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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

FOR RENT Rooms for light house
keeping; also furnished sleeping
rooms, at 307 Third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

s, stop at Rock Island for meals; .,
| daily except Sunday.
| CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL
Railway-D., r.. l. a. N. w. passenger
station at foot of Seventeenth street. 8.
b. STODDARD, Agent p. l.. Hinrichs,
commercial agent, a0S Brady street
Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-28

WANTED-Girl for general housework
in small family at 921 Twenty-first
street.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Camp Gossip.

Tired OF being "crlbbed. cabined
and confined pining for space
would find room for their powers
and parts OF speech. our friends
the GGssips. have be;alen themselvs
10 fresher fialds and. pastures new.
In other words they have gone into
camp. and the birds and the bugs,
the frogs and the flowers are their
willing associates. Out on the Burns
farm the Careys and Wilson's, the
Bends. Burehs,ts and Burns. are in
a comfortable hoase for use when &
rains. but they are mostly out Of
doors. And they are certainly en-
joying the outing. They have all
the facilities and Accomplishments,
n2ms Qpa hampoeks; chickens aud
ehiggers; eand and sandwiches: bugs
and beIrles, milk and mosquitoes,
constitute the menu. Messrs. Vinson
Carey and Bond walk In and out
every day and say they enjoy It.
Visitors to camp are numerous and
are h7sp!tably entertained.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
No ESCAPED

Notice is hereby served on all
young mea to whom these presents
may come, TINT II YOU come to Louisa
or It's vicinity and stay forty-eight
hours YOU will capitulate to the gifts
and graces Of our dainty femininity.
There IA no escape. Lock at the
(vey) civil engineers who have !n
times past found residence here
What became Of themg Ask the
preachers and the-ah--doctors
And now GENES the bridge force
peea here two months, and two
Of 'em have surrendered. The --latest
we don't say last, mind you, the
latest is W. S. Horton, who was
married. to Miss Lutte Massie, o
Hubbardstown, last week And ther,
are othersl
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Another Kick on the c. & 0.

We have been appealed 20 by the
people in the vicinity Of Zelda and
Cunute stations to call attention
vigorously to the great Inconvenience
to which they have been subjected by
the c. & o. railroad. Last septem-
Der the railroad took ont a county
bridge crossing the creek betweea
the two stations and no bridge or
fill has yet been made there. The
people are forced 10 ride or drive W
the creek a long distance In order
TO find crossing place. The die-
lance they are compelled TO go ouf
OF the way is a mile and quarter.
The attention OF the county off
cials as well as the railroad people
is respectfully called to this matte.
and speedy action Is asked for. No
reasonable excuse can be offered 10:
GLOWING this condition TO preye.;
for such long time, The railrosi
company should consider that ths
people Of that aelghborhood 'ir'
others who ere compelled to traye
that road are very much IHconveu
fenced. ald are entitled 10 have
their road replaced just as soon 6'
i possible.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Capt. Hiram Tyler.

The old boatman spoken Of below
was well known to Sandians. He
and his "on Hunter" were familiar
features on this river 40 years ago:
Capt. Hiram Tyler, who makes his
hcme with Charles LiSens. the groc-
er, on North Fifth street. was visl-
tor 10 the river front today. Captain
Tyler IS veteran steamboatman.
and, despite his age, IS years, says
he has faith that he can run steam
boat yet. He holds a pilot. captain
and mates license. and during his
earlier days has owned several boats.
he is a genius Of an old fellow. just
recently making a tricycle. for himself
to get around in. Captain Tyler is
blessed with good eyeIght, but it =
great comfort for him TO get down
to the river to look at the grand
old stream.-lroaton Register"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
THE ROAD MEETING.
National Organizer DidNot Reach
Louisa in Time.

The good roads meeting called for
last Friday evening at the court
house did not materialize because
Mr.. Loucks. the national organizer,
could not reach here in time. A tele-
gram was received in the afternoon
stating that It would be impossible
for him 70 fill the appointment and
that later date would be named.
He was at Wheeling instead OF
willlamaoa and cgsid not make con-
nectlon.
Unlels the cost cf convention
should be greater than can be met
1t viii be arranged to hold one
here some time after the visit OF
Mr. Loucl,s. The meeting with hin
will simply be for the purpose OF
esiimating the cost and decldInl
how TO meet II.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Decoration Day,

This annually recurring day Of
tender memories and sad recollection
will have come and gone when next
this paper sees the light 1t Is very
meet that on this day Of the beal-
timl springtime We should 60 90 the
resting places OK the loved AMI lost
ones, and there. with the richest
and the rarest, garland the graves
OF our dead Thus do We pay the
sweetest possible tribute TO the mem-
ory OF the prattling babe. the dear
parent, the loved child, or the fond
companion who went out forever
from our homes but not from our
hearts. Shed no tears on these
grassy mounds Call not dead these
who sleep beneath the verdant COW
ering, but think of them as happy
dwellers In a home somewhere be
yond the blue.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
RAILROAD
Along the "Soutll Branch of the
Big Sandy River.

The following from the Huntington
Herald appears to be somewhat mixed
or indefinite, but We reproduce for
what II may be worth.
A report emanating from the ex-
treme western part Of Virginia, where
surveying parties are at work, is
that the Pennsylvania, through the
Baltimore and Ohio and Louisville
Nashville, is TO secure a southern
outlet by building link of about two
hundred miles from Kenova, w. Va,
to Norton, Va. Kenova is the south
ern terminus Of the Ohio River divi-
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio. Ncr-
ton is the easterly. and, in that sec-
tion, the northerly terminus of The
/ Louisville and Nashville's Cumber-
land Valley division. Through ine
Norfolk and Western, Kenova and
Norton are now connected by line
2S3 miles long, but appearances are
that a short cut along the south
branch of the Big Sandy river is to
be taken by the Pennsylvania. Sucll
a link would tap virgin ccal and tim
Der lands. This territory would ,hu:
have direct line to Atlanta, Pensa.
cola and New Orleans. while through
the Norfolk and Western the Penn
sylvania railroad would also have Z
direct line to these points from New
York and Philadelphia. Such lermi,
nails on the gulf would enhance thc
roads position for a long haul o.
material for the Panama canal ant
would also be a traffic outlet frol
large tonnage centers when the can
al is ready for business.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Ralph 4. HELLER.

The death Of r. A, Eellier, which
occurred at his home In Pikeyille last
Sunday. was distinct loss to the
Sandy Valley. Coming to Kentucky
and TO Pike county about II years
ago an entire stranger and poor
man, he had grown to be one Of
the foremost men in Eastern Ken
lucky and was possessed Of hand
some fortune. This prominence was
attained by remarkable business ra-
gacIty, by indomitable industry and
strict personal integrity. Mr.. Hellier's
foresight enabled him TO realize what
almost boundless wealth lay locked
In the mountains OF his adopted home
aud he was not slow 10 put on Its
feet a company now known almost
everywhere American capital may b,
found;a company owning indisDutably
one Of the largest tracts OF coal II
single body in the world OF this
corporation he was the general man.
ager. and to his prudence, sense ant
business skill are largely due H.
strength and possibilities.
Mr.. HELLER married a daughter Of
John H. Hatcher, Of Pikevllle. be.
coming by this marriage allied tC
one Of the best families in this par
OF the State, and by this union wa!
the father CT two bright boys. HI
was proud of the birthplace Of hi
wife and children and did much &
improve it IN every way. The dis
ease which ended the life Of th.l
useful man was typhoid-pneumonia
probably some complications.
II was intended that Mr. Hellie
should be buried in Pikev.lle. an,
preparations were made accordingly
but a telegram was received fron
his mother in Bangor, Maine. request
ing that the body be sent there 10
interment. A special train was zen
from Ashland Wednesday morning
and in the afternoon the remains
accompanied by the widow and som
others, were carried TO Ashland an
sent East over the C. & o.
Mr.. Heller was born In Bango
and was about 40 years OF age.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
To Sunday School Supts.

We have a record book, arranged
by the officers Of the International
Sunday School Association, sufficient
to keep a permanent record OF every
school in the county. This record
is to be complete, sn,wing the en-
rollment, the attendance, the super
intendent's name and many other
features of the Sunday School. Your
district secretary will furnish you
blank ON which you can make a re-
port of your school, Please fill 1t
cut carefully and return 1t to him.
|. will pay you to get your name
aad your school on the record book,
TOR, as your names will frequently
be sent to various publishing houses
that ask for them. you will receive
samples Of the latest and best Sum
day School literature, song books. and
maay other publications.
w. ]. Vaughan. Secretary.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Reward of Merit,

W. I. Kane. one Of the most intel
iigent and enterprislng farmers in
Kentucky. one who believes that
well directed efforts In agriculture.
backed BY sense aud industry will
win, determined to compete with.
not the farmers OF his county and
State alone. but with all comers. az
the pugillsts say, at the big 81.
Louis Fair. TO this end he prepared
his oats and beans, his peas and his
grass and his wheat. and at the
right time samples Of these products
OF the Big Sandy were duly displayed
along with the same sort Of stuff
from the richer valleys and the moro
fertile fields and pastures Of ether
sections The NEWS has no means
OF knowing II MIR Kane even hoped,
much less ever believed that his
display would be winner. but 4
was For this display ne was award
ed a handsome commemorative diDlo-
ma on Imperial Japanese paper. p
by p inches In size, and silver
medal. Weighing about three and one
half ounces. struck by the United
States mint In Philadelphia.
7 In the composition Of the diverse
Of the medal are shown two figures.
one OF which. Columbia. tall and
stately. Is about To enyelop the youth
full maiden by her side. typiiying the
Louisiana Territory, IN the flag Of
the stars and stripes. thus receiving
her into the sisterhood OF states.
The other figure Is depicted in tho
act Of diyesting herself OF the cloak
of France. symbolIzed In the emblem
of Napoleon. the busy bee, cmhroid'
cred thereon. In the background :
shown the rising sun. the dawn 9
a new era OF progress TO the nation
The reverse OF the medal showt
an architectural tablet bearing A.
inscription giving the grade Of th'
medal Below the tablet are tT'
tosphins sym50iizing our eastern an'
western boundaries, the whole sur
mouated by an American Eagle
spreading his wings from ocean 4
to ocean.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
viii Repair Roads.

Supervisor Of Roads T. J. Moore
says that he viii use the road ma
chino to repair the worst places u
mlin roads OF the county. This p
as much as he can do under the
pro-ant state OF finances. He has
besn building a new road near Carl
Moore's and will begin work At cnce
ON the road from Blaine TO Louisa.
Except FOR few bad places this
road Is In good cond,ion. but a road
"a 40 better than the worst place
IA Il &, FAR as a loaded wagon g
concerned. The wagon must be loaded
50 thar It can ret over the worst
place in the road.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
PikeyllIe.
(PIkeviIle Plalndealer.l }

ATlhefliie flalnuedler.l
In the case of dis vs.. the o. & B.
S. In condemnation case. a verdict
in favor OF the plaintiff was render
ed. to the amount of $4,000.
On last Friday the dead body OF
Will Cochran was found on the
mountain between Elkhorn and Grape
vine, Of Levisa Fork. It is thought
that he was murdered and robbed.
Engineer w. P. Griffith was in
Prestonsburg the past week, where
he made the preliminary survey for
system of water works. Mr.. Grif-
| filth says II the plaas carried out as
now adopted, it will be the finest in
the valley.
The grand jury was dismissed after
having made s72 indictments, 100 Of
them being against sawmill men for
poluting streams with sawdust.
There were more fines rendered Ia
favor CT the Commonwealth this
term than ever before.
Uncle Jake Smith, father of Ex-
Sheriff viii Smith, IS hopelessly iii
At his home on Pond. near Wii,iSni-
son, Mr. Smith has long been oae Ct
Pike county's most prominent citi-
izaas, He Is one Of the wealthiest
citizens in Pike county, and is Sc
years Of age.
Little Miss Ethel Clifton. aged u
years, ran away from her mother al
Springfield, Ohio, and came to her
father NJ. V. Cliftoa, this city, wnom
she had not seen for eight years
arriving Friday. OF course she
didn't know him nor he didn't lee
ognize her but she hunted him W
and is now happy at her father.
home.
DIR. z. \. Thompson has moved his
office from the Iron Clad" on Sec
ond street, to the rooms over Plnso,
&&Thornbury's store on Main stree
opposite the court house, which HI
, has rented from ]. Z. Yost. The doc
tor has three splendid rooms with sky
light for the operating room. Th'
first room is the reception room, tn,
second the operating room and th'
third, the drug department. The of
flee is reached by an easy outsid
stairway and II is the best office 10
cation in the city.
Mrs. Francis Sturglll, a good oi,
lady, the mother of Mrs, VIII GRAY
ems, died II ths home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Cavens. near tuwn Friday morning
The remains were buried Saturday al
ternoon. Mrs. Sturgill was from c5 I
20 years old. Her exact age was no
known. Her funeral was preached b
Rev. NJ c. Reynolds of the NJ. Z
I. Church.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
DR.. Banfield at CatIettsburg.

DR.. A. p. Banfleld finds It neces-
sary to increase his time in his Cat
lettsburg office to three days per
week. Ne viii hereafter be there on
Mondiy. Tuesday and Friday OF each
week. On other days he will be AZ
Buchanan. DR.. Banfleld has very
large practice, due to his successful
treatment of diseases Of the eye,
car. nosn aud throat.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
There Came a Snow.

Twelve years ago last Sunday, May
90. 1884. aud II was sulday, too, the
people Of Loulsa and vicinity awoke
to find four inches Of very unwelccmo
Gad mighty wet snow lying en- iheil
peas. beaas. potatoes and other glr.
dea stuff Not slace thea haya We
rad so late a rnowf,n. It was de.
stvctlye one, causing great loss end
lnooayealente.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
LURID STORY
Of An Alleged Tragedy in Ou,
Sister County Across the River.

The following bloody tale from The
Huntington Dispatch may be true,
out We are very much disposed 10
doubt H. A fatal affray may have
occurred, or only cutting sefape
Without serious results; but we wager
that the following blood -curdllng nc
couat Is strongly oyerdrawn.
The Dispatch is given TO this sort
Of thing. Us columns reek with
narrowing stories located on he
wild and wo5iiy iiiE sundy' and
the heathenish counties Of Wayne.
Mingo and Logan.
Il strikes Us that the buslness mcn
uf Huntington should take steps 10
murle the snake and murder editors
employed on their newspapers With
out the trade oi this unciylllzed occ-
lion Of country Huntington would
be Ices prosperpsa than she IS today.
After being held up to the gaze of
the world in the manner portrayed
through these false articles our peo-
pie DO not feel like going 10 Hunt
lngton.
Here Is the story.
-wlih his body literally perforated
With grcat knife wounds. sherman
Maynard fell, gasping on, his life ai
the feet Of ha one.ilme nelghbor and
friend. Andrew Fry. at East Lynn,
Monday night. and the bloodlcst u,ab-
blne ARRAY in the history OF Wayne
county had been contaminated
The two had been together 10 an
entertainment In the nelghborhoot
and were on their way home when =
quarrel arose Before Maynard, WhS
was one Of the most prominent and
wealthy merchants al East Lynn
could make any move 90 defend -htfn'
uoif. FRY had jeised an ugly knif,
fSoma PICKET and literally cut May
nard 20 death.
The victim was cut into shreds--
has fare. neck and body presented onI
mass Of rips and gasping wounds. I
elehi TO slken any who loked up1i
ham after the terrible affair VIVA
caufed Fry 10 wrcak such horrible
revenge on Maynard h not known
unless he had been drinking an'
some slight insult wrought him int
a fronKy
Twenty stab woands were eodnte'
IN the victims body. twelve OF then
being entirely through. the point c
ths knife coming cs through III
hack. Aimolt any one Of the rsaa
would have been fatal Maynard
eyes we're cat out. his face ripped =
shrcds. exposing the teeth frpm -
20 slde while his throat WIS spi.
and hlt ean ripped into sections
The csss has 10 parallel ior d'te
brutality IN the criminal annals 6
that county
For years Maynard and Andrew Fr
had lived with 400 yards OF elc
\ other. bcine the tsst Of frieads an
nelghbors. frequeatly visitiag a. enc
others home,
Tho victim and the murderer VET
well known In this city. where he
often came on business Each IS III
father OF large family. Feeling
lnic1sc in that section Of the einat
over the deed that robbed wayn
county Of one Of It's wen known an
prosperous citizens
4 Both men have large following
hut It Is believed there Will be n
trouble and that the law viii b
j allowed 10 take It's course Fry h'
N been arrested and placed IN jail. !
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Result of Examination.

During the examination OF a9pli-
cants FOR teachers certificates which
was held here last Friday and Satur-
day forty persons presented mem
selves. OF this number ten obtained
first-class certificates, twelve received
seoond-class, eleven third-olass, five
failed utterly, and two withdrew.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Citizens Won.

The suit brought by a number ci
citizens Of Fort Gay and viclaity
against the hastings Industrial Com
pany Of Chicago was decided in favor
of the citlzeas. The suit involved
a number Of notes given for stock
In the creamery at Fort Gay. The
makers Of the notes alleged misrep-
resentation as to the amount Of
stock being sold.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Big Sandy News Was the First.

People aad institutions in the SUITS
are proyerblally slow, but It should
not be so in such favored land.
The Clarion is Justly proud of iae
fact that It was the seeond weekly
newspaper south Of the Ohio river
to install a Mergenthaler type-setting
machine. Even though the South &
behind. 1t should not remain so. Lei
us have thrift.-Hawesvill Clarion.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Mrs. Roberts Entertains,

Thursday afternoon Is looked for
ward TO by the ladies of the Finch
cluk With delightful anticipation, and
those who are fortunate enough 20
he present at the weekly diversions
arr never disappointed. There was
nothing lacking ut the beautiful
Roberts home last Thursday from !
10 { Tor all present, and the unior-
tunnte absent ones were there "
rpIrll
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
More of the Same Kind.

The NEWS office was visited by a
delegation of the Moores Tuesday
evening on the very important mis-
sion of paying their subscriptions III
advance. They were Ell, Mart and
Freet. than whom the county has
no better, citizens. They are pros
porous genial men. Would that there
were more and more Ct their kind.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

"a look at the miserable little cab
ins that serve as school houses, and a
peap inside at the more miserable
children during school hours on
winter day would convince anybody
that Kentucky is behind the tlme,'
says the Mt. Vernon Signal"
If the Signal man ever runs for
County Superintendent OF Schools and
uses this sort of language he'll be
badly beaten.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

Matthew Kitchen, OF osie, this
county. who is in the U. S. Army, is
at home en- a three months fur
Tough. He is now non-commissioned
officer. and Is stationed at Fort
Adams, r. !.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

II the directors of the Opera
House" would avoid paying an an
nual tax OF $40 they win do well to
give the building some other name
Masonic Hall. for instance.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
NJ. F. CONLEY, Publishsr
OllapOdrida.

Our old friends, present incum-
bent, widow Of the late, and 9 D. M.
tomorrow afternoon. still continue
to figure in the newspapers with
marvellous frequency" Exchange.
How about "still continue?"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

W. c. Phalen. the geologist, has
finished his work in this section and
has gone to Washington. While here
last summer and a week this spring
Mr.. Phalen w~ut over an area Of qss
square miles.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Bishop J. }. 1igert.

This distinguished Methodist d'S.ae
!. ~, .,r,.,,v s cscdica E;lAs9 -e,- the ~
coat southern Methodist ouadreanial
Conference, was in Louisa a at'eaa-
auce upon ths Southern Methodist
pmfernece some years ago, nno
,reached a magnificent sermon.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

A hamlet in Sweet Owen Is nam
ed Bachelors Bottom That Is
where all bachelors finally go-to the
bottom.
And are fastened in with a Batche-
lor's Button.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

Don't forget that next "wednesday,
May so. is Decoration Day. a legal
holiday, and the banks win be closed
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

freight train had wreck Mon
aay afternoon. between Cliff rad
Auxler. The track was blocked :ar
aus,e a while. and passenger train
No 40 sue here at i;ib D. m, was
,apluvca untn near 7 o'olook.