The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-07-20

George Williams, aged three years.
was burned TO death in Lexington, his
dress catching fire from a wax taper.
superintendent OF public Instruction
Fuqua fixed the per capita for the
ensuing school year ending June 80,
1907, at $3.50, the largest amount ever
paid for the public education of school
children by the common school fund
of the State
Farmers are not disposed to sell
their cattle, believing the market VIII
improve after the rush of range cat
tie from the Western States has ceas-
ed to affect prices. Then, too, cattle
are doing finer than for years, the
grass being exceedingly lnxuriant IN
growth and fat building nutriment.
Thomas Crouch, Clark county
farmer. got behind with his crops on
account of the Illness and death of
his son. Thirteen neighbors and plows
and three with hoes assembled at his
farm, bringing their dinners with
them. and in short while the corn
was plowed both ways and the weeds
cleaned out They were neighbors.
indeed-Bracken Monarch
The subcommittee of the Democrat
ic State Executive Committee, in ses-
sion in Louisville Thursday. elected
Mott Ayres as secretary The fol-
lowing committee was appointed TO
report to the full committee August
the rules for the State primaries
and the assessment of the candidates:
Judge McQ own, w. G. Roark and
Mott Ayres The committee will meet
at the Old Inn on August to re-
ceiye the report Of the special COM
mittee. There were present at tie
meeting Judge McQuown, Finley Fogg
Norton Fitch, A. B. Rouse, G. W.
Roark and Mott Ayres. Secretary
Ayres was instructed to employ the
necessary number of clerks to as
sist him
Nathaniel Jackson, negro, aged
twenty-three years. VINO lived eight
weeks with bullet in his heart
died at the City Hospital, In Hen.
derson.. Physician II. w Edwards
who held a postmortem. took 30,
caliber bullet from the apex of IN,
heart. just under the skin, the bull
let having gone almost through thai
organ.
Lexington. Ky.June 13-Judgment.
were returned in the Circuit Court
this morning against Swift & ca.
meat packers. of Chicago, who also
have branch in Louisville, and sey.
eral local business houses for viola.
ton OF the Kentucky pure food law
Fines Of s25 were assessed In eacf
case.
John win Evans caught seven.
teen-pound catfish out Of Licking riy
er last week that was tail at op.h
ends At least so it looked TO JOIN
until nc landed II in his boat, when
upon closer inspection he found that
ne had caught on his trot-lno firsi
a two and 4 half-pcund' catfish. enc
the big fellow had come along ant
tried to swallow the hooked fish
head first, hook and all This he
would probably mcceeded IN doin9
had not the hook caught in his throat
which It did. good deep hold. ant
both fishes We're fastened John didn
tell us what kin6 OF bait he was
uslng. Ewing ENQUIRER
The farmer, If he only knew it, Il
little nearer the kingdom of HEAVIER
than anyone else on earth. He is
certain Ct three square meas u dal
and is the only man who can fenc'
himself in and live In spite OF man
kind A few cattle. sheer and fowls
provide him with food and clothing
while his fields yield him flour an,
source of revenue SO generous
are these provisions and SO common
that hardly one farmer in tel maker
any account Of them although th'
ordinary business man thinks he Ia