The Big Sandy news., 1916-04-21
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County Supt. George W.fJenkins ia
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 A goodly number of school houses
| nave been built since Supt. Jenkins
Induction into office, in fact Letcher
county has made rapid strides in edu-
cational advancement
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1t is said here that the Elkhorn Coal
Co, is getting into readiness to start a.
number Of improvements and extern
| sions in their hustling plant at Kona
Station, Mouth Of Boone's Fork. which
will necessitate the employing of
goOdly number of new men.,An addi-
tional acreage has been secured on the
north side of Boone's Fork where two
additional mines are to be opened. An
additional twenty-five miners houses
are to be built, contracts to be award
ed within the next few days, il is said.
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From five to seven hundred people
attended baptismal services at the old
regular baptist church at Mayking, five
miles from here Sunday. A number
from this county and Wise and Dick
enson counties. Va, held services. Three
converts. including uncle Daugherty
Adams Of Blackey, were baptised
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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.
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May Is is the date for the new train
service over the Louisville & Nashville
between Louisville and McRoberts as
a result of recent efforts on the part of
business men and others of this section.
While a through train was wanted
railroad officials did not favor the idea,
but instead ordered schedule for a
day train, the train to leave each end
of the line, Louisville and McRoberts
each morning about o'clock This
will enable passengers to leave McRob-
erts or any point along the line in the
morning and reach Louisville about the
middle of the afternoon.
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On the spur of the moment Judge
John f. Butler concluded to try L. L.
Miller and Walter Stewart, charged
with the murder of Policeman Ed w.
Boggs in Dunham in November sepe-
rate, and entered Immediately upon the
trial of Miller. The hearings of both
men will require it is said the remaind-
er of the week. A large number of wit
nesses and others are on hand to watch
the proceedings.
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The L. & n. pay train made the run
between Lexington and the coal fields
of this section Monday morning dis
tributing thousands of dollars to its
many employees. 1t is understood that
the pay train will run every two weeks
beginning May l.
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Members of the Letcher Fiscal Court
are holding a meeting here today dur
ing which time they will name road
commissioners for each Of the eight
voting precincts in Letcher county who
are to see to the proper use of the mon
ey, 100000, that is to be voted May 6
for the further prosecution of good road
building in the county There is much
interest going the rounds at this time
regarding the bond issue. At this time
il looks like the question has some
hard knockers who will do everything
in their power to defeat the measure.
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Hustlfng Orvill Phipps of Pikeville
arrived here this week from Pikeville
and will be employed as lineman for
the Whitesburg Telephone Co. Young
Phipps left here about a year age and
was formerly employed on the StarSey
lines, He is welcomed back TO Whites
burg.
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Ed Joe Hall of Beaver creek, we'll
known Primitive Baptist minister,
known all over Eastern Kentucky, for
mer member of the Kentucky Legisla-
ture had business before the Letcher
Circuit Court Monday Ed. Hall has
many friends in Letcher-co
ORGANIZING JAIL SCHOOLS.