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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12
nRANCn OFFICE, LouIsA,KY.

on and after the day this well v.n
shot both or these propOsE0uS
are far better risks than va tzs
Busseyyille well at the time 4 va
promoted
All unsold stock will be haik -
Treasury Stock
A fun report will be mailed -
subscribers at short Intervals staf-
ing what progress we have made.
what results We have obtained and
every transaction fully explainesl
Our previous square dasAae
should convince you that F0r
money viii be well guarded aac
iudIeiously handled.
Our subscription lists for tstk
companies are about completed anl
have closed contracts for both 6er-
rlcks and have made call for Ora
assessment. This viii be our LAD
Invitation to you TO Join Us.
The latest developments haN
materially strengthened these tss
propositions. and the public 10 asg
casting its eyes eastward. We haze
an oil field and ToRCHLIGiFr
BUssEYYnLLE field is surely In 10
limelight- now. We can show o.
on three sides Of our promotSsaa.
These are FACTS well worth yoa-
SERIOUS consideration.
Any of the officers of the csns-
pany viii be pleased TO take Fo~
subscription
II you are not familiar with tte.s
locations we would be pleased o
mail you our sketch or map OF ths
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES field.
For any other particular. OF In
formation WRITE or PHONE
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12
c. V. tarteIs, TorchIight, Ky.
RAW FuRs WANTED.


viii pay for No. 1 skunk, az lb,
high patent flour.
VIII pay for No. . skunk, short
stripe rs III. High patent flour.
VIII pay for No. I oppossum, g.
liz lbs. No. q sugar.
win pay for No. Muskrat, iOc
cash.
will pay for No. = Muskrat, 20
Ia SOC.
Horse hide name aud tail SI.75 TO
$50
Veal calf hide, green 1Oc per ID.
Beef hide saltcd Zoe Id. in store.
Green sc TO SC per ID.
WIN pay cnsh for anything mem
toned above. Come 20 Blaine, Ky,
and we will please our custimcrs.
We are agents for big tanneries,
raw fur dealers, You save money
by trading with us. We are great
help TO all trappers and dealers In
furs.
BIG BLAINE PRODUCE CO.,
IL. j. PACK, Mgr.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12
WONDERFUL CATARRH CURE

Glenhayes, VIVA, Jan l. 1912.
Mr.. W. d. Fitzpatrick,
Glenhayes, W. Va.
Dear SiEt-I bought one box of your
great t.attarrh cure and used it
according to directions, and now
can say and also swear that l am
well 1 had had the cattarrh of
the nose and head for five years,
l had lost all hopes of ever getting
treatment that would cure me.
but yours has done the work and
l am soethankful to you. for you
no doubt have saved my life as we
are aware that catarrh causes con-
sumption. II cant find words to ex-
press my thoughts and apprecia-
tons towards you and your great
catarrh remedy as l would like to.
Yours Very Truly,
& ORA ARTRIP.
This the list day of Jan, 1912,
Ora Artrip personally appeared be-
fore me and duly sware that the
above statement was true to the
best of his knowledge, so help his
lGod
I Given under my hand this the LIST
df Jan. 1912.
W. j. CRUM,
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Nov. 27th
1919.
If your druggist does not sell this
remarkable remedy you can get it
direct from The W. ID. FITZ-
PATRICK CATAaIiH COMPANY
GLENiIAYS, W. VA.
Put up in zoe soc and LOO
sizes,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12
Cochran Oil Go.
Reuben Fork Oil Go.
oFFIcE-ToRcHnIGHT. Ky.

RENBEN FORK OH G. consists
or Floyd ,ict own anu Jack Adkins
farms situated on the head Of
contains 800 acres. fst well win
Reuben Fork OF Lick Creek and
he located On McCown farm.
COCHRAN on co. consists 81
the following tracts or farms: g..
G. Sec, ". X. Chiiders. James Mil
Ter aud II. 4. Cochran. Bounded on
south by Reuben and on the West
by Lick Greek and this well VIII be
located less than one mile south
OF Lick Creek well.
The above companies are 10th
Incorporated for $4,000 each divided
into 500 shares at $40 each.
These Two weiis win be pro-
noted on same general plans rs
we promoted the Square Deal Oil
Co., the promoters retaining $500
In stock and rs part OF the oil
SO you see II we are not successful
We get nothing for orr leases or la.
Dor. Who could ask for faircr prop
osltion? The price now asked for
rentals are so high that hereafter
a proposition OF this kind could not
be promoted on these terms
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12

at Lockwood sunday.
The boys and girls OF this place
enjoyed pleasant day sunday
skating.
Green Cartmel has his barber
shop almost completed and viii
soon be ready for business.
ollie Kinner was calling on Miss
R. C. Smith Saturday and Sunday.
/ Everett Black had the misfortune
of breaking through the ice Sunday
causing mashed foot
Joe and Jay Thompson passed
through here sunday en- route 20
their home.
seba Stewart is home from Ports
mouth since the Illness Of his faith
er, F. NJ. Stewart.
David Elswick and } E. Queen
passed through here en- route to
louisa on business.
Georgia and Carl Faulkner have
returned to their home at Ashland,
after few weeks visit with their
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. G. S.
Bromfield,
Mr., and Mrs. G. s Bromfield are
on the sick list.
George Allen left today for Ports
mouth whore he has a position.
As J. f. Hatten superintendent
OF our sunday school was unable
to attend Sunday. II was carried on
by Lindsey Layue, Elizabeth WIN
hanson and Victoria Smith.
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T. j. DALTON HERE.

T. J, Dalton, OF Waterloo, uhSD.
once highly respected citizen ar
our county, was in on legal buslness
Yesterday. He is looking hale and
hearty He says he loves old KEN
lucky and enjoys seeing all hir
friends over here.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12
BUCHANAN.

DR.. ]. F, Hatten. who has been
sick for some time, is able to be
out again
Sam McSorley has returned to his
work at Foster, Ky.
r. D. McDonnie was calling on
Miss Esther Hobson sunday
S. Kendrick was calling on friends
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12
KILGoRE TO THE FRONT.

MIR. John Hatcher, formerly of
this place~buts now living az Kill
gore. Boyd county. is the proud
father of twin girls, born Deem
Der 30. 1911.
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OFFICERS;

C., V. BARTELs, President.
%. J. GALLOWAY, Vice President.
W. ID. o'NEAL, JR.
WEBB HOLT.
}. ". PERRY.
l.. Il. CALDWELL.
HOWARD II. HAYES, Sec. * Treas
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12

DO NOT DELAY! Act promptly
and do not overlook the fact that
$4,000 shares in Busseyyille Oil Co
were selling from 500 to $3.50 each
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12

Or. z, A. Thompson. OF pikesille.
had just returned from Lexington.
when he was again called there TO
see his wife, who is threatened
with pneumonia.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12
NJ. L. CHURCH. SOUTH.

sunday school at 9 a. m. Angus
tue Sn7der, Supt
Preaching at 1920,
Preaching at 6.3o p. M.
The evangelistie meetings are now
on. service each night this week,
and beginning with Monday, services
twice each day. at 200 p. m, and
$40 p. m.
Come and hear soul-thrilling
music led by Prof Lear, and pray
for the presence of the Spirit.
j. w. critics. Pastor
The bridge company is now losing
crossing the river on a bridge not
several fares daily, as many are
made by hands.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12

Mddlesboro, Kentucky. Jan o.
w. A. Morgan, prominent ner-
chant OF llyGen, Leslie county, and
Master Commissioner OF Leslie Cir
cult Court died yesterday from the
effects Of self Inflicted but acct
IDENTIFY shot on Christmas eve Nj.
Morgan is son of former County
Judge f. NJ. Morgan and brother
in-law OF Circuit Judge l. ID Lewis.
He had been associated with the
Eyersole Merchantile Company for a
number of years.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12

In the Court Of Appeals case OF
Big Sandy Railway Company vs.,
Justice, Floyd county. WIS reversed
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12

Born recently, to Mr.. and Mrs
John W Langley and wife, OF Pike
vile. hoy
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12

Deputy George NJ. Mullins arrestd
General Branham, who ie charged
with shooting jay Branham on
Christmas day on Caney creek.
Branham was arrested near the seen
of the trouble and he was brought
to Pikevlle Monday afternoon A
bullet from his adversarys pistol
caused an ugly wound on his right.
this was dressed by a physician upon
his arrival here, and II viii not prov
serious. His adversary will also re-
cover
General Branham waived examine
ton and his case viii go directly TO
grand jury ikeville Herald.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-01-12

MIR j, Taylor bay mas sold 10
winterbothom & Sons, of Chicago .,
III, timber Of 25o0 acres OF land u
ing on Frozen creek and NorthFork
OF Kentucky River. This deal IN
volyed one Of the largest cash con-
sideratons ever manipulated IN
this county The purchase price
was $4,000.
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KENTUCKY NEICHBORS.
&<+++++<+++++++++++++++++-

T. r. Joseph has been appointed
postmaster at Majestic, Pike County
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
Why a New Party 7
What Is the Use Of Calling Ones Self
a Progressive and Voting For
Reactionary Candidates?

Avices from various sections indi-
cate considerable hostility among the
Progressives to the plan Of the lead
ers In this State to endorse the Re-
publican State and Congressional
tickets. 1t is openly stated by many
of them that they feel they have a
right to vote for Progressive candi-
dates instead of being compelled to
vote for reactionary candidates on the
ticket of the Republican party, which
they have left.
The State leaders of the Progress
sive party are being blamed for hav-
ing caused the endorsement of the
Republican ticket, and it is said of
them by some that because of person
al ambition they have been will
ing to sell out the new party at its
beginning and turn 1t over to the re-
dictionary crowd which has controll-
ed POLITICAL affairs in West Virginia
heretofore, simply in order that they
may be in a position to capture votes
for the United States Senatorship, IN
the event of Republican Legislature,
or to obtain some other good Offices.
Back of the endorsement Of the Re-
publican reactionary ticket in West
Virginia by the Progressive party
there is treachery, in the opinion Of
many of the members OF the Progress
siye party who are out and cut Pro
gressiyes and see nothing to gain by
starting new party and having its
members vote for reactionary candi.
dates.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
cannot be in the Republican party and IN third party the time s
Success is in Sight
onDebt Resolution

wisdom would require their re-elec-
,tion.
subcommittee Approval.
The letter written by the sub-com-
mittee to the four Congressman fol-
lows:
August 10, 1912.
"Honorables John w. Davis, VIM. G.
Brown, Adam B Littlepage and
John M. Hamilton, Members of
Congress from West Virginia,
Gentlemen
Referring to House Joint Resolu-
ton No. "A, relative to the ante-war
debt Of Virginia, which was referred
to the subcommittee of the Judiciary
committee, of which we are members,
1--WE have to say that among the many
matters claiming our attention, we
have been unable to give this matter
as full consideration as we desired,
or as the Importance of the question
demanded, and for that reason we can
not report it at this time. We feel
satisfied, however, as to some of the
propositions involved.
1--WE have no doubt from the his
torical citations made by Mr.. Hamil-
ton in his argument before the full
committee that the State of West Vir-
ginia was created and the consent of
Congress and of President Lincoln
to- it's creation granted because of the
military exigencies existing at the
time and that the creation of said
State is attributable to certain meas
ures of war adopted by the Govern
ment, as set forth by Mr.. Blaine in
his history cited in the argument.
while we have not been able to
investigate them to our full satisfae-
ton, the presidents set forth in the
argument are very strong upon the
consideration of the question, and the
resolution and the matters therein
contained seem to come closely to, il
not entirely within, the scope of these
Eprecedents.
I'VE can not announce our final
views at this time, but beg to sug-
gest that one trouble about the mat
ter is that this debt is not entirely
determined. While the Supreme
Court has in preliminary way ascer-
tanned the principal, yet the question
of interest remains wholly unsettled;
and as the interest may, If the Court
| shall SO find, largely exceed the
amount of the principal, it is apparent
that the amount which you ask the
Government to assume is indefinite
and undetermined, and We are clear
| ly of opinion that we would not be
justified in reporting in favor of Gov
eminent assumption in advance Of the
determination of the amount to be
assumed.
AS it is impossible that the total
amount of the debt can be determined
at this time, or that the committee
can give full consideration to all the
important questions involved, at the
present session of Congress, we think
lit better to defer action at this time.
w. w. RUCKER
w. G. HOUSTON
J. G.. FLOYD"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
MIGHT Move to Ohio
Judging From Record as Senator,
Hatfield, If Elected, Might Es-
tablish West Virginia's Cap
ital at Cincinnati.

The flight Of the fifteen Republican
Senators from the state capital to
the city of Cincinnati last January
and their sojourn in the Ohio city,
when they should have been engaged
in the work of passing state laws
for West Virginia, cost the tax pay
ers Of West Virginia more than
$4,000. The total expense of the
legislature was a little more than
SAT 900 and the part Of it which was
expended during the period when the
legislature was at a stand still was
easily $4,000.
DR.. Hatfield, reactionary candidate
for governor, was one of the fifteen
Senators who spent a portion OF the
time Of the legislative session in
Cincinnati and assisted in piling up
an expense of $4,000 with no returns
whatever.
The question arises in view of this
fact whether DR.. Hatfield, if he should
be elected governor and should find
himself in a tight place, would move
the Governors Office to Cincinnati
and stop all business at the State
Capitol until he got ready to return.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
WHY "A REPUBLICAN,
WILL BOLT HATFIELD
TO Save q Friend
Taft Bureau Asserts Roosevelt Only
Became Candidate When Steel
Trust Was Attacked.

President Taft has declared through
the National Taft Bureau which had
charge of his campaign for renomina-
ton, that Theodore Roosevelt became
candidate for President only when
the Taft administration had begun a
prosecution Of the Steel Trust. Tie
National Taft Bureau April 26th last,
gave out d statement to the press in
which it asserted that few weeks
prior to that time the Taft administers
ton INSTITUTED suit which first
aroused Theodore Roosevelt into such
a frenzy of fury against President
Taft that he announced himself can
didate for a third term as President"
The warm friendship existing be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and the officials
of the Steel Trust and Mr.. Roosevelt's
favoritism for the trust while he was
in the White House have been mat
tiers of general comment for some
time, but from no other sources than
the Taft Bureau has it been charged
that Mr.. Roosevelt became a candi-
date for the Presidency because a
prosecution had been started against
the Steel Trust.
The men who are candidates for
State and Congressional offices on the
Republican ticket are supporting Mr..
Taft and thereby concurring in this
statement that Mr.. Roosevelt only
became candidate for President
when his friend the Steel Trust was
in danger. These are the men who
are calling upon the Roosevelt men
to support them and help them into
office.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
Lasin's Power
As Member of the Board of Control
Might Easily be Used to
Control Votes.

Mr.. James S. Lakin's explanation of
his position in holding down the
state craftsmanship without giving up
his job on the State Board of Control
is notable chiefly for what it does
not explain.
A letter from Mr.. Lakin to the
Governor is made public in which he
says he believed it his duty to ac-
cept the craftsmanship and concludes:
Therefore 1 respectfully ask a
leave of absence as member of the
State Board of Control from this date
until November 9th, without pay. /
am glad to assure you that the work
of the board will not suffer in the
meantime, as will give to the duties
of the Office such attention as may
be demanded by working overtime
and otherwise"
In palmer language Mr.. Lakin
bluntly admits that it is his inten-
ton to remain member of the Board
while he discharges the duties of the
craftsmanship. True, he will draw
no pay from September to Novem-
Der 5, but the dollars more or less in
volved in this matter are not the
|crux of the situation.
The grave point is that the man.
aging director of more than score OF
Estate institutions, with the power OF
appointment and discharge over hun
|dreds of employees, with an authority
that enables him to exert influences
upon the friends and relatives of the
several thousand persons who are in
mates, students or patients OF the
institutions as the case may be, and
with the right to contract for thou
sands of dollars worth of materials
and supplies, has taken full charge OF
the active management of partisan
political campaign There is the i'm
morality of the situation and it is
calmly condoned by the governor him
self.
If it has been deemed advisable in
| the interest of honest politics to for
bid postmasters and minor Federal
lofficeholders whose influence rarely
extends beyond few persons. tc
serve on campaign committees, what
can We say of the official who is the
boss of an army of state employees
and the disburser of an immense sum
of state money, and acts as the chiei
manager of a political campaign?
Mr.. Lakin says he is not acting now
as member of the Board He viii
so act, however, after November 5
and then will be in position to re
ward or punish the people under his
thumb in accord with their eonduct
during the Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
Leaders Scored
HATFlELD'S HOME PAPER BE.
RATES THE HEADS OF THE
PROGRESSIVE PARTY.

The Mcdowell Recorder, the Re-
publican paper in DR.. Hatfields home
county, and regarded as authorized
to speak for him, has little use for
the Progressive Party. In recent
editorial the Mcdowell Recorder said:
1T was few brief months ago that
Col. Roosevelt refused to sit at the
table with Senator Lorimer at a ban
quet in Chicago declaring Lorimer
was not mt for decent people to asso-
ciate with Now the Chicago Tribune
which is supporting Roosevelt, says
his managers in Illinois are forming
an alliance to help defeat the regular
Republicans, as Lorimer wants re-
yenge against the regulars that helped
throw him out of the senate. Down
in Charleston the other day Grant P.
Hall, former high priest of lbe hog
combine, of Kanawha county, stated
that people were not going longer to
endure what they had endured by
political machines and they are going
to have reformation Just think of
this reformation and these reformers.
Here is Dawson, the chief high priest
OF the Bull Moosers that with Grant
Hall pulled off the primary at Simp-
sons livery stable in 'O4; Grant P.
Hall, grand sachem of the hog COM
bine' of Kanawha county at the same
period; w. P. Hubbard, who was Daw-
sons floor manager at the Wheeling
convention when all parliamentary
usage was bound and gagged, raped
and butchered and all of us Teterites
with it, only for the purpose of giving
Bill Dawson the nomination for gov.
ernor. These are the head push oil
the new reform of this state.
Great Allah, what must be thy looks
When such as these before Thee
stand,
claiming to be the apostles of high
moral ideas and reforms"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
How Majorjties
ArefiguredOut
PADDING OF REGISTRATION
LISTS SAID TO HAVE BEEN
COMMENCED.
PERSONS AND NON.
RESIDENTS ARE REGIS
TERED AS VOTERS.
BY CONGRESS BEING COPIED
IN HATFlELD'S COUNTY.

No one conversant with political
conditions in West Virginia will I'M
dertake to deny that the Republican
majority Of recent years has been
largely If not entirely the result Of
political corruption and election frauds
in Mcdowell and other counties in
the southern part Of the State. The
non-partisan report on conditions in
Mcdowell and Mingo counties, made
unanimously by the Democrats and
Republicans of the elections commit
tee of the House of Representatives
leaves no doubt that the results of
two years ago were brought about
through fraudulent voting, repeating
and improper registration.
1t was shown by this non-partisan
report that thousands. of persons,
mostly negroes from Virginia, were
colonized in these counties of West
Virginia and voted repeatedly at pre-
cincts where they had no right to vote
at all. The voting of these men was
accomplished by reason of fraudulent
registration and it was brought out
in the hearing before the House
elections committee that even Bob
Buskirk's bull dog had been registered
by Buskirk and that Virginia negro
had been voted under the dogs name.
Word has come from Mcdowell
county that the registrars in prepar-
ing voting lists for the November
election are placing upon the lists all
names that We're upon the registration
list two years ago, including those of
the thousands of illegal voters, fic-
titious persons and non-residents
which were on the list at that time
They are doing this under a section
of the law which provides that the
registrars shall transfer from the ole
registration list to the new list, the
names of all persons who at the
time of the new registration are legal
voters in their respective precincts
The action of the Republican reg
istrars in padding the new registra
ton lists with illegal voters and fic
titious names from the old lists in
such wholesale manner has been
called to the attention of the Demo
cratic State Committee, and Chairman
S. w. Walker has notified the county
chairman of the Democratic party il
every county in the state to resis'
| such illegal registration in every pos
| sible way and If necessary to take any
case which may arise into the courts
Every effort will be made to SEE
that a fair election is held in Nc
Dowell county this year and in the
others counties which have been Civ
ing the large Republican majorities
But it is apparent that it is the he
publican intention to perpetrate tht
same old fraud in the home county
of DR.. Hatfield where he is the politi
cal boss. as we'll as in the othel
counties which have pursued sim
liar course in the past.