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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
STATE ENGINEER
MEET WITH COURT
Fine Speech Made by Mr..
Scanlan on How to Pro-
ceed and Kinds of
Road.

Hon. 7. = Scanlan, OF Huntington,
made most practical road talk yes-
terday afternoon TO the Lawrence Fist
cal Court and some members OF the
Advisory Commission. There were 1--WE
OF the eight commissioners present
and all the fscal court except one.
The closest attention was given to
Mr.. Scanlnn's address and much valu-
able information was impaired. The
court IL endeavoring to get the right
start, with a good general idea of the
policy to pursue.
Mr. Scanlan has no object except to
give us, his neighbors, the benefit Of
an his experience and knowledge, COW
ering years In various departments OF
the business He advises getting as
many miles as possible OF roads good
enough 10 meet the demands of our
traffic. We believe this is what the
neople OF I.aw-o~cr couNtv. a d is WA
the county officials propose to give
them.
Let's keep II moving
The court Is calling for state En-
lgineer to meet with the body as soor
Tas possible TO make the neres ~ or
ders and applications to secure STATE
and Federal aid This VIII be dom
within week or ten days II possible.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
BOARD OF TRADE
MEETING MONDAY
NIGHT, CITY HALL
Organization of Important
Body to be Completed
at That Time

All business and professional men
and citizens of Louisa, as well as the
oil men interested here, are invited and
urged TO be present at a meeting to be
held at the city hall In Louisa next
Monday night at O'Clock In accor-
dance with the agreement made at
meeting held in connection with the
city council recently the organization
Of Board OF Trade will be completed
Monday evening.
The need OF n strong organization to
work for the growth of Louisa and
Lawrence county was never so great
as at present. The opportunities for
big results were never 80 numerous
as now, with all the development at
hand, and with good roads and paved
streets already assured.
Enterprises of various kinds can be
secured by united effort on the part OF
business men.
The Board of Trade must be live
body. with broad plans and liberal sup
rort. No ten cent schemes are worth
anything in such a movement. Oui
citizens viii have to get in the frame
OF mind TO attempt larger things than
ever before, To do this means that we
will have to shake ourselves and take
on visions that have never before been
entertained.
The chance is here. Are we capa-
Bile OF taking advantage OF II?
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
OIL ADVANCES in
PRICE AGAIN, GOING
TO S3.25 FOR KY.
Two Advances Within Ten
Days Brings Joy to the
Local Fields.

The following telegram gives details
OF another oil advance. kentucky OH
n listed as Somerset at $3.2bi
Pittsburgh. Dec. Sl.--on men were
s,artled today when the principal oil
purchasing agency announced another
advancc in. the price OF crude OIL
pennsylvanla grade being lifted TWEEN
tv-five cents barrel to So. other
pricos were raised 10 cents barrel as
follows: Corning $3.50; Cabel sS'az'
somerset ss.2b.
These prices are the highest ever
, quoted in Pittsburgh for the grades
,,ffected. and spell the third advance
xlthin two months No cause was as
signed for the upward movement oth-
~ than that reserve supplies are not
what high authorities in the oil trade
believe they should be, and the steauy
increase may spur development TO
poInt where production VIII be sensl-
bly, Increased.
Already oil production has become
~ profitable that old fields in western
pennsylvanla are being drilled over
ana many wells. long since abandoned
"a unworthy OF attention. are being
cleaned out. connected up,with sim
mar well and then carefully pumped
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
WELLS AND HARMON
KILLED BY KIRK
BROTHERS AT ODDS

Last week the NEWS had prisi ana
indefinite account OF a shoot
ing array In Johnson-co. not lar from
van Lear. The report reached us Just
before going 70 press. The facts are
ouite differeht from what we htst
heard
Martin Wells and a friend named
Harmon were killed by two brothers
namcd Kirk, who are charged with
moonahinlng. and also Y is said one OF
Them il dcsertor from the army
Wells and Harmon arrested one OF the
Kirka and started 10 Pantsyilio wlth
hin, Harmon went back for some
thing and during his absence the otn-
ar Kirk arrived and shot Wells kill'hs
him instantly. When Harmon retu' NJ
ed he was fatally shot, living oniS a
few hours. The Kinks escaped.
LATER. The names OF the people
referred 10 in above article are as fol-
lows. Martin Wells, detective; isaac
Kirk. 2s returned soldier; Hebe KIRK
30. a younger brother, who had de-
serted the u s. army, and d. G, Har
mon. Il deputy sherinf. The OFFICERS
mad a warrant tof the arrest OF IN,
dencrtcr. A reward OF $1,000 Is olered
for the arrest OF the two boys
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

J. E. Perry, 81. to Hazel d. Ratcliff.
Il, of Wayne county. w. Va.
Noah Steel, 21, to Celia Moore. II,
of Sacred Wind. KY.
Rube Berry, 20, to Martha Kitchen,
16, of Matte and Gladys.
John K. Croaff. 23. to Sadie May
nard II, of Huntington and Fort Gay,
w. Va.
Harvey Crabtree, 25, to Mamie Hol
brook IA, of Hicksville and Overda.
Roy Borders 81, to Ella Edwards,
1S. of Ulysses.
L. S. Price, 42, to carnie Castle, 22.
of Richardson.
Winfred Cordle, Jr.. 20. to Fonda
Sagraves, II, of Blaine.
Luke Henry Davis, a2, to Ollie Col
Inns, 81, of Gallup.
Roscoe Deboard, II, to Angie skaggs,
10. of Lowmansville.
Daniel Lemaster, 49, to Nola May
nard, Is, of Glenhayes
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
COURT AND BOARD
CONFER ON ROADS

The Fiscal Court and the advisory
commission appointed by the court to
assist with the big task of building the
roads voted under the recent bond
ssue. met Thursday of this week for
the first discussion of plans to get the
road work started.
Hon. 4. S. Scanlon. of Huntington,
very kindly consented to come over
and give them the benefit Of his large
experience in road building. He ar
ranged to come via ~ q w. train at
2. p. m. Previous to his arrival there
was a discussion among the court and
board and county attorney d. L.
Thompson.
The intention is to go ahead with
the plans as rapidly as possible, The
people are inquiring every day about
when work Is expected to start. IT is
very evident that the people of Law
renee county want hard roads and
want them as quickly as possible.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
How Catlettsburg Thugs
Now Amuse Themselves

A young man from Van Lear went
to Catlettsburg few days ago TO have
a good time" in that old time, out of
date way. He had saved more than
S400 from wages In the mines, and like
an old timer was carrying it around
on his person instead of depositing II
in bank, Either he had not heard that
Catlettsburg is dry along with the
United States. or he didn't believe it.
Arriving at Ctlettsburg he slipped
up to the most disreputable looking
fellow in sight and asked II he could
cite him to some liquor. The fellow
said yes, and told him to wait for a
signal. The signal came from door
way and was promptly answered. AS
the young man entered he was over
powered by three men, robbed OF all
but 80 cents of his money. and thrown
into the discard. When he untangled
himself and got out the coast was
clear. No trace of the robbers was
found and the young man, sadder and
wiser made his way to Louisa on half
fare. Here he had friends who helped
him on to Van Lear to start life over
again.
Those Catlettsburg fellows formerly
took mans money and sent him home
drunk. The new game is to take his
| money and send him home sober
i
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
BIG ROAD MEETING
in ASHLAND JAN. II

The Ashland Independent says: The
Midland Trail Association for Ken
lucky will hold great meeting In
Ashland on January II, 1920. The OBJ
ject of the meeting will be to hear
epoits from the various counties as
to what will be done with the Midland
Trail in this State during the coming
year.
The Midland Trail through Boyd
county is Federal aid project Boyd
county voted her bonds and accepted
he proposition of the State and Fed
,ral aid last year and the work OF
building the Midland Trail through
Boyd county is now almost half com
pleted and can easily be completed
next year
But the situation in Bath and Rowan
and some of the other counties nearby
81 50 good.
The object of this Midland Trai
meeting ne.e on January 18th Is t'
stipulate interest in this movement b9
having big gathering of men from al
this section of the state. But there
will be others who are interested
Lexington and Louisville are plan
ming TO run special trains here ON this
date and bring at least five hundred
delegates from these two cities.
Rodman Wiley. vice president of tn
Midland Trail Association, is sending
out literature urging farmers and bus
/ ness men to attend this meeting ant
, stating that we ought to have TIVE
thousand good roads boosters here OF
| the above date
The people from the Big Sandy sec
tion are also invited to attend thi
meeting as 1t is proposed to link up tn
Big Sandy and Old Dominion Highwa,
with the Midland Trail.
The people of the Big Sandy vale,
are all interested in the good road
movement and many business mel
from that section are sure to atten'
4 the meeting.
The Ashland Chamber of Commerc
and the Rotary, Club are going to tax
the lead in furnishing the entertain
ment and we understand committee
win be appointed right away to Sc
about arranging for buffet luncheo
which will be served at the EllSs' Hon
and also the arrangement OF the pro
gram which will be carried out at thi
meeting.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
Three Escape From
Jail in Boyd County

Ashland, KY. Dec. 26.-Three pris-
oners escaped from the Boyd county
Jail last night. this being the third jail
delivery in two weeks When Jailer
John White went to feed the prisoners
the iron gate was swung open and he
found three prisoners had made their
escape One was Minard Estep, con-
victed OF killing Frank Goodman. Estep
was to have been electrocuted, but was
granted new trial.
The other prisoners were John Les
ter, charged with forgery, and John
France, charged with moonshining
The men by some means got hold OF
the Jail key and regained their free
dom. The other prisoners refused to
take advantage OF the opportunity OF
escaping.
Tom Jones, convicted for murder
and given a new trial, was awakened
by the prisoners and told to escape
but he refused TO leave the jail. He
| Is from Greenup county.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
Lawrence Fiscal Court
Rejects Bridge Bid

The Lawrence Fiscal Court is in ses-
sion this week making settlement
with the Sheriff and attending TO some
other important business.
A bridge letting was advertised for
Monday, for bridge near the mouth
OF Gait. but only one bid was received
and It was very properly rejected. The
Champion Bridge company presented
II bid on plans furnished by itself The
court probably takes the position that
all bids must be on the same plans and
these should be prepared in advance of
the bidding and placed at the disposal
of all bidders. Otherwise it is impos-
sible to know what the lowest bid Is,
or whether the bridge adopted will be
satisfactory. There is nothing more
Important in the work of the fiscal
court than to be certain about the
bridge plans and to see that the con-
struction is properly done.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
Marriage of Miss Wilson
and Mr.. A. III. Owen

or interest TO a wide circle of friends
Is the announcement of the marriage
.of Miss CIllrord Wilson, Of this city.
and Mr.. 4. II. owen. The wedding
took place on last Monday afternoon
mt 80 at the residence Of Rev, w G.
Reeves in Ashland. The Impressive
ceremony was said by Rev. Hurlbutt,
pastor OF the First Baptist Church of
Ironton, Ohio. The bride wore trav-
cling suit OF brown with hat TO match,
The happy couple left the same after
noon for Charleston and other points
in West Virginia to spend a few days
Mr. owen came to Louisa about two
years ago on business connected with
the telephone company with which he
now holds position. 1t was while
here he met Miss wilson Later he
was in service in France several
months and upon his return secured
the place he formerly had held with
the company.
His visits to Louisa We're quite fire.
auent and while friends OF the couple
we're expecting elimination of the
courtship at an early date the an
nouncement came as a surprise
Miss Wilson was visiting relatives
| in Huntington and Ashland during the
holiday vacation and was expected
iome this week. She is a teacher ir
he Louisa Graded Schools. She viii
probably return here and finish tbs
school term which ends in May.
The bride is popular among hei
friends and Is considered one of Lou.
as h ightest young women. She is
graduate of the High School and Scien
| lnc departments of Kentucky Norma
College, She is the daughter OF MI
| md Mrs. w. f. Wilson.
The groom Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
r. A. owen OF Simpsonville. Ky. II
ONES highly recommended and ha
impressed his acquaintances here wit
oeing worthy young man.
They will probably reside at Glen
iennin w. Va, which is Mr.. Owens
leadquarters.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
Dry Leader at Catletts-
burg is State Senator

The day of the prohibitionist is here,
even in Catlettsburg, as witnessed by
the political ascendancy of Brig Har-
ris, who for many years operated the
Gate City's temperance tavern, offic5
tally known as The Brig Harris Hotel.
He is now Senator Harris and leaves
in few days for Frankfort where on
next Tuesday he will take his seat in
the upper house of the Kentucky leg
stature. He was elected without op-
position to represent the district com
prising the counties of Boyd, Law
renee johnson and Martin. He was
a member of the house of delegates in
the last legislature. His candidacy in
that race proved so formidable that he
was unopposed when he stood for the
upper house,
When Mr.. Harris first entered the
hotel business in Catlettsburg, operat-
ing, as was highly unusual, without a
bar, he was warned that he couldn't
make a success that way. He continued
to operate, however, and began to be
active as an anti-saloon man. Sorrow
full friends told him that he would be
ruined If he continued to stand out
against the vets but this didn't phase
him. A few years ago he sold his hotel
but his part in the anti-saloon fight
continued. Catlettsburg never became
dry of its own accord. but the dry
leader rose, nevertheless to position
and influence through theS confidence
of his neighbors, vets and drys alike
He feels that his activities against the
saloon and those Of all Others have
now been fully vindicated and that the
blessings derived from the absence OF
the saloon and Of drink will accrue
long and constantly. Herald Dispatch
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
BIG SANDY'S
PROGRESS NOTED

,Phe Following is an editorial from
the Counter journal:
n was but recently that The Cour-
iar-1ournal discussing the Louisville
paditcah Federal Highway, then pro-
no,.ed later assured and now partly
surveyed. predicted that there would
Nc a Federal MD road up the iiis SUI
dy Valley, and that eyentuaily ueI.
would be river valley roads making y
posaIble to drive an automobile from
the Virginia line TO the Mtsslssippl
River upon Kentucky soil ana withih
sight of the glinting water oil heh-
lucky streams.
The vote for bonds in Lawrence
county. according to a Louisa dispatcn
assures, the 1b0-mile Federal aid road
up the Big Sandy from Ashland 70
Pound Gap.
Unfortunately Carroll. Gallatin and
Roone counties declined to join IN ths
constioiction Of the proposed Fedora
a,a road between Louisville and Cln-
Ttnnati and trnffic will cross the river
a. Milton. but ere long the three coun-
t,ea which now remain out of the Cin-
c,nnati- louisville project Will grow
!. raetive witnessing the stream of trafnt
cross the river at Milton. They VIII
M one means or another, build
trunk line road.
Much new construction ana nm
proyement Of old roads between Gov
ington and Ashland must be under
taken before an automobile can o.
driven from Pound Gap to Mills POINT
but with the Big Sandy Valley settini
An example OF progress the river eoun.
ties between Covington and Asnlan'
win become ambitious. The western
river counties did not walt for an eN
ample. "a,
Kentucky will have, along the Bii
sandy and the Ohio. one OF the great
est scenic highways in America.
WIN be- OF much practical value
many counties which long have sur
ferad the Ill effects of isolation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
Louisa Gets Favorable
Editorial Notice From
Huntington Newspaper

The Iteftllu lJlSplltHt say
a postcard from Louisa, Kentucky
business man reminds the Herald Dfs-
patch that in proclnimihg prosperity
for Huntington and the Tri- state, Lou
isa is entitled to special mention, does
not come amiss, though in a menta
survey OF the community no sweep OF
recollection could pass over the classic
title city as the junction of the equally
classic Tug and Levisa rivers, whose
union creates the more than ever
classic Big Sandy. Louisa is just now
taking on new baptism of prosperity,
owing to the extensive and successiul
oil development now in progress in a
circle which entirely envelops the
town.
o,,e r-csnnritv the Herald Dispatch
80 confidently expects embraces every
ln-to1. oaad laved by the waters OF
che Big sandy, with special abund-
ance for Lawrence and the adjoining
counties.
II includes every store every rae
tory, every working man, every job
bing house, every coal operator, every
railway man and every farmer that
VIII undertake to improve the oppor-
tunity that Is present.
The world needs all that we car
I produce. 1t needs our furniture, oui
coal, our glass and pottery products. II
is Offering almost fabulous prices FOL
our tobacco. There is nothing tina
Huntington is prepared to make tina
the world is not ready and even anx'
ious to buy to the very limit. And !
will take, every barrel of Louisa's oi
| at the highest price ever paid for th'
quality and mighty good quality
| Is, too,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
BIG coal DEAL IMMINENT

II Is learned on reliable authority
that negotiations for the purchase OF
the Red Jacket Consolidated Coal q
Coke CO., and the Red Jacket Junior
Coal Co. have progressed to an extent
that practically assures the consum-
nation OF the big deal within the next
two or three weeks. II Is confidently
expected that the extensive properties
win be turned over to the purchasers
by the drst of the new year william
son News:
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
THE CHURCHES
M. e. CHURCH SOUTH.

The revival services will continue as
long as there are prospects Of good
results. Meetings at 2 p. m. and $3.50
p. m. daily Everybody invited.
Sunday School 9 o'clock.
Morning service 10:30.
Evening service $3.50 o'clock.
Epworth League Sunday $3.50 p. M.
Prayer meeting Wednesday $3.50 pm.
Bible Glass Thursday $3.50 D. m.
Choir practice Friday evening $3.50
to $3.50.
A cordial invitation is extended ev-
cry one to attend these services.
JAS. d. BELL, Pastor
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
BETTER PRICEFO
OIL ENCOURAGING
DEVELOPMENT HERE
Work Going Along in Spite
of Bad Weather and
Worse Roads.
An Active Company.

The New Domain Oil & Gas Com
pany is pushing its development in
Lawrence county in a manner very
satisfactory to the land owners. This
company is responsible for the develop
ment of land near the mouth of Two
Mile creek that had stood condemned
for several years as the result of
well drilled by parties looking for big
producers when the price of oil was
very low.
The company is also developing
leases in, the Busseyville field and has
drilled the best well that has been
| found there.
Also, this company has 300 acre
lease in the upper Blaine field that
looks TO be valuable. Mr.. Ben Hardin,
who represents the company in the
| lease department, has shown good
judgment in acquiring property
Mr.. Castner is the efficient manager
of the field operations.
A Big Operator.
Mr.. T. f. Maloney is getting fairly
started on the Lackey farm. Later he
will do some development work on Lick
Creek, where he holds considerable
bodyof leases. Mr.. Maloney owns
valuable producing property in Lee
county. He has been in the oil busi-
ness for many years and knows the
business thoroughly. He has been very
successful We are fortunate to get
him into this field.
The Blaine Field.
The Union Gas e. Oil Company is
now pumping the last well drilled on
lD. w. Skaggs farm and IT is giving
excellent results. Also. the j. j. Gam
bill No l is doing fine.
The j. Isralsky well is now ready 70
case having reached a depth of 400
/ feet. 1t is on the VIM. Weaver lease
on Knob branch. Stevens q Garrison
are drilling the we'll
The Morris well was shot yesterday
1t is believed this will make a small
producer
Oil is Now Higher.
1 The report in the NEWS last week
of an advance of rs cents per barre
in the price of oil has been confirmed
An effort is being made to get the
Pennsylvania price for Lawrence
county oil.
(Another advance of 15c per barre
has been made since the above wa:
written.)
II In Other Counties.
In Magoffin county, one of the new
! er prospects in the Eastern Kentucky
district, a gas well showing yield o
/, ,000, 900 feet was drilled by White ant
, Others, on the Love lease. The ga
was found at 1900 feet, in the Beret
grit This is the deepest well ye
drilled in that county. On the Phipp
lease the Bed Rock Oil company, whiel
has a number of good wells, got ten
barrel showing in its latest compile
ton. Sever al scattered wells are re
ported from advance operations. i
Breathitt county Fulton q Hurst hav
small well on the Watkins lease.
The 200 barrel well reported in John
son county is not that large, but 1t i
good one and will mean much to tina
q county.
This article from the Courier-Jour
, nal refers to the well mentioned above
Sobel and others No. l Witt leas'
= on Painters Lick of Little Paint Creel
I in Magoffin county, has made NUM-
i ber of flows since coming In fey
. days ago and is now said to be goo
for 100 barrels This we'll defines tn
present acrea of the Magoffin pool
), be from two to three miles.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School $3.50 a. M
Preaching service 1880 a, m.
Evening worship 6 o'clock.
Prayer meeting wednesday 8 p.. m.
First Wednesday night in each
month business meeting.
You are cordially invited to attend
al services. J. 7. POPE, Pastor
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
Youna PeopIe,s Society.

On Monday afternoon Miss Elizabeth
Yates received the Young Peoples
Missionary Society at her home Of
flcers for the year were elected as fol-
lows: Miss Ellen Hughes, presidents;
Miss Lou Chaffin, 1st vice president;
Miss Elizabeth Yates, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Shirley b. Wellman,
treasurer; Miss Vivian Hays. social
supt.; Miss Alva Snyder. publicity
supt.: Miss Elizabeth Conley record
ing secretary
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02

Mrs. Helen Gearhart and daughter
Miss Sallie, returned Sunday from a
visit of several days with relatives in
Huntington. Charleston and Ashland
Upon their return home they found
that Mrs. Gearharts brother, MI
Wynn Spencer, had arrived for a visit
to them and r. A. Stone and family
He is from Kansas City, Mo, and bad
not been in Kentucky for thirty 1--WE
years.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-01-02
Revival Meetings in Louisa
Every Afternoon and Night

The revival services at the NJ. =.
Church South began last Sunday, with
preaching every afternoon and night.
The attendance is increasing, The pas
tor, Rev. James d. Bell, is preaching
very forcefullw Members of the other
congregations of the town are at
tending. Everybody is invited to at
tend and take part in the meetings.