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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
DEPUTY At FULTON.

Deputy Assessor Henry Coney will
go 90 Fulton Monday to spend thirty
days taking assessments Of property
owners IN that end of the county Tn
der the new law. folks are required 20
come 10 the ofiic. of the assessor and
make their declarations. but Assessor
Coffey viii have % deputy az Fulton at
his own expense a. matter of accom-
mediation 20 the people of that section
People Of the west end are expected. of
course. 90 call at the court house and
make out their lists
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
COOPERATION NEEDED.

In fhc substantial Improvement or
immunity the greatest asset r.
I.rit ct cooperation. This is true
raurchc~. iu schools. im business in
county and State government and in
towns. Just at present thcrc b. won
dcrful ncrd 81 This necessary element
ut Hickman There are many either
towns thut are equally as badly in
uctd OF 90 as we arr. perhaps huf lrf'-
consider our own needs and welfare
just now. There are great many inn
protcmcuf~ that could h., made in the
general condition of fhe town ii we
could only get orgauizpd. having inl
visasz zons-s fa1rf,srs. uasn@iy. hsss<s~Ifa ~
~ the town and its citizens materially.
religiously. municipality and every 9th
er way. If everybody would just las
aside all personal prcfcrmrntS for uI
while and go 90 work with only one
thing iu view. and that one thing fh.l
strengthening Of our town and com
muuity in every respect. what "a glor
iouS thing 10 would he. The churches
would fare better. the schools would
prosper as they never did before ourl
streets would be clean and pleasant toI
look upon. there would he no weeds
anywhere o. mar. a more friendly sui
it would exist between nci-hl.ors and.
all of u~ would feel like we were livir-I
a~ We should live-lise one big family
with thc entire town az our home and
what pleasant place We could mak'
IT,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
NIL RED AT DETROIT.

Jim Lee Eondurauf has returned
from Detroit Mich. lie suffered quite
painful accident while employed
there and from which be- hasn't fully
recovered. he was working on an au-
romohile aud iu attempting Co crank it.
fhe handle kicked out Of his hand.
striking him in the mouth. breaking
on One tooth and knocking three other
upper front teeth oui If lime. also cut
ting "a cash ia the corner Of his mouth
that required two stitches To- close By
the careful attention of his physician
his teeth were pulled back in line by a
brace which he win be- compelled Ia
wear FOR two months
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
SHORT FIGHT
'enpsey Virtually Whips Willard In
First Round

.by Virtue Of one 81 the Speedis.~t aud
|'n~' one-sided battles whive ever
F'ecided big fisiic event. Jack Dcmp-
|Sey' who may now wish to be- known
|ps iis fun voting name OF William
|ffarfison Dempsey. at Toledo July g.
|becnine the worlds champion heavy
aseight boxer.
To All inteutS aud purposes he whip
led The huge Jess willard. exc hamp-
on and fayorite ia the mcagrr hettiue
IN one round Dempsey Thought the
>fferee had announced him winner and
.netnally ieft the ring But hc wis
tailed back ami the hatchery continued
Err two rounds more when jess sitting
fn his corner with "a hcNildered look on
4is sssoolcn countenauc.. failed 90 re-
<pond 10 the gong for the fourth round
> II was no Use 10 continue. said
the ex-champion. My strength went
from me Ia the nr>i round
I He sat there. apparently the most
surprised man in the United States at
the. moment Ills right eye was CLOSED
and his right cheek swollen and blue
with bruises Blood covered his body
ard his arm hung So hclplc~~ly over
The ropes that IL seemed a. if child
might give him further abuse without
arousing his interest.
Dempsey WAS breathing hard when
the light ended but it WIS from eNrr-
tion and not from punishment Iic es-
eaped almost unhuri
The entire fight was mad riot AT
ter Fighting moment 90 feel each 9th
er out Dempsey hooked a right to thc
champions jaw anil dropped him
through the ropes for the count At
nine willard eamc back. Geo hc dropped
ieapl
o. process was repeated Willard
iiusee The canvas Sis Times in tine first
ro,6jH which lasted nearly four min
rfc4 owing 60 the fact that willard
vas % thc floor taking count when
~. hen rang
's-rrx Richard announced just before
lie fight that the gate would total per
hans SGOOOu0~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
RESUME WORK
Railroad Telegraphers Instructed to
Handle W. 4. and Postal Messages.

Members Of the Order of Railroad
Telcgraphcrs throughout the country.
were notified Friday 10 resume bust
ness Of thc Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies. The order was
issued 10y f. T. Manion. president of the
Order OF Railroad Telegraphers. can
ceiling the ban on commercial business
which went into effect June II ia con
nection with the nafion- wide strike OF
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union
Of America
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
FOUND DEAD
LifeIess Body of Mrs. Hickman Is
Found by Neighbor.

Mrs. Eli Hickman. residing ia West
Hickman. WAS found dead in bed on
TUESDAY morning Of last week by "a
ncighb0r that came I'm. When her hus-
band left az : go O'Clock for work at
the Mengel Box co. she wasn't feeling
well and bad not gotten zap hut was not
seriously ill Evidently Mrs- Hickman
died shortly after her husband left.
She was about sixty years old and j.
survived by her husband. her only son
having drowned about eight years ago
81 Columbus Ky. The remains were
taken back 10 their former home al
Columbus for infermcut.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
HONOR ROLL BANK
Hickman Institution Only One
County Thus IIonored.

The Hickman Bank y Trust Co. ou,.
of the strongest and most progressive
financial Institutions 81 Western Ken
tucky. enjoys the distinction 81 being
the only hank in the county and One 81
the few in this end OF the state on the
honor roll" of Kentucky banks.
This honor j. the result of having
made the hanks surplus equal o. its
capital $4,000 each Cashiers Eced
and 4ssfs.s Is-.etht.r win the ,sther of-
iccrs of the hank. arr 10 b. congratu-
lated upon this excellent showing
Merely heing on the honor roll is "a
thiug 90 he proud of. but the mean.
aud proccss of attaining IL. the earn
invs and expansion OF business. j. FAR
more potent 90 the stockhollcr. and in
cidcntiy reflects most fnvorubly on the
financial prosperity of the community.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

ON Tuesday evening of last week.
Mrs Edward Rice entertained the
Gamma Tau club and number Of
friends at three tables of 800" \
salad course was served The guests
were Misses Annie Lee Brown. Celeste
Roberts. Camille Barrett. BeSs Choate.
Mary Shaw. and MesdameS Karl Tai
ley. W. g. Reed Fred Bondurant. W.
II. Amberg Sherley Cl0ar. ". 4. Reed.
q. T. Bondurant. Dee McNeill. Russell
Johnson. and Miss Margaret Kline. Of
Eaton. Ohio. Misses Gertrude Binford
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Although ne uttered the words sew
eral thousand years ago. Isaiah evi-
IDENTIFY knew what was coming in the
good year 1919 The prophet said,
There j. crying for wine in the
streets; all joy is darkened. the mirth
of the land is gone I'm the city j. left
desolation and the gate j. smitten 10y
destruction" The above can be- found
in the Bible in Isaiah oath chapter and
lth and nth verses.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

You can't do q better service Co your
town or your immediate neighhorhood
than j. dome Ga the little uct of cutting
the weeds ou your premises o. helps
you helps your neighhor and makes
the town generally iook better. The
city fathers arr having the wced~ cut
on municipal property and 30 l. now
up o. indi, iduuls to fan Ca line
Corporal Henry Roger j. expected
home this week.. after several months
in France.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
HICKMAN COUPLE WEDS.

Miss BESSIE Bradley and Earl Bar
bee. two young people of West IIick-
man. were quietly married on Satur-
day evening. June 2ist az the Metho-
dist parsonage hy Rev. r. g. Douglass
The bride j. ~ years old. Both are
well known young people of West Hick
man and both are employees of th,
Mensel Box 60.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Two cent postage returned 90 favor
July Z throughout the country. Let
trrs may now De- mailed anywhere in
the United States for the old price.
aud post cards go for one cent as be-
fore the war Many Ilickmanites for
got and the local postofiice sent ont
many letters bearing three cent STAMPS.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Edwin Fuqun returned t. Union City
Monday 10 resume his position as limo
type operator with the Union City
News-Banner. He has been in Mem
phis several weeks. where he under
went an operation for the removal Of a
cataract from his left eye
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Mrs. J. +. Fuqua underwent a ser
ions operation Tuesday of last week in
Memphis. for gall stones. and is report
eel as doing nicely. She was accom-
panied boy her daughters. Mrs. II. l..
Ambers and Miss Marguerite Fuqua.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

O T. Salmon returned last week
"A business trip 10 Clarendon. Ark.
Miss Otfie May Williams. Of Union
City. and Ralph Ruckman. OF MOhom-
81. Ills. were married in 81. Louis on
last Monday week The bride j. a
neice of Miss Mollie Bourne. of this
city. and well known TO many IIick-
man people.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Drs. !. VI. Hubbard and &. w Cur
lin went to Nashville Saturday taking
little Gus. one OF the twin sons Of
Judge W. Il Amberg and wife for eye
treatment They were also accompani-
ed 10y q. II. Powell. who went to have
eyes repaired"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

II. G. Barrett left last week for In
dianapOlis. Detroit. Chicago and other
markets to buy goods He was accom-
panied as far as indianapolis 10y his
daughter. Miss Ruth. who will spend
several weeks with her aunt there
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Senate and House cOnferees on the
army appropriation bin has reached an
agreement to fix the average size OF
the 1870 army at :s25.OOO officers and
men This j. 10000 less than that
proposed by the Senate and $4,000
more than the strength authorized by
the House.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

July first saw the nation 20 dry. the
two-cent postage rate go into effect
and the squirrel season opened
Misses Bernice and Farrar Roger
and OSsie Smith. of Nashville. were
guests of J. H. Roger since our last
issue
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
L. :. DESTROYER Returns.

The a. ). Destroyer Isabel which
was on a bar several days fifteen miles
above Cairo. passed down ou Saturday
June y about 1O:3 a. m. The last
one of the submarine chaScrS also pass
ed down about that time. the entire
fleet having returned. The Str. Semin-
ole just few days before had pulled
one of the cliascrs of bar above Ca
rutherSyille where she had grounded.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Mrs. r. Il. Johnson and little daugh-
ter returned last week from visit
with relatives at Jackson. Tenn.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Mrs. Jim Hodges is quite i'll with ty-
phoid fever at her home in West Hick-
man
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Born To John Mcfarland and wife.
July 1st. n daughter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

The weeds have been cut along the
West Hickman levee street.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

the fight that the gate would total per
haps SGO0OO0"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
Northern Io,ua Items

and the ma iority Of the farmers appear
satisfied with the results. The hay
this year has also been good. The
the price is the largest ever known.
The potato crop this year is poor
one. not over one third of the usual
yield will be dug in this vicinity.
WaterIoo-With approximately 40
per cent OF the Belgian horses in the
United States in Iowa, promoters OF
the first international Belgian horse
show to be held in Waterloo, Sept. %
IS are planning for a big event. 1t has
been announced that special COM
mission from Belgium will attend for
the purpose Of making purchases to re-
build the stock of that country. The
horse show will be held in connection
with the Dairy Cattle Congress.
Estherville-The electrical storm that
passed over this section last Tuesday
evening left remembrance on the
Lyman Frazier farm northeast Of Wal
lingford, when his large barn was
struck by lightning and was entirely
demolished with the contents. There
were four or five persons in the build
ing milking at the time the bolt struck
but neither they or any of the stock
were injured. In about five minutes
the whole roof was ablaze and they
scarcely had time to rid the burning
structure of the stock. The building
was 81 6S feet in dimension. 1t
contained about thirty tons of hay and
about as much straw. sH.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
X. P.'s TO Held BARBECUE.
Aekley Lodge Celebrates on Sept. at
Iowa River.

Special to Times Republican.
Ackley, Aug. 26-The knights of
Pythias NJ Aclley win start their fall
season with barbecue, to be given Mt
the Iowa river on Sept. I. An OK will
he roasted, and they have secured the
services Of Mr.. Andrews, Of Thornton.
for the roasting process. The lodge Mt
Eldora has been invited 10 partake in
the festivities. and some of the Grand
Lodge officers have also been invited
and are expected to attend. The COM
mites are hard NJ work on program
and ARRANGEMENTS. The local lodge Is
enjoying a wonderful period OF growth
and advancement. tif.y-nine appli-
cations for membership have been re-
ceived In the first hair OF the year
The membership of the lodge are look
ing forward to the day OF the barbecue.
which is expected to be u Red Letter
Day in the history of the order in tn
vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
LEGION AFTER stAckERs.
War Veterans Urge Deportation
Alien S.ackers.

Special 10 Times Republican.
New York, Aug. 26.-Men who were
i'm the service during the war viii not
forget the alien slackers. Thru every
post of the American Legion. the ma
tionaI organization OF American veter-
ans Of the European war, a determin-
"a systematic campaign will be waged
To mako their life here uncomfortable
and TO bring about their deportation.
The legion promises this action in an
editorial announcement in the current
number of The American Legion Week
~, the official spokesman of the war
veterans.
"Thc discreet and provident alien
Stacker" says the Icgion's announce
mont. will make his stcamer rcserva-
tons early"
It continues:
THE state organization OF the
American Legion il oregon has cori-
pileci a list of all alien slJcEers, CIV
ing their names to the press for pub
lication and is making their existence
uncomfortable generally. Foreigners
who cancelled their first papers at thF
outbreak Of war ave included in re
list of alien slackers.
The attention of mon who emp!oS
alien slackcrs and who deal with thei
is being brought by the legion's local
members to these undesirabies. SINH
lar action thruout tic country may De
looked for shortly.
Americans are credited whit the
characteristic of forgetting Quickly
but the men who We're in service are
not going to forget the alien Stacker
either now or later. They are very
much in earnest in their opposition 10
entertaining these individuals longer
in America. The issue will not be ne
elected or laid aside
The action will be pursuant to the
dema nds Of the st. Louis caucus of the
legion that the official files be exam
ined and that those aliens who With
drew their first citizenship papers to
escape military duty b. deporte9 to
their native countries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
Traer News Briefs.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer. Aug. 26.-Earl Stoakes east of
town, and Miss Daisy Carter were
married the latter part of the week
and are spending their honeymoon at
the state fair.
DR.. and Mrs Carroll Parsons are
taking an outing at the lakes. The
doctor expects to resume his practice
at Vincent in few weeks.
Miss Addie listed, who has been
teaching at Huxley, will attend college
at Ames this coming year Miss Flo
renee will take business course at
Cedar Rapids.
( Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Boyer. parents Of
Mrs. Frank Hoeppner, who have been
here several weeks. left Thursday for
Pawnee Okla, where they have ac-
cepted positions in the government
Indian service.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. Amiel Halupnik have a
new son since Thursday.
The John Currel family accompanied
BIZ Pete Wilson left Friday for a week
outing and fishing in the lakes around
Walger Mimi.
Joe Kasper and family will return
to their native land Bohemia. They
have disposed of their household goods
and expect to leave in a few days.
John Erickson, the creamery man.
has purchase the building he now oc-
cupies with his creamery business. 1t
has been owned of late by John Junse,
Of Elberon.
Mrs. Hans North has purchased the
Oleson property on Railroad street re-
Gently occupied by John Erickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hasedorn VINO
farmed in Crystal for some years put
who have been residents of Davenport
of Late will return to Tama county At
once. They will locate in GIadorooh'
They have purchased 4 lot and Will
erect a modern home.
+. w. Gates. who has been local
manager for the Traer electric hSht'
power. and steam heating plant for the
Iowa Railway and Light Company
since February has been transferred TO
Belle PLANE where he will have charge
of the company's interests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26

Americans say that man specializing
In n professional course In an Ameri-
ear college is likely to find himself
shut OF from social pleasures ana
sport The writer was surprised 10
md that men studying law or medicine
m oxford or Cambridge have time for
such diversions.
- man with anti social inclinauons
IL far more apt TO be Isolated in an
American university than seems poS-
sible at oxford" writes IAeutenp6t
Keith Lorenz, OF New York City,
Harvard graduate. TO the Oxford stu
dent publication. The Isis.
Apart from the fact that the Oxford
college is smaller as rule than even
n class OF typical American uni
versity, the tendency OF nearly every
one TO indulge In some form OF ath-
letics keeps n man from living unto
himself AT oxford. In America, apart
from the freshmen year, class sports
either do not exist, or there is nothing
like the interest shown In them which
Is displayed in contests such as the
Fights between the colleges at OK
ford.
Another feature OF Oxford life
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26

Sac City-Sac City is to have a new
100000 school building. The PROPOSE
ton to authorize the issuance of bonds
for the new school building carried at
the special election by a majority of
40. The vote stood $50 for the prop
osition and 1l9 against.
Radcliffe-The town Of Radcliffe is
planning on doing some paving. A pei
tition has been circulted and almost
unanimously signed by the business
men and property owners Main
street to pave the same from the rail-
road to the school house, and the same
will be presented to the council for
their action at the next meeting.
Hampton-The campaign against the
sale Of cigarets in Hampton will COM
mence at once. This Yves decided at
Joint meeting Of the board OF educa-
ton and city council last week The
members of the board of education
made complaint that cigarettes were
being sold to young men and hish
school boys and asked that hereafter
tho law against the sale of cfgarets be
strictly enforced.
CeIwein-The merchants of Oelwein
thru the Greater Oelwein Club. ana
representatives from the Red Cross,
tho Mothers club. the Civic league, the
cit., council. the school board and
other clubs. plan a central body to be
known as a civic board whose duties
it will be to promote activities OF the
community and to settle any differen-
ces that may arise between any OF the
organizations Of the city.
Pocahontas-The big celebration for
the soldiers and Red Cross workers OF
Pocahontas county was held at Lake.
side Electric park. Ruthven, as sched-
uled and nearly all business places
thruout the county were closed that
the people might go and have a days
outing in this beautiful little park
Thousands Of the people Of Pocahontas
county were in attendance'and the pro-
gram under the management Of DR..
Starr. was carried out In a way that
was highly pleasing to all
Waukon-Mr. and Mrs. John Rey-
nolds have Just celebrated their sixty
s as,--SS.n..!. Wedding anniversary. MT.
Reynolds was born In Waterloo, N. l"
March 80, 1880. and his wife was born
in Lippe, Germany, Nov. 1. 1884. They
came to Two Rivers, Wis, and went
into the wilderness and hewed logs
from which their first home was made.
Ever since they celebrated their gol-
den wedding the G. A. r. and the w. X.
c. have assisted them in celebrating
each anniversary Mr.. Reynolds is now
in very poor health but his wife is IN
fair health.
Fonda-The corn crop in this vicin-
ity is good, say tho land owners ana
farm experts who have been out IN
ne county. They say that corn VII
yerage fifty bushels to the acre this
car and is as good as ever. Oats have
seraged forty bushels TO the acre and
dirty pounds to the bushel. There
ne but few days left or lnresiinT