The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-18
LETCHER COUNTY
AND wHITEsBURG.
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky.

WHITESBURG, ky, Feb. l5.--JudSe
Iobn +. Butler of Pikeville closed
ave weeks session of the Letcher CIR
cuit Court here Friday and left immed-
lately for Pikeville where he convened
the regular term of the Pike Circuit
Court Yesterday. During the Letcher
Court a large number OF important rail-
road and corporation damage suits,land
suits, etc. were tried out resulting IN
large judgments in many instances.
There were two short term peniten-
tiary sentences at this term. Before
leaving here Judge Butler set down
special term for March 20 when he Will
make determined effort to rld the
greatly congested docket. At that term
he will also try out many OF the WINS
key bookkeeping and selling cases m
dictments for whom We're returned oS
the recent grand jury who thoroughiN
probed conditions in the coal mining
sections Of the county. Judge Butler is
determined to put whisky and It's
evils down throughout his district
thereby decreasing crime to large eS-
tent
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Thursday afternoon brought TO a
close the long fought legal esrange-
ment between ]. Martin Potter on one
side and A. B. Potter, The Hamilton
Realty co. and John Deane Stephens
on the other for title to about $50 acres
of very valuable coal and timber lands
| Wing contiguous to the big develop
ment of The Elk Horn Coal Corpora
ton at Raymond. resulting in a decis-
| ion for the defendants. Judge j.. X
Iayman. OF Elizabethtown, KY was
detailed by Gov. Stanley to try the
case. which had caused great interest.
| The land too day is valued at about halt
| a million dollars. In November, 1913
Uncle Abraham Potter conveyed, for
cash consideration, il is said, the prop
erty to A. B. Potter. Three years ago
A. b. Potter sold 1t to The Hamilton
| Realty Co. through John Deane Steph-
ems agent. Soon after ]. Martin Potter
entered suit claiming deed OF trust
/ through A. B. Potter and denying that
a cash consideration had been paid on
the contract Some OF the best legal
talent in the State was employed.Judge
Ed C. O'Rear of Frankfort, fought for
the defendants, and made splendid
argument, while arrayed on the same
side was Felix G. Fields OF this city.
ON the other side were Judge David
HAYS. whitesburg. Roscoe Hanover,
Pikeville, John G. Eversole, Bonneville,
and others.
News from Willard, Pike county
brings the sad intelligence OF the death
there OF Uncle Peter Adkins for htty
years Baptist minister, OF the" Hard
lehell' persuasion. one Of the best known
ministers in Eastern Kentucky which
occurred Saturday morning from In
uries received eleven days before from
a fall over a coal hod in the home OF
hi, son, DR.. Moses Adkins at Willard.
Il Ed. Adkins stopped to pick UP the
receptacle when he had dizzy spell
land fell across the bucket infiicting in
liuries that caused his death Saturday,
The report came as a great shock TO
his legion of near and dear friends In
I,etcher county, his former home. I'm
I'll few years ago he resided at Col
son. and was beloved by all. Among
the sons residing in this county are w
Iy. Adkins, Colson and DR.. Boaz Ad-
kins of Neon, while DIR. John Adkins
resides in Pikeville, DR.. Moses Adkins
resides at Willard, Ed. Lewis Adkins
I,ebam, Wash, and Mrs. DR.. John Col
bins. Ben Hur, Ark. Eastern Kentucky
Hoses one of her best citizens In the
death Of Uncle Peter
wHITESBURG. KY Feb. l6.-The
Letcher Fiscal Court is arranging foi
the calling of an election for about
April 10 for the purpose OF votIne
5000, 900 in road bonds, petitions beine
now in the hands Of the Fiscal Court
to be completed within the next few
days.
The splendid pieces OF model road
way now being CONSTRUCTED aroune
Whitesburg has put spirit Of enthus'
iasm into the hearts of the people OF
Letcher county for better roads and !
is believed the issue will carry large.
". Good roads enthusiasts will can
vass the county between now ana tn'
date of the election
Reports from Harlan is TO the enec
! that the issue carried in saturday
election about to l. Ere the close o.
the present year the good road worl
in Harlan county will have gained con
siderable Roadway. Other mountain
counties are falling in line for gooC
roads.
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Deputy u. s Marshal John NJ. Riddle
went To Seco Friday evening and ar
rested Miss Evalyn Hall on charges o
bedding and bootlegging whiskey II
the coal fields around Fleming an'
Neon. She was brought before U. ;
Commissioner Samuel Collins here an'
owing TO absence Of most importan
witnesses hearing was passed uni!
Feb. 10. She was. allowed TO execut'
bond in the sum Of $500 with Sherir
Charles H. Back as surety. Marsha
Riddle is determined that booteggiin'
is practically thing OF the past
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II is said here that The Cumberlan'
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