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The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Charley.

Our school is progressing nicely
with Mrs. Mona Evans Holbrook as
teacher.
D. B. Meade is preparing to remod-
el his house.
Married on the 1st inst, Miss Mol
lie Hayes to MIR. Lon Remey. The
bride is the daughter of Zeal Hayes.
There will be a pie-mite at Char
ley school house next Saturday night,
August 20, for the benefit Of the
Sunday school.
NJ. M. Burgess was here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafe Hayes spent Sat
urday and Sunday with John Hayes,
ST..
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Spencer spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. spen-
GERS mother, Mrs. Eliza Burgess at
Wilbur.
Mr., and Mrs. Green Castle visited
1ol Judd Sunday,
Bertha Spencer, Fannie and Roscoe
Hayes took dinner Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Davis Spencer.
E. L. Moore has been repairing his
house on Rat Row.
DR.. Banky Wheeler, of Blaine pass
ed through here the first Of the
week.
Blue Eyes,
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Irish Greek.


The funeral meeting which was
held at Dan Young's Sunday was
well>attended.
Mr.. Witten and sister Miss Mauth.
are visiting their brother, N. X. Wit
ten at this place,
Miss yirgie Jordan, of Overda
spent Wednesday with Miss Martha
Witten.
Mr.. Isiah Haulk, Of Portsmouth, o..
was visiting his sister. Mrs. Frank
Young, last week.
Miss Ollie Carter attended the Die
Supper on Brushy Saturday night
A party was given at the home Of N.
L. Witten Saturday night in honor Of
his brother and sister.
We are sorry to say that Frank
Compton is very low with typhoid
Fannie Wellman and Susie Roberts
were calling on Martha Witten one ev-
ening last week.
N X. Witten and family spent Sun
day at Lormie Young's.
Drew Macoy and Miss Belyia Dam
iels were married at the home OF the
bride last Wednesday evening. We
all join in extending to them congrat-
ulations.
DR.. Jerry Wellman left here Mon
day for Morgan county, whers he has
located,
Dock Witten aand brother attend
ed the Red Men lodge at Cherokee
Saturday night
Roscoe Wellman made trip to Cat
Saturday evening.
Allen Roberts and Billie Thomp-
son were calling on friends here Fri
day evening.
School is progressing nicely at
Waterson. Roscoe Wellman teacher.
Tater Bug and June Bug.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Shot at Him,

According to Catlettsburg paper.
somebody who had grudge aghnst
him took a shot at Conductor Frank
Blevins down at Savage Branch last
week. Frank was OFF duty at the
time and was standing on The coach
platform. As the train pulled out
aome one on the station platform
shot az the genial conductor with a
shot gun, fortunately missing him.
Frank returned the fire, unfortu-
nateIy missing the would be assass-
In. Bleyins plays no fayorites when
+ comes 10 handling unruly passen-
gers. and one Of these probably had
1T in for him"
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
ACCIDENT
In Which Nicholas copIey Was
Badly Hurt at GIenhayes.

Nicholas copley and his brother, Rad
ical copley, sons of Callahan copley
OF Mill Greek, not far from Ft. GAY,
had been at work at Borderland w
Va. DESTROYS of paying home folks
a visit they left there on a freight
train last Friday night. Being afraid
the train would be going too fast for
jumping off safely as the train went
through Fort Gay they concluded to
get off at Glen Hayes. They both
jumped off at that point, the train
being still In motion, His brother
landed all right, but Nicholas unfor-
tunately struck cattle guard, and in
falling his right arm fell across the
rail- and the train; passed oyer his
wrist. The poor fellow was picked up
and the N. & w. surgeon, DR.. Bron-
ley, was sent for. The doctor re-
sponded and, assis ed by others,
brought the boy to Riverview Hos
pital about 11;So. Here it was found
necessary to amputate the arm just
above the wrist.
Besides the injury to the arm there
were several scalp wounds.
The young man was made as COM
Portable as possible and he is now
doing as well as could be expected.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Buchanan.

Miss Sadie Jackson. OF Catlettsburg,
Is the guest OF her grandmother
Mrs NJ, Jackson, this week.
Mr. and Mrs James Stump were
visitors in Ashland last week.
v. c. Lane and family have return
ed from Milton, W. Va, aud has a
position In Catleitsburg to which place
they will move soon.
Mrs J. H.. Buckley, Of Estep spent
the week. with her son, John aud
family.
Mrs Harve Mikals, ~ Shiloh, Wis
tied relatives here last week.
The old public school building at
this place burned last Wednesday 1t
became igniied by sparks from rail-
road engine,
Mrs. John Compton and little son
are up from Ashland visiting J, r,
combton's family.
Or. Manley Warren was a Catletts-
burg visitor Thursday.
Mrs Lou johnson and son Nick,
ol Portsmouth, are visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Annie Kinner
Mrs. Blanche Smith and two little
daughters are expected home this week
from an extended visit with Charles
ton friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Layne spent
Sunday in Catlettsburg with their
daughters, Mrs. Burchett and Mrs.
6teadman.
Miss Lizzie Williamson was shop
ping IN Catlet,sburg Saturday.
Rev. @, w. Paughburn is down from
Matewan' miagling with old friends
Miss Lizzie Hatten is visiting her
sister, Mrs Wallace, in Louisa. this
week.
Frank P. Hager, Of Paintsville, was
here Monday on business.
The little six months old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Frank wellman has
scarlet fever also a daughter Of John
Rankin ard a son Of John Rankin
has dlphtheria The public school
Eere Is closed on this account.
Waldo.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
NEW CHARTER
of Oklahoma City AaaIyzed by a
Former Louisa Boy.

The Louisa friends of Henry Sny-
der note with pleasure his prominence
and success as lawyer in the far
West The following is from the
Oklahoma News of recent date:
"The News has employed Henry
@ Snyder to write a series of articles
dealing with the legal phases and
consequences of Oklahoma City's pro-
posed new charter. The charter. as
written by the freeholders is lengthy
document which will be read by only
small per centage of the voters.
Those who take the time to read it
will find that 1t contains clauses that
are confusing and which VIII depend,
for their final force and effect up-
on legal and judicial construction and
application. The News believes that
en- analytical dissection ard legal in-
depreciation of its provisions will
he valuable and appreciated, Mr., Sny-
der who is one of the leading member
OF the Oklahoma bar. has been select
ed by the News to do this work be-
cause of his peculiar fitness for the
task.
He has just completed book now
in press and shortly to be issued, in
which he has thoroughly annotated
the constitution of Oklahoma. This
volume will contain about $50 pages,
and Snyder spent nine months in pre-
pairing IT,
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
ARSON
Ezzy Seagrayes Charged with Burn.
ing His Fathers House.


Ezzy Stagrayes is in jail awaiting
trial for arson. Last Monday the
residence Of John Henry seagraves.
who lives near the head Of the right
hand fork of Blaine, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire, and, 50 it is said.
that the evidence is strong that his
son, Ezzy, is the party who set the
house on fire. The proof was SO
strong that the young man was arrest
ed and taken before Squire Holbrook
for examination. This examination
resulted in seagraves being held TO an
swer at the coming term Of the Cir
cult Court. In default Of 5000 bail
he was committed to the care Of Jail
er Burton. He was brought in day
before yesterday.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Oil Development al YatesyiIle.

The oil operations in the Yatesyille
territory are under the charge of Mr..
A. c. Smith, Of Brookyills, Pa, and
have been for some time. rhe Well
in which gas was reached last week
was drilled by Mr.. Smiths forces.
He will make thorough test Of
that territory If given proper encour-
agement by the people owning the
lands around there. This is the
only way to get development. Pros
pecting for oil is a very expensive and
uncertain business.
II oil is found the usual royalty is
sufficient to bring wealth to the
land owners who lease their oil
rights.
Mr.. Smith is an experienced oil
man and we hope he will be rewarded
by profitable find Of oil,
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Died Suddenly.

Mrs. Thomas Spencer, who lived not
far from charley.this county died very
suddenly last Monday afternoon. She
was in good health, and was picking
beans in the garden near hcl house
when, without warning, She dropped
to the ground, dead, She was about
80 years OF age and was an estimable
woman. She leaves a husband and
children 10 mourn the loss Of good
wife and mother.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
SUBURBAN FIRE.
The Residence Of Judge R. T. Vim.
son Entirely Consumed.

Last Friday night about 8 o'clock
the residence Of Judge r. +. vinson,
pbout mile and half from Louisa,
was found to be ON fire, and as It
was entirely OF wood, aud there was
no means Of combating the flames,
the structure was soon mass OF
smoking ruins, The family, Jay Vim
son. wife and two children, and young
nick vinson. wife and 8 children had
been IN bed about an hour when they
were awakened by the fall OF timbers
and the roar Of flames. They had not
much more than time to escape with
their lives, the second story. rear
Moor having already begun to fall in.
Their clothing. a few bed clothes and
a few things down stairs were about
al that was saved. The fire made a
big light, attracting many from
Louisa. all ready and anxious TO help,
hut OF course they could do but
Hltle. II anything
The house was an excellent one,
being a well built, two story frame,
built many years ago by NJ. II. Johns.
II stood on prominence at the iu-
terseciion Of the Lick Creek and
Blaine roads. The loss falls pretty
heavy on Judge vinson, as there was
no insurance on either the building
or It's contents He was down the
river when his property was destroy
ed, The NEWS has not learned Of
any Intention 10 rebuild.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Well known Here.

Shannon Compton, whose death by
drowning is noted in the West Virgin
ia Column of the News is well known
IL this county. He is a relative Of
Squire John Compton, of Hulette,
and Jake Compton, of Buchanan.
His body was recovered Tuesday and
the funeral took place at his home at
Falls Mills Wednesday
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Coal to Sea ard Lakes.


The Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio
Railroad Co., which is building the
line in Western North Carolina and
Southwestern Virginia, formerly know
as the South & Western Railway, has.
according to report from New
York, financed its plans by the sale
of s10,OOo,O0O of bonds to Blair & Co.
It is said to be the intention Of the
Cumberland syndicate, which includ-
es Thomas f. Ryan, Norman b.
Ream, Blair & Co. and others, who
own the CIinchfield coal property, and
who are back of the railroad. 10 is
sue bonds to the amount of 40 per
cent. of the cost of the line.
As was recently reported, track was
recently completed southwark into
Marion, N. c., and construction is
now being pushed from Marion, the
present southern terminus, to Bostic,
N. G., where connection will be mad
with the Seaboard Air Line At
the same time construction is also
under way northward from Johnson
City, Tenn, to St, Paul and Dante,
Va, and Elkhorn City, KY. via the
Breaks of the Big Sandy River. it
being the purpose to connect at Elk
horn City with The Chesapeake &,
Ohio Railway TO obtain northern
outlet of the Great Lakes for the
immense production of the coal mines
as We'll as a southern ocean outlet
via Bostic, N. c., and ultimately to
the Gulf via spartanburg, s. C.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Apple Tree Eighty Years Old.

John w. FrasheB a prosperous far
mer of Mill Creek, furnished us with
specimen Of very fine apples which
grew on tree in his yard which is
so years old. The tree is four feet
around and its trunk is only z feet
high. Mr.. Frasher says the tree has
never missed having a few apples
every year since he can remember.
and this year has at least ten bush
els of nice smooth apples on it.-Ft.
Cay Leader.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Out Camping.

d. ], Burchett and wife, Mrs. j. j.
johnson and Jack and John Wade hav
been camping near Torchlight for
severed days. They have fine camp
with all the accessories and numer-
Gus visitors. The party reports a
good time SO far as eating, bathing
and sleeping are concerned, but Uncle
Jed is unfortunately laid up, and the
results from rod and gun are not yet
reported.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Concerning MuskmelOns.

Col. Northup, of the Eloise farm,
has an odd looking variety OF musk
melons growing on his plantation.
In appearance it is a cross between
an overgrown "yaller" cucumber and
d cows horn. But the taste. Peaches
and cream are as saw dust compared
with Il.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Scalded His Foot.

Alex Fras6er, son of James c., of
this place, scalded one of his feet
very badly recently. He was employe
at the Canning Factory, and he was
at work there when he met with the
accident. All the skin came off the
foot, and in one or two places the
flesh was burned. The accident will
lay the boy up for some time.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
Blue Dyes,

A new Democratic daily newspaper,
The Jeffersonian Democrat will be
launched upon the sea Of journalism
at Huntington on September 18th,
the first issue Of the organ appear
ing on Saturday, The editor Of the
new paper win be Press M. HAYES, VIII
Is a wen known resident q that city.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
risd Of Gangrene.

A little child of John Carr, who
lives In Louisa, died last Thursday,
1t had injured its foot in some way
and gangrene ensued. Blood poisonin
followed. and from this the child died.
1t was about 16 months old
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
To Bury a Relative.

W. B. Taylor wife and son; L. p,
Mayo and wife; II. A. Collinsworth;
Mrs. and Miss Collinsworth, all Of
Pike county, We're in Louisa last Tues
day They had been down the rivel 10
bury Mrs. Collinsworths husband.
They came over the NJ & w,ieayiug
for PIkeyille Of 5:22.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28

Dr. Q. A. Thompson went to Gallup
this week to see his brother -in-law,
T. ]. Burgess, Jr. who has apr sndiciii
DR., Thompson says this is the third
attack and operation viii be aeces-
sary. Piksville Plain Dealer.
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28
First Shipment of Melons.

The first shipaent of watermeIons
ever made from Louisa was made
last Tuesday when Charles F. See
shipped 1900, carload, over the N.
a. w. The melons were very fine.
being large and wen Favored, They
were raised by Sam Bartram. James
and Mont See and Others
The Big Sandy news., 1908-08-28

The Rev, Saunders of the Chris
tian Church, Paintsville, preached
here last Sunday in the Jr. 0. U. A.
N, Hail.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04
Illinois Man Buys Big Mining Prop
erty in Buffalo Hump District.
AN IMPORTANT MOVE
It is Expected Property Will
Be Worked.

Grangeville Globe: A meeting of the
officers and directors of the Cracker
jack Mining and Milling company was
held last Saturday afternoon in this
city. George K Reed, of Lewiston,
president of the company, 7. K
Holmes, vice president, and DIR. F. A.
Campbell, acting SECRETARY, were pres
ent. w. w. Brown and Rufus Hawley.
other members of the board, were I'M
able to attend.
The meeting was called to consider
proposition made by Robert G, Chamb-
ers, of Monmouth, Illinois, for the
purchase ofrthe property owned by the
company. Mr.. Chambers proposition
is an agreement to pay 100000 as a
purchase price, SIS, 900 of which is to
be paid on or before June goth, $25, 900
on or before September Goth, and the
balance, 1000, on or before Novem-
ber goth, 1908. The proposition sub
mitted by Mr.. Chambers met with gen
eral approval and it was ordered that
he be given an option for the purchase
of the property under terms as stated
above. This option, with deed to the
property, will be placed with the Com
mercial Trust company, of Lewiston,
and upon the payment of the purchase
price by Mr. Chambers, the Cracker.
jack mine will pass into the hands o1
its new owner.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04
ROoT-DAVIS MARRIAGE.
Elk City Young Man Takes Wife in
Crangevile.

Mr.. and Mrs. Aldice w. Davis
will move into their own home on
N. Main. street the first of the
week. They arrived Thursday
of last week from Grangeville
where they visited a few days
after their marriage. Mr.. Davis
has lived in Elk City a number
of years, is one of our business
men, and his friends have ex-
tended to him hearty congratula-
tions on the estimable young lady
he has chosen for life partner.
The wedding took place at the
home Of the brides brother, L.
]. Root, in Grangeville, Rev. w.
N. Knox, a Baptist minister,
officiating. Mrs. Davis was
raised in Michigan and has been
a resident of Grangeville about
four years.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04
Sites News Notes.

Sites Sentinel; The Sites Tele-
phone company have had crew of men
working under Charlie Kelly, busy for
several days taking down the old poles
and setting up new ones. The new
poles make a big improvement to the
streets.
The Battle Ridge telephones are now
completed up with the Sites exchange.
The work was done this week. P. E.
Ellis put in the first of the week among
the farmers helping them with the
work. This line has already demon
strated its utility and will prove great
boon to those connected in.
After 27 years separation, with no
knowledge of the living existence of the
other, Mrs. BETTE Henderson, of Chi
cago, Illinois, joined her brother, Frank
M. Roberts, editor of this paper, and
will make her future home with him.
The brother was mourned as dead the
impression having gained almost posi-
tive knowledge had formed belief that
he died on the trail to Klondike a
number of years ago. The reunion
after all these years of separation was
certain ly a happy one.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04
Hotel Arrivals.

Hotel Parr- Leslie Belor, City; G..
Duelly, Oakland, Calf. E. W. Nowlin,
Spokane; S. B. Combest, Wallace; Leon
DeBorde, Butte, Mont; Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Hogan and children, Spokane; d.
v. Read, Spokane; E. E. Hill, Colfax,
Wis; Frank M. Peck, South Fork Jack
Swan, Sites; A. N. Ingram. City;
Frank Harsh; E. C. Rubendall, Lewis
ton; S. w. Smith, City; c. T, Atkins,
Seattle; F. A. Baner, Occident; A..
Blomberg; Frank Thornton, Sites; P.
Marren, Orogrande; Josephine McClain,
Sites; George w. Dale, Sites; Frank
Bosch, City; D. H. Wells, Spokane;
Chas. M. Robbins, Clearwater; w. j.
Little, Portland; j. H. Rice, Rocky
Ford, Colo. M. ]. Durant, Red River
Lee Tanner, Clearwater; Roy Sapp,
Mud Springs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04


A colored gentleman was up in
police court one morning for
stealing chickens, He pleaded
guilty and received sentence,
when the judge asked him how
he ma 1aged to lift those chickens
right under the window of the
owners house when there was a
dog loose in the yard. 1T
wouldn't be no use, Judge" said
the niger. ito try to splaid dis
thing to you. Eff you was to
understand it you like as not
would get youe hide full o. shot
an get no chickens nuther. Eft
yo' want to engage in any ras-
cality, yo' better stick to de
bench whar yo' is familiar.
Elk City Mining News a year
for So.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel-James Murphy, Dixie;
Thomas Williams, Dixie; Ed Ford,
Dardanelles; j. M. Wisdom. Orogrande;
James Larson, Spokane; James Smith,
Dixie; VIM. Cole, Red River; John E.
Wilson, Spokane; Frank Simpson, Spo-
kane; w. F. Johnson, Hercules; John
Ginchman, Spokane; Hugh Kelly, Spo-
kane; M. Nolan; A. C. Carpenter, Oro-
grande; Chas. Sifton, Red River; Robt.
Linn, Clearwater; Jesse Mcpherson,
Thunder Mountain; o. C. Poleson,
Sites; Roy Cowan, Sites; M. M. Clark,
Orogrande; j. M. McCaffrey, Gold
Dove; R. L. Wisdom; Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Irwin Plomert and child, Spokane; Mr..
and Mrs. George Chambers. City; PHI.
Leach, Big Strike; P. Neatly, Sites.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04
MINING ON
CROOKED RIVER
it's new owner.

F. M. Ogle, who is doing development
work on mining property on Crooked
river, above Thunder Mountain, owned
by Holborn & Ganette, exhibited some
fine looking ore from the property while
in camp Saturday. Mr.. Ogle has sunk
a shaft SO feet on the vein and will now
run tunnel. The vein is two inches
wide on the surface and Is inches wide
in the bottom of the shaft.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04
At Dixie.

March 81 Rich Kleesattle has closed
the Black Diamond down temporarily
and will go to, Denver, Colorado, to
make milling test of the sample of
ore shipped out last week.
Henry Huck and James Murphy left
on Thursdays stage for Elk City.
Messrs. Kleesattle and Reser have
gone to Salmon river to catch the early
bear. They expect to be gone for eight
or nine days.
There is an epidemic Of the lagrippe
in camp. Among the victims are Mrs.
Mark Perry, Mr.. Kinds and the post
master.
Thomas Hopwood is doing the cook
ing act at the Hotel Dixie.
Mr.. Don A. Burpee has got the ma
chinery for his oraster on the ground al
his claims on Nugget gulch.
Jim Smith has finished his logging
contract at the Dixie Royal and has left
for his home at Elk City.
Myers Bros. were up Monday from
the Mallard neighborhood on Salmon
river. They report the last snow storm
as reaching within a mile of Salmon
river. On the divide between Rheti
creek and Salmon river they reported
the snow as being four and one-hal.
feet deep.
Will things be doing in Dixie thil
year? Well, l should smilel
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-04
Thunder Mountain Is
Making Good
GOOD ROCK AT $40 FEET DEPHT
Two New Ore Bodies That In
dicate Persistency

Good reports come from Thunder
Mountain mine, in regard to the bodies
of ore recently struck in the property.
1t appears the drifts are Below the
torn and shattered surface and the ore
encountered is in the solid formation at
great enough deeph to expect the vein
to continue in one unbroken body.
The stamp mill has been working at
times since the middle of March, and
daily shift program was put in force
last week. AS soon as the hoist ma
chinery arrives and shaft work started
the mill will be run day and night.
Two Distinct Ore Bodies.
1--WE are developing two different ore
shoots in adits in No. tunnel, one east
and one west, said Superintendent S.
L. Boyer last Sunday while on his way
out to Spokane. "The west ore shoot
has been followed for 75 feet and there
is eight feet of ore ip the heading. An
lp-raise has been made with ore 78
feet. The east ore shoot has face of
nine feet that carries large amount of
sulphides, and the foot wall has not yet
been reached. The east ore body has a
vertical depth from the surface of about
80 feet.
''An adit is now being run south from
No. 3 tunnel to intersect this body of
ore. AS soon as the new boiler is in
stalled the mill will be started on "a
hours shift and be run continuously"
A New President.
Mr.. Boyer gives out the information
that at the meeting of stockholders OF
Thunder Mountain Gold Co.. in Phila.
delphia, last month, Charles E. Skiles
resigned as president, and Casper How
q arth, of Chester, Penn, was elected tc
the office.