The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-07-13

Compton Vaughan is said TO have
confessed that he shot and killed
George Barnet. foreman in charge OF
the Construction of dam near Sunol,
Cal. during a card game.
The death at Danville. H.. OF Joe
Strawser. 8. from rabies has caused
the coroner's jury To recommend that
every dog in Nermflion county be
locked up for seven weeks in IN eff
fort To eradicate the disease
conference called by the Ameri-
can Union Against Militarism. for the
purpose of finding a solution of the
difficulties between the United States
and Mexico. has begun in Washington.
Albert Blankenship. % years old. of
indianapolis. motor cycle racer. was
killed at the state fairgrounds when
he lost control of his machine and il
crashed through the fence.
Sears. Roebuck < Co, Chicago, an
nounced the establishment - an EN-
ployes' saving and profit sharing fund.
10 which the company will contribute
on the basis OF last years profits,
$4,000
Willie Given, negro. who was with
the Tenth cavalry and was taken pris-
oner at CarriZal. said that an Ameri
can deserteT from the Twentieth in.
fantry was in command of the com
pany OF Carranza troops at CarTizal
Prices of two Atlanta (Ga) after
noon papers, the Journal and the
Georgian. have been raised from two
TO three cents
lgnatius T. T. Lincoln. self-styled
international spy" was found guilty
in London on the charges of forgery
on which he was extradited from New
York and sentenced to three years
imprisonment
Seven hundred and fifty-three com.
munities. or townships. have been
| partly OF totally destroyed through
military operations in France since
the beginning of the war.
r.v strawberry shipments from VII
closed are the largest in the histor,
of that town. 16s carloads beins
shipped.
Jack Barrell. IS. sank in MOSCOW
pay when overcome by a cramp while
bathing chauffeur rescued Darrell
after he had been under water 20 min.
| utes- Coroner Jacobson was called
and after using pulmotor two hours
revived young Darrell. but he died
later of hemorrhage.
Within two weeks congress will be
asked to authorize an issue of wal
bonds to finance military activities
growing out of the Mexican situation
Altoona. Wis. is a dry town At e
stormy session of the common council
a license was issued to the Altoona
| Mercantile Co. a municipal saloon
| the profits TO go into a fund for build
ing waterworks. 1t is not ready to
| open
-Four men were killed and one seri
ously injured when a Norfolk & West
ern train struck an automobile a.
Abingdon. Va
The province or Yukon in Western
Canada will take a vote ON the pro
hibition question.
The name of the town of Berlin
Ont, has been changed to the more
patriotic one OF Kitchener.
Capt Hans. Tauscher has been ac.
quilted by jury In New York of the
charge Of conspiring to wreck the
Welland Canal
Judge J. III. Brady of the Kansas
City. Kan. police court will not be
allowed to chain wife heaters 20 a
post for the edification Of the popu-
lace They will be sent to the rock
pile as usual
Labor Commissioner Mcbride of
Kansas is out In call for 10000 men
for the harvest fields.
The Russian Duma is SO impressed
with the fine effect Of the suppression
Of the sale of vodka that 1t has been
decided to make the innovation per.
manent-
The Santa Fee System has decided
to pension the families of employees
who are killed in the line of duty
The sum shall not be less than $3.50
nor more than $4,000.
The u. 8. Senate has gone or rec.
ord as favoring the most stupendous
naval expenditure In the history OF
the country
DR.. Leonard K Lower of Chicago
was killed and his wife seriously in
jured when their new automobile
plunged over an embankment-
Eight hundred mechanics. the entire
force of the Panama canal. will de
eide whether or not to strike on &C
count Of a reduction In wages