The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-10-19


settlement, the Department Of Az
riculture has Issued report on
Practical Information for Beginners
in Irrigation
Winchester KY, Oct 12.-With
the adoption Of resolution in the
State Development Convention at
the morning session to-day, the
Kentucky State Development Asso-
citation, with headquarters at Louis
willie came into being. Ii is Great
ed as permanent organization, and
the main office will be established
permanently in Louisville. 1t is
the belief OF the delegates that a
permanent association. with a def
mite organization, will be OF greater
advantage to the State and will
make possible more systematic de-
velopment
Louisville was chosen because Of
its central location, as well as be-
cause 1t is the metropolis Of the
State. Much enthusiasm was shown
in this feature OF che conyenton's
work, and ii is provided that the
permanent headquarters shall be es-
tablished at once.
The new association is to be main
tanned by membership fees and by
appropriations from the various fis-
cal courts. under a plan which will
be presented TO the county judges
and magistrates OF the State. II
is set forth that each county. in
which the assessed valuation is less
than s10,vvJ,000, an appropriation OF
one cent on every Thousand dollars
shall be asked; in counties where
the assessed valuation is between
SO .OOO, 900. and $4,000, 900, the appro-
priation is to be one-half cent on
every thousand dollars,and in coun-
ties where the valuation is $4,000. 900
or over, the appropriation is to be
one-fourth OF a cent on every thous-
and dollars.
Mt sterling, Ky, Oct 11.-News
has been received here Of roce
for life between Il train carrying
Andrew Fesler and appendicitis,
which had fastened its death hold
upon him. Fesler won. but had a
close call He was suddenly strick-
en- wi appendicitis at Ely, Nevada
and physicians hattily summoned
said an operati. must be made Inn
med'aiely or dea.l would ensue a
special train was gotten and the
race Cor life was started TO hos
pital IN Salt Lake City, Utah. eleven
hund miles away The opera
ton VS. performed just in the nick
OF time and Fesler's life was saved.
He was born and reared in this
city. and is well known in Central
Ken'rcky Young Fesler gained a
unique distinction by going 10 the
u folds at Gold Fields, Nevada
and starting on fiye-dollar bill
and making a fortune of 100000.
An advance statement given out
at Washington by Postmaster Gener-
al Cortelyou shows that the Post-of-
flee Departments deficit for the fls-
cal year ended June 80, last, was ov-
er s4,OoOOOO or 1888 per cent less
than in the preceding year Total
receipts made the greatest increase
for any year in the history of the
service.
........ The nearer the election ap-
proaches the more confident Mott
Ayres, Secretary OF the Democratic
Primary Election Committee. that
that tho election will pass off with
out hitch and tlTat poll will be
be opened in every precinct in the
State for Democratic voters TO east
their ballots for their preferences
among the candidates. It will take
over 5000 officers to conduct the
primary. and Secretary Ayres has
received information that over 1000
of this number have been secured
by the Democratic chairmen in the
various counties. Nearly every
mail brings letters noting the APP
pointment of election officers and
their acceptances. Secretary Ayres
thinks by the last Of the week APP
plicauons will be in for officers to
serve in every precinct in the State.
The subcommittee of the Demo