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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
HORRIBLE crime.
Family Of Six People We're
Murdered.
Scene Of the Terrible Slaughter Was
on the HesdWstsTs Of Big Sandy,
In Virginia.

Sometime during Tuesday night Of
last week, flends in human form en-
tered the home Of Mrs. Bette Justice
on Laurel Fork OF Knox creek, about
ere mile from Hurley. and. after re-
caring sum Of money, said to be
about s2.4O0, killed Mrs. Justice, her
daughter and son-in.law, Mr.. and Mrs
George Meadows and their three
babes. The house was then fired TO
kide the evidence OF the crime.
Some OF the victims were shot 10
Ieath. but the fiends used other weap-
ons TO compass the death OF their
victims All the bodies except that
OF Meadows were incinerated but n
search revealed Meadows charred re-
rains short distance from the
rpins. His skull had been crushed
with some blunt instrument
The object OF the fearful crime was
robbery. II being known that Mrs
Justice had large sum Of money
about the house. On the day before
Meadows had drawn about s4O0 from
the Ritter Lumber Company for tome
; timber and II is presumed that this
fact was also known.
II IS stated that Mrs. Justice Sc
cured $1,000 from an insurance com
pany that carried risk on the life
Of her first husband. Justice, II is
claimed, was killed by Mrs. Justices
father some time ago. Mrs. Justice
married a man by the name OF Blan-
kenbhip but did not live with him
long. and was known in the neigh
toshood by the name OF Justice.
This appalling tragedy has aroused
the section in which 1t occurred Ms
II has never been stirred before.
Large posses of men from points
along the y. & W. railroad and from
the counties adjoining Buekanon, this
county where the awful deed was
! committed, have been In pursuit OF
the fiends Several men have been
arrested, but so far the crime has
not been fixed upon anyone.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
Eloped and Were Married.

Z On Monday last Miss Alpha Rife.
daughter of w. ]. Rife, of Ratcliff,
this county, and Howard Wilson,
came to this city and were married
at the residence Of John Rife, the
Rev H. B. Hewlett officiating. About
the first of September Elva Rife, a
sister of Alpha, eloped with Bob
Roberts and we're married not far
from her home. All these parties.
have gone to Holden, w. Va.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
Have Gone to Texas.

A. C. Pigg and family have gone to
Houston, Texas, having left this city
on Tuesday last for their future
home. Mr.. Pigg will pursue his pro-
fession as architect. He has had
much experience in this vocation, and
has an excellent reputation for skill
and ability.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pigg are very worthy,
highly respected people, and their
nany Kentucky friends wish for them
a pleasant and prosperous stay in
the South.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
Has Brought Suit.

7. ], Spencer, as administrator Of
the estate of his son, T. J. Spencer,
Jr, has instituted suit in Johnson
Circuit Court against the Northeast
Coal Company for damages growing
oat Of the death of his son who was
killed in the eaply spring at the
company's mines, c. B. Wheeler, of
Ashland. and M. S. Burns, Of Louisa.
represent the plaintiff.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
Elected Officers.

SThe annual election of officers for
Louisa Chapter No. So, R. A. NJ, held
September "a, resulted as follows:
A. j. Conley, H. p, T. L. Muncaster
X, A. NJ. Hughes, s., G. R. Burgess,
c. Of H., G. A. Nash, P. s., ]. L.
Carey, R. A c., G. R. Lewis, M. 8 ",
H. G. wellman, NJ. 2 ", p. C. jerks,
NJ. 1 ", s. ]. Justice, Sec, G. c.
Hill, Treas, N. D. waldeck, Sentinel,
II. B. Hewlett, Chaplain. VI
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
Change in Produce Business.

F. B. Brown has sold his interest
In the Big Sandy Produce Company
TO c. F. Millender, who has been one
of the owners from the beginning.
Mr.. Millender will move his family
to Louisa from Huntington. Mr..
Brown has not yet decided what busi-
ness he will engage in. We hope he
will decide to remain in Louisa, as
he is good citizen Louisa people
are glad to have the Millender fam
lily back again. ..
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
Wants the News.

In sending her subscription for the
NT;WS Mrs. A. C. Malestata, formerly
of Fullers, but now of New York,
writes as follows:
Ycu may let all MP Kentucky
friends know through the columns Of
your paper that my husband, son
John and myself are all enjoying
good health as we'll as enjoying
visiting many places Of note in New
York Civ. With success to the
NEWS. Very Respectfully. x
mrs. A. c. Malatesta.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
Entertained with FIinch.

In honor of Mrs. ]. b, Hannah
Mrs. +. L. Stewart entertained very
handsomely with a finch party on
Wednesday evening The company
assembled early and played to a late
hour. enjoying the games and delic-
ious refreshments greatly. ..
Very much to their regret men
we're not among those present" the
pleasant affair having only ladies
as participants. ...
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
The Last Of thsISsason.

The last Sunday excursion on the
Big Sandy division was run on Sun
day last. The day was fine and the
crowd fDom Pikeville and along the
road was very large. There were
no fatalities this season, and th4
conduct Of the excursionists was nl-
most uniformly good.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-01
City Convention Called.

The Democrats of Louisa are called
to meet in mass convention at the
City hall on Wednesday evening,
Oct. 6, 1909, to nominate candidates.
for City Council
G. R. Burgess, Chm.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11

States in about a week, at which
CONTEMPT time ex-Sherif Jos. f. Shlpp,
OF Court. with five co-defendants, Jere-
miah Gibson, William Mays,
Nick Nolan, Henry Padgett and Frank Ward,
will be arraigned for sentence for contempt of
court. This case grows out of criminal as
sault by negro, Ed Johnson, upon young
white girl of Chattanooga. He was convicted
by the State courts of Tennessee, and SEN
fenced to be hanged. An appeal was taken to
the Supreme Court When it was learned by
the citizens that the Supreme Court would
grant hearing and thus prolong the life of
the negro brute, the jail was stormed and the
usual lynching followed, on account of which
the sheriff and his deputies, above named,
were held guilty of contempt of court in not
protecting the prisoner
This seems to be a case where the Supreme
Court, if it pass sentence upon these men, will
be in contempt of proper feeling and reck-
lessly unmindful Of the consequences.
There was no doubt of the guilt of the
brute. He had been fairly tried. 1t is en-
tirely needless for any one to explain the
shame and horror involved in submitting such
cases to trial, or the agony to the victim and
her family in being forced to testify before
the morbid curiosity of a courtroom.
When this martyrdom has been endured;
when the Law has been allowed to take
course that, in such instances, operates as
frightful cruelty; when the bestial black has
been afforded every legal defense; when his
guilt is proven, it is asking much of public
patience that re-trials and delays should stay
the execution fof penalty altogether made
quate for the crime committed.
A sheriff, in such situation, is confronted
with the alternative of yielding his prisoner
to an overwhelming force of indignant men,
or firing upon a crowd which may contain his
very friends and relatives, who, in the end,
would have their way, even if it took the life
of the sheriff and his deputies, or other pris-
oners, and of non participants
It isn't a crisis that many of us would like
to face. The Law should be upheld and a
prisoner protected from other than legal ven
geance, of course; but we must all recognize
when the doing thereof strains human endur-
ance to the breaking point. The inevitable
question that comes to a sheriff in such an or
deal is whether the life of negro brute is
worth, first, the ruin and perhaps death of an
innocent white woman, and next the probable
killing of number of his white fellow towns
men,
These are some of the worst phases of the
South's great problem. And we trust the Su-
preme Court will be able to maintain it's dig
nifty in the premises with leniency toward the
men forced into a most unfortunate position.
It was not idle contempt of court" but grim
necessity that put upon them the hard choice
between shortening the life of brute already
condemned to the gallows, or bringing about a
condition amounting to civil war.
The Court, dealing mostly with frigid alb
stractions, would do we'll to get the human
viewpoint held by those of us who live in the
shadow of rape horrors and will not be de-
MED their avenging.
ADOtbor HcOntnmDtn coCa ic that Of Com
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11
5be 3effersontan
as Ihey Happens ~ D,,,.
Summary of Evemts

GSSSO w. -
firms not to be patronized. The three gentle
men have put themselves under the jurisdic
ton Of the District Court of Appeals, at
Washington, which affirmed the jail sentences
formerly imposed.
This gives Mr.. Gompers another chance for
slop-over about "liberty" which he doesn't
seem to think was at all jeopardized by his
use of the boycott. But it will be unfortunate
all around if he and his associates are actually
forced to serve jail sentences, something en-
tirely uncalled for and which would only give
color of martyrdom to that which was, in it's
very essence, an unnecessary and a fragrant
disregard OF a restraining order before that
order could come to trial.
The mayoralty race is over in New York,
with victory perching upon the banners of
- Judge Gaynor, though it
How WENT seems the dough-bag is to be
THE CONTESTS. controlled by the fusion ele
ment as was predicted from
the outset by those who were we'll versed in
the politics of that municipality. We antici-
pate that Judge Gaynor will find Jordan
hard road to travel.
Philadelphia old town-turned right
around aICor all nor DrOUoSUdUlOUS OF wanting
REFORM and reelected the same old mob of
grafters.
In Cleveland, Tom L. johnson met defeat.
In San Francisco, Francis j. Heney, was also
defeated.
Nearly six thousand union men at Bridge
port, and Martins, Ferry, Ohio, have been
thrown of NV no
The STEEL closing of the shops of the
TRUST AT IT'S Steel Trust at those points,
KINDLY Tricks. and the removal of the ma
chinery to points near Pitts
burg. This is considered to be the fulfllment
of threat on the part of the Steel Trust to
''wipe out the last trace of Unionism in it's
mills. The two plants mentioned have been
strongholds of Unionism and are therefore to
be indefinitely abandoned.
Six thousand of "my fellow citizens" to
starve, for all their distinguished representa-
tives in the White House cares. In all proba-
bility, the majority of these men voted for
Taft, whose response to the question as to
what man was to do if he were hungry, and
could not get work was: "God hnoqUs"
These six thousand men won't vote for Taft
again. They will be recruits to that growing
army of sufferers from bitter injustice which
will abandon the ballot for the bullet
California grew and marketed it's first bale
of cotton the past season. This was an ex-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11

The following inspired editorial appeared
in the Atlanta Journal of November 9Th:
..rto,-rr,ox, ma every citizen of Atlanta
~ N,, should adopt the attitude
OUR QUESTS. toward the visitors who are to
be here during automobile week
which would mark his conduct if these visitors
were his personal guests in his own home.
"There is no people in the world who have
generous impulses, Of Unborn courtesy
and consideration than the people of Atlanta, but
individual virtues sometimes lost in the ag-
gregate.
"The next ten days belong peculiarly to the au-
tomObilists. They coming here from all over
Georgia and from all over the country. Chief
Jennings, with a fine appreciation of the ameni-
men to exercise special courtesy and discretion in
the enforcement of the road laws, with which
visitors naturally are not familiar Except in fla
grant cases they will be kindly informed When
they violate the rules and will not be subjected
to vexatious annoyances.
'But there is still another matter which the
pedestrian especially should bear in mind. The
automobiles should be given the right-of-way as
far as possible. The sidewalks are for pedes-
TRANS, and the midle of the road for automobiles
While automobiles should observe the speed
laws, their rights should be respected at the
time by pedestrians. Unfortunately there seems
to be disposition occasionally on the part of the
pedestrian to stand too aggressively his rights
or even to assume rights which he has not. Au-
tomobilists, whose dispositions are of the best,
frequently have to complain Of what seems to be
a willful determination the part of careless
foot-passengers to obstruct automobiles. 1t is
hoped that they will lay aside any such tendency
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11

and must continue to be curse to the best in
terests of the State
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11

Following the accusation that the Govern
ment is allowing the meat-packers to violate
the provisions of the Pure
THE BEEF Food bill, and to resume the
TRUST same filthy conditions that
BULLDozEs. prevailed in the packinghouses
prior to the exposures which
startled the world few years ago, is the an
nouncement that the meat-packers' combine
has issued an edict raising the price of all
meats. This means harder winter than
ever, with meat practically beyond the reach
of the poor, and to supply it in any form a
drain upon the income of the average family
This conspiracy is open and notorious, yet no
word against it comes from Washington. No
steps are being taken to protect the consumer
from this heavily increased tax.
Never before were trusts and combines and
corporations in the saddle so much as now.
The machinery of the law is not put in mo-
ton. Time lags, and, as in the case of the
Sugar Trust, the Government to it's intense
amazement { y finds that the statute of linn
itations prevents justice being done if COM
plant is not made for three years after the
conspiracy is made, no matter whether or not
the conspiracy may continue in full blast
right along to the moment the prosecution
gets it's lazy start
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11

The Lal1es-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterways
Convention, at New Orleans November LIST,
decided to send five hundred
WE NEED lobbyists to Washington to
WAXING UP. demand that Congress deepen
the Mississippi River. If they
are this much in earnest about it, they'll get
results. Pity it is that about ninety millions
of people, all vitality interested in legislation
that will give them square deal, can't man
age to work up little of the same sort of
enthusiasm, instead of sitting down quietly
while the tariff was revised downward" SO
as to impoverish them for the benefit of a
few favorite interests, and who will continue
to browse and doze while central bank
revised currency Aldrich- financial scheme is
foisted upon them
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11

Another "contempt" case is that of Com
pers, Mitchell and Morrison in the now ia
nous Injunction bill brought
The LABOR by the Buck Stove and
LEADERS AGAIN. Range Company, of St.
Louis, in which it will be re-
called that Mr. Gompers disregarded the in
junction of the Court not to print the name
of the complaining company in the list of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11

Following the accusation that the Govern
ment is allowing the meat packers to violate
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-11

California grew and marketed it's first bale
of cotton the past season. This was an ex-
pertinent, and since it has
A New CoTToN proved successful it is said
STATE PERHAPS. that thousands of acres will
in future be devoted to this
staple. Southern planters will watch the de-
velopment of a cotton growing industry in
California with much interest.
The suffrage amendment to the Constitu-
ton of Maryland has been defeated, after
long and hot contest. Among
MARYLAND those who fought valiantly for
UNABLE TO the continuance of negro domi-
THROW OFF nation in Maryland politics was
THE YOKE. our estimable friend, Cardinal
Gibbons, firm believer in the
supremacy of the black man to the white
woman, and whose following obediently trails
in his footsteps. Maryland is sincerely to be
sympathized with in her failure to be rid of
the venal "balance of power" which has been
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-04-16
A BEDDING PLANT.
scarlet sac or red salvla.

Scarlet sage OF Tcu 'SdINAds
This is plant which Is used a great
deal fod bedding purposes but should
be used more. 1t will give the finest
display with the least care Of any of
the bedding plants. Seed may be
sown in the ground as soon in the
spring as the soil is in good condi-
tion to be cultivated. The plants
should be thinned out and cultivated
carefully until they begin to flower,
IL practicable, the seed should be
started indoors or in a hot bet and
when the plants are large enough to
be handled they can be transplanted
to the open ground which should be
done about May l in central latitudes.
Plants handled this way will bloom a
month earlier than those grown from
sed started in the open ground.
II the amateur hesitates about
growing his own plants indoros he
should purchase young plants from a
florist from whom ther may be OBJ
tained at small expense In two or two
and one-half inch pots ready to be
set outside in their beds son after May
/, when all danger of frost is over.
Beds thus formed will bloom by mid
summer and continue to be mass
of bloom the rest Of the season.
Salvia is not injured by hot sum-
mer weather but ifr the dry season is
OF long duration the beds should be
watered often to keep the plants
healthy.
< B
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-04-16
VIM. RAUSER RETURNS
Former Round House Foreman of NJ.
p. Back From Year in Texas for
Health.

William Hauser formerly round
house foreman on the Fargo division
of the N. P. returned yesterday from a
year in Texas where he went on ac-
count of his health.
He is greatly improved and is around
today renewing his acquaintance with
the railroad boys. He was always
popular with the railroad men and they
are all glad to know that his trip has
peen Of great benefit.
Mr.. Hauser is glad TO get back to
Fargo. He has not decided whether he
will go back to railroading again or
not.
His son, william Hauser, jr., re-
mained in Texas The latter has a
good position on the Santa Fe road in
the Lone Star state
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-04-16
MILES STANCISH.
Finest and mildest 1O-cent cigar.
Mott corraspnndenea.

Mott, N. D., April 12.-To The For
um: Our town is erecting a band
stand. Nothing goes further towards
advertising a town or community,
than a good live band or baseball
club, and this town will have both
the coming summer.
There is no little item of news we
take SgreateY pride in giving than
the advent OF single additional
cream separator into O. community.
1t means that It's purchaser already
has sufficient number OF cows to
justify his buying it and when it
becomes known there is enough OF
them in the country then creamerfes
will come as sure as a sufficient num-
Der Of thrifty settlers in a new coun-
ty without transportation facilities
wifi bring railroads and these things
all mean good homes with the luxur-
les as well as the necessities Of life
and the happiness that goeth with
them.
Wheat seeding win become general
II the weather continues favorable
this week, and it is doubtful If ever
under more favorable conditions than
prevail DIT GLllS w neat VIII De
the principal crop in Hettinger coun-
ty this year with oats a close sec
ond on account of the good home
market created by the coming Of the
new railroad.
The unanimity that actuates every
citizen OF Mott is to be admired. In
vestors knowing this will certainly
take greater pride in locating here
Every county officer, every president
or secretary Of an association or a
club and every business man or pr1-
vate citizen seems to know his place
and f1lls 1t. The chairman OF the re-
publican county committee has done
as much as any other man to bring
about the satisfactory condition Of af-
fairs that now exist and it has been
frequently remarked that IT ene peo-
pie of Our commonwealth ever get
to know him as the people of Het-
finger county know MIN, his name is
destined to stand high in the coun-
cils OF the state. Cor. M.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-04-16
BABY IS DEPORTED
WITHOUT GUARDIAN
SECRETARY NAGEL ORDERS DIS.
EAsED BOY, 80 MONTHS OLD,
SENT BACK ALONE.

New York. April 16.-An unprece-
dented event in the annals of immi-
grafton is the deportation by Secre-
tary Nagel Of the department of COM
merce and labor of JcsseI Pasker, 90
months old, who was taken from his
mother and sent back alone to Ell.
rope on the Noordland. e..
The baby has been in the hosnitar
at Ellis Island since last July. when Il
arrived with its mother, two brothers
and a sister. The family went to Phil
adelphia to join the father, who is
a tailor in humble circumstances. II
was arranged that as soon as JosseJ
PaSker was cured of a scalp trouble
he would be allowed to enter the
country and be restored to his moth
er's arms.
ReSnittances Come for Them,
Accordingly, the father entered into
an arrangement made by the govern
ment to pay rs cents per day for the
maintenance OF his child while at the
hospital, physicians declaring the
child could be cured. Every day he
saved UP the rs cents and made q
weekly remittance until $175 had been
paid. Then the remittances stopped
for a time.
The matter was referred to the au-
thortttes at Washington when the bill
reached $S2.25. AS Pasker was unable
to pay, 1t was decided to deport the
child and notification to that effect
was sent to the father in PhiIadel-
phia last Saturday.
Hebrews Try to Effect Cure in U, s
oficials Of the Hebrew snelterine
home of this city tried to have the
child cared for in this country until
cure was effected. but Conn.isslo
er Watchorn said he was bound tc
carry out the instructions from wash.
ington.
This will be the first time in the
history of the bureau of immigration
that child has been deported with
out an adult guardian
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-04-16
Face Covered with Warts.


1t has been so long ago that the
acquaintances of these gentlemen have
almost forgotten the facts. Two pop
ular young men of Fargo, one deputy
sheriff, the other a prominent attor-
ney. They were disflgured by more
than one hundred warts ON the face,
and neck, varying in size from the size
OF a pinhead to half the size of pea.
They had tried wart remedies, cleo
tricity, had them burned with caustic.
and other things, nothing would re-
move the warts. One day the deputy
sheriff was in Fout & Porterfeld's
and Mr.. Porterfield suggested trial
Of Ford Bros Indian Oil. A SOC bot
tie was purchased and in two weeks
the warts had all disappeared, and for
nearly two years there has been no
return of them. The attorney, having
lost all hope OF ever getting anything
to remove his warts, was advised by
his friend, the deputy, to try Ford
Bros Indian OIL, purchased 25c SAM
pie bottle at Wilser's drug store and
in month, more than one hundred
warts were removed and today, al
though eighteen months have passed
since his cure was made. he has not
a single wart on his face. He stated
yesterday he used two 25c bottles
only, and they were easily worth one
thousand dollars to him. The names
of these gentlemen may be ascertain
ed at Fout & Porterfield's or Wilser's
drug stores. Ford Bros Indie~ osI 10
for sale at all druggists, rs and soc.
Serial No. 45-72.