The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-10
LETCHER COUNTY ~.
AND WHITESBURG
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
~. Ill of Kentucky.

| WHITESECRG. KY, pc Ed Is
Boggs police officer III Jenkins, whf
was fatally wounded In the riot al
| Durham a section uf Jenkins in this
county sunday last, died Tuesda,
morning at O'Clock ot his wounds. be.
| ing the first victim Of the battle, Ii l.,
expected, however, that the man How
ard VIII not live, while very little hop,
IS entertained FOR John Horn. 81 Hazs
| ard Perry Co. who was also severely
wounded In the fray The death OF 70
liceman Hoggs is widely regretted He
was fearless officer, being a valued
member Of Baldwin Felt. Defective
Agency. having come TO jenkins sew
eraI weeks ago from Bueneld, VI! Va.
The remains OF BoEgs were taken t.
Eastern Virginia, his former home for
burial .......-
A. VI. Strength. the electrician who
was also shot about the same time at
Neon by Deputy Sherift Henry bentley
II still alive. although but little hope is
entertained fer his recovery
The preliminary hearing Of Bentley
was passed until January 20 when he
viii be given an examination before
County Judge Henry 7. bay. Ohlcer
Bentley left this week FOR short stay
at Hot Springs, Ark, as he has been
very unwell for some time.
There i. much interest manifested
around Whitcsburg owing osthe towns
prospects OF getting plant FOR the
manufacture OF tanning acids A few
days ago representatives OF Armour 4
Co, came here looking for location
for the plant and were pleased il X
said with the location, surroundings etc:
as the material from our vast forests
areas is unlimited. II is expected that
work Will he started at once on the
new plant to,be the largest OF the kind
in the country, The company also plans
about four such plants along the line
Of the L. & y. between jackson and
McRoberts. and II is said the indus
tries will at length become a close sec
0nd to the mining interests hereabouts.
1t is expected that the different plants
Will have payroll OF several hundred
thousand dollars month
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Aunt Mary Derickson, aged 81, Of
Estill county on visit to her son Sam
Easton here for some time died few
days ago after brief illness, although
she had been i'll considerable part
Of her time during the past ten or
twelve years. The remains were prepar-
ed and returned to tho old home in Es-
till for interment She leaves a large
concourse Of friends and relatives to
mourn her sad loss.
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Attorney l.. Wilson Fields, after
searching long and patient, found the
main Elkhorn coal seam on his prop
erty just back Of town which OF course
makes his farm the more valuable 9th
er land holders around Whitcsburg
will make search for the big Elkhorn
vein, a
few days ago Uncle Wesley Combs
aged about 10 Of Smoot creek in this
county, wealthy land owner, was mar
-ied to Mrs. Wash Amburgy widow |
If about the same age Of Carr's Fork |
IN the Knott county border west of |
here, The wedding was complete sur
prise. They will live at Smoot creek
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a special train over the /. & n
bearing Supt. NJ Sergeant Assistant
Supt. Pllings and others made a trip
II inspection Of the road between Jack
con and McRoberts in the coal fields
An Improvement Of the train
iervice up this way is planned II is
aid.
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II l. Burch traffic manager of the
Board Of Commerce, Lexington will.
make a tour Of the big coal fields OF
he Upper Kentucky river, Boones
FORK and Elkhorn creek in this county
his week TO ascertain the amount Of
reight that comes over the North Fork