The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-17
LETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITESBURG
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky.

WHITESBURG, KY, Dec. l5.-It is
said that all the newly elected magis=
trates OF Letcher county will strongly
favor good roads, and with the whole
OF the Fiscal Court, including County
Judge Henry T. Day as good roads en-
| thusiasts, the county will be aure OF
the further prosecution OF good road
| building during the now year. 1916.
| Thus with continued road building
the next few years viii see a splendid
| system OF model roadways In Letchcr
| county, the banner good roads county
| in the mountains. The people OF the
| county have begun to realize the great
value OF good roads and are anxious
to make every possible effort to get
| them. With the extensive development
OF the natural resources Of the county
Letcher is compelled TO have a system
OF good roads. Good roads are an i'm
perative adjunct to the material pro-
gress OF any country.
The county officials will urge the
next grand jury 10 see that thorough,
Investigation is made into the Illegal
whiskey traffic in the coal fields re-
gion Of the county where whiskey
beer. etc. is sold. An appeal viii be
made upon Circuit Judge John f. But
Ter TO exercise his efforts In putting u
finis on the evils that is causing a con-
siderable amount OF blood and tears
causing the recent outbreaks In which
a number OF people were shot in and
around Jenkins. Neon seems 10 be the
center Of great majority Of the evil
practices, and the resorts must be
eradcated at all odds Where demon
whiskey turks crime thrtves Let the
officials OF the county. In fact every
man having the welfare Of our cnun-
TVS future at heart come TO the rescue
OF the stricken people around Neon and
other places where the laws are dis
regarded by the open sale OF intoxicat-
ing drinks and stamp 1t out forever
The time is ripe that something should
be done.
After an Illness OF several weeks
Uncle Madison Collins veteran good
house. west OF here. died late Satur-
day afternoon in his old home OF gem
eral debility due to old age, Had uncle
Madison lived until Sunday he would
have been IS years old and was re-
markedly active all his life until a
few weeks before his death No man
was better known in Letcher county
than uncle Madison, and his death is
widely mourned. Among the children
surviving are DIR, John Collins. Colson;
Mrs. c. c. Crawford. Colson; Mrs
Webster johnson. Arkansas Mrs Jas.
Simmons. Beaver creek; Frank Col
Inns. Chehalis. Wash; Emmett Collins. |
Appalachia, Va. Willard Collins, |
Washington City, The interment was
Sunday afternoon in the family GEM
etery. |
Another death, although unexpected. |
occurred Sunday morning when Isaac |
Maggard, Sr.. aged 81 answered his |
final summons, which came sudden. |
Maggard. who lived on Little Colly |
creek west OF here had started to a |
church meeting at Beaver creek and |
had stopped AT a neighbors house on |
Mil creek when death came. His death |
is said to have been caused by acute |
indigestion. Mr. Maggard was well |
known citizen and farmer Of the Lit
tie Colly community.
tttt
Knott county has splendid record |
as the county closed two weeks term
OF circuit court few days ago, The
grand jury returned so indictments af-
ter two weeks investigation and
probe There Is not a murder case on
the docket. Perhaps no other county
in Eastern Kentucky can boast OF as
much. Let Knott be an example for
other counties Of Eastern Kentucky
Which will be the first to model after
II? Knott county has had no murder
in several years.
I ~
Owing to the extensive traffic from
the coal fields nearly all trains on the
l.. & II. branch Of the l.. e. N. are run
ming late. II is with much difficulty
that trains are operated as the large
number OF freight trains often delay
traffic Activity in coal mining is the
greatest ever known in the history OF
work in Eastern Ken
lucky. There is now not an idle mine.
In fact all are running full time. with
night shifts II is also said that a num-
her OF increases will be made by. or
soon after the first OF the new year
This will make big increase in ship
ments for 1916. 1t is said that long