The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-11-23
LETcHER COUNTY

WHJTEsBURG, KY, Nov. H.
,spec. J--charged with the murder OF
John Watson at Jenkins this county,
week ago. John Grimm. formerly or
West Virginia, was given preliminary
hearing before County Judge Henry Il
Day Monday and was bound over -
the grand jury. Ills bond wns fixed a.
$1,000 which he was unable 10 execute
and was remanded TO jail.
Grim claims Watson came Into his
home and raised a disturbance. Aiit
when told TO ket out pulled revolver
and began shooting. Il was then that
Griffin shot him.
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James IL. Frazier, Leading merchant
and business man OF whltesburH. wns
held here last week for the assassination
OF william Banks on the streets Of the
town November .. being allowed no
bond. owing 20 the intense feeling
prevalent Frazier has asked that he be
Transferred TO the Winchester jail. He
viii be tried at the regular January
term OF Tho circuit court.
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A negro charged with the murder Of
white man at Fleming. in the c0nl
fields OF the county several months ago
has been arrested in Aiahsmo and m
turned here.
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The construction Of the RockhouBe
Creek Branch railroad from Blackey.
IN this county, up Rocihouse 10 1Cau-
dills Branch 10 ap rich undcvciopci
coal fields IL 10 be started at once arr
cording to an announcement from there
In the meantime development compans
les are on the grourd mafting work -
as 10 he In readiness 20 begin shippinE
coal AZ coon AZ the ROAD 10 opened for
trafiie.
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The report Of State Mine Inspector
&c. j. Norwood iast week showing that
Letcher led in coal production IN 1915
IL quite gratifying TO coal operators.
II IL believed the output OF the present
year win show a large Increase. and
attn the coal fields OF the county 6re
only partially developed. Within the
next six months several important new
1elds will be opened up In the county
whit will greatly augment TIT out
put Al this time there II unusual &C
tivity throughout the mining censers or
Letcher couny. Around Whlteaburg
there II much development work un-
der way. ppenlng niines. briiding
towns. etc. The Eureka Gal company
IL one OF the latest 20 he organised
here with te0.0 capital. l.. r.. Jack
son. Henry jackson. 8. y. Baker and
w. w. sergcnt being the leading inr
corpcfators. Some three hundred arres
viii be developed on Sandllck crtek.
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Nearby The Kingdom Come Coal Co,
composed mostly ~ West Virginia pee
pie are starting development work
They will rxpend seacral hundred
thousand dollars IN the work. Al mouth
OF SandliclS The Caudill Goal company.
composed OF williamsburg people are
starting shipments They will have >
first class plant.
Building work 10 still progressing at
Whitco a new town Jas' bclow Whites
burg where The WhIfeiynrg Coal COM
pany has first olEss plant.
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At Sergent The Whitley Eikhorn
Goa: company IL making shipments.
three crrs dali. with increases for the
very near future. They will construct
70 more miners houses as soon 80 the
work can be done. AZ Mayklng Th3
Mayking Coal corporation nears COM
pletion Of first class plant, several
mines opened nnc a mile spur line OF
railroad out from the L. a N maid
line,
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Leon p. Webb. son OF John s. Webb
ex-Representative OF Thornton. this
county. has announced himself can
didate for Sergennt-at-Arms OF tho
next housr ard win start a spiritec
campaign. lie was Pnge at tie last
regular and extraordinary sessions or
the Legislature and 10 unusually por-
ular, already having many pledges Of