The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-09-22

Two or three cases OF typhoid fevei
are reported in the vicinity ofmoutl
OF Thornton In this county where tn,
disease ragged number of times dur.
ling recent years. II . hoped the dis.
ease will be checked In its beginning
Several other cases are reported In tn,
county
Grant Ison. a iumberman OF Jeremiah
below here has received a contract FOR
furnishing Northern dealer 10000
railroad ties, the work TO be started a,
once. A goodly number OF men to be
employed.
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The new high and graded school
building. College Hin. in this city win
DO completed within tho next few days
according TO contractors. Franklin &
Brown. when completed the building
viii cost about So. 1000. the contractors
making no money. and will be one OF
the best school buildings in tho noun
tains. The heating apparatus Is being
installed and the building will be ready
for the building committee within
few days. Whitesburg will be pleased
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U< S. Marshal John M. Riddle went
to KonA in tho coal fields Friday where
he arrested Monroe Collins. long q
much wanted man by tho government
authorities In Southwestern Virginia.
Collins is charged with operating q
moonshine still on tho Virginia side OF
tho Cumberland mountains. He is also
wanted In this State. having operated
on both sides OF the mountain, Collins
was taken to Virginia 20 stand trial.
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Farmers in Letcher county report one
OF the best corn crops in recent years.
especially where tho storms did not get
in their devastating work. The crop is
unusually fine. the same Is true OF the
Irish potato crop.
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The Lexington 4 Eastern pay train
passed over the /. & ~ Saturday ey-
ening distributing thousands OF dollars
OF hard earned cash 20 its many ems
ployes Much hallasting work and lev
cling Of the track is now in progress in
order To get In readiness 10 meet the !
heavy traffic from the big ecai fields,
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a freight wreck on the L. 4 +. be-
low here in Perry county delayed ser
vice, both express. passenger and mail
for about i've hours Thursday. A num-
Der Of coal trains were smashed TO
smitherens. II Was the first wreck In
weeks
Mrs. Mary Woodward. 81 watervtlle.
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Mr. and Mrs W W, Long. She will
be here for some time.
Mr. T. ~ HATFIELD OF Piknville. man
nger OF Singer Sewing Machine once.
was here on business during tho week.
j. A. Edmonds veteran travelling man
Winchester and popular all over Eas-
Tern Kentucky. was calling on Whites
burg merchants during the past week.
Mr., w. @ Fleu OF Prestopsburg,
anne over to whitcsburg on business
asst week
Mr. s II wooley Of Louisville and J.
: Thomas, Winchester. were In the
'ity last week. Ii
Attorney David Hays returned from !
business trip To- Frankfort
Judge and Mrs w g. bearing. with
Hiss Mary woodford bearing. have ,
'een guests Of Louisville friends for I
eyerRl days
}. b. Tanner Lexington. was among J
he OUT in staff business men In
this week n
Hon. Ben w. Hail. n Mt. Sterling poll ii
-ician. came up with Congressman {
ieeker and Langley
Attorney stephen Combs is up state v
his week on professional business, b
Joe Cundiff jackson. lumbermhn
-as here Monday perambulating, n
Travelling man +. n. Hockett OF Rris-
u. Tenn. was tallsing trade In whites o.
urg Saturday II
Or c. a. Leatherman. OF Detroit
Itch. was registered here Friday. haV- Il
lie coal field. In
lckson were In whitesburB between IN
aims Monday. b,
Mr. L. H. Smith OF Mendoza. VA. was
the city Saturday A.
Judge S. f. Baker returned from
isiness trip to Pikeville and other Il
'lnts in the Sandy valley. &c
Mr.. r. C, Thomas of Paintsville Wis
ID Seco and other points in the coal
lids this week.
Considerable fever and colds prevail
nearly every section OF the county Ia
id physicians report lots TO do. Al
Mr. ]. NJ. Adams, n leading newspa
II man OF ST. Louis, was here on bus o
ess the past week Mr. Adams has nc
any relatives In Letcher county. all dr
whom are anxious TO see him. n,
w. T. Daugherty. Ashland, doing 10
ditlng work for the Adams Express
mpany was here this week checking y
the local office 10
MIR, Leslie Picklesimer ATTENDED da
lrt" here Sunday. Rumor says he Wis n,
d the telephone exchange.
Mr.. George Rooby, Of Chicago. was
business visitor in the coal fields last
eek.
rhe county examination was held
re Friday and Saturday There were
number OF applicants for certificates
WAYNE, w. VA.
William Fry OF near East Lynn is -