The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-25
Chillicothe, Ohio, Dec. Is, 0S,
r, +; ID. No, 7.

! Three cheers for the NEWS.
The Big Sandy News is a well
come visitor TO our home every
week, and through this medium we
hear from our old Kentucky friends
and neighbors, which is very well
come indeed 10 us, for, although
many miles separated we still love GU
native State and our many friends
and kind neighbors, both in Ken
lucky and West Virginia. .
AS some of our friends may wish
TO know something of Ohio, will
endeavor to give them a short
sketch of Chillicothe, and its sur
rounding country. ......
Chillicothe is situated on the
Scioto River at the mouth of a
large creek, Known as Paint creek,
aud about half way between Ports
mouth and Columbus. The town has
a population of about twenty thous-
and and two hundred. 1t Is II
railroad center, and a considerable
Misunderstanding town. Manufactur-
ering all kinds of implements, fur
niture, shoes, hats, iron, steel, pa
per and many other articles of no
tice. The paper factory buys all
kinds of soft wood for the manu-
tacture Of paper, such as maple
cotton wood, willow and white pop
lar. Taken all around it is one of
the best markets in Ohio, especially
in the products Of the farm. The
surrounding country s made up Of
EXTENSIVE bottoms bordered by low
bills CT rolls which make beautiful
grazing land, and the fertility CT
the bottom land is famous throughout
the United States. .....
This has been evry prosperous
year In this section for the farmer
excepting late crops and pasturage
we're cut short by the continued
drouth. The clover, grass and seed
crop, howeevr, has been the best
ever known in this section, owing
to the beautiful weather for cur
ing and threshing. The rains are
beginning to come now, permitting
the farmers to begin their fall plow-
ing which has been almost impossi-
bic until the last week orso, as the
ground has not been really wet here
since the first of August, making
blowing so difficult for wheat that
many farmers did not attempt to SOW.
The farmers are about done husk;
ing corn excepting in the lower bot
tclms where there are thousands Of
bushels still in the shock.
It Is reported on pretty good au-
thority that there is oil and gas
in paying quantities in this Ncin-
ity, and it is thought by some
PARTIES that operations will be
begun for their development rs soon
as the pipe line is finished In
fact oil has been found only a
few miles south Of here
We have good schools and good
churches here and all seem to have
a pretty good education, even TO
the poorest classes and all seem
to have a pretty good education,
even to the poorest classes and
all seem to be religiously inclined.
Rev. Rice, former Kentuckian, who
is brother Of Rev. French Rice, of
Lawrence county, KY, breaches for
US at Massievllle every two weeks,
and it sounds good to hear an
cid Kentuckian preach.
/ also want to say few words a.
bout the people of Ohio, who haYo
always been held up to me mas =
selfish, distant people, Dut
wish to say it has never been
10y privilege to meet more friendly
congenial, neighborly class of peo-
ple than l find here.
With best wishes to all and cpntin-
red success TO the News. remain,
Yours Truly.
JOHN r. PRESTON.