The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-11-21

OFFICES III Letcner-Co. II Is Salu tnat
a large number of changes, favor
able to the Democrats, are forth
coming.
The Lexington & Eastern having
just completed a splendid new de-
pot at McRoberts will start work on
modern. well arranged depot in
Fleming. Rush work will facilitate
it's construction
1t is with regret that We chroni-
Gle the unfortunate killing OF James
Craft at McRoberts. Craft was pass
ing the home of John Blevins form
erly of Martin-co., and concluded to
stay over night. When Blevins re-
fused him Craft walked out and pick
ed up Bleyins axe and forced himsel
into the Blevins home when Bleyins
OF and killed him. At an examin-
ing trial here Blevins was cleared
on plea of self defense,
The Lexington Experiment Station
sent DR.. Scott specialist into this
county few days ago to inyesti-
gate the alarm caused by the pre-
yalence of hog cholera throughout
the county, with the new cholera
preventive serum, in an effort to
put stop to the disease. DR.. Scott
found quite a lot of the cholera in
the vicinity of Thornton, Milestone
and Boone's Fork above here, though
much OF it has dropped out during
the past eight or ten days. Hog rails
ers OF the county are greatly pleas
ed since the State Experiment people
have taken a hand in the extermi-
nation of the dangerous disease.
With the help of our people great
good will result.
The Letcher County Board of
Health has taken the small pox sit
uation in hand and has sent physi-
clans to Milestone creek, where
every effort known will be done to |
prevent further spread OF the dis
ease. 1t is fearedt, however, that the
one case there having brought a
lrage number of people in contact
with him will cause quite a general
spread of the disease. There is al
os one case on Sandlick creek.
The Graded School at McRoberts
and Fleming opened Monday, the
| 18th with splendid attendance. Mr..
Il. p. Day and Miss Nora Fields, Of
Whitesburg are both employed in
he school at McRoberts while Miss
Rachel Eyerage, of Jackson is one
If the teachers in Fleming. Prof.
Greer is principal OF the McRoberts
school.
DR.. Holbrook, formerly of Louisa
laving been lately transferred from
McRoberts to Burdine, Dr. Williams,
II Paintsville has taken his place as
physician in McRoberts.
rhe good people of McRoberts much
to give up Dr. Holbrook,
tut they believe DR.. Williams Will
erve them we'll.
It is announced from Hazard that
he Southern Bell Telephone Co. is
Don to be extended into that place
md so on into Whitesburg, which
s a step in the right direction. We
rust the service will be forthcom-
ng. With the postal service into
his section and a splendid local
telephone service the people will be
veil served.
The "City Fathers" of Whites
,urg are advertising the franchise
ecently adapted for an electric light
liant in the town. 1t is hoped that
purchaser can be found within the
pecified time and that Whitesburg
will ere long get lights. They are
greatly needed and would help to
,uild up the town.
City jails, especially necessary, are
icing erected in both McRoberts and
and everything will be done
W the officials of both places to
make them real orderly, well gov
irLed cities Following the pay day
there was much gambling,
shooting, etc, as re-
ult of the bootlegging of whiskey,
in Fleming, where there
we're a wholesale number Of arrests
or divers offenses, about ten for
,ootlegging whiskey.
o
The remains of James Craft kill
ID at McRoberts by John Blevins
we're sent to Indian creek, Wise-co.,
"a, his home for burial. While the
is deeply deplored 1t is
aid to have been solely in self de-
ense. At least Blevins was discharg-
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