The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-10

The production of oil in the Ken
lucky fields is maintaining crafty
ing average despite The slump in
price of the crude product
The internal revenue collections in
Kentucky for the fiscal year amount
ed to $24 ,OSS.6S Kentucky was
the fourth State in the amount of
revenue paid,
Reports on grain crop conditions
indicate there will be no scarcity
: this season. and that the crop Will
be the heaviest in several years, with
the demand good
New Jersey Democrats are prepar-
ing to line up in tie Bryan column
for 1908. Every party leader of
prominence in the State has declared
for the Nehraskan
Maysville. KY, Aug. 4.-Tne meet
ing OF the Democratic Appellate Dis
trict Committee arranged for here
this afternoon at 1 o'clock did not
come off as neither Chairman Young
nor any one of the committee arrived
Chairman Lewis MeQuown issued a
cali for meeting of the Democratic
state Executive Committee in Frank
ort, August IL, to consider the re-
fcrt Of the subcommittee regarding
the details and expense of the State
primary.
Supt E. II. Doak has sent out no
tices 10 the judges that the Houses
of Reform are crowded and that it
is necessary for the committing courts
to write before sending the boys, so
that the unnecessary expense Of
heir transportation may be avoided.
The bulletin of statistics of manu-
featuring industries of Kentucky, is
sued by the Department of Commerce
and Labor, shows that in 1905 the
most important industry was that of
flour milling The lumber industry
ranks second in the value of products
The Winchester Demo crat remarked
that the Congressional race in the
Eight District seems to be a Jonah.
Dick Miller is dead, Williams Jenning
Price tainted while making his first
speech and was compelled % With
draw from the race, aud now Judge
Hughes is quite i'll.
AS the campaign progresses esLi-
mates are being made rs TO the
probable political complexion Of the
next House of Representatives. Some
of the Republicans at this early date
are willing to concede that the DEM
ocrats are reasonably certain 70 make
gains OF thirty-seven seats. In this
estimate they concede that Bennett
(Rep.). of Kentucky, Will be defeated
and only one Republican returned
from Kentucky next November.
Sharpsburg, Ky, Aug. &c. l..
Kirkpatrick has purchased about
100000 pounds Of the 1905 crop of
tobacco in this neighborhood, as fol-
lows: OF w. +. Saunders $4,000 lbs
at 91sc: of A. B. Barnes, $4,000 lbs,
at &c; and of Thomas Carmody, 5000
lbs, at Sc. All of these crops We're
good and the purchases were deliv-
cred today Nearly all of the 1905
crop in this county has been sold and
delivered.
The Kentucky State convention OF
the Christian Church will he held
at the First Christian church, Fourth
avenue and Walnut street, Septem-
Der a. lasting four days. The indi-
cations are that the attendance
will be unusually large and that
much interest will be manifested in
the subjects discussed. The low rate
OF one fare, plus twenty-five cents,
has been obtained from the railroads
over the State. 1t is expected that
fully 1000 delegates will take adj
vantage of the rate and come to
Louisville.
Another Kentuckian who has made
good in the far Northwest is Herman
Rothchild, former resident of Shell
by county, and nephew of the late
Capt. Abraham Rothchild, of Louis
Vile Mr., Rothchild, lives at North
Powder. Ore, and has just been elect
a. Representative of Union county
ia he lower branch of he state
Legislature He will enjoy the dis
tinction Of being the only Democrat
- ~ NIL.