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The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07

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The following letter was receiveo ~
DR. Hartman through his regular or
respondence:
Il notice the testimonial Of Mrs..
Alice Boyle. which you give m x9er
last article. II should write her oe
you suppose she would give me furiner
particulars? i have heard Il go
many times that such Testimonials agc
fakes; that they are either nbsosufAy
fictitious or else the people have pem
hired to write them. have been m
clined to write you great many times
but these stories about patent moN-
cine advertisements have discourao1d
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find remedy such as your article a.
scribes.'
To the above letter DR. Hartman
made the following reply:
Ny dear Madam:--I do not vondep
that you are confused and have lost
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There has been 80 much said against
them. 30 much controversy conccrn-
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whether her testimonial represents the
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hone you will remember that ahe n
q housewife. like yourself. that she hnD
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The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
POWER STATIONS TO


Pikeville, Feb. lit is the inten-
tion of the Consolidation Coal COM
pany, which owns the jenkins min
ing operation in Letcher-co. and the
Van Lear operation in Johnson-co.
to build a large power station at
the latter place, to furnish several
thousand horsepower for the opera
zion of it's mining machinery there.
A line will be erected between these
two sources of energy, across dis
tance of about 60 miles, as pre-
caution against a breakdown at
either place. so that In case either
should be disabled, the other may
act as supply for both. The Van
Lear station will be put in at once,
Ind the power lipe between them
will be built as soon as the station
is completed.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
UNCLE REUBEN RAY
CRITICALLY ILL.

Uncle Reuben Ray, aged 70, who
has been long a tenant of the Keel
farm, Just below Pikeyille, is a VIC
tim of organic heart trouble and
not expected to live. He has been
a life long member OF the Keel fam
lily; and It Is said of him that. with
a fidelity that never tires, he fol-
lowed the veteran soldier through
battle and broil, and whenever
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
BOY KILLS SISTER.

While handling a 22-caliber rifle
the S-year-old son of Jas. Simpkins,
of Hendricks Ridge, Menifee county,
pulled the trigger, the bullet striking
his 6-year-old sister, piercing her
heart and killing her instantly. The
parents are prOStrated
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
JESSE JAMES THACKER
ACCIDENTALLY HURT

While trying to make his way
through brush heap last Friday,
Jesse James, son of David Thacker,
shot himself through the right foot
with a shotgun. The large toe Is al
most severed, but may yet be saved.
He lives on Red creek, seven miles
from Pikeville.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
VOTES I'M THE ooNrEsT.

Votes in the News Prize Contest
are now being given with each tick
OF of admission to the picture show
here. On each ticket Is a place for
the name OF the candidate you wish
to vote for. These tickets when
properly filled out should be given
To the candidate or mailed direct to
the Contest Manager. Big Sandy
News. Save these tickets. clip the
votes from the paper or pay up you-
subscription and get the votes there
on. Let us help make our Plkeville
"favorites" winners In this big
prize competition. There is no rea-
son whatever why we cannot bring
that $3.50 Royal Piano and some OF
the diamond rings to Pikeville.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
WRIGHT KILLS CALHOUN.

u. depot opposite .HTcSlOuSUuiS on
Wednesday evening. There Is mo-
wing picture show at the station.
and while the show was going on a
man named Calhoun entered in an
intoxicated condition. A constable
named Wright went to him and re-
monstrated with him Calhoun per-
sisted in acting disorderly and
Wright attempted to arrest him.
Calhoun, so it is said, made at the
officer with knife, when. to pro-
tect himself, the officer shot his as
sailant, killing him almost instantly.
Wright then crossed the river to
Prestonsburg and surrendered to the
authorities.
Miss Ruth Ellison, who has charge
of the fourth and fifth grades in
the Prestonsburg Baptist Institute.
gave an entertainment on Friday
right Jan. 81.
The program was well rendered
and shows what our boys and girls
are able to accomplish when in the
care of good teacher After the
completion of the program recep-
tion was given by the Faculty and
Trustees of the P. B. G. to which
everybody was invited. Ice cream
and cake was served in the audi
torium of the college.
Mrs. Sherman Muncy was called
to the bedside of her brother, ]. b.
Clark, who was seriously cut with
4 knife at Van Lear She was ac-
colll anied by DR.. John Sizemore and
wife.
Miss Edna Sizemore spent a few
days of last week at Woods.
Miss Josephine Spradlin, of Dew
ey, KY, attended the reception CIV
EN- by the P. B. l. on Jan.
Bennett Conley, of Salyersyille,
KY, visited H, G, Harlowe, Friday
and Saturday of last week.
Miss Jane Allen, of Allen City
visited Misses Alta and Ethel Step
hens last week.
Taylor Calhoun, who is teaching
at Woods, KY, attended the recep-
ton given at the p. B. !.
w. B. Ward, who has charge of
the Normal department of the San
dy Valley Seminary, came up Fri
day night to spend Saturday and
Sunday with his family.
Miss Grace Marrs left Monday
morning for Richmond, KY, to at
tend school,
John Clifton, Kelly Conley, Claude
Warman, Dave Wright, Mack Har-
mon and John Goodmor appeared
before Police Judge d. o. Hamon
and plead guilty to charge of
stealing a ride on a freight train
and were fined 81 and cost. The
boys say they will steal no more
rides as they have promise OF q
large fine in case they do.
Dave Sammons and Bill Hubbard,
two old Confederate veterans, wore
in town Saturday looking after their
pensions.
The Presbyterian church has Sc
cured the Rev. Lucien Kirk as pas
tor at this place.
Dave Hall, who left here on last
Monday in charge of Deputy Sher-
If, Melvin Allen, made his escape,
and has not been caught
A Mr.. Davenport, of Warren coun-
ty, KY, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. James Spradlin.
The Engineers OF the B. & o. rail-
road reached here yesterday.
J. d. McCown. who left for Gin
cinnati last week. returned Sunday
night. He secured good job, in
Cincinnati and will return in two
weeks.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07

trouble was the thickest. there were
the two soldiers. When the civil
conflict was over. neither was will
ing to part from the other. Many
Pike county people who have known
Uncle Reuben will deeply regret 10
learn of his precarions condition.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
LOCALS.

LOOAlS.
Thomas A. Palmer and family left
for Huntington, w. Va, Wednesday,
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Palmer has extensive
timber interests in Pike county, and
he will return often to oversee them
Miss Bessie Call went to Shelby
creek last Saturday in the interest
Of the NEWS contest.
Alex Williams, Of Ashland, was
here last Monday on legal business.
Miss Ida Osborne, of Myra. on
Shelby creek, is the guest Of friends
here this week.
Judge and Mrs. Finley Fogg and
|C. NJ. Clay. of Paintsville, are court
visitors here this week.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
Preached Two Good sermons.

The Rev. T. J. Hobson. OF Ash
land. filled the pulpit OF the NJ. y.
Church at both services on Sunday
last.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
M. Il. CHURCH SOUTH.

Sunday school at . am, Augustus
Snyder supt. Preaching at 1O:3O
and $3.50. Prayer service Wednes-
day at $3.50 D, m.
j. w. CRITESg Pastor.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07

KEPT IN THE FAMILY.
Frank Pigg has disposed OF bis
restaurant TO Charley Hogg.
The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-07
N-T-H-Co.
Quality
DiDersity--
ModerateneSS--

You may be sure of these three
things in choosing Clothes from
Misunderstanding 90.
Clothes that are made of
Quality fabrics-showing . d.
versity of styles and colorings-
assuring Moderateness In price
Perfection of fit-Supremacy m
tailoring are surely more profi-
table for you to buy than those
that haven't these strong fea-
tres.
Remember that good suit or
overcoat, like a good book, has
the quality of becoming old with
constantly increasing charm.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
BURNS SELF TO DEATH
\ Marshall Dentist SaturateS Box of Excelsior With Alcohol, Lies
 Down in It and Starts Fire.

Marshall, Ark. June 24.-Filling a box with excelsior saturated with oil and wood alcohol, then crawling into the box and setting fire to the excelsior, Dr. B. s. Slater, 40 years old. ended his life here yesterday. Dr. Slater, who was a dentist, left his home at an early hour and Is supposed to have gone directly to his office. About , o'clock J. c, Hensley, a butcher, on his way to open his market, discovered smoke pouring from windows of the doc tors office Going into the building and upstairs, Hensley tried to enter the room adjoining the office in which the fire was burning Fail ing, he gave the fire alarm, and with assistance forced the door open and eXtinguished the flames.
 Amid the smoke the feet of a man were discovered protruding from under the edge of the box, and all though the body was charred be- yond recognition, investigation re- vealed that it was Dr. Slater. It appears that Dr. Slater first filled the box with paper and excelsior, and saturating the entire box and kindling, buried himself in it and set fire to the saturated mass.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
AMERICAN HELD BY
 MEX|CANS AS SPY
Charged With Laying Dynamite Mine About Laredo, Tobacco Salesman Given Amazing
 Third Degree" and Released.

Eagle Pass. Texr June 23.-C. H Rippeteau, an American, aged g years, travelling tobacco salesman of Dallas, Tex, was released by the constitutionalists this morning and escorted safely to Eagle Pass.
 He had been held as a spy, and on last Thursday was put through an amazing third degree" by the constitutionalists while a prisoner at Columbia.
 He was charged with laying dy- namite mine about Neuvo Laredo, but he denied the charge. At 3 o'clock the next morning he was aroused from his sleep, again ques- toned about the mines without re- suit, and was then escorted by a squad of soldiers to a point several hundred yards from the camp and told he was to be shot.
 His money and watch were taken from him and he was asked to give the name and address of someone to whom he wished his body sent Then the firing squad" leVeled their rifles at his breast but after waiting few minutes were ordered to lower their arms and Rippeteau was led back to the camp.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
SHOULD HAVE OWN MEDICINE.
Locks Chain About Daughters Neck,
 Swings Her Up nd Uses Club.

August, Ga, June 24.-J. J. John son, butcher, was arrested here this morning charged with winding a chain twice about his 15-year-old daughters neck, locking it and hang ing her to a meat hook in his shop last night. He is then alleged to have beat her with the butt end of a buggy whip until blood flowed from her arms and body. The chain cut a long gash in the child's neck and her screams brought a police mans assistance.
 The father says he did it because she would not obey him.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
LOOKING 10 SOUTH
 FOR UNIVERSITY HEAD
Henry Nelson Snyder, President of WOROrd College, Spartansburg, $. C., Invited to Appear Before
 Trustees June 2S.

Little Rock, June 25.-The board of trustees of the university has another eastern educator in view for the presidency of the institu- ton, and he has been invited by Trustee Askew to appear before the board at it's next meeting, to be held in the governors office next Saturday, June 2S. The possibility as head of the Arkansas school is Henry Nelson Snyder, president of Wofford College at Spartansburg, s. c., since 1902. He was born at Ma con, Ga, January l4, 1865, and is an A. B. of Vanderbilt, besides having taken degrees at several other schools.
 The meeting of the board is called for the purpose of disposing of sev- eral odds and ends of business, and it is not at all probable that a president will be decided upon at this meeting. Two other positions to be filled that may be considered at this meeting are those of dean of the educational college, to suc- ceed w. s. Johnson, resigned, and dean of the agricultural college. It is quite probable that J. c. Futrell, the acting president, and Martin Nelson, the acting dean of the agri- cultural college, will be retained for the next session.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
FALL CAUSED DEATH
Mrs. Alice Smith Stumbled on De- Queen Street Walk Four Days
 A0o-Died Thursday Night.

Mrs. Alice Smith, who until a short time ago owned the Mena Cafe. died Thursday night at lO;3o o'clock as the result of a fall suS- tained four days ago. Mrs. smith in some way fell on the sidewalk mn the west side of DeQueen street. in the block south of the court house. She received internal ln- iuries which caused her death
 Mrs. smith, who was a widow IS survived by two children, a five vrar-old daughter, who is al present very i'll at the Bateman hotel on DeOueen street, and a ten-year-old son.
 The funeral services were con ducted at the Elrod chapel at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon Burial took place in Odd Fellows cemetery
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
PELKEY IS ACQUITTED.
In i5 Minutes Jury Cleared Pugilist
 Whose Blow Killed McCarty.

Calgary. Alberta, Canada, June 24. Arthur pelkey, the pugilist, was last night acquitted of manslaugh- ter. which charge was placed against him as result of the death of Luther McCarty, who died in the first round of a scheduled l0-round bout at the Burns Arena here May 2i. It was charged by the govern ment that McCarty died from a blow administered by Pelkey.
 The jury was out 45 minutes be- fore returning the verdict, although Chief Justice Harvey's charge was unfavorable to the defendant.
 pelkey was jubilant when he learned of the verdict, and declared it was exactly what he expected.
 The verdict was to the effect that the contest was a prize fight, but that pelkey was not guilty of man. slaughter inasmuch as the blow he struck was not intended to cause fatal results.
 The trial. which was begun June l9 lasted only four days. The trial of Tommy Burns will be held here in October.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
VACATION TIME IS NEAR
Supreme Court Clearing Deck for Summer Recess July 1l-NO
 More Submissions.

Little Rock, June 2i.-The Su- preme court has announced to the members of the bar that no more submissions will be taken after July :, and that the summer recess will be taken July ll By that time the court will have disposed of all business submitted, and have the docket practically clear for the ac- rumulation of the summer.
 During the last few weeks the court has been advancing cases on the calendar, in order to have a docket sufficiently large to work on each week. At the session last Monday ten cases were submitted and five of them had been ad- Vanced.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
REUNITED AND HAPPY.
After a Years Separation, Mir. and
 Mrs. DiSheroOn RemaPry.

J. E. Disheroon and his former wife, Mrs. Laura Disheroon, have been quietly married by Judge w. \. Martin They were separated about a year ago, but had been thinking of the comforts of home and forgetting the old differences for some time.
 The matters came to head about as follows:
 Their respective homes were near each other. Mr. Disheroon had been sick for few days and had been having a doctor in attendance. Mrs. Disheron had noticed this, and finally sent one of the children with note asking if he was sick, and if there was anything she could do for him. He wrote back for her to come up. When she arrived he asked her to go to the court house and get the judge and a license and come back. This was done and the family is now reunited and happy,
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
FREE SUGAR FIGHT
 PROMISED IN l9l6
Anti-Free Sugar Democrats Will Oppose Free Sugar Clause in Tar if Bill at That Time, They Say
 -Half-Cent Pound Duty.

Washington, June 2i.-The anti free sugar Democrats got together this morning in the Senate caucus and agreed to support the amend ment by Senator Shafroth to elimi- nate the provision for free sugar in 1916, and substitute a duty of ap- proXimately one-half cent a pound after that time on refined sugar.
 The Shafroth amendment accepts duties proposed in the Underwood bill on sugar for the next three years, which plans a gradual re- duction in Louisiana and beet su- gar.
 The senators are not trying to change the rates proposed for the next three years, but if the Sha- froth amendment is voted down they will have other alternatives for trial after 1916, they say.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
.ACKMA|L AND MURDER
rest of Head of Bing Kung Tong in Frisco Reveals Horrible.
 Secret Society.

Ban Francisco, June 23.-Black- lil, murders, opium smuggling D smuggling coolies across the fder were revealed In letters and euments taken yesterday upon \ arrest of Wong Do King, head the Bing Kung Tong, according information given out today by 1eral immigration officials. Death, E officials say, was the penalty of who opposed or attempted to be- Ry the schemes of the highbind- S. The deportation of Wong will sought at once, and other Chi Be- powerful in many American |eS, will be prosecuted. Wong for 20 years has been head the Bing Kungs, the most war |e and powerful of the Chinese bgs.
 Widespread levying of blackmail, Pd to be the principal activity of + Blng kungs was made effective a score of gunmen on salaries, |lh bonuses for killing "Bing fn The gunmen also protected |mhllne dens and owners of Chi |se and American slave girls, the lters show.
 |Many letters bear upon the recent ps war; which extended the |iSJh Of the Pacific coast, some of |fm giving specific instructions \ the killing of various men. One CT was catechism for smuggled
 lhese preparing them for ques- InS by immigration inspectors, if |prehended.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
MEXICAN FEDERALS
 ROUTED, 200 DEAD
Complete Victory for Constitutional Rebels After Six Days Fighting -AerOplanes Dropped Bombs
 and Did Much to Win Fight.


 Douglas, Ariz., June 2i.-Complete victory for the constitutionaIist rebels after a six days battle at Or tiz, Sonora, is claimed by the junta here. According to dispatches re- ceived from Governor Pasquiera over the wires rom Riburtiz, all of which are in the hands of the reb- els, General Obregon surrounded and completely routed the federal army under General Pedro Ojeda. The losses on both sides are report ed to be nearly 2,000. Mason and his aeroplane played a big part in the battle, dropping many bombs in to the federal entrenchments at Or tiz.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
Jno. T. BOgard, Pres. R. Golf, See. A. H. Scoggin, W. l.. Smith.
IS CRUSHED BY LOGS.
Malvern Man Caught Before He
 Could Evade Rolling Timber.

Malvern, June 2l.-Wyatt Dorch, an employe of the Malvern Lumber Company, located one mile north of Malvern. was instantly killed yes terday while unloading logs into the reserve pond. It appears that Dorch was accustomed to unload the logs from the cars by cutting the retain ing post about half in two, allow ing the logs to break the post and thus roll into the pond. Yesterday the logs caught him before he could get out of the way pinnins him to the ground and crushing out his life.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
Rk|LROADS MUST
 HEED RATE LAWS
aN Escape Possible Is Through 5,rnyinq by Actual Book Accounts That They Are COnfiscatOry-
 Minnesota Roads Agree.

Hashington, June 24.-Nothing
 Ft of actual book accounts of
 Road receipts and expenditures
 Interstate business will be ac- Ned by the Supreme Court of the ited States as a basis of annul- z state rates as conflscatory, ac- 'aing to the written opinion of Nice Hughes in the Arkansas rate
 ss. completed today
 nstice Hughes announced the se decision of the court that the ;eht and 2-cent passenger rates 4hat state were not confiscatory Nine courts last decision day, .e i6, and has been engaged in aing the opinion in the cases te that day.
 Ip pointed out in the opinion that Railroads in attacking the rates Ad 10 sustain their case because spo general methods employed in hrating interstate operations h intrastate. The value of the Toad property, he said, for req e set forth in the Minnesota Rs. was improperly divided be- .en intrastate and interstate 6ness on a gross revenue basis. |e also criticised the lower nrs conclusions that intrastate
 eht traffic cost 20 per cent more hhe Iron Mountain road and 20 cent more on the St. Louis and nhwestern than interstate traffic I he intrastate passenger service 1.-the Iron Mountain cost 10 per t more than the intrastate.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
ADVERTISE SULPHUR SPRINGS
Business Men to Have Big Exhibit
 at the Dallas Fair.

Sulphur Springs, June 24.-The business men of Sulphur Springs propose to finance and push in ev- CT way possible the matter of plac- ing at the Dallas fair an exhibit of Hopkins county. They have issued a call to the farmers to cooperate by furnishing products to be ex- hibited and assist in making the ex- hibit take first place among the county exhibits this fall.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
LABOR LAWS PUBLISHED.
Working People May Now Become
 Familiar Win Statutes.

Little Rock, June 2l.-The labor laws of the state, compiled by J. c. Clary, commissioner of labor, and VI. J. McMahon, deputy commission CT. have been published in pamph- let form for general distribution. The acts of 1913 are included in the digest. This is done in order that the working people of the state may become familiar with the laws now on our statute books, and "also be in position to ask for further intelligent legislation" :" There are 62 pages in the publica- ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
ANOTHER SPECIAL ELECTION
This One for Judge in Third Judi
 cial Circuit,

Little Rock, June Ex-Governor futrellShas called a special election Tor July 23 for judge of the third division of the Sixth judicial cir cult. This is the office to which Judge G, W. Hendricks, an appoin- tee of Governor Robinson. was nominated in last Saturdays pri- mary in Pulaski and Perry counties He defeated June p. Wooten of the Little Rock bar by a little more than 300 votes.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-26
BOG SPRINGS IS READY
New Summer and Health Resort Hotel to Be Opened Satur-
 day Night.

The new summer and health re- sort hotel that has been building for some months at Bog Springs, will be formally opened for guests Saturday night of this week. Sev- eral Mena parties have been invited and will attend the opening.
 This resort, situated between the picturesque hills, on a fine road five miles west of Hatton, 9 miles south of Mena already is famous for it's medicinal springs.