The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-11
TROUBLE
Over Eastern Kentucky Land IT,
Ties Assuming Serious Aspect.
GREAT EXCITEMENT UP BIG SANDY.


Of angry citizens on next Monday
7 3 thered TO defend their rights
against an alleged attempt TO take
their lands fiom them. or. as many
charge. TO extort money froD the
owners for relinquishment Of he
claim set up TO tho property The
effort rs being made in the name Of
q New York corporation. Among
the attorneys for this corporation
are Jack Handrick, formerly Attorn-
q General OF Kentucky. and Con
EeEman +. A. Hopkins, Of Prestons-
bury From statement published
and signed by ]. t. childers. OF
Pike county. We take he folowing
Editor plain Dealer-on Deem
bsr "a, 1906. there were filed Ia
the County Court Clerks office Of
Pike County. land grants, covering
MhCbNAli4 ofNig oliN W "h"
ne west side of the river In Pike
CDrnty. Thcse grants were issued
By the State OF Virginia more than
cae hundred years ago. hong before
keriucky was admitted into the
unloa. The petitioner who filed
tteae grants, Eastern Kentucky Coal
IAncs Corporation. aaks the Coun-
u Court 70 list tho lands covered BY
uhom for taxation In doing this
he claimants OF theAe old grants.
more generally known as the "old
Virginia Land Grants" are under
taking 10 comply with law passed
b. tbe Kentucky Lcgialature March
l6. 1906. requiring all claimants OF
lands 10 list the same for taxation
On CT before January. 1907. and pay
the mxos for five years preeeding
aid date, and providing that II
sucE claimants shall fail 10 comply
with sald law, their claim shall be
brfelted TO the Commonwealth and
Inrie TO the benefit Of those In
poGsoasion.
These "gran,ers" In order 10 de-
lnde and mlslcad tho people (betray
:hsn with a kissl. have bought out
bah printing presses in the town OF
pikevlile, and aro sending papers
broadcast over ths country D any
and everybody, free OF charge tell
ing the people what good friends TO
The Rig Sandy Valley the granters
are. and what an IRA OF prosperity
and happiness there will be In Pike
Comfy when yhe "Gnntes" take
our homo from IA and send us as
bergers ana paupers over the ooun-
Try ike the ArcadIans Of yore'
vhen they rob the Companies Il
". an we have sold mineral and
timber and dlsbar Walter $. Har-
klns fVm practicing law and divide
the properly OF J C. C. Mayo. the
Joseph OF the Big Sandy Valley
among themeelves
They knew that the filing OF these
su-,s would stir up hornets nest
mnong the people and in order 70
euunteract rhis movement, they FAY
me- are herest thieves. we ana just
!, eulng 90 rob the miherai companies
nra we won't take any Of your land
ts.t ls fenncd up How would you
Ike for tliam to take all of your
land thai Is not forced upY What
posi.'on would the people be in II
la.y helped the "dranters" to rob
n. Companies OF The land AID Tim
rer which he people sold em and
I, whi,h ~, made thtm deeds Of
General warrautee. Under the law
n Jshn Jones sells Sam KID fau
and makes him a Geed OF "General
Wm~aniee" and II some one takes
m mm on account OF some defec'
Of title. Kid can recover OF Jones
the amount paid for the farm
II the companies are robbed Of
,he mineral and timber the people
nold them, the Companies can come
hack on the people and recover %
them the purchase price OF said land
and timber
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