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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
Painfully Hurt.

Dr. T. d. Burgess, of this city, was
painfully hurt last week by the fall
ing of the horse he was riding at the
tiMe, The animal, a young, spirited
mare, SHE'D little, and when the
doctor applied the whip a little she,
reared and fell over backwards As
she fell DR.. Burgess instinctfvely
drew away from her to avoid being
crushed, but his right ankle was
badly sprained and bruised Yand the
cap of the left leg was wrenched so
that it became very much swelled.
The doctor was confined to the
house for several days, but is now
able to go about, assisted by his
crutches and a buggy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
Riot VOidS Election.

When a man enters an election
booth, shoots the ballot box full of
holes, and then picks it up right in
front of the affrighted election Off
GERS and throws it into the river,
no election has been held. This is
the formal opinion of Assistant At
tnrney General Thomas b. McGregor
to whom a case of this kind was
referred recently.
The State Department Of Education
was notified of the alleged unusual
proceedings during a school election
on Beaver creek, in Floyd county.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
A Kitchen Shower.

This is something entirely differ
ent from a shower of kitchens. You
would probably get hurt II you were
caught in one of these, but Mr.. and
Mrs, Labe Wallace, who were caught
by kitchen shower Wednesday
night, are greatly pleased herewith.
Some forty or more young people
Of Louisa chartered a train-of hay
wagons loaded II with themselves
and something less than a thousand
Eieces OF kitchenware, and turned the
outfit Highland Homeward. And there
they had a royal good time. This
is the season of grapes, melons and
all manner OF fruit, and the gay
crowd lost no time in giving them
place "in our midst" Kentucky
hospitality and a good time were
dominant, and 1t was nigh unto an
otner day when the visitors reached
their homes
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
will Dedicate Capitol in November,

- The Capitol Commissioners, the
Y.ankfort Business Mems Club and
representatives from surrounding cit
ies. discussed the matter OF dedica-
ton Of the new Capitol at meeting
held there Tuesday. 1t was the con-
ssnsus of opinion that the ceremon-
ies should not be held until after
the November election, SO that all
, the newly-elected Legislators might
be present.
Attorney General James Breathitt'
viii appoint COMMITTEES to select the
srator for the occasion. The former
Htate officials and the present Capi-
tDl Commissioners will act as big
reception Committee on the occa-
sisn.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
Skull CRUSHED.
Ira Frazier Killed at Pres.
tORsbuTg.
Struck By &C. { 0. Passenger En-
ginG and Death Results in
4S Minutes.

v At 2 O'clock Monday afternoon,
just as train No. 80 was passing the
coal tipple of the Middle Creek Coal
Co., Ira Frazier, of Prestonsburg,
stepped from the sidetrack onto the
main line, directly in front of cn-
gine No. S12. The pilot struck him
on the head, crushing his skull. He
lived only forty-three minutes,
passing away without LregainlDg con-
sciousness. V
The noise from the coal tipple is
supposed to have drowned the SOUND
OF the approaching train and Frazier
stepped In front OF the engine with
no thought that he was in any dan.
ger. There were four eyewitnesse.
to the tragedy, none Of whom attact
any blame to the engineer.
The train was held nearly two
hours while the County Coroner i'm
paneled jury and held an inquest
Frazier was between 45 and o.
years old He had been marriec
twice and left widow and ten chill
dren.
We learn that no possible blam
could be attached to the enginee
or any other employees of the rail
TOAD. The engineer, Tom Songer, /
noted 70: sobriety and carefulness
and the other tTainmen are equal
reliable.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
Body Taken to PaintsViIle.

' The body of Lysle Dills, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dills, who was
drowned Wednesday evening at the
south of Hampton City, while in
bathing in the Big Sandy river, was
recovered about nine o'clock the same
night
The unfortunate youth, it is said,
could not swim, and was also lame
In one of his arms which was par
TALLY paralyEed, one of his legs be-
lug also afflicted SO as to be of little
SCI vice. He had gotten onto small
log and padded to where the water
Was probably twelve feet deep and
losing his hold on the log slipped off
and went to the bottom.
The government lock closed only
a mile below, caused an eddy in the
water so that the body failed to drift
and was found within a few feet Of
where II went down.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
PRESIDING elder


On Sunday last Presiding Elder B.
f. Gosling, of the Nj. E. Church, held
his last service for this conference
year at the Southern NJ. E. Church,
this city. His morning sermon was
most admirable one, one which
mcrited full house. There was a
goOdly attendance, however, and the
Intelligent audience gave the preach
er close and interested attention. The
entire sermon was strong and force
ful, abounding in logical argument,
apt illustration and pertinent story.
Am | my brothers keeper" was the
text, and upon it Elder Gosling built
as good a sermon as has been heard
in Louisa for many day.
The exordium was masterpiece,
showing that while we understand but
little OF our own language, compara-
lively, God understands all language,
eyeu the language of inanimate as
well as animate nature. By easy, and
natural steps the preacher led the
way into the body of his interesting
theme and demonstrated the vital
vIth that, deny it, evade it as we
may, we are our brothers keeper.
A thoughtful listener to this ad-
mirable discourse could not help be-
ing struck with that part which dealt
with our responsibility for the edu-
cational as well as the spiritual well
fare of our children. He spoke OF
the poor little waif he once saw in
great city, and OF how he found 1t
easy to say that its parents We're
responsible for its neglect, and the
city was responsible for so conduct
ing things that the ohilds condition
was possible If we failed to take
the best advantage of opportunities;
II we failed to improve the privileges
afforded Us, our children, instead Ol
growing up to be worthy men and
women, would be scum upon the bod
lily polite. .....
Elder Gosling must have had IL
mind the fact that our school will
begin next Monday, and that thert
are some among US who think SC
lightly of education that they keel
children at home to do work which
they themselves should do, and whc
relmit their children to remain from
school upon the most frivolous ex
cuses ana pretexts. These people
should have heard these remarks o.
tie preacher, but, unfortunately, thu
most OF those VINO thus permit thsi
children to neglect school and becom,
idiels and strollers upon the street!
seldom 60 to church.
Elder Gosling's work here has beei
emiaently satisfactory to his churcl
and the people generally and If he y
sent to another field It will caus,
much regret in Louisa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
FATAL BLOW
Received BY John c. SammORs.
h., at Chapman.
An EnpIOye on the U. S. Dam Acct
dentally Killed bya
CToWbaT.

AS the result of an accident which
occurred at Chapman, nine miles east
OF this place, shortly after midnight
of Monday last, John Sammons, 2l
years old, is dead, He was an em-
ploye OF the couract firm which is
building the government dam across
the river near Chapman, and was
working on the night shift. The men
were driving piling used in the re-
pair OF damages done to the Golfer
dam by the recent flood in this
river. EThe men had been using a
crow bar on the work, and in some
waV this bar got In the way of the
heavy driver, and in one Of its de-
scents 1t struck this bar with terri
fic force, and one end Of the bar
struck young Sammons across the
lower part of his abdomen. '
il was at once seen that Sammons
was badly injured and some men
with hand car were sent to lou
lisa for DR.. York. The doctor went
up and declared the case to be a
very serious one. He mlnistered tc
the young man as best he could. and
when No. ~ came along at o'clock
Sammons was put on board the train
and carried TO Riverview hospital
Here the boys father, John Gaines
Sammons, of Summit, was told that
the injury would probably prove
fatal.
Everything possible was done fol-
the unfortunate young man, but h
grew worse very rapidly and dice
1t 2 a. III. Wednesday, having LIVED
about twenty-four hours after beint
hunt. His mother arrived at the hos
pital not long before he died. The
BODY was taken to Summit for in
terment.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
Horse Thieves Captured.

Last week couple of muies and
a horse were stolen from Dinguss, W..
Va. They were brought into this
State and taken to the mouth Of
Beaver, Floyd county. They were
followed by their owners, who en-
listed the services of Marshal Jim
Sizemore, of PrestOnsburg. 1t was
folnd that the thieves had traded
the stolen mules and horse for other
horses and had taken the back track.
They were followed by the Marshal
and the owners ana captured at Big
Heart, W. Va, and brought back last
Friday. A long term of imprison-
ment awaits them.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
Conductor EadS Hurt.

While on duty Tuesday last Con-
ductor John Eads was painfully hurt
The accident occurred between Pike
vile and Harold. The train, q
freight, was backing up and while
so doing 1t struck a horse. The i'm.
uSct derailed and upset the caboose
iDjuring the conductor so much that
he was forced to so to his home in
Ashland Wednesday morning. Brake
man Powell was also hurt but is still
on duty. ...
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
Mrs. Bull Dead,

Mrs. Edward Bull, Of Goodloe,
Floyd county, died at Huntington al
the home of her father-in-law, w. H.
Bull She had been Ill for several
weeks with tuberculosis. The de-
ceased leaves q husband and infant
son. It is likely that the remains
will be taken to Goodloe and inferred
In the family cemetery.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
Lawrence County Couple Married.

A fresh looking couple from Law
renee county, KY, were married in
the probate judges office at Z o'clock
this morning by Squire Neal. The
couple, whose names are John Hays
and Fanny Holt, came all the way
from Louisa this morning. Their
haste to be made man and wife seem
ed to indicate that there might be an
irste parent in pursuit,-Ironton Reg
lister.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
o. Lawrence County Teachers
Held at Louisa.


The Lawrence County Teachers
Institute convened In this city on
Monday. the sessions being held IN
the public school building. Super
frteadent James Thompson called the
Institute TO order and ], S. Thomp-
son was elected Secretary The In
siructors are Profs. w. VI. Byinston
and Il. NJ Kennison, of the Kentucky
Normal College,
No time was wasted In nreltninor-
ics, and the teachers speedily got TO
work, The attendance IS very large.
over one hundred teachers being
enrolled. They are taking an unus-
paliy active part In the work Of the
Institute, AAd as a consequence the
meeting this year is most interesting
and the good resulting viii he groat
and lasting. Year by year the i'm
prcvement In the teachers OF this
county has grown until, individually
and collectively, our teachers need
not fear comparison with any other
tsacher body in the State,
During the session several school
men from other counties were pres
ent and added interest to the pro-
veedlnz. On Thursday night Prof.
Smith. Of the Eastern Kentucky Nor
nal College, Richmond, gave an H.
Iustrated lecture at the court house
on animal and vegetable life Tho
NEWS Will have more to say Of II
next week. The following LawrencC
county teachers are enrolled;
District No. 1-Gipsy Thompson
While Byington. Mae samnons, SADIE
siansberry, ID. c. Belcher, Fred See
Nellie Conley. John S. Thompson
Maud Smith, Ruth Norton, Kizzie See
District No. 2--Amos Davis, II. S
Dean, Bertha Prose, J. N. Moore, A
1. Spencer, Stanton Millre, Allen MIL
Ter, Levi streitel,berSer, Ethel Gruhb
D. II. Moore, Scott Boyd, Nathar
George.
district NJ. 3--noc Jordan, Werti'
Burton, Carl Moore, Daisy Bishop
Isaac CunnI lgham, Geo, Bishop, Nil
Harnell, Arthur Morris Oscar GTa
ham. Drew Adams, David Morris
district 40. Nv. II. c. Thompson
{ p.,.aHclbrook, Eugene Moore, Harr,
: l1G F. Sparks, Monpie Hol
brook, H. u. Holbrook, Oscar Bailey
D. Skaggs, Chas Hamilton, Willi'
Gambill, Elva Rose.
District No. 5--Lizzie Carter, Nor
Rolerts, Lige Rice, Mrs. Emma Sam
mems, Mrs. r. ]. Carey, Mollie Rob
erts. Mrs ]. S. Judd, Ethel Thompson
j s. Judd. Esther Picklesimer, D. ].
Thompson
District No. 6--Ethel Berry, c. +
PmIth. Cynthia Webb, Hannah Webl
sherman Evans, Jay Compton, Haiti
Webb, James Casey. Sadie Crank, !
N. Dalton, Mollle Webb.
District No. Iii. G. Thompson
James NJ. MCGUIRE, Rosa Johnson
Emma Thompson, Joe Reaves, &. j
wheeler, Goidie Byington, Maud
Dean, Elliott Sparks, }. L. Thompson
Lizzie Lester, Robert Johnson, Lilli
Queen.
district No. Science Vanhoose,
Ia Moore, Sam lobe, NJ. c. Conle!
Hernia Waller, John Ekers, Clips
Barohett. Bertha Austin, ]. H. Fra
shsr, C. B. Stewart, Lizzie Thompson
land Bradley, Pearl Frasher, A, "
Osborn, Jack Thompson, W. S. Bogg'
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27
REV. RICCAN RESIGNS.
Pastor Of the Baptist Church at Louisa
viii Accept Other Work.

On Sunday night last the Rev. G.
Garland Rlggan rendered his resig-
nation as pastor of the Louisa Bap-
tist Church, 10 become effective
August 29th. fThe resignation was
accepted and, so We are Informed,
Mr.. Riggan will leave this city early
next week, The NEWS learns that
he has work at another point in view
but win 20 to his home In Louis
vile for a short time before taking
Up this work.
Nuring his stay in Louisa MIR.
Riggan has made very many warm
friends. lie Is an educated cultur-
ed Christian gentleman, jealous In
every good work. During his pas
torate the membership of the church
has increased, and the services have
been we'll attended, not only by its
members but by many others. BY his
Uniform courtesy and kindness Mr.
Riggan made himself a general fav'
orie, and his leaving will be re-
gretted by many.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27

Mrs. Salie Riggan, the estimable
mother of the Rev Garland Riggan,
has been most efficient coadjutor
to her son, lately the pastor Of the
Baptist Church, this city. She has
been active in matters pertaining to
the church. but she has not con-
fined her work to that alone. She
has visited and helped the poor, en-
deavored to raise the fallen, and min
islered to the sick. One act is wor-
thy of special notice and praise
Mrs. Riggan found woman almost
entirely blind. She deplored her
sightless, helpless condition. She
wanted to read but could not. Mrs
Kiggan procured the raised letters
used in teaching the blind, and pa
tIently began to lead her sister
"out of Darkness into Light" SteT
by step the noble work went on until
now the woman who once CROPPED in
darkness reads all sorts of books
and other literature made for the
blind and is Happy. Because Of this
and many other deeds Of kindness
Mrs. Riggan has won a high place
in the regard of all who know her
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27

The ladies Of the Southern Metho-
dist Church served ice cream in the
public square on Tuesday evening,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-18
BEAUTIFYING The TOWN.
Wonderful Results Can Be Realized by
Persistent and SkiIful EndeaVor.

Wonderful Results Can Be Realized by
Persistent and SkiIful EndeaVor.
In the past few years the passion
for the town beautiful" has become a
national ideal. City councils have tax
Ell up the work. philanthropists have
contributed fortunes, and civic associa-
lions have put their shoulders to the
wheel. That every one knows But
what scarcely any one knows is that
the movement began in the brain of a
quiet, uuasSuming woman in Spring
field, O.
Miss Jessie VI. Good was an assist
ant in the Springfield library and had
been for sixteen wears. one day in an
interval Of her work she happened to
pick Up magHzine and read therein
Of how the village Of Stockbrdge
Mass. IN order to attract summer
tourists had formed local improve
mont society to clean the town. That
was her inspiration. Clean the town.
Why should not all towns he clcanT
Why were dusty streets. Uttered side
vnlk+ distcurin@ vacant lois. trccleSs
highways and unSi@hty buck Yards
necessarily? Why ahould uu every
town have parks ana public Gardens:
Miss GOOD told hor plan to tic editor
IF Il Horticulture mara1ino published in
Springfield and wrote an article about
iJ FIR vim. The idea Spread letters
cHnc m -lH+. and 1.4 Good aud
D. J. ..ia-, thc editor. ceiling IL
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-18
TRADE AT HOME.
Loyalty to Locality Proves to Be the
Best Spirit.

The man who buys his goods Of
mail order house and expects his neigh
bors in Emporia to buy goods of him
or buy labor Of him or to buy pro-
fessional service of him Is economical
ly q leech. He is sucking industrial
blood out of the town and gives none
back. He sends his profits out of
town like Il Chinaman and has no
more right to Il standing in a COM
munity than foreigner. We are all
neighbors industrialy in this town.
and the man who sends away for his
goods is not one of us. He is another
industrial system and deserves no
mans support in Emporia.
The fact that this is economically
wrong is recognized by the mail order
houses themselves. They protect their
customers as thieves by Offering to
keep people from knowing where the
mail order goods come from. The mail
order houses have no tags" on their
I goods. They say in their catalogues
that none of their goods are marked
) and that no one knows where they
were bought If it is proper to hide
the place Of purchase of an article it
is wrong to buy the article ut that
place. Only the man who steals is
ashamed to say he got anything he
has. There is such Il thing as faint
ed dry goods. tainted" groceries and
'tanted' furniture All of such that
are not bought at home of men who
have .bcfricnded you, to men whom
you owe Il living, are tainted"
1t is time to change and get togeth-
er. 1t is time to begin to reform our
selves and not our neighborS by buy
ing everything at home whether the
ncighborS 90 or not. And now is the
time TO begin.
The thing to do is for all of us to
turn over new leaf.-William Allen
White in Emporia Gazette.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-18
Treatment of Sick Fowls.

In the majority of cases the sick
fowl should be killed. according to
an authority. Generally it does not
pay to doctor sick fowls. and often the
sick fowl that RECEIVERS Is not the one
that amounts to anything afterward.
This is particularly the case with
fowls sick with the roup. This disease
seems to permeafe every fiber of the
birds. and il they recover at all they
are of little value for long time. 1t
is doubtful If they ever fully recover
their old vigOr. If one owns high
priced bird is may prove to be profit
able to cure it for the sake of the eggs
that it may produce. which eggs may
he used for Matching other high priced
birds. But fowl that has been sick
and has been cured should not he sold
to an unsuspectirlg customer. The
fowls that are to be doctored should
he given good food and good surround
ings rather than anything else. Their
native vigor will help them to recover
when medicine would be detriment.
Sunshine is an invigorato- and may
we'll be considered q great help in the
doctnring OF fowls.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-18
His Reproof.

Somewhere in the pages of her "Bool'
Of joys" Mrs. Lucy Fitch Perkins tells
delightful story Of her New Eng
land clerical great grandfather who
was man Of ingenuity and resources.
She says:
He employed more than one device
to secure wakefulness on the part of
his weary congregation. Standing dur
ing the prayer was but one Of many.
My grandmother used to tell us with
pride OF an instance which occurred at
a time when a new church edifice had
been proposed and was under warm
discussion. Great-grandfather thought
this worldly and unnecessary ex-
pense and emphasized his opinion by
pausing in the midst Of his sermon on
Sunday. saying impressively as be
fixed the somnolent members Of his
congregation with a stern look:
"You are talking about building a
new church. 1t seems to me quite un-
necessary since the sleepers In the
Old one are all sound"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-18
NOTICE OF SALE.
In the Superior Court of Washington
for Chehalis County:

In the Superior Court of Washington
for Chehalis County:
In the matter of the estate OF
Sarah E. Hamilton, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that, on OF
after November 9th, 1909, a private
sale will be made by the undersigned
as administrator with the will an
nexed, of said estate, of the follow
ing described lands, situate in Che
halls County, Washington, to-wit:
Lots 3, and 5, Block 9, South Abb
erdeen; Lot 3, Block 20, First Addi-
ton to South Aberdeen; Lots 23 and
"a. Block is, First Addition to South
Aberdeen. or so much thereof as shall
be necessary to pay the debts of said
estate and the expenses of administra-
ton. Sale will be for cash to the
highest bidder. Offers or bids in
writing for said lands, or any lot
or parcel thereof, will be received at
the office Of Conway & Snider, in the
City of Aberdeen, Washington, on or
before November 81, 1909.
CHARLES BEDFORD,
AS Administrator with the will
annexed, Of said estate. If
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-18


The little woman with tine Laundry
blue and @nugrenous green flowers ON
her hat all scrambled up into "a wilton
rug design got on the Euclid avenue
car carrying doc It was one Of
those aristocratic, foolish looking dogs
that couldn't ovcrtake Welsh rabbit.
Got Il permit for that daWg| asked
the conductor when he came around
for the womans fare "I0vcn't?
Then you'll have to get off the car
The woman got M, dog under one
arm. as if to get off. But as she rose
she snapped: I'll not get Off so
there" Still. she walked to the rear
platform. as if in contradiction of her
own assertion. The conductor was
ready to signal the motorman to stop.
But the woman had declared she
wasn't going to get off. and she in
tended to keep her word. She poised
the dog carefully in her palms. tossed
him off into the street. at the same
time bidding him go home!'
Then she came back into the car
and dropped languidly into her seat
with bored tilt to her face.-Clere-
land Plain Dealer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-18
A WE'LL SHAPED SEED POTATO

dams did not cultivate the potato eX-
ccII fer las leaves, which hecamr
known us their tobacco: hence the
leaves and stalks of tobacco are large,
but there are no signs Of potatoes at
the roots. So much for cultivation.
On account of the starch they con
tain. potatoes are valuable as food
The potato tuber consists mainly of II
mass of cells filed with starch and
encircled by Il thin. corky rind. As
stated. the chief value of the potato
rs an article of diet consists in the
starch it contains and. to Il less OK
tent. in the potash and other salts.
The quantity of nitrogen in its com
position is small