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

Whitesburg. KY. Feb. 29.-The delt't
~ the Hon. IRA Fields. sJG cessful b'.s-
mess man, attorney at tn" Whiteshnr1
bar for Twelve years Commonwealth
Attorney II this district and one OF the
Lest loved men in Eastern kenIurky
which occurred in the North Memorial
Infrnary In Louisville Wednesday
night following two unsuccessful opera
lions for appendicitis and other raFasss'
caused universal sorrow all over this
section. Yet in the meridian OF me-
the untimeIy death OF Mr.. Fields vas
about So years old.had brought gloom
over Whitesburg and Letcher county
where he was well known ana popular
About twenty years Of his lie was
spent in office, first serving two terms
as County Attorney and later two terms
as Commonwealth's Attorney. The IN
torment took place in the Sanullck
Cemetery near Whitesburg Saturday
evening, Eds. David Maggard and Ira
Combs officiating in the funeral
services in the Baptist Church, OF which
NJ. Fields was a faithful member Be
sides Mrs. Fields eight children survive
him.
Despite the severe weather here Sat
urday perhaps one OF the largest
crov,ds ever seen in a funeral were on
hand to pay their last respects to the
venerable citizen, their neighbor and
friend.
II. S. Deputy Collector James Cor
nett and Marshal G.. A. Sizemore OF
Hazard arrived here Saturday having
in custody Fred Jordan and Anna
Jones charged with illegel traffic and
sale OF cocaine, morphine and other
dangerous drugs in the mining camps
near Hazard. The trio were. caught IN
the act OF making a sale. They were
brought here for hearing before U. 5.
Commissioner Samuel Collins. At the
examination they were bound over to
the U. S. District Court for Eastern
Kentucky for trial in April at London
They were charged with the violation
Of the Harrison narcotic act. A further
investigation is to be made by the
Government in conditions around Haz-
ard. It is expected that large num-
Der Of arrests will be made.
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| A transportation OF about $50 men,
miners, arrived at Fleming and Hay
mond a few days ago from East Tenn
essee where they win be employed in
mining work in the plants OF the Elk
Horn Mining Corporation. Everything
continues to boom throughout the coal
fields. 1t is said another new opera
/ ton is billed TO go up near Milestone
Creek-that of the South East Coal Co
of which Mr.. II. LaViers IL Manager,
The Tilden Wright coal land tract Is
to be developed, IL issaid. Work IL ex-
pected to be started at once.
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". S. Marshal John N. Riddle Of this
city HE'D himself up 10 McRoberts Sat
urday where he arrested Bradley
Franklin a young man OF Colly ano
shepherd Long on charge Of traffick-
ling whisky peddling and bootlegine
moonshine whisky in the coal fields.
The men will be given hearing here
before U. s. Commissioners Collins
oficers are doing everything in theii
power to check the sale Of whisky ir
the coal fields section.
The Republicans OF Lctcher county
held an enthusiastic convention In the
courthouse here at ! o'clock Saturday
for the purpose Of selecting delegate,
to the Louisville convention upon cal
issued by county Chairman ID. l. Day
While the delegates go uninstructec
there was a large prevailing sentiment
in favor OF Teddy Roosevelt for Presi'
dent. Among the delegates named
were, Judge w. G. Dearing, Samue
Collins, w. NJ. Hall, ]. NJ. Cook. Ste
phen Combs,J Silas Fields, Jason Coz
S. e. Baker and ID. ]. Day.