The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-16

A,4,Ole vr "a snge MS position a hair
breadth The cause Is unknown, but
about the time the misfortune oc-
curred Herschel attempted TO set
off blast one made from a quart
bottle OF powder the fuse becom-
Ing eniangled around his feet, and
when the explosion occurred was con
slderably shocked.
-Four little opes, with their moth
err, were suffocated at tenement
house fire in New York.
Mt Sterling, Ky, Nov. ll.-A strike
OF gold has been made NJ Wagers-
vile. Esdll county. and the people
In that neighborhood are greatly OK.
cited Quartz sent TO the assay sta.
ton at Cartersville, Ga, shows SGD
to the ton. There have been oth-
or finds near Winston, which assay
81 ton. 1t is believed the find at
wagersyille shows gold In paying
quantities, and company will be
formed 10 investigate the territory
and do mining Hugh Riddell. an at
torney Of Irvine. says the field ISL
genuine, and there is much excite
ment over the sSsayer's report,
As fireman on Southern rail-
way engine. running near Versailles.
Ky, was about TO throw In a shoy.
eliul Of coal he discovered a can OF
blasting powder In the coal
At political conference. held Al
the White House just before the Pres
ident departure for Panama. the
Chief Executive reiterated his deter
minatlon not to become candidate
for another term
]. g Holloway. a fireman on The
Louisville and Nashville railroad.
while his train was near Sebree.
Ky, walked out onto the pilot Of
the engine and lifted from the track
a little girl who would have been
struck by the train
The Dem cratic campaign mhnagea
Ia Kansas conocde the election Of
Gov H9eh BY majority less than
1000.
The Organization Of a diamond ui.n.
INK company In kentucky will cause
no surprise There has always been
plenty " "moonahine" In that
State. Milwaukee. Wisconsin
In Eastern Kentucky a little scat
tered drilling Is being conducted in
Floyd county. mostly along Beaver
creek No wildcat work Is being
done In that section. In Southeast.
ern Kentucky the dnll IS idle. Knox
and whitley counties attracting H..
tie attention just now The Stand.
ard on company's drilling in Cumbcr,
land county has not yet resulted In
anything o. importance
Conditions ars unchanged a. the
IT. o Rowan ani L.;i' ,eits Pro-
on OF oil Reeis M bt, ltilc
me- ok ia b. : 'itne
Gas fields Of Kentucky aree attract.
Ing great deal OF attention. The
Central Kentucky Natural Gas Com.
pany, owners Of the Menlfee coun
~ gas field, will drill tests In Nor
gan county In Southeastern Ken
lucky the firm Of W c Kennedy 4
Co. has purchased several hundred
acres OF leases near Barboursyllle
and a natural ps system is now
being installed In that city One
we'll has already been drilled and
Others win be sunk Gas mains are
now being laid and the system will
be In operation by January
Five students OF Kentucky col
lege have. II is said. been sen; TO
the work-house Cor tndulgng In riot
Gus and unlawful Halloween pranks.
The penalty 80 far as these indiyld-
uals and precedent is concerned is
undoubtedly excessive But II Is
time that all students should be
taught stern lesson. They should
be more rather than. as is custom.
airy. less law-abiding than others. a
hoodlum is hoodlum. even though
he has been matriculated Fun n
not fun anywhere when IL produces
results thht can't be told from ma
llcious MISUNDERSTANDING Sun
Louisville, Ky, November o. With
three precincts I'm the state missing
Judge S. w Hager has been nomi-
mated for Governor over n, Il Hays
by majority OF 32,6O6.
Hager carried every district In the
state except the Sixth and the Lou
isvIlle Fifth District. The unoftlc-