The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-10-11


Farmers have priced, ready for sale,
5O0.O pounds, now in the hands OF
the Board of Control of the Society |
OF Equity. which, all told, on the
basis of prices quoted by this society,
is worth s1.675.OOO.
Miss Jennie Gentry was arrested
in Lexington on bench warrant
from the Franklin Circuit Court, char
gei with subornation OF witnesses
in the Caleb Powers sase Bond was
fixed at $1,000, which she gave, and
was released.
Gov. Beckham has appointed Judge
J. S. Morris, of Oldham county, as
special Judge of the Scott Circuit
Court to preside in the fourth trial
of Caleb Powers on the charge OF
conspiracy in the Goebel murder case
Judge Morris was a member of the
last Assembly. and served for years
as Commonwealth Attorney OF the
oldham-Shelby Judicial district.
Nature has the habit OF striking
averages. Bumper crops every year
would -.ean overproductioL. which
like overpopulation, nature abhors
and regulates in its own time and wa
1t would be false optimism not 10
recognize the fact that this is one
of the years chosen 10 offset and
average down such fat seasons as that
Of 1906. when the products OF the
soil glutted every market and ehok-
ed every avenue OF transportation
But there is another error TO be a
yoided. Heed should not be given 10
the Wall Street gamblers who preach
famine. destltution. and agricultural.
financial and industrial distress. The
one true conclusion TO be drawn
from the reports OF farming eondi-
lions is that the crops will be suffi-
tieut. though not abundant, and the
reason one neither Of the best nor
of the worst.
The weather prophets, local and
otherwise. are beginning 10 give their
view on the coming fall and winter
though how they can forecast fu-
ture conditions so far ahead is one
o. the mysteries of everyday life
which appears very difficult Of sol
utlon, says the HarrUdsburg Her
aid. A hard winter and an early fall
are among the predictions which are
Ceing held forth, and the much a
bused goose-bone and thick corn
shuck theories are being worked &c
the limit. An old farmer who has lonl
made practical study Of weather
conditions informed a representative
2 Of the Herald that the moss on th'
I trees is invariably the best sigI
, 10 swear by, and declared that wheI
Ihe moss began to form on tina
= side Of the trees which IS eYpose'
B to the north early in September, a
5 is now the case, there is trouble a
b Sead. and the coming fall and win
i ter may be expected TO live fully U
) ito best regulations He made dir
S predictions. therefore OF what migt
be expected in the way Of disagree
able conditions soon to materialize
ST Notwithstanding the very gres
u shortage in the acreage OF the l9t
s. crop OF tomatoes, the Hardinsbur
IS Canning Company has already put U
$4,000 cans, and II the crop Is M
damAs~d by an early fros man
a Thousand cans will be added to III
amount, says the Breckenridge Den
- ocrat. The tomatoes grown tn
= season are very fine in size and II
!. yor and the yield Is good throug
out the section in which they a
=, are grown for canning purposes. tt
= acreage was entirely too small
en- An attractive and handsomely gov
In ed young lady created cousiderat
ITO attention on the streets Tuesday {
an ternOon, for the reason that she VIC
ST. around her waist cartridge b.
, Lied with ammunition lnste
er. o. the regulation feminine adornmC
Of that description, and attached
W the belt in front, was neat no
;ht ter containing a pistol. says the KC
Ter lucky state Journal 1t developed
'en ter that she was from a distant CT
70 the guest of friends on the Sou
q side. and was on her way to
lay Country Club to indulge in tar
IAN practice, which is fast becoming qu
ms fad.
=, WANTED.
'---es to haul ties from Z lad
ar Rockhouse fork to Hammond sp
her We will pay IA cents for haul
,ile S feet, 6xS, and zoe for l-2 A
lis large number of ties from Low
alf Rockhouse to Peach Orchard.
Ironton Cross Tie Co.