The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

me FISCAL Ntuil III NlCCTdCkeu
county intends TO spend S15O,000 in
improving the roads of the county,
II 4 is found that the county has
authority TO borrow money
young girl had said she did not love
o-yensboro, KY, Jan. 1S-After a
him, Herbert Price, aged eighteen,
picked up shotgun this evening and,
it Is said, tried TO simulate an at
to lie loaded and the discharge kill
ed him, The tragedy occurred at
the hcme of his father. ]. S. Price,
or Cherry street. Several young
girls were In the room, With the
man at the time A Coroner's jury
returned a verdict Of accidental
deaik.
The disappearance Of John Smith
from jackson has caused no alarm
to the attorneys for the prosecution
IN the Hargis case. who think they
viii be able % find him when they
need him. Smith said before leav-
Ing Jackson that threats had been
made against him and he did not
think II safe TO remain in town.
According TO reports prevalent in
Breathitt more surprises are coming
for dhe- dsfense in the Hargis case
and seine of Hargis' former staunch
friends are desc ting him.
Jackson. KY. Jenuary r. Jake
Noble and John Davidson, of local
notority as the slayers of Deputy
Sheriff Grant Holiday one year ago,
created considerable excitement on
College avenue 1is after by "shoo,-
ing up" hat part OF the city
When lodged In jail they explained
their actions by saying that the
Hsrgises, when the Trial Of jurga
James Hargis on the charge that he
was concerned in the assassination Of
Or Is. d. Cox wasi n pgroress this
week encouraged Dick Strong, ne
gro. TO kill them, and that in retail
ation thy wee about TO kill the
negro when the police interfs.ed.
WITH the prisoners was Scott Cope
Noble is a brother of County Super
hltendent. Henry B. Noble. David
SIN was selected at the Hargis trial
TO summon witnesses for the ccm-
monwealth.
All previous records of the House
Of representatives were broken FRI
day when in an hour and thirty-flve
minutes 62S private pension bills
were passed, including It's originat-
ing in the Senate. With Represen-
Eative Capron. of Rhode Island, in
he chair, the House passed seven
bills a minute. The largest prov
Tous record made by the House
Tor celebrity in passing private pen
zion bills was 5S5 in one day.
Independence. Ky, Jan. 11.-Yes-
terday morning Charles Bindal who
lived near this place, afier feeding
his violent temper on whisky, drove
his family away frcm hma. N
coal oil over the hay in his barn
and set fire TO it Six cows, two
fine horses, one calf, one bog ind
a one hundred and fifty dollar wig
on We're destroyed Seeing mis-
wen under Roadway h killed him
self by cutting MS throat with q
butcher knife
Clinton, Ind, Jan. 14.-Seven dead
ard three injured miners have been
taken from Mine No, l. as the re-
sui OF an explosion to-day. This
afternoon the search for dead is
continuing. but 1t is believed that
all have been taken out
William S. Taylor the Kentucky fu-
gitive living in Indiana, has been
varied OF an alleged Socialist at
tempt to kldnap him for reward
of 81 900. said 70 nave been offered
ky a Socialist newspaper published
in Indianapolis.
Petersburg, Ind. Jan. ~ Mrs.
VIVA Bradley. aged log years, died
at Ayrshire. this county. She was
born near Dixon Springs, in 1901
during the presidency Of John Ad-
ans. Before her death. she re-
called events that transpired between
the time of the War of 1872, and
the presidency OF nacmas jefferson
She had always rejected Christian
iy. but a few days before her death
she made protestatiou Of faith,
and insisted in singing. How dark
grows THE day and cold the groInd.
Mt Sterling Ky, 12-While al
tempting 10 cross Kentucky river I'M