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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
Repeats the Profanity

General Washington saw the error here
the deense's contention being that
Colonel Cooper never even drew his gun
until the shooting was over-so he said
IF Robin Cooper had not armed him
self, they would both be dead today.
Now, they say that Miss Lee was
shocked at what the colonel said. Well
L do not want to say anything mean about
Miss Lee. But when she said she couldn't
oh. just couldn't repeat the words, and
the court let her write them, l thought
we were going to hear something aw-
full but all she wrote was -"
General Washington repeated the pro-
family, as though the women of Nashville
were wont to hear it daily.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12


ing passenger agent of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, 4. few weeks ago.
rescuing him from the river after he
had become unconscious.
One drowned white man reported uni
Identified is Thomas Harper, % years old.
of Atlanta. Other still unknown.
ARKANSAS GOVERNOR
TO HANDLE SITUATION
MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 9.-Advices
from Brinkley, Ark, received here at IL
o CLOCK TO-DAY, SHOW that first lepCr1s u
death. and damage by tornado last
night were not VVerdrawn; IN TACT the
death list is greatly increased, being now
thirty killed and score or, more hurt
The Dead
A partial list of the dead follows:
PORTER FOOTE.
MRS. BELLE DARDEN,
]. L. STERRETT, a travelling shoe
salesman.
HENRY STOVALL, JR.
MRS. PHILLIPS.
CHARLES FRENZE.
MISS CLARA ROSE.
MIR. HOOD.
MRS. HOOD.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
FOUR NEGROES.
Governor in Charge
A mass meeting of citizens was held
at Brinkley today and a telegram was
sent to Governor Donaghey at Little
Rock, urging him to go to Brinkley and
take charge of the situation. The governor
has replied that he would leave for the
scene at once.
Because of wire decentralization Cot
ton Belt passenger train could not be To-
Gated last night, and a report was sent
out that it had been blown from the
tracks near Bsucom. The officials of the
railroad in Memphis stated today that
the train was safe from mishap.
TOWN OF BRINKLEY
IS COMPLETE WRECK
wHEATLEY, Ark. March presidents
of Brinkley, Ark, which was devastated
by a tornado early last night, are arriv-
ing here and tell Of the catastrphe Thirty
white people are known to be dead and
probably fifteen were injured.
The dead:
PORTER FOOTE.
]. L. STERRETT.
HENRY SOVALL, JR.
MRS. PHILLIPS.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN.
Brinkley is a town of over 1900 inhabi-
tants and the refugees say that the entire
business section was demolished by the
storm and probably so per cent of the
residences were RACED to the ground or
rendered uninhabitable Relief trains
have arrived at the scene. but all wire
communication is interrupted.
Reports from southern and southeastern
Arkansas say a heavy wind storm passed
over those sections of the state last night,
doing considerable damage TO outhouses
and small buildings, hut no loss of life is
represented.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
DOES GREAT DAMAGE

STORM IN ALABAMA
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
Editorial Declared War

well. Carmack wrote The Diplomat
the Zweibund,' and he thus declared oper
war He did it to declare open war. anc
to compel Colonel Cooper either to lei
him alone or to approach him upon the
street. He knew that with those crumpleo
fingers, Colonel Cooper could not pull a
trigger, he knew he was safe"
General Washington took the revolver
and showed the jury how hard it would
be for Cooper to shoot. I'VE can only
conjecture what was in Carmacks mind.
But it was one of two things. He would
either bluff Cooper or force an assault
Carmack was a man five feet eleven and
three-quarters of an inch in height and
perfectly proportional.
Colonel Cooper saw in Craig's eyes
that there was danger. that Carmack was
in an ugly mood. So he armed himself
and If he had not done so, he would be in
his grave today"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
The Epithets Used

The epithets used. included the most vile
that one man can apply to another.
That's all, gentlemen, that she says
she heard!
The speaker argued that all the fear
expressed by Mrs. Burch because her
father was armed, was because he was
so pacific and she had never heard of
such thing in her life. He claimed that
Robins alarm was due to his knowledge
of his fathers crippled hand, and his con-
sequent inability to protect himself He
claimed Mrs. Burch was so historical
that she exaggerated the trouble and
placed construction upon it not war
ranted by Colonel CoOper's language or
intentions
DR. Witherspoon hears from Mrs
Burch at a. m, the day of the killing.
that Papa is armed and threatens to kill
Carmack on sight He tries to see Car
mack or Lander, general manager of the
Tennessean. Finally at IL O'Clock, when
the tire is out, and the plate is cold, Ian
der hears the threat and tells Carmack.
Now, If Lander were a woman, 1 would
call him Mrs. Malaprop, for he seems
to have faculty for doing the wrong
thing at the wrong time. -. ~
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
Burlesque Imitation

Lander goes over and pours this
warmed-over tale into Carmack's ears
and he converts Carmack into a stick of
dynamite"
General Washington next devoted near
ly half an hour to a burlesque imitation
OF General Gamers Cross-examination O.,
witnesses which seemed to amuse some
of the jurors more than others. He com
pared Garner to a bee-martin pecking at
great eagle-the eagle he said was John
Sharp-and in pantomine he initiated tn.
assault of the bee-martin. He jumped
around in front of the jury box, gro
tesquely waving his arms like the wings
of an aeropane about to ascend
General Washington then returned to
the case and discovered Colonel Cooper
at the Maxwell house talking to "Mrs
Williams, sister to Colonel Taylor. of
Reelfoot Lake fame, than whom there
is no better family or better blood in the
world" He described the conference, the
efforts of Bradford, Robi~ and Gov
ernor Patterson to maintain peace and
the result. Next he took up the 3
o'clock conference in Bradford's Office
attacked Miss Lees testimony and ex-
tolled General Brown and Judge Brad
ford.
"Oh! What has become of the men of
honor of Nashville, of the old gallant
blood, that attempts should be made to
discredit such men as Bradford and
Brown, than whom no more honorable
better bred ever lived.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
Governor in Charge
TOWN OF BRINKLEY
IS COMPLETE WRECK

WHEATLEY. Ark. March 9.-Residents
of Brinkley, Ark, which was devastated
by tornado early last night, are arriv-
ing here and tell Of the catastrphe. Thirty
! white people are known to be dead and
probably fifteen were injured.
4.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12

Diplomat of the Zweibund.
General Washington asked the jurors II
they had ever seen bull fight. None in
timated that he had. so the speaker de
scribed one. He compared Colonel Cooper
with the bull. and declared that Car
macks' editorials were the banderillos.
which maddened the bull into a charge.
who is the matador? Who carries the
keen Damascus blade? Our great matadoJ
seizes his pen and writes and he uses .
revolver as a paperweight. And he hurl;
the last bandarillo to drive the old bui'
into a frenzy.
Cooper is in my way says Carmack
The brains of Patterson are in my way
and I'll drive"
IT object" said Attorney General Nc
earn. IT do not object to anything tina
is in the record, but there is nothing il
the record about the brains of the admin
istration."
"Just harmless pleasantly" said
Washington.
well, stick to the record for you
pleosantries." replied McCarn.
I'll get right back into the recor
whenever L get out" promised Washing
ton.
Better stay in" commented the court
then you won't have to get back in
to It,"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12

Now, maybe Colonel Cooper did say
to Craig, If my name appears again III
the Tennessean, one of us must die or
The town will not be big enough for both
of us l do not care which you select.
They both mean the same. Colonel Coo
per was mad, the words were spoken in
passion and were not meant, and no one
ever believed they were.
But Craig comes back and says: Col
onel, l can do nothing He may not have
said, 'Carmack is in an ugly humor.
Colonel Cooper says he did, and believe
he did, but if he did not the silence after
that phrase, Colonel, 1 can do nothing,
told more than all the words in the world
"Oh, Carmack. why didn't you think Of
your old friends age, his inhrmity? Why
didn't you think of his two beautiful
daughters who have lowered around him
here like exquisite guardian angels-if L
could have two such daughters as these,
I would be willing to undergo all that
Cooper is now undergoing and think the
price paid was cheap.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
"a LOUISA LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY, JANUARY 1905,
Official Popular Vote.

THE total popular vote received
ty various Presidential candidates
at the last national election is as
follows:
Taft, Republican, 7,637,676.
Bryan, Democrat, 6,39S.1S2.
Debts, Socialist, 447,651,
Chafin, Proh!biuonist, 241,225.
Hisgen, Independence, S3,1S6.
Watson, Populist, 3S.S71.
Gilhaus, Socialist Labor, 1921.
Total for all candidates, 14,S52,239.
The grand total vote exceeds that
Of 1904 by l,S4l, 5S1. Compared with
that election, the Republican, Demo-
Gratis and Socialist parties In
creased their votes this year. The
Prohibition, Populist and Socialist
labor parties fell short of their vote
four years ago. The biggest. differ
ence Ia a party vote is shown in
an increase for Bryan of 1,3l5,2l1
over the total vote cast in 1904 for
Alton b. Parker the Democratic can.
didates. Taft received 14,190 votes
more than were polled for Roose-
welt in 1904, and Debs ran 45.S6S
ahead of his predecessor on the So
cialist ticket. Tatts plurality Cyei
Bryan is 1,244,49t.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
R. A. Stone Has Settled.

Sheriff r. A. Stone has made
a complete settlement with the State
and County except about 500
vet to be collected from the Z,
and 0. Railroad. This is not yet
due. The Lawrence Fiscal Court
met Tuesday and accepted the de-
ilnquent list and settlement with
the Sheriff made by G. W Castle,
special commissioner appointed by
the court for this purpose.
Unless some Of the funds were over
drawn in the allowance OF claims
all who have 1905 claims against the
county will receive their money
within short time.
This Is good record, OF which
the sheriff has cause to be proud
! The holders Of claims are wei
pleased with this years work, be
cause they have received thei
money so much earlier than us
ual,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
Appreciated Kindness.

Dear Mr.. Editor:-We wish to let
the little ones who read the Big
Sandy News know how happy we
were Christmas. We hope all the
children had just as many good
and nice presents as we did. Our
friends, we do not know who they
are, but they slipped US such nice
ard good things that we forgot we
we're poor. So thankful to know
that we have so many good and kind
f,iends that seem to want hill
dren to know what Christmas means.
May goodness and happiness and
all pleasant things be their reward
L our best wishes. You little folks,
you may want to know what we
bad. Here is part-candies, apples,
oranges, nuts, cake, pie, chicken,
ham, jelly sausage, butter-oh well,
II. would take US all day to tell YOU
all the good things we had, for
they were many So wishing YOU
all happy new year, we remain
your little tots,
Elcie and RayPeterman,
Louisa, Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
OlioyiIle

Monday was Squire Hughes law
day at this place. Several cases
were disposed Of.
Carlos MeGuire's case was ret I r
Failsburg before John Compton the
second Saturday ia January
Our literary is still progressing
nicely with good attendance aud
fairly good behavior.
School at this place will close
the Ssh Of January,
There will be church here the
first Sunday by Rev. Casey, Al
SO the second Sunday by Rev. Rice
Wesley Webb, who has been visit
ing home folks for the past two
months returned TO Mahan Tuesday
Hattie Webb was visiting at VIM
Cooksey's, on East Fork, Tuesday.
b Sam FanDin, OF Ashland, is visit
ing friends and relatives on Cat.
Lafe and Cyrus Webb and Theo
dore Hammonds have quit ioint
10 Twin Branch SO often. What 4
wrong. boysY
Hurrah for the Anti-salo2l
League. This is the first Christina
that have not seen some on
drunk Just keep putting whiske
farther away until II is entirel
out OF the reach of those tina
! will drink It.
We glory in the spunk' q IN
buchanan Sunday School for thei
resolutions regarding whiskey.
Marion Wright is hauling m
logs to A. ]. Burton's mill at Ma,
vim.
Died, on the 18TH, Mrs. And
Daniels. Her illness was of shol
duration. The remains were lal
h rest on Monday in the famil
Ihrying ground on caney Fork
Rabbit bunting on Sunday
Simost thing Of the past now.
4 lindsey Webb, Of overda, was ca
\ IL on his father the other day,
Ben o'Daniel was fined 8
for disturbance at Green Valley Ia
summer Public sentiment is gel
ting very strong against disturban
., church and public GATHERINGS
Democrat.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
TWO STAMPERS
Shot Ia Carter County by Frank
and Fred Prater'

Grayson, KY, Dec. 24.--Grant SIAM
per was instantly killed and c.
Stamper his nephew, was MORALLY
wounded here this afternoon as the
result OF quarrel between Frank
Prater, marshal OF Grayson, and
his brother, Fred Prater
The Prater bothers went to the
country TO serve warrant on
Frank Bradshaw, who had been
charged with dlsorederly conduct
in Grayson and who. had been warn
ed out OF town by Steve Stamper'
a deputy sheriff, Bradshaw was In
tercepted about one mile west q
town and arrested by the Praters.
It is alleged the stampers want
I'd the Praters to release Bradshaw
from their custody. which brought
about a quarrel during which one
ef the stampers was killed and an
ether fatally wounded.
LATER; Steve Stamper died las
night. The two stampers were burie
In the same grave. Frank md Ere
Prater gave themselves up Ga
we're placed in jail pending an exam
nation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
M. F. coNLEY, Publisher
Pleasant Ridge.


School closed here Friday after
some good Rotations and liberal
treat on candy
B. F. Carter of Oslo. was here
Thursday.
Misses Laura WeddinGton aud
Dora Johns spent Christmas with
Mrs Harvey Mcdowell, in Louisa,
Grace Blankenship is visiting her
cunt, Mrs. W. NJ. Justice in Louisa.
Misses Ema, Ida and Clara Berry
attended church at Yatesville Thurs
day night.
Proctor Diamond, Of Deephole, was
here Saturday,
Mr. and Mrs. James Pigg,of Trad.
visited her father, ]. A. Hutchison,
Friday.
Lille Bradley was shopping in
Louisa last Thursday.
Misses Laura Weddington and
Dora Johns visited Misses samaa-
hat and Hannah Nelson Sunday.
Willard and oa Berry were the
guests of Ira BERRY Sunday.
Willard Bradley and Wilbur Rob
erts made a business trip to Bus
SEVILLE Thursday.
James Adams and wife Of Irish
creek visited her father N NJ. Berry
Sunday.
Miss Maude Clarkson, CT Little
Blaine, was here Monday.
Aunt Cinda Berry is very sick,
Miss Lizzie lobe, of Oslo, spent
Christmas here.
John Berry was calling at jeff
. Lows Sunday.
Mr.. Wellmau, of Wayne county
d vas business visitor here Mon
day.
Mrs. NJ. H, Johns and Mrs. Geor
gia Roberts were guests of Mrs M
e Nelson Sunday.
+ Hubbard Adkins was visiting hi
IT cousins, Robert and Fred Robert
y Saturday.
d Nobody's Darling.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
Marvin.

The Christmas tree at Compton
school house was grand success
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Bradley, Of
Blaine were guests of her mother
at this place last week.
Herman Kitchen and wife, Of
Poomer, w. Va, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kitchen here last
week.
John and Jay Compton attended
church at Yatesville Monday night
The many friends of Mrs. Wright
were grieved 10 hear of her death
hich occurred last Thursday night
Mrs. James Compton, who has beef
i'll for some time, is able to b.
out again.
School is progressing nicely will
James Casey teacher.
Bud Wells was at Henry Comp
toms Friday.
| May Foster, who has been at
tending school at Fallsburg, ha
returned home.
Cyrus Webb passed up our cree
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Compto,
ond little daughter Shirley, Ner
at ]. Y. Carter's Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Kitchen visited a
York Thompson's Saturday az
Sunday.
Ella and Nellie Lyons were 0
our creek last week.
/ Ada Cooksey is very i'll.
Several from this place attende
the burial Of Uncle Jim Murphy sa
urday. Gladys.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
SINKING RAPIDLY.
Telegram From Stephen Mcclure
Brings Sad News to His
Family.

kilograms from Yuma Arizona,
state that the condition of Stephen
Mcclure is much worse and that he
Is barely alive. His wife and chill
dren were sent for and left here
Wednesday morning for Yuma.
From the tone of the messages 1t
is evident that the end is near and
that the hope of seeing his wife
and children again is about nL
that stimulates him to continue
the struggle
Mrs. Mcclure and three small
children, accompanied by Prof. j.
lB Mcclure left on the n. and W,
train at 1923 a. m. Prof. Mcclure
will go as far as Cincinnati. The
trip to Yuma requires nearly live
days.
AS reported in these columns II
the time, s. NJ. Mcclure went 70 Ari
zona less than a month ago, HOPING
to find relief for consumption
He did not know that he had con
sumption until few weeks ago
lit is probable that he has con-
tracted pneumonia, as this is ire
quently the case with those Wit
go into that climate.
1T is a very sad case and muct
sympathy goes out to the family,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
NO FUNDS THIS YEAR
But Next Winter Ohio River VIII
Get Attention, Says James.
~.al#i-

Evansville, md, December a4.-
Congressman ollie James, Of Marion,
KY, representing the First Congress-
ional District, was here today en-
route to his home to spend the
holidays. He said he looked for no
appropriation for the Ohio River
al the present session of Congress,
for the reason that there Is al
ready a deficit in the National Treas
ury. He thinks. however, after a
new tariff law has been in operation
for some time that at the session
Of Congress year from this win
ter the Ohio River and its tributa-
res will receive liberal appropria-
tons.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
Lodge Officers Elected.

Louisa Lodge, /. 0. o. F. has elect
ed the following officers: H. b.
Muncy, N. c.; Walter Clayton, v
G.; H. E. Evans, Sec; ]. B. Pickle
sinner, Treasurer.
Masonic Lodge:-T. J. Snyder Mas
ter; A. ]. Conley, $. W.; Robt, Dix
on, Jr. W.; G. A. Nash, s. D.; A.
Al Hughes, Jr. u. Aug. Snyder, Treas
Is J. Justice, Sec G. G. Riggan
Chaplain; N. D. Waldeck, Tyler;
G. r. Burgess end G. A. Nash! Stew
ards. Aug. Snyder, N. d. Valdez
and A. NJ. Hughes, Trustees.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
THE FOLLY
OF Keeping Money Ia The
House Is Again Shown.

Toledo, O., Dec. 25,t-By burning
his feet with lighted matches, two
masked robbers early today com
PEELED H. A, schabow, Of Curtice, o.,
near here to open safe in MS
farm house and turn over $3.50,
! After tying their victim to his
bed with strips of sheets and plac-
ing sag In his mouth the bandits
went to the barn, stole a horse and
carriage and escaped. A posse OF
farmers are in pursuit,
Upon, battering in the door the
robbers placed seme substance up
on heated stove, the fumes OF
which overcame the family q
seven, and the bandits then operat
ed undisturbed, schabow is in a
serious condition but will recover8
The first the family know Of tn
robbery was when the children rush
ed to their fathers room TO wis
him merry Christmas. He wa
not there and upon entering a lit
tie front room used as an oftic
they found him on the floor, un
conscious, with his hands and fee
tied and wooden mitten stuffe
In his mouth.
Upon regaining consciousness, Nj
schabow said that hearing nois
ir the office, he went to Investigate
ard was attacked by two maske
men, who demanded money II
refused to open his safe, IN
whereupon they bound and gage
him, then applied lighted matcht
to his feet. He endured this TO
ture for awhile but finally gave \
opened the safe and then BEGAN
unconscious.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
Madge,

Christmas passed off quietly. Ev-
erybody seemed to have a good
time.
School closed Thursday. A nice
little entertainment was given with
number of visitors in attendance,
Miss Mollie Roberts was the able
principal and the manner In which
the program was rendered proved
her ability as a teacher.
Mrs. John Frazier has been quite
sick
Cecil Moffett and William Sherry
OF Huntington. have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Jep Meek.
Mrs. S. w. Roberts visited her
parents Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs M
Nelson.
Misses Nora. Birdie, Violet and
Lilly Roberts and Mr.. Charley Shan
/ non were calling on Mr.. and Mrs
Jep Meek Sunday. Cap
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
JUDGE HARGIS'
Home LIE Described By His
Widow And Son.

In the trial OF Beach Hargis at
Irvine for the murder of his faith
er. James Hargis, the feature u
the proceedings was the testimony
cf Mrs Hargis and the defendant
Beach Hargls, relative % the life Of
lodge Hargis. and during their
recital OF events prior TO the
killing. Il was brought out that
much that had been charged q
aainst the feud leader by Prose
cutor Byrd during the past nVe
years was. In fact true, aud SUB
stantIated the claims made BY Judge
Bach In his opening statement TO
the jury.
Il developed from the testimony ol
the widow that during The time
az the Hargis-csctrill feud ~
..Bloody Breathitt,7 Judge harSis
housed band OF murders NJ MS
home IN Jackson; that they par
took OF food ut his family liable
s,ept there aad consumed nqao'
provided for them by their chiet'
il was also shown by the moth
~ that Beach Hargis acted as TN
body guard Of HIS father durlni
the troublesome days IN Jackson
and that he was encouraged b!
Ma father 20 associate with IN
rang az murdcrers housed In TN
Hargis home; that he was give
whiskey by his father at all time
since he was a mere boy and 'augi
and encouraged TO carry weapo
and that the weapon with whic
the tragedy was committed wa
the property Of Judge Hargis IN
which the son had been carrNn
for some time.
The tragic end Of such a III
4 the only result that could !
expected and the maaner 10 whi'
Al occurs looks like retributioo'
Judge Adams discharged the 'ul
3 IA the Iiargis case Saturday AIT
they had deIiOerated for "a hou
IN an endeayor 10 reach verdt'
I The jury stood nine for acauitt
and three for conviction.
Immediately after the Discharge
the jury Judge Adams called
special term OF court 20 begin APP
80 next, at which the case will
Z enin be tried.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-01
Lost His Eyesight.

David M, Ward proprietor Of
the New Arlington Hotel at this
place, was stricken blind last week.
His sight was destroyed in an
instant. He was sitting In the
parlor listening to some piano mu-
sic when the afflictiOn came upon
him. There seems to be little or
no hope Of recovering his vision.
Alcoholism caused the trouble.
He is now in a hospital receiving
treatment.