The Big Sandy news., 1920-08-20

Estep. Ky.
Editor Big Sandy News:
will write "A few lines ! was born
in the year 1852. was a small boy when
the civil war broke out; was too young
TO go in that war and too old TO get.
in this last war, so l missed all the
good times that the old men talk about
Ii was good time compared to the
time most OF the boys had at nome
that were born from 1S4s to 1855. True.
some of these had sons 10 go In this
last war to help the old folks along
while there are others that have no
help now. ] will insure that all those
last ones that lived clean life and
have nothing only what they scratched
out Of the earth are hard up and can't
make anything TO sell and can't hold
job to get the big wages What few
there are alive about my age are
broke down They got their stunt in
the civil war trying 10 do mems work
This class did not get any coffee or
sugar for a long time. II took il all
for the army.
Now. taxpayer. / will come 10 our
county. II has been some time since
read your letter in the NEWS. II
was good as far as il went win try
to say something about our part OF
the county. Our school district has
the school house down near the lower
ers3 Of the district There are only ave
families now living on the branch
live on. the road Is most the time in
the branch until the kids get 70 the
big creek and there is no bridge. They
have to cross this big creek four times
/. - a. -
house The name OF the e--siistrict is
Mud Suck-very well named. Now |
can't find any one that remembers J
wnen the county ever paid one cent /
on the roads here The trustee lives |
down at the lower end OF the district l
and haven't seen or heard OF our
school superintendent being in this
and deal suppose he
knows anything about how il Is here
They say that the law says YOU must
send the kids 10 school or be fined- II I
4 child gets drowned or is maie sick
toriing this creek who Is responsible
for that child's life or the doctors bill
4 Il should ger we'll
/ am trying 20 take care OF two
,rand children. one seven and the other
line years old. that have no mother.
We want them 10 so 20 school We
sent them to school this morning a.
'oon as we could get books. had 10
END 10 catlettshurg foi them We got
NO little books not much larger than
IN almanac and paid Seventy-rwo cents
or them Now, ! believe thar every ,
and owner along this route would .
i've the land 10 put the road out OF /
he creek. and mostly make the rad /.
Z The county would pat up one bridS--
ut when We talk about T. ne 2y !
here Is no use Our county officers
ant talk about anything In the Way !
{ rozGs only the Mayo trail Say. M Z
'axpzyer. win give you something I
D think about How many county Of =
Gers have ne got that are getting Z.
money out OF the taxes that Ne pay !
hat we don't need and We can take b
he money they draw and build rs 4
ome bridges2
Now. am nearly sixfy-eight years ;
ID and never tFied to write 10 paper =
efore. II never came into my head n
Try 10 make anything only BY work o
g and thank the Lord have worked =
the fields ever since / was nine years
d. II / got anything any other way e
would be getting what belonged 20 d
,me one else So you may knJw that )
haven't got much. / thank the Lord G
at never got anything only BY Il
orking FOGY. G