davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-16

A splendid assortment of tally and
place cards at the Owl Drug stons
1s-5t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-16

st been receive d, they are beauties and III
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-16

and that Low Prices now Prevail A bic
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-16

Is now under New Managemen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-16

II you need good spring tonic, try
Hot Springs Blood Remedy Sold ONLY
by the Owl Drug Store l3-5t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-16

U. Your PatronaRe and GOOD will Isl What
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-16

All kinds of yoiIe skirts al great re-
ductions. The Peoples Store. 17-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-16

Postmaster R. E. L. McLain Of
Blanchard was in Chickasha yesterday,
and sold LIS feet Of ground, corner
Eighth and Illinois, to the Matthews
Minton Grain Company.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Information for EnumeTatOTs.

The Director of the Census al
Washington has fixed Saturday
February 5, as the date all over the
country for the examination of per.
sons who desire to become census
.enumerators. An examination will
be conducted on that date in Louis
vile.
An official communication receiv.
ed by J. d. Reed. Supervisor of the
Census for the Louisville district
says:
ANY person of good judgment
who has received common school
education can readily and easily
pass the test to be given applicants
for census enumerators"
This should be comforting assur-
ance to the thousands who contem-
plate asking for these places.
No application will be received
after January 25,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
New City Fathers.

On Tuesday night next the Board
OF City Council chosen at the No
vember election will be sworn in
and assume the direction OF the
municipal affairs OF Louisa. The
new board is composed OF r. l..
vinson. @. s. Wilson. W. H. Adams,
NJ, @, Berry, II. @. wellman and j.
b. Peters. or these vinson and
Wilson are hold overs. The board
will be presided over by John G.
Burns, Mayor and ex-officio chair
man OF the council. =
An interesting feature OF the com
Ing meeting will be the election by
the board of city treasurer, attor-
ney, marshal and clerk. There Is
no lack OF aspirants for these var
ious positions, and the initial gath
ering of the city fathers will attract
a large crowd.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Elders and DeaCOns' Institute.

viii be held at East Point, John.
son county, beginning Friday, Jan.
21st, and continuing over the fol-
lowing Lords day.
While intended especially for the
Elders and Deacons OF the church
es OF Christ in Johnson county, II
is by no means the desire that II
be limited to them. Members as
well as officers from any county or
church will be made welcome. The
folks at East Point are good enter
tainers, and extend a warm invita-
ton to all who desire to attend.
r. B. Neal, OF Pikeville, will con-
duct the institute. He will be as
sisted by others competent for their
work.
Let those who come bring b.
BILE, pencil and q notebook. Mr..
Meals asks It as a favor II any one
has special problem needing solv-
ing. pertaining to church work OF
official duties, that it be sent to
him at Pikeville as soon as possible,
that he may give 1t careful consid-
GRAFTON.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Another Pike County Killing.

Another sad story OF killing at
HELLER, Pike county, Christmas eve,
was flashed over the wires. Bad
whiskey and a deyillsh gun was the
cause OF It adll.
Red Harris and Roy Powell both
young men, and employees at the
Greenough Coal q Coke Company's
mines. became engaged in drunk
en- quarrel over trivial matter at a
Sunday School Christmas function
at HELLER, Friday evening, when
suddenly, and without warning,
Harris whipped out a 44-calibre
Colts pistol and fired four success
sive shots into Powell's abdomen.
Powell was shot on their way back
TO Greenough about a mile distant
from the original scene Of the first
trouble.
The wounded man lived seven
hours. giving up the ghost at three
O'Clock Christmas morning. Both
men had been celebrating the holi-
day season in the old-fashioned
mountain way. and bad whiskey
scored another victim on the list OF
Christmas fatalities in that region
Independent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Boy Sustains Broken Leg.

An accident which is involved in
some degree of mystery occurred at
Torchlight. six miles south of Lou
lisa, on last Tuesday morning. Short
ly after No. 81. west bound for
Ashland, had left a man with a
broken leg was found near the coal
tipple. He was carried to the store
of the Louisa Coal Co., where his
injuries were attended to by DR..
Fred Marcum, the company's physi-
clan.
When the news of the accident
reached Louisa It was coupled with
several statements of the cause. All
were exceedingly improbable, and,
so far as the NEWS has been able
to learn after repeated inquiries at
every possible source of informa-
tion, no one save the man himself
knows exactly how 1t happened. The
most reasonable theory is that he
intended to leave the train at
Torchlight; that he heard the name
of the station called, and being
afraid 1t would not stop he jumped
and the fall broke his leg.
The unfortunate mans name is
Blair, and he gives his residence as
Johnson county. He is about 20
years of age. He was taken care of
at the house of James Hughes, in
Torchlight, and, SO the NEWS is
informed, was taken home on
Thursday
First aid to Blair was ordered by
the railroad company.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Coal Operation at AuIier.

One Of the largest and most mod
ern coal plants in the Big Sandy
Valley is soon to be installed just
above the mouth OF Johns Creek,
on the east side Of the river, in
Floyd county.
Mr., A. D. Smith. coal operator
of experience and ample financial
ability, is back Of the movement.
Associated with him is Mr.. Morris
Williams, multi-milllonaire Penn
sylvania operator.
A bridge is to be erected over
the Big Sandy at a point short
distance above the mouth of Johns
Creek and a switch will be run from
the main line Of the C. & o. to the
mines. Mr.. Smith and his asso-
ciates have acquired several hun
dred acres OF land and the intention
is TO make this one of the largest
coal operations in East Kentucky
The coal Is OF a very fine grade
and viii be in great demand when
put on the market. AS at least
1000 miners will be employed, the
erection of hundreds Of houses will
be necessary. These in addition to
the offices. commissary. etc, will
make Auxier quite a hustling little
town. Paintsville Herald.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Ina Critical Condition,

Rufus Putnam Drown. one Of the
Oldest men in this section of the
country, is said to be lying at the
home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Lind
sey Smith, near Priehard, in a very
critical condition, as the result of
heart trouble from which he has
been suffering for some time.
Mr.. Drown has resided in Cabell
county, W. Va, few miles south
of Huntington, for probably more
than fifty years, until few years
ago when his wife died and he then
made his home with some Of his
children. Some time ago he went
to visit Mrs. Smith and became vio-
lently i'll, and has remained there
since. His recovery is thought to
be matter of very grave doubt, as
his advanced age is greatly against
him.
He had several brothers who were
well known along the Ohio river,
being engaged in the steamboat bus
iness. One of his brothers is now
president of the Mississippi River
Pilots Association, with his head
quarters at st, Louis -Catlettsburg
Tribune.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Several Alarms.

Yesterday morning after The
Commercial had gone to press the
unexpected happened and the fire
alarm was sounded about 4 O'Clock.
The fire company was called to the
home Of Andrew Fortune on 29th
and Greenup, which was mass Of
flames upon their arrival at the
scene. Owing to the low water
pressure they were powerless to do
anything and the house and its
contents was consumed in a short
time The house was three-room
cottage, and because of the early
hour the family did not have time
to save any Of the household ef-
fects after discovering that the
building was burning. Fortunately
the fire did not spread to any other
building or the loss might have been
much greater.
Three other alarms were turned
in during the day,and for while
it seemed that Ashland was destin-
ed to have a. costly conflagration
just at time when it was most
feared and liable to prove most de-
structive. The fire company did
some effective service. however, and
catastrophe was fortunately avert
ed.--Ashland Commercial.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Warm Time Expected.

When Judge John B. Wilkinson
of the Circuit Court granted the
charter for the town of Kermit he
named the first Thursday in Feb
ruary as the day on which to sell
ect municipal officers. The two op-
posing elements in the village are
preparing for another hot fight and
both are confident of victory
That there will be two tickets
in the field was forecasted by the
fight for and against the charter.
and nominations will be made in the
near future. Judge Wilkinson's or
der names Messrs. Harrison Chaffin,
William Workman and w. T. Meade
as the commissioners to conduct
the election.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Fell Into Cellar.

]. A. Castle, of Castle G Heiner,
electricians, was injured slightly at
the site of the Ritter building on
Fourth avenue, between Ninth and
Tenth streets. He was working on
the wires which supply the Garland
Biggs-Wilson store with current and
while thus engaged slipped and fell
into the cellar He went down about
ten feet, striking on his head. He
received a severe cut on his fore
head and a number of bruises, but
fortunately escaped serious injury
Huntington paper.
]. A. Castle is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Castle, of Lick Creek.
His friends are sorry to hear of his
accident, but are glad 1t is no more.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Telephone to ToIchlight.

The Louisa Coal Company, oper-
/, ating at Torchllght has Just com
-pleted the construction OF a tele-
phone line into Louisa. connecting
with the Southern Bell exchange in
this city.
The Louisa Coal Company has
needed this service for sometime,
as Its business is Increasing to such
an extent that 1t is imperative that
telephone connections be had with
the long distance lines of the Bell
company.
The connection above referred to
win not only benefit the coal com
pany but will mean much to the
subscribers of this city.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
A Happy New Year.

With this issue of the Big Sandy
News the year 1909, with its pleas
ures and its griefs, its joys and its
sorrows, passes like a dream that
is told. The best we can do. and
the wisest, is to note and heed its
lessons. Then we will be wiser and
better. What 1910 has in store for
us we do not know, and for this
ignorance we should be thankful
Let us so order our lives during the
year, and through all time, that,
come what may, we win be ready
for the veal and for the woe.
That the readers of the NEWS
may be blest with health. happiness
and prosperity during 1910 and all
other years, is the heartfelt wish of
its editor.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
win Reopen Next Monday.


The college and the city school
will resume work next Monday, af-
ter recess of two weeks. The pros
poets for the coming sessions of the
college are very bright. Prof. By
ington has been very active during
the recess, having spent nearly the
entire vacation travelling in the in
terest of the school. He has been
very successful, and our people will
gladly welcome the new pupils. They
used all possible effort last year to
make the students comfortable, and
no pains will be spared to make the
newcomers contented and happy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
TROUBLE AT TORCHLIGHT.
Whiskey Gets in Its Work at a Christ.
mas Tree Gathering.

A very serious affray occurred al
Torchlight on Friday night last, be-
ginning in whiskey and ending in
wounds. Christmas tree festivities
we're in progress in the little village
and all was going along pleasantly
when booze and bullets turned the
festival into almost funeral. The
Torchlight correspondent of the
NEWS has this to say of the fracas:
No doubt much has been said OF
the trouble we had here on Christ
mas eve, but like many other re-
ports it gets larger from its start,
The following are facts, as near as
we can gather: Whiskey being
much in evidence is the bottom sill.
A dispute arose at the Christmas
tree, which the officers soon quiet
ed, one Of the parties being taken
home by an officer. G. p. Lakin
became ugly with knife and was
hit in the face. Soon after this
others took part, and near the tip
pie shots were fired into the Off
GERS, who returned the fire. After
everything quieted down it was
found that Lakin had a broken toe
and S. w. Phipps a broken arm. DR.,
Marcum was called and the breaks
were dressed. The parties are do
ing very well and nothing further
is expected.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Warning to Hunters.

While hunting Emmitt Craycraft,
of Maysville, aged 20, accidentally
shot and killed himself. He had
climbed over fence and was lifting
his gun through an opening when
the hammer struck the barbed wire
was discharged, the contents strik-
ing him in the face, blowing off one
half of his head, Death was almost
instantaneous. He was with three
companions who witnessed the acci-
dent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
lost A FOOT.
Horrible Accident at Torch.
light Mines.
william Charles is the Victim Of Mis-
fortune Of an unusual
Nature.

A shocking accident whereby a
big, abie-bodied, Industrious mar
was made a cripple for life. occur
red In the mines at Torchlight last
Monday morning The mining al
those mines is done by a machine
the motive power OF which is elec'
triclty. II Is a difficult matter FOL
one who never saw such a machine
10 describe II TO those who also
never saw one The best that car
be done Is to say that in some sort
Of iron frame a LOT OF iron or steel
teeth. long and plek-like. are set
This Ia held against the coal and II
eats II way into the mass with great
force.
william Charles, sometimes called
Charley scarberry. operated one OF
these electrical diggers. He was al
work Monday with one OF them. All
went along as usual until about II
a. m, when in some strange way
he can not tell how, Charles right
foot was caught In the frame, the
cruel teeth seized II, and in twink
ling II was literally chewed from the
ankle.
The poor fellows shrieks Of pair
and calls for help speedily brought
assistance and he was given all pos.
sibIe aid and relief. DR.. Fred Mar
cum. the company's physician, was
on the opposite side OF the river
but IN less than half an hour he had
his patient on the railroad side OF
Torchlight. and had the west bound
local freight signaled for and the
Louisa hospital notified to be IN
readiness 20 receive the injured
man. He also made his condition
as comfortable as possible under
such distressing circumstances
Upon the arrival OF the train the
man was taken TO Riveryiew where
DIR. L. II. York. assisted by Drs
Marcum. Bromley and wellman
amputated the leg about three inch.
es below the knee. The left foot
had also been caught in the ma.
chine, but fortunately It was not
seriously injured. A semilunar cut
had been made entirely across the
top Of the foot, exposing all the
tendons. but fortunately not sever,
lng any OF them.
Charles is muscular man, Sc
years OF age. married, and has three
or four children, His home is on
Georges Creek
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Christmas 1909.

The day was observed in Louisa
in about the accustomed way. All
the Sunday Schools had trees, load
ed with presents for the children.
This feature was greatly enjoyed,
There we're also many Christmas
tables spread but not all of them
were loaded with turkeys at 20 cents
"a pound gross. They didn't lack
for good things to eat, however.
Meteorologically the day was a
composite-rain, snow, sunshine,
cloud. but in order to please the
lovers CD of such a thing we will
call il white Christmas
The day passed without accident
or special incident.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
BLOODY TIME
In Pike County During the
Holidays.
Fatalities Of the YuIetide are the Re-
suit Of Too Much Booze,
as Usual.

The Pikeville correspondent of the
Ashland Independent tells in the fol
lowing lines the way Christmas was
celebrated" in that section.
1t falls to our lot to chronicle
some more bloodthirsty happenings
in connection with Christmas in our
section, and OF which friends have
just now apprised us by telephone.
On Island creek, near here, Dick
Compton, wild young scion of one
of the families of the neighborhood,
and who had been tried for the muir
der Of his uncle, as we'll as for many
other misdeeds, and who doubtless
should have long ago been in the
penitentiary, shot the leg of young
man named tricks full OF holes and
fled 10 the hills; while on Greasy
creek a similar crime was committed
about the same time, when one Ad-
kins fearfully wounded neighbor
named Hopkins by shooting him in
the leg and then making his escape
None of the culprits have been ap-
pretended. At the mouth of Paw
paw, in Buchanan County, Va,
barely beyond the Pike county line,
some time during the day Saturday,
Henry Pennington, who was drunk,
invaded the home OF Samuel Baker
and started row. He killed Baker
at once and opened fire on the dead
mans wife, who retaliated in kind
with a winchester She landed three
bullets in him,and herself received
so many that it is thought she can
not survive. A mob was promptly
formed by the neighbors of the Ba-
kers, who just after dark Saturday
night took Pennington and suspend
ed him between the heavens and the
earth. to the branch OF tree, and
ere he had time to strangle, riddled
his body with bullets, thereby max
ing short work of him. So much for
Christmas booze. This sounds like
the escapades of characters in yell
low backed novels, with scenes de-
picted in the wild and woolly West
and is blood curdling in the ex-
treme, but tbs a fact nevertheless,
and the real scene is located not
so very far from Pikeville, say thir-
ty miles"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
AGED WOMAN BREAKS HIP.
Mrs. Isabelle ChildeTs Falls on Icy
Sidewalk.

On Sunday night last, a few
minutes after the conclusion OF the
services at the Southern Methodist
Church, those who we're sitting in
the office of the hotel Brunswick
directly opposite, heard cries for
help. Going to the front door they
saw a PROSTATE figure on the pave
ment in front OF the church. Hurry
ing to the spot they saw that Mrs.
Childers, an aged woman who has
for long time been sexton OF
the building, had fallen and was un-
able to rise. She had extinguished
the fire and lights in the church
and had started home and had slip
ped on the icy pavement.
She was placed in a chair and
carried to the hotel As soon as a
cot could be procured she was car
ried to her home and physician
was summoned. Examination show
ed that one thigh was broken close
to the hip, making a very bad frac-
ture. Drs. York and Bromley rem
dered the necessary aid.
Mrs. Childers is quite old and
feeble, and on this account her en-
tire recovery from so serious an
injury is almost impossible. Mrs.
Childers fell in March last while
running to the aid of a little child
whose clothes were on fire, and
broke both bones of one arm.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Frank Welch Out on Bond.

Frank Welsh, who in a pistol
duel on the streets of Jaeger killed
Henry Mosby, hotel proprietor of
that town, on December s, and who
was Immediately arrested by Off
GERS and brought to the Jail at
Welsh, was released on bond Mon
day and returned to his home Mon
day night. His bondsmen are d.
C. Payne, Louis Collins, James Day
and Andrew Kennedy.-Williamson
Enterprise.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
The Three Mile OIL Field.

OIL well No. 3, on the oBrien
farm, five miles south OF Louisa,
will be drilled in next week unless
some unexpected delay should oc-
cur. The big Lime formation was
reached at depth OF ss5 feet and
the we'll has been cased to that
point
Work on we'll No. 4, in the same
vicinity will be started within the
next two or three weeks.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Has Typhoid.

Thomas York, of Catlettsburg, is
quite sick with typhoid fever. He
had been i'll several days at his
home, and when the nature Of his
malady was known he came to Lou
lisa and entered his brothers hos
pital.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Have Gone to Ashland.

A. N. Edgell and family have
gone to Ashland for residence. Mr..
Edgell will represent the wholesale
grocery house of Crump & Field,
Ashland, as its travelling salesman.
Our people are sorry to have them
leave Louisa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Apperson Lodge Elected Officers.

Apperson Lodge, No. 1876, F. G A.
NJ, held its annual election of off
GERS on last Monday night, with the
following result;
Robert Dixon, Master; A. M,
Hughes, S. w; H. e, Evans, ], W.;
s, J. Justice, Sec; Augustus Snyder,
Treas; N, D. Waldeck, Tyler; Rev.
w. L, Reid, Chaplain; c. C. Hill,
Sr. D.; VIM. Mars. Jr. D.; j. l..
Carey and B. j. Chaffin, Stewards;
Augustus Snyder, N. d. waldeck
and w. ]. Vaughan, Trustees of
grounds and buildings.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
County Weddings.

Four well known young people oi
this section we're married last week
They are Bristow Roberts, of Deep
hole, and Miss Susan Crank, oi
Fallsburg. and Harvey. Preece. Of
Deephole, and Miss Jennie Salter,
OF Yatesyille. s
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Accident at Fast Point.

A young man named Bayes, of
near East Pointgot his foot tangled
up in coal cutting machine at
the North-Bast mines, His limb was
amputated below the knee and he
is doing as nicely as could be ex-
pected.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Removals.

Jonce Thompson has moved into
the property recently purchased by
him. adjoining Dan Blankenship.
The property vacated by Thompson
will be occupied as a residence by
its owner. Lon Burton.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Intense Cold.

Our citizens awoke Thursday
morning to keen realization Of
the fact that winter is here in ear
nest Various thermometers showed
various records, the cheaper the
instrument the lower the degree. It
Is safe to say that It was cold
enough for you this time zero.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Moved to Torchlight.

William Burton, blacksmith, has
moved his family to Torchlight,
where he has employment. He lived
nearly opposite compton's shop. on
lower Maln Cross street.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-31
Models in Their Way.

Speaking of public Improvements
the crossings from Mrs. Martha Nc
Clure's to the Nash corner and to
the Kennedy corner are models of
the kind.