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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Martin County Primary.

The Republicans of Martin coun-
ty held a primary election last Sat
urday, and as nomination on the
Republican ticket in that neck %
the woods means an election the
strife was hot and the battle siren
uous. These are the successful ones;
County Judge, j. D, Kirk; County
Attorney, W. R, Mccoy; Sheriff, J. c
Fletcher; Circuit Clerk, S. NJ, May
nard; County Clerk, ], S. Cassady;
Jailer, William Moore; Assessor, sher
man Preece, and Surveyor, Shade
West. In several instances the vote
was very close, notably between The
candidates for Jailer and Sheriff
There were but ten or eleven votes
difference.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Kicked by a Mule.

A twelve year-old boy, a son OF
Henderson Wells, a well known far
mer OF the Point, was very serious
" injured last Saturday. He had
gone too close to one of his faith
e's mules, and the animal kicked
him on the head, the iron-shod
h Of striking him just above the
Eye. The boy fell to the ground in
sensible, and was carried to the
house and DIR. York responded 10
summons for aid. He found tnat
the skull was fractured, a portion
OF 1t being forced into the brain
This was raised and carefully dis
sected out. The wound was dressed
carefully and properly, and not
w,thstanding the severity of thu
Injury the boy is in fair way t.
recover.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Oil in Wayne County.

Our neighbors across the creek
are much wrought up concerning oil,
ard embryo John d. Rockefellers
are found in every cornfield and
on all street corners. Representa-
tives of the Standard Oil Company
are said to be offering fabulous
prices for leases.
Ten thousand acres held by three
men near East Lynn on the left
hand fork of Twelve Pole is the
particular object Of the oil company
Five thousand acres of the land
| is owned by Senator B, J, Prichard
Of Wayne. Fifty-two hundred acres
are possessed by A. w. Ferguson
and Jos, S. Miller, of KenovR.
only four miles from the Ecatior
of this land extensive oil operations
are being carried on.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Miss Katherine Freese.

Miss Katherine Freese has matric-
ulated at the Damrosch Institute Of
Music and Art in New York City,
aud will not return TO Louisa until
next June. This is considered the
lest school of music in the United
States. The course includes Voice,
Piano and Theory.
Miss Freese went to New York
last August to take a special course
in vocal aud instrumental music. It
was not until last week, however,
that she decided to enter the Dam
rosch school. Only those of decid-
edly strong talents are admitted there
and the fact that Miss Kate has been
accepted confirms the claim of her
many friends that she has remark
ably fine voice and more than or
dinary musical ability.
Miss Freese is instructing a small
class in music outside Of her hours
IL school.
While we regret to lose her from
Louisa and the X. n C. even tenn
porarily, we are delighted that she
is to have the advantages of the yer!
I highest training to finish her nlread
thorough education. When phc grad
yates from the Damrosch school ther
will be none better than she.-"BiI
Sandy Against"-oh. well, you know
I the rest.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Going West.

, Lawrence county will soon lose
two Of her best citizens, both Of
whom win move TO Missouri We
refer to chas. w. Diamond and Slant
Dean. They have sold their proper
4 here and purchased real estate
m Missouri. Mr.. Dean and family
ere on their way to their new home
now and Mr.. Diamond and family
win 20 about Dec, list. We commend
these people to their new neighbor'
a. worthy Of every confidence. We
regret very much to lose them, but
hope their expectations Of bettermf
sheIr condition may be fully realized
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
-BiIIups.

The following is from the Chilli
oothe News-Advertise Of recent date,
The bride is handsome young lady.
well known here where her father
was born and where she has vis-
tied:
Miss Bessie G, Billups, the tttract-
i've daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. JAS
s. Billups, OF South Hickory street,
and Louis Bierley were united in
marriage at noon Wednesday at
Newport, Ky.
The engagement OF this estimable
young couple was announced several
weeks ago and the fair young bride
elect was charmingly feted by her
friends.
They decided TO have the ceremony
quietly celebrated and so with the
consent OF the brides parents. left
| on the early train Wednesday morn
ing for Cincinnati. thence to New
port, where the bridegroom has rel
atiyes.
They telegraphed the brides par
ents at one o'clock that the knot wa
tied and that they would leave iol
Indianapolis, thence TO Columbus tC
visit relatives until Sunday.
The bride wore handsome brow
suit with n brown silk tailored wais
and hat and gloves to match.
Upon their return they will max
their home with the brides par
ents on South Hickory street.
The bridegroom is former Ports
mouth boy but has been employs
/ in this city for some time at th
schIlder garage on South Walnu
street.
Both are well known and their hoi
OF friends will eagerly await the o.
portunity to extend hearty felicita
J tons.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Annual Inspection.

General Manager Doyle, superin-
tendents Goodwin and Fox and sew
drai other c. & O. high officials,
vent up the road last Saturday on
the annual inspection tour made by
them.
The train was made up of three
private cars, sleeper and observa.
tIcn car and an inspection car.
Some material improvements II
rcad-bed and equipment at needy
poipts may be expected as result o
the inspection.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Little Drops Of Water"

Few children's hymns have gained
a greater popularity than Little
Drops of Water, Little Grains CT
Sand It's author, Mrs. ]. A. Car
ney, of Galesburg, ILL.,, has just died
at the good old age of cighty-fiye.
This charming, simple little song,
with its familiar analogies, has been
sung by children everywhere and ha'
gained for its author lasting fame
that many a more pretentious writer
might well envy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Banner Counties.

Graves County in the First Con-
gressional District, took her plaza
at the head Of Democratic counties
in the State and rolled up a ma
jority of 3.116 votes for the Demo
cratic ticket. Graves county citizens
say that the final count will chow
that Bryan's majority in that county
over Taft will exceed these figures.
This is the largest majority the count
ever gave for Democratic candidate
Galloway gave 2,221 and Ballard l.
1863 for Bryan, but none of them could
approach the record made by Graves
county.
In the Republican column the
county of Whitley, in the Eleventh
District, is at the head Of the hon
or roll 1t gave Taft 2,91O. Pulas-
h followed with 1921, with Knox
third with 1,S46. Bell gave the Re-
pdblican ticket 1884.
The Democrats did not come within
hailing distance of carrying coun-
ty in the Eleventh District The
county that gave the smallest Re-
publican majority in the Eleventh
was Adair, which was carried bY
Taft by 4S3 votes, Wayne county gave
Taft a majority of 1856 The majority
OF the Eleventh District counties werl
carried by the Republicans by figurci
exceeding 1,oOo.-Enquirer.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Johnson County Primary.

From all accounts which have come
from the Johnson County primary
held last Tuesday it is reasonable
to conclude that it was as corrupt rs
1t is possible for such affairs to be.
Money, bundles of it,and booze, bar
rels of it, were spent and guzzled,
openly and in secret There was al
SO great deal of violence through
out the county. One man is reported
fatally shot on Toms creek, and in
Paintsville it was knock down and drs
out all day.
John Wheeler was nominated for
Judge; Paul Hager for County Clerk.
DR.. M. S. Bayes, Attorney; Henry
Ward for Sheriff and ]. Mead for
Superintendent of Schools; Frank
Blair, Circuit Clerk; Noah Vanhoose
Jailer; Jordon Gibbs, Assessor.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Another Emigrant.

Another OF this county's good
Farmers and citizens is going TO try
his luck in other quarters of this
broad land. Burnam Roberts has con
cluded TO see what Arizona holds
besides horned froge and centipedes
ard will, with his family, leave for
tat arid land next Tuesday, iaf.
fcrd is the name OF his new post
office. The News wishes Mr. Rob
erts and his family good luck and
3, cd health in their new home,
/ Dunlap Bradley and family will 70
awhile at least, live on the Roberts
farm.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20

The Locks will be opened some
time next week, to wash out the sand
and mud that has accumulated be-
low the dam. The gates where the
boats pass through will be the first
to be opened, and later the needle
dem. The retaining wall which has
been under construction for rome
ponths, under the supervision of DR.
M G. Watson, of Louisa, is now
nearing completion. Ashland In
pendent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Rumored Letting.

II is rumored that contracts have
been let for every foot q the extern
sion Of the C. & o. Railway from
Elkhorn through the Breaks" and
on to the point where It will in
tersect with the Charleston, Cllnch-
i.tld & Ohio Railroad, which is
being constructed on this way
Work begins this week on the rail
read bridge at Elkhorn City.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Bruce Lee Acquitted,

The jury before which was tried
Bruce Lee for the killing of Harry
Scott, colored in Catlettsburg last
June, returned a verdict Saturday
morning acquitting the prisoner.
The jury had the case about II
hours, but were working over the
testimony about four hours Of that
time. For some time it looked as II
they would disagree, there being, Il
IS understood, one or two men on
the jury in favor 4 conviction for
involutary manshughter,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20

Stephen Mcclure and wife arrived
from sumpter, s. c., last week for E
visit to Kentucky relatives. The
condition of Mr.. McClure's health is
such that he was compelled to leave
the South and seek another climate,
Kt will soon go to Arizona for q
stay in that dry atmosphere. Mrs
Mcclure will remain here.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Jury Disagree.

After trial at Grayson lasting
one week the jury in the case Of
Frank Kelley, charged with arson
and the murder CT the Cooper chill
dren, failed to agree and the ease
will be tried again at the next
term of the Carter Circuit Court
The jury stood eleven for conviction
and one for acquittal, The case
against the boy, Alonzo Kelley, ana
Frank Kelley's mother also goes un-
til the next term. John Sprouze
has been taken to the pententiary,
there, in all probability, to end
his days.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
ABSQUATULOUS.
\ cynthiana Paper Calls Noun
tain Republicans bya a
Bad Name.

The Cynthiana Democrat has some
notions OF its own about the moun-
tain end OF the Ninth District and
wants TO trade US off. Listen TO
what he says:
SO much defeat has been the lot
OF the Democratic party in the past
twelve years that most OF It's mem
bers, by this time, should be by
force OF habit good losers We Try
u be game" when 1t comes 10 poll
tics but there are some phases of the
elections in the Ninth Congressional
District that do not sit well on ones
Lolitlcal stomach. The old cry, fraud,
lis, as the President would put II,
worn "to frazzle." Both sides In
every election are given more Or less
20 pllfering Of votes.so peryerse and
wicked is human nature; but the reg
ularity with which returns in the
mountain counties are held back, and
the regularity with which they come
forward, when they do finally come
with increased Republican gains has
tendency 20 make us suspect that
our dear Republican brethren Il the
regions where farms sit up on edge
are q little TOO absquatulous 10 be
entirely honest. II you desire 10 kno'
! what "absquatplous means, we re-
: fer you to the returns from Lewis, Ca
: ter, and Boyd counties. In other
words those dear Republican friends
of ours seem inelined 10 daily viii
the figures. We do not care 60 mucl
about the defeat itself as we do a
bout the way the boys handle the ha'
. poon. They are awful careless like
The Tenth District seems 70 SUI
/ fer much like the Ninth. There, toe
!. the disciples Of the Big Stick ar
/. gwen to disqualification. As com
/. promise and an arrangement tina
would prove satisfactory all arount
we suggest that the next legisla
tlre take hand in the matter. Tn
a Tenth District is apparently hope
lessly welded to its Republican lido
- Elm the Ninth the Republicans g.
!. Obliged to resort TO unchristianlik
expedients TO win. 1t would be
distinct gain, then, in statssmansh
and religion to abandon the Tent
N 10 the devil and his angels, End pl
the Ninth safe In the fold OF u
true faith.
To that end II properly persuade
vii we might consent to exchange lno
dear counties Of Lewis, Greenup, G.
ter, Boyd and Lawrence In q
Ninth. for Clark, Montgomery e.
Menifee in the Tenth. There is mol
ing small about us-take the five
the three and JOY go with them.
du Cynthiana Dmocrat.
A. All very nice. for you, Brother
len, but excuse us from combir
'on ton OF that sort Join the Ten
at with Clarh Montgomery and Meai
vas outg We don't object to being sa
Ins Is Democratic, but not on su
oh terms, The Businesses of Kinncomi
: the wilds of Carter and the jung
'"' CT Greenup? Not on your politi
life.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
EDUCATIONAL
Addresses to be Made in Big San
dy Valley by Eminent Men.

An imposing array OF speakers has
been secured by State superintend-
ent OF Public instruction J. G.
Crabbe % conduct the grand Ken
lucky Educational rally which will
BE- held November ~ to December s,
There are five prominent educators
from other Southern States, and the
rtst are we'll known Kentuckiahs ,f
prominbnce IN educational circles and
other leading walks OF life. They
lwill 10 into every county Of the State
(nnd actively stump FOR the cause.
The five speakers from other States
are. State Superintendent Thomas
{. Miller, OF West Virginia; State
superintendent ]. n. Powers, OF Mis-
pissIppI: State Superintendent u. l..
Jcnos, Of Tennessee. Or. p. y, ClaK-
ION. Dean OF Education OF the Uni
Nrslty OF Tennessee. at Knoxville,
and the Hon. D. J. Kern Of Rockford
Illinois
TO help your schools, your girls
and boys" Is the ayowed intsntion
of the campaign and the importance
Of its mission will surely be up
preciated and educational work vii
receive q lasting benefit from the
spread Of the Contagious gospel thu
q 10 be heralded.
For this part OF the State II. II
Cherry, a prominent Superintendent
and educator, and Thomas c. Nil
III. Superintendent Of Public 10
shuction for West Virginia, hav
been selected.
The campaign for the cause Q
l11cation will begin Sunday, NOV
and will continue until Decembe
The following appointments hA'
been made for Mr.. Cherry and NJ
oillldr:
Sunday Boyd county: Catlettsbur
morning; Ashland night.
Monday Lawrence county; Bncha
an, morning; Iouisa, afternoon; ar
Peach Orchard, night
TUESDAY Martin county: lnez,
trrnoon: Dayella, night
wednesday johnson county: VIII
house. morning; Paintsyille. afterno
-
Thursday -MagoffIn couaty: Falc'
morning: salyersyille, afternoon.
Friday-Floyd county; Prestonsbu
afternoon.
saturday--Pike county: Coal Ru
morning; Pikeyille. afternoon.
sunday--Carter county: Olive j
night.
Il will be observed that the spea
ing here will be in the afterno
az Monday Nov. 30. We are all
trrested in the cause Of educau'
ard Il is hoped and ardently dcsi'
that on the occaslon referred 70
Court House will be crowded W
Interested hearers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20

Taylor Marcum, of Charleston, died
in that city last "Wednesday after
long spell of typhoid fever. He
was a SON of Lace Marcum, of Hunt
ington and was married. The body
was carried to Huntington for in
terment. The funeral occurred yes
terday. DR.. F. D. Marcum, Of this
place. was with his relative during
the last week Of his sickness, and
10 O. Hill attended the funeral.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Masonic Sermon.

On next Sunday morning Rev. G.
u hutchinson, pastor Of the NJ. y.
Church South. will use eubject Of
special interest to the Masonic fra
ternlty and everybody is invited tc
hear 1t.
The discourse will be of general
interest also, and the minister hopes
% have a large audience present
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20
Two Failures at lnez.

A report reaches here that New
berry Bros, and Lewis Dempsey, Jr,
merchants at Inca. --iartin county
have failed in business. They are
AL deserving men and are simply
victims of the business depression
Mr.. Dempsey is a nephew of Lewis
Dempsey, ST., one of Martin coun-
ty's most prominent business men.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mcconnell, of
Mt. Vernon, O., were visiting at
Torchllght last week. Mr. Mcconnell
is an officer and stockholder in the
Louisa Coal Company. operating The
mines at Torchllght.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20

AS previously noted in the News
George Calvin, the live stock deal
er, and one of Boyd county's fore
most business men, has gone bank
rupt His schedule Of assets and
liabilities, as just filed are' AS
sets. s2s, ,s6s.ss; liabilities, sSS,sO1s6'
exemption. $1,760.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-11-20

Being asked for the name Of the,
road from Peach Orchard to inez
the News gives It as the T. NJ. ana
W.-two mules and a wagon,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-24
CHARGE is DESERTION.
Nothing Sensational in Complaint
Filled by Nat c. Goodwin.

Reno. New, Sept. 23.-Nat c. Good
win. the actor, instructed his attor-
neys today to permit the representa-
tive of the Journal TO see the sealed
complaint for divorce against his wife,
Maxine Elliott. which he has filed
here. The complaint is simply one of
desertion for over one year, and con-
tainS nothing of a sensational charac-
ter. 1t contains but three pages of
typewriter matter. being very brief,
and sets forth the simple fact of her
desertion against his will, and that
they have no children or property in
terests together.
The following statement was made
by Mr.. Goodwin regarding the suit:
Simple desertion, and this only, is
alleged in the complaint"
Mr.. Goodwin has too much regard
for Mrs. Goodwin as woman to sur
mise or allege anything whatever
scandalous or in any wise rejecting
on her honor
The summons from this court will
reach Maxine Elliott tomorrow, hav-
ing been mailed from here Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-24
SALT LAKE HERALD: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER a. 1908

the conduct of others upon which is to
depend his guilt or innocence?
Let us repeat that no law-defying cor
poration has anything to fear from you
save what it will suffer in the general
paralysis of business which any attempt
on your part to reduce to PRACTICE what
you nave advocated would bring. This
paralysis would affect the wageWorker.
the farmer, the small business man. more
than IT would affect the great business
man. But 1t would affect the latter too.
therefore. hope and believe that all far
sighted citizens who wish to see this
country prosper in material things will
support Mr.. Taft. But above all, / ask
Tor support for him because he stands for
the moral uplift of the nation. because
his deeds have made good his words, and
because the policies to which he is COM
mitted are of Unreasonable consequence
alike to the honor and the interests of the
whole American people. Very truly yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, Lincoln,
Nah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-24
CLEARS THE COMPLEXION
OVERNIGHT.
Pimp!es, Rash, Eruptions, Etc,
Quickly Eradicated by New Skin
Remedy.

Since its discovery one year ago.
poslam, the new skin remedy, has, in
its extraordinary accomplishments, ex-
ceeded the most sanguine expectations
of the eminent specialist who gave 1t
to the world. 1t has cured thousands
Of cases of eczema and eradicated ia
oial and other disfigurements of years
standing. The terrible itching attend
ing eczema is stopped with the first ap-
plication. giving proof of its curative
properties at the very outset.
In less serious skin affections, such
as pimples, rash. herpes, blackheads,
acne. BARRIERS itch, etc, results show
after an overnight application, only a
small quantity being required to effect
a cure. Those who use poslam for
these minor skin troubles can now
avail themselves of the special 50-cent
package. recently adopted TO meet such
needs. Both the 50-cent package and
the regular 81 jar may now be obtained
in Salt Lake City at the F. ]. Hill
Drug Co, and other leading drug
stores.
Samples for experimental purposes
may be had free OF charge by writing
direct to the Emergency Laboratories,
30 West Twenty-fifth street, New York
City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-24
CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES
Flames Famed by 50-Mile Gale
Lumber Plant Burned-Redwood
Industry in Danger.

Eureka, Cal, Sept. 23.-The greatest
forest fire in the history of this county
is raging near here tonight. famed by
a fifty-mile gale. and already the plant
of the Kellstrom Lumber company.
valued at 1000, has been destroyed.
Superintendent Kellstrom and his fam
lily and crew barely escaped with their
lives. The fire is headed southwark
and is threatening the vast tracts OF
redwood timber lying between kell-
strom's and Trinidad. to which latter
place the refugees are fiocking from
many camps. The million-dollar plant
of the Redwood Lumber company is
directly in the course of the flames.
Luffenholtz. another lumber settle
ment, has been deserted by its popu-
lation, and the logging road OF the
Hammond Lumber company has been
badly crippled by the passage OF the
flames across the tracks, destroying
many trestles. Unless the wind dies
out great damage to the redwood tim
Der industry in this part of the state
is certain.
A passenger train on the Hammond
company's line arrived at Samoa tonight
carrying refugees from Luffenholtz and
Fieidbrook, the former town having been
completely destroyed by the flames. The
refugees were completely hemmed in by
the flames and unable to make their way
out in any direction until the daring trip
through the fire on the train was pro-
posed. The dash was made with the
flames so close that the paint on the cars
shriveled in the heat and the WOODWORK
threatened to take fire at any moment
At high speed the train dashed through
the narrow canyon occupied by the tracks,
with the blazing timber on every hand,
and the engineer trusting to faith that
the road was able to carry ms train
through. Women in the cars tainted from
the terrific heat, but the train sped on,
breaking through the fiery wall at last
and coming out in the open country
So far no deaths as a result or the IRE
have been reported.