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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05
FIRST WORLD CONGRESS
OF WOMEN TO CONVENE
Thirty-fOur Countries Will be Repre-
sented at Convention of Work
ing Women

The first world congress of work
ing women will convene in Washing
ton October 22nd and 81 countries
will be represented. Each country
represented will be entitled to ten
women delegates and ten votes, and
all delegates must bring credentials
signed by accredited trade union or
ganizations.
This means that for the first time
in the history of the world the elect
ed representatives of the organized
working women of all countries will
have opportunities to discuss the
problems of the workers.
Under instructions from Mrs. Ray
mond Robins, president of the N-s
tional Trade Women's League, and
national committee woman on the Re-
publican Women's Executive Commit
tee, the delegates will bring data
dealing with conditions in women's
employment in foreign countries;
child labor and the eight hour day
as it effects women and children; and
remedies for unemployment.
"Since women must now assume
responsibilities in the affairs of the
world, we urgently hope that you will
be represented at this congress" ;"
reads the message that called the del
egates to Washington, where the Wo-
mems Trade Union League acts as
hostess to the congress.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05
ORCHARD SELLS FOR $4,000 AN
ACRE

The very top notch in orchard
prices for this district was recorded
last Wednesday with the sale by j. G.
Dollar of his ten acre orchard tract
at Dryden to John Harting, pros
perous wheat farmer of Odessa. The
consideration paid is reported as $50
600 for the tract or $4,000 an acre
An orchard of the highest commercial
value and pleasantly situated, the
place is considered one of the most
desirable in this locality. There is a
big crop on the place, which, when
marketed and harvested will probably
bring $4,000. Mr.. Harting and fam
ily expect to move here and reside
Cashmere Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
EXCEEDS FORMER YEARS
Nearly 400 Students Registered This
Week-New Teachers and More
Room Needed

School opened Tuesday with a good
enrolment in the high school, and a
large attendance in the grades, says
Supt. A. T. Sutton. AS yet the grade
building is without a principal, Miss
Flemming acting in that capacity to-
gether with her work as regular
teacher. The Science and Athletics
man, and the History and English in
structors in the high school are also
still among the missing but are expec-
ted in the course of few days. With
this handicap in the teaching force
progress is little slow. A serious
condition exists in the grades accord
ing to Mr.. Sutton, due to unexpected
ly large enrollments in several of the
rooms. Perhaps the situation can
best be explained by simply giving
the enrollments in the various rooms.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05
SHOPMEN REJECT THE OFFER
OF WILSON

Railroad shopmen of the Chicago
district voted against acceptance OF
the a cents an hour increase in wages
announced last week by President
Wilson and Director General Hines
according to announcement of j. b
Saunders, district attorney. Mr.
Saunders said that the result of the
vote showed that SO per cent of the
men had voted against acceptance.
The results have been forwarded
to the international officers at Wash
ington.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05

In order to provide storage space
for winter apples in case of car
shortage this fall arrangements have
been made to store between 700 and
800 carloads in the Great Northern
ice houses. The cold storage facili-
ties at Wenatchee are limited, as it
has always been the policy of the
shippers to load the fruit out and
store it in Chicago, New York, Pitts
burg or Duluth.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05
REMOVE SHEEP FROM FORESTS
Fires and Shortage of Feed Cause
Early Withdrawal

Several thousand sheep have been
brought out of the forest reserves be-
cause of the scarcity of feed and fires,
and are being loaded out at Chelan
Paterous and other stations along the
Oroville branch of the Great North
e1n. Over 100000 sheep are being fed
in neighboring forest reserves, but
the feed is shorter than ever before.
Buyers who have purchased sheep re-
Gently are confronted with a sharp
drop in prices, but the sheep can not be
taken back into the mountains and
must be shipped.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05
MORE PHEAsANTs FOR COUNTY

The following is copied from a let
ter recently received by Mr.. P. F..
Scheble, Chelan County Game Com
missioner, from Mr.. L. H. Darwin,
State Game Warden, and will be in
teresting to all lovers of field sports
and hunting. The writer can state
on his own knowledge that already
these and other game birds heretofore
liberated in this part of Chelan county
have multiplied and can be seen in
every valley and on most of the hill
sides. Because they have not been
shot at they are unusually tame and
show no fear of man.
Following is Mr.. Darwin's encour-
aging letter:
eve are pleased to advise you that
we are delivering fifty Chinese pleas
ants to your county from our State
Game Farm at Walla Walla. The
request has been wired to your game
warden to meet these birds at Spo-
kane on Monday morning, Sept. 1st
and convey them to your county
We think you will find these birds
in splendid condition and we trust, if
possible, that you will liberate them
where they will not be shot at this
wear. IF they are not killed this
year they should make a valuable ad-
dtion to your brood stock next year
You undoubtedlyappreciate the value
of a change in blood.
Later on this season we hope to be
able to make a further shipment OF
pheasants to your county"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05

DIR. Hoxsey took his son Edwin to
Spokane Tuesday where he was OPP
Grated on the following day by the
doctor and his brother who is one of
the leading surgeons of Spokane. He
had developed an acute case of ap-
pendicitus. Reports from Spokane
last night were that the operation had
been successful.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05

D. F. Shaser sold his 20-acre ranch
at the mouth of Mission creek to Sui
livan and Grinen for $4,000. There
are seven acres of bearing orchard.
Mr.. Shaser expects to spend his spare
time camping, hunting and fishing
Cashmere Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05
FOR OLD AGE PENSIONS
Bill introduced in the Senate Would
Assist those over SiXty-five

Old-age pensions are proposed for
persons more than 65 years of age in
a bill introduced by Senator McNary,
of Oregon. The bill was referred to
the pensions committee. Persons
with incomes of not more than So per
week would receive a weekly pension
of 81 under the bill.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-09-05

Mrs. Ferdinand Wettstein and
daughter Gladys returned last week
from a prolonged visit with friends
in Minnesota and Michigan.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
PAINFUL INJURY
Employe If Laundry Has Hand Badly
Mashed and Burned.

Mrs. Minnie Heathcock. an emplOye
81 the Hickman Steam Laundry. had
the fingers Of her right hand seriously
mashed and burned yesterday about
noon. when her hand was caught be
tween the big hot steel roller of the
flat" ironing machine. Walter Hol-
land engineer. just happened 10 be near
when the accident occurred and stop
ped the machine. which doubtless saved
the lady's arm.
DIR. II. L. Prather gave Mrs. Heath
cock medical attention and she seems
10 be resting as well as could be ex-
pected. The doctor was unable 20 say
whether or not the victim might lose
any Of her fingers
Mrs. Heathcock says while ironing
a towel. which had become folded over
she attempted To straighten IL with
ont stopping the machine and her fling
ers were nearer the machine than she
thought
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28

Mrs. Grant DELPHI. Of Nashville.
spent from Wednesday 10 Thursday
with her parents. MIN Walker and
wife
J. NJ. Eel has purchased from Tom
Dillon. Sr-. the twO-story brick build
ing on Clinton street. the first floor
of which i occupied by BOnduranf's
Grocery. The consideration was So
800.
The Louisville Freight Traffic Com
mittee will consider on Sept 3. cancel
lation of the rate Of S6Ia per 100 lbs.
on medicines from Pulaski. Tenn. TO
n number OF stations. including Hick-
man.
Tuesday evening Judge and Mrs F.
j. Stair entertained about - couples
with gypsy tea. i'm honor of Lieut.
Marshall Mcdaniel. The party left
at Z 80 for Mcdaniel Hill where a
delightful luncheon was enjoyed, ana
games were played.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
OIL WELL DATA
Geological Report ON Well at Samburg
Made i'm Year 1916.


We give below copy OF a report ON
the old Samburg oil well. sunk in 1915
rs. made by H. A. Pardue. state geolo-
gist for Tennessee. and published in
January. 1916. In the sfae volume q
No I Resources of Tennessee"
The copy furnished comes 10 us from
Frank J.. Bum. al Tiptonville. who i
promoting subdivision oil company
near that city The repaFt reads as
follows.
At the writing. a well i being sunk
with rotary drill. on the east side Of
Reelfoot lake. q mile and a half south
of Samhurg. under the direction Of Mr.
J. W. Scott Of Pittsburg Pennsylvania
As yet. no log of this well has been
furnished this survey hut when last
visited 10y the writer. Nov. II. 1915. II
was reported by Mr. Scott 10 be APP
lprOXimafely 1000 feet deep. The drill
was ina very tough. dark blue clay that
the drillers called gumbo. Mr. Scott
said that 24O feet. 2-foot oil sand was
struck that ne thought would produce
five barrels 81 oil "A day that from l.
33O 10 l.4J1 feet. the drill passed
through sand with a showing Of oil all
the way. but especially in its upper and
lower 30 feet and that little gas was
struck In the upper 20 feet of the sand
He estimated that the total OUTPUT
from the sand would Toe 20 to 80 barrels
day.
While none Of the four wells sunk
at Memphis produced oil or gas IN com
mercial amount and while the one al
Rcelfoot lake has not as vet been
proved 20 be- a commercial well the re-
ports show that all these produced gas
in small amount and some of them
made good showings Of oil This. IN
the driliers were not mistaken. proves
the presence Of these products. and il
they exist az all. il stands 20 reason
that In places they must occur in pay
ing quantities.
The probable existence 81 this dome
| (Tiptonvillel before the earthquake
makes IL much more inviting as "a pos
sible source Of oil and gas than III il
had been formed during that time for
the reason that the deepseated agen-
cies that caused il affected all the de
posits Of the area. down 10 the old rock
floor These deposits are described
later I'm the paper The effects of the
Earthquake were largely If not wholly
superficial Also. the accumulation of
oil and gas is such "a slow process that
the time since 1911 j. too short for
any considerable store of either 10 have
/ been formed
The formation 81 the Embayment
AREA probably contained enough organ
IT, matter az the time Of their demo
Siiion fo produce q good supply Of oil
and gas
IT must be understood that no as
surnnce can bc given Of successful
I rrr..H a.. Il.
prospecting should continue ia the Reel
foot district the low flat anti-cline
described by Mr.. Fuller as the Upton
vile dome should be the guide To in.
The wells should be sunk near a
straight line beginning some miles
south Of Tiptonville and running lust
east 81 that place. toward New Madrid
The northern limit Of the area is a
bout half way between the state line
and New Madrid in the loop of the
river"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
MEETING CALLED
County Chairman Prather Calls Mass
Convention for August 80.

To the Democrats Of Fulton county >
You are hereby notified that mass
convention will be- held al the Court
House ia Hickman. Saturday afternoon
August 81. 1919. for the naming ~
delegates o. attend the platform con
vention az Louisville ON the 4th dav
of September.
The call from the Democratic state
Central and Executive Committee i
as follows.
Whereas. the chairman Of said COM
mitfees has heretofore issued call for
these committees Co meet and take stch
faction az this as il deemed wise and
proper in the interest Of the
Democratic Party. confronted as II is
by the FAN campaign for state offices.
Therefore. hc 10 further resolved
that 10 Is the expression Of these COM
miitees that the action Of the state
chairman I'm calling said committees
for the purposes indicated. l. now rat
flied and confirmed.
BE il further resolved by these
committees. that the Chairman and
Secretary then issue cali for a
delegate convention 10 be- held In the
city Of Louisville. az the time here
matter stated. FOR the purpose Of adopt
ing a platform upon which the Demo
cratic Party shall go to the people Of
the State IN the Fan campaign. 1919
for State offices. and such call shall
conform 10 the following requirements.
to-wit.
First: 4 mass convention shall be-
held az two D. m. on the 3Oth Of Aug
u>f. 1919. in each county in Kentucky
fo select delegates to such platform
convention, which platform convention
shall De- held iu the CITY Of Louisville.
Ky on the ffh day of September. 1912
same - De- called o. order at II O'Clock
noon. the place in the said city 20 BE-
selected by the chairman Of these com
mitfccs
Second. Their e~hall be- on deleeat,
allowed from said couties and IegiS-
lative Districts for each fifty votes
east for the Democratic electors In the
Presidential election Of 1916"
+. 4 Prather. Jr.. Chm.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
NEW ELECTRIC RANGE.

Frost's Cafe Is installing this week
"A large electric range and fireless cook
er. In these days of high priced coal
and uncertain labor conditions, this
range should prove not only thing OF
beauty. but a joy forever. We failed
10 learn the cost-almost afraid to ask
but IL is safe bet il runs into hun
dreds Of dollars. With the installation
of this fixture-doubtless the best. If
not the only one in this section of the
state-Mr. Frost will have one OF the
classiest cafes i'm Western Kentucky. II
il not only attractive. but eliminates
SCOT. smoke and fire hazards. and com
bines all the good features of an ordin-
airy range-and then some-minus the
usual troubles and irregular tempera-
lures.
Mr. Frost invites the public to see
this new electric range in operation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28

Lowry Stone is ON the sick list this
week.
All kinds OF fresh canned goods AT
Betterswortb'a
+ T. Ellison returned Saturday from
s. Louis markets
W. }. Logan returned the latter part
~ last week 90 his home az Askew.
Ark
Miss Lois Choato returned the lat
ter part Of last week from a visit with
friends in Mayfield
Fishing ar Reelfoot lake this year Is
said 90 be unusually good. many people
catching from go 20 100 fish day A
nonresident license is required though
or a fine may be in order. many PEG
Pile not knowing that this fish licens'
is necessary Same can be procured
however. az Walnut Log Hotel. or ap-
plication made there.
Miss Marie Beelcr. who has been
substituting here in the office Of the
Mengel Box Company during the alb
Sence Of Mrs. $. VI. Allen. will return
on sunday % her home I'm Louisville.
Mrs. Allen has resigned her position
here with the company and same will
be- filed by Mrs Frank Crutchfield
who Will start on Monday in this Of
flee.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
REID RETURNS FROM FRANCE.
HICKMAN. KENTUCKY

Corporal Dewitt Reid. of the firm Of
Reid Bros. who has been in France
for nearly thirteen months. arrived
home Tuesday morning. after being dis
charger AT Camp Taylor. He was a
member Of 60. r. 51th Engineers. and
from July of last year until the nth Of
January this year, was In active ser
vice on European rivers. carrying sup
plies and munitions To the front and
was ON the way 10 the front with "A
load of munitiOn stuff when the armis-
tice was signed and was turned back
This work took him over the greater
part Of France and a number of times
To the Belgian border and To the Swift
zerland border.
Supplies were carried by barge and
Dee states that he has seen these barges
in France that had cabins and state
rooms handsOmer than any packet in
this section. but from the outside just
plain barges. This work included the
river Seine and they passed Paris Of
ten. stopping there a good many times
He states their bridges and canal sys-
TENS are very wonderful. During the
time he was In service or until jan
uary of this year, he was with the
French people far more than with the
Nanks. and for weeks at time away
from their camp. When he arrived
there he went ON an English boat barge
operating in France. to learn their sys-
tenn. taking out boat in August, be-
ing under French Captain good
part of the time
During the entire time he was gone.
from the day he left Hickman I'm Nav.
1918. he never met or saw a soul he had
ever seen or known before until he ar
rived back in the states and reached
Louisville. meeting Warren Ellison in
Child's restaurant i'm Louisville the
night before his discharge
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
ANNUAL PICNIC
NJ Boyle Bros. Place ON Bayou de Chen
Greek

Last Tuesday the annual picnic on
Bayou de Chen. at Boyle Bros. was
well attended and was a most enjoy
able affair. This event is looked for
ward 10 with much anxiety by both old
and young for miles around Hickman.
as II has been an annual event for
many years.
The largest part of the crowd de-
parted from East Hickman in hay wag-
ons and private cOnveyances.
At high noon the impromptu tables
swayed under the burden of fried chick
Ell, fried fish, fried squirrel. fried ham.
salads OF all kinds, cake of every varie-
" and twO-story custard pies.
In the Evening by the Moonlight
the crowd gathered in the large grove
just back of Boyle Bros. home place
where good music and excellent floors
awaited them and ~tripped the light
fantastic" until the midnight hour. 80.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28

Next Monday Is Labor Day.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28

John Choate. our local stock dealer
leaves tonight for st. Louis to look after
one of the largest shipments of hogs
ever sent from Hickman. The ship
meni consists of 81 hogs a car Ioads)
the purchase price being S12T219o.
Mr. Choate also shipped one load of
mixed stock this week
Miss Nell Bondurant returned the
latter part of last week from an auto
mobile trip with friends To Mammoth
Cave. Ky. changing plans from West
Baden To the Mommoth Cave on ac-
count of the condition OF the roads
Misses Maggie ana Mabel Choate are
visiting -eia'ivcs Mt Mayfield this
week
Next Monday Is Labor Day.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28

Mrs. s. H. Hinton and daughter re-
turned home Wednesday after a weeks
visit in New Madrid.
There is said TO be one spot on Choc-
taw Plantation out in one of their
fields where the lightning strikes near
liz every time there is a storm Charley
jackson, who is overseer and manager
ON this plantation. states that during
the past two years he has resided there
that he believes the lightning has
struck that one spot fully twenty-five
times. The vegetation around this one
spot is burned out. He thinks possibly
there may be an iron deposit there or
some metal that seems TO attract the
lightning.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28

Mrs. r. :. Moore and daughter. Miss
Dorothy. have returned from a several
weeks visit with Mrs MQore's par
ents. DR. and Mrs. Il. +. Royal. at villa
Ridge. Ill
Chester Bondurant and wife left
sunday night for eastern points being
delayed a week I'm their plans 10 get
away.
Mrs. Joe Biuford and daughter. Miss
Lillian. left "Wednesday for Browns
vile. Tenn. o. visit relatives
Mrs. A. W Whipple has bought the
home Of Mrs :. Cavitt
Mrs. =. l. Walker has been on the
sick list.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28

Mrs Campbell has accepted a posi-
ton as saleslady az Dohson's store.
Miss Mary Temp Burnctte and Wis
itors. Misses Margarine and Murre'
Miller spent Thursday I'm Fulton.
Misses Margarine and Murrel Miller
left Saturday for their home. Owens
boro. after a visit 10 Miss Mary Temp
Eurnette.
Misses Winnie Harper and Helen
Walker and brother. Lee. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Thomas ar
Mounds Ill
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
SEALED BIDS WANTED.

Sealed bids VIII be received for the
installation of about 1Opo0 feet of
finch tile In the county roads OF Full
ton county. on September g. 1919. al
the court house. in Hickman. Ky. by
the undersigned.
Specifications may be had by apply
ing 10 the County Road Engineer.
Rights reserved 10 reject any and all
bids.-R y. Mcconnell. Highway I'm.
gineer. &c
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
INSTITUTE IN SESSION.

The Joint Hickman county and Full
ton county School Institute opened on
Tuesday. the 2Gth. az Fulton. with "a
large number IF teachers In attend
aimee. in fact. practically every teacher
Of both these counties An interesting
program has been prepared for this
five DAYS institute
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-08-28
FARM FOR SALE

40 acres. , miles east Of Hickman
on Hickman and Moscow road All i'm
cultivation, good Broom house and
stock barn. good orchard. 2OO-ft well !:
= mile Of good school. This Is good
farm. and can be bought for less than
adjoining farms. Price S125. H. A.
thoate. In
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-09-12

Capt. w. B. Caldwell, recently
discharged from the United States
Army, has reached the city and has
taken up his duties as Manager Of the
Y. NJ. c. A work in this section.
The Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton has extended its plans of organ
ization and has four district men sta
toned in different parts Of the State.
Owing to the splendid reception given
the Hi Y Work among the high schools
of the State, there is great demand
cociation plans to organize new clubs
as well as to prosecute it's work in
other lines.
The Y. M. C. A. stands for the de-
velopment of the spirit, mind and
tie body, and believes that any life
that has missed any one Of the forms
of this three fold dvelopment is not
fully prepared to meet the problems
ahead. The Y. M. CA. announce that
that if honesty and courage are to
prevail in the public and private life
of Mississippi, the young men must
be trained in mind and heart and
body. This organization felicitates
over the wholesome atmosphere that
prevails in those communities that
have community Y. M. C.. A., and
it is urged that the same spirit is fOs-
tered in the high school clubs. 1t is
interesting to note in this connection
that Mississippi leads the United
States in Hi Y activities.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-09-12
AN APOLOGY TO OUR READERS.

Owing to the fact that we have
been short of help and without Lin
otype operator for nearly three weeks
we are compelled to give our readers
a very little amount of reading matter
again this week. The last machine
operator we had went off without CIV
ing any notice whatever and evil
IDENTIFY purposely misplaced or car. 1
off parts Of the machine, so that it is
well nigh impossible for any one ex-
cent an expert to make it 60 We
are making every possible effort to
get our force in order, but every
country newspaper office in the land,
almost, that chances to change Zen,
and especially those who are not prac-
tical machinists themselves, are hav-
ing troubles similar to ours. 1t ap-
pears that the whole country is just
in the borderland of serious expert la
Dor trouble.