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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17

Kentuckv farmers now have ! y,

Kentucky farmers now have a PROS
pect for 1881 900 bushels OF wheat
this year. compared to 8. O00. 900 bush
els last year. unless bad weather or
crop posts should seriously interfere.
Wheat now looks fine throughout the
state and farmers report a condition
l01 per cent on the basis OF 100 per
cent representing what they would
have expected under reasonably favor
able conditions. The condition May !.
1917 was 50 per cent
There are $4,000 acres OF wheat In
Kentucky this spring. after allowing 2
per cent OF Tor Abandonment Last
year 10000 acres remained for har-
vest in this state after 10 per cent OF
the crop had 10 be abandoned.
The United States winter wheat crop
Is now estimated at $685.. 900 acres
compared TO 27,4sO,oeo acres May !.
1917. The condition May I this year
Is ss4 per cent compared 10 1872 per
cent May !. 1917. The United States
production of winter wheat now prom
edises to be 572.53s. 600 bushels unless
unfavorable conditions develop hereaf-
ter. Last year the United States pro-
duction OF winter wheat was 4IS,@0,-
900 bushels. after 81 psr cent OF the
crop had TO be abandoned because OF
bad condition, while abandonment this
spring is only 1871 per cent Of the
acreage sown.
Production OF rye in the United
States promises 10 be a new high rec
ord this year, Win s2,62s. 900 bushels
compared to e0.145.0e0 bushels In 1917.
Kentucky has also & increased her
acreage OF rye and has a fine prospect
for good crop. The acreage in this
state Is $4,000 acres compared to 80
900 last year and the condition of the
crop is 80 per cent compared to Sc
per cent May ! last year.
Despite shortage Of labor so much |
Kentucky farmers say that |
they are ahead OF the season with |
their work and report that rs per cent
Of their blowing and about IS per cent
Of planting done by May this spring,
to 20 per cent OF blowing
and ~ per cent OF planting usually
by May /.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
COURT OF APPEALS.

Auxier VS.. Auxier Auxier w. VIII
liams Coal Co. Johnson. appeal in
thet first case dismissed and second
affirmed.
Elkhorn Mining Co. vs.. Paradise
Floyd; reversed.
Kane VS.. Burroughs Adding Mach
inc Co. Lawrence; reversed.
Daniels VS.. Commonwealth. Pike:
appellant filed motion for time until
May 20 to file brief; motion submitted.
Hughes vs.. Busseyville Oil and Gas
Co, Lawrence: affirmed
George VS.. Ford. Pike: motion TO set
aside the order Of submission and re-
submit the motion tocdismiss overruled
Tackett VS.. Neusome. Pike; motion
TO discharge the supersedas sustained:
supersedas discharged.
Webster VS.. Webster. Lawrence:
agreement; order Of continuance set
aside and the case submitted.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
FOR sALEi TIMBER FOR
LESS THAN HALF PRICE.

Thirteen thousand five hundrss
acres in one tract. railway aionrslds OF
tract. virgin long leaf yellow pine new
er been turpentined or = stick cut cut.
You can get land and timber for o1o
per acre. half cash. balance Tires years
with interpst This land win brlnr
you SIS to go per acre after timber i
cut off. $4,000 acres well timbered -
railway. easy 10 log. fine land. You
can get land and timber for tii.eo per
acre. part cash. balance 20 be agreed
on with Interest. J have smaller tracts
II interested Write ine can trade some
good land for clear income property.
Let mo know what you want and what
you have for trade. All the timber win
run over 5000 feet per acre. CONF
TO ORLANDO. FLORIDA. il7 miles
south OF Jacksonville. Florida. Best
town in the state. Then take the auto
bus west on paved road for my place.
Just five miles. can help you.
Yours truly.
FRED u. LYNCH.
BOX pa Orlando. Florida
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
FULTz.

Farming is the order OF the day in
this vicinity
Jettie Watson. who has been at Olive
Hill for some time. returned home
Friday very sick.
Misses Elsie and Lena Whit. OF
Grain. spent Saturday night and Sum
day with Emma and Edith Littleton.
Misses Grace and Esther Bope, of
Leon. attended Sunday school at this
place Sunday
Mrs. ]. N. Cookscy was shopping at
Grain one day last week.
Roscoe Lyons. who has been visit
ing his brother in West Virginia has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Krauch are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Isom at this
place.
Mr.. Roy and Ward Crawford "
calling on friends at this place Sunday.
Mr. Jay Cooksey is contemplating a
trip to Olive Hill soon to see his best
girl.
Mr. j. NJ Cooksey was a business
caller at Leon Monday.
Peoplefo this place are doing their
bit for the Red Cross.
Several OF the boys OF this place are
expecting to leave for Camp Taylor.
Mr.. Fred Littleton. OF Hitchins. was
visiting home folks Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Watson is going to
leave for Olive Hin soon.
Buckslsin.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
TUscoLA

Farmers will soon be done planting
corn.
Some OF the farmers that win raise
tobacco this season have their ground
ready TO set.
Z. Il. Shortridge. OF cadmus. was
here Saturday and Sunday in his new
Ford. A. Jordan had hold OF the lever
BaIton Thompson. OF Dennis. makes
frequent trips here.
Pleas BogKs. OF Mcdaniel, was at
Bert Cooksey,s Sunday.
Some OF our good people went to
Jattie Sunday 10 hear the Holiness
preacher and say they have started a
four weeks meeting.
Green Kitchin has declined the idea
Of cutting his bee tree this spring.
Mrs. Ollie Jones and children. of
Stinson. are visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. +. Jordan.
Bill Presley and wife have been here
for some time. the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Daniel
Mother Kitchin was at Jones Prich-
ards Sunday.
Dennis Rice and wife. OF Dennis. were
at William Brainard's Sunday
Mesdames Samantha Kitchin and
Gertrude Cooksey were guests OF LIZ
zie Cunningham Sunday.
Well. Rfnner. ] am glad to know that
you like TO hear from Old Lem luck !,
lin. certainly would like TO be with
ytcs and SO with you to sunny France
and do our bit in helping to win
lasting peace.
| still have your mask and shall keep
IL till you call for It or give an order
for II.
When / pillow through the locust
thorns and see the ground you used to
work over I wonder II my lot isn't
harder than yours.
I wish you health. a pleasant journey
across the water and a part in the cap
ture of the kaiser and the crushing of
militarism
Old Lem Jucklin.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
CHARLEY.

Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Austin. OF Ulysses
spent Sunday with L. W. Spencer and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Miller took dinner
with Mr. and Mrs Davis Spencer on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. L. Moor made a
business trip to Louisa Frid y
Miss Ina Spencer spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Miss Dorothy Hayes.
Mrs. Tisha Vanhoose spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Green Castle
Mr.. Green Hayes and children were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Miller on
Sunday afternoon
Mrs Emma Hayes and Miss Annie
Judd made business trip to Adams
Saturday
Mrs. Nose Wiley OF Lucasville. o..
is visiting friends at this place.
Mrs. John vanhoose and children
and Mrs. Nose Wiley spent the latter
part of the week with their sister. Mrs
Lewis Pack. OF Dry Ridge.
Mr.. E. L. Moore made business trip
TO White House Saturday
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
DESERVES A COLD
medal FOR This
Cincinnati authority tell. how to dry
up any corn or eaIIu. 90 il
liza. RICH, of.

fou corn pestered men and women
neen suffer no longer. Wear the SHOES
mat nearly killed you before says ~.
Cincinnati authority, because Few
drops OF freezone applied directly on !
tender aching corn stops soreness A.
once and soon the corn Iooscns M /,
out bit OF pain. 80"
a quarter OF an ounce OF freczon.
costs very little at any drug store ~,
Is sufficient 10 take Off every hard ~
SOFT corn or callus This should \.
..e.' - y Is inexpensive and Is said
nol 70 inflame or even irritate the sur.
rounding tissue or skin.
u your wife wears high heels ,h.
VIII be glad TO know OF this
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
CHARLEY.

Married, May sth, John Ball, of this
place to Miss Nora Thompson OF Norris
We trust that their paths shall be
strewn with roses.
Alafair Bowling was the dinner guest
OF Miss Stella Baker Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Dixon were visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Matte Hayes Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallie Hinlxie were Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. S. Davis Sunday
G. v. Hayes and daughter were Wis
iting Mrs. Allen Miller Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Emma Hayes and Annie Judd
made business trip to Adams on
Saturday.
Lon scarberry. of Ashland. is expect
ed home soon.
w. NJ. Chapman and family were
out car riding Sunday.
Miss Annie Judd was the dinner
guest Of Mrs. Emma Hayes Sunday.
Stella Baker and Alafair Bowling
were calling on Mrs. John Hayes Sun
day afternoon.
Jim Preston, of Georges Creek, was
calling on Delta Moore Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Austin. OF
Ulysses, were visiting Mrs, L. w. Spen-
Ger and Mrs. L. S. Hayes Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Judd was visiting her
son, Lon Hinkle, Sunday
John Hayes, Jr., and wife and Walter
Hayes and Stella Baker were out car
riding Sunday
John Nickel, who has been attend
ing the X. N. c. at Louisa. has re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Hayes were Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Hayes Sun
day. Lonely Kid.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17

II you are loyal citizen OF this
great free country. do not be guilty OF
complaining or even ahow yourself TO
feel annoyed by the number Of drives
and appeals being, made this year for
war purposes. Help them all to the
limit of your capacity. Help until it
hurts Then help again. Our stalwart
young men are giving their lives. What
is our money or time compared to the
supreme sacrifice they are making. We
should be ashamed TO complain.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
MATTE

Dr. j. o. Moore. wife and two son,
motored up our creek Sunday and
spent the afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
C. G. Hayes.
Mrs. w. A. Hayes. OF Adams. spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Ball.
John Ball and Miss Nora Thompson
were married at this place on Wecnes-
DAP evening Of last week We wish
them long and happy life.
MahaIa Miire spent Sunday with
Iettie and Alma Hayes.
Minnie Moore spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs Jay Moore.
Fred Short made a trip to cordell on
Monday.
Bascome Moore left last week for
Portsmouth, where he has employment
g. v. Ball Jr., and James Miller made
. business trip to Ledocio Saturday.
Roy Hayes was in Louisa Saturday
on business.
Rumor says the wedding bells will
ring on our creek soon.
Mrs. Grundy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17

War Savings Certificates are better
than money They grow day and night
while money remains the same all the
time. They cannot be lost, as the reg
fstration numbers will prevent them
being paid to the wrong persons. They
are alive and they work while you sleep
They do not rest on Sundays Save
every cent you can and invest in these
compound interest germs
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
S. S. CLASS WILL SERVE
CREAM SATURDAY. AFTERNOON

on Saturday afternoon OF this week
Miss Opal Spencer's Sunday school
class will serve ice cream and cake
in the public square. IL the weather is
favorable. Otherwise the serving will
be done in the basement OF tho III. Il.
South. Everybody invited.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17

June gath TO 2sth will be War Saw
ings Week. in which drive for the
zale of War Savings Stamps will be
made. The stamps pay compound in
terest and the money comes hack. prin-
cipal and interest. in less than five
years. II is one OF the finest plans ev-
er devised for saving.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
FoR REp GROSS aEhEEIr.
Box s24

The ladies OF the Red Cross win serve
next Sunday. sandwiches. hot coffoe.
pie. cake and lcecfeam. In the court
house square. and AZ the X n. c.
building. and ut Red Cross headquar-
ters- Your patronage solicited.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
SUGAR PURCHASE BLANKS
FOR MERCHANTS CUSTOMERS

The Big Sandy News has the blanks
in stock which merchants must have
their customers sign when buying sug-
ar for canning and preserving purpos-
Is. Price 40c for 100. Toe for 200.
<41-35 for 500. postage paid.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
FoR RED CROSS BENEFIT.

The ladies' OF the Red Cross will serve
next Sunday. sandwiches, hot coffee.
pie. cake and icecream. in the court
house square. and at the X. N. C.
building. and at Red Cross headquar-
'ters. Your patronage solicited.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
FERTILIZER FOR SALE.

= car load Of fertilizer just received
II wiz Increase your crops enough n
pay Dig returns on the cost OF II. I,ou.
isa Furniture 4 Hardware Co.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17

Help in the Red Cross Drive next
week Lawrence county is expected to
raise $4,000 and can do il easily.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
I aRp LIRERIY LOAN BONDS.

The Louisa National. Bank has just
received the new ord Liberty Loan
bonds and is ready to deliver them to
purchasers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
Lingerie
Simple Tasteful inexpensive

ALLuRNe BITS OF
BATisrE THEY
FULL
THEY SERVICE VI
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17

Tested seed corn for sale by the Lou
lisa Furniture a Hardware Co.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17

HELP THE RED CROSS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-07
SALTS fine FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We Eat Too Much Meet whie Cloos
Kidneys, then the Back Hurts

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
IKE the bowels, get sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing occa-
sloNally. else we have backache and
dull misery in the kidney region, Sc
we're headaches, rheumatic twinses.
torpid liver, acid stomach, sleepless-
ness and all sorts of bladder disord-
ers.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment
you feel an ache or pain in the kid
ney region. get about fou.' ounces Of
Jad Salts from any good drug store
mere, take tablespoonful in a glass
OF water before breakfast for a few
days and your kidneys will then act
hne. This famous salts is made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon Juice
combined with lithia, and is harmless
70 flush clogged kidneys and stimu-
late them to normal activity. It also
neutralizes the acids in the urine so II
no longer irritates, thus ending blad-
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive:
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean. thus avoiding serious
complications.
A well-known local druggist .avs
ne sells lots Of Jad Salts to folks who
believe In overcoming kidney trou-
Ole "n'ie Il - only trouble.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-07

evening at about nine o'clock at box
Sc. a fire having started in the Chin
ney Of the house on Church street
owned by Miss Helen Smiley. The
companies responded at once and the
fire was quickly extinguished with
out much damage being done.
Mrs. Ellen Sturtevant Of Augusta
and Mrs. Allen c. Goodwin are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. William Sturtevant
of Oakland Heights.
Mrs. Lizzie Ellis has gone to Win
throp, where she will visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Everett Sturtevant, for u
few days.
r. B. Scott, superintendent cf the
Cascade wooden mill, is passing a
few days with his family at Lester,
Mass.
Albert Doherty Of New Gloucester
Mrs. John Haynes
Reginald and Douglass Rutter.
who are employed at the Dunn Edge
Tool Co, are attending the evening
class at Morgan's Business college in
Wa-erville.
Mrs. Wellington Ellis has gone to
Augusta, where she was called by
the death of relative.
Mrs. William Chamberlain Of High
street IS critically Ill with pneumo-
! MIA. Her sister, Mrs. Nellie Grant of
Guilford is caring for her.
TIE list of solicitors that will can
vass the town in the drive that is to
begin Monday morning has been
completed and is as follows: Supt.
Roy Brier. William G. Sin pson and
John O'Reilly at the American wool
en- mill; Supt. Robert Scott. Percy
Butterfield and Thomas Walker at
the Cascade wooden mill: Col. w. NJ.
Aver, l. Russell Clark and Harry P.
Atwood at the Dunn Edge Tool Co.;
Lester NJ. Andrews at the Emerson
& Stevens Co. The Ames Shovel G.
Tool Co. will be canvassed by Fred
Hallett The Getchell & Wing Foun-
dry Co. has already been canvassed
by Chester w. Getchell and reports
100 per cent.
Abraham Walker and Ernest York
have gone on a short hunting trip
to Kingbury.
Mr.. and Mrs.Walter Gibbs attend
ed Smithfield fair Friday.
j. H. Baker Of Hartland was
business visitor in town Saturday.
Miss Annie Bergman passed the
weekend at her home in Skowhegan.
DR.. c. r. Simmons and Warren
Mitchell have returned from a sue
cessful hunting trip up the Somer
set, bringing back deer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-07
OAKLAND

The motive power department from
Oakland to kineo on the NJ. G. r. r.
reports 100 per cent. The shops here
are being canvassed by Jesse Hallett
and Harry Dame. Fine work has
been done also by Forrest Fowles, H.
L. Patten and Fred P. Hallett, among
the other railroad employees with a
splendid prospect of another 100 per
cent aggregation. On the streets the
list sas follows: Church street,
Rev. p. A. A. killam: Summer street,
from top of Long Hill to the bridge.
Arson Bickford; Alpine street, from
Sidney road to Swans Hill road
James H. Witherell; Oak street from
railroad crossing to Hussey Hill road.
H. H. HATFIELD: Heath street, Fred
Hallett: High street, Fred H. Leech;
Pleasant. Dunn and Aver streets, W.
E. Vigue; Fairfield street from Main
street to Fairfield line, to Ten Lots
and thence to the Hussey Hill road
George T. Johnston; Belgrade avenue
to, Belgrade line. including roads on
casts and west sides of McGraw and
Ellis ponds, also the logging road to
High street. Frank Taylor; Neck
road and cross roads on that line. An
drew Rice: the Sidney roads includ-
ing. Pond. Middle and eros sroads. E.
T. Mitchell and George w. Goulding;
Swans Hill road and connecting
roads from the sonth, Archie Towle:
bridge, Mrs Edwin NJ. Foster: Water
street from Main to Summer streets,
Miss Nora Bartlett Greeley; Maple
and Grove streets, Mrs. A. H. Oliver:
School fror, Church to Alpine street,
Mrs. j. f. Morrisette: Middle and
Mechanic streets, Mrs. Horace
Greeley.
A horse owned by Wallace Mosher
and driven by Mrs. David Knox fell
on Church street Saturday morning
and it was found necessary to have
the animal shot.
Charles r. Blaisdell is confined to
his home on Church street by an at
tack OF influenza.
Miss Daisy Snow passed the week.
end at her home in North Fairfield.
A fire alarm was rung in Friday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-07
Boys Girls Agricultural Clubs Convention POSTPONED
Clinton B. Luce Has Exceptional Potato Yield-Repis-
rants Called to Physical Examinations School Foot
ball Schedule Acknowledgement Items

to the latter part of November pro-
vloing the influenza has been over.
come at that time. This postpone.
ment will be greatly regretted no,
only by the boys and girls Of the
county but by the people of Skowhe-
gan as the convention here last
year directly under the auspices OF
the Board Of Trade, brought many
interesting young visitors to the COM
munity.
Following the regular business
meeting Of Sunset Chapter. o. E. S.,
last Friday evening refreshments
were served under the direction OF
Mrs. Adam Simpson.
Miss Alice Buzzell of Larone left
here Saturday morning for Mars Hill
where she has accepted a position as
a teacher. She visited in this village
with her aunt. Mrs. E. D. Packard of
Water street.
The potato deld of Clinton c. Luce,
a former Aroostook farmer. now en-
gagged in similar enterprises at his
farm in the Bigelow Hill neighbor-
hood, has attracted favorable atten-
ton during the summer and is now
being harvested. Although the
weather has made it impossible to
harvest much Of the crop, Mr.. Luce
10 sure that the yield will be PTS
bushels to the acre. There are no
rotten potatoes in the lot SO far. Mr.
Luce has sold but a very few of them
bringing some into the village for
$3.50 per bushel. This is a big yield.
There are four and one-half acres.
There was a good attendance at the
monthly meeting of the Helen Coburn
Mission Circle of the Bethany Bap-
tist church which was held Friday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. H. NJ.
Weston. Main street. Hymns were
sung and readings were given by the
ladies from the study book Of the cir
Gle. After the program and business
session which was presided over by
the president, Mrs. r. F. Homsted. the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-07
WatervilIe 12-Oak Grove !

In football game which was clearly
Waterville highs own from the begin
ming. Waterville high defeated OAK
Grove seminary Saturday forenoon 81
oak Grove by score of - to Z. In tns
hrst half the line plunges by the Water
vile team resulted in two Touchdown
IN the second aalf the open plays by tho
Oak Grove eleven resulted in a touch
down in the third quarter. The four'a
quarter was stubborn defense by the
"atervilie players in their own terrific
~ to keep the ball. The lineup was
OAK Grove-Nodington. lie: Rollins. u
Wilson. lg; Lyons. c; Gilbert, rig: Hutch
ms, TT; F. Scott. re: T. Scott. OBJ; Free
man. fb: Hammond, RIB; Suite. lh''
The Waterville lineup: Carey, LEI Veat'
ne. 1t; stedman. lg; Vigue, c: Begin, re-
Jaques. IT: Simpson. re: Merrill, qo'
thompson. lib: O'Brian and Beattie'
Fno; Marley, fb. The officials: Perr''
referee; Hanlon, umpire: Owen, hsa'
inesman. Time. two 10 minutes psriod'
ana two 15-minute periods.