The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-24
LETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITESBURG.
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky.

WHITESBURt. KY. March 2l.---
Judge John +, Eitler OF PikevIIlc mr.
rived here yesteday and convened a
special term of the Letcher Circuit
Court which Wit hold for two weeks
in an effort to RI the greatly longest
ed docket. At th term a large num-
Der Of civil and inal cases. land liti-
cations and DANCE suits are to be
tried out. Follotng the two weeks
special term the lgiilar term will be
convened April lOShich will continue
for four weeks, mixing six weeks Of
practically Uninterrupted court
At the regular trm grand jury
will be empanneledyhich viii make a
thorough probe int the Illegal whis-
Key traffic in the euty, especially in
the coal fields secln. around Neon.
Judge Butler is dctmined 10 rid the
docket, and 10 put niskey out OF his
district. The good l,ple Of the dis
trict are back Of hirin his efforts
tn
Hindman the cour seat OF Knott
county is likely TO i railroad. a
narrow gague from ttmouth Of Jones
Fork on the Beayerreek branch Of
1 the c. x O., 20 miles, Hindman. the
people Of the town a county being
behind subscriptiol campaign 10
build the road. thus wing the little
! county seat town raiInnection with
| the outside world. II said that over
Si00. 600 has already en- subscribed
and other subscriptiontre To be made
II. C.. Francis one OF tlgood business
men OF the town startahe movement
some time ago! II is saihe land own
ers along the route ! donate the
/ right OF ways. II inditons point 20
ANYTHING actual consttion Of the
road will be started Il year. Thus
the resources OF the t1ty, rich In
coal and timber. will hs,ened To the
outside world. while the.rchants Will
be able TO get their goooyithout a 20
mile haul over rough r,lthn roads.
Adyices from McRobei states that
Mrs. Jeff Wright, who wso severely
burned last week while ng to save
her children from their r. in which
S-year- old son was creed is gct
ting along nicely and wiicoyer. The
luttIe on year old child wilso recoy-
er. Al nrst it was th6us that both
the mother and the smahild were
fatally burned.
Farm, work IL much reied owing
TO the continued bad wer OF the
INST ten days. Farmers prepared
10 start blowing, making partitions
for crops, but severe weattontinues
some Of the worst weathererienced
here in years during the J half Of
March. Farmers Of the mains viii
Istrain point this year ,put cut.
large crops. the largest in siu years
i. f. Jackson and Henry kett are
talking OF putting in a tak in or
y contiguous TO Whitesburg CHI will
h give employment to a goohumber
~ men. a tannery here OF to net
q good returns on the inyesti. With
Y lots OF raw material close ard this
II would be an ideal location a tan
lnery, We hope the new in'y will
e be sure go. 1t would heihites-
burg.
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/ II IL said here that actuaelop-
ie ment work is to be started b, Elk
thorn Coal company. OF Matt the
II j. c. Day coal land tract irrately
Mellow here which was rece pur-
'r chased. according to an annohent.
II is said the work will start n 80
days.
goodly number OF men wiem-
ployed. This viii open up a new
coal field contiguous to Wsurg
land do much good to the tow
&c WHITESBURG. KY, Mar3
lBenton II. Boggs a prcminenir-
81 ance man OF the Cumberland rec
lion Of the county was brOt 10
Whitesburg ard adiudged insa
- Jury on Saturday last and coed
TO the Eastern Kentucky Insa-y-
Us Ium at Lexington. Boggs was n
her Of the well known Boggs nof
rs the Cumberland section and tse
OF Is deeply regretted by the gob-
ple generally all over the COUNT
re yersal sorrow is expressed.
Il
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Gilbert Hall the l4year- old i
I'M Hiram Hall. who was making HE
with Mr.. Easter at Neon in III
he fields section died after threes
ILLNESS Of typhoid fever. From I
re ginning Of his Illness physician
an attended him pronounced it a We
we're case. Everything possible.
nd ever. was done for him but wi
laval and death at length removl
on mortal spirit 10 his home beyonI
skies. He leaves many friends to q
ere his death. The interment took ph
Mouth OF Potters Fork.
'as TIT
The Elkhorn Coal company at
ere above here will let contracts at
IN for the erection OF 25 extra m
houses in their plant in order
SITS crease their working force and TN
duct OF the mines. It is expected
to the work is to start at once. j. }
Hall is manager of the operation
pa OF the most progressive IN the q
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