The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-08-08
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A barn containing 10000 pounds
Of tobacco was burned near Gray
son last week.
A postoiIiee has been established
at Davella, Martin county and
Adam Crum appointed pcstmas-
ter.
Inoz, KY, July 30.-Oliver r..
Ka2ee, about sixty years Of age
and u minister in the United Bap-
list Church, was held up by un-
known men at Warileld and robbed
Of $ll0-Courier Journal.
MIR, Henry Blankeuship, OF Nor
NAL, Boyd county, died Saturday.
He was one hundred aud one
years Of age. at his death. He had
been in comparatively good health
until about two weeks ago. He
made his home with his son, VIII
liam Blankenship, and other rela-
tlves at Sandy City.
Three mDn have been hurt, re-
centIy,at the government works at
Lock No. .. at Kavanaugh. The
big cement mixer fell and struck
Dayton Steward, who was injuted
internally. AT the same time, Jack
Ballanger had his left arm broken.
Kirk O'Dell fell from the derrick
and fractured his thigh bone, and
was badly Injured otherwise. Cat
lattsburg Press.
Grecnup, Ky, July 3l,-Two
weeks ago John w. Kiser, a form
er soldier in the Spanish-A american
War, left his home, at stanton, 10
visit his two sons above Hunt
ington, w. Va. Al Ashland he
became bewldered and started to
walk up the C.. u O.. track. He
walked for four days without any
thing to eat, arriving at his sons
Tuesday. He ate a hearty supper
Tuesday evening, and walked out
into the yard aud dropped dead.
His body was brought back here
for burial this morning.-Ex.
Mayor ". j. SELF, OF West
Liberty, who is Deputy Collector
under Collector Sam j Roberts
was in Lexington on official bust
ness. While there he said that in
his opinion former Congressman
W. NJ. Beckner, Of Winchester,
would be the next Republican
nominee for Congress in the tenth
district. Mr.. Sell said he had as
surances thatJdteo Beckner would
accept the nominrtton il it were
rendered him. He animated that
the straight out Republican can.
.diGates would fly the tract in order
to let Becknar have the right Of
way.
The Licking River Valley Oil
and Gas Company, organized by
William Kendall, w. G. Blair and
Others, closed a deal by which it
acquires the Reese and Henderson
leases in the Ragland oil fields,
The price paid has not been
publicly announced. 1t gives the
company 24,OO0 acres, extending
iato Morgan and Wolfe counties.
Well No. / has been drilled in
and has fine flow of oil in the
Regland sand. Well No. ? is now
drilling, while additional ma
chinery is being erected for third
well near West Liberty. Drilling,
on Caney creek continues and the
oil excitement is at fever heat
here.
John White was shot and in
.stantly killed Sunday morning
while attending services at Oak
land Church, five miles south o
| Cstlettsburg, Wayne Corley, oil
the same neighborhood fired The
fatal shot.
The killing occurred during ser
vices. Copley has not yet beer
arrested.
The two men had been enemie:
for some time and Copley claims
he acted IN self defense in killing
White, alleging that the latter
made an attempt to hre first. The
trouble is said 10 have been about
| Whites Wife.
Oakland Church is on Chad
Iwiclis creek, y miles from Hat
field station. Copley is % years o.
age, unmarried, and is son fSyl
vester Copley. White was 30 years
old.
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