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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

The fact that nearly all of the in.
dependent newspapers of the Uni.
ted States are for Judge Alton B.
Parker. is very significant as to the
sentiment Of the great in depend.
y dByote OF the country, which
io3ds the balance of power in ma.
tional elections.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

and hearty welcome. We may
get used to it in time, but just at
present we are not ashamed to
admit that We are II little excited,
and not a little pleased that the
G. 4 o has at last gotten to us.
-Paintsville items in Ashland In
DEPENDENT.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Labor day was observed in all
sdIarger cities and in many Of
the smaller ones. In most cases
the parades were larger than ever
'-befor.e In Chicago, however, fewer
men We're In line than usual. AT
Cripple Creek only nonunion men
paraded.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
: OUR NElGHBORS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

While driving from the soldiers
reunion at Grayson, Ambrose Nc
CURE, sewing machine agent,
was attacked by man said to be
George Ash, of West Virginia, and
fatally stabbed.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09
PrestOnsburg.

Miss Maggie Davidson visitet
Miss Lula Dlvidson, at Dwale, last
Sunday. go. Fred g. Moore, o
Cincinnati, made a short but pleas
ant visit to our town last week.. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Davidson, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Fitzpatrick, Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Richmond and Mrs
Ed Ford started for the st. Louis
Exposition this morning. Darb
Turner, OF Lexington, who spent
/ everal days last week with rela-
tlves and friends In this city, re-
turned to his home last Wednes-
day.. -. Miss Bird Callihan left
this morning for a short visit to
In the West. She will
visit the st. Louis Exposition be-
fore returning home. The fin.
Ishlng touches were put on the
piers at Middle creek last week
and the work Of making the fills
IN each sldo Of tho creek has been
begun. The piers are now ready
or the bridge, which win DO put
n IN a very short iimo.- Herald,
-s>.--l
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09
VIRGINIA COLLEGE

For YOUNG LADIES, Roanoke. yirginia.
Opens Sept 20, 1904 One Of the lead
ing Schools for Young Ladies in the
South. New buildings, pianos and
equipment. Campus ten acres. Grand
mountain scenery in Valley OF Virginia,
famed for health European and Amer
lean teachers Full course. Conserya-
tory advantages in Art, Music and Flo.
cution. Certificates Wellesley. Students
from 80 States For catalogue address
MATTE p. HARRIS. President,
Roanoke. Va
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Conrad Arthur, OF Virginia, and
Miss Eva Hensley, of West Vir-
ginia, were married at the home OF
the brides brother, y. E. Hensley'
in Catlettsburg, Rev. Kelly ofilciat-
ing.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Quite a crowd OF our representa-
tive citizens, and quite a number
Of our young people, enjoyed the
excitement OF meeting the first
pa ssenger train to Paintsvllle.
Hacks, buggles aud surveys were
crowded with those anxious to
show how much they Appreciated
the advent o. q tIlap IN DIR midst,
and iho gers allght|ng from
LInIIInE LnnII lnnf ......l..arn
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Kentucky entries at tie Worlds
Fair live stock show won over ST..
900 in prizes awarded, while at the
elCoIumbian Exposition eleven years
ago they only won about 5000.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

The students at the Ohio Normal
University at Ada quit their classes
because the trustees refused TO
strike the name Of negro student
from the roll.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

The Soldiers reunion, held at
Little Mud Lick, Friday and Sat
urday, was a success. Large
crowds were In attendance each
day and those attending report a
most enjoyable time. Only few
more years and reunions will be a
thing of the past as the old soldiers
are fast passing away.-Paints.
Vile Herald.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

was granted charter by the SIC.
rotary Of State ut Charleston. The
capital stock given is $4,000. The
lncorporators a,e 4. s. Wade,
Clarksburg, A. Lee Barrett and d.
Blain Shaw, of Barboursville, L. $
Cunningham and John A. Grose,
OF Sutton. The new company will
publish the Methodist Advocate,
the official organ Of the NJ. j..
Church, South OF this conference.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Judge Parker's entire career has
been conservative, clean, strong
and capable, winning the conf
dence Of the people and holding il
BY faithful service. He is the kind
OF a man for President.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Ernest Handley, twenty-fl vC
who WAS married less than a week
ago, his bride being Miss Maggie
Lemley, walked into a buffet in
Huntington this afternoon and
ordered glass OF wine. After
drinking the liquid he pulled a re.
volver from his pocket and fired a
bullet through his heart.
Handloy had been criticised by
his parents for his marriage and
this caused his suicide.
Mrs. John Warwick Is much i'm.
proved.
Allen Frashor, OF Fort Gay, w.
Va, was here this week spending
a few days with friends.
w. j, Frazier was a delegate
from Wayne. 10 the convention.
He was full Of Democracy.
John Akors, who was formerly
with the Field Grocery Co. OF
caIlettsburg, has accepted a pc.
sIiIon on Tho Republican. Mr.
Akers win move n family to ihlr
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

David M. Flournoy, OF Paducah,
has sued Mrs. Laura Flournoy, a
daughter Of the Rev. Sam Jones,
or a divorce, alleging abandon.
ment.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

di The sworn statement of Sheriff
Ed Callahan, used as evidence in
the JettWhite trial at Cynthlana,
is missing from the Harrison
Circuit Clerks office.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Carter county flreclay took the
premium at the Chicago Worlds
Fair, as the best clay In the world
being placed on exhibition by X.
b. GRAIN, now at the st, Louis
Fair. Mr.. GRAIN has again placed
this clay exhibition, a statue OF
George Rodgers Clark being form
cd with 1t. 1t is almost a certainty
that the medal will again iall to
hlm.-Ex.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

AT Cotton Hill, w. Va, two
white men fired several shots from
a passing freight train, and Mrs,
Larkin, wife OF Homer Larkin, a
prominent citizen, was shot and is
believed to be MORALLY wounded.
Two men, Willis Graham and
KenDer Chittum, were passengers
on train No. 10, reaching Hunting
ton at s o'clock They were arrested
and are now in Jail.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Vanceburg, KY, Sept. 3.-Wil.
lie Dugan, aged ten, shot and, it is
believed, fatally won I'D Edward
johnson, aged nine Ars, with a
flobert rifle here to-day. They
were standing together when the
accident occurred. The shot enter
ed the back, near the kidneys, and
the doctors have been unable to To-
cate the bullet. This is the second
occurrence OF this kind here within
ten days.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

After one OF the most interesting
trials in the history of the Letcher
Circuit Court, the jury in the Will
liam Shepherd murder case re-
turned verdict at Whitesburg,
giving him life sentence In the
penltentiary. Three of the jury.
men favored the death sentence.
Shepherd killed Riley Webb, a
prominent young man, last Janu-
airy, after which he attempted to
take the life Of his own wife and
child.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

The many friends OF County
Judge George b. Martin will learn
with regret OF his serious illness at
the residence OF his aunt, Mrs.
Maggie McClintock, with whom ne
makes his home. He was taken
suddenly i'll Saturday evening
with appendicitis and his physician
pronounces his condition to be
quite serious.-Ashland Independ-
emit.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09
We are authorized to announce
dVIFIIOIIItU 10 dIIHUUHOt
JOHN A, COMPTON

The Democrats OF Wisconsin
have nominated former Gov
George W. Peck, OF Milwaukee, fol
Governor.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Secretary OF State H. v. McChes-
ney and Edward Leigh, the Gov
ernor's private secretary, went to
Monroe, Mich, to attend the un-
yelling OF the monument to the
Kentucky soldiers who fell in the
battle OF the River Raisen in 1913.
McChesney will be the official rep
resentative Of Kentucky aud one
of the orators OF the occasion.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

FoR SALEl,--Ono fold Of about
2 acres, suitable for building lots,
adjoining directs and alleys, Low
Louisa. y W. hommolo.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Miss Sallie Winter and Mrs. Ell.
wood Klnner and son are visiting
Mrs. j. P. McCloskey at KInner
KY. Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Kinner last week, boy. Mrs
Kinner is at the home OF her faith
er, at Augusta. -. Mrs. James
Taylor returned home this week
from an extended visit to friends
and relatives in Ashland and Lou
lisa. IN. J. Webb spent satur-
day and Sunday at his old home
in Notwithstanding Democrat
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09
Democratic Ticket.
Announcement.
We are authorized TO announce
HARVEY JOBE, JR.,

We are authorized to announce
HARVEY JoBE, JR.
as a candidate for County Judge sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
Primary.
We are authorized to announce
ALoNzo. l. BURTON
as a candidate for Jailer, subject to the
action of the Republican party.
We are authorized to announce
JOHN A. COMPTON
as candidate for Magistrate in the
district composed of the Fallsburg ant
Bear Creek precincts. subject to the &C
ton of the Democratic party.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09


Prestonsburg is very properly
getting ready for the advent of the
railroad and the shows that come
with 1t:
"At a meeting of the Board OF
Trustees on last Friday i was or
dered that license tax bsImposed
upon all shows, clrcuses, exhibI.
items and performances, oihor
than those given by homo talent,
as follows; Performances undor
tent 5000 performances, oxhlbI.
tIona, ctc., under roof " SO; street
exhibitions f2OO,"--HerAId,
-~
Tho Methodist Advocate Publish,
|nr Company, OF Barbonrsvllle.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Roscoe Walter has just returned
from his last trip in the interest Of
A. Minis 4 Co. He has proven
him self competent ana popular
salesman, and his many friends
here regret his departure for
Blaine, at which place he will read
law. Mr.. Patrick, of Salyersville,
will take his place.-Ashland In
dependent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

Capt. Jack Rittenhouse and his
wife will in a few days leave for
the Big Sunday Valley, where Mr..
Rittenhouse is vice-president and
manager of large coal and mining
corporation. The company will
build a line OF railroad and make
other extensive preparations to get
out coal.-Hazel Green Herald.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-09

John c. G. Mayo, wife and son
JohnJ r., accompanied by Mrs. HUI
dab Meek, returned home Sunday
morning, Mrs. Mayo and son
have been at Lake George, N. Y.
and White Sulphur Springs, w.
Va. for some time. Mrs. Mayo is
considerably improved IN health.
-Paintsville Herald.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
LATEST KANSAS NEWS
TO BRING HER BABY.
Filipino "Wlfe" Of Lieutenant Burbank
10 Comma,


LEAVENWORTH. - Especially Il
the district court here Saturday the
case Of Lieutenant s. s. Burbank, u,
s. A., against Mrs. Conception Vas
quez de Burbank was called for hear.
ing, and the attorneys for the woman
filed a plea for a continuance, on the
ground that their client Is so far away
that they have been unable to get
the necessary dispositions from wit
nesses, and as further cause stated
that the woman Is coming to this
country to appear in her own behalf.
The plea was accompanied by a copy
OF the findings Of the investigation
made in the Philippines by Major
Dodds, acting as Judge advocate, in
which he testifies that he put all the
parties testifying under oath and had
them make affidavit that their state.
ments were true. The document is
exceedingly lengthy. Two of Burbank's
letters to the woman were read in
court. Lieutenant Burbank was pres.
ent, in company with two othe roffi.
GERS, and he laughed outright when
the letters were being read.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
ONLY TEXTBOOKS UNIFORM.
Teachers and Pupils May Use Any
Reference Books They Like.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY Teachers ant
pupils may use any books they please
for reference purposes, according tt
an opinion written by John Dawson o.
the attorney generals office. The
state textbook commission wanted tt
know If 1t had to adopt q series Of
reference books for use in the public
schools, and If the teachers and pupils
were prohibited under the law, from
using any reference books except
those adopted by the commission. Mr.
Dawson held that reference books Of
any kind could be used, regardless Of
whether or not they were adopted by
the commission. 1t Is obligatory upon
teachers and pupils to use the text.
books adopted.
The state textbook commission be-
gan the inspection of high school text
books Tuesday. Each publisher com
peting for the contracts submitted his
books as they were called for. 1t will
take three or four days to examine the
books, and the commission will have
to rush things to complete It's work
and make the awards by Saturday
night.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
British Poet Has a "Pu!l.0

Austin Dobson draws pensions from
the British treasury amounting to the
tidy sum of $3,615, Mr.. Dobson's SER
vice to the state and to letters con-
sists of rather successful efforts in
doing vers de societe. He Is quite a
dabster at that sort of thing. Mr.. Bal
four defended this pension on the
ground that the ward was discretion
airy and as justifiable in the case Of
Dobson as in that of Matthew Arnold.
It seems that Dobson, composer OF
pretty trihes, draws in pensions $3.50
more than the poet laureate himself,
and the same sum as Justin Mccarthy
and the interchangeable photographer,
DR., James A. Murray.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
FOUR CoNVlcTS ESCAPED.
Get Away From Guards at Fort Leav.
enWorth Federal Prison.

LEAVENWORTH,-(Special.) -Four
long.term federal prisoners escaped
from their guards while working bacq
of Fort Leayenworth late Tuesday aft
ernoon. At last reports they were sew
eral miles north of the fort, headed
for Atchison and armed with two
Krag,Jorgensen rifles, two revolyers
and plenty of ammunition. A body of
mounted troops is securing the coun-
try Atchison has been notified to be
on the alert, as the men are desper-
ate, They were fired upon by some
guards while escaping, but were not in
iured. All four wore shackles when
they made their escape, but they have
evidently broken these. The names Of
the men are F. W. Britt, George H.
Smith, colored, Pat G. Kennedy and
Frank E. Mandker. They were dressed
in the reddish brown suits worn by
ah guardhouse prisoners.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
SafebIoWers at Fuller, Kan,

PITTSBURG.- Especially Burglars
entered the office Of the Chapman
Coal Company at Fuller, twelve miles
north of here, Saturday night, blew
the safe open and took all of the
money, about $5O,and disturbed moth
Ing else. 1t Is believed to have been
the work of yeggmen The safe was
badly wrecked
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
Paris Green Kills Cattle,

SALIVA. - Especially Thirty-throe
cattle are dead at the Terra Gotta
ranch, west of here, as the result of
carelessness on the part of wolf hunt
ers, who sprinkled paris green about
the traps. The cattle belonged to ]. e.
Putnam, Of this city, and the most of
them were registered Galloways, val
ued at about $40 per head.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
Chinese Ambassador WITTY.

Sir Chentung, the Chinese ambassa-
dor, cannot be induced to make a di.
rect reference to the war, but that
it occupies prominent place in his
mind was shown at a recent banquet
in New York. Several speakers had
lauded the ability that Chertung had
shown while at college in this country,
at baseball and football One of the
ambassadors neighbors, overcome
by the occasion, shouted: "Rah, 'rah,
'rah for the three balls--baseball.
football and highball!" Make 1t four"
answered the Chinese minister, his
eyes narrowing in two long lines of
grim suggestiveness; add fourth
cannon ball."
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
RL1H1D LZZRRZL

Bishop Merrill Is the senior BISHOP
of his church and has spent ffty.nine
Of his seventy-nlne years of life in &C
tive service as minister, editor and
bishop.
As early as 1868 Bishop Merrill had
made his mark in the general confer
ences. His mental equipoise and mas
terry of constitutional principles made
him editor of the Western Christian
Advocate in 1868, and made him bish'
OPP in 1872. He has been from that
time the law glver or constitutional
interpreter of the Methodist church,
and his retirement means much to
Methodism.
When Bishop Merrill entered upon
his ministry, nearly sixty years ago,
the Methodist Episcopal church had
1,171,0O0 members 1t has now 3,OOO,-
900. There we're then 1882 preachers
in the field; there are now nearly 49,
900. In the thirty-two years of Bishop
Merrll's episcopacy the church has
doubled Its membership and has great.
ly increased its influence,
Of the eight bishops consecrated in
1872, Harris, Wiley, Peck, Gilbert
Haven and Foster are dead Bishop
Bowman was declared noneffective in
1896. Bishops Merrill and Andrews,
born in the same year, remained long
est in active service, and this meant,
in spite of age, the highest degree of
effectiveness.
A great wave Of religious enthusi-
asm swept over the city of Los An
geles on Sunday The pupits of all
the churches of Los Angeles and the
surrounding country were occupied by
the prominent preachers of the con-
ference. Great audiences filled all the
churches, many of them to overflow
ing.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
CAT WITH ONLY TWO LEGS.
Remarkable Animal the Pride Of Eng.
fish Hotelkeeper.

Ipsey, the pride of the Forest Hill
hotel near London, is cat with no
forelegs. She was born so at Bedford
three years ago. Beneath her fur where
her front legs should be are two bony
projections. On these she rests as she
pushes herself across the room with
alternate wide straddling strides Of
her back legs, which stretch out like
hare's in ungainly fashion on either
side. Before she sets out on her pain
Unlocking journeys from point to
point she sits up, kangaroo style, and
gazes for signs of danger.
She can climb upstairs as quickly
as a man can walk, once she gets 60.
ing on her two legs. She enjoys a
great local reputation as high jump
or. Before she takes off, she rears
up and down and waves herself queer
ly from side to side, but alights upon
the spot at which she aims clearly
and Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
TEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Fire at Solomon Causes $4,000 Loss,
With $1,000 Insurance.

SOLOMON.-(Special.) One Of the
most disastrous fires this town has
ever experienced broke out about 2
o'clock Tuesday morning and burned
ten buildings together with their con-
tents, The loss is estimated at S1O,-
900, with $4,000 insurance. The origin
of the fire is not known. 1t started
in the rear of C. Weddel's harness
shop and spread rapidly. Al the build.
ings were frame structures and the
fire department was unable to check
the flames until they had burned al
most the entire block.
The following were the losses sus.
tanned: Henry Whitley & Son, three
buildings, containing stock of furni-
ture and an undertaking establish
ment; G. Kuhn's barber shop; C..
Weddels harness shop, T. R. Carby's
meat market, restaurant and three
empty buildings. The wires of the
Bell and Independent Telephone COM
panies were damaged considerably
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
Scarlet Fever In Kansas.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY DR.. ]. B
Lowry, secretary of the state board Of
health, says that scarlet fever is re.
ported in several counties in the
state "The disease seems to be quite
general" said he, 1.-THE local boards
of health are maintaining strict quar-
antine, though, and expect to stamp
it out before long Smallpox has
been wiped out completely. There
were fewer cases this spring than last
year. Only three localities reported
smallpox, and they have got rid of all
their cases"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
COOLEST APRIL SINCE 1874.
Average Temperature Was More Thar
5 Degrees Below Normal.

Average Temperature Was More Thar
S Degrees Below Normal.
LAWRENCE.-(S DR., F. H
Snow, ex-chancellor of the university
has prepared the following report Of
the weather for April from data col
lected by him at the university:
1.-THE coolest April since 1874. The
reduction Of temperature extended uni
formly through the month, the first
half of the month being $40 degrees
and the second half $40 degrees be.
low normal.
1.-THE last hard frost of the spring
occurred on the 16th--ten days later
than the average date.
1.-THE rainfall has been only six times
exceeded-in 1878, 1884, 1885, 1891,
1898 and 1901. The snowfall of the
9Th, to the depth of six inches, was ex,
traordinary for April, having been ex.
ceeded but once-in 1901-when a fall
of seven inches occurred on the 1st
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-05-12
STRANGE METAL OF MONTANA.
Scientific Men Making Study Of the
Substance Known as Radiumlte.

Experts are making Investigations
at Butte to determine in what quanti-
ties the strange curative mineral used
by the miners as charm" known
as radiumite, which was discovered
recently by Dr. G. D. Bryant, can be
obtained. Further tests Of Its quality
are being made.
Herman Won Miltz, German scien.
fist, Is investigating the discovery I'M
der the directions of his government
and says that his tests have thus far
been confrmatory of the report made
by DR.. Bryant.
Samples of the mineral were sent to
Paris to be tested by M. and Nine.
Curie, the discoveries Of radium, and
they reported that the substance could
not be classified as the mineral was
unknown to science. They added that
it was highly probable that it con.
tanned radium to some extent New
York Sun.