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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
President \. c. Black.

The Conference Board OF Educa-
tion for the Methodist Episcopal
Church, held an important meeting
at Ashland on Tuesday OF last week,
during which the matters pertaining
to the educational interests OF the
conference we're given thorough dis
cussion and some action taken by
the board with a view to adyane-
Ing these interests.
Among other things done, Prof.
II. c. Black was chosen unanimous
ly as the president Of the Barbours-
vile college,
The meeting was presided over by
the Rev. A. Boreing. and there was
a good attendance OF members OF
the board,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Has Won Distinction.

Robert Bickel returned from New
Orleans last week, where he had
been attending a meeting OF the
Southern Century Club, ~ This club
consists of prize winners in the 1900
or more agents of the Equitable Life
Insurance Co To attain member
ship agents must write a certain
large amount of insurance. Mr..
Bickel is one of the fifty7one who
reached the mark, and various good
things have been given him-trips,
with all expenses paid, etc. The
latest journey was to the Crescent
City during the Mardi Gras season.
Here they had an especially good
time, all the nice things pertaining
to the Carnival season in a Southern
city having been greatly in evidence.
The Club was photographed for the
city papers. but Bob doesn't show
up on paper nearly so well as he
appears on the records of the Equi-
table Life. He came home with a.
bunch of nice souvenirs and a sort
of 'the morning after" taste which,
will disappear by plain living. ~
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Child Ground to Pieces.

Another of the ever occurring
railroad accidents took place We'd
nesday evening, February 16, at
Chattaroy, W. Va, when Frank
Mottershock, a 10-year-old boy, was
ground to bits under the wheels of
passing freight. The boy had been
noticed standing near the train,
which had stopped there for little
bit, but no one saw the accident it
self. 1t is supposed that he tried
to Jump 1t, and fell between the
wheels. His remains were mangled
almost beyond any recognition. Ht
was son of Joe Mottershock, o.
Chattaroy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Report Of the Secretary Of Lawrence
County Association.

The secretary of the County AS
sociation, o. ]. Vaughan, is absent
from the State, and have agreed
to continue the work until his re-
turn. 1t is real pleasure to feel
that / am still officially connected
with the work of the County Asso-
citation; and l trust that by the
time the secretary returns, about
the first of May, we shall have the
years work we'll launched.
For the information and encour-
agement of the workers, both lay
and preachers, am giving you, in
the following lines. a brief summary
of the secretary's report for 1909.
The humber of schools last year
was 61,t gain of over the pre-
vious year The enrolment was
4142, gain of m. The average
attendance was 2517, a gain of 219.
Officers and teachers 49S, a gain of
only /. Evergreen schools 2S, a
gain of s. Number of schools rep
resented at the County Convention
-5S, gain of 40; and, so far as
am able to find, the best record
ever made by any county in the
State. 13 schools reported Cradle
Rolls, which was a gain of 8. The
report shows 226 conversions and
additions to the church, as against
lO1 the previous year. Our contri-
lution to the expenses of the coun-
" and State work was $111.64, an
increase Of $18.14 over that Of 1908
In this respect we outstripped all
other counties in the State. A few
other counties contributed more, but
they were the rich populous counties
ind gave out of their abundance,
while we gave out of love and graf
ltude.
AS we look to the future. | trust
that every county and district Off
GER will begin at once to plan for a
still greater year. Why not? With
the inspiration Of the magnificent
achievements of last year, and our
growing knowledge in the ways of
working, as well as our Quickened
convictions as to the worth Of en-
deavor, surely we shall be recreant
to our duty II we fail TO raise the
standard higher this year, Who win
be first to lead off in planning for
a district conyention9 W. J. v.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
HORRIBLY BURNED.
Mrs. c. |. Burke Dangerously Injured
BY Explosion Of Crude Oil.

Mrs. g. l.. Burk. who lives four
miles southwest of Louisa, was the
victim of an accident last Friday
morning that may yet result fatally.
she was attempting to start a fire
with some of the crude oil taken
from the o'Brien well on Three
Mile, when an explosion occurred
and she was very severely burned.
Before using the oil Mrs. Burk
had endeavored to start fire by
carrying some embers from another
fire place. Failing in this, and hay-
ing only green or damp hndling
wood she picked up a can contain
ing some crude oil and poured a
small quantity on the apparently
dead GOALS Instantly there was a
report like that of a shotgun dis
charged, and Mrs. Burk was envel-
oped in flames, The fluid covered
her back, chest, neck aud one side
OF her face Mr.. Burk heard her
scream aud ran to her assistance
He took her out and rolled her in
the snow until the flames were ex
tinguished His hands were badly
burned in the operation.
DR., Bromley was called and dress.
ed the wounds, For few days
her chances for recovery seemed to
be very slight, but today the condi-
lions are reported TO be much more
favorable.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Mrs. Queen Submits to Operation.

Mrs. William Queen, of this place,
who has been an invalid for several
months, was operated upon at River
view hospital on Saturday last. Her
trouble is tubercular peritonitis.
with some serious complications,
With the hope of substantial relief
Dr., T, D. Burgess, with the assis-
tance of DR.. 2. A. Thompson, OF
Pikeville, and Drs. York, Bromley
and Wroten, of this city, successful
ly performed laparotomy. Mrs.
Queen, though very frail and weak
ened by disease. rallied we'll and is
at this time much better. She is the
daughter of William Burton, OF
Lick Creek.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
A Hatchet Cherry Finch.

A very pretty and unique affair
was the Finch party given by Mrs
Tom Vaughan on Tuesday afternoon
last 1t was the anniversary of
Washington's birthday and the
handsome decorations and the menu
we're designed to bring out this
feature of the occasion. Cherries,
in fruit and trees, and hatchets in
sandwiches emphasized the holiday
side of the day.
Three tables of delighted guests
played the game until quite a late
hour and then enjoyed the delicious
refreshments served in elegant pro-
fusion.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25

piano accompaniment in a very sat
isfaetory manner, and before the
rising of the curtain she and Mr..
Burns with bones and Messrs. Hiram
Herr, of Lexington, and Fred Rem
mele, with bass and tenor drums,
rendered some attractive pieces.
Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Clyde Miller
also favored the audience with a
piano duet,
The net receipts Of this very cred
liable affair we're about forty dollars
The NEWS understands that the
numerous demands for a repetition
of the entertainment will be com
piled with at an early date.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
OIL DO|NCS. 0
Leasing Continues to be In
teTesting Subject.
Standard and Independent Agents in
Here Securing All Available
Territory.

Interest in the oil business con-
tinues unabated in this county. The
Standard Oil Company agents are
buying leases in this vicinity. They
are taking property as far as two
miles north of Louisa and nine miles
south.
Representatives of two large inde-
pendent companies have been here
within the past week.
The Standards contract with Mrs.
Hannah Lackey on her farm on
Three Mile is as follows, according
TO more definite information than
we had last week:
They paid her, $1,000 cash and
agree to drill five wells on the farm
within year OF forfeit 5000 for
each we'll they fail to drill. In the
event oil or gas is found in paying
quantities in the first well, she is
to accept thereafter royalties instead
of forfeitures and rentals. The farm
is said to contain from 200 to $50
acres.
We are informed that G. d. Will
hanson has been offered $4,000 for
his farm near saltpeter. The offer
is said to have come from the
Standard. The farm contains about
240 acres.
The 0'Brien well is not yet pump
ing. The pump was put in place
Saturday, but is not working satis-
factorily. 1t will be taken out today
in an effort to locate and remove
the trouble
The next well on the 0'Brien
farm will be located about 1900
feet north of the first we'll.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Have Gone to Memphis.

After quite a stay with Louisa
relatives Mrs. c, H. Williamson and
the children who had not already
gone left Thursday TO join the hus-
band and father in Memphis. DR.,
Williamson is the pastor of large
and influential Presbyterian church
in that city, and the family will
have delightful parsonage for their
home. May happiness and prosper
ity be theirs, is the wish of their
many Louisa friends.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Big Sandy Again to the Front

w. S. Wallen, who addressed the
students of the X. N. c.. on January
Srd, won the prize in the oratorical
contest at Valparaiso. Ind, on hte
18th Of February, Mr.. Wallen Is
an old pupil Of the X. N. G. He has
often been heard to say that what-
ever of good fortune he may have
in the future is due to the training
he received in this great school.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
New Mine at whitchouse.

The. Fluhart Collieries Company
organized recently by Mr.. Theodore
Fluhart, OF Dayton. Ohio. and which
has acquired large holdings at
Nhitehouse, has started the work
6f putting in big mining plant at
Whitehouse and in the. course Of a
few months win be mining and ship
ping a large amount of coal. The
operations Of this company will be
different from the others in this
section for the reason that the. coal
win be taken from under the hills,
while the other operations take the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Deserves Many Stars.

Mrs. Jennie Cordle. whose ohitu-
airy appears elsewhere in this paper,
had been a devoted member Of the
church for 40 years. and had borne
16 children. II many stars do not
shine in her crown Of glory The rest
Of us might as weIl give up trying,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Farmers
Hold Enthusiastic Meeting in
Louisa.
-
y Corn Growers AssOcIatiOi.OTganlzed
With Large Initial En-
TOllnent.

About one hundred and fifty
, farmers OF this county we're present
In the court house on Monday last,
gathered in pursuance TO the call
issued recently by Commissioner of
Agriculture Rankin. This was noted
in the NEWS last week, and the
object was to organize Corn Grow
ers Association for this county. III
ness had detained Mr.. Rankin, but
he was ably represented by Mr.. Carl
Kirk, OF Martin county. The object
OF the association p.S promote the
corn growing industry in this coun-
". Il will also greatly help in the
Improvement OF other branches Of
agriculture.
The meeting was very enthu-
sIastic one. and there was no diff
Guilty whatever In forming an asso-
citation. Seventy-two members we're
enrolled. John @. Burns was elect
ed President and w. J. Vaughan
Secretary. The first regular meeting
OF the association will be held In
y this city on the third Monday In
March. w. j. Vaughan. J. w. Shan
non and Frank Mcclure were APP
pointed committee TO prepare a
programme for that meeting.
Mr., Kirk had quantity Of fine
seed corn. furnished by the State.
OF this he distributed 62 quarts
among the farmers present The
Commissioner OF Agriculture win be
iTequested to send an expert In corn
p growing to attend the March meet
ing OF the Association and give thos
present the benefit OF his experience
A lively interest in agricultural
matters pervaded the meeting OF
Monday. showing that the more in
Intelligent members OF this useful
class Of citizens are awakening ia
the fact that they can not go on
forever In the ways of acentury ago.
This and subsequent meetings OF
the same sort will do great good.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Medicine and SURGERY.
Louisa Coming Into Prominence for
Treatment Of Disease.

In nothing has more advance been
made during the past two or three
decades than in medicine and sur
gerry The progress made in cor
rect diagnosis and IN the use of the
correct remedies and the adoption
OF the correct treatment is wonder
full, and is appreciated more by the
profession than by the laity. This
is not to be wondered at Medical
men know what difficulties they
have overcome, and appreciate the
gravity OF the troubles they have
surmounted and the nerve and the
skill which must be used to achieve
success Today the innermost re-
cesses OF the human body, not omit
ting the heart and brain, are ex-
plored for cause, and these vital
parts are manipulated and cut and
sewed with almost as much seeming
indifference as was once shown in
the removal of finger or a toe.
Things are done every day TO this
mortal frame of ours which, If un-
successfully attempted forty years
ago, would have caused the surgeon
to be lynched II death had followed
his knife.
These successes, Notwithstanding
an occasional failure, are hailed BY
the public with Joy. Women who
have been invalids for years now
calmly lie down upon the operating
table. inhale the blessed anesthetiC
and awake minus their burden and
make swift and sure recovery Of
health and happiness.
The NEWS desires for their good
to bring these things to the notice
OF its readers. Disease and accident
will strike you sometimes, and al
little faith as you have or profess tC
have In "doctorin' ., when These
misfortunes assail you you want tbs
best you can get. Please under
stand that from what follows the
personal equation is entirely strick
en- out, but this paper is prepared
to say and does say that in this city
of Louisa there are physicians ant
surgeons prepared to diagnose ant
treat successfully, where success II
possible, any known disease, surgi
cal or otherwise. Men wounded ant
broken in nearly every part ant
organ have been brought to Louisi
for treatment and have gone hom'
cured. Women who have sufferet
for years agony such as they onl!
can describe have been made sounC
and happy. Some have come tot
late and found relief only in death
But the percentage of death ha'
been very small, and in no single
case has death resulted from tn,
operation.
If hospital care is demanded !
can be found in Louisa, accessibl,
from all points. 1t is well equip
ped, sanitary and roomy, and you
own physician or surgeon may at
tend you If you desire it. The NEW'
can see no good reason why sicl
and injured men and women shoult
be taken tc distant cities for medi
cal or surgical treatment when il
three or four hours by rail the.
can reach a place, where every con
dition of care and cure can be met
There are often times when minute
are precious, when relief must b.
quick If it comes at AN. Think o
what is here written for the goo'
Of suffering humanity and act &C
cordingly
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-02-25
Teachers Money Not Here.

The state, Superintendent has
written supt, Jay o'Daniel that the
money for February pay of teachers
viii not be sent out for about a
month yet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
YANKEES AND THE BUDGET.

Two Americans have recently exer-
cised clear influence on the imme-
date destinies of England. One is the
late Henry George, the other is Jo-
seph Fels. Much of the present land
valuation and land tax agitation,
which is the spear-head of the 1910
budget, is due to the gradual permea-
ton of Henry Georges ideas on taxa
ton of land. And some of the concen-
tration and immediacy of that agita-
ton is due to Joseph Fels. For some
years single takers have been sowing
the seed through the kingdom. Such
men as Crompton Davies and John
Paul have been addressing small
meetings in many places. Gradually
the interest has increased, and per-
manent groups of converts and believ-
ers have been formed in certain COM
munities. They have won over the
lord advocate Of Scotland, Alexander
Ure, to the cause of progressive tax
on land. Large audiences have listen
ed to him. Eighteen months ago Jo-
seph F'els began to grow busy in Eng
land. Fels is a Philadelphia Jew who
makes FelsNaptha. By it he has net
ted $S,000,000, much of which he be-
lieves he has stolen from the working
people. He calls himself "robber."
He has two master passions in life
one is to free his own people from the
age-long persecution by establishing
colony in some safe and fertile
spot; the other is the crusade against
poverty. Single tax is to him a reli-
gion, and he stands ready to pour his
fortune in establishing it, Seeing the
growing radicalism or England, he
spent his money freely on single
tax pamphlets, syndicate newspaper
articles, news bureau material and
lectures. When there was a rumor
during the early summer of 1910 that
the cabinet might omit the land claus
es from the budget, Fels gave $4,000
to pay for a monster" demonstra-
ton in Hyde Park, the object of which
was to impress on a wavering cabi-
net the extent to which the people
were awakened and aroused. So ac-
tive and noisy has Fels been that
John Burns, for instance, resents his
intrusion into England, and believes
that he has injured the liberal cause
by making the British think it is his
American hand which has manipulate
ed some of the recent sociaI reform.
Editorial in Golfers for November
10
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
A BIG QUESTION.
rCnS,

At the tryout debate to be held at
the high school next week the stu
dents will discuss whether or not the
United States has the right to con-
serve the natural resources of the
country.
1t is a big question and one upon
which some very eminent nTen dis
agree. There are many people, especi-
ally in the west, who look with horror
upon the idea of federal control of the
timber, coal and water powers. Some
Of these people represent syndicates
that oppose federal conservation be-
cause they want to acquire" a part
of the natural resources and do the
conserving themselves. Others join
in their contention through looking
al the subject from too close up and
sc have the wrong perspective.
But then it would be wrong to dis
cuss this matter too extensively at
this time since the high school stu
dents are to handle the question.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
IT Is \ FREE LIBRARY.

Complaints have reached the East
Oregonian that there are local peo-
pie who do not know that our public
library is free. In spite of consider
able publicity upon this very subject
during the past two years there are
some who have the impression that
patrons of the library must pay for
the use of books.
Certainly this is a bad impression
to have abroad and perhaps further
steps may be taken towards inform
ing the public that people may make
use of the library without cost to
themselves.
1t is quite evident though that hosts
of local people know the library is
free and also realize the advantages
of that Institution, for the library is
being used very extensively. Many
hundreds of people are now enrolled
with the librarian and the fact that
the books are being used is wildly
shown by the empty shelves in some
departments-especially in the fiction
section.
The Pendleton public library is a
free library; it is very good library
and is becoming more and more pop
ular each month. In time il will he
a much better library than at present
and will do more good in proportion
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
WHAT'S IN McCLURES.

The leading article in the Decem-
ber McClure's is the second INSTALL
ment of Masters of Capital in Am
erica" by George Kibbe Turner and
John Moody. This is tn eunparallel-
ed story of the aggregation of ]. ].
Hills empire railroad and of his al
lance with Morgan. The third in
stallment of Goldwin Smiths Rem
iniscences deals with three great Eng
lish statesmen-Peel, Disraeli and
Gladstone. There Is an article on
Professor Ehrlich and his work,
written by Marguerite Marks, telling
of the researches of this greatest liv-
ing investigator, including his dis
covery of "606," the drug which is
supposed to be cure for one of the
most terrible human diseases The
third installment of the working
Girls Budgets" by Edith Wyatt and
Sue Ainslie Clark. deals with the
question of unskilled and seasonal
factory workers and gives the stories
of individual workers. In THE Trial
and Death of Ferrer" William Arch
er concludes his articles on the Fer
ItT case SlNlHS d ildSltIlN tHdlNSlS
of the evidence brought against Fer
rer, and describing his trial and exc
cution.
The fiction in the December num-
ber is unusually strong. Mrs. Hum
phry Wards great novel, "The Case
of Richard Meynell," heads the list.
In this novel Robert Elsmere's wife,
Catherine, appears after twenty
years. and his daughter Mary is one
of the chief characters in the story
Chief among the short stories is
Miss Cal" by Elizabeth Robins, the
story of an American prima donna
who is about to make her debut in
Germany. The fourth of Perceval
Gibbons Adventures of Miss Gre
CORY is an exciting story of Miss
Gregory's encounter with the slave
dealers. 1.-The Dub" by Oscar
Graeve, is a love story of New York
life, and "The Merry Christmas of
Giovanna," by Amanda Mathews, is
the story of the little italian orphans
Christmas in a fashionable girls
boarding school.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
WILL THEY EXTEND IT?

When the board of army engineers
was at Hermiston not many months
a go a very pleasant banquet was serv-
ed and every possible effort was put
forth to make the members under
stand that the people of this section
desire to see the Umatilla project ex-
tended to lands lying west of the
Cmatilla river.
At the time the engineers spoke
rather frankly and they gave much
encouragement. They intimated the
extension would be ordered IL 1t could
he shown beyond question that the
cost per acre would not be too great.
Local people are confident this has
been demonstrated and are therefore
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
A PROFITABLE DISCOURSE.

The new minister had preached elo-
quently on the wisdom of God, and
His goodness in providing Tor us ac-
cording to our needs. at is the same
with the flowers" he said. Sunshine
for your geraniums and heliotrope, a
shady corner for your fushia." The
little woman who listened intently
came forward to thank him. 81
profited so much by your sermon,
she exclaimed The minister beamed
81 never knew before" she went or
"just what was the matter with my
fuchias. s."-Everybody' for Decem-
ber.