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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06
SPECIAL JUDGE SICK.

Special Judge A. J. Kirk, OF
Paintsville, who convened special
term of the Pike circuit court Mon
dav became dangerously sick Tues
day night, and not being able to
open the term of court Wednesday
morning, advised the Governor by
telegraph of that fact. A new judge
will be appointed to reconvene the
term at a future time
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06
DOUBLE WEDDING.

Sam Saad, manager OF the Imp
theater, left last week in company
with his uncle, Aube Saad, for Bliss
field, Mich. where he witnessed the
double wedding last Sunday after
noon of his sister, Miss Rahiga saad
10 Mr.. A. ]. Bassett, of Madison. w
va, and of his niece, Miss Elizabeth
Kerbany, to Mr.. Albert Jamra, the
latter of Ohio. The wedding occur
red at the home of the parents OF
Miss Kerbany, and was largely at
tended
Both girls are well known In rlke
Vile.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06
FUGITIVE ARRESTED.

Claude Huffman was placed under
arrest at his home on Island creek
last Saturday under fugitive war
rant charging him with completely
In the murder of Luther Fiddler last
March at Huntington. He will be
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06
LOSES ARM.

Alex Mullins, an employe OF the
C. c.. and o. railway company, on
the construction work through the
Breaks, was badly injured by the
work train with which he was con-
nected last week. He fell under the
train, and his right arm was ampu-
tated, and was otherwise badly In
jured. He was quickly removed TO
the Elkhorn City hospital, where he
now is. Mullins may recover.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06

Tho ooeasion of their first visit IN
60 the Lecher County coal fielus'
having come via Jenkins, Mehop-
erts and Fleming To the NEWS cor
respondent Mr.. Kirk said; You
nave great country and there IS
great future In store Tor It,
Mr.. H. o. stage, of Lexington was
here during the week representing
The Combs Lumber Co. Mr.. s'ass
il getting to be familiar figure Y
Whitesburs
| w B. Montgomery, OF Jackson
was here on business Tuesday. he
returned Wednesday. IL
| Judge John +, Butler retuinea
from Frankfort, where he had busi-
ness before the Court of Appears
in his contest case. John u. Ever
sole was Judge pro tenn during ms
absence.
" II. Kemper and B. l.. PllhnB'
OF the Lexington and Eastern Were
nm from Lexington Monday ana
went on to McRoberts, seeing over
the road.
Henry Nicolas, of Cincinnati was
registered at the Whitesburg hotel
this week.
@ Bennett Adams, of Mayking lei
: for louisville 10 complete his course
} al the Louisville law school,
A. b. Hadden. OF Winehester, nav
4 ing considerable lumber interests u
: long the l.. and Il. was up the mug
a Friday. T. A. Conway was aiso
/. business visitor from Winchester
: Editor N. Nj. Webb returned from
+ business trip to Richmond an'
other points out in the state
s Tho Easy Kentucky News pup
Il lished here came out Friday az =
i twice-a-week publication. Hereaisss
e it viii be published Tuesdays anu
Is Friday,
is Attorney l.. Wilson Fields RETURN
,e ed from a business trip TO Lexing-
\ ton.
le Road Engineer |. n. Lewis wen'
n to kona to 500 over the construo'
ton OF the new county road being
III built from Mayking to kona
w. c. pixon. the singer Sewing
Machine man was up the L. ana =
X this week covering his territory
ne salesman Il. L. Eyersolo. OF stan
mt ton. was a Whitesburg business Wis
ne itor this week. Roland represents "a
1t Louisville Tin and stove Co.
en- officer l.. Rutherford and Juds'
ne A. b. potter, OF McRoborts wer'
ri- Monday business visitors In Whites
M burg,
The Rev. Martin left here fe'
days ago for his new home in souti
'ut ern Mexico. y.
Mr.. G. Is. Vaughan. OF Paintsyiii
ok VA. a business visitor hero las
az week. MIR. Vaughan always has
&C. good word for our little city.
tl1 wash Bates, new merchant 9
rn- indian Bottom was here the first 9
ye' tie week,
w, ]. Mathews. OF Lexington ha
ao- been here for several days taliin
ne trade to our merchants.
OPP d. F. Brown was Whitesoui
I'M business visitor Saturday. He hal
ex- from the city OF London.
ar Paul l.. Goddard, OF Harrodsbui
per is registered at the Whitesburg h
o'i tel.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06
BRIDGE ALLOWED
ACROSS TUG FOL

The Senate passed a
by Senator Bradley authorizing
Tug River and Kentucky RailiI
Company to construct bridge az
Tug fork of the Big Sandy rive'
or near tho mouth OF Blackb'
creek, in pike-co.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06
PIKE COUNTY NEWS
Jas L. Phelps, of Pikeve, is authorized to accept
md receint for subscriptions the Big Sandy News

taken to Huntington for trial.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06

The new Mission School at BLACK
ey will not open until Monday, the
9th, according to an announcement
from Rev. Talbot. of Jackson. one
Of the men behind the school y
is expected that the school will open
with a large attendance and fine
prospects for the future. An effici-
ent corps Of teachers have been ON
ployed
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06

Aunt Jennie Adams. aged about
SO years died at the home OF a
daughter on Bottom Fork creek
near Mayking sunday morning az
ter a long illness OF a nervous aftee-
ton The interment took place In ~
Old Webb cemetery Monday morn
ing A number OF children survive
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-06

Finley 70. Fogg and M. G. Kirk. Of
Paintsyille were interesting visitors
here during the past week. 1t was
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
MADE MANY SPEECHES
Governor Clarke's Services Were i'm
Demand i'm California.

Des Moines, Ia, April 13.-Gov-
ernor Clarke was very much in de-
mand as speaker while in Cali
fornia with the Iowa party which on
Monday dedicated a site for the Iowa
building at the Panama-Pacific eX-
position. Justice Horace E. Deemer OF
Red Oak, who accompanied Governor
Clarke as a member of the party, re-
turned Saturday to Des Moines.
"Gov. Clarke was kept speaking
most of the time we were in Califor-
MIA" said Judge Deemer. The dedi-
cation exercises Monday were the
occasion for a great demonstration
in San Francisco. Four thousand
troops headed the military parade to
the exposition grounds. The Iowa
building sites on the exposition
grounds, near the Nebraska build
ing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
OLD DOBBIN AGAIN.
He is Coming Into His Own And is in
Great Demand all Over the
Country.

Dr. Menary Of the firm of Griffith
and Menary, veterinarians, who as.
sisted the Chicago horse buyers in
securing fifty-seven draft horses dur.
ing the past few days, when asked
about the tendency to displace the
horse with auto trucks and automo-
biles laughed about the first possibil-
ity but acknowledged the second ten
dency, says the Cedar Rapids Ca
Zette.
He produced evidence from a
Philadelphia veterinarian publica-
ton, showing that many users OF
auto trucks in that city are disposing
of them and again coming back to
the use of horses for trucking and
delivery purposes, and he AYERS the
same conditions prevail the country
over.
Horses are reported, by large cor
porations, as being much more salts
factory, cheaper, and more dependa-
bic than the auto trucks and for that
reason DR.. Menary states that there
is sharp demand for high grade
drafe horses. He states that horse
breeders are rapidly awakening tc
this demand and are raising more
draft horses at the present time than
ever before.
The doctor also acknowledged that
there is sharp tendency to substi-
tute automobiles for driving purpos-
es and states that this movement has
wrecked the road horse market and
is tending to bring about a marked
decrease in raising this class of hcrs-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
PADIUM NOT CANCER CURE.
DIR. Mayo, With Other Famous Sur.
geOns, Declares Knife is Only
Recourse.

New York, April 13.-All hope of
abandoned by some of the foremost
surgeons of the country, who declar-
ed at last nights meeting of the
American Society for the Control of
Cancer that the failure of radium
outnumbered the cures 100 to /.
That nothing is of avail against the
most dreaded disease but the speedy
knife was the opinion advanced by
DR.. VIM. Mayo of Rochester, Mimi.
Operation is the only cure, but the
radium treatment is in order as a
temporary palliative where operation
is impossible, according to DR.. Fran
els G. .AWood, director of cancer re-
scare D. Columbia University. Fail
ures fro, Ne ,dium outnumber the
cures O0N,Wse stated.
1t was expe, s hat the members
of the society wo,S .Aave something
hopeful to report OF e. investiga-
ton. Instead they adm, no prog
ress and held out little hol = They
united in saying they had discovered
neither the cause nor the nature of
cancer. They proved by statistics
that cancer is on the increase.
That a change of habits and GUS
toms may reduce the disease to some
extent was a ray of hope held out by
Dr.. Mayo, who also said any cancer
could be cured if operated upon in
its early stages. IF we could only
tell how to avoid it, J. would be glad
because | am frank to admit that we
do not know" he declared. He said
the statement that the use Of meat
was one of the habits to be avoided
in connection with prevention of can
Ger had been wrongly attributed to
him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
IOWA FARMERS ARE
PAYING BEST WAGES
Exceed Average Amount Paid Farm
Labor by From So to SO.
FIGURES ARE ISSUED
By AGRICULTURAL DEPT.
of Government And State
Statistics Show Hawkeye State
i'm Lead.

Des Moines, April 13.-That Iowa
| farmers are paying better wages than
the average paid in the United States
/ by S5 and $40 is shown by a compar-
ison of figures compiled in the agri-
cultural department of the state at
! Des Moines with figures of the gov
ernment just received. By the month
says the government, the average
farm wage is $21.3S. In Chickasaw
county, Iowa, the wage is $4129 in
summer, the highest paid in Iowa;
and in Davis county it is $24.27 a
month, the lowest paid in Iowa.
The government report shows that
money wages of farm labor increased
about 2.5 per cent during the past
year. Since 1902 the increase has
been about SO per cent. These esti-
mates are based upon reports of cor
respondents of the Bureau of Statis-
tics agricultural forecasts) of the
department of agriculture
Wages of farm labor tended up
ward during the decade of the seven
ties; they were almost stationary dur
ing the eighties, and decline from
1892 to 1894, since which time they
have steadily tended upward. Farm
wages now, compared with wages
during the eighties, are about IS per
cent higher; compared with wages
during the year of 1894 they are
about G7 per cent higher.
The current average rate of farm
wages in the United States, when
board is included, is, by the month,
S21.3S. When board is not included,
the rate is, by the month S30.31. BY
the day, other than harvest, $3.50,
by the day at harvest $1.94.
Wages in different sections of the
United States vary widely, averaging
highest in the far western states and
lowest in the south Atlantic states.
This wide difference in wage rates
in different sections Of the United
States is gradually lessening, it is
said. In seven Investigations made
between 1866 and 1881, the average
of wages OF farm day latcr without
board in the far western states where
wages were highest was about 100
| per cent higher than in the South
Atlantic states where wages were
lowest. Whereas, in seven investi-
cations made since 1898, the Western
states average about 10 per cent
higher than the South Atlantic states
and in the past year they were only
about 80 per cent higher.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
She Made The Pie.

A Shenandoah young lady who
works down town during the week
likes to mess around the kitchen on
Sundays and decided Sunday NOR
ming that she would make a pump
kin pie for dinner. Don't use any
more eggs and milk than you can
help, as they are so high, advised
her mother. Not too sweet, daugh-
ter, said the father, that last pie tast-
ed like fudge. Say, sis, cut out that
ginger and other spice, the stuff
burns a fellows mouth, said her
brother. Too much pumpkin coars
ems the flavor of pie was the gen
tie little hint dropped by the grand
mother. The young lady always de-
sirous of pleasing, listened patient
and good naturedly eliminated al
the ingredients objected to. When
the desert time arrived she served an
untitled pie crust to the astonished
family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Roses in Oregon and Here.

In Portland, Oregon they are in
earnest about the cultivation of ros-
es. The city seeks the honor of being
the rose city OF America. They have
rose days on which the streets are
literally strewn with these beautiful
buds and blossoms. In all seasons Of
the year when the roses bloom the
people are profuse in giving the
flowers to strangers. They leave
leave them at the hotels and restaur-
ants to be taken by those who will
love them. The result is that thou
sands of men and women when they
think of Portland think of roses. 1t
is fine association for city in the
minds of the tourists. 1t is the best
kind of an advertisement. At the
same time it is increasing the love
of flowers among Americans, love
that cannot be too much multiplied,
says the Cedar Rapids Republican.
But while Oregon is home of
roses, roses can be grown in other
parts of the world. Roses will grow
in Iowa also and we ought to have
more rose bushes and more climbing
rose vines in and around the homes
of our people. They can be made Of
great use in the education of the
young, and the older people also. The
stimulus that has been given 20 this
flower in the west ought 10 extend
to all Of us. If you have garden
see that it has some roses and if you
have roses see that they are proper
ly attended to for roses will not grow
without attention.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

"THE TRAFFIC."
Rachel Marshalrs Success Coming
to the Grand April %.

Rachael Marshall's astonishing
drama Of the commerce in girls,
The Traffic, which has scored
nothing less than a sensation in
Chicago, will be seen at the Grand
on Monday, April 9th
At first the critics of Chicago, ad-
mitting the power and truth of The
Traffic" doubted the sincerity of
purpose of its author, Miss Mar
shall, young woman who has
spent the greater portion of her
life heading reform movements, and
whose investigation of the terrible
conditions attendant upon the white
slave traffic were responsible for her
writing The Traffic" in an effort to
open the eyes of the general public
TO the condition as it exists and
, fiourishes in many of the biggest
American cities, in the hopes that
it might arouse sufficient interest to
bring forth legislation that would
bring an end to such terrible condi-
tions
Since the opening, however, it has
been highly endorsed by Lieut.. Gov.
Barrett O'Hara of Illinois, Mrs.
Gertrude Howe Britten of Hull
House, Maj. Funkhouser of the Po-
lice Department of Chicago and a
number of earnest performers, who
while admitting that it is rather
frank and severe, nevertheless in
dorse it as a powerful lesson and
warning to all young men and wo-
men.
The Traffic, goes straight with
out any delicate shortcuts, to the
causes, the methods, the motives
and results of commercialized vice.
Its fascination and pointed truths
disclose the industrial reasons that
start so many girls on the road to
the brothel. Poverty, sickness and
dirt-all caused by insufficient pay
for honest work-constitute the
home and environment of many ig-
norant and innocent girls, and they
are soon made aware that there is
la way-the way only as they see it
by which they can get a share of
the worlds one standard treasure
money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Thrifty Ho,gs.

From time to time we have spok-
en- Of the advantages of prevention
in the fight against hog cholera. 1t
is quite true that when the cholera
germ once secures a foothold, losses
will be very heavy, even in the best
kept herds, but the experience of
many practical men shows very
clearly that the liberal use of disin-
fectants about the pens and yards,
and regular dipping of the hogs
themselves in some of these disin-
fectants, will very greatly lessen the
opportunity for cholera germs to be-
come introduced. Some of the larg-
acquainted have gone along year al
ter year, marketing large herds Of
thrifty hogs without loss of any kind
from disease, when the cholera was
prevalent all about them. These men
attribute their good fortune to the
| liberal use of dip. They have dip
ping tanks, and run the entire herd
through the dip at least once a
month, and they use it literally
about the pens and sheds, and about
the driveway and barnyard ap-
proaches which are used by strang-
ers. Entirely aside from its value as
a destructive agency to disease
germs, the regular use of dip is very
beneficial, in that it keeps the skin
active and free from vermin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Beautiful Easter Service.

Fathers Have and Rainier of St
Benedicts Catholic church read two
masses Easter Sunday morning
High Mass was read by Father Ra-
nier at 1890 and was most i'm
pressiye. The choir sang Gounod's
Mass in C. The church was packed
and the services were most impress
sive and in keeping with the impor.
tant day, the resurrection.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
CONCERT
BY |. c. BAND
Popular College Musical Organization
Will Give Concert at the Grand
Friday April "a.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
AT PARMAN'S DRUG STORE
Ii VIII BE One of the Finest Concerts
Ever Given by This Great Array
of Artists.

The Luther College Concert Band,
under the efficient leadership of Prof.
Carlo A. Sperati, will give their fare
we'll concert at the Grand opera
house in Decorah, Friday evening,
April "a, before departing on the trip
to Norway. The concert promises to
be one of the greatest ever given by
this popular organization of high
class musicians. This farewell con-
cert should appeal to everyone of our
citizens, and packed house should
greet Prof. Sperati and his musi-
clans. A high grade program will be
rendered and the event promises to
eclipse anything ever given in Decor
ah in the musical line. The admis-
sion will be o0c, and tickets are now
on sale at E. j. Parman's drug store
Following is the program
Keller Bella . =. Rakoczy Overture
(First time in Decorah.)
Grieg ..... Peer Gynt Suite
(a)-Morning.
(b)-Aase's Death.
(c)-Anitra's Dance.
(d)-In the hall of the Mountain
King.
Liszt ....... Second Polonaise
(First time in Decorah.)
Luther College Concert Band.
Dudley Buck 80. On the Sea
hJerulf ........ Last Night
(Solo by Ingolf A. Grindeland)
Selmer ..... Norge, Norge,
Luther College Chorus
INTERMISSION.
Wagner PROCESSION of the Knights
from "Parsifal' The Ride of
the Valkyries from Die Walk
ure.")
Hall-Wedding of the Winds Waltz
Voelker. A Hunt in the Black Forest
(First time in Decorah.)
SYNOPSIS: Break of Day. Sing
ing of Birds. Growing of Rooster
Huntsmen's call to arise. Chimes
in the distance. Huntsmen's horns
in the distance, to assemble They
mount and start. Call to halt and
dismount as they arrive at the for
est blacksmith shop. The smith
at work. Call to assemble. They
mount and start again. After
game, firing of guns, barking of
hounds, etc. Homeward bound.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

Many people believe that the high
cost of living is responsible for the
decrease in the birth rate but will
have to find new explanation for
conditions at Harrisville, in West Vir-
ginia. That town has its own natur-
al gas and oil wells and has no taxes
at all, yet has been compelled to Of
fer bonus for every baby born
there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

Women who sew or work at any
occupation demanding close atten-
tion should try closing the eyes ac-
casionally for moment or two. 1t
gives the eyes complete rest to close
them, if for only moment or two,
and the relief thus obtained is most
gratifying to the organs. Every
woman can spare an occasional min
ute
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

Friends of B. Z. Jewell are
grooming him for state representa-
tive, and we understand his nomin-
alton papers are being circulated.
Mr.. Jewell has many friends, and if
he runs, will no doubt make a good
showing for the office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

THE man who pays the biggest in
come tax in Chicago, a round million
dollars, is president of a mail order
house. points out the Burlington
Gazette. You can draw your own
conclusions, yon people who have
made it possible for this individual
to stack up this tremendous income -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Southern Delegates.

In the earlier days of the McKin-
ley administration Henry c. Payne of
Wisconsin, acting chairman of the
Republican National Committee,
made vigorous fight against the ex-
cessive representation of the south in
Republican national conventions.
Payne was effectually muzzled by
party leaders. Since that day atten-
tion has been directed to the control
OF conventions by delegates from
southern states, whose allegiance to
the party is generally supposed to
have been regulated at the federal
pie counter. Since the National Con-
vention in 1912, this issue has been
a live one, and now Chairman Hilles
has asked the states to ratify the ac-
tion of the National Committee in re-
ducing southern representation by
eighty-nine votes. 1t is declared that
the new basis proposed for the cleo
tion of delegates assures the states
having the greatest number of Re-
publican voters a larger proportion
of voting strength in the supreme
council of the party, thus resulting in
the election of delegates who will
truly voice the sentiments of the ma
jority. Mr.. Hilles has put the prob
lem squarely up to his party, and it
remains to be seen what will be done
Coxey Boosts Himself.
General" Jacob S. Coxey, who
lead the host of jobless ones to the
greensward of the Capitol twenty
years ago, is fairly reveling in pub
licity. He has been chasing in and
out of Washington for several
months, and has succeeded in adver-
tising his proposed cross-country
Continued on last page)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

Last week lock of Lincoln's hair
was sold for S95. With this price
for comparison, what would lock
CT John DIS hair sell for?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

If you want to thoroughly under
stand how the dinner guests of the
Borgias felt, visit house where the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

Women are so optimistic and i'm
aginative that they can be happy with
a mighty poor excuse for husband.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

In this country the telephone in
dustry employs $4,000 people.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

There is good deal in a name.
Many old fashioned old maids have
become strangely rejuvenated by cal
ling themselves Bachelor Girls"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

In 1910 there were 2l5 widows to
every 100 widowers i'm the United
States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

The man whose speciality is max
ing excuses never makes good.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

If We only could see our duty as
others see it, what nice world this
would be for our friends,