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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
M. F. ooNLEY, Publisher.
Money for Teachers.

School teachers in Kentucky will
not have to wait so long for their
salaries as they had expected and
will get their checks for the last
two months of the present term in
the first week OF June II not on
June l. 1t was thought, some weeks
ago, that the teachers could not
be paid before the last of June, but
Capt. Ed Farley, State Treasurer,
finds that he will have on hand, by
the first week in June, enough mon
ey to pay all the teachers and he
so announced today. This will be
good news to the school teachers
of the State who had expected to
wait until the last OF June to get
their money. The amount due is
100000. Capt. Farley said that
there is money enough in the treas
ury now to pay the school teach
ers, but it does not all belong to
the school fund, 1t must be di-
vided between the various funds and
after the division of the school
fund would not have enough to
meet the claims.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
Discuss EIecnOcUtiOn.

The Prison Commission had a
meeting with a representative of an
electrical company which wants the
contract to install the electric ap-
plances to be used in electrocuing
condemned men. The death house
is to be located at Eddyville and
the commission is discussing the
best way to put it in. The electric
current at Eddyville is not sufficient
now to kill a man, and new gen.
orator and transformer will have to
be used This will build up the cur
rents power until it reaches 1000
volts, which are required to kill
a man 1t was stated to the COM
mission that the custom is to give
condemned man 1000 volts for
second and then 500 volts for
ten seconds. Harvey McCutchen,
chairman of the board, discussed the
question of volts and the machin-
cry that will be required. 1t is not
expected that there will be an cleo
trocution for nearly year,
If that soon, so that the
board is not in any hur-
ry to buy or install the equip.
ment necessary. Bids will be call
ed for before any contract is let
1t has been decided that the
death house will be at Eddyville fol
many reasons, principally because
the Frankfort prison will be {
reformatory, and it would not bC
seemly to have executions at thu
reformatory. L
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
Court Closes This Week.

This is the closing week of Cir
cult court, as the present term ex-
pires by Limitation Saturday. 1t
has been a very busy term, and is
in session at the hour this paper
goes to press, The next term will
be held under the new law and it
will be some time during next Aug
ust. Besides the work done in the
Judges apartments much business
was disposed of, some of which
has been heretofore noted in these
columns. The jury in the case of
Arthur Preston against the c. and
9. railroad, for the burning of his
barn, caused by sparks from O.
comotive, brought in nine man
verdict for $500. 1t will be ap-
pealed together with the David
Marcum case.
Larkin Wells of near Webbyille,
jumped from a moving train near
Charleston two or three years ago
and broke one leg. He brought suit
to recover, and after hearing the
plaintiffs evidence the court, on
motion of defendant, gave peremp-
tory instructions for the railroad
A Mr.. Fannin, of Buchanan, was
one of a party from that place
who came to Louisa on c. and
o. train to attend the Odd Fellows
celebration held here some time
ago. He failed to produce a tick
ct when asked for it and had tC
leave the train at Zelda, the next
stop. He sought to recover $500
and was awarded fifty. ."..
The suit of Grover Caperton fol
salary alleged to be due from the
C. and o., was lost on peremptory
instructions. The suit of Mary Hale
colored, which had been pending
several years, met similar fate.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
Mr.. Cassidy viii Leave Olive Hill.

Ben Cassidy, having decided to
again locate in the law practice at
his old home, Louisa, KY, in the
near future, rendered his resigna-
ton as City Attorney of Olive Hill
which office he has held for near
ly two years, to take effect on
June 9Th, 1910.
Mr.. Cassidy has made an effici-
ent officer fearlessly discharging
every duty that his office demand
ed OF him. He discharged that
duty in his natural, pleasant way
and won as friends all law-abiding
citizens and most all whom he pros
ecuted.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. Cassa-
dy, first, as a citizen. second, as an
officer, as he filled both places to
as near perfection as any man we
know.
there is not citizen of Olive
Hin we dare say, but who will
deeply regret to lose such wor-
thy person from our midst. and no
nne more than the Times. What is
our loss in this case is Louisa's
gain. = olive Hill Times.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
COLORED mining CO.
Negroes Getting Into the Coal Operst.
ing Business.

Quite a distinguished party OF
colored men passed through Cat
lettsburg today, and spent cou-
pie of hours here waiting upon
train connections. They we're the
Kentucky branch of the North Fork
Coal and Iron Company of Chicago.
The North Fork Coal and Iron Com
pany is negro corporation, organ
lied and doing bushes under the
laws of South Dakota. 1t has
capital stock of $500, 900. The
holdings of the corporation are in
Lawrence and Morgan counties. KY.
and in the former county, near Pot
ter Station they have coal opera
tion with a present capacity Of three
carloads of coal per day.
The entry into the mountain has
been run 210 feet, with a lateral en-
try $50 feet long contiguous to tie
main entry The committee was aS
companied by a delegation from
Montgomery, w. Va.
Prof, A. f. Richardson, of Chi
cago, the official representative Of
the company and d. H. Terrell, a
special representative, also OF Chi
cago, were among the committee
from lexington. The Lexington
committee was composed of E. W,
Chenault, H. B. Turner and e. II.
Reed, From West Virginia there
were o. T. wilkerson, Matthew
Buster and v. NJ. Willis
The party had returned from Wis
iting the Lawrence county mines.
and parted company here on their
return. some of them east and 9TH
ers west to their respective homes.
Catlettsburg Tribune.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
BAD WRECK.
One Killed and Three Badly
Injured.
DoubIe-HsadeT Freight Wrecked on Big
Sandy Division, With Awful
Results 10 Englnemen.

Y An accident attended by loss of
life and other personal injury oc-
CURED on the c. and 0, early Thurs
day morning near England Hill. a
short distance this side OF Catletts-
burg. Engineer Richard Dwyer is
dead. Engineer Emmet Diamond Is
badly hurt, and Brakeman Larry
and Fireman Gayheart are injured.
but TO what extent the News can
not learn.
What is commonly known as the
"Bull Dog" double-headed coal
train that leaves Ashland and Shell
by ON alternate nights. ran into a
slip on the track at the time and
place noted and turned over down
the side OF the track, followed by
five or six cars which piled on top
Of the two engines. Aid was Sc
cured as soon as possible and the
dead and Injured men were taken
TO Ashland, where they ali resided.
Engineer Dwyer, who at that time
was fireman. was on the engine with
Andy Berry when the latter was
fatally injured in the wreck at
Torchlight on the 5th OF June, 1908,
and was himself badly scaldod. He
was also once badly hurt on the
Marrowbone branch. Diamond il a
son OF Jerry Diamond. OF Ashland,
formerly OF Louisa, and n grandson
Of Joshua Diamond. OF this place.
The slip which caused this very sad
accident was the result OF the re-
cent heavy rains.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
FOUL PLAY
Probable Cause Of Geo. PTatt's S
Disappearance.
Travelling Salesman Missing Since
April 27th Was Last Seen at
Williamson, ". Va.

Day by day the belief that George
II. Pratt, formerly of Wayne coun-
ty, W. Va, has been toully dealt
with grows stronger in the minds
Of his relatives and friends. For
some time Pratt had been in the
employ of the Martin-Miller gro
cery company, of Huntington, and
during that time his work gave sat
isfaction. He had been assigned to
the Tug river territory, in a terri
tory and among a people with which
he was familiar, A week or so ago
communication from Pratt to his
house ceased and the firm began
to make inquiries concerning their
employe. 1t was then ascertained
that the last seen of Pratt by any
one who knew him was at William
son on the 27th ofApril. All trace
OF him was lost as completely as If
he had been taken up in cloud.All
possible efforts are being made by
friends and relatives of the miss
ing man to ascertain his fate, and
all Imaginable theories, possible and
impossible, are being advanced re-
garding the cause Of his disappear
ance. He has a wife and several
children, and as far as the News
can learn his domestic relations
we're pleasant. He had many rela'
tives, both by blood and marriage
along the Tug river, and these and
others are watching the river nigh
and day in the expectation of find
ing some trace of their missing kins
man. -.
George Pratt is a son of San
Pratt, deceased, who lived at the
foot of the Pratt hill on the Mil
creek road to Twelve Pole. Som'
years ago George had a difficulty IL
a saloon in this place in which HI
cut and dangerously wounded his al
tagonist,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
Washington Briefs.

The sundry civil bill reported to
the House en- Friday contained an
appropriation OF $4,000 for 1911
work on the Big Sandy.
N P. Adams was recommended
as Postmaster of Salyersville, Ma
goffin-co., by Representative Lang
ley. This ends a long contest on
the part of A. L. Bailey, the incum-
bent. Adams is brother of Cir
cult Judge ]. P. Adams, and Repub-
lican county chairman.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
C. {. FUCATE DEAD.L
Popular Old Citizen, Known Through
out This County.

After many weeks of i'll health
Granville Fugate died peacefully and
suddenly at his home at Hulette,
this county, on last Saturday night.
He was buried on the following
Monday not far from his last
earthly home. He was 60 years
old and left widow and 5 children
two boys and three girls.
MIR. Fugate was born in Morgan
county but had lived in Lawrence
many years, part of the time as a
citizen of Louisa He was a law
yer by profession aud served a
term as County Attorney, making
an honest, capable official. MIR. Fu-
gate was a Confederate veteran,
having faithfully served the South
during the Civil War. He had
about rs many friends ,n Lawrence
county as any other mhn in II. He
vas genial, honest, good hum, red,
hospitable-the ideal clever" man.
No man ever left his door hungry
II Granville knew It, In the Ian
guage of one who knew him well,
he would divide his last peck of
meal with a friend, Envy and NAL
ice had no place in G awhile Fu-
gates bosom, and although not un-
expected the news that he had died
came as shock to all who knew
him. He was In Louisa only two
or three days before his death and
said to the writer Of these lines
81 don't know when ] shall be
back" The following Saturday
night he fell on the floor of his
room and died witholy word
Peace to the ashes and rest to the
soul of Granville Fugate.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
Mrs. Henry Snyder Dead.

The relatives and friends OF Hen.
ry G, Snyder. formerly OF this
place. but now living in Oklahoma
City, were greatly shocked by the
news OF the unexpected death of
his wife in that place on Monday
last She left a baby daughter a
little more than year old. Uremia
is said to have been the cause OF
her death Mrs. Snyder was wo-
man OF fine intelligence and much
charm of person and manner, and
her untimely demise is a source OF
great sorrow to all who knew her.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
Miss Katherine FTsess in Ashland.

A most instructive and interest
ing evening was afforded the mem
bers OF the Woman's Club, Saturday
at 1880 O'Clock, in Lordier's Hall.
As thorough study was made Of
Some German Composers OF the
Last Decade" as the limited time
would allow.
In a sketch OF THE Life Of
Strauss" Mrs w. e, Eldridge, in
one terse sentence, Music creates
great men to deliver her message" "
placed this composer in the fore
most rank of musical geniuses.
Miss Katherine Freese brought
before those present the life of a
very modern composer and writer,
Philip Paul Bliss, formerly of Gin
cinnati, but now living in New York
Born in 1879, he is just in the best
years OF his life; and 1t was
real pleasure to learn of one who
is still living and still adjoining the
musical world with his gems of har'
mony," She said: I'm all his song
is that which shows the mind of the
master, the art of the artist, His
range OF songs is wide, extending
from that homely little composition
Hi, LII Feller,' to the sacred SOM
cycle, Mary. Surely some heav
en-born inspiration told Philip Bills
what noble harmony to suit t.
| the beautiful words wherewith HI
has told OF the four epochs in thu
life OF the human, yet Divine, th'
Divine yet human, Mother of Christ
The sweetest harmonies are chill
dren of his teeming brain, and fortl
with he marries them to other chill
dren, of poets, those rare creature
who are born, not made"
/ Miss Freese, Miss Mullan, of Cat
lettsburg, and Nelson Weldon san
the following OF Bliss songs
"Thorns, Caution" and "Hi III
Feller. Ashland Independent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
after KENTUCKY COAL.
New Line Projected 10 Include ExtGn-
sion Of an Existing Railroad.

A letter to the Manufacturers
Record from salyersville, Ky, says
The extension Of the Eastern
Kentucky Railroad from Webbvliln,
Ky, TO the great timber ard ccll
fields In Breathitt county is assur-
ed. The officers OF the company,
who contemplate taking over the
Eastern Kentucky road and making
t.lis extension Of SO miles, together
with their chief engineer, are now
going over the survey making some
minor changes preparatory to ad-
vertislng for contracts to grade
the road. The road passes through
Lawrence, Johnson and Magosfin
counties, and will tap one of the
richest undeveloped coal and TIM
Der fields In the United States,
Work will begin on the extension
In the early summer"
A press report says that the
North and South Railroad Co.,which
is contemplating the construction
CT a line from Portsmouth, o., via
Riverton and Grayson, KY, to
Eastern Kentucky Railroad for part
OF the distance. and viii build an
extension to salyersville and Jack
son. Ky. 1t is further reported
that @. d. Warren and Capt F.
w. Fletcher OF Toronto, Canada,
have gone over the route of the
proposed extension in company with
Mr., Gibson, an engineer, from Jack
son. KY. The Eastern Kentucky
line extends from Riverotn, KY. on
the Ohio. River. to Webbville, about
SO miles. Its extension as propos-
ed would afford transportation ia
cilities to a region now without
rails.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13

What is known as the examina-
tion for diplomas will be held in
this city May 1874. The regular
examination for certificates to
teach will be held May 1921. These
examinations will be held in the
public school building and will be
conducted by Supt. Jay o'Daniel
and the examiners, Unison skeens
and James Casey.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
EMICRATED TO COSTA rico.
A Widow and Six Little Daughters,
Natives Of This County.

II surely required a stout heart
and fearless spirit to undertake
the journey which a woman from
near this city began on Saturday
last. Mrs. Lydia Wilson, widow of
Anderson Wilson, who for many
years was a we'll known and high
ly respected citizen Of Lawrence
county left Louisa at the time not
ed for Costa Rica, distance of
about twenty-one hundred miles.
With her we're her six chill
dren, all girls, in years ranging
from one to twelve. The object Of
Mrs. Wilson had in taking this
long, tedious, costly and, under the
best conditions, uncertain trip, was
to join her two brothers, VIII and
Lys Asche, These men, sons of the
late Fred Asche, known to the older
people in this city, went to Central
America many years ago viii has
made a visit to his old Kentucky
home, but Lys, who left here 10
years ago, had never returne,d and
if their sister and her children join
them none OF them may ever re-
turn to Louisa. E..
The Asche boys are somewhere
near the coast, but Mrs. Wilson
does not know exactly where. She
went to New Orleans by rail, ex.
pecting to get a steamer at San
Carlos, where she expects to meet
her brothers But of all these things
she was sure of but one thing
and that is that she would, barring
accident, get to New Orleans. She
had no idea when she could get 9
steamer across the gulf of Mexico
and the Caribbean Sea to San Car
| los, neither did the agent for the
steamship line at New Orleans, ant
Mrs. Wilson was so informed. The
night before she left Louisa Costs
Rica suffered an earthquake which
nearly destroyed Cartago, the cap
lital, and killed over Thousand
people. Costa Rica is one of thost
small Central American statei
which are constantly enjoying
something. Down there it is, al
the old-timer said of the wild ant
woody west, "one continual round o
pleasure. - Revolutions. yellow
fever and earthquakes contribute
their share in making and keel
ing things lively, while such minol
attractions as snakes, tarantulas
centipedes and mosquitoes enliveI
any otherwise lonesome day or nigh
Mrs. Wilson's brothers are re
ported doing well financially ant
otherwise They have coffee ant
fruit plantations, and Other
interests. Their father wai
a German, industrious, sober ant
honest. His boys have inherited
these admirable qualities, and it IL
/ probable from him they imbibed {
love for going into distant climes
Friends of Mrs. Wilson and chill
dren hope she may reach theil
destination in safety and that they
may find health and happiness with
their brothers in the South.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
Nice People Gone.

All who knew them regret the de-
parture of Mr. T. R. Crumpler and
family from Louisa. Mr.. Crumpler's
business demands his presence at
Twin Branch. W. Va, and this has
caused the removal He and his
family were much liked in Louisa,
and the good wishes of our citizens
follow them to their new home.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13
New Church For WhitshOuss.

Mrs. John C. c. Mayo was at
whitehouse, Monday OF last week
and selected n site for the new
n. y. church South which will
be erected there soon The White
house Coal and Land Company, com
posed OF Paintsyille business men,
has generously donated one acre
OF ground in the most desirable
place at whitehouse for the church
slJe and splendid church building
aud parsonage will be erected in
a short time,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-13

Born in Batavia. o.. May 4, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curry, boy
Mrs. Curry was Miss Maude coyle,
and once resided In Louisa.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-13

bag.
Rice (Japanese), $4.S5 to IS. 90 per
bag.
Navel ranges ~ so to $500 je.
box
Apples $3.50 to $500 per box.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-13
TAFT FOR REFORM
Of COURTS
Continued from Pago one.)

usefulness of the Supreme Court, and
especially of the Supreme Court of the
United States is, in the cases which
come before it, SO to expound the law,
and especially the fundamental law
the constitution-as to furnish prece-
dents for the inferior courts in future
litigation and for the executive Off
GERS in the construction of statutes
and the performance of their legal du-
ties. Therefore, any provisions for
review Of cases by the Supreme court
that cast upon that court the duty of
passing on questions of evidence and
the construction of particular forms
of instruments, like indictments, or
wills, or contracts, decisions not of
general application or importance,
merely clog and burden the court and
render more difficult it's higher func-
ton, which makes it so important a
part of the framework of our govern
ment. The Supreme Court is now
carrying an unnecessary burden of ap-
peals of this kind, and I earnestly urge
that it be removed.
l wish to renew my urgent recon-
mendation made in my last annual
message in favor of the passage of
law which shall regulate the issuing
of injunctions in equity without notice
in accordance with the best practice
now in vogue in the courts of the
United States.
regard this of especial Importance,
first because it has been promised, and
second because it will deprive those
who now complain of certain alleged
abuses in the improper issuing of in
functions without notice of any real
ground for further amendment and
will take away all semblance of sup
port for the extremely radical legisla-
ton they propose, which will be most
pernicious if adopted, will sap the
foundations of judicial power, and lie.
galize that cruel social instrument,
the secondary boycott.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-13
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. Z, 1910.
TENDERS FOR PAIAI-LEPER
SETTLEMENT.

Sealed tenders, in duplicate, en-
dorsed TENDER FOR PAIAI-LEP-
Err SETTLEMENT" will be received
at the Office of the Board of Health,
until 70 o'clock, noon, Tuesday, De-
CelnGer 90, 1910, for supplying the
Leper Settlement, Molokai, with paiai
dhlrlng the period of six months from
January 1st., 1911, to June Both, 1911,
lmler the following conditions, name
-
Tenders to he for the price per bun
lie Of paiai weighing twenty-five (25)
pounds net. The paiai to be freshly
made and securely packed in ii leaves
AMI delivered in good condition at the
Lerel Settlement, Molokai.
Tenders to be based on the supply
of 900 to 1909 paiai per month to be
delivered as ordered by the superint-
erdent and the supply to begin with
the first week of January, 1911.
For further information apply at
the office Of the Board of Health, Ho-
nclulu.
The Board reserves the right to
purchase taro from Waikolu Valley.
Tenders must be accompanied by a
certified check equal in amount of 5
per cent. of the tender on the basis
Of 1900 paiai per month
All bids must be submitted in ac-
cordance with, and be subject to,
the provisions and requirements of
Act GO, Session, Laws of 1909.
THE EOARD OF HEALTH
by its Acting President
j. S. y PRATT.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-13
BYAUTHORITY
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1910
TENDERS FOR BEEF CATTLE.

Sealed tenders, in duplicate. en-
dorsed TENDERS FOR BEEF CAT
PLE," vii be received at the office OF
the Board of Health, until 12 o'clock
noon, Tuesday December Goth, 1910
for supplying the Leper Settlement
Molokai, with beef cattle for the
period of six months from January
1st., 1911, to June 80, 1911, under the
following conditions, namely.
1. The bidder must offer to furnish
'at beef cattle to weigh not less than
$50 lbs. net when dressed, in lots
averaging about 60 head per month,
more or less, as may be specified by
The Superintendent of the Leper Set
tlement, delivered at the Leper Set
tlement Molokoi, and to accept the
DRESSED weights ascertained at the
Leper Settlement. For further in
formation apply at the office of the
Eoard of Health, Honolulu.
2. Hides, tallow AMI cffal J., be the
property of the BCard Of Health.
3. Each bid must be for the price
per pound dressed weight, with an al.
Tentative offer Of the price pe- head.
a. The successful bidder must
agree that all cattle are offered for
delivery subject to the right of the
Superintendent of the Leper Settle.
ment to reject any or ali unfit for
use, IN which event other cattle must
be forthwith furnished to make up the
reqdli ed number and those rejected
forthwith removed at the expense of
the bidder.
All bids must be submitted in ac-
cordence with, and subject to, the
provisions and requirements Of Act
81, Sc 3sion Laws 1909.
Tenders must be accompanied by
' certified check equal in amount to
5 per. cent. of the tender on the basis
of GO head per month, or 60 head
per month weighing net, when dress
ed, $50 pounds each.
The BOARD OF HEALTH
By it's Acting President.
]. s. B. PRATT.