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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10
OIL FIVE CENTS LOWER.

The price of Kentucky oil was re-
duced 5 cents per barrel last week.
Production in the Irvine field continues
heavy, but many dry holes are now be-
ing drilled around the edge OF the field.
Development in the field near Lou
lisa continues about as usual. Dry holes
are now very seldom found in this ter
ritory. which is we'll defined.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10

Mr. Billion B. Goings, former vel
known resident Of Williamson, who ha.
been engaged extensively in oil opera
tions in Oklahoma for several years
has returned 10 Williamson. Mrs. Go.
ings accompanied him and they hav,
gone TO housekeeping in the NJ. z
White home. Mr.. Goings will likely re.
engage in the real estate business
Mingo Republican.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10
MoToREp TO LOUISA

Ashland Independenh-Miss Marie
Wilson, Paul Porter Lizzie Porter,
John Mullins and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Barber motored to Louisa Sun
day and spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilson.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10
Foresees High Trade Ahead.

Forecasts are dangerous alike to fore
casters and those who give them Gre
dence, but the signs point to high
winter and spring cattle market. The
board bill is high and short feeding
periods will be the rule. Unless news of
the Argentina drought is radically
wrong, exports will increase and di-
minution of domestic consumption is
improbable.
Beef trade is not battling with cheap
pork as was the case year ago, and
mutton is so high that sheep cannot be
regarded as competitors. Long fed
heavy bullocks have been selling this
week up to $11 1,25@l175. They are few
in number as the prices indicate. A
few loads of choice long fed yearlings
have claimed 81 and better, but that
kind too, are scarce.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10
DEATH OF WAYNE
COUNTY WOMAN

Mrs iIffic Ross wife OF Hail Ross
died az her home in Guyandotte Her
husband and three children serpive, In
torment was made at Shoals, Wayne
County, on Thursday, Nov 9Th
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10
MARRIAGE LICENSEES

Morton Hatcher 81 to susanah
Ward, 20.
Henderson Griffith ss to Eliza Dean.
21.
Adlai Jordan, % to Norma Kitchen,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10

Jay o'Daniel, OF Louisville, was here
over Sunday and went to his home at
Hulette on Tuesday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10
$4,000 MUNICIPAL PLANr

Olive Hin, KY. Nov. 7,--Olive Hill
voted $4,000 today for an electric
light and water works system.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-10
KENTUCKY Gives
wilson BIC VOTE
LAWRENCE 'coyNTYs REPUe-
LlcAN MAJORITY SMALLEST
ON RECORD.
Ninth District

"intn o's'riet
Congressman w. j.. Fields is re-
elected by an increased majority OF
over 3OOe.
Courier Journal says practically all
the large newspapers concede Wilson'S
election.
Boyd county gives Hughes 14S
taritv is aoo 70 1noo N''N'-'' 40
BOYD county gave Hughes a majority
of l4S over Wilson w. ]. Fields, Dem
ocrat, won over A. ]. Pennington. Re-
publican by so votes.
Carter county gives Hughes a
majority Of 500 over Wilson Penning-
toh' hepuohelh' mas hke majority
over fleius, democrat,
SreeuuP county giVes Hughes a
majority ol wv g;sr Wllsol, "A; j.
remington hep'tnlcali, mao "a lke
majority over w. :. Fields Democrt I
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23

called IN a couple or ,nien and when
Seagrue asked R~hinelander If he would
like to have it fired, and upon Rhine
lander's assent, the party got into safe
ty and the shot was discharged.
Coming out OF their retreat. the diff
ferent members of the group picked
up specimens Of the shattered ore and
examined 1t.
Certainly, Helen said Rhineland-
er in an undertone, this looks good"
The expert was at hand with a hand
full of quartz. That stuff" he said,
showing it to the prospective buyer
with an air Of certainty, will average
two hundred dollars to the ton"
Helen and Storm consulted together,
Seagrue watching. In a moment he
asked them and Rhinelander to follow
him outside. Leaving the shaft, he
took the three-to the bag pile. -.
These sacks" said he to Rhine
lander, contain high-grade ore, ready
for shipment to the smelter. They
are to be included in whatever deal l
make with a buyer for the mine"
Rhinelander, Storm and Helen con-
tinued to discuss the purchase apart.
They counted the number Of bags.
Rhinelander made an effort to roughly
reckon the value of them, Seagrue
and the expert talking together the
while some little distance away. A
further conference with Seagrue dis
closed that the price he wanted for
the mine was one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. After the usual bar
gaining, Rhinelander proposed to take
the property, including the ore ready
for the wagons, at n hundred and
ten thousand dollars-twenty-five
thousand dollars to be paid down.
Seagrue accepted, Rhineiander made
out his check and the transaction was
complete, Rhinelander only requesting
that the foreman keep the men at
work until he should have a chance
to get started. This was assented to
and Storm was placed temporarily in
charge of the mine.
While the negotiations had been TAX
ing shape, a freight train had pulled
in a few miles distant at Valley sta
ton, where the crew set out an empty
box car for loading. A teamster from
the mine was summoned by the agent
who handed him a note for the mine
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pointed to the last spot at which they
had got high-grade quartz.
The expert stopped and took up a
handful OF rock from the ground. An
swering Seagrue, in reply to a hopeful
question. he shook his head. Il doubt
very much said he, after the two had
canvassed the matter from all sides.
III 1t Is possible to recover the vein"
At the entrance to the shaft Sea.
grue dismissed his own two men and
turned TO the expert. They talked to,
gether a few moments. The mining
man saw what vas in Seagrue's mind
and was no surprised a moment later
TO hear him say, without further beat.
ing about the bush: IF | IAN get a bid,
der for the mine, I'll pay five thousand
dollars for a good report on 1t.
Each understood the other as they
left the scene together. And summon.
ing his men, Bill and Lug, and getting
into his motor a with the expert,
Seagrue drove away toward Las We,
gas. The machine was stopped a little
distance from Rhinelander's camp and
Seagrue on a scratch pad wrote a
note to Amos Rhinelander. Giving
this to Lug, he directed him to deliver
1t. He then told Bill to drive back to
town
Helen, cut to pieces over the disclo-
sure of Spikes completely in the death
Of her father, returned with Rhine.
lander and Storm to the construction
camp. Storm offered such consolation
as he could, but this was very little.
And 1t was almost a relief to him when
Rhinelander directed him to see about
getting the men to work.
Rhinelander himself was watching
the progress of the construction a
little while later when Lug handed him
Seagrue's note.
Dear RhlneIander:
Without a cutoff we cannot operate
the Superstition mine p~rofitabiy. This
would make a good investment for
your company and ! am giving you the
first chance to bid for 1t.
Yours, SEAGRUE.
Rhinelander. somewhat puzzled, read
the note over two or three times. He
dismissed Lug with the verbal mes
sage to Seagrue that he would look
into it, and, calling Storm and Helen
into conference. Rhinelander read
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foreman. When the teamster reached
the mine, the new purchasers were
taking possession. He handed the
message to the foreman. The fore
man read:
Have empty box a here for high
grade ore. Send it down right away
and local will pick the car up this
P. M. LEN.
He turned to Rhinelander, showing
him the message and pointing to the
sacks ready for shipment.
Rhinelander was willing to ship the
ore ready for the wagons at once.
"All right" he said, nodding to the
foreman. Send what you have to the
smelter right away"
Storm was given authority to put
this part of the job through as quick
ly as possible. While the details were
being talked over between Rhineland-
er and his assistant, neither of them
noticed that they were overheard by
S%eagrue's tools, Bill and Lug, who now
decided that there might be a chance
to break into the mining business at
their own proper risk and for their
own private account. When Seagrue
called them from the discussion of
their ambitious project, he gave or.
ders to Bill to drive back to Las Vegas.
Reaching the station he took the train
for the city.
With their boss out of the way, his
two worthless thought the moment op-
perfume for their own plans and TAX
ing the machine they started back for
the mine.
Wagons-convoyed by two guards
carrying sawed-off shotguns-had been
loaded at the mine with the valuable
quartz ore. They had reached Valley
and while the Transfers were loading
the sacks into the box car the two
guards found a shady spot under the
car door.
The wagon had been under surveiI-
lance for some time by the Seagrue
crooks, Bill and Lug, who were secret
ed a mile away in the bed of a wash.
The two waited patiently until the
wagon had been unloaded and started
back to the mine. Then scouting their
way cautiously down the siding, the
thieves, creeping under the farther
side of the box car. surprised the
guards, disarmed and bound them.
Having done this without loss of time,
they went to work leading the last
OF the quartz into the car.
But the guards, though taken I'M
awares, proved no fools. One OF them,
working quickly and quietly with his
bonds. got his hands partly loose: In
the next moment he had freed his feet.
without betraying himself. he rolled
close to his companion-a fat man
bade him turn to him back to back
and was releasing him when q shout
from Bill warned him he had been
seen.
There was no time for hesitaticn.
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them the note and its contents were
put under discussion.
DO you suppose" asked Rhineland-
err, that he means what he says?"
1T might be-" ventured Helen, re-
fiectively. Certainly we know he is
about defeated in his construction
race. And II he's beaten on the rail.
road proposition, why shouldn't he
want to get rid of his mining prop
erty?"
"The Superstition mine," observed
R~hinelander, has always been a good
producer"
At the mine matters were being
pushed rapidly forward for the selling
campaign. Driving back with Bill and
Lug, Seagrue had summoned the fore
man, hidden him dismiss the men and
dispatched his own two worthless to
the surface for bags OF ore. In the
meantime he and his foreman began
to get the rock ready. Bill and Lug
returned presently from the bag pile,
each of them bearing a sack of pre-
Lug was sent for more. while the 9th
ers deposited the rich quartz in readi.
ness for Rhinelander's examination.
At the assay Office in Las Vegas,
Rhinelander, accompanied by Storm
and Helen, was looking for the expert.
Rhinelander held a brief conference
with him telling him what was want
ed and asking whether he could ac-
company him on q trip to the Supersti-
tion mine. The expert raised some OBJ
lection, processing other work on hand,
but vas finally induced to yield and
Storm was sent to procure a motor car
in which the party embarked on it's
return. The orders were to drive
straight to the Superstition mine.
Seagrue was almost ready for visi-
tors. After an hours hard work with
his men, who had been distributing
the sacks and rolling the rich ore in
among the worthless rock, he directed
them to get ready for a blasting. The
foreman took a single charge and put
Bill and Lug to work on it.
Seagrue left the tunnel, the foreman
remaining under his orders to hurry
the shot. The moment Bill was ready,
Lug got the dynamite, set the fuse and
completed the preparations. Outside,
Seagrue. to his delight. saw Rhine
lander and his party driving up. Greet
ings were exchanged, somewhat stifiy,
after the recent encounter of the par
ties, but without dissension in the
presence of the expert, and all started
together for the tunnel.
With Rhinelander asking questions
every few steps, tho expert explained
Is they walked down the tunnel, the
character OF the formation and recited
something OF the history OF the mine.
with which he admitted he was famil-
lar, 1t all sounded encouraging. BY the
time the group had reached the end OF
the main tunnel Bill and Lug had dis
| appeared from sight. The foreman
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
eleventh INSTALLMENT
Sailing of the Superstition Mine.

Outwitted in his effort to obtain pos.
session of the coveted right-of way
record and defeated once more in his
plans through the failure of Spike to
betray those who had b%efriended him,
Seagrue's wrath concentrated on Spike
as being chiefly responsible for his dis
comfiture.
But standing in the room which had
just been the scene of his last defeat,
Seagrue felt that he could at least en-
Joy revenge. Helen, Storm and Rhine
lander were still facing him, with
Spike near, and tho sheriff was Just
leaving the room when Seagrue called
to him. AS he did So, he drew from
his pocket a worn pamphlet and hand
ed 1t ostentatiously to the sheriff.
There's something of interest to
you'll"
What do you mean?" returned the
official jocularly. He glanced at the
pamphlet, saw set forth on the cover
a reward OF five hundred dollars Of
fered for the apprehension OF Spike
and laughed: I'VE see these things
every day." said he, handing 1t back
to Seagrue. IL | were TO chase up all
OF the pointers l get like that, my sal
airy wouldn't buy gasoline"
You don't have to burn any gaso-
line to get this money" retorted Sea-
grue. your man is right here"
"Where?" demanded the sheriff
skeptically.
Seagrue pointed to Spike. That
IL the man." he said coldly.
Spike decided the game was up. He
made a bolt for the door. The sheriff
stopped him.
The moment was an unpleasant one.
Helen was furious. "Of all the mean
things you've ever done,' she said to
Seagrue, this is about the mean
est. l should think you would want
to go and hide yourself" she ex-
claimed with cutting emphasis. from
the sight OF oil living men,"
Stung. Seagrue retorted In like:
THAT sounds fine from your lips, Miss
Helen Holmes! It's a new role for
you to become the champion of prison
birds like this fellow" He nodded In
solently towards Spike. Especially"
he added. ..since this very man"-he
pointed a finger relentlessly at Spike
this very man." he almost thun-
dered, was implicated in the death OF
your own father!" He. meant, with
his retort. to beat poor Helen to the
ground. He almost did so.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes. daughter of Cen
eral Holmes, railroad man, Is rescued
from imminent danger on a scenic rail-
road by George Storm, a newsboy. Grown
10 young womanhood, Helen saves Storm,
now a fireman, her father. and his friends.
Amos Rhinelander, %financier. and Robert
Seagrue, promoter. from a threatened coll
lision. Safebreakers employed by Seagrue
steal General Holmes survey plans of
the cut off line for the T~idewater, fatally
wound the general and escape. Her ia
theirs estate badly involved by his death.
Helen goes TO work on the T~idewater.
Helen recover the survey plans from
Seagrue, and though they are taken from
her. finds an accidentally made proof of
the survey blueprint. Storm is employed
by Rhinelander. Spike, befriended by
Helen, In turn saves her and the right
of-way contracts when Seagrue kidnaps
her. Helen and Storm win for R~hineland-
er a race against Seagrue for rlght-of-
way. Helen, Storm and Rhinelander res
u Spike from Seagrue's men. Spike
steals records to protect Rhinelander and
Storm and Helen saves Spike from death
In the burning OF the courthouse.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
COPYRIGHT .a,s. ~ fsArk 4 spEAsr,An

B~reathless, unable to speak, she
looked h~elplessly from accuser to ac-
cused. Storm and ~Rhinelander stood
~spellbound. Staring at Seagrue like
n stunned, Helen could only gasp:
MY father"
Yes, your father repeated Sea-
grue angrily. How do you like your
hero now?" he concluded tauntingly.
Helen looked toward Spike. Spike,
Is this true?"
He could not speak to her. He
could not even look at her. He only
turned to the sheriff and in a voice
such az no man ever had heard from
him before muttered: I'm ready"
The sheriff led him from the room.
Helen, with Rhinelander and Storm,
silently followed, leaving Seagrue, as
he turned again to his window, to his
own reflections. Nor were the loss
of the records and his 4xcoriation by
Helen the only misfortunes that were
to come to him that cay.
He had long had control of a valua-
BILE gold mine in the Superstition
range, and to his hackers he had en-
larged more than one with enthusi-
asm on the probability that their in
vestment in this mine would make
all of them more money than eve had
been taken out Of the Superstition
mountains. But the day before, drill
ers working IN the main tunnel had
stopped suddenly before the rock wall
they were penetrating. One Of them,
after consulting in some excitement
with his fellows, called the foreman.
What's up?" demanded the latter
grufly, when he reached the drill bat
terry.
"Everything's up" responded the
man bluntly. IT'S all up with the
mine and this outfit, and o and me,
boss, right here"
The foreman showed his worry as
he stood contemplating the fault. He
drew from his pocket a book and, hur-
riedly scratching a note on a blank
leaf, handed it to a man, and bidding
him hurry with 1t, turned again to the
drillers to investigate. Seagrue was
returning from the bank when the
mine messenger stopped him in the
street of Las Vegas. This Mr.. Sea-
grue?" he demanded.
Seagrue nodded CURLY. What do
you want?'
For answer the man handed him a
soiled letter. Seagrue, tearing open
the envelope, read:
Dear Sir:
Can you come to the mine at once7
Vein has pinched out In main work.
lngs. S. ROE.
Seagrue, startled at the last sen,
tenee, voileyed questions at the mes
senger. The man could confirm the
intelligence Of what he himself had
seen before leaving the mine, and Sea
grue, telling him to hunt up Bill and
bring him to the assay office in Main
street, hurried back to the bank.
Bill reached the assay Office almost
as soon as his employer. Seagrue di.
rected him to go get the car, and as
Bill left S%eagrue's assay expert, an old
chum of his In Oceanside, came out OF
the inner Office.
To him Seagrue explained al hur
riediy as possible what had happened.
wifi you go right out with me to the
miner"
At the mine the foreman was still
examining the walls. He showed Sea-
grue the lost seam. The latter exam
ined the spot carefully and turned to
question the head driller. This man
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
The Heroine
rom London Tit-Bits.

From London Tlt-B1ts
 "Mother!' cried the beautiful girl, as she burst into her mothers stateroom on the transatlantic liner Wombat, mother, I'm a heroine! saved 5000 lives.''
 How so?" queried the languid lady. lazily. "How sop
 "Oh, mother, to think of the times I have read Sir Walter Scott and Conan Doyle and the other masters of romance and wished myself in the place of their heroines It has been the dream of my life And at last it has come true. I am heroine!
 But how. Vasmaline?" asked her petu- lant parent.
 "Oh, mother, the second mate-you know, the handsome officer with the eyebrows-the second mate was talking to me on the lee hatchways or somewhere and all of sudden he demanded a kiss. Of course I indignantly refused. And then, oh, mother, he swore if I didn't kiss him he would sink the ship. Oh. mother. am a heroine!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
In All Good Stores $500, $4, $5 and up Meme Hyrienic -Fashisn Institu.e. New York
Yankee Fodder

From the Christian Register.
 Senator Hoar used to tell with glee of a southerner just home from New Eng land who said to his friend, You know those little white round beans?"
 "Yes," replied the friend; ''the kind we feed to our horses?''
 "The very same. Well, do you know, sir, that in Boston the enlightened citi- zens take those little white round beans boil them for three or four hours, mix them with molasses and I know not what other ingredients, bake them, and then what do you suppose they do with the beans?" They
 They eat 'em, sir" interrupted the first southerner impressively; bless me, sir, they eat 'em!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

butter, eggs and bacon so much needed Tn Germany and shipped now in such great quantities to Great Britain.
 On the other hand there comes just as often, from Sweden or Norway, the report that England, with a prolonged stress of war, would eventually shut off all sup plies from the Scandinavian countries as the one sure method of stopping leaks to Germany and Austria. England has trade agreements with Norway and Den- mark, however, which seem to be work ing in satisfactory manner. An effort Was made sometime ago to negotiate such an agreement with Sweden, but tho Swedish government thought the propo- sition from Great Britain "too one-sId- cd" Sweden felt that she had particular claims for consideration from England inasmuch as Sweden constitutes the great highway to Russia in wartime. England and Sweden now deal with each ether on an informal and not officially recog. nized give and take basis. If Eng land allows a certain amount of imports into Sweden, Sweden allows the passage of an equal amount of goods from Eng land to Russia