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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
IMPROVING THEIR STOCK.

Emory Wheeler, of Blaine, recent
ly bought of W. T. Kane pair of
Poland China pigs of the big bone
type. About the same time the
same dealer sold to Willie Carter,
deputy sheriff, another pair Of the
same age and breeding. There are
no better breeds and there is no
better stock Their value is greatly
enhanced by the fact that the ami
mails have been made immuze TO
cholera by serum treatment. Wheel
er and Carter are both single men
and have bought this fine stock and
put 1t on the farms which belong
to their fathers. BY doing this they
made wise investment and set an
example worthy of imitation. Also,
they will not have to 60 west or
in any other direction to get along
in life.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
BUYING ASSIGNED CLAIMEs.

Frankfort. Ky.-Deputy Sheriff D.
E. Bailey, brother-in-law of the
Sheriff OF Bell-co., held conference
to-day with State Inspector and Ex-
aminer Sherman Goodpaster and As
sisrant State Auditor G. b. Likens
In regard to report on Bell county
which the inspector is preparing to
submit after an investigation OF
the county offices. The Auditors Of
flee has been holding up witness fee
claims from Bell county, aggregating
$1,000, which had been assigned to
Deputy Sheriff Bailey. Sheriffs are
not allowed TO buy up claims. Mr..
Bailey explained that he had bought
trem as an accommodation for wo
man, who put up the money, but
Mr.. Likens thought they shoul be
assigned in her name.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
SEVEN HOMES BEREFT.
Deaths Shadow Brings Sorrow to
Many Hearts.
Moub Hale Dies suddenly.

Mont Hale, native OF this city,
Or at his home in Huntington
early on Tuesday morning last, af-
ter an Illness OF only few hours.
Interment followed In the Hunting
ton cemetery on Wednesday. July
End. Mr.. Hale was badly injured by
B. q o. train about eight months
ago. necessitating his confinement
In hospital for considerable time
and It is thought that his death
was a result OF the injury received
at that time. He was 45 years old
and is survived by widow and one
grown son. His only daughter was
killed by street car in Hunting
ton several years ago. He is also
survived by four brothers, James.
George. Millard and Bascom, all of
this city. The first three we're pres
ent when their brother died. Bas-
com had gone TO the bedside when
the news came that Mont was criti-
cully III. but believing the worst
was over he returned to Louisa. All
were present at the burial. The wild
ow was daughter OF Sam Wellman
OF Fort Gay. Mont Hale was an in
dustrious man. much respected by
all who knew him. He owned the
properly where he lived and had
$1,000 insurance in the Modern
woodmen.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
MARRIED IN OHIO.
Brad. Chalfin. Louisa Man, Captures
a Fair Buckeye.

A quiet and simple wedding took
place Tuesday afternoon at the
home OF the Rev. William H. Mus
grove on Holgate-av., when Miss Lu
ella M. Smith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Smith, of Holgate-ay.,
was united in marriage to Mr..
Bradford Chaffin, OF Louisa. Ky.
The young people left over the 6:1O
Wabash train for Toledo. From
there they will go TO the home OF
the groom in Kentucky.
The wedding came as a surprise
TO many friends. Mr.. Chaffin was
employed q few months ago as a
linotype operator on the Crescent
News, while Miss Smith had charge
OF the Society Department. Laeer
Mr.. Chaffin entered Newspaper Con-
test work and has been located in
Kentucky and Virginia. He had not
forgotten the friendship formed
however, while working at Defiance
and returned to claim his bride.
Miss Smith has large host Of
friends In Defiance. who wish the
newly-weds happy and prosperous
married life. The Crescent-News ex-
terds its best wishes and congrat-
ulations. --Crescent-News, defiance,
ohio.)
The foregoing tells its own pleas
am story, but line or SO in the
columns of the groom's home paper
would not be out of place. He and
his bride arrived here on Saturday
las and were warmly received. The
mercury was flirting with the 90
mark on the tube, and the many
friends of the young Benedict were
ardent in the welcome and congrat-
ilations and wishes for the pros
perity and happiness Of Brad and
his young wife. Mrs. Chaffin is a
very bright and attractive woman,
very pleasing in manner and per-
son. and has already won many
friends In the birthtown of her hus-
band, and where he has made a
character without reproach.
Mrs. Chaffin will remain in Lou
lisa for some time, while her hus-
band attends to a contest in Lam
caster, this State
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
annual CONVENTION
Of Lawrence County S. S. Association
will be held in Louisa JuIy9-1O.

Let us all hold in remembrance
the fact that the Lawrence County
Sunday School Association will hold
Its annual meeting in Louisa, be-
ginning on Wednesday, July 8 and
continuing two days. Representatives
from nearly all the Sunday schools
in the county will attend, and they
will be edited and interested by
some of the best workers in the
State. A fine program will be dis
cussed, and the officers will spare
no pains to make all the sessions
of the association well worth at
tending. Entertainment has been Sc
cured for as many delegates as will
be present, and all know that Lou
lisa hospitality is Of the gilt edged,
blue ribbon variety.
The Sunday School has be-
come very important factor in the
uplift of humanity, in that 1t begins
with the young life Of the COM
munity. 1t bends the twig in the
right direction, SO that it may
grow to strong. useful maturity. and
in the convention the ways and
means for securing this desirable
end are discussed by veterans in
the noble work. Come, then, and
improve the golden opportunity af-
forded the coming together of Sum
day school people.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
William GOEBEL 5 Statue.
New Bronze Figure Said to be an
Amazing Likeness.

FRANKFORT, Ky, June 30.-The
bronze figure of william Goebel,
which is to surmount the pedestal
erected last week at the foot OF the
steps In front of the State Capitol,
will be paced in position Monday
The canvas-swathed figure was
brought forth Saturday afternoon,
but the necessity for boring anoth-
er hole in the pedestal in which 10
Insert a steel pin to hold the figure
in place, necessitated an over-Sun-
day delay.
The statue is on heroic proper
tions, representing Mr.. Goebel stand
lug erect. Justus Goebel, his broth
el. who has looked after the work.
is hstter pleased with this one than
the statue which stands In the
Frankfort cemetery. He secured
some photographs and the death
mask of his brother, that the sculp-
ter OF the statue in the cemetery
did not have. and the result JUS
tue Goebel thinks. is an amazing
likeness Of his brother. recognizable
even from the rear.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
4OO-BARREL GUSHER.
Big Strike in Morgan County Ahead Of
the Proven Area.

Barbouryille, KY, June 29.-The
Kentucky petroleum fields have fur
nished some large strikes during
the week, the best of which is a
400-barrel completion in the new
district of Morgan-co. The strike,
made early in the week, is the best
of the summer It is located some
distance in advance of the proven
area and was drilled by Kentucky
operators, being one of a group of
good wells drilled since the first of
the year. Late reports tell of sat-
isfactory settled yield from this big
producer, and it will undoubtedly
inspire much new work in the ter
ritory outlying. In addition to the
gusher. Morgan county contributed
four strikes of smaller caliber, rang
ing from twenty-five to fifty barrels
daily. These wells are all in the
Camel City neighborhood, the scene
of the first strike in the county.The
depth ranges from 1000 to 100
feet.
Many new contracts are being let
in the Morgan county pool, the only
retarding feature being a scarcity of
drillers. One man has a contract for
eight wells. Within radius of sew
era, miles Of the ground of produc-
ers at Camel City test wells are
now drilling and the field constitu-
tes the most active of the new de-
velopments in Kentucky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
AN ODD LOOKING CORNER.

The old Swetnam residence which
had stood on the corner of Madison
and jefferson streets for half a
century or more has been moved to
a point opposite F. T. d. Wallace.
Sr's.. barn. turned so as to face
west and set back 15 or 20 feet
from the street. To us old timers
the place where the house and its
outbuildings stood for many years
looks quite odd. 1t is said that a
business house will be erected on
the now vacant corner.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04

On Thursday OF last week the
young child OF George Kelly and
wife died at the home OF its great
grandfather, Mordecai Wilson. of
this city. The child had been sick
Of bowel trouble, and on Thursday
It was brought by I'd parents to
Mr.. Wilson's for treatment. 1t died,
however. not long after its arrival.
The body was taken TO the Wilson
burial ground on Lick creek. for in
terment. The little one was 10
months old.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
Aged Man Dead.

On Tuesday night. July /, Rob
ert Loar died at the residence of
his son-in-law. James Rice. aged SO
years. On Wednesday the body was
taken to the Henry Loar place, a
cross the Big Sandy and nearly OPP
posite the mouth OF Blaine, where
1t was inferred. His death was caus-
ed by infirmity incident to old age.
Mr.. Loar was highly respected
citizen and left many relatives and
descendants.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
GREAT RELIEF.

The rain of Tuesday night and its
following breezes brought great re-
lief to our people, who feel that
they are many degrees further from
Hades than they were before the
help came. At this hour the wealth
er is endurable and the outlook for
pleasant weather on the 4th is good.
Let us be sane and sensible, and
it follows that we shall be safe.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
ELECTROCUTED.
General May, Of Clay Co., Answers
With His Life for Murder.


General Mays, of Clay-co.. paid
the death penalty in the electric
chair in the penitentiary at Eddy
vile last Friday morning for the
murder of Mrs. Sherman Merideth-
in Clay-co., on March S, 1911.
After good nights rest and a
hearty breakfast, Mays left his cell
for the electric chair at 3:46 o'clock
He was accompanied by the death
watch, Jim" Black, and the prison
chaplain. the Rev. ]. A. Holton-
Mays took seat in the electric
chair unattended
At 1851 o'clock a volume of 2,200.
volts shot through his body. and
in thirty seconds he was pronounced
dead by the prison physicians, Drs-
+ NJ. and D. j, Travis. The of
ficials declared the execution the
most successful of any of the nine
teen held at Eddyville.
Warden John B. Chiffon, three Of
his deputies, two prison physicians,
the chaplain, guards and one 9TH
er person were the only witnesses
of the execution.
History OF the Crime.
General Mays on March 5, 1911.
killed Sherman Merideth on Allen
Greek, twelve miles from Manches-
ter, in Clay-co., and wounded Farm
er Freeman, for which he was tried
and given life sentence in the
penitentiary after which he was par
doDed that he might be tried for
the murder of Mrs. Merideth at the
sans time and place.
Mays was accused of killing eight
men and Mrs. Merideth. but claim
ed that he had killed but three men
and for the killing of two of these
he was cleared on the ground OF
self defense.
He is survived by two women
who were married to him, moth
Ell. seven brothers and four sisters
and beautiful 7-year-old daugh-
Ter. Cecil.
Mays was dutiful and obedient
prisoner, spending much Of his time
In playing sacred music OH his vio-
lin, from which he seemed to get
much consolation.
Clay County Pro ret.
General Mays was bd on Otter
;reek, in Clay-co.. in 1871. His par
pnts at the time of his birth were
non-professors OF religion until af-
Ter General had attained his ma )
Iority. His tnotser is now Chris
Jan. 4
Mays ded the public schools
altogether only a part OF two years.
He frequently went to church while
young. but had no advantage OF
((,Onfiuuod NM nara \ ur
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
Open Season For Squirrels.

The open season for shooting
squirrels is now on. They can be
hunted until September 10. when
the law forbids the killing of them
until November 15. the beginning
of the open season for quail.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
Nfrs. Gcrtrudo Burke pead.

After a lingering illness, caused
by tuberculosis Mrs. Gertrude Burke
died at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs A. G. Holbrook at four o'clock
Thursday afternoon. A more extend
cd notice will appear next week.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
LAY THE DUST.
is due.

Do this and swat the flyy. Both
are menaces to life and can be
avoided. The fly is a germ carrier,
particularly of typhoid. Dust helps
to spread tuberculosis. Swat the
fly and use the sprinkler.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
MORE LIGHT NEEDED.

Another matter which should re-
ceive needed n ention at the com
ing meeting s, city council is
the necessity oi.nore and better
street lights. Luna can't do It all.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04

. We are publishing in this issue
merely as matter of news a re-
port on the State prisons, a sub
ject which seems to interest the
Z. nora, public.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04

Assistant Solicitor Wallace has
gone to Cincinnati to attend an inn
portant meeting Of @. and o.. d.
rectors and other officials.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04
Prominent Ashland Man Dead.

r. d. Davis, we'll known banker
and business man of Ashland, died
at his residence in that city We'd
nesday night. He was 50 years old.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-04

As the NEWS goes to press it
learns that Judge s. G. Kinner died
at his home in Catlettsburg at 8
O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18
TAKES Off DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
oIrisl Try Thlsl Makes Hair Thick.
Glossy, Fluffy, Beautiful. No
More Itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation Of Danderine you cannot find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after a
few weeks use. when you see new
hair. fine and downy at first-yes-but
really new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy. Just moisten cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw II
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time The effect Is amaz-
ing-your hair will be light, fluffy and
wavy. and have an appearance OF
abundance: an Incompatible luster.
softness and luxurlance.
Get rs cent bottle OF Knowlton's
Danderine from any store. and prove
that your hair Is as pretty and soft
as any-that II has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-thats
all-you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots OF IL II you will Just try lit
tie Danderine. Adv
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18

The recent session In Little Rock
Ark. OF the National Association OF
Teachers in Colored Schools-its
tenth annual meeting-brought to
gether a representative group OF the
more active and influential colored
teachers OF the country. This meet
ing" says the Southern Workman
showed more completely than any
that has gone before the increasing
appreciation among colored teachers
of their peculiar duties and responsi
bilities and OF the opportunities OF
fered by meetings OF this character
for getting a better understanding and
a broader view OF their work. This
is the only body OF national scope
continues the Southern Workman
whose meetings are devoted entirely
to the consideration of the more init
mate and vital problems OF negro edu.
cation The sessions are enlightening
and bring hope and inspiration to the
workers. They also arouse local In
terest and help to establish worthy
standards in Negro education general
ly. The meeting at Little Rock had an
unusual number OF heads of institu.
tions in attendance. These men seem
ed to understand better than formerly
that they have common work and
that It is for the best interest OF all to
work out their problems together. II
was with this end in view that they
formed a council OF school presidents
as department OF the association.
Although the colored teacher can do
but little directly In influencing leg
islation for negro education, public
education was given serious attention.
1t is possible to interest the colored
people in making greater use OF the
public schools. and in giving them In
creased personal attention. This the
association encouraged. Stimulating
reports were made OF the best public
school work being done In rural sec.
tions OF the south. In this connection
came the strong. helpful and sympa-
thetic address OF the recently ap.
pointed state supervisor OF colored
schools for Arkansas. Leo NJ. Favrot.
After all. the colored teacher and the
colored people are the great forces in
negro education. For the association
to bring this fact into active con.
sciousness is to render an important
service"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18

From 1900 to 1910 the total value OF
farm property owned by the colored
farmers OF the south increased from
sl774O4.6Ss to si22 2.S9S,2lS. or Ia per
cent
In 1863 the total wealth of the ne
groes of this country was about $780,
100000. Now the total wealth is over
$I00000,000 No other emancipated
people have made SO great progress
in so short a time The Russian ser{s
were emancipated In 1861. Fifty years
later 1t was found that about 100000
OF them had accumulated about $780,
100000 worth of property. or about
$36 per capita, an average OF 5000 per
family. Fifty years after their eman.
cipation only about thirty per cent OF
the Russian peasants were able to
read and write. After so years OF free
dom the 10000. 900 negroes in the Unit.
ed States have accumulated over $780,
100000 worth OF property. or about $40
per capita, which is an average of $3.50
per family. After fifty years OF free
dom 20 per cent. OF them have some
education in books
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18
WAS PAYING A SECOND DEBT
Little Incident That Well illustrates
the Way Of the World In
Such Cases.

81 was walking down the street
with friend of mine the other morn
Ing" relates a man who is more than
ordinarily observant. And on our way
we met another man. who was evil
IDENTIFY acquainted with my friend. My
friend addressed him cordially, l
thought. But said nothing about 1t.
The next morning | again walked
down town with the same friend. And
again we met the man We had met
the day before. This time It was he
who spoke cordially. and my friend
who answered coldly. Indeed. my
friend came very near to cutting him
dead. This time needed an explana-
tion of the mystery.
Are you paying him back for his
coldness Of yesterday l asked.
No answered by friend. You see.
I have owed him money for come time.
And last night paid It,"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18

Born a slave. Mrs. Amanda JUhn~on
OF Albany. Ore. not only has enjoyed
freedom for sixty years, but on her
eightieth birthday became duly quail
fled voter with all of the rights OF citi-
zenship. The adoption OF women's suf-
irage In Oregon last fall paved the
way for this result and she registered
as a Republican voter
An Oregon pioneer OF 1858. Mrs.
Johnson has lived In and near Albany
continuously for 60 years. She was
born In Liberty. Clay county. Missouri,
August 80, 1888.
Her life has been eventful. The old
southern custom of family giving to
a daughter upon her marriage little
colored girl as a personal attendant
and the feeling in the south against
liberated negroes before the war were
the potent factors in Mrs. Johnson's
long trip across the plains to Oregon
in pioneer days.
A daughter of the family on whose
place she was born was married when
Mrs. Johnson was seven years old and
she was given to this daughter as a
wedding present.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18

DR.. w. f. Scripture OF New York
city says that ambidextrous persons
never dream, while right-handed per
sons dream with the right half OF the
brain and use the left brain lobe for
conscious thinkins only.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18
Force Of Habit.

why the noise?"
"The barber IL shaving himself?"
But why the argument"
He Is trying to persuade himself
to have shampoo"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18

Colored people OF the United States
are preparing to hold an industrial
exposition in Washington in the near
future, to represent their progress
since the issuance of the emancipa-
tion proclamation of President Lin
coin on September 22. 1862. The sub
ject was discussed at the celebration
OF the fifty-first anniversary OF this
event, held at the Florida Avenue Bap-
tlst church. Addresses were delivered
by Henry Lincoln Johnson, recorder
of deeds for the District OF Columbia;
Rev. W. A. Taylor. pastor OF the
Florida Avenue Baptist church; Prof
Jesse Lawson, president OF the Ma
tional Emancipation Commemorative
society; Rev. William Wallace Nc.
Cary, pastor OF the First Presby
terian church, Fairmount Heights,
Md; Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas. and
prominent speakers from the states.
The first dam in Hollands great
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18

The total number OF Afro-American
males In the United States OF voting
age in 1910 was 2,459,327. or 81 pei
cent :.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18

Australia raises nearly 100000
acres OF wheat a year.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-10-18

The first dam in Hollands great
project for draining the Zuider Zee
will reclaim 100000 acres
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-28
SPRING FLOWERS.

To some people spring means the
yelling of the bleachers, to others
battling with the elusive wits of the
trout. Philosophic persons wander
out and dream surging dreams of
spiritual resurrections typified by
the abundant life about them.
To other people there is gentle
charm in the pursuit after the flow
ers of spring. The location of such
plants is secret, carefully guarded
like hidden treasure, revealed only
to the chosen ones. Going "a-May-
ing" is traditional diversion hand
ed down from English life. 20 that
we two were Maying" has enshrined
ii in imperishable verse.
Years ago country schools used to
celebrate May day, as holiday de-
voted to flower searching. Teacher
used to wander afield followed by
her tender little lambs, and all re-
turned at night with achy legs, but
full baskets filling their chubby
hands. Today it is to be feared that
fifth grade boy who went May
ing" would be suspended from his
ball team for ninety days
However, many more people are
studying botany today than ever be-
fore. Mostly women, though. Ma
ture clubs and Audubon societies are
prowling along the streams and
through the forests, harried by fear
of peaceful cattle, more or less
disheveled by spreading barbed wire
fences, but altogether happy.