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The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

Combs died at her old home at Hn-
Hard on Colly creek about eight miles
from here after an extended illness
The children surviving are Mrs. j. f.
Craft, McRoberts, Mrs. Granville Wal
len, Pikerco,, Joe, James and Mack
Combs OF Hilliard, besides a large num-
ber OF descendants OF the extensive
Combs family.
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General Deputy Collector u. G. Nc
Farland, Glasgow. Marshals G.. A. Size
more OF Hazard and John Roberts,
jackson, brought 10 this city Saturday
"A party of four. Anna James, Jesse
James, John Grigsby and Luther Nose
ly, the former charged with violations
Of the Harrison narcotic act, and the
three others charged with moonshin-
ing and bootlegging whiskey, all hav-
ing been arrested in resort near Haz-
ard, Perry co. They were tried before
Y. 5. Commissioners Samuel Collins and
bound over To the u. $. Court. This
is the second charge made against the
violations of the drug act within the
past month. II is said Miss James is
responsible for the sale of cocaine,
morphine and other dangerous drugs
in the Coal fields around Hazard which
has caused considerable lawlessness Of
late.
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U. S. Marshal NJ. " Allen of Beaver
creek brought here this week Bill Tay-
lor and John Hughes charged with
Bookkeeping and moonshining. The
men We're tried before Commissioner
Collins and bound over to the Frank
fort court Marshal Allen is one of the
busy men Of the mountains and is
continually running down violators
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The ease of the commonwealth
against Tom Bates charged with fail |
ing 20 support his children, abandon
ment. etc, was tried out in the Circuit |
Court Saturday and resulted in a ver- |
diet in favor OF Bates. II is alleged that |
he deserted his wife and three children |
one of them helpless cripple. The
decision of the Jury was IA complete
An appeal is talked Of
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Linemen for The Cumberland Tele-
phone 4 Telegraph Co, completed the
long distance correction of the COM
nany with the exchange of The Whites
purg Telephone CO.. Thursday morn
ng giving the people of this section
ong wanted long distance connection
With the whole outside world. pirect
connection Is given with Lexington
louisville aud important centers M
'ue. The service Is said to he splen
I'D and Is a great Improvement over
D. s.saa IL. .... 4tuf- tt
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

salves, and tapes. bandages, and
plasters that make corns pop-eyed
nave only MADE your corns grow
iaster Just hold your heart n moment
ana hgure this: Put two drops
at once. You can put your shoe
and stocking on right over it. The
corn Is doomed. 1t makes tho corn
come on clear and clean. It's the new.
easy way. Nothing to stick or press
on the corn You can wear smaller
shoes. You'll be a joy-waiker. No
pain. no trouble. Accept no substitutes.
Gets-lt" is sold by druggists every
where. Zoe bottle, or sent direct by
u. Lawrence 6 Co.. Chicago, Ill
Sold in Louisa and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy, by LOU
ISA DRUG CO, ]. H. REYNOLDS.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

tol. Tenn, was called in the Circuit
Court and set down for the thirteenth
day Of the term, Blair. 1t is charged.
killed Corbln with rock as he went
to board an L. a. I1. train for this city.
AZ the time corbin was employed on
the Fields block in this city.
The case will cause considerable at
tentlon. large number Of witnesses
will be examined.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

II is the purpose OF The Coeburn
Lumber Co, OF this city to begin soon
the development of the John Toleson
Adams timber tract, consisting OF all
the hardwoods OF this climate. lying
along Mill creek near Mayking five
miles above here. The work will give
employment to a goodly number OF men
l.. Dow Collins, Of this city will also
shortly cut the Archie Craft timber ly-
ing along Thornton creek near Sergent
Immediately above Maykng. All the
timber lies contiguous totthe L. & n.
railroad.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

The case of tho commonwealth
against John p Blair chgsgod wAlh.
the murder nt nlackey Iuly \. 1914 OF
Harry g corbm brlckieycr Of llfis-
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

WHITESBURG, KY, April lO-The
case of the commonwealth against Jno.
w. Bates, charged with perjury which
was tried out in the Letcher Circuit
Court yesterday resulted in Disagree
ment. 1t is not known as to how the
jury stood, but the case was immed-
lately passed until the August term of
the court. Much interest was manifest
throughout the hearing.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

extending into all sections of the coun-
ty Letoher will be the peer of all 9TH
ers in this end of the State. (Do you
agree with me, ye good people Of old
LawrenceO. Get busy voters, get
busYi
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

From five to seven hundred people
attended baptismal services at the old
regular baptist church at Mayking, five
miles from here Sunday. number
from this county and Wise and Dick
enson counties, Va, held services. Three
converts. including uncle Daugherty
Adams Of Blackey, were baptised.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

Colonel L. n. II. Salyer. Whites
burg's grand old man INC nestor of
the WhItesburs bar ard the oldest at
torncy IN Eastern Kentucky stll ling
ers low at his home Ia Whiteshurg
Col Salyer Is not expected Ia live MANY
DAYS. tle was colonel during the Civil
of battle, For several years he was lhe
senior member Of the law flrm of sal
yer \ Baker. He Is IN his slth year,
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

The good road bonds issue has been
the vital question discussed upon the
streets, IN the public places and in the
county generally during the past few
days. 1t can be seen that Il large ma
jority Of the voters of the county favor
good roads, but they assert that owing
to the present management of affairs
they believe II would be good idea to-
walt awhile before voting the bonds.
This idea. however VIII be defeated. or
at least strong effort Is going 10 be
made The time is rlnn, the leaders u
the fight, sny for somethingto bo done
Already good rond work is getting
pretty well along, and II would be d
Foolish ,idoa 70 ubandof the worl, q
this time. Let the people get busy and
push for the success of tic bonds az an
hnynrds.
Lctoher county tho wcalthlcFt IN the
whole 81 the coal fields needs and
must have gnod roads. with good roads
The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21

County Supt. George w. Jenkins "a
advertising for bids on three modern
new school houses for Letcher county,
mostly for the Line Fork and Bull creek
sections to be built before July Is, to
be ready for the term OF. school this
year. goodly number of school houses
nave been built since Supt. Jenkins,
Induction into office, in fact I.etcher
county has made rapid strides in edu-
cational advancement.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27

ton. as I have said. left St. Louis early the morning following the at tempted hold-up. reaching my destina- tion some eighteen hours later. Here l learned, in addition to the facts have given. that there was a north bound passenger train from Galveston that night. There was a water tank about three miles south of Overton, and here the north-bound train was to meet and pass Conductor Frazier's train. l coniectured that the masked men had intended to steal ride on the south-bound train to the water tank. and there to board the north-bound train from Galveston. hold it up. and rob 1t between the water tank and Overton. Owing to their discovery. however, and the unexpected shooting afray. they left the train and, taking a circuitous route. made their way to Overton.
 They could easily be traced back thus far. owing to their tracks in the snow. but when they reached the main street their tracks were lost among
  concluded that the men were residents of Overton and not tramps. and contin. ued my investigations on that hypothe- sis.
 In the meantime, as soon as the news of the murder became generally known, a special train had been sent from the town of Marshall, Texas, to nrar.1- 1S l. which were owned and kept by the Texas & Pacific Railroad company. and were in charge of a man named Mundon, who accompanied the hounds everywhere they went. Mundon brought a posse of several men with him, in addition to the hounds, and as soon as the train reached Oyerton all the citizens thronged to join the party.
 The hounds were taken to the spot where the masked men had leaped from the train, which was about a mile and half south of Overton. Being unleashed. they at once took up the scent, following the tracks to Over confused by the large number of tracks on the main street However, there was one wise old dog in the pack named Lee. Lee finally scented the track in the street and began below. ing. and continued until he arrived at high picket fence which surrounded the home of man named John Price. The hounds were being followed by a large crowd, and when they arrived at the fence. which was too high for them to leap. Lee kept up his bowling until Mundon silenced him.
 The hounds were then taken back to the spot at which Lee had scented the first track that led to the home of Price, and, after a good deal of barking, old Lee scented another track which he followed to the house of certain John Knight.
 Knight and Price were brothers-in. law. and both of them were among the crowd that was following the hounds so that the crowd burst into jeers and
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27

court, and whatever the court sees fit to do with Price will be satisfac- tory to me"
 Il was afraid that Price would stay in jail until the next term Of court" 1" answered the man. Now that he is going to be let out on bail intend to kill him before that time comes. He shot my brother some time ago in a very cowardly manner and without cause. My brother will die from the effect of the wound before long, and I intend to kill his murderer"
 If 1 were in your place." I an- swered, T do not believe would talk about what I intended to do, as you are liable to get into trouble"
 All right, l am just telling you this" answered the man, land I don't intend to talk any more about it. just want you all to know how l feel about the matter"
 had feared that the man intended to make trouble for me. and was great ly relieved to learn that he had no grudge against me. AS for his threat to kill Price, did not take it very seriously. When he had concluded these remarks he extended his hand to me
 Watch out now, and remember what have told you," he said
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27
Poor Dolly.

Jean Is a very lively little person of five, who hardly knows what the word quiet" means. One afternoon she came into the house merry and noisy after her afternoon nap, and as she burst in like a firecracker she caused quite a commotion. Her mother, think ing to give g gentle hint, said, Your dolly has been so good while you've been out. She hasn't talked nor made a bit of noise nor broken anything. She has just sat here as quiet as mouse"
 "Poor Dolly" said Jean, who did not fail to understand her mothers re mark. 'T'm sorry. Some day I'll stay home and give her a good time"
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27
O'CONNELL AND THE WITNESS
Sample of the Great Irishman's lntui- tion and Quiekness of Per-
 ception.

Daniel O'Connell, in his career at the bar, says Judge Parry in the Corn hill Magazine, was rightly acclaimed by the people as "The Counsellor" He remained stiff gownsman to the end; he never asked for silk, and re- fused the judgeship offered to him. No government ennobled him. He had two titles, but they were given him by his fellow men. In the greater world of politics he was ''The Liberator;;" in his own demesne on the Munster cir cult and among the peasantry of the West he was 'The Counselor"
 Of The COunselor's intuition and quickness of perception in guessing the secret in a lying witness heart many stories are told. He certainly had a very intimate knowledge of the thoughts and feelings of the lower classes, but in the following story it is difficult to believe that he had not re- ceived some inkling of the real truth before he went into court. The story Is told, however, as an example of his marvellous power of insight, and is in any case a curious record of humor, villainy and superstition.
 It was a will case, and the validity of the will was in dispute. The wit nesses for the defense all swore that the testator had signed the will while life was in him." Other counsel had cross-examined the witnesses, and the last witness was handed over to O'Con- nell. He. too swore by the same phrase that life was in the testator when the will was signed"
 By virtue of your oath. was he alive?" asked O'Connell.
 By virtue of my oath, life was in him."
 "Now," continued O'Connell, with great solemnity, and assuming an air of inspiration, q call on you in the presence of your Maker, before whom
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27
4 Child Equipment.

A small pad, one or two pencils, a box of crayons and small scissors are part of the children's equipment for a journey. There is lots of fun with a magazine and scissors for young per sons. If you spread out large news paper so that papers won't be dis tributed all over the car, little Johnny and Mary can snip pictures out of the magazines without discomfort to any one and with great joy to themselves. The crayon and pad which they can use to copy pictures or write letters on will keep them pleasantly absorbed for hours.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27

About four sr five weeks later. when Price was out on bail, he came out of his house early one morning and took his stand on a platform that extended from the rear of the build ing, where he began washing in a ba- sin. This platform stood about three feet above ground, and had a hollow space under it. While Price stood there a man who was under the plat form crawled from his place Of con cealment and shot him through the head, killing him instantly. A man was subsequently arrested for the crime and tried, but acquitted.
 After the arrest of Knight and Price returned to St. Louis. where I re ported the success of my undertaking to Mir. Hoxie. When 1 entered Mir. Hoxie's office to make my report ex- Gov. John c. Brown, then general solicitor of the Gould railway system, was in his office, and he was invited to return there to listen to my re- port. When I had concluded Mir. Hoxi4 turned to him and said:
 Governor. this is a remarka ble case, and the only case that I know of where a terrier has beaten a pack of bloodhounds on a man-trail."
 1, being an Irishman, presume that l was the terrier referred to.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27
ROAD BUILDING
MONEY FOR IMPROVED ROADS
Sixteen Million Dollars in Auto Fees Spent for Building and nainte-
 nance During 1915.

] From the United States Department of Agriculture.)
 Ninety per cent of the registration
 and license fees paid in 1915 by auto mobilists to the states, or Sl6,2l3,3SI,
 was spent for the building and main- tenance of county and state roads. ac- cording to a compilation just published
 by the office of public roads, U. $. de- ! partment of agriculture. In all, 2.i45,- 664 motor vehicles were registered in | that year and their owners paid to- tai of Sls,2i5,713 for registrations and | drivers and dealers licenses. This is
 an increase of S5. 1863. TGO over 1914. and
 an increase of 73i,325 in the number
 of vehicles registered. Automobile | fees now defray nearly ' per cent of the total amount spent on rural road and bridge building, whereas in 1906 the income from this source was less than three-tenths of per cent of the
 total expenditure.
 | The growth of the volume of fees
 and registrations is noted by the fact
 that fin 1901 New York. the first state to require fees, collected only SS3Jii .u
 1906 only 4S,OOO cars were registered throughout the entire United States
 By 1915. however. the number had | jumped to the figure given, so that
 there is slightly more than one motor
 car registered for each of the 2.375O | miles of road outside of the incorpor-
 ated towns and cities.
 The relation between cars and road ! 4,,,fIn tions. There is only one motor car for
 every six miles of rural road in Ne
 vada, but nearly six motor cars for
 every mile of such road in New Jersey | There is an average of one motor car | registration for every 4 persons in | the United States. Iowa apparently leads, however. with one motor car for every 16 persons, while only one for | every 200 persons Is registered for Ala bama.
 It must be understood. however, that | the figures of registration do not ne
 cessarily represent total number of
 cars, as some of the states do not re- quire annual registration, others group pleasure and commercial cars and mo- torcycles in their accounts, while still other states do not require registra-
 tion of motorcycles.
 There Is great inequality in the reg istration fees charged by the different states. The average for the United States was ST.i6. The state of Yer
 mont, however, secured in 1915 a gross
 revenue of SlS.10 for each motor car.
 while Minnesota received only about
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27
PatroIman Cutting Weeds on Road.

90 cents annually for each car In Texas and South Carolina no annual registration fees are collected. the only requirement being a county fee of 70 cents and S1 respectively for perennial registration. Most of the states. how ever. also levy annual taxes on motor vehicles and this adds importantly to the public revenue contributed by the owners of mOtOr-prOpelled vehicles.
 In the use of fees. however, there seems to be general policy of apply ing the major part of the money col lected from automobilists directly to road betterment. In 42 of the states of the Union all or the ma jOr portion of the motor-vehicle revenue must be expended for the construction, im- prOvement, or maintenance of the pub lie roads, or for the maintenance of the state highway department In 20 states, all or the major portion of the net mOtOr-vehicle revenues are ex- pended by or under the supervision or direction of the state highway depart- nent. In seven states one-half to one fourth of the state motor-vehicle rev. enues are expended through the state highway'department, and the remaind- CT by the local authorities. Many states, in addition to applying license fees to road construction expend for this purpose a large part of the fines and penalties collected from owners.
 In the number of registrations New l,I f, Illinois was second with 1S0,s32; Cali fornia third with 163.T and Penn sylvania fourth with 1e0, 0,13T.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27

The murder of Conductor Frazier by bandits occurred while was chief spe- cial agent for the Missouri Pacific rail way. and Mir. Hoxie. the yice-president and general manager. notified me to take action upon the case. was to proceed to oyerton. Texas, whore the attempted hold-up had occurred, and make my investigations immediately
 This episode happened in the year 1885 It was in the month of Febru- ary and about midnight. The weather was unusually cold for that section. and the ground was covered with about two inches of snow. The train. which was bound south from Long view to Galveston and San Antonio, was in charge of Conductor Frazier.
 Just as the train was about to pull put of the small station of Overton the eolored porter, whose duty 1t was to bearded 1t when if was leaving sta tions, noticed two men climb aboard what is known as the blind" end of the baggage car, from the north side. Or seeing them, the porter boarded the baggage car at its rear end and. as the baggage cars of that period all had doors at each end. he entered the car by the rear door and opened the front door from the inside. thus coming upon the men suddenly from within. The train had not yet fully got underway and the porter. peering out, ordered the tramps, as he supposed them to be. to get oil the train. Immediately they turned upon him, each man hold ing two large revolvers. The porter then perceived that they were wearing masks, and he was thoroughly fright ened. Slamming the door shut, he fastened it and rushed back into the car. where he met Conductor Frazier. whom he informed that there were two tramps on the front end of the bag gage car and that, when he ordered them of. they had pointed reyolvers at him He did not tell the conductor that they were wearing masks, how ever
 Conductor Frazier, believing the men to be merely tramps who had got upon the car for the purpose of steal ing a ride, concluded that he would in- vite them into the smoking car out of the cold, where they would be more comfortable. and put them on at the next station. They would be more comfortable in the smoking car than out on the front platform. He went to the front end of the car, accompanied by a brakeman named Powers. He opened the front door and the men i'm. mediately opened fire on him. Frazier fell forward dead. his body rolling of. the train into a ditch.
 The men now caught sight of Pow. CTS, the brakeman. who was behind the conductor. As soon as the firing be gan Powers turned to run back into the coaches. He was shot in the body and seriously wounded. The men then sprang from the train and disappeared
 Upon receiving my instructions from Mir. Hoxie. l departed for Over
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27

you must one day be judged for the evidence you give here today, l solemn ly ask-and answer me at your peril was it not a live fly that was in the dead mans mouth when hls hand was placed on the willE"
 The witness fell on his knees and confessed that they had indeed placed fly in the mouth of the deceased, that they might swear that life was in him."
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27
Wants Highway Commission.

Texas, which is one of the few states without a highway commission. has been stirred to action. The next ses- sion of the Texas legislature is expect ed to pass law creating a state high way commission In order to receive fed eral appropriations for good roads.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27
Cut Down Expenses.

Transnortation from the farm to market is one of the big items in the farmers expense account, and the best way to cut 1t down Is by building good roads.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-27
Another Cause.

Another fruitful source of accidents is the sporting instinct which inspires people to see whether they can cross the street ahead of an oncoming au- tomobile.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
WORkMEN'S
COMPENSATION

Casualty companies doing busi-
ness in Minnesota, in 1915, col
lected premiums on workmen's
compensation insurance of ST.
146, ,764.46. and paid losses of
$518, 1906, as compared with
premiums collected in 1914 of
81, ,222, ,353.22, and losses paid of
S47O, ,243.93.
The Workmen's Compensation
Act took effect October 1st, 1913,
and between October lst and
December 3lst, 1913, casualty
companies collected premiums in
Minnesota, on account of work
mems compensation insurance Of
$481 ,697.17, and paid losses of
$29, ,805.17.
The total premiums collected
on Workmen's compensation in
surance in Minnesota, from Oc-
tober 1st, 1913, to December 31st
1915, amount to $2,850.81
and the losses paid during the
same period amount to $l,018,-
212.14.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
BELDEN
From Our Correspondent.

From Our Correspondent.
Miss Emma Sellwood is on the
sick list this week.
Miss Muriel Nelson has re-
sumed her high school work in
Bruno.
Milton katuris attended the
dance at Black River Saturday
evening.
Miss Marian Bonner of Sup
erior. is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. E. T. Hogan.
Misses Betty Nelson and Jose
phine Williamson spent Sunday
with Mrs. Sinclair.
Mr.. Wettleson of Finch, Var
Slick, & McConville Of St. Pau
was caller in town last week
P. King and son, Lawrence
returned to Bruno last week af
ter spending the winter in Bel,
den.
The fact that spring is near al
hand is emphasized by the size
of the loads Of logs from Sinclair
& Hogan's camp.
Miss Vide Sellwood enter
tanned some of her little friends
at birthday party, Saturday
afternoon. Everybody had a de.
lightful time.