The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-10-26

Simple and brief services over
the body of Mrs. Jefferson Davis
were held Friday in New York City.
Among the wreaths strewn on the
basket was one from President and
Mrs. roosevelt Escorted by
an artillery company and the band
from Governors Island, the body
was escorted to the railroad fer
ry. en- route to Richmond. Va.
After celebrating thiTty-two hours
the jury at Findlay, :, in the case
OF the State of Ohio against the
Standard Oil Company, of Ohio, re-
turned verdict of guilty on the
charge of conspiracy against trade
In violation of the Valentine anti
trust law. The verdict was rend-
sred at ABS o'clock Friday morning.
the jury having announced its read
mess to report exactly at 4 O'clock
Barboursville, KY, Oct is. The
Mineral Development Company Of
Philadelphia has just purchased 700
acres of land in Letcher county, pay
ing $40 per acre. This is the high
est price yet recorded for coal lands
not touched by a railroad, and is a
good index TO the rising value Of
undeyeloped mineral lands
Bowling Green, Ky. Oct. l9 -
Neither W R Fletcher nor Guy
Lyon, who have been in jail here
for safe-keeping since their arrest,
said word when appraised of the
fact that the Court of Appeals had
affirmed the death, sentence against
them for the assault on Mary Glad
den in Logan county Lyon said
if the verdict was affirmed that all
be would ask would be that the ex-
scution be made public and that he
be allowed TO make a talk The pris-
oners get the Courier journal daily,
and had been anxiously awaiting
the decision. Sacre is also in jail
acre. and will remain until ne is
tried again.
Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE Car
negie Hero Fund Commission met
here to day and awarded sixteen
medals and distributed $4,000
in cash.
The most unique award of the
meeting was that TO Rufus X. Combs,
a blacksmith, of Midway, Ky, who
was given a silver medal for brav-
cry and $500 in cash. The act
which brought Combs TO the atten-
tion of the hero fund is considered
by the directors one of the most
unique cases in the history of the
history of the fund Combs, at
the risk of his own life, saved that
Of his most hated enemy and worst
political opponent
The statmeent given out by the
Hero Fund tonight is in effect that
Combs. who is a cripple and forty
eight years of age, on April 2, 1906
vent into gas filled vault to
rescue Richard Godson. who had gone
there and was overcome by gas.
Combs ran six hundred yards 10 the
vault, and though weak and badly
Einded. also knowing full well that
his enemy lay in the vault, he slip
ped through the little manhole and
handed him up to those on the uot-
side three different times before
they could pull the unconscious man
out Combs then tainted himself
and was pulled out.
owensville, Ky, Oct. 20 Al
mp station, this county, to-day
Cleveland Pergram, twenty one
years Of age, shot and instantly kill
ed Thomas J. Jones, a prominent
livery man, formerly of this place
Pergfam, who is sad TO have been
thinking, came TO Olympia from Mt
Ste''tg. and tried to hire horse
1nd buggy, but Jones refused Per-
gram then shot him three times.
Killing him instantly Mrs. Jones,
vii, q The dead man started to her
husband and Pergram shot at her, |
twice, but missed her Sheriff Rat
elffe and Deputy Sheriff Crooks and
Marshal Emmons have gone TO the
place OF the killing after Pergnm.
who is said to be in hiding
A message sent to Jones, bearing
lhe information that a relative of