The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-09-15
TWO DECADES.
The Big Sandy News Just Twenty
Years Ago"

rs SeeJ 'feUS SuSt t"Sut
Years Ago
In the hurry OF business and ia,
crowd Of work We forgot 10 sa,
anything last week about cur tween
tieth Dirthday-the rounding out .
a fifth Of century Of newsp,pel
life In the good old town Of Louisa
II Is a good long time TO be al WORK
continuously in the same line: Il
labor at desk and case and pres.
to get out one Thousand and forty
ISSUES Of a weekly newspaper; yet
with our issue Of September Isl,
1905, the ldIoth number Of the Big
Sandy News saw the light. the first
number having its date line Aug
ust p, 1855.
!" was six column affair. and
there wasn't very much in il. The
biggest thing in it was a serial
with the thrilling title Of Driven
From Sea To Sea" From week 10
week this exciting romance thrilled
the readers Of the NEWS. then all
at once, and why We can't for the
life Of US tell. its publication ceas.
ed. leaving several Of its characters
IN very bad shape and several OF our
readers in great suspense. Some even
went to the length Of sending for
the published book to see how II
ended"
We give below pretty nearly the
entire local contents Of that memoir
able first edition. These, with the
drug advertisements Of W. t. Evans
and F W. weis and the surveyors
card Of II. 7. Lytileton, comprise
about the crop
The remainder was foreign stuff.
already set up. and the memorable
Driven From Sea To Sea That was
the great FILLER" and must not be
forgotten.
Personal MENTION.
Tom Bussey, Of Marion, o., is in
town
Ellsworth Norris made a flying trip
10 catlettsburg Friday.
Miss Maggie Hatcher spent sltur-
lay and Sunday at home.
Prof. J L. Hibbard. Of Peach Orch
ard. was in Louisa Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. b, F. Thomas have |
returned from visit to the East
Ed Hughes. who has been in his
brothers store here for some time. |
eft Monday for his home at star
Furnace.
G W Gunnell and wife. who have
Deen visiting at his home in Vir-
;inia for some time. have returned
nome. and Mr. Gunnell can now be
'ound in james A. Hughes store.
Mr.. Editor
We desire TO thank through your
iaper the people OF Wayne county
'or their attendance and good be-
iayinur at our Camp Meeting Just
sloaed. Sam Reid.
Quin Ward. Hiram Allison.
We have sin a few fine Merino
,ucks for sale Cali at farm back of |
..ocisa F. T. D. and E. Wallace.
The Public School opened Monday |
with T. l. Moore Principal
and Miss Cora Abbott assistant.
judge j. NJ Rice leaves this week
% attend the fall term Of the Grim
nal Court at Pikeville.
Thanks to Or. W. Il. Mcclure for
IF the Junction City Leader. pap
r just started at Junction City.
VIII Crutcher and Lou Johnson
spent Sunday in Louisa.
Coon ,aits was in town last week.
HoN's that for local page? But
that was couple OF decades ago.
and things have greatly changed
since then. There are more people
in Louisa, more business. more en-
,erprise and push, more Of every
thing that goes to make town and
a paper. We had few battered type
A little old hand press and dingy
room. We are not boasting. only
telling OF progress, when We speak
II two-story buildings. editorial room.
press room with engine and power
press, job presses and folder. and a
big composing room with its Linotype
composing machine and all the mod
srn c1ntrivances FOR getting out a
big weekly with a big circulation,
aud doing all classes Of job print
ing.
All this has not been accomplish
"a with ease Hard work. midnight
oil. trials enough to I'm a book,
mark the pathway 70 whatever de
gre Of success the NEWS has at
tanned. In Louisa's newspaper grave
yard are eight tombs. wherein lie
buried the dreams Of those who tried
but were not willing TO pay the pric,
Il Success in this line
Without friends TO take our pap
er and to have advertising and iol
work done the Big Sandy NEWS
could not have lived twenty years
and thrived.. To these, one and all
we return our anniversary thanks
hoping that they aud the MEMS ma.
live long Hnd prosper.