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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-27
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GAMES SATURDAY..
Minneapolis, "a; Toledo, 81.
St. Paul, /; Columbus, o.
indianapolis, 6: Milwaukee, |.
Louisville, 6; Kansas City, 3. (Ten
innings.)
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New One on Snakes.

NcW ONe OH Stakes.
A group of boys were leaning their
noses up against the glass case which
Earbors the boaconstrictor at the rep
tile house at the New York geological
gardens. "Where's it's rattler?" asked
one of the kids to companion. "Ho,
hO,' reared another of the boys; che
amt got no RATHER. When snake
gets that big he's got a whistler
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-27

Here the record Of Bender's
last four games:
Aug. q, shut out Chicago with
one hit.
Aug. II, shut out Pittsburgh
with three hits. m,,.
Aug. .13, shut out Boston with
four hits.
Aug. 5, won from Chicago 5 to
2 with six hits against him.
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GAMES TODAY. .
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.
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GAMES SUNDAY.
St. Paul, 80; Toledo, TO-
Columbus, 9-8; Minneapolis, 6-3.
Milwaukee, SO: Louisville, "a.
Indianapolis, SIP; Kansas City, 1-3.
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GAMES TODAY.
Pittsburgh at New York.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
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Batterles-Foster and Agnew; Koob,
Rogers and SEVERED.
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batteries = Russell, DanfOrd and
Schalk; Mogridge, Cullop and Nuna-
maker e..
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Batteries-Ehmke, Boland and Spen
Ger; Leonard, Mays and Agnew.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Elliott; Sallee
and Rariden, OnslOW.
Second game
Club RH. E.
Chicago ........... 8 !
New York ................. 5 0
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
WHITE CHRISTMAS AT
THE NJ E. CHURCH SOUTH

The white Christmas" celebration
at the NJ +. Church South Monday ev
eni.ig was an enjoyable affair. The
decorations were IN white. the offer
ings were WRAPPED in white and the
idea was carried out all the way thru.
white Gifts for the King" is the term
Jsed to express the purpose OF the oc-
casion Gifts for the poor and fund
amounting 10 a total OF five cents for
each nro!lad member of the Sunday
schoo! for the suffering hrmenians ana
SyrianS were received, In addition To
this fund OF $3.50 the money and 9th
er \ fits for The poor amounted to about
sac The distribution tc the poor was
n,ado Christmas day by n. Preston.
a. q. Carter and NJ. S. Blrns.
The program at tine church consisted
of violir solo by MISS Kiz2ie Burns
vocal so10s by Misses Sallie Burns and
Vivian ii;ivs, recitation by Marths.
Yates, an appropriate story told by
Rev. II. o. Chambers, responsive read
ing OF the Christmas Sunday schoCl
lesson, prayer by NJ. s. Burns, Rev
Chambers explained the White Christ
mas idea, this being the first time i
has been used here. The last thing was
the deposit Of gifts made at the foot Of
the cross by members of the congrega
tlon. which was quite impressive.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
usA LAWRENCE COUNTY. KENTUCKY, DECEMBER as, 1917.
FROM UNCLE TIP.
Holden. w. Va, Dec. %,

Holden, w. Va, Dec. 22, 1917
Editor Ncws:-Wc arrived In Hol-
den at seven o'clock last night, having
received telegram that our dadghtec
Mrs. Mate Farley, Was hurt. When We
reached here we found her with a brok-
Ell right shoulder and c1t wound in
head She had gone out on back porch
and stepped into an open cellar door,
fill!rg head first into the cellar She ~
improving but has painful injuries.
We were at Ashland the 2Sth of NO
veYnber, the 57th anniversary Of our
wedding. We were there five days then
10 Garner, Boyd-co., at VIII Cues for
eight days, then t. Webbvile, 20 miles
tc F'a' ME Webb's and two dauehters,
then came ON here. Had a nice fin,
visit with four OF our daughters Don t
know how long We will be here.
The burning of the company store
Iere was great loss, but the manager.
Mr.. WIN Crutcher. has fixed up Tie
opera house nicely and has ane store.
lie is a Big Sandy and Louisa man 50
you know lie is q hustler, and his flnt
looking and clever wife was q Louisa
firl. They have a nice family and their
son, Cfauncey came home this week
NilH u Dnei pretty fhlue ne gu III VI
District Of Columbia. Her name wa
Miss Marjorie Redmond. now Mrs.
Chaurcey 2ofe Crutchcr and Robert
Critcher married Miss Dora Pei cival
of iSertuoky a beautiful woman.ChaGr
g. is an officer of tie battleship New
Hampshire MIR. and Mrs. Won Peach,
and son are down fton Omar TO spent
Christmas. Mrs. Peachy was Mss Lu'
ellie Crutcher.
Wen, this and Logan town seem Il
be the most business places l hav'
seen and nice. clever people and til
greatest place 70 get good wages in thu
co intry and prices about the same 81
our town exert EGGS butter and poul
try They are higher
| he company has five thousa nd o
more IN pey roll. A splendid hospita
here and a corps of fine nurses ant
fine look ones too. 1t seems to me If
1hadito go 10 a hospital would ike t
go to one with fine looking nurses.
Well, it looks like that everybody i
| going to have fne fat Christmas.
Love to everyone in Louisa and
good happy Christmas and big dinner
UNCLE TIP MOORE.
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AGRICULTURAL AGENT
FOR Lawrence COUNTY.
MAN TO BEGIN WoEk ABOUT
THE FIRST OF THE NEW
YEAR.

The Lawrencs Fiscal Court made an
order last Friday to use $500 of the A
@. Young appropriation for employing
County Agricultural Agent. Mr..
Young left here soon after all allow
ance OF 5000 per year had been made to
him. the department has now put this
county INTO the district under the SUI
pervision of f.. l.. Varney and Mr..
Var,,ey WILL ebdeayor to start good
man 10 work here January 1. He will
make periodical visits here to see that
everything possible is being done 10
help the III mers who are willing u
accept assistance in improved methods.
| 1t VIII be a much better arrangement
han heretofore, where there was III
direct super vision from superior Of
fetal
Mr. Va,rey was present and made
most ELOQUENT and inspiring address
to the court and fair sized assemb-
laGe Of people.
| Mr.. Moss, representing the Food
Conservation work, was hero and fol
lowed Mr.. Varney III a very interest
ing talk. He ccmpllmented The worii
already done in Lawrence county ur-
der the direction of Miss Maude Smith
of Louisa. In results this county stands
above any other Eastern Kentucky
county and above the average for the
| State.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
CHARLES DlNGEss KILLS
FOUR MEN SATURDAY

The dead:-Wade II. Marcum, faith
er; John l.. Marcum, son; William
Marcum son; Charley Dihgess, a neigh
Dor.
Fatally Injured! Mrs. Wade H. Mar
cum.
Four persons were killed and one
person fatally injured in tragedy that
occurred at Breeder. Mingo Co, la 3
Saturday night.
News reached here tc the effect that
Wade II. ,darUum and his two SONS
John L. Marcum and William Marcunl
were shot and killed by Charley Din
CESS, and that Mrs. Wade II. Msrcum.
wife and mother respectively of the
three slain men, received injuries from
bullet wound that will probably provo
fatal.
1t seems that Dingess had had a
quarrel with some of the members OF
the Marcum family some time prior Il
the day of the shooting and that while
unde, the Influence OF liquor last Sat
urday evening he went to the home OF
the Asrcum family and opened Ere OF
them. The male members of the family
were dropped one by one by the bullets
from Dingess' weapon, while Mrs. Mar.
cum was also felled by shot. Although
severely wounded by bullet Mrs
Marcum had the presence OF mind t,
seize a gun with which she shot AND
instantly killed Dingess.
I The Marcums resided on home.
stead which had been in tie famil,
since 1900 when the father Of tn
senior slain man first settled there
The family was well known Throughout
southern West Virginia and eastern
Kentucky, being pioneer residents o
that section.
Mrs Ernest Gilmore a daughter ans
sister of the three Marcums that wer.
slain. is the wife of a prominent blsi
lness man OF Huntington.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
HAD OIL INTERESTS IN KY.

Mr. Geo Dimn!ck, ST., whose death
occurred in Huntington last week carno
to Eastern Kentucky in 1891, and In
1892 opened the Salt Lick field. He was
actively connected with the develop
ment of the Big Sandy leld until the
time of his affiiction which made him
an invalid. He was instrr mental also.
in the opening Of the Branchland gas
leld in Lincoin-co., W. Va No man
probably was mere widely acquainted
in Eastern Kentucky than he was at
the time the stroke of paralysis pre-
vented continuance of HIS work
among the wells. He opened probably
more rev oil fields than any other ons
man in the country. He was the sole
living survivor Of tie great Housewife
fire at Oil Creek Pa, III 1861. Thirty
two men perished in this blaze. In the.
Zig Sandy vall,.y he was well and ia
voraoly known for he integrity ard up
rightness and sterling qualities main
taine1 in HIS business dealings.
He is survived by two sons, George
H., and Thos. E., Of Huntington Burial
took place at Buffalo. N. Y, by tho
side of his wife Who died several years
ago,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
N. 7. COOPER NARRiEs
IN WASHINGTON

The following from a newspaper pub
lished al okanosan wssh.. refers to
Mr.. Nelson Cooper, who went from
this county fnw years ago 10 WASH
inst He is a son of MI. snd Mrs
7 + Cooper. of Cherokee and has been
very successful In business since going
TO Washington;
Miss Florence Benway of Snohom-
lsh ard n. T Cooper of Foston Heights
were married in Wenatchee Wednes-
day, October a. Miss Benway is well
known IN this vicinity, having spent
some time visiting her sister, Mrs
Raymond Hnff, year ego Mr., Cooper
has been with the Boston Okarugaii
Arile company for the PAST three ytars
as trect forenlsn. a reception was Civ
en- for them 1T their new home or sheir
return from Wenatchee Thursday ev-
euinG by The executive force of tlg'
ranch and their wives. a delicious but
fet supper wa served and they were
presented with handsome cut glass
water get
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
MApoE.

A nice crowd attended Sunday school
here Sunday.
MSS Bessie Bradley who is attend
ing school at L1uia IS spending a few
days with home felix's.
Mrs. Georgia Roberts visited home
folks Thursday.
Hilbert clarkson of Busseyville was
at NJ Nelson's Friday.
Paul Heaberlin, who has been visit
ing his grandmother at this place re
turned TO his home in Portsmouth. O
Allen Hutchison was in Louisa Sat-
urday.
George Bradley, who has had en-
ployment at Akron, Ohio, has returned
home.
Roscoe Prince, one of our soldiers
from Camr Zachary Taylor. passed
through Saturday to zee his parents
at Trad.
Miss Grace Damron, who Is teaching
at Mcdaniel hill, spent few days with
home folks.
Mr., ard Mrs G.. A Haws were vis-
iting ut Yatesville Sunday last
Mrs r. T. May called on Mrs M .
Nelson Thursday
Mrs. j A Nolen and daughter were
shopping in Eusseyville Saturday,
We were all glad to see Santa com
ing again, but he seemed not to b.
loaded as usual.
Thcd c'NeaI spent Sunday with For
est Damron.
School is progressing nicely at this
place.
Mrs. Willard bradley and children
have been spending few days with
her father at Twin Branch.
Arlie Derifield was visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. G. A Haws, last week
RHOpENDRON BLOSSOMS.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
INEz ITEMS

water we'll was drilled in the court
ya-d last week and one is now being
drilled in the school yard. The WORK
is being done by Beecher Ward
Mr.. John Justice and family OF Stone
spent Christmas IN, Inez
The revival meeting in the NJ. e
church South closed on Sunday night
and on Monday Christmas prograrl
was given, The children We're delight
ed with a tree and present and treat
for each.
The homo of Mr.. srd Mrs. ] c.
Newberry was enliyened at Christmas
by the presence ri all of their children.
G. p from Ashland Miss Hester from
Pikeville high school. Mr. and Mrs
Weddington and two children of Ker
init, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Parsley from
Williamson
Arthur and Irene Speer are home
from Pikeville college and Harold
Speer from Louisville dental school.
German Ward is home from State
college for the holidays.
Amos Present was home for Christ.
Miss Virginia Fitzpatrick is visiting
at the home of Mr.. w. M. Hale.
Mrs. G.. w. Hale returned from Red
Star, w Va, on Friday. Will, thcr>s
she assisted her brother, l.. p Kirk
in revival
Ted and Landrum HON are here for
the HOLIDAYS.
\ iicc program was given in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday night.
consisting of songs and recitations by
the children and special music by the
choir.
y pretty feature OF the entertain.
ment was silent Night in pantomino
by six young ladies' Silent Night was
sung by Miss Newberry and Mr. L..
j. Ward. After the candy and presents
were distributed an Offering was taken
for the French orphans IS 40 was re
ceived.
ScInt Of our soldiers have been home
IN short furloughs VIM Ward from
the commisary department spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fen Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Newberry spent
Christmas in Huntington with their
daughter Mrs. r. L. Hale They were
accompanied by their grandson, Ken
ME Eoach
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. b.. Kirk spent
Christmas with Mrs. a. M. Kirk.
Herbert jfensley is home from Lou
lisa for Christmas.
The United Bapt:sts held their
Christmas exercises and distributed
their pre- sents on Christmas morning.
The Baptists had their tree on Christi
mas night. It is all right for grown
ups to Hooverize on Christmas pres
ents but it is hard for little folks t..
realize about the war and its hard
ships and u IS better to keep such
realization from them as long as pos
sible.
Miss jamie Burgett is spending the
HOLIDAYS with Mrs. Alice Kirk.
James Hunt OF Louise spent Christ
mas with Lloyd Kirk.
r.. w. Kirk of Louisa was hone for
.-hristmas.
GIT Justice came home for Christ
mas.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
R,cE-NIcoL.

A Christmas evening" wedding, beau :
tifui in all its appointments, was sol
omnized at The home Of Mr. and Mrs
Samuel wheeler, 42s Eighth-av, when
their niece, Miss Ethel Rice, was unit
cd IN marriage TO Mr. Alexander Nicol.
They were attended by Mr.. and Mrs
a. 10. Black. close friends OF the bride
while the ceremony was performed by
the pev. r +. Rice, grandfather oi
the bride. The bride. beautiful bru-
nette. was attired in rose dawn silk
and wore a corsage OF dawn roses.
r,hrce generations celebrated the ail-
spioious occasion which was attended
only by close friends and relatives OF
the couple Mr. Nico., who is Of Scot
tish parentage. is an expert Interior
decorator and has been employed by 9
nrominent lncal firm for the last two
Huntington Herald
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
Am axe WITNESS TEsrIFIes.

Leon Dabo. who made an extended
personal Investigation OF conditions IN
Northern France, as the representative
q st,me Of the leading philanthfopists
and publicity mediums Of the United
States, came back, after tour months
devoted TO travel and the study OF con
ditions along the devastated districts,
and this is what he reported TO the
Merchants Association OF New York.
Il have seen the Widows of France.
have seen the blind boys OF England
have seen England's navy guardin,
the North Sea. All that the corr espon-
dents send OVER about the atrocities
that have been committed, all the Ia
humsnitles. ali tho bestialltics that nc
paper can possibly receive In ink--they
are not only true. but the worst OF
them cannot be told
You have been told that our women
and our girls have been protected by
the British navy from the fate that be
fell the women OF France and Belgium
Men believe j. II is absolutely true
II is more than true. have been in the
hospital In the Department OF Lamerk,
OF France where taere are nearly II
thousand girls not one is eighteen
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I'VE don't know We are At war, and
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49,. 49, da,,s ,no,s ma ~, Ire from,
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
SHOOTING OF SOLDIER AT
CAMP SHELBY MYSTERY
Ashland. Ky, Man 10 Seriously Wound
ed While Walking Near Pick
ct Line.


Camp Shelby Miss, Dec, 19,-Pri-
waite Walter lessee, Company X, 14Oth
Infantry. of Ashland. KY. was shot In
the abdomen late Wednesday and is 10
a critical condition at the tase hospital.
The shooting is a mystery and The Of
ficers at Camp Shelby are investieat-
ing.
According TO reports lessee was
walking along the picket line about -
o'clock near the Fourth Field Artillery
Regiment when shot il is quite q
distance from the rifle range and IL
would have been impossible for stray
bullet to come from there.
lessee said he did not see anyone
shoot him and knew nothing intil the
bullet struck him
Whether another soldier tried TO
murder him or lie was shot accident
ally Is unexplained
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
rIEreEN YEARS For DISCRETION,

At Camp Taylor The findings OF
general court martial published in OF :.
des announced that Private Clifford
Summers. 4bth Infantry, was found
guilty OF desertion and sentenced to
1--WE years at hard labor. He was also
dishonorab'y discharged from the mil
itary service. He was also sentenced 10
ten years at hard labor in the Federal
penitcntiary at Atlanta Ga, the two
sentences TO be cumulative and not
concurrent He was apprehended at In
dianapolls and returned to the camp,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
FORMER K. N. c. STUDENT HERE

Mr. George L. Weddington was here
last Friday on his way TO Pike county
to spend the Christmas holidays with
relatives Mr.. Sveddingtcn, who enlist
ed in the army some time ago. is sta
toned II Fl. Monroe, Va. number OF
other Kontuolians beirg In his com
pnny. He expects to leave before u
great while for France.
Mr.. Weddingtor Is re membered ir
Louisa as a Il. N. G.. student, having
attended scl,ool here three years. His
Louisa friends were glad to soc him
again, and wish him success in nrmS
life
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Lawrence Triplett IS, to Rebecca
Hammond 10. OF Peach Orchard.
Joseph johnson, 81, to Rose Lee
Johnson. "a. II lronton.
John w. Thompson 4s, 10 Ethel RAJ
mey. &c. OF Cordell.
Granville Harris, "a, TO Rosie Thomp
son. j s OF Gallup.
Spencer Jones, % to Mamie Hick-
man. 90 (col.) OF Louisa,
Isaac NJ. Benjamin. 2S. OF Ports
mouth TO Eva Ncilin Skaggs, lb, daush
ter % Felix Skaegs, formerly of Maize
Ky. The bride is niece of Rev. M,
A. Fay, and the wedding took place at
his home In Louisa
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
eREENuP SCHOOLS PERFECT
IN RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP

The Greenup schools of which Miss
Anna NJ Davidson is the superinten-
Gent have the most enviable distinc-
ton of having enrolled every teacher
and pupil in the school under the Red
Cross banner So far as is known the
GreenIp school is the only public school
in the state in the one hundred perfec;
Red Cross membership class which
speaks we'll indeed for superintendent;
the teachers and the pupils.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
CELEBRATION CALLED OFF.

Mr. and Mrs ]. W. Yates had am
ticipated celebrating tie fiftieth anni-
verst Is OF their marriage md also the
eighty FIRST birthday Of Mr. Yates
witch cor cs on January the frat 1918
Combining the two on that day the re
cepitr was 10 be given at the home of
# RI. Yates, hut owing 10 the condi-
tlon of our health and the weather
cor dit,ons we have decided 10 rcllr
duisn the idea Indefinitely, perhaps III
Nv years. Congratulations thankfully
receivad Sincerely,
MR.. AND MRS. ] w. YATES
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
Mccoy FEUD
is REPORTED REVIVED

Williamson. w Va, Dec. 2'.-The
famed Hatfield Mccoy feud was re
vivej lat night ca the Kentucky side,
oprosite Matewan. twelve miles east
Of here when George Hntfield was shot
and killed. by a Mccoy. according to
adyices reaching here. Both are de-
scondants from the feudists families.
Mccoy, it is said, is still at large
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
coNvIcTS TO CUT WOOD
FOR FUEL IN VIRGINIA

Washington, Dec 24,-Convict labor
is to be used In Virginia to aid in the
Fuel Administrations plan to popular
ize the burning Of wood in place of
coal wherever possible. Harry Flood
Byrd. Virginia Fuel Administrator, to-
day reported that arrangements he6
been completed for each OF the thirty
convict camps in the State to cut 100
cords of wood for public consumption
at a cost estimated at 50 a cord.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
CALLED An NEws oEFIcE.

9. e. Stratton Of Torchlight, A. T..
Bah Of Matte Bin Stratton of Torch )
light f. l.. Webb Of Webhville, A. w.
Plymale and son Of near Prichard w.
Va, Miss lizzie O'Neal of Bnsscyville,
and Miss Edith Marcum, Mrs. j. II
Woods and Miss Ruth Woods oil Lou
lisa and Chas +. Eranham, Parkers =,
burg, W. Va. were among the bust
ness callers In the NEWS office this
week
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
MISSIONARY MEETINe.

The Young Peoples Missionary SO +
cietv Of the A. y, Church SoutH, viii.
meet on Saturday afternoon with Miss
Eot Chafln. The Woman's Missionary
Society VIII hold their meeting at the
home OF Mrs, James Il. lSinstler on Fri.
day afternoon.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
Z
HALF SHEET THIS WEEK.

TIE Sig sandy News Is only
haif It's usual size because THIS
n Christmos week. II is a sort OF
half-hollday sheet, We thank an
our friends and patrons for their
p,.tronnge ana hope 70 merit q
continuance throughout lelS. a
nroauerous New Year TO you ALL
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
GAME HONE cor CHRISTMAS.

Miss Bess Hewlett, OF East ForS.
Mrs. r. M. Horton. of Tuscola, Misses
Saliie and Mario Gearhart Of Gallup
and Georges creek schools spent
Christmas AZ their homes in Louisa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
nEoRoEs CREEK BRIDGE.

The champion Bridge company has
been awarded the contract for build
ing bricgr asrons Georges creek, as
advertised recently.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28
Other War. News.

The Italians ere holding their own
against the mighty thrusts of the Ger
mans and Austrians. Heavy SHOWS now
falling viii help them because II will
retard the work of supplying the Ger
mans with food
The Russian situatior is had. Revo-
lutions threaten the Bolsheviki govern
ment. which is nothing more than q
bunch OF anarchists with German lean
ings. The Germans have taken most Of
their soldiers from the Russian border
to the france line.
American soldiers are going 10 France
steadily, but win probably not have
much reul fighting until sprirg.