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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Two Well Known People Married.

On Thursday, April 81, at the
residence of the brides parents,
Miss Tennie Prince was married 20
Mr.. Dock Jordan. the Rev. William
Copley officiating. The bride is a
very attractive and intelligent young
woman. She has fine education
and was an able trained nurse. She
spent several years in the South
west as nurse in prominent hospi-
tails and had but recently returned
from Colorado.
Mr.. Jordan is one of the ablest
and best known teachers In Lawrenc
county. He is a man OF much in
telligence. OF excellent character
and habits. 1t is rumored that he
intends to enter mercentils life. Ne
will doubtless succeed II he takes
this step. but the teachers profess
sion win lose an ornament to the
calling.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29

fenced heads. They denied this, but
the following from Newport, Ky..
shows that the supposition was cor
rect:
Newport, KY, April 22.-Four
boys, win and John Prince. John
Price and John Sparks. were taken
today to the Government peniteu-
tlary at Atlanta. Ca. to serve their
sentences for using the mails frau
dulently in an elleged banking
scheme in which over $4,000 was
secured The oldest is but 1s.
The boys petitioned TO remain
and serve their time in the Newport
Jail, but Judge cochrane decided
that the evidence was Of such ma
ture that this should not be done
They also promised to give TIE
names Of men higher up" but the
court said the case had been tried
and the conviction was positive.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Row On a Train.

The NEWS is informed that a
very disgraeeful row occurred on
No. Ss last Tuesday night. The
train had stopped at Georges Greek
to make slight repair when a
man named Horn, said to be from
Middle Greek. Floyd county, enter
ed a coach where there were sew
eral women and children, and with
a pistol in one hand and knife in
the other drove the frightened pas.
sengers out Of the car. The women
screamed and children criel, all
very much excited. Horn was drunk
and kept the passengers out Of the
coach until some one who knew him
persuaded him to lease the car aud
go elsewhere. The conductor tried
to quiet him but he would listen TO
no one.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Tug River Blind Tiger Dynanlisd.

An alleged blind tiger located on
the Kentucky side Of the river op-
posite Lindsay. Mingo county. was
blown with dynamite last Friday
night by unknown parties. Quite =
quantity Of booze was destroyed.
The force Of the explosion was 90
great that parts Of the building were
blown across the river.
1t is stated that those in charge
OF the place have been defyine Tie
Kentucky authorities, who made
several attempts to effect their cap
ture. The railroad contractors and
other employers Of labor in that
section considered the place nuis-
ance and II Is stated that It win Be
blown up again Il booze is sold
there.
No one was hurt in the explosion.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Will Locate ii Indiana.

Mr.. e. s. plckey, wh1 f,r the
past five years has been foreman
OF this paper. has severed bis coli-
neetion with the News and will
soon go to Indiana where he viii
embark 1u. a different business
During the time he has been in
the employ OF the editor Mr
Dickey has been faithful and watch
ful OF the interests Of his employer
lie knows the mechanical part ~
the printing and pnblishing Of n
paper from the ground up. He is
an excellent Job printer, displaying
good taste. skin and ability in the
designing and construction OF Job
work OF every description.
Mr.. Dickcy's habits and character
are excellent. above suspicion and
beyond reproach. He Is industrious
to degree. temperate to the point
OF total abstinence. and scrnpulously
honest. His long stay in the NEWS
office is unmarked by the slightest
unpleasant or untoward incident
He is popular with the citizens Of
Louisa. and these share with the
editorial staff and employees Of the
NEWS their regret at his depar'
ture. and hope that Mr. and Mrs
Dickey may find It pleasant and
profitable wherever they may go,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
DRAMATIC CLUB
Of Louisa Plays TO q Crowded House
Three Consecutive Nights.

The Eldorado Dramatic Club Of
Louisa deserves nothing but words
OF kindness and appreciation for
their emInently successful efforts
to please and amuse their friends
by their recent presentation Of
THE Girl From L-Triangle Ranch.
The play is rather difficult melo-
drama to put upon even the best
arranged and equipped city stage.
IL abounds in exciting situations
times when a slight miscue would
turn a tragic episode or a pathetic
scene into a burlesque or farce.
But these young men and maidens
OF the club, new to the footlights
and strangers to the business OF
the stage, undertook and carried to
a successful conclusion three acts
of play depicting frontier and
ranch life--actsd their several parts
in a manner worthy Of professionals
There we're adyenturers and ad-
venturesses, fugitives and outlaws,
Hebrews and hustlcrs. ranchmen,
cattle thieves and border ruffians,
ranch girls and wives pursuing for
getful'' husbands. For a successful
dellneation OF these many and var
led characters various gifts we're
required and furnished. II frank
speech and pure grit were demand
ed, none could have been pluckier
or grlttier than were those who had
occasion TO display those qualities
II downright cold blooded yillainy
was called for II was not lacking;
the sheeny and the "butter-in" were
certainly very much the Hebrew and
the man Of push; and the general
cut throat look Of the cattle thieves
and border ruffians made every
man in the audience with a nickel
in his pocket feel glad that they
we're only playing robber and not
the real thing Where good looks
and shapely figures were expected
the girls were there with the goods.
and II ever a forgetful husband was
beset and pursued by loving wife
he found no let up from pursuit and
besetment In the presentation Of
"The Girl From L-Triangle Ranch. :"
Preceding and throughout the
play there was some very pretty and
pleasing piano music, and between
acts some well rendered singing and
dancing were introduced.
The L-Triangle Girl must have
struck popular chord, for, break
ing all previous records OF Louisa
amateur performance. the play was
given three consecutive nights. Of
course olnittIng Sunday. and each
was to a crowded house.
Miss Opal Spencer was pianist
land singer. and WIN Cain sang and
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29

Judge William H. Holt, Of louis
vile, sitting as Special Judge to
try seven contested cases for the
county officers Of Pike county.
wherein the citizens hog back~
ticket was eontesting the election
of the regular Republican ticket.
which had been declared elected on
the face of the returns at the reg
ular November election in 1908. IL
a written opinion held the election
void on the grounds Of fraud ard
bribery and declared all the couisa
offices except the office Of Jailer.
which was not contested, vacant
The leading attorney for the con-
testants was e. d. Stevenson. for
merly OF Greenup county. who has
made a reputation in his manage
ment Of the cases.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
757 Indictments in Boyd.

The grand jury of Boyd county
adjourned last Saturday afternoon,
having returned 757 indictments,
this breaking the record of any
former sitting of grand jury in
Boyd county. 1t is said that over
500 of the indictments are against
soft drink venders at Ashland, who
are said to have sold intoxicants
since that city voted dry over a
year ago. Under a recent ordinance
by the Ashland City Council that
city is now dry as Sahara, and the
saloon men OF this city are reaping
a great harvest. all the rest Of the
county being dry territory.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Attempt Made % Dynamite Hotel.

An attempt was made Thursday
to blow up the hotel run In con
nection with the pumping station
of the Cumberland Pipe Line Com
pany, near salyersville.
The miscreants tied three sticks
of dynamite together, put them
under the hotel. placed cap in
one. and in lighting the, fuse. which
was cut off about three feet away.
they jerked the cap from the stick
of dynamite and the cap exploded
but failed to explode the dynamite;
the cap explosion brought the in
habitants Of the hotel, who found
the dynamite under the house.
There were about dozen people
in the hotel a. the time.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Diamond, for
merly OF Louisa but now residents
of Lamar Mo-, announce the en-
gagement Of their eldest daughter.
Florence Pearl, to Mr.. Glenn E,
Baker, Of Illinois. The wedding
will occur In the coming June.
Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Diamond.
The foregoing tells its own de-
lightful story. The wonder is that
a similar one has not been told be-
fore. The young men OF Missouri
seem to have a nicer appreciation
OF feminine attractiyeness than the
young men OF Lawrence and Louisa
have.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Boy Accidentally Killed.


James Isou, the 11-year-old son
OF former Jailer "Bony" Ison, acci-
dentally shot and killed his play
mate, the 4-year-old son Of Alfred
Fields. at Kingdom Come, below
Whitesburg, in Letcher county. The
Ison boy. who was just inside the
house at home, picked up a shot
gun and began to carelessly handle
1t. At, length the weapon was dis
charged, the entire contents taking
effect in the Fields boys face, kill
ing him almost instantly.
The Isons have relatives in the
western part of this county
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
mrs. MORRIS McCLUff
Dies After q Brief Illness at Her Home
in Central City, ". Va.

On last Thursday afternoon Mrs,
Nellie Mcclure, wife of Morris Nc
Clure. of Central City, W. Va, died
after a brief illness caused by puer-
pural peritonitis On the following
day the body was brought to Lou
lisa and on Saturday it was inferred
in Pine Hill cemetery. Previous to
the burial funeral services were
held in the NJ. e. Church South,
conducted by the Rev. /. N. Fannin,
of Central City.
AT this service, which was
largely attended, the infant daugh-
ter of the deceased was baptized
and given the name of its dead
mother Nellie Elizabeth. 1t is the
only surviving child. and is about
five or six weeks old.
The body of Mrs. Mcclure was
accompanied from Central City b,
her husband, her mother, Mrs, Nc
Henry, her brother, Labe, and hel
sister, Emma
Mrs. Mcclure was born in LOUIS
thirty-eight years ago. She was Q
daughter Of the late Fred MclIenr'
and passed most of her life in thii
city. Her untimely death was very
sad one and was the capse OF mucl
sorrow on part of her relatives ant
friends. Mrs, Mcclure was an es
timable woman, possessed Of NAM
excellent qualities as wife, daughtel
and sister.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
CIRCUIT COURT.
Good JuTiss ImpaRGIed and
Put to Work.
The Term viii Probably Consume the
Entire Time Of Three Weeks
Allotted to Il.

The spring term OF the Lawrence
Circuit Court began on Monday last.
Judge ]. B. Hannah presiding, and
Jahn N. Waugh, Commemorative
Attorney, at his place Of prosecu-
tor. Court was opened in due form
and the machinery of the legal mill
was speedily set agoing. The first
work. that OF impaneling the grand
jury the Big Dozen. the Board of
IIuuisition--occupied but a short
time.
These constitute the panel: d. w.
Skaggs. Cox Carter, Andrew skaggs,
Wesley Jordan, W. H. Lambert,
Hardin Sparks, U. Fitzpatrick, M. A.
Hay, T. s. Mcclure, Frank Allen,
kinley Caldwell. e. G. Griffith.
Cox Carter was appointed fore
man.
The selection OF the two petit
juries to serve during the term fol-
lowed the forming oi the grand
Jury. The following citizens and
housekeepers were chosen:
No. Taylor Billups. ]. H. Hill.
man. Hiram Dixon, Robt. Gaines, G
H. Carroll, Albert Ratcliff, d. M
Curnutte. NJ. v. Berry. Mat Elan
Addison Ball, J. NJ. Evans, J. z
Stump.
No, I'm. ]. Allen, A. I. Wilbur
s. d. Williams, T. T. Thompson. j
J. Daniel. Linzy Webb. Miniard
Baker, VIM, Sturgell, Daniel skaggs
W. H. c. Thompson. H. H. Cassidy
B. +. Carter.
The court has been quite busy
SO far, and a great many common
wealth cases have been disposed Of
Judge Hannah does not make q
lounging seat of the bench. and his
pushing, insistent way does much
toward the transaction Of the bust
ness of the docket. During tht
first three days of the term no fel'
ony cases we're tried.
At the hour of going to press the
time of the court was occupied by
the trial of misdemeanor and nc
felony cases had been called.
| The grand jury had made severa
partial reports, including in then
about sixty indictments. This bod!
will be in session all the week on,
possibly part of next.
The most important case on th'
criminal docket, that Of the Com
monwealth against nr. +. d Mar
cum, charged with the murder Q
John Whitaker on c. & o. tran
on the 27th of September, 1qfs
was set for trial on Thursday. VIZ
nesses and counsel for both SHE
are present but the NEWS has NJ
information regarding trial or |
continuance.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
VIII Develop 500 Acres.

The Beaver Pond Coal Co., OF
Prestonsburg. recently incorporated
with capital stock OF $4,000. will
develop 500 acres OF coal land and
install electric mining equipment
for a daily capacity OF $50 tons
Officers OF the company are James
H. spradlin. president; B. P. Friend,
treasurer. and G. Yancey Ligon,
secretary and general manager.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Died in creem,p County.


Henry Boggs, formerly rf this
county. died Of pneumonia at FuL
lerton. Greennp county. IN Thurs
day, April 81. He was attending
school when he was taken sick With
the disease which resulted In death.
He and his father, William Bosgs,
moved from Iawrenes ci1nty to
ireennp several years ago.
Henry Boggs was highly respect
ed by all who knew him He was
educating himself for the profession
of teaching and ranked high as a
student. The death of such a young
man is a great loss
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
ADIstInguishea A Visitor.

Judge w. H. Holt. a former Chief
Justice OF the Kentucky Court Of
Appeals. and now a prominent mem
ber Of the jefferson county bar
was in Louisa this week on profess
sional business. shortly after the
Spanish American war Judge Holt
was made United States Judge for
the island Of Porto Rico, serving
in that capacity quite a while.
Many years ago Judge and Mrs,
Holt were guests Of Col Northup,
OF this city.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Fine sample Of AIfalia.


w. 7. Kane, the modern-method
farmer of Fallsbprg. brought to the
NEWS office this week fine spec
linen Of alfalfa grown on his place
this spring. 1t was over twenty
inches long and very thrifty look
ing, This was part Of the first
cutting
The NEWS takes this opportnn-
ity for saying to Its farmer friends
that 1t win take pleasure in MOTTO
ing. giving name and residence Of
the grower. any fine or unusual
sample Of farm products raised by
them.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Moonshino Still Destroyed.

Horn. KY, April IA large
moonshine still on the head of Rock
house Creek. in Eastern Kentucky
was destroyed Monday. Ten gallons
OF beer we're destroyed. SO far no
one has been captured but at the
time the still was cut the sinners
fired upon the revenue men from
trees. Immediately the officers
began firing. and the combat lasted
about thirty minutes. No one was
injured.
This still has heretofore caused
the officers many fruitless hunt
and sleepless night -
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
, FATAL ACCIDENT.
Freight Train Runs Over Boy
Near Gallup.
Charley DObllns, youthful Son Of MT.
ald MS. John DOlblns, Meets
lsaih IN Horrible Manner.

About eight o'clock on Saturday
morning last an extra freight train
going east ran over boy a short
distance above Gallup, nine miles
south OF Louisa. producing such in
jurIes that death resulted few
hours later
The boy was Charles Dobbins, ~
years old, and son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dobbins, who live near Gal
lup. The lad was accompanied BY
another boy. Henry Young, step
son OF Hiram Hurley. who lives near
Torchlieht. two or three miles be-
low the place where the accident
occurred. This boy made the oc-
currence known and help was rem
dered as speedily AZ possible. A
hand-car was procured and sent to
Torchligbt for Dr. r D. Marcum.
the mine physician at that place.
The doctor very soon reached the
injured boy. but a glance sufficed
70 show him that death was newt
able. The right leg was severed an
inch or two below the knee; the
left leg was ground TO pulp and
cut off at the hip, the wheels hay-
ing gone Into the bowels, crushing
everything into bleeding mass.
Every possible thing was done TO
make the lad as comfortable as pos
sIble. sumulants were given. and
under their use the boy rallied
somewhat and talked little about
the accident. but he never recovered
from the shock and died late in
the afternoon. The burial occurred
on Sunday and was largely attend
ed by friends and relatives. The
shocking and untImely death Of the
boy has prostrated the family and
Is keenly felt throughout the entire
nelghborhood.
Concerning the cause OF the un-
fortunate accident more than one
story has been told, but the facts
are probably told by the boy, Young,
He says that Charley Dobbins and
he we're on one side OF the track
when the freight train passed on
It's way east, and that Dobbins
grabbed stirrup on the car and
was drawn under the wheels. Young
OF course, does not know whether
his unfortunate companion intended
TO hop the train for ride or
not. II lS aid that boys OF all
sizes and living along the G.
q o. railwa .dmp on all sorts OF
trains at any and every opportun-
ity. such being the case the won
der is, not that an occasional acci-
dent is the result, but that fatal,
ties do not happen every day.
The sad accident OF last satur'
day should serve as a warning to
all who have this reckless habit
not only at Torchlight but elsewhere
There are boys in Louisa. notably
two or three of tender years. who
SO It is said. "hop" every train that
comes their way. not waiting always
for the trains to come their way
but will go out OF their way to gel
chance to imperll their lives. 4
good sized piece Of barrel stay'
properly applied to the proper place
might do much to lessen the fire.
qusncy\ OF such violators Of law.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29


Cast Of Characters.
Harry Logan. a young hdyenturer
and new sheriff Of tine county,
Junior Lackty.
Harvey Wesley. a fugitive from JUS
tice and leader OF border outlaws.
Ed Spencer
Tom claxton, his associate.
Jack Banfield.
Solomon Donahue. a wandering He
brew in search Of "Mazuma,"
John Wade.
Caleb Push, a hustler and addicted
to ''butting in" at times,
J. Con Berry,
Eclipse, colored ranchman,
John Vaughan,
wilkins, Carl Ficklesimer,
Romero. James Rice
Bradley. Fred Remmele
Oattic buicNcs anu VofucI Oueio " p
Franklin Barton. Owner OF the l.
Triangle Ranch, Ira See
Ethel Barton. the girl from the
ranch, Eta Blankenship
Bolivar, a young lady reared : OF
II Triangle Ranch. Eula Hartman
Nathalie, an adventures and queer
OF cattle thieves. Dollle Peters
Mrs. Caleb Push, a loving wife pur
suing a forgetful husband,
Gertrude Hatcher
synopsis Of Play.
ACT I7-MIning camp in Texas
close TO the border.
ACT Ii-Across the border. Th'
outlaws den In Mexico.
ACT lIl--L-Triangie Ranch.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
Bride Has Relative Here.

Miss Emma M. Stewart and Hiram
w. Clark. of San Bernardino. Cal,
we're recently married near that
city. The bride is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stewart. for
merly Of Boyd county. They went
to California some years ago. Mr..
Stewart was q brother OF the late
Judge James q. Stewart, OF Louisa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29

Big sandy developed timber
tide last week and a very large run
was made The logs were Of fine
quality and commanded a big price.
Most OF the timber was from above
the Breaks,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29
"Hlsher Up"

II was thought by many that the
young men and boys who operated
the Bank Of Orr" we're directed
and Influenced by older and exper-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-04-29

John Wade danced very aecepnbly.
In order that you may know who
the performers we're and what char
acters they assumed we give the
programme.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-23
Anarchist Confesses

Lisbon, May 23.-Tbrough the con-
fession today Of su anarchist named Rs.
mires, one Of The coniprstors In the
assassination In February, 1908, oil
King Carlos aud Grown Prince Lu z,
OF Portugal, the identity Of l, 146 other
conspirstos In this crime has been re-
vesled. Rsmires says the leaders in
this plot are still In communication With
each other, their ultimate aim being
the assassination Of King Manuel who
WAS under special euIrd during bic
attendance at the funeral OF the late
King Edward.
Todsy's confession shows that the
plot was even more widespread than
the police suspected, and that sixteen
prominent politicians, several of whom
are still sctivs in government affairs,
we're involved. The authorities expect
to implicste at least A 900 persons and
are nos engaged 10 obtaining evidence
for the extradilion from New York,
London, Paris, and Rio Jsneiro OF the
leaders OF the regicide band.
Rsmires was arrested shortly after
the assassination OF Carlos aud LUZ
bat escaped and hsd to Bail, where
he was recently arrested sgain. He
was brt ught back to Lisbon few dsys
fP0,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-23
GOMPERs DENOUNCED.

1.-TWO years ego Samuel Gompers mt
to the back doors of the republican and
democratic parties and peddled the votes
Of labor 10 the highest bidder. The Off
GERS of the American Federation of La
Dor are traitors to the rank aud file, and
labor can never hope for any remedy
for The ills from which they suffer
through the action of their leaders"
The foregoing denunciation of Presi-
dent Gompers, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, by Delegate c. L. Fur
man, of New York, raised storm in
the Socialist Congress in Chicago, on
Saturday. Gompers was further de-
nounced as the paid agent of an organi-
cation of capitalists under the name
"Natioral Civic Federation" The la
Dor president was accused of treachery
to his fellows and of being on the pay
roll of the Civic Federation solely for the
purpose OF enabling capital TO control
labor through the "lreachery of leaders"
DIR. Furman continued: "When the
rank and file of street car workers In
Philadelphia forced the leaders to order
a strike the latter betrayed the men by
iuhiSh hB tue hdSliOh SObpdulcS Win
electricians to provide power for the
cars, The workers Of this country must
have unions. They should abandon the
craft union and segregated American
strike plans and adopt the Industrial
ism and general strike methods" that
are successful In Europe. No one stands
more In the way Of such progressive
ideas than Samuel Gompers, reactionarY
and nonprogressive."
Not voice was raised in Gompers'
defence.