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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
Must Look 10 His Laurels.

Ashland, KY, Dec, 4.-Mrs. Nevin
Bledsoe was horrified yesterday 10
discover her three-year-old boy slowly
being strangled to death in an Inn
mense jar Of blackberry jam, much
taller than the child, which had been
Ilaced in a partition of the house
and was lower than the door, The
child in attempting to pass fram
cue section to another stepped into
the jar of jam and Immediately sank,
The jam was q good deal like quick
sand allowing the little fellow to
gradually disappear.
We are glad the child disappeared
80 gradually in that immense
jar Of blackberry jam" that his
friends rescued him. A three-year-
old child is about three feet high.
Who ever saw a jar that high7
Baron Munchausen, Ct the Hunting.
ton press, must look TO his laurels.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
FOR MURDER
Joe SammOns Arrested for Kill.
ing John Smith.

Last Sunday week ago Joe Sam
mons was arrested on a charge Of
murder and was brought 10 Louisa
and lodged in jail. Later ia the
week, a deputy sheriff came from
Wayne with the proper papers and
carried Summons to Wayne and placet
him in Jail there.
Sammons, as was chronicled in
this paper, Is the man who figured
last spring In the brutal and cow
ardly murder Of Young John Smith,
sCn OF the well known Pike county
farmer Of that name, living at
Canada, on the road from William
son to Pike.
Young Smith was "hoboing" on q
west bound freight with Salmons as
a companion. The latter found
that Smith had some money, and
rear Webb, he shot his companion,
threw him from the train, leaped
after him and rifled his pockets
OF the few dollars they contained be,
fore making his escape to the noun.
tains Of Kentucky, where he has
been IN hiding until his capture OF
sunday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
The Facts in the Case.

Rev. Zephaniah Meek, of Catletts-
burg, has given the story black
eye about the sign painter, who
put the u "'The' before the intend
ed name Aka, and calling the boat
Thealka. He says the true facts of
the little packets peculiar name are
these. Captain Green Meek, who BULL
the boat, named her the Aka, after
the nickname of mis- only daughter,
who was named Alice. The lapers
were made out by the proper su-
thorities and forwarded to Washingto
but the department, 10 avoid a com
flict of names prefixed THE" and
thus changed the name 10 Thealka.
II 1t had only been n question II
lainting the name, that could have
been remedied with little trouble.
!, Capt. Green Meek resided at Paints
Vile. and his daughter Miss Alice,
or Aka, Is now the wife OF the Hon.
J @. 9. Mayo, Of that place. Ash
land Independent
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
TYPHOID
Germs Are Found In the Milk Of
Many Cows.

The outbreaks OF typhoid fever
which have been traced directly TO
milk supply seem to warrant our CALI
ing the attention of the dairSmau
and the consumer and those owning
and milking their own cows, as
well, to some of the more common
practices which are responsible for
those epidemics. There Is no longer
any question that specific germ,
bacillus typhosus, is the cause of
typhoid fever. Moreover, we know
tEat the most frequent channels Of
are through food and
drink, especially the latter. Clean,
Sanitary milk does not contain the
germs of typhoid, but clean, absolute,
ly clean, milk is the exception. it
Is the ordinary milk man with Il
few cows, dark, vile smelling COW
shed, and filthy, boggy barnyard
with manure knee deep, that menaces
public health. In the summer time
flies offer one of the most dan
gerous means of spreading disease.
One minute they are feeding upon
typhoid excreta, legs and probosces
p'astered with infectious material,
ard the next they are swarming The
stable and milk house, getting into
everything and moculatlng the milk
with the germs Of disease, The
people Of Ashland have had the watel
furnished by the water company ex.
amined and found it swarming will
germs. The next point of examina-
ton should be the dairies.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
Opposes Civil Service.

Representative Hughes, of West
Virginia, is not enamored Of the
executive orders placing the fourth
class postmasters under civil Ter
vice.
West Virginia was not Includ-
ed in the order,' continued Mr..
Hughes, "and ] will be glad If the
President does not take it in. At
cording to my opinion there are
enough offices under the civil SER
vice law already. After The inter-
raj revenue officers were taken IN
there was about nothing left fer
the Congressman in the way of pa
tronage but The fourth-class post
master. Now they would take him
away. | don't care 80 much about
the mere patronage, for l don't
want the naming of men for office
particularly, but only think It is
fair that some one Is left IN the
community who can take a little IN
terest in politics without being
Jumped on by the civil service
! Suppose that | am in Washingto
here, and learn thai something IS
wrong in my district that may raw,
a very important effect upon my fu
ture political career. Under pres
ent conditions / would imnedtatel!
write letter Of inquiry to some
fourth-class postmaster friend, ant
in due time would receive re
piy that would give me a birds
eve view Of the situation. II tn,
postmaster goes under The civi
service he will not dare to ask ;
question without running The risl
of being beheaded for pernicious pc
litical activity"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
CHILD
Was Burned to Dean.
WOodsOn Gearheart Loses His
Residence and Little Daugh-
ter at Blaine.

The saddest occurrence that e5sr
happened in the town of Blaine 90
CURED Monday at IL O'Clock. The
house Of Woodson Gearheart ca ght
fire either from the CRATE or a
defective flue in the kitchen. and
when discovered was beyond controL
A little girl about two years On
was asleep in the house and could
not be rescued. The body was Ia
ken from the burning debris before Il
was cremated. Mrs. Gearheart hah
gene only a short distance 10 see
sick woman, Mrs. Chaffin, a.aA
had left her house in charge II har
thirteen year old daughter. The Gin
had put the baby to sleep and haA
gene out with the other children t.
play.
She had gone only about 40 o.
50 feet from the house but faileh
to discover the fire until It was
too late to save the child or any-
thing from the house. 1t was recess
time at the school and the school
boys were about the first to be on
the scene, Jesse Cyrus, who lives
only a few feet away. was perhaps ths
first to discover the fire and ,trie1
to force his way into the house 70
save the child, but the flames drove
him back. .
Mr.. Gearheart was on his way 10
Louisa with his team, but was NOD
fled by telephone and returned homs
heart broken. ~
The work of the school boys and
others deserve credit for their he
roic efforts in saving the houses q
Mrs. Roberts and Jesse Cyrus. Theg
worked like trained firemen and 4
seems like an act Of providence thai
the fire was confined TO one house
Water had to be carried a great dis
tance, but was done with great dis
patch. Teacher
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
Important Decision.

On the third Of this month the
State Board of Education made n
decision Of great Importance TO teach
ers, particularly those who don't
like to attend institutes. They can
hardly be blamed for not wanting
to attend some which are inflicted
upon them, but that is neither
here nor there The Beard upheld
Prof. ]. B. Crabbe, Buperlntendent
of public instruction, in his action in
sustaining the county school superin-
tendent of Clark county, who re-
voked the school certificate a
]. H. Thomas.
The style Of the case was Thomas
against Tanner, and 1t has been
pending for some time. C. A. Tan
ner as county school Bgperintendenf
OF Clark county, took away the GER
tificate to teach which had been
issued to Thomas, because Thomas
failed to attend meeting of the
teachers in county institute. Thorn
as appealed his case to the State
Superintendent, as is provided b.
law. Prof. Crabbe sustained the eoun-
ty superintendent and an appeal was
then taken to the Boar of Education
The latter beard sustained Prof
Crabbe, and Thomas loses his right
~ teach school in the county Of
OF Clark.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
What the GoOsebOne Shows.

A disciple of the late Prof. Elias
A. Hartz, of goosebone fame, has
made a reading of the goosebone
for the following winter and solemn
ly makes the following prediction;
The real winter will begin Decembe
10, and from that date until Feb
rrary / the weather will be cold and
stormy. From February to 10
will be mild, when storms will set
In and last until spring.
Two very heavy SHOWS are pre-
dicted, such as will tie up railroad
traffic, the thermometer will re-
main below zero for several days
at a time and there will be an
enormous ice crop.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
BOttling Works in New Hands.

Mr.. t, ]. ordmpler, CT Marytown,
w. Va, has purchased the Louisa bot
tling Works plant at this place and
will move here in January to take
charge of the business. He has rent
ed a new residence on Powhattan
street built by e. e. Shannon. He
comes to Louisa well recommended
both as business man and desir-
able citizen and we welcome all such
to our town. He has been store
manager for a large coal company
FOR quite awhile.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
As TOLD BY THE FAMILY.

AS TOLD BY TIE FAMILY.
The following statement given out
by the Vinson family is reprinted
from the Fort Gay Leader:
"on this fatal Saturday morning a
posse Of some eighteen men, armed
TO the hilt, with blood hounds at their
heels, marched upon the house II
William Vlnson and the following Is
the story OF the tragedy enacted
there as told by members Of the fam
lily who were present and saw 1t all
While Mrs. Vlnson, wife of William
yinson, was in the kitchen preparing
breakfast, and his little boy was
building fire in the CRATE, hello
was heard from the outside. The boy
answered the call and Mr.. Vinson
was called for. He told the boy
to invite them In, and said they made
some excuse, but said they wanted
TO see Mr. vinson, and he told them
that he would be out as soon US
he could get up and dress. The
! boy told his father that there was a
great crowd OF men, and by the
time Mr.. Yinson could draw on his
trousers and socks, he heard them
surrounding the house. He then
walked TO the back door where q pis-
tol was hanging. and reached up
TO get 1t, as ne did 80 two men OF
the gang pushed open the front door,
and without a word Of halt, Currend-
tr, or consider yourself under arrest,
they both fired at Vinson shooting
him in the back, Almost at the
same instant Wiley Literal showed
open the door where Vinson was
standing and was shot down by
vipson. Literal fell on the floor
and Vinson pitched over him, both
mortally wounded One Of the men
who had shot Vinson then came
In and drawing big knife began stal
bing vinson In the back. By this
time Fillmore, another son Of William
Vinson, who was sleeping upstairs
came down shooting, and the man
with the knife fled leaving tho
J knife sticking in vinson's hack. TIL,
whole posse then fled, and Mrs
/ vinson persuaded Fillmore 70 leave
fearing that they would come back nj
; kill him, which he did. taking witt
J him Litteral's gun, which had moi
! been fired. Some 80 minutes aftel
this, Sheriff Dick Stone OF Louisa
with some deputies who had goro
rp the river some little distance
! and arrested Joe Vinson aud Morris
e Bates, and coming down on th'
!. Kentucky side heard the lhootlng
5 crossed with their prisoners to tn
West Virginia side at the scene O
: the tragedy, and upon their arrlva
. the fleeing officers returned T.
the house where Vinson ard Littera
: lay dead.
: After their return the conduct o
some OF the DeIuty Marshals wa,
indeed horrible. 1t is claimed tha
. one of them kicked Mrs. vinsc0
) little girl and made her 80 upstair
: and light matches for him that h,
l might see IL any one else wa
: there. That he struck Mrs. yinsoi
}. over the head with gun, ransacke
E the house, kicked open trunk
E scattered its contents over the floor
and carried off $3.50 in none.
5 which was In the trunk and burs
2 open a small cabinet hanging OF
!, the wall in which Mr., Vinson KEEP
}, his valuable papers and scattered II
:. contents all over the floor AM
e showed themselves to be anything
: else, rather than competent office
4 Of the law"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
The B. of E.

The Board of Equalization has adj
journed its sittings until Monday
night. Meanwhile City Marshal Mar
cum is serving eighty-six taxpayers
with notice that their property has
suddenly increased in value, aud
inviting them to call and show
cause, If any, why their taxes
should not be carrespondingiy
increased.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11

father. VIM vinson. Joe came to
Louisa and surrendered TO the off
GERS the first Of this week and gave
bond for his appearance TO answer
the charges against him on this side
OF the river. Painter and Bill Vim
son, Jr., are is and 20 years old.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11

The people of Fort Gay were
shocked last Monday evening 10
learn of the death of Samuel NJ.
Houaker, which occurred at 2;SO
o'clock p. m, Mr.. Honaker had been
complaining for several days, tut II
was not thought his trouble wa {
serious, until Friday, when he sud
denly grew worse, and continued to
sink until the end came.
Mrs Houaker left with the body
on NO. is yesterday for Varolua,
where the funeral will take place on
arrival.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
School Money Here,

The November money for the Law
renee County school teachers Is nov
being paid to them. The December
money is due tomorrow but 80 far
1t cannot be told whether It win
come or not. 1t viii be a fine Christ-
mas present for cur worthy teachern.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
December and May.

Capt William Bartram, of Clifford,
was recently married to Miss Florida
Saninions. The CAPTAIN is great
GRANDFATHER. some distance in the
seventies, while his bride Il only
10. Y gfs .
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11

On Saturday evening, November
2Sth, little Katherine Welch was
badly burned, her clothing catching
fire while playing near a gas stove,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
Fort Gay items.
Fort Gay Leader.

Fort Gay Leader.
James Trent, administrator of Alex
Trent, has sold his farm on Twelve
Pole, known as the Simeon Workman
farm to Gage Ingram for $500.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11
Two KILLED.
VIM. Vinson, Sr. and Wiley
Literal
Lose Their Lives in a Battle Resulting From
Raid By Officers.

Ran Cunningham posted Literal,
LAWS and Cochran about the house,
while he went TO the front door
end demanded entrance. 1t was lart-
ly opened and instantly shut again.
/; was forced open. and the battle
vas on. Literal fell Almcet inn
mediately. eIclaiming. They have
killed me-" Shot after shot rang
out on the frosty air. bringing the
oth,r posses TO the scene OF action
The presence of these officers put
an end TO the battle. Sitting on
the ground, his back against q
fence, Wiley Literal breathed bis
last. Bill Vinson. bareheaded
and In his sock feet, lay upon thu
ground, shot and stabbed TO death.
These were the fatlities Joe Win
son, who lives on this side OF th'
river, ran out OF the house
only to be stopped nj the mouth g
Winchester and arrested and ironet
Wiley Litteral's body was pierc
ed by four or five bullets, and tn
left side OF his neck was open from
ear 10 chin by a stab from a kIife
Two or three bullets entered hea
his heart, and one on the left sd
passed clear through his body
passing out On the right side ant
going through his right arm.
But one shot had hit Bill Vinsor
This passed through the left lid
OF his body, near the arm
but he had also received severa
stAbs in the back, just behind III
heart, which must have penetrate
that vital organ. A dirk with
spring blade seven inches long an
covered with blood was found In III
house, and II is. supposed that thi
weapon made the wounds in the ol
mans body.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11

William Hatton, living on Docks
Greek, in Wayne county added a
house burning to a hog killing iolli-
fication Tuesday. While the family
were engaged in cutting up the
slaughtered animals, Goals fell from
the large open fire and as result
two rooms of the house were destroy
ed. When the conflagration was
discovered they gave their Stten-
ton to fighting the fire. A younger
son blinded by the smoke dashed a
bucket Of hot water into his moth
ers face. She was not seriously in
jured.-Huntington Dispatch
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-11

The news OF this Tragedy reached
Louisa early on Saturday morning
and caused much excitement. All the
parties we're well known, Stone.
Marcum and Literal being residents
Of this city. II was known that Lit
teral had been killed, aud rumor
had wounded Stone and Marcum.
A train on the N. & w. arrived
from Webb about 3 o'clock bring
ing the body OF Literal. The Govern
ment officers had In custody Joe.
young Bill and Painter" Vinson and
Morris Bates, who were taken 10
Huntington for trial They also
brought along 25 full cases Of bot
tied whiskey, two dozen bottles in
each case, which they had captur-
cd in a building near Wilson's house.
Lltteral's body was taken to the
Dotson hotel In Fort Gay where
II was dressed, placed in casl.'t
and brought to his home at this
place. On Sunday afternoon the
! tody was inferred in the cemetery,
after a funeral service ut the NJ. e
Church, of which he was member.
The service was conducted by the
pastor, the Rev. DR.. Hauford, as
sisted by Rev. Garland Riggau, OF
the Baptist church.
Literal was about As years Of age
ard a native Of Johnson county. He
left son about 15 years of nSe, a
child by his former wife.
He had done time" in the peni-
tcntiary for crimes committed IN
Carter County.
The parties who were taken to Hunt
T. gton were brought before UniteC
States Commissioner Graham in Hurt
jington and the preliminary hearing
set for Saturday. Meanwhile they
were released on their own recogni-
zance.
Wn. Vinson was somewhat addict
ed to drink in his younger Gays,
but for eight or ten years has been
living correct life and was local
Baptist preacher. During the past
month he had been considerably
wrought up over the troubles OF mis-
son. He was regarded as absolutely
fearless.
The vinson relatives do not uphold
Joe vinson, who has been violating
1.-THE law for some time. but they are
incensed over the killing Of hiI
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-18
A RECORD BREAKER
Last Years Sales of HyOmei, the
Guaranteed Cure for Catarrh,
Larger Than Ever.

So pronounced is the relief and
cure following the use of Hyomei, that
is has been publicly recommended by
leading druggists and physicians in
nearly every state and town in the
county, with the result that the last
years sales were larger than ever
The fact that Hyomei is so simple
and complete, and that it cures ca
tarrh by breathing medicated air and
not taking drugs into the stomach, no
doubt has helped to create this wide
spread and rapidly increasing army
of friends.
You do not risk a penny in testing
the healing powers of Hyomei, for
Dodsons Pharmacy will sell you a
dollar outfit with a distinct guar
antee to refund the money if the
treatment fails to give satisfaction.
11-13-18
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-18
FOR ORDINARY

To the White Democratic Voters of
Sumter County:
l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Ordinary of Sumter County,
subject to the Democratic primary on
the 18th day of April 1908. 1 have
faithfully and to the best of my ability
discharged the duties of the office,
filling an unexpired term for which
you kindly elected me. l have lived
in, and been citizen of Sumter coun-
ty ferty-three years. The best part
of my life has been devoted to the
upbuilding and improvement of the
county, for which 1 have never asked
or expected compensation. On ac-
count of the manner in which the dut-
les of the Office have been performed
since I have been ordinary, and be-
cause I now need the emoluments
thereof; l earnestly solicit an endorse
ment at your hands by an election
for a full term. Respectfully,
JOHN A. COBB.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-18

Fancy price paid for good beef cat
tie by ]. T. Bragg. 1S-1m
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BETWEEN SEASONS
SELLING AT
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There are items some people
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place in Americas to find those
items is ANSLEY'S.
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Ladies medium weight suits and coats
Silk and Hearterbloom petticoats.
Light weight rubberized Rain Coats in silk
Silk, Linen and mercerized waists.
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Table DamasLs, Towels, Napkins, Crashes.
Wooden skrtings, suitings, waistings.
Black Taffeta silks and fancy wasting silks
Long and short kid gloves and wool golf
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American Lady Corsets---for which we are
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Ruchings---in beautiful line new styles
Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Ribbons, Belts.
Laces and acknowledgements special values
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Money on valuables. A. J. Hamil.
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Sheets Ready 10 Use.

With raw cotton soaring, with all
kinds of manufactured cottons high
err than they have been in years.
These prices will remind you of old
times:
% doz. Y X 80 Bleached Sheets,
ready for use, regular SOC quality,
special this week at e. 800.
Is doz. Y X 90 Bleached Sheets,
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Bleached Sheets, Nicely hemmed
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-18

Mr. c. G. Ball of Columbus came
with others from that city to Ameri-
Gus yesterday morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-18
What Everybody Knows.

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Simple Remedy for LaGrippe

La grippe coughs are dangerous
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yellow package. Refuse substitutes.
Sold by all druggists.
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The Jumping OFF Place.

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