The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-27

slhd four feet. four wings and Two
5eaks. one body and one neck 1t
can fly with either pair Of wings or
sal with either beak
Bassillio osayo, a native Filipino,
mas been enrolled as student at
Kentucky University. He is the first
native OF the Philippies to enter a
eKntucky college
Hail stones as large around as
n mans arm. and from six to eight
Inches long are reported TO have de-
Vastated the greater portion of ows-
ley county during an electrical storm
that passed over that county Friday
night. The path OF the storm was
one mile in width. passing from Wild
Dog to Brushy Mountain and along
Buck and Indian creeks. Almost eve
~ vestige of vegetation was destroy
ed. and much stock was killed. The
rCof OF the residence OF John Abs
hear was crushed by the hail; the
windows OF the residence OF Melvin
DOoley were broken. horses belonging
70 Lee Rose Jr., and hogs owned by
Leonard Nelly were mashed and kill
ed. Millet. sugar cane. vegetable and
fruit trees were completely DESTROYED.
The storm is the most destructive
ever known in this county. and the
damage will run over 100000
The Central Kentucky Natural Gas
Co. Lexington. Ky now has three
Oi four drilling forces at work in nat
sIraI-gas developments in Menifee and
Morgan counties The company is now
supplying Lexington. Winchester and
Mt Sterling with natural gas. and
other towns OF central Kentucky.
Lasl year there were les old log
school houses in Kentucky. 2.iOi |
school houses without suitable seats
or blaekbOards and 4.5Si school hous-
'eS without globes. charts or maps. In |
1855 less than half of the children be-
tween 6 and % years OF age and on
" % per cent. OF those between
10 and 20 attended school in this State
In one district in which there were
sc children Of the school age. not
one attended school For every dol
Tar Kentucky paid for her schools.
Indiana paid s1.is and Ohio paid
81 81. The average number OF DAYS
that pupils attended the public schools
during the year, in Kentucky. was 90
In Massachusetts, it was 14s: in Cal
ffornia. 12s; in Illinois l24. and in
Florida Il. How does this speak for
the condition in Kentucky. where
the percentage of iIliteracy is great
er than it is in every State in the I'm
Ion except four, =
To take the life Of your father is
not regarded as a very great crime
In Daviess county. A jury al Owens
boro gave Logan Mcdaniel ten years
IL the pen for killing his father while
drunk. Il was shown at the trial the
father taught the son to drink and
would often get drunk with him This
had weight with the jury
Richmond Ind, Sept. 81 Turner x
merchant in Farmers. Rowan county
charged with the killing OF Senator
William Goebel. OF Kentucky. in an
affidavit by Mrs. Lulu Clark. which !
was published exclusively by TIE Rich !
mond, Ind Evening Item today In
Mrs, Clark's affidavit, which was Ia
ken at indianapolis on April II. /
1897. in the law office OF ex-GOy W
5 Taylor. OF Kentucky. She says that
her maiden name was Lulu Williams
and she was born ~ Rothwell, Meni-
fee county. Ky. but lived most OF her
life and at the time OF GoebeIs mur-
der her home was al Mount sterling.
ny. She is a niece OF Judge Frank
Day. OF Frenehhurg. Ky. and also OF
James Williams Of the same place
She has cousin named Gertrude
King. who lived al 1laysvine at the
tine of Goebel's murder. Hiss King
was at that time Keeping company
with John Sanford. Of Covington. Ky.
Upon the dag OF the GoebeI murder
the two girls went TO Frankfort, ~
They started 10 enter the Siatehouse
BY the rear entrance. and when on the
steas d sho, vas fired Al the same
time taey u0,.oei man standing Just
inside ne door whom they recognized
rs stafford in minute second lzn
Vans ruHrins ont Of TIE huildin-
dressed like q moantainser and carr.
ans rifle III ran 20 sanford ana
said. 4 20, lie
That man was recogniTed by the
ATTAIN, as hti friend. Turner leo. o.
Farmers. Rowan county. ~. Both
men ran out Of the building TO
fence. where Sanford gave pair
Of shoes which he was carrying TO
Igo. who exchanged his boots for