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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
INDETERMINATE Sentence.
First Case in Lawrence County Under
the New Law.

One of the convictions hat ndring
the present term of Circuit Court
was that of "Fiddlelip' Fitzgerald
for stealing a wagon. The value Of
the vehicle was enough to make the
theft a felony, and the young man
with the musical lablal feature will
be away from Louisa for quite a
period The case has one or two
distinguishing marks, The theft of
wagon is quite unusual. and 'Fid-
dleIip"is the first one in this county
as far as can be ascertained, to re-
ceive an indeterminate sentence.
When the jury took his case there
was but one thing to be determined,
and that was the guilt or innocence
OF the accused. Even the trial judge
had but little to do. The law
fixes the period of imprisonment. In
this instance the punishment is i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for
period of not less than two years
nor more than seven years. This is
what is known as an mdeterminate
sentence, and the law authorizing
it was passed by the last Legislature
At the expiration of the shorter
period the convict can apply for
parole, Here is his opportunity, If
he has record, Of good behavior
as a prisoner his chance for release,
is good, If not he must remain long-
er, possibly to the end of the full
term. A similar law has been in
force a long time in many other
states and it is said to work well.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
The Orphsans.

The next number in the Enter
tainment Course will be given on
Thursday, February End. The
date is easily remembered, it be-
ing ground hog day. The offering
for this occasion will be The Or
phean Musical Club. The club will
present male Quartets, brass quar-
tets. illustrated songs, impersona-
tions, solos. duet, trios and chalk
talk sketches, altogether a splen-
did programme.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
Will Be Released Soon.

II is expected that the following
conyicts sent to the penitentiary
from this section of the state will
be released under an order from
Governor Wilson during the pres
ent month.
Dick Bradley, Folyd euonty age
20, murder; Robert Tyife, johnson
county age thirty grand larceny
JEFF Evans Martin county age is
years; malicious cutting and stab
bing; Arch Cisco, Martin county;
age IS years, false swearing.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
] Three FELONS.
A Trio Of Youngsters Sent
to Frankfort.
-
The Lawrence Circuit Court is Doing
q Vigorous Business al
the Old Stand.

Circuit Court entered upon its sec
ond week last Monday. On Friday
the Judge adjourned the petit jury
until the following week, The grand
Jury made It's final reprot on Sat
urday and was discharged for the
term. sixty-six indictments were
reported. For feloniously entering
the warehouse Of z, Z. shannon and
carrying away can of yarnish Tink
er Pigg was sentenced TO serve one
year in the penltentiary. Richard
Guslcr. who raised check from
three TO thirty-three dollars, confess
ed and was let OFF with the lowest
penalty, two years, Early in the
week the court took up the consid-
Grafton OF the civil action OF Harve
Shannon against the Louisa Coal
Co, TO recover damages for In
jurles received whila at work In
the Torchllght mines, The case went
10 the Jury Wednesday and Thurs
day morning they reported to the
court that they were hopelessly di-
yided in sentiment. They were dis
charged, and the case will have te
be threshed out again unless an
agreement can be reached outside
OF court
When the News goes to press th'
Jury is still considering the case ot
the Commonwealth against Henr!
Davis, OF Georges Greek, chargeC
with felonlously assaulting And!
Austin. 7 he assault was made with
a stone
The case OF the Commonwealth
against James sizemore. Jointly in
dicted for the killing OF John Whit
taker. was called Thursday morning
Both sides announced ready and IN,
trial began. 1t viii probably con
sumo the remainder OF the week.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
To Operate in Kentucky.

The Blue Ribbon Coal Co., of
New York city has incorporated in
West Virginia for the purpose of
developing coal lands in Kentucky.
Among the incorporators of the
company are Robt. R. Mackay, Ed
win o. Wagner, William Del. Wal
bridge, Francis NJ. Leach and 9TH
ers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
Coal Company incorporated.

Charleston, W. Va, Jan. 1O.-A
charter was issued yesterday BY
the secretary of state to The Rob-
erts Coal Company, of Ashland, Ky.
The incorporators are John F. Hag-
er, B. e, Whitman, L. s. wilson.
W. E. Eldridge and S. S. willis, all
Of Ashland, and they have an au-
thorized capital of 100000. The
object stated is to deal in lands
and operate for coal
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
best IN The WORLD.
Big Sandy COking Coal Proves Su-
peTIatiVB on Test.

Pikeyllle, Ky. Dec. 23.-Fol
lowing many successful tests OF
the Marrowbone coking coal made
in the Connellsyille region, the
Marrowbone Coal and Coke Co,
composed Of Uniontown (Pal peo-
pie, erected battery OF ovens at
It's plant on Marrowbone Creek in
Pike county, Kentucky, and are
now making very superior quality
Of coke, This company has built a
large electrical-power plant capable
OF operating 300 ovens, 1t now
has In operation 32 ovens and CON
templates building perhaps 100 more
next season. The coke now being
made by this company Is as good
as the best made in any of the
Uniontown Pa. region.
All told, five carloads of Mar
rowbone coal have been shipped TO
Unlontown, Pa, for test purposes,
and the writer has followed up close
ly the testing OF each car, Eg.ry
test made Of this coal in that rc.
glon has given splendid satisfaction.
These tests we're made by some OF
the best experts in that field, among
them being 7. J. Mitchell. j. r.
McCraeken and l.. W. Fogg, of Tn
iontown The high quality of tEe
Marrowbone coke has been attss;ei
by every expert who has seen 1.
and demonstrated by every anuly-
si4 made of IT, A foundry test ot
lthis coke was made at Smlthfield,
Ia The superintendent Of ul2
foundry making the test, over hi5
own signature said:
1--WE have tested your coke. and
find It first-class in every Barticu-
lar. Its burden-bearlng strength is
excellent. We are frank to say
we had better results from the
charge OF your coke than any we
have used in five years. 1t is bet
ter than any coke we get here, Cast
inss are smoother and better than
we get from our coke.
The structure of the MarrowboHe
coke is very similar to the Con
nellsville coke and its burden-bear-
ing strength practically as great. The
greatest difference in the two cokse
J is not In structure, not in strength,
but in purity, and in that there is
hardly a comparison, as the Mar
rowbone coke runs only half in
sulphur and one-fifth in phosphorus
the amount carried by Connellsyille
coke, The greatest difference in
the two cokes is in purity, and in
that the Kentucky coke far ex-
cells.
Approximately so analyses Of the
Kentucky coke have been made
from the various tests, and in all
sulphur has run from AZ to .55
and the phosphorus never exceeded
.OO5.
Mr.. L, w. Fogg Of Uniontown, Pa
after making test OF the cox
ing quality Of the Marrowbone coke,
said in his written report on that
test "As far as the quality Of
1.-THE coke is concerned. have new
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-01-13
GIGANTIC Zeal.
HOIlandeTS Buy Enormous Acreage
in Eastern Kentucky,

New York, Jan. 10.-0ne of the
most gigantic deals ever put
through in this country, involving
the expenditure of more than
$50, 600, 900 and the purchase of
100, 900 acres of wood and coal
lands in Kentucky, was closed at
the Hotel Belmont in this city.
The practical finishing touches to
the closing OF the deal were added
the past two days. The purchasers
are immense banking and capital
istc interests of Amsterdam and
Holland The price paid the
Kentuckians for their lands aver
aged about $50 an acre, though
the ultimate cost is figured at
closer to $50 an acre.
The deal has been put through
by b. f. P. Romer and Banker
Boissevain, OF the great banking
family Of that nmae. Both are
residents of Amsterdam, and next
to the Rothschilds, the Boisseyains
of Holland, are the most powerful
and wealthiest bankers abroad
The law firm of Guggenheim, I'm
termyer & Marshall. through the
member of that great firm, Mr.
4 Slime, who looks after such mat.
ters for them, represented not
only the land owners, but the
purchasers as well in the clearing
up of titles.
The coal and timber lands liz
4 in Bloody" Breathitt, Knott
LeteEer and two adjoining countie!
y skirting the State of West Virgin
ia Four years have been spent IL
getting options on the acreage
sought, and but six month.
were necessary in Holland in get
ltlng the financial syndicate together
and in working order 1t was /,
100000 acres that were wanted, bu
the purchasers had to content them
lselyes with 100000 acrse less, al
1000 was all the land obtaina
BILE in the desired localities. 1t il
not so long since C. A. Watson, the
Baltimore millionaire landowner o
! ffpa chnuy hnrcaS anH Tho rnn.oI
idsted Coal Companies created con
siderable of a sensation by purchas
ing 100000 acres in the. same Goa
and timber territory. 1t is estimat
ed that the timber land in tht
purchase of the Hollanders is wortt
more than 500 an acre. The coal
running in average veins of Z feet
is considered the best and finest
for coking purposes in the known
Ecoal world. 1t is the intention OF
the new Dutch owners to first
start in on the timber. To that
end twenty large sawmills win be
erected in various sections of the
newly acquired territory.
The timber will be cut by
woodmen from Holland and the
mills run by sturdy Dutehmen
from the same country, who will
come to this country by the
hundreds to settle in that part
Of Kentucky for the purpose. Rail-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
OCALA FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 20. 1911
MARCUS FRANK TO LEAVE ocALA

The news that Mr.. Marcus Frank
will leave Ocala on February 1st,
1912, will be received by the citizens
of this city with feelings of profound
regret.
Marcus is young man OF sterling
habits; he has the faculty of making
and holding friends, is born mer-
chant. is a firm believer in the poten-
cy and power of judicious advertising,
and following steadily in the foot
steps of that belief, he scored a big
success and year after year continued
to mount higher and higher up the
rungs of the mercantile ladder and in
the course of only few years is was
almost universally predicted that he
would be recogized as the Cohen
Furchgott of Ocala'
Mr.. Frank entered into a partner
ship with Mr. Thomas H Harris in
1904 and the co-partnership lasted
three years, he buying his part
ner's interest and since which time
he has continued in business at the
same stand under the appellation of
Franks" Every year he has pur-
chased higher priced goods with the
ambition finally of carrying the most
exclusive and high priced goods of
any merchant in the city, but on his
last trip to New York City he re-
ceived such a fattering invitation to
become a partner in an old establish
ed business there that he did not feel
that he could turn it down, and he
regrets leaving Ocala as much as his
friends regret to see him leave. The
business he will enter is a wholesale
lace and embroidery house.
He was the first merchant any,
where in the interior to enter into a
contract with both the local papers
for double page advertisements and
inagurated the successful special
sales and succeeded because he lived
up to his advertised prices to the let
ter.
While regretting to have him leave
us we hope that his success will be
along the same lines and that in a
little while he will rank with the
John C. Clafin Company, Broadway
Rouse and the other wholesale mer-
chants of the metropolis.
Mrs Frank and daughter will leave
Ocala a month or two before Mr..
Frank does and will visit relatives in
Savannah.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
ANOTHER CAKE BAKING CON
TEST

Mr.. Harvey Clark, proprietor OF tre
o. K. Teapot Grocery, has announced
grand cake baking contest, which
will be open to every lady in Ocala
and the surrounding vicinity. The
contest will take place on October ~,
and any kind of cakes can be baked
by our expert housekeepers. The
cakes will be sold at auction after
the contest, the proceeds to be do
mated to the Marion County Hospital
Association The cake bakers will
be required to use cottolene instead
of butter. and will also have to use
Kauffman's flour. There are quite
number of prizes being offered by
the o. K. Teapot, and as there are
so many splendid cake bakers in this
vicinity there will no doubt be large
number of cakes entered in this con-
test.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
LANDERS-GOoDWILLIE

Last evening at the Methodist par
sonage a quiet wedding took place,
which unied Mr.. Clifford E. Landers
and Miss Ethel NJ. Goodwillie in the
holy bonds of wedlock. Miss Grace
Goodwillie, cousin of the bride and
Mr.. w. Pirch, attended the bride and
groom, few friends of the contract
ing parties were also present. After
congratulations were over; the we'd
ding party returned to the home of
Mrs. A. T. Goodwillie, 1924 Stewart
avenue, aunt of the bride; where a
wedding supper was served and re-
ception held for the bride and grccm.
The house decorations were pink
and white. The bride was the reci-
pient of many beautiful presents.
The young people will for the pres
ent make their home with Mr. and
Mrs. oodwillie.-Chicago Herald.
The young groom is son of Mr..
and Mrs. Miles Landers of this city.
He was for some time connected with
the Western Union Telegraph Office
here, and also held similar position
in Jacksonville. He has many friends
in Ocala who will learn with interest
of his wedding and wish him and his
pretty young bride much happiness.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
THE NEW PASTOR OF THE BAP-
TIST CHURCH

This paper is pleased to transcribe
to its columns the following very
complimentary notice of our new Bap-
tist pastor from a late issue of the
Valdosta Times:
''Dr. J. D. Chapman, who has serv-
ed the First Baptist church of this
city during the past four years, has
accepted a call to the church at
Ocala, Fla, and it is understood that
he will leave next week to take up
his duties there.
That means that his pastorate
will end in Valdosta next Sunday. He
will occupy the pulpit of the First
Baptist church on that day for the
last time under his present pastorate.
'It is understood that his family
will go to Ocala next week and will
reside there in future.
DIR. Chapman resigned the pastor
ate of the church here two weeks
ago. His ministry in Valdosta has
been very successful. He is recogniz-
ed as a good preacher and an excel
lent pastor He is a man of the high
est character and is esteemed by peo-
pie of all denominations in this city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
GAVE JAPANESE TEA PARTY

The Japanese tea party given by
the members of the second section of
the Ladies Industrial Society of the
Methodist Episcopal church, at the
home of Mrs. India Ghere of South
Jackson street, Wednesday after
noon, was a most interesting and en-
tertaining affair The home repre-
sented a garden of the Orient, with
its many Japanese parasols, draper
les and lanterns for the decoration.
The dining room was particularly at
tractive with the emblems, and all
during the afternoon Mrs. Harland G..
Slagle, Misses Olive Brumbaugh, Ro-
berta Clark, Dean McMurray, Marie
Cam, Martha Ellen Jones, and Made
line Armantrout, costumed as Japan
ese ladies, served tea and waters to
the guests.
A prettily arranged booth. where
Japanese curios were displayed, at
tracted much attention, and a de-
lightful feature of the afternoon was
MUSCLE given by Mrs. Lisk of Gra-
hamville, Florida, Mrs. Freas, Mrs.
Dawson, Mrs. Slagle, Miss Elizabeth
Lydy, Madeline Armantrout and Max
Norris.
AS surprise to the hostesses and
also to the many guests present, Mrs.
Ghere exhibited the large collection
of birds eggs that her son. the late
Alba Ghere. had collected from this
and foreign countries several years
prior to his death, which were greatly
admired by all. With the Japanese
decorations were tall vases arranged
above the mantels filed with fall
flowers that added to the beauty of
the home.-Frankfort. (Ky) Cres-
cent, September 18th.
The friends of Mrs. Lisk in this
county are pleased to know that she
is having such a pleasant visit in
Kentucky and Indiana where she has
been visiting for some time.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29

Mr.. G. NJ. earn, one of the most
successful farmers in the county was
a Monday visitor, and left a remeTn-
brance with the Ocala Banner. NJ.
earn farms in the Reddick vicinity,
and was one of the first farmers in
the county to demonstrate the fact
that@a canning outfit on the farm was
a paying enterprise. He not only cans
the surplus products grown on his
own farm, but those of his neighbors
as well, so nothing goes to waste. If
all well-to-do farmers were to follow
Mr.. earns. example life would be
worth living on the farm in Mari on
county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
BIG CIRCUS COMING

The advance agent for the great
Forepaugh & Sell circus was in the
city yesterday making arrangements
for the coming of that circus to
Ocala. The advertising agent will be
in the city later to make the con-
tracts for advertising the circus.
The announcement that Ocala is to
have a big circus will be met with
enthusiasm. The Forepaugh & Sells
circus is one of the leading shows in
the country and probably the biggest
one that has ever visited this city.
They come to Ocala to break a big
jump from Tampa to Georgia.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
Mr.. &. p. RENTz GOES TO cHIcA-
GO ON IMPORTANT RAILROAD
BUSINESS

Mr.. E. P. Rentz, of Ocala, left last
night for Chicago for the purpose, it
is said, of making financial arrange
ments for the extension of the Ocala
Northern railroad from Palatka into
Jacksonville.
The construction of the extension
to this city, which will shorten the
distance between Jacksonville and
Ocala, and consequently to Tampa
and other southstate points, is to be-
gin Immediately after the Palatka ex-
tension is completed.
The survey has been made by way
of Middleburg. Efforts are now be-
ing made to have the line take
course nearer to the st. Johns river,
striking in at Orange Park and open
ing up seventeen or eighteen miles of
magnificent riverfront property for
winter residences.
Rapid progress has been made on
the construction of the Palatka eX-
tension of the Ocala Northern. The
roadbed and general type is as good
as is to be found in Florida,
and the line from Ocala through to
Jacksonville is opening up splendid
territory, which has never been served
by any line.
1t is stated that trains will be op-
Grated into Palatka not later than
November Is. The old Georgia
Southern yards there, with fine river
front terminals, have been purchased
and Improvements are now being
made.
The service Up the riverfront will
offer fine suburban residence prop
ositions. Quite a few homes are be-
ing projected already alonge the
banks of the st. Johns between Jack
sonville and Orange Park and at the
latter place-Friday's Times-Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
LlTTLE'S LITTLE SHOE PARLOR
WILL BE MADE LARGER

Mr.. NJ NJ. Little has not been in
business very long but his increas-
ing business is already demanding
more room. The stairway between
his store and Miss Affeck's millen-
cry establishment is to be taken out
which will give him the fiat overhead
which has hitherto been unused be-
cause of its inaccessibility.
An awning is also to be made in
front of both the two establishments.
Messrs. McTver & MacKay will do
the work and it will be substantially
done.
The alterations in contemplation
will be a very material Improvement.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29

Miss Mary Reynolds of Tallahas-
see has accepted position in the
Ocala High School department. Miss
Reynolds taught at Barlow last year
and has taught school for several
years She is very highly educated
young woman, and Ocala is lucky to
secure her as teacher. She is a
sister of Miss Ruth Reynolds, who
taught in Ocala last term.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
THE J. /. SMITH GROCERY CON-
PANY

The ]. L. Smith Grocery Company,
J. L. Smith and L. H. Pillans, proprie
tors, recently opened for business in
this city, and are already doing a
nice trade They invite their friends
to call on them at their new place
of business, and they will make ev-
cry effort to plase all customers. Read
their advertisements and then call on
these merchants at their store, or
call them up by telephone.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29

Mr. J. H. Spencer went down to the
gulf Saturday and accompanied Mrs.
Spencer and the children home Mon
day. They have been spending
the past three weeks fishing and bath
ing and having a general good time.
Little Mamie Sue, for whose benefit
the trip was planned, has entirely
recovered her health. Messrs. Her
man Grimm and Francis Weber
were guests of the party a portion OF
the time and accompanied them
home
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29

Mr.. c. S. Cullen, who has been in
Spokane, Washington, for the last
five months, returned home Monday
afternoon. He was accompanied
from Tarboro, N. c., by his family,
who went there from Spokane sew
eral weeks ago. Miss Miriam Pas
teur, who accompanied Mrs Cullen
and the children to Spokane early in
the summer returned home with them
and will remain in Ocala for a few
days before going to Palatka.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
MUCKLOW G. FORD

Mr.. Walter Mucklow of Jackson
vile has taken into partnership in
his accounting practice Mr. George
H. Ford, former we'll known Ocala
young man, and hereafter the busi-
ness of this concern will be conduct
ed under the firm name of Mucklow
& Ford, certified public accountants.
Mr.. Ford's many friends here con-
gratulate him on his success. in Jack
sonville, but regret extremely that
he has left Ocala permanently.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29

Mrs. Young ]. Allen and daughter,
Miss. Alice Allen, of Shanghai, China,
who have been at Weirsdale for the
past month, the guests of Mrs. F. z.
Haskell, passed through Ocala Friday
afternoon en- route to Philadelphia.
They win not return to China before
next spring
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29

Mr.. F. H. Mcdonald and wife of
Plant City arrived in the city Thurs
day evening. Mr.. Mcdonald will
take charge of the Southern Express
office as agent, relieving the present
incumbent, Mr.. Markey, who will
probably go on the road.-Lake City
Index. Mr. Mcdonald is a nephew
of Mrs. Frank Harris and has visited
in Ocala number of times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29

Mr.. Clarence c. Priest of Anthony
was among the pleasant callers at
this office Saturday. He was as hap
py as a lark. and upon being ques-
toned said they had a new boy at
his house-arrived few days ago.
His name has been permanently fix
ed as Walter Vernon Priest. May he
grow up and be as good man as his
dad"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29

Miss Margaret Peace is enlarging
her home on the corner of Seminary
and Division streets She is also
building a new cottage on Division
street. When these buildings are fin
ished they will add much to our little
town. Miss Peace believes in the fu-
ture of Micanopy, as is evidenced by
her improvements .-Micanopy Items
in Metropolis.