The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-23

was none to take his job in Column
bus. Nor has there been since, al
though there are plenty of other
talent to be had For instance.
there are enough bankers there.
(more than twenty and several on
the way) to start a clearing house,
and enough lawyers to take care
OF all the business the frenzied H.
nanciers can bring them, TO say no
thing of doctors, brokers and other
"eminently respectable" citizens
gone wrong-Maysville Bulletin.
Whiles 1t has been known that
baryte Is hidden in the bowels Of
mother earth in this county, experts
have been surprised at the inexhaust-
ible supply which has been discover
ed on the farm OF Mr.. J. Len Bruce
during the past few days,
The vein Is probably the richest
that has been struck, and Is of a
much finer quality A mine is now
in operation or the farm Of Mr..
Bowen Owens. In lincoln county and
hundreds of dollars worth OF the rich
ore has been taken out. Several spec
linens OF baryte ore have been pick
ed up ON the farms Of c. H. Woods,
John Yeager Spnddge, but
none seems to equal the recent dis
covery on the Bruce farm in quality
A mining expert Of New York, Mr.
F. Watkins, has been In the county
for several days. and pronounced this
recent discovery rich one. Baryte
is used in making white paint In plac,
of white lead. and Is valuable ma
dozen other ways.-Danville Advocate
Richmond, KY, Nov 16.-After be-
ing in session four days, the United
States Court adjourned last night
There were ten convictions for moon
shining and eight for selling whisky
without a government license jim
Hart, an old man, found guilty CT
the charge Of raising money ord
or from IS cents 10 s50.35, was sen
tenced to the Atlanta prison for two
years at hard labor. Hart, who Il
now past seventy-fiye years old. woult
never tell hisreal name, saying thai
he did not want his old mother tC
learn Of las disgrace. He was TAX.
en- % Atlanta to-day.
Mr.. Harvey Mccutcheon, member
of the Kentucky Prison Commission
passed through Louisville, recently
having attended an important meet.
ing OF that body at Frankfort
I'VE granted yesterday" said Mr.
McCutcheon, 'one OF the largest
contracts ever given for convict lab
or in this State, and one which prom.
ises to prove very advantageous Il
the State. Herptofore the eonvlcts
at Frankfort have been working foI
a chair factory. and the State has
received 40 cents day for each
mans work We signed contract
for $50 men TO work for the Hoge
Montgomery Shoe Co.. successor Il
the Frankfort Shoe Co. The State
will receive IS cents a day for each
mans work This will hdd at once
100000 TO the revenues of the State
The contract is for four years, witt
privilege of renewal for fouI
years. In addition 10 these 400 men
are already under Contract with the
same company at price OF so cents
a day for each mans labor. SO that
this company will employ over 1000
of the 1900 male convicts at Frank.
fort. Under this contract, the pen.
itent.ary at Frankfort will not only
at once become self-sustaining, bui
there will be a handsome profit ey-
err yoE. Mr.. Eli Brown and myself
have been working for months %
bring this about and we are now plan
ming to add considerably TO the COM
forts Of the convicts with this IN
creased revenue There is much to
be done for the prisons of this State,
and we feel that We have made a
good beginning. /"
Capt c. J. Van Meter Friday was
elected chancellor OF the Western
Kentucky State Normal School, at
Bowling Green, and the faculty for
the coming year selected.
Peducah, Ky, Nov. i5-James C.
Hodge. sixty three years old. and
Capt. John w. Bush, seventy years
old, both prominent attorneys Of
Smithland, and lifelong friends, died
yesterday within a few hours, Mr.
lodge expiring as he stepped ashore
from the steamer Royal. and Capt
Bush died shortly afterward. appar-
emily from the shock when the news
was broken TO him.
Mt Startling XIV Nov Ia - John