR.. j. NJ
Hubbard, our city physician, and
DR. III. E. Prather, our county
/ physician, who gave us interest
| ing and instructive lectures on
the dangers of unsanitary condi-
tions aud on the best means OF
overcoming these dangers. We
! met at the Baptist church on
Tuesday night, July 11th, and
will meet again at the same place
on Tuesday night, July 18th.
We are glad to see the inter
est that is being shown by sever
al of our people, and hope that
this interest VIII grow until it
has reached every home 1t does
seem that this is movement
that ought 10 enlist the heartiest
sympathy and cooperation OF
every one, inasmuch rs it has for
It's object the prevention of sick
ness in our homes, the suffering,
and possibly the death of one or
more Of our loved ones. We are
sure that much can. be done t.
accomplish this object if we all
take the proper interest and Will
do our part
As to how best To attain this
object or as 10 the best plans
! by which 10 work, our ideas may
not be altogether clear and
somewhat at variance. But the
object OF our meeting together
from time To time Is that we may
, endeavOr 10 formulate the besi
plans and then carry them oui
as best We can. 1t has been sug
gested that our officials have
been negligent This may b.
true. They would hardly be
human ii they have not been so
at least To some extent But ear
the rest OF us claim To be with
out fault In this regard Let
tins be as it may, our officials
J are NOW showing a nice spIrii
OF cooperation and we beiieyt
that they VIII 10 their part -
far aS they can We believe thu
a spirit Of hearty sympathy ard
cooperation Will do more to ;s
cOlnpllSh the object OF our G-
ganlzatIOn than anything else ~
is better than force by law II,
by the strong arm of the law,
you force a man TO do a thing
against his VIII, he VIII do IT
grudgingly and hesitatingly, but,
Ii yQlrfsnlist his sympathetic 60
opeIfan II ON the basis OF his
love) ,,NIs home and his com
mlga' efforts To better
1ions Will be unllnnt-
Ell ruluS- III lS Hcce'''ot
sonnrrnS 10 use force, but bet
this be the last resort. We an
West Hickman can cultVate a
Esprit OF just pride IN our 9oln-
munity, and, BY little effort
each day on the part oil everyone,
We can lesson the danger 'ot
sickness, make more beautiful
ana wholesome our surroundings
and enhance the comfort ana
Happiness OF our people we
also believe that when we do
this our property owners VIII
meet US in u similar spirit, and
take greater interest III making
needed repairs ON the property
from time TO time. We hope that
all who can viii meet with us
next Tuesday night at the Bap-
inst church
Very respectfully,
A N..,,L.., Sas,r
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Mrs Fanny Shaw and son,
Dixie Robinson, left Tuesday for
a short stay at Dawson Springs
Dixie has had a hard tllssle with
rheumatism and hopes to be inn
proved by his stay at the Springs.
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NOTICE.

Hugh Slate, col, Is no long
er IN our employ as presser, and
we viii not be responsible for
any clothes or other work given
TO him-Dauglierty & Aquino,
July IL, 1916.
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Mrs X A Mitchell gave a beau
tlful reception Thursday after
noon III honor OF her sister, Mrs.
James Hearn Brown, Oh Nash
vile. The house was lebaorate-
~ decorated for the occasion in
cut flowers and red and white
and blue suggestions for tho
Fourth OF July. Little Misses
Helen Swayne and Jeannetts
Humber opened the doors Of the
reception hall where Mrs. MIN
Walker cordially received the
guests and Mrs w G.. Speer IN
vited them Into 'he library where
they We're served punch by Miss
Is Ihelna BaltZer and Eron Rop-
er. From there they We're inVit-
ed into the parlor by Mrs. H. Me-
Maxim where just inside the door
Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Brown ex-
tended a gracious welcome. Mrs..
w. Il. Amberg thea invited tho
callers into the dining room which
was especially pretty LII cut
flowers, red, white and blue flags,
and from the chandelier hung
cupids from the letter Il. Here
cream and cake We're served AMI
IA miniature flag presented each
guests by Misses BERTHE May and
Magalee Rec and Annie Lee
Brown. Miss Mary Stone pre-
sided over the Victrola whIcl,
furnished soft, sweet accompa-
ment to the voices OF tho
guests.
Mrs. +. $. Moore, president of
the Mothers Club, informs us
that the Visiting Nurse sent out
by the State, WILL begin her
work here about the first of Sep
1enber. The salary OF this nurse
Tor the first three months is paid
Tor by the State, after that by
private subscriptions OF indiyid-
ais, fraternal orders, etc. Those
10 whom she gives her services,
also assist LII making up her sal
airy ii they are financially able
10 do so.
Mrs. j. C. Hendrix and daugh-
'er, Lucille, Left Wednesday for
! visit to Mrs. j. w. Thomas, of
lrenton, and friends at Dyer.
4. A. Holcombe, wife and chill
iren, OF Greenville, Miss, ara.
expected this week to visit Mrs
:. A. Holconlbe.
Miss Sarah Nash, of Union
NY, viii arrive today to visit 4,
i'ss Mary Hardy Ligou. "
For the latest styles in shirts,
les hosiery, underwear. til Nj
'radley 3 line.
MISS Ruth Jones, Of MayfieIds
VISITING A. r. Hughes and fan 4
Big bargains in children . ~
ers at Rsoe's Shoe Store. .
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Bert Mckenzie returned Tues
day from a trip =, Detroit AID
ST Louis.
Mrs A. T.. Kennedy has return
ed home at st. Louis
s1.00 saved. $l.oo made. See
Sullivan Bros
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lowed the reflections up to his face, greet
ing him by name.
"Shut the door, said he dictatorily.
"Sit down." he added to the woman.
Then he took out cigar. bit off the
end, spat it forth on my clean floor, and
turned to me.
See this woman" he asked. swell.
her husbands dyin' in Jail. Can't last
till mornin' He won't see her. Asks for
a priest. It's up to YOU.
Immediately took down my hat and
cloak, and put on both.
"Think you can get one of them death
bed repentances, do your he sneered.
"Well, this amt that kind of bird. How
ever, wish you luck.
crossed to the woman, took both her
hands, and looked into her eyes. Doctors
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By GEORGE BRONSON-HOWARD
illustrations by S. J. Woolf

that the unusual had happened, and that
money was knocking at the door of the
true faith.
let in red-faced man, six feet or more
in height and close on two hundred
pounds. One of his ham-like hands was
grasping the shoulder of trembling little
woman. Outside | could see man in
blue uniform holding horses head.
The light from my study lamp gistened
on the buttons of the big man, and fol-
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"See here, he began, keeping his eyes
on me the while. "This fella's common
thief. John Yensen, up at Claim So,
PANIED out about sixty thousand dollars
in the last two months. He had it cached
in what he thought was a safe place. This
fella sneaked in, stole it, and caches it
somewhere else. He's tryin' to make his
getaway with the woman when we pinches
him. See? Well, when we git him in Jail
he denies everythin' says he didn't grab
the stuff which is a lie, as we got witnesses
to prove. Then we gives him little per-
suasion-"
He put his face a trife closer as he spoke:
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say person can't have broken heart:
but this woman had I've looked on pain
and misery all my life, but her hopeless
eyes brought tears to my own.
"lf he wishes to see priest, my child,
said to her, "and desires dissolution, he
must do as the priest directs him. Come
with me. He will see you: promised"
Here the Chief of Police broke in
roughly:
Il amt goin' to have her hollerin'
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around the place any more. She kin
stay here until you work the fella around.
Then, if it's all right, you kin come back
and git her. Come on if you're comm.
The woman started up with weak,
pitiful cry.
at won't be long" l soothed; al have
no doubt the Chief here will put his horse
and trap at my disposal
"Sure!' cut in the policeman.
SHE turned away from both of us, and
put her hands over her face. followed
the Chief of Police out got into the trap
beside him, and, the other policeman sit
ting behind, we drove back to town.
AS we got within the zone of electric
lights, the Chief turned to me and
began to speak slowly and decisively.
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lis race trllle closer as he spoke:
"A-little-persuasion! And
he comes across clean. He
done it, and he tells us how he
done it! But as to where he
soaked the touch he won't
say. Like a clam! He amt
said yet-and he's dyin'."
His face again came unpleas-
antly close, the dead cigar in
one corner of his mouth almost
touching my face.
"Catch on?"
"Why won't he see his wife?"
l asked quietly. "Have you
told him lies about her?'
From the twitch of his ugly
face and his lack of readiness
in answering, l knew there was
a reason for the prisoners ex-
traordinary conduct which he
would rather / did not know.
"You see--it's this way,
father he went on, with ex-
traordinary civility, for him.
"There amt a chance of findin'
that sixty thousand unless he
loosens up before he dies.
Now, as he won't see his
wife"
@Why won't he see his wife?"
/ persisted.
"-as he won't see his wife,
repeated the Chief, disregard
ing me, @and won't tell us-and
as you are the only person he
rants to see, why, l guess
you'll be the only one thatll
know where the dust is soaked.
Now, I've had a talk with
Yensen. He'll split it like an
apple with me it l find out
where it is; and I'll be on the
level with you!"
He spoke largely, benevo-
lently.
"You need a lot of things
up at that rusty church of
yours-a decent place to live
in, for one thing. And-well,
my folks useta be Catholics,
and | went when l was a kid,
and l don't see none Of them
pretty stained-glass windows
and gold and silver plate and
remember am a priest l said.
remember I'm talkin' ten thou
rs. All, that hits you where you
it?s
T answer. To refuse him meant,
Y, not seeing the prisoner. But |
mined that, if matters were as he
is my Office to see that Yensen
honey returned to him without
II to an institution which he,
,st of us, contributed to support.
| let tho Captain believe ]
luiesce in his plan. At any
emed to take it for granted that
OF refuse a sum as large as the
cred. He said no more on the
ut led me through Jail corridors
to the sub-cellar, where the
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Stronger Than the Law

DO not precisely mean to say that
am his friend because he furnishes me
often with a story that the public
- likes: but maybe that has something
to do with tive are all selfish enough,
Heaven knows. Why he likes me is
mystery: | am not of his faith, nor does
he ever make an attempt to convert me.
But we are friends.
He is old now, and potters about his
little parish here in New York like an
amiable wolf, long tanned. You can see
he was a fierce fellow once. though, in
spite of his prestly habit; and his face
bears the marks of Chinese torture. Later
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But we are friends.
He is old now, and potters
little parish here in New Yor
amiable wolf, long tanned. Yo
he was a fierce fellow once.
spite of his priestly habit; an
bears the marks of Chinese tort,
he was a rowing Jesuit mission
airy through the mining camps
of the West. There is still a
certain trace of this expert
ence in his speech.
| took him to see a play, the
other night-one dealing with
the methods of police in fore
ing a confession from a pris-
oner. He was singularly quiet
through it all, making no COM
ment until we were away
from the hurly-burly and in his
own quiet little study. Where
upon he burst into the story
that follows, and which | tram
scribe as we'll as | can remem-
Der it.
THE literary point of view!
1t is very tiresome, my
friend--a half-truth and a
great deal of verbiage. Some
one told this playwright that
there was such a thing as the
"third degree" and it BIOS
somed in his mind into a
flower of unreality. Hypno-
tism -bah! Fear, fear, fear!
Mental fear. Physical fear
fear of being manned for life,
blinded, killed! am going to
tell you a story: now go and
make a literary hash of it.
But listen to the truth first,
and do not interrupt.
The name of the town
doesn't matter. | dom think
the Church would approves:
for the whole story is down in
the archives at Rome, and
Rome decided that l must do
penance for my share in it.
When l tell you it was a small
Western town of ten thou
sand, founded on the site of a
mining camp, you are going
to say that is quite differ
emit from New York. To off
set that, l shall tell you that
the Chief of Police in question
was a direct importation from
this very town: he had been
precinct captain here.
My church was on the outsk
town. 1t was lonely enough 70
little house the size of a coup
York elevators. especially as
own cooking, since the parish y
little to support a servant.
l was getting ready for bed
sort of knock came at the d.
means that the knocker has II
whatever for what you want to
the knock of a supplicant or of
trouble. but the decisive, insult
of a person who will knock agai
loud if you stop to put on your
fore answering it. l had hea
hoofs and the crunch of carri;
few moments before, but tn
people seldom honored me wi
Now that | had heard the knoc