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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
In the Oil Field.

A well was recently contracted 10
be drilled ON the D. C. Hughes ira I
adjoining the Hays oil Company's
property and the county poor farm.
The material for the derrick has
been contracted and II Is expected
that work win start right away,
1t Is reported that the Wayne
oil Company win drill three wells
in this field very soon, but the To-
cations have not been announced,
SO far as we have learned
The fIolt-shannon Company ex-
poets to be ready to start a well
soon.
Mr. Cameron. contractor who
lives here, has contracted to drill
two wells on leases In West Vir-
ginia a few miles from Kermit.
Two now wells in the local oil
field have been making good pro-
lcess during the past week. These
are the Reuben Fork and Cochran
wells The former has reached
depth OF 1000 feet aud the casing
has just been put in. The Cochran
is down about 500 feet.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
Ladies' Literary Club.

The attention of the ladies is
called 10 the note of Mrs. Nora
Kennison in this issue of the
NEWS. Tie ability of this cultured
woman to conduct literary club is
unquestioned, and the women Of
Louisa should eagerly embrace this
golden opportunity for greater mem
tai Improvement, Years ago we had
a Chautauqua Club, and its impress
Tor good abides. There are women
in this city whose intellectual grasp
and comprehension viii compare
favorably with the mental scope of
any found elsewhere, and to these
the splendid offer of Mrs. Kennison
must strongly appeal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
|. { E. EXTENSION.
Trains Expected to Reach WhitesbuTg
May 1st.

With the exception of the line
tunnel at Hazard and two cuts,
one the Booue Hill at mouth of
Boone's Fork above Hazard, the en-
tire grade work of the new branch
of the Lexington & Eastern from
Hazard up into the coal fields of
Letcher county is completed and
ready for the track laying, The
Boone Hill cut will be finished with
in the next thirty days, 1t is said,
the other cut near Blackey VIII
be completed about the same time.
Railroad officials declare they will
reach Whitesburg with the first
train by May or earlier. All the
big corporations, including the Con-
solidation Coal Company, are pre-
pairing for gigantic developments in
the Boone's Fork and Elkhorn coal
fields of the county, and await with
eagerness the completion of the Lex
ington & Eastern road.
Benham. the new city of the Wis
eonsin Steel Company, near the
Harlin-Letcher border on the new
ly completed Wasioto & Black Noun
tain railroad is making rapid strides
having a population of more than
5000, which is rapidly increasing
Hundreds OF houses are going up rs
If by magic, While nearby the town
of Poor Fork is growing by leaps
and bounds. With the compilation
of the railroad into Harlan county
and the consequent development IT
her coal fields and the influx. the
county win very likely double IN
population within the next twelve
monhs. Dozens of new towns are
up in all parts of the
1t has been announced that the
Wasioto & Black Mountain railroad |
will be extended up into the head
waters OF the Cumb land River the
resent year in orde.' tc tap the
'ich coal fields of the upper Black
Mountain section. The new extern
ion would be about fifteen mikes
ong.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
A LUCKY FRESHMAN.
John Murphy. Who Discovered Nat
uTal Gas at Ashland, Ky.

Ashland people are very much
elated. as hey have right TO be.
over the big gas strikes made there
recently 1t will mean more to
that already good town than any
thing that has happened for years.
There is an interesting story In
connection with this discovery OF
gas which win encourage the BELIEF
that some persons have about the
luck" that is supposed to follow
certain individuals, John Murphy,
who drilled in the first we'll. was
coal miner during the earlier
years OF his life, Twenty years or
more ago he was employed Mt Rush,
which was then flourishing min
ing town not far from Ashland. The
Louisiana State Lottery was then
'unning IL is said that ON one
pay day Murphy invested in lottery
tickets about MI the cash he re-
ceived, and drow fifteen thousand
dollars. He moved to Ashland and
invested the money in real estate,
later on buying an interest in the
ferry. Good fortune has continued
to follow him right along Recently
he bought a small farm about one
mile from Ashland. On ii was a
spring, He sold the water
from this spring in Ashland ami
the demand was such that he de-
cided to drill a wen in search of a
greater supply Al depth OF about
eco feet he tapped strong vein OF
gas. The well is now producing
about three million cubic feet per
day. for which the United Fuel
Gas Company is paying Murphy
s13s,o0 per day.
A few other wells have been drill-
ID since and all are reported to be
producers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
THE c. c. { 0.
Extension to be Made TO ElkhOIn
This Year.

Bristol, Tenn, Jan. 25.-Headed
by Thomas +. Ryan, of New York,
number of capitalists. whose ag-
gregate wealth is estimated at $3.50,
100000, have Just completed an in
spection OF plans for the extension
of the Carolina, Clinchfleld & Ohio
Railroad to Elkhorn, KY, where a
connection with the C. & o. Railroad
will be established
The promoters put up $4,000
900 to build the railroad, and are
willing to spend as much more on
the extension, which will join Dante,
Va, and E'khorn. 1t is their in
tention to make the road trunk
line from the Central West TO the
South Atlantic seaboard. The road
taps rich coal fields which. geolo
gists say will yield a thousand cars
day for more than thousand
years. 1t is said the Clinchfield
route is the mostliest road for its
mileage in the country.
Ryan heads the financial group,
which is promoting...he enterprise,
although the details of the con
struction were worked out by Geo.
L. Carter. of Johnson City, Tenn. He
has just been succeeded to the Pres
idency by Mark W. Potter, Norman
B. Ream, one of the syndicate, is n
Vice President of the steel combina-
tion, and an official of the National
Biscuit Co. W. NJ, Ritter, of Column
bus, o., has large timber interests.
Isaac T. Mann, owns large coal and
timber interests, and has string of
banks in Virginia. West Virginia
and Washington, The Blairs, bank
ers of New York, are interest
ed.
I'VE expect to begin work on the
extension this year" President Pot
ter, is quoted as saying. "It will re-
quire great engineering feats, chief
of which is the tunneling of the Big
Sandy ridge in Eastern Kentucky,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02

Final denial was also given the
reports that tho c, & o. intends to
buy the "Clinchfield Route as all
negotiations have been dropped for
good Should the Cllnchfield buili
the thirty-mile extension north from
Dante, Va, 10 EllShorn City Ky, IL
is probable that they can make
traffic agreement with the c. & 0.
which will give hem the long-desir
ed northern outlet Cincinnati En-
quire.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
abraham VAUGHAN.
One Of Our Good Old Citizens Passes
Away.

After lingering Illness of tuber-
cuiar disease Mr. Abraham Vaughan
an old and highly respected citizen
Of this county, died at his home
near Louisa on Saturday, January
81, aged n years, months and IL
days, -JHe was buried on Monday
morning, January 20. in the grave
yard near the residence of his
brother, John Vaughan, after inn
pressive funeral services conducted
by the Rev, L. NJ. Copley, of the
Baptist Church, the church OF which
the deceased had been deyour
member for many years.
Mr.. Vaughan is survived by a
widow and all their family of six
children save one. He was born in
Missouri, but moved to West vir-
ginia where, at the outbreak of the
Civil War he Joined the Confederate
army and became the color bearer
OF the late Col NJ, j. Ferguson's
regiment. the 10th cavalry, serving
calamity until the surrender of Lee
in 1868. Mr. Vaughan was twice
wounded. once at Fredericktown
and again at Lynchburg.
He married daughter of the late
Anderson Wilson. and during their
long welded lifo Mr. Vaughan was
ever the devoted husband, and 20
his children the kind, affectiona.e
father. lie was converted at a
prayer meeting. and at his death
was an honored member of the
Elizabeth farrell church on Lick
Creek. Before dying Mr.. Vaughan
expressed himself as fully prepared
to make the solemn exchange of
worlds
In the death of Abraham Vaughan
this county and community lost a
good man and valuable citizen.
Although he had passed the allotted
span of human life he was, till dis
ease incapacitated him from active
ek, a busy. Woodworking man,
even when scarcely able to walk,
going about his farm, coming to
-own on business; never idle. but
always intent upon his business. In
mis- domestic and civic relations Mr.
Vaughan was just what man
should be sober. honest, upright,
iod-fearing and home-loving. Men
ike Abe Vaughan leave a wide gapil
when they obey the final call, 5Bj
;np not easily filled.
A former comrade-ln-arms, the |
Rev S. f. Reynolds. desires the
NEWS TO say that Mr. Vaughan
vas soldier OF unquestioned cour-
lge, ana a quiet. good man even
Turing the lax, reckless, demoral-
zing period of war
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
Mrs. Lucinda ATtTip Dead.

Mrs. Lucinda Artrip, of Advance,
KY an aged and respected resident
and a mother of many noble and
womanlike characteristics. is dead
after an illness of short duration,
due to the infirmities bordering up
on old age.
The deceased was 90 years of age
and was the mother of several
grown children who, together with
a grief stricken husband are left to
mourn her untimely end.
She was the wife OF John Artrip,
who has many relatives near Fort
Gay,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
BIC COAL OPERATION.
Pond Creek Company to Open Large
Mines.

That Pond creek will soon be the
scene of the most extensive coal
development in years seems certain
as following the purchase of a
boundary of 10000 acres by the
Pond Creek Coal company surveyors
nave been put to work on the brancl
line OF railroad that is essential to
the development.
Recently congress passed the
third bill authorizing the construc-
ton OF bridges across Tug River, the
last one being for structure at or
near Williamson. The first two
authorized were at Glen Hays and
MatsRan.
The Pond Greek Coal Campany
has capital OF s2,0OO,00O and its
stock holders are said to be largely
interested in the big coal plant Ut
Holden, Logan county. While most
of the boundary lies on Blackberry
creek Il has been stated that it will
be tapped by branch line up Pond
creek, coming into the main line of
the N. & w, at the mouth of Pond.
opposite the n. 4 w. round house
at Williamson.
No details have been received AS
10 the parties Interested in the
bridge authorized to be built at
.ha' place. Others besides the Pond
,reek people are interested, there
having been some talk of new ad-
lition on the win NJ. Smith lands.
Then Williamson people who own
property on upper Third avenue
iayc discussed the advisability of
a bridge so that section be
estored to its former supremacy Y
S trade center.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
A Pleasant Social

The spacious and elegal
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Atkil
the scene of very pleasl
function on Saturday eyeniT
~, when the classes of young
and young men of the Chr.
Bible School entertained the ont
town students OF Kentucky Norma
College.
The home is one of the most COM
modious in Louisa but it was filled
to oyerflowing with the scores of
young people who were in atten-
dance, With chatting, laughter,
games and most entertaining and
charming variety of music the eve
ming was one of pleasure. Before the
guests departed the dining room was
thrown open and delicious refresh
ments were served to all present
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
WIN. Price KILLED.
Buchanan Man Struck By N. 6W.
Train.

William Price. aged As, married.
man who lived at Buchanan, Ky,
was killed by n. a W. train No, Is
Wednesday afternoon of last week
and his body was brought to Kenova
and turned over to the undertaken.
Mr.. Price left Kenova on No. 10
and got off at Cyrus and was walk
ing up the track when he was
struck. 1t is said that he had been
drinking and that jug of wbiskey
was found after he was struck. His
brother we are informed. was kill
ed near Prichard about year ago.
Catlettsburg Tribune.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
CHANGE IN BUILDING.

The building which A. j. CARED
recently occupied as an office is uu-
dergoing extensive change and i'm
proyement. A twenty-five foot ad-
diton will be added TO the rear. a
modern front will be put in. and
the interior transformed into an up
to-da' store. When completed It
will be occupied by the Nash Cloth
ing Company.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
School ATTENDANCE.
A Problem Of the Rural Schools
Discussed.

The ways and means whereby at-
tendance at school, rural and urban,
may be increased is timely topic
in Kentucky Better teaching, better
schoolhouses, better roads and bet
ter compulsory laws, or the better
enforcement of the existing laws,
are suggested. To those interested
the following from the Courier Jour
nal is commended;
The health officer of Adair county
says he visited all the schools in
his Jurisdiction during the past year
and talked to the teachers and
pupils on sanitation. One Of the
facts which impressed him was the
poor attendance at the schools.
The school census of Adair county
shows that there are mors than
5000 children, but only about 2,400
of them are attending school. II
found one district in the county
says the health officer. 'credith b
with eighty-one pupils with d Is
eleven in attendance and foyniI
others nearly as bad" II thShie
conditions were confined to ON
county the case would not be so dish
couraging. but there are dozens Of
counties in Kentucky where simll-
ar state of affairs exists The small
interest manifested in some of the
schools is not greatly to be Won
dered of for the buildings are poor,
the roads are bad and the whole
business is largely farcical.
The health officer OF Adair county
believes there should be "a strict
compulsory law that will compel the
parents and guardians to send their
children to the public schools. The
trouble with enforcing such law is
that in districts innumerable there
are not sufficient accommodations
for housing and instructing the
school population and in some dis
tricts there are no schoolhouses at
al, There is musty proyerb to
he effect that you may drive
horse to water, but you cannot make.
aim drink. II might be amended TO
he extent that the horse cannot be
made to drink or expected to drink
the creek happens to be dry
The simple truth is that the cam
'aign of education must be pushed
II along the line until the people as
body are educated to the necessity
4 providing modern and adequate
choel facilities, good houses and
apable teachers. When that is
one the compulsory law properly
lay be enforeed--if it is needed,
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
REWARD OFFERED FOR BODY.

Mr.. l. d. Policy, of Elkhorn City,
offers II reward of one hundred
dollars for the recovery of the body
of his daughter who was drowned
near that place several weeks ago.
Mr.. Policy also desires that anyone,
who might chance to find the body
be instructed to notify the nearest
with the instruction that
they take charge and prepare same
for shipment to Elkhorn city, Ky,
at once.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
Preference Glass Pensioners.

Representative John w. Langley
is preparing bill which he will in
troduee in the House to create a
preference class composed of war
veterans, who shall be considered
first when certain class of civil
service positions are to be filled.
Mr.. Langley would exempt. where
feasible, the especially deserving"
class from examinations.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02

Charles Sly. one Of the older and
most well known citizens of Cat
lettsburg, died Wednesday morning
shortly after two o'clock. after an
illness of 1out one weeks duration.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02

Mrs. Grace Burke has quit house
keeping, and the Lock avenue prop
erty vacated by her is now occupied
as residence by the Rev. C. NJ.
Summers, pastor Of the Christian
Church.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
railroad TALK.
President Stevens, Of the c.
{ 0. is Optimistic.
He Predicts Good Business and Tells
Of Some Of His C0mpany's
Plans.

n President George W. Stevens, OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio, Richmond
Va. arrived in tho city last night
on his private ear. coming from Col
\umbus on Mig Four Train No. AZ.
W was accompanied by G. l. Lang
Ibfne. railroad contractor. who did
the grading ON the silver Grove
yards. and is now working on the
Elkhorn and Sandy Valley Road,
that the Cincinnati. Hamilton and
Dayton Is credited with building
from Shelby KY
THIS foad viii connect the c. & q.
with the lO000O-acre coal tract
formerly held by the Northern Coal
aud Coke Company. The property Is
now in the possession OF the Con-
solidatlon Coal Company, which
paid s4,5OO.O0O for the properly.
The coal traffic that viii be hand
led by the Elkhorn and Sandy VAL
ley Road will be sent over to the
c. II. and ID. for the run to the
coal decks at Toledo, where Il win
be sent by vessels TO great lakes
coal ports. II Is expected that the
Elkhorn and Sandy Valley Road VIII
be completed and put in operation
early next May.
II l- fk.t ..Ish AZ, .,,.nt,-
ing OF the lakes coal season on the
Great Lakes the c, & o. will in
crease the coal tonnage moved
westward from the West Virginia
coal fields This win also be seat
through Cincinnati. which. within
five years, viii be one OF the great
est. II not the greatest inland coal
gateway in the country.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
stevens Is Optimistic.

Mr. stevens stated that business
was very good and that he gees
signs OF an Improvement in the bush
ness world in a short time. While
vice President Decatur Axtell hns
been handling all OF the details ,f
the new Union Depot plans for the
c. a o.. Mr. stevens max remain
over until Tuesday TO attend tho
meeting OF railroad executives who
will meet at the Sinton Hotel 70
decide whether or not the railroads
win accept the depot project under
the franchise granted TO the Gin
elnnati Union Depot and Terminal
Company, He planned to leave for
his headquarters in Richmond to-
morrow. but when he learned that
the depot matter was so close at
hand. he partially decided to change
his plans and wait over another
day.
Work on the completion of the
double tracking OF the Cincinnati
division OF the c. a o, viii be push
cd as soon us the weather allows
the contractors to proceed with tho
grading. The same applies to the
silver Grove yards One peculiar
reason is given for the delay In
completing the work OF double track
ing. Had the workmen kept at
work up to Christmas Day. the work
would have been finished on con
tract time, but the men insisted on
laying Off for the holidays and
lost the advantage Of the period OF
good weather that was enjoyed
about Christmas.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02
Dcliserics on Car Order.

Mr.. Stevens also mentioned that
deliveries on the 2,o0O-car order will
be started in the near future, as
the first deliveries were promised
early In the month.
Vice President Martin J. Caples
who has now relieved Vice Presi-
dent Axtell of many construction
duties, and General Manager y. W.
Grice of operating duties to great
extent, remained In Columbus, where
he win look after Hooking Valley
affairs for few days. The c. & Q.
Executive denied reports recently
sent out fro New York that he was
going to leave the G. & o. tqN ac-
cept seryise with the Pennsyli snia
The story was started immec tely
after Mr.. Caples was persuadeV 70
leave the Carolina, Clinchfield d.
Ohio to accept service with the
Chesapeake and Ohio.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-02-02

The following special from Wash
lngton TO the Cincinnati Post Will
oe read with interest;
4 Edwin Poage viii be appointed
\ 'stmester of Ashland. Ky. sena-
Bradley announced. after visit
President Taft,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29
4 TOPEKA DIPLOMAT,
G1rom the Washington STAR

,Dlplcmacv Is hard to lefine." sad
senator Curtis at a luncheon in Topeka
1T is however. easy to Illustrate Here
Is an illustration Of Diplomacy:
o., Toneka girl ono hrlsk autumn even
nr SAT beside tho warm and clankng
.diotor with n Young man This young
,uau was a .ood catch But. though he
.au.d often ara though he showed many
,.,d.ncss ~ affection ror tho girl, he
.oa ma, va, mentioned marriage. He
,,,a, ,r,. ain He seemed TO Do SIN
IN. e.,,.
,-,u ,bn hr.s, o,o-.rv I'm sDeakins
-, ,bo,.. 70 o',loc'. cook knocked
$50 ,,,,o, door 90. I'D md sail re
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29
ELECTION OFFICERS CHOSEN
Names Added to Voting Lists Also nj
Meeting of city Fathers.

There was q lengthy special session
of the city counci! Monday for TIN"
purpose OF correcting the check lists.
Matters moved very slowly and tho
net addition OF names was not large.
there being S3 names of men and "a
names of women voters added during
the evening OF the first mentioned
the distribution throughout the wards
was as follows. Ward one, Q; ward
Two, IA: ward three. 49, ward four.
"a; ward five, 49, ward six, Q. The
women whose names were added were
second and fifth wards.
meetin,, Of the board of aldermen
was called for the purpose of nllinS
vacancies In the list of ward Ulcers
and for electing ballot clerks and as
sistlng ballot clerks In the wards.
In ward one. the resignation Of Guy
Il Page as ward clerk was received
and Z. j. Cowles was elected to I'll
tho vacancy. In this ward also. Rob-
ert Taylor was elected an Inspector Of
election to fiji n vacancy caused hy
tho removal from the ward Of Francis
Norman. In ward two. Perry r
Miles was elected t. succeed George
w. GTandy insp' Tor of election,
The latter having removed from tho
ward
Ballot clerks I'd assisting ballot
! clerks We're elected for the various
wards as follows. Ward one. ball .
clerks II. s. Howard. j. L. Reeves
Peter Cameron. John II. Byrnes. as
sisting ballot clerks. II. b. Hall, John
'..meron, T. b. Corley. j. a. Rumsey
ward two. ballot clerks, A. H. McNal-
~. Louis Oriol, f. o. Reynolds, c. II.
Lane: assisting ballot clerks. Louis
Adsit. oliver Dupaw; ward three, ball
lot clerks, Thomas McGettrick, Hugh
j, Kelley, Octave Lavelle. Jr, J. A.
Nnaupre; assisting ballot clerks, ] =.
imminGs, J. A. smith w, c. Limoge
victor Fisher; ward four ballot
clerks, William Garrow. Henry Allen
Thomas O'Halloran. Horace Hoosc.
assisting Clerks NJ r. Sullivan. Emory
Martelle. r. +, Nash Amos Couture,
ward five. ballot clerks. @. r. Vivian
t. W. Hatch, J. NJ Gleason, II, ]. Nc
Donnen; assistant clerks. H. l.
LOOMS +. l.. Austin. ]. ]. AicGaughan
Edward Dryer; ward six. ballo,
clerks, Asa r, Thayer william t.
Estes, Edward T. Daley, Charles Can
ning assisting clerks, A. A. Drew
James A. Kelley, f. j. Meunier. Hugh
], Collins.