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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
LAND GRANT
Cases Heard in County Courts of
Floyd and Pike.

a large crowd of incensed c,t,-
zens gathered at Prestonsburp last
Monday. the time set for the At
en2oed filing Of claim to Flovd
county lands under the resurracts.5
VirFinia land grants, which had baan
OuF.eo for moie than a hundred years
JACK Hendr'ck, who is said To he
at the bottom OF the s--A..s was
present Frank Hopkins, who had
oeeh employed as an attorney in
tbe case. did not appear, but sent
at authorized announcement that he
haa withdrawn from the case. Han-
ufleA made a smooth talk and wac
h'ened to respectfully by the and
ienee that packed the court room
Attorney W. ], May spoke for the
natives and took occasion to saw
something about Hendrick that anear-
60 nim. In replying Hendrick was
uei'aft and declared that he would
perform his task even though his
blood should cover the floor and
r'ckle down the stairways-or gory
NcrdS TO that effect. Then il look-
ID like his bluff would be called.
Cries Of hang him." shoot him .
take him OUT are reported n
have caused a dangerous looking
scene until quiet wac restored BY the
cooler heads.
The Judge over-ruIed the motion
TO allow the filing of the lists for
taxation. and Hendriek gave mo-
tee OF appeal to the Circuit Court
At Pikeville the next day the pike
cases came up in Court, and BY
agreement the same result as was
bad in Floyd county was entered Of
reeoid Speeches We're made by
prominent attorneys. The natives
are represented by Hager and Stew
art, of Ashland. z. t. vinson. OF
Huntington, Walter S. Harkins. and
other local attorneys. A very large
crowd was present, but there was
no disorder.
In Letcher and Knott counties the
SAM orders will be entered by agree
meht on the court records
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
A Delightful Function.

Mrs Augustus Snyder was host Of u
fiuch Club last Thursday. and ulc
alSayx pleasant regular meeting the
lad.ss was varied most a apTeeably by
hoihrg the session Of the club IN
q evening snd by inviting The
men And you may We'll believe ihrt
not q single Tor marilydl mau ,er-
son declined tie gracious iny.at =.
There werc twenty ,eibht strugg "a
for coeotgsion, lnr = me of q e
prcrrcftious we're quite amusing One
luip, gentleman ifo sed lnib n
aufs ei IN a coru r. and there Ec
SUCK One man OF pills and potions
played two games. progressing each
tire Knowing this could by no pos
alble chance ever happen again te
gave his place 70 a newspaper chap
and transformed himself into look
er en-.
When II came TO discussing the
menu. however. everybody progress
ed nobly And 1t was an elegant col
lation Salads. gmen peas, oysters,
tempting rellshes. delicious cake,
fragrant Mocha. cooling ices--all fery.
ed en- course and with generous
hands made up a repast ot mos,
saiisfying character Delightful mus
Instrumental and vocal. by MIRs
Kate Frccsc and Miss Leila Snyder
was TIE fitting finale To a delightful
.venIng.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
No Place For GrumbIers.

a man who stands on the street
corrrr chewing and splitting. tenlne
how the government should be run,
curalng the town. finding fault with
his grandmother because she was n
man. claiming THAT the merchants
are lot OF thieves. that the lawyers
and newspaper men would akin man
20 a finish ard whole lot more. II
q nuieouce and an abomlnltion. Any
town pestered with one OF more such
wor hles would be justified in exer-
cising cow-hite authority on the
bosom Of their trousers. No one S
oblieed 10 live where he Is not suit
vi II things don't suit you, go
wlcre they will A growler and .
sorshead IN town Is an enterprise
Killer every tine
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
Lawrence Circuit Court.

The regular January term Of the
Lawrence Circuit Court convened last
Nor Jay, Judge NJ N. Redwine pre-
siding. His Honor has lost NOTHING
In the force and dlreetness of his
charge to grand juries,his presenta-
lion Oi the law and their duty tc the
jury idpaneled Monday being clear
comprehension and emphatic The
grand jury FOR Jle present trem Is
composed Of ]. NJ Wheeler, foreman
p + S@gggs. W. Il. Bar,~am, u. A
y Dan 81 William K Chamh -, ". c
l.'scnbury. J. F. Limb4r,. !. mes
Shannon. Elijah Hopson,G. W. Han
nah. "nd i..'lds DLttcn
1..e petit ~, l. tJmLnqai of the
following citizens ard housebeepers
WI liam Bostic. James L. Jordan, S
d ETadley, F. NJ. Conley, Joseph Cald
well, Marion Carter, David Moore
G. b. Bromley. l.. C. Gambill, Hen
ry Lambert, A. L. Moore, Labe Slmp.
son. +. c. Cochran, John N. Fannin
F r Fannin. WV Millard, Noaf
Welk, WIN. r yinson, Alamandel
Hicks Marion Wright, JEFF Ball, w
o. y. Dixon. J. NJ. Edwards and Err
mic Miller.
The very inclemeut weather reat
iy lessened the number OF idlers abou
the Court House.
The case o. the Commonwealth
against Jesse Cordell, former aler
ift.was continued until next Monda,
The grand jury returned two in
dietments against James Young. VIII,
cut and stabbed William Fultz an,
Brakeman Huffman on the trail
mar Tunnel Siding several weeks age
Young gave bond and the case wa!
continued until next term.
Nanhoose, the Jail burner, was ais,
indicted for obtaining goods by falls
pretense.
Judge wilhoit. OF Carter county, i
atte' ding Lawrence Circuit Court.
nhis session will probably occupy tn,
entire term Of four weeks
Tie grand jury will adjourn tenor
the little birds say tha
| tie big twelve" is very busy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

tractors, has had force Of fifteen
Or twenty men at york al Salt
pc i completing the construction
of Lock No. l. Tug river. The
rk was finished ard was formal
ly and officially received by Lieut..
p. s Bond, U. S. A., engineer in
charge of the work on the Big San
dy river and its forks. The next
Improvement will be the dam, and
there is little doubt that this
essential accessory to lock will
be supplied. The Big Sandy has
scme very influendol friends in the
Congress of the United States, and
whatever opposition our wants may
enco' nter in the lower House will
be overcome In the Senate.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
- COUNTY KENTUCKY, JANUARY IS 1907

rurring 3Oo-foot drift into the
Crater. At the end OF this adii
a w'nze Of 15O feet win be sunk, The
Mineral blue" taken from this adit
and winze will be weathered, wash
ed and sorted for diamonds. Tests
OF d'apside. ollyine. pyorope and
il'nenite, the four we'll known ac-
cessories To the diamond. made in
the East. show the minerals 70 be
very hard. Some Of the diapslde
was about Z 1-2 hard the diamond IL
10. /,
We always said they would find
things In old Elliott. and just seel
Dlapeide. oliyine. pyorope and fine
mite. But see what they had TO 20
through TO find 'cm. CRITTERS, adzes,
adits and pipes We don't know
what dlapslde is. but We are glad
to know that II 1-2 hard.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
BOOt.Legger Bottled.

Deputy U. S. Marshal salyer ar
rested and took TO Catlettsburg one
Thomas Workman, charged with
Illegal retailing, 1t Is charged that
Workman Is the man who sold the
whisky on Bear Greek last summer,
which caused the drunken row In
which shot fired at another caus-
ed the death OF Miss Sophia Ross,
Workman had eluded the authpri-
ties until captured by Marshal Sal
yer. He is now in the Boyd coun-
y Jail.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
Located on Chesapeake Bay.

A letter from L. Boyd Ferguson,
naive of Louisa, but a resident Of
Huntington for few years. has
rloved to Virginia. He and his moth.
or and brc,ter-in-law, L. H. suddlth.
have purchased a fine farm on Ches-
apeake Bay. twenty miles from Old
Po.' Comfort They have fine oys-
ter beds IN connection with the farm
and win give considerable attention to
the production OF the popular bIvalves.
Thr'r LOUISA f,iends hope they may
iird their new location pleasant and
ne occupation very pleasant
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
Very Unsafe.

The travelling public should beware
OF the county bridge near James Q.
LSckey's. 1t has been condemned
rs unsafe and is liable 30 fall or
ca, sc serious injury TO those who
venture on II. 1t is the duty OF
the railroad company to make Tie
bridge safe. and II will do SO as sooa
as tie weather ana the condition Ot
the earth win permit 1t 10 be dols
Travellers would do well TO avoid this
bridge entirely until It is rendered
at te. Take the ridge road. It as
IN eood condition anu is only .aile
out OF the usual way,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
The Anderson NewcOmb Co.

II will be news to many Louisa peo-
pie 10 know that the well known
firm of Valentine and Newcomb. OF
Huntington, Is no more. Last week
deal was consummated whereby Mr..
Eugene Anderson, of Portsmouth, O.,
hectmes successor to Mr.. ]. w. VAL
entine in the business, and hereaf-
tel the concern win be known as the
Anderson-Newcomb Co. Where the
business was formerly capitalized at
100000 ii will be increased to s125.-
900.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
Finch or Gossip.

when woman prepares refresh-
ments for party she takes the In
hide out OF something and puts In
~ place something that was never
sulerded to te there.-Atchison, Kan.
0Iotc.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
Great Tlnes in Elliott.

Gan Samuel Pearson. Of South
Afflca. consulting engineer for the
Keniucky Transvall Diamond Min
Ihe Co, which Is now operating In
Mliott county. reports that the
sgperintendent began January End
:. tnke out a large paddock on the
rplpgr lately struck. preparatory to
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

Bob Cook and Anna Gauff, bux-
ON lassie from Pike county, Ky. were
arrested last night for lettering
Cook testified this morning that
he Lad known the girl when he
W Aiug up in Pike county, and that
when she came here last night the
was without funds. and rather man
let hsr spend the night on the stree
he had started to take her to his
room when the police nabbed him.
Ec was fined five dollars for his
pNfessed good MISUNDERSTANDING.
tor Advertiser.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

Mrs II. 3. Hewlett entertained at
dinner Sunday her cousins Emsy
Clark and Blaine Clark. teacher in
the Paintsville public school. and
Mas Lutte DeIOng. n teacher in the
Kentucky Normal College.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

The Louisa Board Of Educa.
lion recently paid off $500
OF the school house bonds
thus reducing outstanding In
debt, dness to 5000. When the con-
trarts for the present school year were
macc by the Board 1t was estimated
that $500 could be applied to the
boLd debt. and at this rate the
debt. win be wiped out In less than
two yearA
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

H'ndman, KY, Jaa. Is New.
cached here from Brinkley today
CT the finding Of the dead body Of
"a woman supposed to be that Of
Mrs. Sallie Amburgy, widow, who
owns extensive lands in Knott and
Letcuer counties.
The body was concealed in a clumI
of underbush and the clothing was
badly torn. Marks on the throat
inicate that she may have been
strtngied 10 death.
She was supposed to keep abou,
her house large sum- of money,
She lived with an unintelligent son
who could make no explanation @;
the affair.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
M. F. CoNLEY, Publisher
terday- By Monday the people will
be Ginning into Pikeville by the thous-
ands to be present for the legala ction
Tuesday.

Uncle Thomas May, Of pike
county is the oldest and one Of the
best known and most beloved eitt-
zens In the Sandy Valley He is %
years old, and has been married for
~ years. His wife was Miss Eliza
beth Leslie, lsho is still living and
ls' Ike her husband, hale and hear
" She Is S6years old. They live
WIN their son, W. R. May, whose wife
Is sister Of B. W. Runyon. Their
nome Is ON Johns creek, near John
post"ffiee, ard Grandma MAY ASSISTS
In the house work Uncle Tommy
Mays life has always been one most
worthy OF example, He has voted
the Democratic ticket seventy times
having yoted at the last election He
mas been amember a of the NJ E.cburcb
south, seventy odd years, and has
held family worship every keht for
aiXty years, and even now reads tbs
CHAPTER that proceeds prayer each
night. without Jglasses. He's the
only living charter member Of rhom-
as G Cecil Lodge, +. and A. NJ at
Pikeyille.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

sergent. y, january 12-The bis
coal land litigation In this section
in which some 25O,OOO acres, valued
at $125,OOO,OOO. are involved, came
near causing lynching on Dortor
creek today. William Mullins, Jr.
has been 'susIected Of aiding the at
torneys in the fight for these old
Virginia land grants, and to-day, az
ter Mullins arrival from a trip in
the country, posse of dozen men
with a rope. bent on lynching him
stormed his home. Mullins fled into
the mountains, and is still in hiding
but the mob is after lin.
Everywhere throughout the
ties, Detcher, Knott, Floyd, and Pike,
the people are aiming themselves for
the protection Of their property
In Pikeville the Plain Dealer, a
newspaper REPRESENTING the citizens
rights, has been closed down by the
attorneys for the land granters, and
Editor Casslty is In Ashland, getting
out the paper on the Daily Indepepd-
ent plant Five thousand extra papea
were issued yesterday.
The Plain Talker. a newspaper start
ed by the land granters. distributed
10000 papers in the four counties yes
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
Lock No. |, Tug River.

During the past two or three
weeks Superintendent ] q. tom-
as. for HoilMbach and May. con-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

Miss Lou Sagrayes, of Lawrence
county. has accepted position as
book-keeper for the Foster Hardware
Co, of Paintsville.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

Repiesentatiye-elect Langley, of The
Tenth Kentucky district, has recon
mend@d Che appointment Of Mrs
Victoria Trivett for the Etty, pike
county, postoffice.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

congresman-elect John W. Lang
ey Is making great effort to effect
IN arrangement whereby the c. and
o. will carry the mails south Of
P'keviile to Praise and HELLER. He
cflltd on the Postoffice Department
officials to-day and may find it nee
cesslfy to go TO Richmond, Va. to
plead with President Stevens of the
c. and O. There is great demand
from- his constituents for this ser
vice.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18
PERT PARAGRAPHS
Picked Up At Pike, Paint and
PrestOnsburg.

In the Court of Appeals, Pike
countySvs. Howards was reversed. :
1t Is reported that E. L. Damron,
OF lasso, Va, has purchased 1000
acres of timber land in Pike county.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

Mr. Langley, with the cooperation
OF Representative sltmp. of vir-
ginia, has also received Mr.. Burt
tons consent TO the insertion in
tie bill Of survey Pf the Big San
dJ for thirty miles above Pikeyille
with the view Of clearing the stream
Of such distractions as prevent the
floating of timber.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

sergent. Ky, January u : Llnvil'
Han, who killed Thomas Jones on
Beaver creek, on the Kno4-L4tchef
border, was arrested there today af-
ter making fierce resistance.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-18

Mrs. Ida Mccoy shumate, wife Of
Bert Shumate, of Williamson. died
at her hone on First-aye, Monday af-
terpoon alter an illness of soma
we4Fs. caused by measles and ecu.pli-
cations She was formerly Of pike
county.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
TRIPPINGS.

Have the cows come fresh in Sep.
TENDER and October, and receive 20
to 80 cents per pound for the butter
fat in winter instead of Is to 20 cents
in summer.
Natures memorable law that like
produces like" works all the time.
The heifer calf from a good milking
family on both sides is the valuable
COW in the future.
The buttermakers pathway Il not
always strewn with roses either. Per-
haps you as a patron of the creamery
should talk those matters over with
him before kicking so hard about
them.
Milk is used raw, while most all
other food products are cooked ia
some way. The very fact that milk is
raw food should stimulate those
engaged in it's production to the great
est possible care.
Never put warm cream and cold
cream together. Use separate cans.
Don't say you can't afford it. You
are in the dairy business every day
in the year. IF conducted properly
there is money enough in 1t to buy
all the necessary tools.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
BUYING OR RAISING COWS.
The Wise Farmer Will Raise His
Calves.

The practice OF raising COWS rather
than selecting them from the herds
of others is to be commended. One
of the prominent dairymen of the FL
gin district in Illinois, says Farmers
Review, has for a long time followed
the practice of going out into the
country and buying the best cows he
could find, milking them through one
lactation and then selling them to the
butchers. He said it was a paying
investment and that was all ne was
looking for. We are glad to know that
this dairyman has abandoned this
course and is now raising calves from
his best COWS.
He says that the other practice has
been carried on for SO many years
that it is now difficult to find the
good COWS to buy and that If a man
wants good COWS he must raise them.
This is the only course that will con-
stantly improve the quality of our
dairy herds. From year to year good
COWS will increase in number in the
herd of the man that is always selling
off his poorest cows and is raising
calves from his best COWS to take the
place of the poor cows of which he
dispoSes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
THE BEST HE COULD GET.
Amateur Gardener Could Not Under
stand Why Seeds Did Not Sprout.

The woes of the amateur gardener
are very amusing to others, but de-
cidedly real to the man who has
spoiled a suit of clothes, blistered his
hands and lost his temper in his eff
forts to make things grow.
A young man, recently married,
early in the spring secured sub
urban place, mainly with the idea of
"fresh, homegrown vegetables Every
evening he would hurry through his
supper and rush out to his garden
where he displayed more energy than
skill But, alas When many little
green things began to break the
ground in his neighbors' gardens, his
own remained as bare as the Sahara.
1T certainly has got me beat" he
confded to a friend at his Office one
day Il can't understand why not a
blessed thing has come up: | planted
peas and corn and tomatoes"
Perhaps the seed were reflective"
the friend suggested.
ST hardly think it was that" the
gardener replied, "for l got the very
best-paid 10 cents a can for them"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
HAD A CONSECUTIVE FLUSH.
New Hand Discovered at Poker-Not
a Winner in This Instance

He was a beginner at poker. He
had beginners luck, and all the
money seemed to flow into his peck
cts. His pile of chips grew to huge
proportions. Then there came a
clash.
1t was a jackpot. The dealer
opened and everybody stayed in. The
dealer drew two cards, the beginner
one and the other players three each.
Soon the dealer and the beginner
had the table to themselves. They
boosted each other until the other
three men put their elbows on the
table and began to take slow, noise
less breaths of suspense. Finally,
when there was about $22 in the pot,
the beginner called.
Full house." announced the deal
er and showed his cards.
"Yours-Ive only a flush,' replied
the other, disgustedly, and tossed his
hand into the deck.
Soon the game was over AS the
party was about to dispense the novice
idly remarked:
you know, there was a curious
thing about that flush / held on that
big pot The cards ran right in a
row-it was a consecutive flush"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
MARY'S WARNING.

Our hearts are sad, our faces grave,
We bear a common sorrow;
We do not heed our work to-day,
We're thinking of the morrow.
We sit in Gstless attitudes.
To hide our grief we're scorning;
Come veal, come woe. what do we care
For Mary's given warning.
But yesterday we played and sang,
The whole house rang with laughter,
We did not note the gathering gloom
That's clouded our hereafter.
We needed not, poor blinded fools,
Till mother in the morning
Announced to all the dining room
That Mary's given warning
But now the blow has fallen, we
Our conversation flavor
With various remarks upon
Her ominous behavior
Her sullen looks, those ill-washed plates
Her slowness in the morning
How could we be surprised to hear
That Mary's given warning?
Now for a month the front door beu
Will shake in agitation;
Young persons will be coming for
The vacant situation.
And so we sit in attitudes,
All occupations scorning,
Since we all heard at breakfast time
That Mary's given warning.
Royal Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-11
MADE A NEW FASHION.
Good Joke Played in Old Days on
Weuld-Be Fashionable.

Old Camden, in his Remains" tells
a good story of trick played by q
knight upon a would-be fashionable
shoemaker. Sir Philip Calthrop
purged John brakes, the shoemaker
of Norwich in the time of King Henry
VIII, of the proud humor which our
people have to be of the gentlemen's
cut. This knight bought as much fine
French tawny cloth as should make
him gown, and sent it to the tailor's
to be made. John brakes, a shoe
maker, coming to this tailor'1 and see
Ing the knights gown cloth lying
there, bid the tailor buy cloth of the
same price and pattern and make it
Of the same fashion as the knights.
Not long after the knight, coming in
to the tailor to be measured for his
gown, and perceiving the like cloth
lying there, asked whose it was.
John brakes, the shoemaker, who
will have it made of the self-same
fashion that yours is made of" "Then
make mine as full of cuts as the
shears will make it," John brakes
had no time to go for his gown till
Christmas day, when he meant to
wear it. Perceiving the same to be
full of cuts, he began to swear at the
tailor. II have done naught but what
you bid me-" quoth the tailor, "for
as Sir Philip Calthrops garment is,
even SO have made yours" "By my
latchet!" quoth John brakes, Il will
never wear gentIemen'S fashions
again i"-London T. P's Weekly